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1 day ago · Napoleon was born on Corsica shortly after the island’s cession to France by the Genoese. He was the fourth, and second surviving, child of Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer, and his wife, Letizia Ramolino. His father’s family, of ancient Tuscan nobility, had emigrated to Corsica in the 16th century. Carlo Buonaparte had married the beautiful and ...
5 days ago · Frank Lloyd Wright (born June 8, 1867, Richland Center, Wisconsin, U.S.—died April 9, 1959, Phoenix, Arizona) was an architect and writer, an abundantly creative master of American architecture. His “Prairie style” became the basis of 20th-century residential design in the United States. Early life
5 days ago · In 2020, Zuzana Čaputová was included in Forbes magazine’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list. 5. Marian Hossa is Slovak’s former professional Ice hockey right winger. Hossa played for the Thrashers in 2005. Photo by Brooke Novak – Wikimedia Commons. Marian Hossa is Slovak’s former experienced Ice hockey right winger.
1 day ago · Volodymyr Zelensky (born January 25, 1978, Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. [now in Ukraine]) is a Ukrainian actor and comedian who was elected president of Ukraine in 2019. Although he was a political novice, Zelensky’s anti-corruption platform won him widespread support, and his significant online following translated into a solid electoral base.
18 hours ago · Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter. Widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time, he received numerous accolades, including an Honorary Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
3 days ago · The 20th Century History of Dissociative Identity Disorder. In the 1970s, the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder rose dramatically after the publication of the extremely popular book, Sybil, in 1973. In the 1970s alone, it is thought that more cases of DID were reported than in all of history since 1816 and the famous case of Mary ...
1 day ago · Billy Graham, American evangelist whose large-scale preaching missions, known as crusades, and friendship with numerous U.S. presidents brought him to international prominence. Graham claimed to have preached in person to more people than anyone else in history. Learn more about him in this article.
