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John Zachary DeLorean was born on January 6, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, to Zachary DeLorean (originally named Delureanu), a Romanian immigrant who worked at ‘Ford Motor,’ and Kathryn Pribak, a Hungarian immigrant who worked at ‘General Electric.’. The couple had three other children. He grew up during the Great Depression, but both his ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Pocahontas (born c. 1596, near present-day Jamestown, Virginia, U.S.—died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, England) was a Powhatan woman who fostered peace between English colonists and Native Americans by befriending the settlers at the Jamestown Colony in Virginia and eventually marrying one of them. Among her several native names, the one best ...
Apr 29, 2024 · John Mayer, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose melodic, often soft rock earned him a wide audience and a number of Grammy Awards in the early 21st century. His songs included ‘Your Body Is a Wonderland,’ ‘Daughters,’ and ‘Waiting on the World to Change.’ Learn more about his life and career.
May 9, 2024 · John Brown (born May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut, U.S.—died December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia [now in West Virginia]) was a militant American abolitionist whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia ), in 1859 made him a martyr to the antislavery cause and was instrumental in heightening ...
Apr 1, 2022 · Station Eleven, adapted into a successful HBO series, typecast the Canadian writer as a pandemic author. With her new novel, St. John Mandel is taking on time travel
Morgan Wallen began his career at The Voice in 2014 when he became part of Adam Levin’s team (after being stolen from Usher’s team). Although he didn’t win and was eliminated in the playoffs, that was the point where he began to gain recognition – and was glad he didn’t win. “I didn’t even know what the Voice was,” when he was ...
May 3, 2024 · Charles Dickens (born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England—died June 9, 1870, Gad’s Hill, near Chatham, Kent) was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our ...
