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20 hours ago · The area saw some of history's largest battles, most horrific atrocities, and highest casualties (for Soviet and Axis forces alike), all of which influenced the course of World War II and the subsequent history of the 20th century. The German armies eventually captured some five million Soviet Red Army troops and deliberately starved to death ...
20 hours ago · Michael Antonio Cimino ( / tʃɪˈmiːnoʊ / chim-EE-noh [3] Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo tʃiˈmiːno]; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author. Notorious for his obsessive attention to detail and determination for perfection, Cimino achieved fame with The Deer Hunter (1978 ...
20 hours ago · The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. The sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. From 1204 to 1344 the High Sheriff of ...
20 hours ago · Elementos de marca relacionados ao estúdio, incluindo holofotes, monólitos e confusão, permanecerão em uso. O primeiro filme a receber o novo nome de 20th Century Studios foi The Call of the Wild (aliás, a adaptação original foi o último filme da Twentieth Century Pictures antes de entrar para a Fox Film). [25]
20 hours ago · 683 Imperial German artillery officers sword, ... 690 Late 19th/early 20th century bronzed spelter figures of Milton and ... 692 Taxidermy fox mask, bearing ...
20 hours ago · Soft tissue, such as scales and external gills, were found in many well-preserved branchiosaur fossils from Germany. In the early 20th century, branchiosaurs would be recognized as larval forms of temnospondyls lacking many of the typical features that define the group, and is no longer recognized as a distinct group.
20 hours ago · 2785 (July 1972) [1] Peak ranking. No. 1 (July 1971) Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history ...
