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7 hours ago · Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.
- Ulysses S. Grant and The American Civil War
On the onset of the American Civil War in April 1861,...
- Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant at a Military Tournament, Toledo, Ohio,...
- Julia Grant
Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 – December 14,...
- Horsemanship
Ulysses S. Grant astride Cincinnati. The horsemanship of...
- Whiskey Ring
Political cartoon by Thomas Nast, March 1876. The Whiskey...
- Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (/ ˈ r ʌ ð ər f ər d /; October 4,...
- Arrest
Grant and Robert E. Bonner racing in a carriage in New York,...
- Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax (/ ˈ s k aɪ l ər ˈ k oʊ l f æ k s / SKY-lər...
- Ely Samuel Parker
Ely Samuel Parker (1828 – August 31, 1895), born Hasanoanda...
- Ulysses S. Grant and The American Civil War
7 hours ago · Roy Orbison. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's music is mostly in the rock genre and his most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
5 days ago · Peter Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, Woking, Surrey, England) is a British musician who was the lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis before embarking on a successful career as a solo artist. He is known for the intelligence and depth of his lyrics and for his commitment to various political causes. Genesis.
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- Peter Gabriel is a British musician known for the intelligence and depth of his lyrics and for his commitment to various political causes. He was t...
- Peter Gabriel was born in Woking, Surrey, England, on February 13, 1950.
- Peter Gabriel's album Passion: Music for "The Last Temptation of Christ" was released in 1989. It featured several African and Middle Eastern artis...
- Peter Gabriel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis (2010) and as a solo artist (2014).
1 day ago · Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy. [5] Although preceded by Pandrosion, another Alexandrian female ...
4 days ago · Signature. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( US: / ˈlʌvkræft /, UK: / ˈlʌvkrɑːft /; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. [a] Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England.
3 days ago · Marion Robert Morrison [1] [a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed " the Duke ", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of ...
3 days ago · Lou Reed. Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.
