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1 day ago · Ruth Simmons – vice provost, 1992–95 [206] – first female and first black president of any Ivy League school (Brown) Peter Singer – professor of human values, expert on practical ethics. P. Adams Sitney – film historian, professor of visual arts. Michael A. Smith – professor of philosophy.
1 day ago · 1906 Intercalated Games. The United States (USA) was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. 646 competitors, 375 men and 271 women, took part in 263 events in 31 sports. [1] The team finished first in the overall medal rankings for the first time since 1984, and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics.
1 day ago · 813.52. Followed by. Scarlett. Rhett Butler's People. Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
1 day ago · The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Highlands range. The mountain range is located in the Eastern United States and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. [1]
1 day ago · Written by Chris Cornell "Wannabe" Spice Girls: 1996 Written by the band, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard "Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen: 1975 Released as the first single from his third studio album "Maggie May" Rod Stewart: 1971 Co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton "Amarillo by Morning" George Strait: 1983
1 day ago · 1916 Birthday Honours. The 1916 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published in The London Gazette [1] and in The Times on 3 June 1916.
1 day ago · Weitere Ereignisse · Country-Musik. Musikjahr 1950. Am 3. April 1950 stirbt in New York City der deutsch-US-amerikanischer Komponist Kurt Weill. Sein Werk umfasst Opern, Operetten, Musik für Ballette und Schauspiel, Musicals, Werke für Orchester, Kammermusik, Lieder, Songs und Chansons.
