On April 15, , Jackie Robinson trotted out to first base for the Dodgers at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, erasing the unofficial color line that had stood in big league baseball for nearly 60 years.
GEOFF BENNETT: Nikki Giovanni, a fierce and lyrical voice whose work illuminated love, liberation and the unyielding power of self-expression, has died. Tributes are now pouring in from across.
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Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Holownia is a visual artist, teacher, letterpress printer and publisher, but Holownia is perhaps best known for his photographs that capture and combine an experience both personal and in a larger social sense, platforming environmental issues and a sense of community that is often centered upon the Maritimes in Canada.
Sébastien Lefebvre is the rhythm guitarist of the Canadian rock band Simple Plan. Seb is a Caucasian male with light brown hair. Insert details here. When they were attacked by the Invisible Madman, they needed help from the gang. What's New, Scooby-Doo? Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman.
Born in Charlon-sur-Saône, France in , Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, by the age of thirty, had been a professor at an Oratorian college, a staff officer in the French army, and the Administrator of the district of Nice,France.
It is with great sadness that we record that Dato' Pahamin Ab Rajab, who was a partner of Messrs Pahamin & Pahamin in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, passed away on 8 July Dato' Pahamin Ab Rajab was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in
Taylor recognizes the girls’ obvious talent, especially that of their feisty, no-nonsense leader, Effie White. Under Taylor’s mentorship, Effie and fellow singers Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson are soon backing up R&B legend James “Thunder” Early while continuing to work on their own songs (written by Effie’s brother, C.C.).
Alfred Binet () was a French psychologist, pedagogue and graphologist, known for his contributions to experimental and differential psychology, psychometry and especially for his contributions to educational development. He is considered the father of the intelligence test.
Jake Corman, the state Senate president pro tempore, is the type of candidate the Pennsylvania Republican Party has historically gravitated toward when looking for a governor. He has a long record of public service, strong establishment ties, is known and often liked by other party leaders, and strikes reliably conservative stances on issues.
First Presidency Home Page. This is an official Church page about the First Presidency. It contains links to brief biographies and photographs of each member of the First Presidency, as well as links to talks and articles found in Church magazines. “First Presidency,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
Kerima Polotan-Tuvera (December 16, – August 19, ) was a Filipino fiction writer, essayist, and journalist. Some of her stories were published under the pseudonym "Patricia S. Torres".
This Little Golden Book biography celebrates the life and legacy of singer, performer, and activist Harry Harry Belafonte was a little boy, he moved from Harlem, New York, to live with his grandmother in Jamaica. There, Harry fell in love with Calypso music. It was.
Peter M. Senge nació en , en la ciudad de Stanford - EEUU, graduado en Ingeniería de la Universidad de iormente completó su PHD en Management. Actualmente es el director del Centro para el Aprendizaje Organizacional de la Sloan School of Management y fundador de la Society for Organizational Le.
Poet, radio celebrity, and journalist Robert Desnos was a founding member of the Paris Surrealists and pioneer in the technique of automatism. After breaking from André Breton in , Desnos practiced his own version of Surrealism throughout the s, proclaiming that “surrealism has fallen into the public domain.”.
Shaun Sloan is a remarkable rapper. Shaun was born on April 30, in the United States. Shaun is one of the most well known and touching celebrities who is famous for being a rapper.
Ralph Beard is 87 years old today because Ralph's birthday is on 12/18/ Currently, Ralph lives in Charlotte, NC. Sometimes Ralph goes by various nicknames including Ralph L Beard. We have lots of information about Ralph: religious views are listed as Christian, ethnicity is Caucasian, and political affiliation is currently a registered.
4th Grade Biography Rubric: Visualizing and Verbalizing Nanci Bell, Develops concept imagery the ability to create mental representations and integrate them with language This sensory cognitive skill underlies language comprehension and higher order thinking for.
Claude Ruiz Picasso was a French photographer, cinematographer, film director, visual artist, graphic designer, and businessman. Introduction Claude Picasso Biography.
Terry Downes: UD 15 Apr 7, Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Won NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles: 47 Loss 39–6–2 Terry Downes: RTD 9 (15) Jul 11, Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England: Lost NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titles: 46 Win 39–5–2 Carmen Basilio: UD 15 Apr 22, Boston Garden, Boston.
Martin Heidegger (–) was a German philosopher whose groundbreaking work in ontology and metaphysics determined the course of 20th-century philosophy on the European continent and exerted an enormous influence on virtually every other humanistic discipline, including literary criticism, hermeneutics, psychology, and theology.
After graduating from Hyde Park High School in , Earhart attended Ogontz, a girl's finishing school in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She left in the middle of her second year to work as a nurse's aide in a military hospital in Canada during WWI, attended college, and later became a social worker at Denison House, a settlement house in Boston.
Streep is one of the six actors to have won three or more competitive Academy Awards for acting. She also grabs the record of being the most Oscar-nominated actress, with a total of 19 nominations than any other actor or actress in history. She is the only actor to have most Golden Globe nominations till date with 29 nominations.
Arthur Schopenhauer, born on February 22, , in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), was a German philosopher best known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
The Wittgenstein family is a German - Austrian family that rose to prominence in 19th- and 20th-century Vienna, Austria. The family was originally Jewish and originated from the Wittgensteiner Land [de] in Siegen-Wittgenstein, Germany.
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Farooq Sheikh (25 March − 28 December ) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from to and for his work in television between and
Lani Bayot Misalucha (Tagalog: [ˈlanɪ ˈbɐjɔt mɪsɐˈlutʃa]; born Lani Dimalanta Bayot (born August 3, ) is a Filipino singer. Known for her vocal range, powerful, emotive vocals and ability to sing opera arias, she has been referred to as " Asia's Nightingale ".
Harper Lee: Age, Biography, Net Worth, Family, Relationships, Career Highlights, and More Overview and Mini Bio. Harper Lee, born Nelle Harp er Lee on Apri l 28, , in Monroeville, Alab ama, was an Amer ican novelist best known for her Pulitzer Priz e-winning nove l To Kill a Mockingbird.
John Winston Ono Lennon is one of the most famous musical artists ever. He shot to fame as one of The Beatles. He co-wrote most of the band’s songs, the majority of which are now rock classics. He also helped shape the social revolution of the s. His solo career further elevated him as a music legend.
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, commonly known as C. Rajagopalachari or Rajaji, was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, statesman, writer, and social reformer. He was the last Governor-General of India, a role he held after India became a republic.
Lin Oliver has spent much of her career writing and producing film, television and video projects for children and families. She is co-founder and executive director of the international Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrator. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.