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1 day ago · Trump was the fourth of five children of Frederick (Fred) Christ Trump, a successful real estate developer, and Mary MacLeod. Donald’s eldest sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, eventually served as a U.S. district court judge (1983–99) and later as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit until her retirement in 2011.
4 days ago · Tina Turner (born November 26, 1939, Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S.—died May 24, 2023, Küsnacht, Switzerland) was an American-born singer who found success in the rhythm-and-blues, soul, and rock genres in a career that spanned five decades. Ike and Tina Turner. Ike (playing a Fender Stratocaster) and Tina Turner, 1964.
3 days ago · Helen Keller (born June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S.—died June 1, 1968, Westport, Connecticut) was an American author and educator who was blind and deaf. Her education and training represent an extraordinary accomplishment in the education of persons with these disabilities. Helen Keller's birthplace, Tuscumbia, Alabama.
2 days ago · Mekong River, river that is the longest river in Southeast Asia, the 7th longest in Asia, and the 12th longest in the world. It has a length of about 2,700 miles (4,350 km). Rising in southeastern Qinghai province, China, it flows through the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan province, after which it forms part of the ...
The capital and by far the most important city of France is Paris, one of the world’s preeminent cultural and commercial centres.A majestic city known as the ville lumière, or “city of light,” Paris has often been remade, most famously in the mid-19th century under the command of Georges-Eugène, Baron Haussman, who was committed to Napoleon III’s vision of a modern city free of the ...
2 days ago · Joe Biden. Byname of: Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. Born: November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. (age 81) Title / Office: presidency of the United States of America (2021-), United States. vice president of the United States of America (2009-2017), United States. United States Senate (1973-2009), United States.
2 days ago · Nelson Mandela (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg) was a Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk helped end the country’s apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful ...
