inventorBorn: 1877Birthplace: Kentucky Born in Kentucky, Morgan invented a gas mask (patented 1914) that was used to protect soldiers from chlorine fumes during World War I. Morgan also received a…
The 2015 Nemtsov assassination was the latest violent act against critics of Putin's government. Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed in 2015 Source:…
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businessman, museum founderBorn: 1880Birthplace: Winterthur, Del. Armed with his Harvard B.A. he became a director of the family's chemical business, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., from 1915–…
(Encyclopedia) Glyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne Festivalglīnˈdəbərn, glīnˈbôrn [key], opera festival given each summer since 1934 on the estate of John Christie at Glyndebourne, near Lewes, Sussex,…
Spotlight on the Stanley Cup: Emotion Detroit A year ago after a party celebrating the Wings' first Cup win in 42 years, a limousine crash seriously injured the Wings' best defenseman Vladimir…
(Encyclopedia) Russian art and architecture, the artistic and architectural production of the geographical area of Russia.
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The civil war between the Bolsheviks (Reds) and the anti-Bolsheviks (Whites) ravaged…
(Edmund Richard Gibson)actorBorn: 8/6/1892Birthplace: Tekamah, Nebraska Cowboy star with a comedic bent who began his career in the rodeo then began doing stunts for silent films. In 1912, he won…
