a time when women her age dressed in somber grays, dull browns, and boring blues. But not Mary Todd Lincoln. For her, expensive clothes were a mark of importance, of breeding. She proceeded to dress like a peacock, draping herself in bold blues, crimson, yellow, and royal purple,...
Oscar Wilde was charged with the then-crime of sodomy in 1895, and he was imprisoned for two years. He had two children with Lloyd: Cyril Holland (born 1885) and Vyvyan Holland (born 1886). Age: Dec. at 46 (1854-1900) Birthplace: Dublin, Republic of Ireland Dig Deeper 5...
Sidney Poitier, born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, Florida, is a monumental figure in the Hollywood film industry. The son of Bahamian farmers, Poitier grew up in poverty but carved a path for himself in the world of acting against all odds. His journey from the tomato farms of The ...
but trouble followed close behind and soon the new husband's child had passed away too. Not a year after and Belle's second husband followed suit, dying from a mysterious head wound. Leaving poor Belle all alone. Suspicion was eventually cast over Gunness in the early 1900s, at which poin...
(2)This gentle genius was born in Germany on 14 March 1879.(Para.2,人物出生介绍)(3)After studying for another year,he managed to pass the exam,entering university in 1896 and graduating in 1900.(Para.2,接受教育介绍)(4)In 1922,he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his ...
“Today’s nine。year。 olds look like eleven.year? olds back in 1900。” According to Tanner,adults also are taller than ever before。But the biggest change can be seen in young people。That’s because boys used to keep on growing until they reached age 26。But today they s...
Dear Readers, I wrote a while back about theWillow Tit, a bird that looks so similar to the Marsh Tit that for ages they were thought to be one species (indeed the Willow Tit is the last native British bird to be discovered, in 1900). However, the Marsh Tit too is on the Red Lis...
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. (56) the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent (57) of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was (58) , or by whom. But it began to be (59) in the early 1900s. Jazz is Amer...
Did you ever get a chance to squash the beef with Pac while he was still alive? Not at all. He died in the middle of our beef. We put a record out called "Drop a Gem on 'em" in response to "Hit ‘Em Up." We put the single on the radio — it was clear we were...
Anna Henderson of the United States was born on March 5, 1900 making her 114 years old. Jeralean Talley Photo: Wikimedia Commons CC-BY Jeralean Talley of the United States was born on May 23, 1899 making her 114 years old. Age: Dec. at 88 (1899-1988) Birthplace: Mo...