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13 mag 2024 · Edgar Allan Poe (born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 7, 1849, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere ...
28 mag 2024 · For two years during World War I, Big Ben’s bell was silent to prevent enemy aircraft from using it to zero in on the Houses of Parliament, and during World War II its clock was not illuminated for the same reason. In 1934 and 1956 the bell was restored and repaired. Maintenance work was performed on the clock in 2007.
23 mag 2024 · Anne Hathaway (born November 12, 1982, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American actress known for her versatility, appearing in films that ranged from fairy tales to adult-oriented dramas and comedies. Her notable movies include The Princess Diaries (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
29 mag 2024 · Glorious Revolution, in English history, the events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of Orange and stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. James II, detail of a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1685; in the National Portrait ...
15 mag 2024 · Anne Boleyn (born 1507?—died May 19, 1536, London, England) was the second wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic Church and brought about the English ...
11 mag 2024 · The White Tower, the central keep of the Tower of London. Immediately after his coronation (Christmas 1066), William I the Conqueror began to erect fortifications on the site to dominate the indigenous mercantile community and to control access to the Upper Pool of London, the major port area before the construction of docks farther downstream ...
24 mag 2024 · Mildred Gillars (born Nov. 29, 1900, Portland, Maine, U.S.—died June 25, 1988, Columbus, Ohio) was an American citizen who was a radio propagandist for the Nazi government during World War II. Gillars was an aspiring actress who played minor parts in some American theatrical touring companies. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University but left in ...
