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20 hours ago · Noam Chomsky. Avram Noam Chomsky ( / noʊmˈtʃɒmski / ⓘ nohm CHOM-skee; born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [a] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of ...
20 hours ago · The Chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within His Majesty's Government, and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet . Responsible for all economic and financial matters, the role is ...
20 hours ago · Before he died of diphtheria, he wrote his confession on a scrap of canvas that he hid in a fife. The canvas scrap formed the "missing piece" of the famously incomplete 1796 Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington ; Sprungfeld picked it up during a fight against Washington which occurred while the latter was having his portrait painted.
20 hours ago · Henry II (() 5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and ...
20 hours ago · Detail of the Cantiga #63 (13th century), which deals with a late 10th-century battle in San Esteban de Gormaz involving the troops of Count García and Almanzor.. The Reconquista (Spanish and Portuguese for "reconquest") or the reconquest of al-Andalus was the successful series of military campaigns that European Christian kingdoms waged against the Muslim kingdoms following the Muslim ...
20 hours ago · The Viking Age (about 800–1050 CE) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. [1] [2] [3] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia but also to any place significantly settled by ...
20 hours ago · He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 1st 2024 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Hansen Desert Hills Mortuary and Cemetery (6500 E Bell Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 2nd 2024 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the same location.
