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3 days ago · Paul [a] ( Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus ( Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl ), commonly known as Paul the Apostle [7] and Saint Paul, [8] was a Christian apostle ( c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. [9]
3 days ago · Sir Peter Jackson was born in Pukerua Bay Wellington in 1961. He began making movies at an early age using his parents' Super 8 camera. He left school at 17 and began shooting a science fiction comedy short, which three years later had grown into a 75-minute feature called Bad Taste. In 1986, Jackson quit his job as an apprentice photo engraver ...
2 days ago · George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English author, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3] [4]
2 days ago · James K. Polk. James Knox Polk ( / poʊk /; [1] November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841. A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of ...
3 days ago · Summarize This Article. St. John Paul II (born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland—died April 2, 2005, Vatican City; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22) was the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005. He was the first non- Italian pope in 455 years and the first from a Slavic country.
1 day ago · Abraham Lincoln ( / ˈlɪŋkən / LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
4 days ago · Thomas Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, U.S.—died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey) was an American inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world-record 1,093 patents. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial research laboratory. The role of chemistry in Thomas Edison's inventions.
