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23 hours ago · Early life Youth: 1834–1852 Morris was born at Elm House in Walthamstow, Essex, on 24 March 1834. Raised into a wealthy middle-class family, he was named after his father, a financier who worked as a partner in the Sanderson & Co. firm, bill brokers in the City of London. His mother was Emma Morris (née Shelton), who descended from a wealthy bourgeois family from Worcester. Morris was the ...
23 hours ago · Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Best Cafe at VMFA (May 31): Stop by the cafe for handmade naan pizzas and desserts from chef and baker Keya Wingfield. Julia Child Highlight Tour, Virginia Museum of History & Culture (June 1): Members of the museum’s education team guide guests through the exhibit dedicated to the culinary icon.
23 hours ago · Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies.
23 hours ago · The Celts specialised in continuous patterns and designs, while Merovingian designs are best known for stylised animal figures. They were not the only groups known for high quality work. Note the Visigoth work shown here, and the numerous decorative objects found at the Anglo-Saxon Ship burial at Sutton Hoo Suffolk , England are a particularly ...
23 hours ago · It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns which form the city are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton and Fenton. The home of the pottery industry in England, it is known as The Potteries.
23 hours ago · Name of person Image Date of death Details Clarence Hudson 18 August 1960: A 66-year-old department store janitor was electrocuted by a homemade electric chair in his Wenatchee, Washington apartment. Police estimated that 1,000 volts shot through Hudson's body, as well as several wet towels on his head and feet.
23 hours ago · Blackburn Skyline with the Cathedral and Town Hall Tower. Blackburn (/ ˈ b l æ k b ɜːr n / ⓘ) is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England.
