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22 hours ago · Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut ( / ˈvɒnəɡət / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [1] He published 14 novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further collections have been published since his ...
22 hours ago · Damien Hirst. Damien Steven Hirst ( / hɜːrst /; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and art collector. [1] He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. [2] [3] He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at US$384 million in the ...
22 hours ago · M*A*S*H television series cast members c. 1974. Back row: Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, and Gary Burghoff. Front row: Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, and McLean Stevenson. This is a list of characters from the M*A*S*H franchise created by Richard Hooker, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army ...
22 hours ago · After 28 years of serving the City of Elizabethton in various roles, Joseph Barnett will complete his final day as the stormwater coordinator on Wednesday, July 31, and move into a new phase of life in retirement. Serving as stormwater coordinator since 2008, Barnett began his tenure with the city as the electrical inspector before moving to ...
22 hours ago · The piece of lead is currently in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland. unknown concubine of King Tetui of Mangaia: 1777 In approximately 1777, a concubine of King Tetui was killed by a falling coconut on the island Mangaia in the Cook Islands. Col. Francis Barber: 2 February 1783
22 hours ago · Weaving demonstration on an 1830 handloom in the weaving museum in Leiden. Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics.
22 hours ago · A stained-glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180 ; Depicting the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative. In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD. It is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western history: antiquity, medieval, and modern. Major developments ...
