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2 giorni fa · It first opened to the public in 1759, in Montagu House, on the site of the current building. The museum's expansion over the following 250 years was largely a result of British colonisation and resulted in the creation of several branch institutions, or independent spin-offs, the first being the Natural History Museum in 1881.
- 7 June 1753; 270 years ago
- Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, England, United Kingdom
2 giorni fa · Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.
2 giorni fa · George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the ...
5 giorni fa · Friedrich Schiller (born Nov. 10, 1759, Marbach, Württemberg [Germany]—died May 9, 1805, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar) was a leading German dramatist, poet, and literary theorist, best remembered for such dramas as Die Räuber (1781; The Robbers), the Wallenstein trilogy (1800–01), Maria Stuart (1801), and Wilhelm Tell (1804).
5 giorni fa · music. Sir John Hawkins (born March 30, 1719, London, England—died May 21, 1789, London) was an English magistrate, writer, and author of the first history of music in English. Hawkins was apprenticed as a clerk and became a solicitor. In 1759 a legacy enabled him to sell his practice.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 giorni fa · In 1759 he perfected his celebrated 'watch,' which, after being tested in two voyages, to Jamaica in 1761-2, and to Barbadoes in 1764, at length obtained for him the full reward offered by government.
4 giorni fa · Twitches features a talented cast bringing the characters to life. Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry-Housley take on the roles of Alex Fielding / Artemis and Camryn Barnes / Apolla, with Kristen Wilson as Miranda, Patrick Fabian as Thantos, Pat Kelly as Karsh, Jennifer Robertson as Illeana, Karen Holness as Emily Barnes, and Arnold Pinnock as David ...
