Born In: Florida, USA Quotes Who said what today throughout history? Here are the most famous things people have said on September 29th. 1888 I always dream a painting like that, with a group of lively figures of the pals. Vincent van Gogh ...
1039On this day in history the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II dies at Utrecht June 4 at age 49 and is buried in the cathedral he has started at Spires Conrad's son Henry, 21, succeeds as German king 1039Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor on June - 04. 1039On June - 04 conrad II ...
For many people over the years, moving house from below this line to above it, was a sure sign of economic improvement, and “upward” mobility in more than just the geographic sense. This particular form of class snobbery was captured in a recent biography of the Crieff born film star Ew...
1614 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English royalist statesman (d. 1686) was born on July - 10. 1625 Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (d. 1703) was born on this day in history. Read More » Famous Deaths In July - 10 Famous People Died On This Day In History...
During the period of recovering from the Maunder minimum, a large number of observers made drawings or measurements of sunspots, at least on a few occasions. Fewer people were interested in sunspots in the second half of the 18th century. The longest time series of drawings then is the one ...
Though Gorey died in 2000,exhibitions of his work still draw large crowds, and 10,000 people a year visit his house. Gorey’s Edwardian-themed absurdism has had an impact on film director Tim Burton, writer-illustrator Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket). His books are still se...
With impressive skill and artistry, many South Korean films have used this connection to examine the people, events, patterns, and lessons of the country's past. Their portrayal of the balance between what Koreans could control through their will and actions, on the one hand, and the larger...
people transported along these routes possessed some sort of condition or state that made them susceptible to the disease, but not necessarily the primary cause for the disease itself. This “miasm”, “virus”, “germ”, or other form of contagion could not be identified as human born of ...
“This was in the days of slavery,” theHistory of the Town of Springfieldrecounts, “and he saw many slaves sold to go to the rice and cotton plantations. These scenes made him swear eternal war on slavery.” “His house was welcome shelter for the fugitive slave. He...
Harry Turtledove frequently makes references to historical figures in his works, particularly his alternate history tales. The people referenced have usually been dead for some time before the work's setting, and, in the case of alternate histories, for quite some time before the Point of Divergen...