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1 day ago · Early life and family. Galileo was born in Pisa (then part of the Duchy of Florence ), Italy, on 15 February 1564, [15] the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei, a lutenist, composer, and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati, who had married in 1562. Galileo became an accomplished lutenist himself and would have learned early from his ...
2 days ago · 1,490–1,635. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 ( ship's time) [a] on 14 April.
5 days ago · 15. When did the US Congress authorize a memorial stone for the grave of John Tyler? Answer: 1915. Congress authorized a memorial stone for Tyler's grave 60 years after the end of the Civil War and 63 years after Tyler's death. This was due to Tyler's support of the South at the start of the Civil War.
2 days ago · Dolemite Is My Name. A biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, this 2019 film is one of Netflix’s best films ever made. Maybe it’s Eddie Murphy’s jaw-dropping performance as Moore or the never-ending ...
4 days ago · Saladin (born 1137/38, Tikrīt, Mesopotamia [now in Iraq]—died March 4, 1193, Damascus [now in Syria]) was a Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine, founder of the Ayyūbid dynasty, and the most famous of Muslim heroes. In wars against the Christian Crusaders, he achieved great success with the capture of Jerusalem (October 2 ...
4 days ago · Recorded 17 March 1943. Éamon de Valera [a] [b] ( / ˈeɪmən ˌdɛvəˈlɛərə, - ˈlɪər -/, Irish: [ˈeːmˠən̪ˠ dʲɛ ˈwalʲəɾʲə]; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; [2] 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as ...
1 day ago · Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 25 August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [a] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227; it later became the largest contiguous empire in history.
