James Thomas Flexner, award-winning biographer of George Washington and an eclectic author whose subjects ranged from steamboats and spies to American art, has died. He was Flexner, whose.
John Warne Gates (born May 8, , Turner Junction, Ill., U.S.—died Aug. 9, , Paris, France) was an American financier and steel magnate who leveraged an $8, investment in a barbed-wire plant into the $90,, American Steel & Wire Co.
POGREBIN, Letty Cottin PERSONAL: Surname is pronounced "Po-greb-in;" born June 9, , in New York, NY; daughter of Jacob (an attorney) and Cyral (a designer; maiden name, Halpern) Cottin; married Bertrand B. Pogrebin (an attorney), December 8, ; children: Abigail and Robin (twins), David.
They formed a group called the Montgomery Improvement Association with Martin Luther King as the leader. The boycott meant that for one day black people would not ride the buses as a protest against discrimination They handed out pamphlets so people would know what to do and on December 5th around 90% of black people in Montgomery did not ride.
After a long and prolific career as one of the country's finest principal danseurs, Osias Barroso continues to share his exceptional talents as one of Ballet Manila's outstanding mentors and leading lights.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi and how did he grow into a servant-leader? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (his full name) was born in in Porbandar, a coastal town in Gujarat state.
Panagiotis Pikrammenos (Atenas, eko uztailaren 26a) greziar epaile eta politikaria da. Greziako lehen ministroa izan zen an.. Zuzenbidea ikasi zuen Atenasen eta abokatu aritu zen Grezian eta Londresen. an, Greziako Estatu Kontseiluan sartu zen, eta gora egin zuen, an presidente izendatu zuten arte.
The season of family road trips must be upon us because I’m getting LOTS of emails and messages asking for recommendations for the best audiobooks for family road trips. Fortunately, I’ve been preparing for this post for years without even knowing it.
Fashion saved the lives of Dan and Dean Caten. Twenty years before Dsquared2 was even an idea, the identical designer twins grew up in Toronto. “Together we weathered all the storms, always finding shelter in each other,” reflects Dean.
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and final resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States (–). It is one of just 15 presidential libraries in the country and the first presidential library to be created under the provisions of the Presidential Libraries Act.