(Encyclopedia) Bernhardt, SarahBernhardt, Sarahbûrnˈhärt, Fr. bĕrnärˈ [key], 1844–1923, stage name of Rosine Bernard, French actress, b. Paris. At age 13 she entered the Paris Conservatory, and later…
(Encyclopedia) French architecture, structures created in the area of Europe that is now France.
Engineers and architects, including François Hennebique, Auguste Perret, and Tony Garnier, pioneered…
A monk and a nun whose love letters became world famous by David Johnson The tragic story of Abelard and Heloise has resonated through the ages. Around 1100, Peter Abelard went to Paris to…
The Question: Who invented the mailbox and when? The Answer: First, some background. In the early 1800's, most letters in the U.S. were taken to the post office…
Below are the nominees for best film. Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain are featured in two of the nominated films. They are both in The Tree of Life. Pitt is also in Moneyball.…
LIVINGSTON, Henry Walter, (son of Walter Livingston), a Representative from New York; born in Linlithgo, Columbia County, N.Y., in 1768; was graduated from Yale College in 1786; studied law;…
sculptorBorn: 1892Birthplace: Green Cove Springs, Florida A major Harlem Renaissance figure, Savage began creating clay figures as a child, but she did not begin formal art studies until she moved…
international correspondentBorn: 11/8/1908Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Gellhorn dropped out of Bryn Mawr College in 1927 to become a writer. The New Republic accepted a few of her articles, but…
(Sophie Maupu)actressBorn: 11/17/1966Birthplace: Paris, France Fearing a life in a job similar to one she had unloading a produce truck, the then-thirteen-year-old Sophie Maupu (now Marceau)…
BABCOCK, Leander, a Representative from New York; born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y., March 1, 1811; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1830; studied law; was admitted to…
