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Mar 22, 2024 · World War I. Anglo-Irish Treaty. David Lloyd George (born Jan. 17, 1863, Manchester, Eng.—died March 26, 1945, Ty-newydd, near Llanystumdwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales) was a British prime minister (1916–22) who dominated the British political scene in the latter part of World War I. He was raised to the peerage in the year of his death.
5 days ago · George Sink served in the military for four years. 5. What branch of the military did George Sink serve in? George Sink served in the United States Marine Corps. 6. What motivated George Sink to become a JAG officer? George Sink’s commitment to justice and desire to serve his country motivated him to become a JAG officer. 7.
Apr 9, 2024 · George Sand herself, in all her whitewashings, did not make a secret of her intimacy with Chopin. She may have spoken of it later on as 'une sorte d'affection maternelle', but at the beginning she exhibited great pride in claiming Chopin as her lover.Although there are many other opinions just as flattering to her character it is only right to ...
Apr 1, 2024 · George Patton (born November 11, 1885, San Gabriel, California, U.S.—died December 21, 1945, Heidelberg, Germany) was a U.S. Army officer who was an outstanding practitioner of mobile tank warfare in the European and Mediterranean theatres during World War II. His strict discipline, toughness, and self-sacrifice elicited exceptional pride ...
3 days ago · Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Many of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in the world, including the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, the Pieta, and David.
Apr 8, 2024 · George Bernard Shaw was the third and youngest child (and only son) of George Carr Shaw and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Technically, he belonged to the Protestant “ascendancy”—the landed Irish gentry—but his impractical father was first a sinecured civil servant and then an unsuccessful grain merchant, and George Bernard grew up in an atmosphere of genteel poverty, which to him was ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Overview of Catherine II's early life and reign. Catherine the Great (born April 21 [May 2, New Style], 1729, Stettin, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]—died November 6 [November 17], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin], near St. Petersburg, Russia) was a German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the ...
