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2 days ago · Lin-Manuel Miranda (/ m æ n ˈ w ɛ l /; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016), Vivo , and Encanto (both 2021).
3 days ago · — William Godwin to Mary Shelley After her husband's death, Mary Shelley lived for a year with Leigh Hunt and his family in Genoa, where she often saw Byron and transcribed his poems. She resolved to live by her pen and for her son, but her financial situation was precarious. On 23 July 1823, she left Genoa for England and stayed with her father and stepmother in the Strand until a small ...
5 days ago · May 26, 2024, 9:05 am. Monday is Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for the more than 1.3 million Americans who gave their lives in military service to our country since 1775. The holiday has its roots in Decoration Day, a day when Union Civil War veterans honored those who had died in conflict. It was first observed on May 30, 1868, at the ...
2 days ago · m. m. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ , DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
5 days ago · Ol’ ’55 is a timeless masterpiece, penned by the legendary American singer-songwriter Tom Waits. Released in 1973 as the opening track of his debut album, “Closing Time,” this soulful ballad has captivated audiences for decades with its haunting lyrics and melancholic melody. While interpretations may vary, at its core, Ol’ ’55 is a ...
4 days ago · Another Memorial Day event was held by the city’s Odd Fellows lodge, with music from the state school for troubled boys (whose principal several years before was Walter P. Temple’s future attorney and business partner, George H. Woodruff, also a city attorney in the early part of the decade) and a male quartet of singers, among other features.
5 days ago · Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...
