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5 days ago · Karen Manners Smith. Emily Davison, British activist who became a martyr to the cause of women’s suffrage when she entered the racetrack during the 1913 Epsom Derby and moved in front of King George V’s horse, which struck her at full force. She died four days later from her injuries. Learn more about Davison’s life.
5 days ago · Mason Locke Weems (born Oct. 11, 1759, Anne Arundel county, Md. [U.S.]—died May 23, 1825, Beaufort, S.C.) was an American clergyman, itinerant book agent, and fabricator of the story of George Washington’s chopping down the cherry tree. This fiction was inserted into the fifth edition (1806) of Weems’s book The Life and Memorable Actions ...
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5 days ago · Ricky Nelson, singer and actor, met his death , how? Answer: Died after plane caught on fire. The fire caused the cabin to fill with smoke and the pilots tried to force a landing. In the course of the attempted landing, the plane struck several obstacles. Seven people on board were killed, including Nelson.
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5 days ago · George Frederick Watts (born Feb. 23, 1817, London—died July 1, 1904, Compton, Surrey, Eng.) was an English painter and sculptor of grandiose allegorical themes. Watts believed that art should preach a universal message, but his subject matter, conceived in terms of vague abstract ideals, is full of symbolism that is often obscure and today seems superficial.
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6 days ago · Hatshepsut [a] ( / hɑːtˈʃɛpsʊt / haht-SHEPP-sut; c. 1507–1458 BC) was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II and the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling first as regent, then as queen regnant from c. 1479 BC until c. 1458 BC (Low Chronology). [8] She was Egypt's second confirmed queen regnant, the first being ...
3 days ago · Becoming a Happy Painter. There was something gnawing at Bill. At first, he couldn’t put his finger on it. He had a good job, in fact, a couple of good jobs. He was traveling between two of Canada’s largest cities. His bosses liked him. He even had time to paint and make a little money on the side. Now, it was time to make the most ...
