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20 hours ago · Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most ...
20 hours ago · In 1910, an exhibition in the Grand Palais of Paris was devoted to his work, during the annual salon of the Société des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts Society) of France. Gaudí participated on the invitation of count Güell, displaying a series of pictures, plans and plaster scale models of several of his works.
20 hours ago · The first Michelin Guide, published in 1900 The 1911 Michelin Guide for the British Isles. In 1900, there were fewer than 3,000 cars on the roads of France. To increase the demand for cars and, accordingly, car tyres, the car tyre manufacturers and brothers Édouard and André Michelin published a guide for French motorists, the Guide Michelin (Michelin Guide). [2]
20 hours ago · The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s. [1][2] Easter eggs are hidden features or messages that most people are oblivious to, as well as inside jokes and cultural references inserted into media.
20 hours ago · Theodor Herzl was the founder of the modern Zionist movement. In his 1896 pamphlet Der Judenstaat, he envisioned the founding of a future independent Jewish state during the 20th century. Zionism[ a ] is an ethno-cultural nationalist [ 1 ][ fn 1 ] movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a ...
20 hours ago · Energy bills will rise by 10% in a little over a week's time, but there are ways to ease the impact on your finances. Suppliers have launched deals undercutting the energy price cap, which will ...
20 hours ago · Carl Benz. Invented. 1886 (138 years ago) (1886) A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people over cargo. [1][2] There are around one billion cars in use worldwide.
