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3 days ago · January 22 – FoxBox, Fox 's Saturday morning programming block owned by 4Kids Entertainment, is rebranded as 4Kids TV. January 26 – Glendale train crash: Two trains derail in Glendale, California, killing 11 and injuring 200. January – Mosdeux, a deaf owned film studio is established.
May 1, 2024 · Felix Mendelssohn, German composer, pianist, music conductor, and teacher, one of the most-celebrated figures of the early Romantic period.
- Edward Lockspeiser
May 16, 2024 · Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.
4 days ago · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
May 8, 2024 · Wernher von Braun (born March 23, 1912, Wirsitz, Germany [now Wyrzysk, Poland]—died June 16, 1977, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.) was a German engineer who played a prominent role in all aspects of rocketry and space exploration, first in Germany and after World War II in the United States. Early life.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Taylor Swift (born December 13, 1989, West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is a multitalented singer-songwriter and global superstar who has captivated audiences with her heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies, solidifying herself as one of the most influential artists in contemporary music.
May 20, 2024 · Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the last of the house of Hanover and gave her name to an era, the Victorian Age.
