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19 hours ago · Biography Family and early life Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis on November 11, 1922, the youngest of three children of Kurt Vonnegut Sr. (1884–1956) and his wife Edith (1888–1944; née Lieber). His older siblings were Bernard (1914–1997) and Alice (1917–1958). He descended from a long line of German Americans whose immigrant ancestors settled in the United States in the mid-19th ...
19 hours ago · BBC children's movie and special programmes. The First Snow of Winter. The Boy In The Dress. Gangsta Granny. Billionaire Boy. Mr Stink. The Littlest Angel. Santa's Special Delivery. Second Star to the Left.
19 hours ago · George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty.
19 hours ago · George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Hanover ...
19 hours ago · Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to "trailblazer" Diane Abbott, but has had to deny he's carrying out a left-wing cull as several would-be election candidates bemoan their deselections. Meanwhile ...
19 hours ago · Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c.849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and ...
19 hours ago · The Tories have pledged to unfreeze tax thresholds for those receiving the state pension to avoid them having to pay taxes. We asked shadow Treasury minister Darren Jones what Labour's plans are ...
