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16 hours ago · Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (née Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist and editor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award.
16 hours ago · The Registry contains newsreels, silent films, student films, experimental films, short films, music videos, films out of copyright protection or in the public domain, film serials, home movies, documentaries, animation and independent films. As of the 2023 listing, there are 875 films in the Registry.
16 hours ago · petergabriel.com. Signature. Peter Brian Gabriel(born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter and human rights activist. He was the original lead singer of the progressive rockband Genesis.[1] After leaving the band in 1975, he launched a solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single.
16 hours ago · Dinesh Joseph D'Souza [ 43 ] was born in Bombay in 1961. D'Souza grew up in a middle-class family; his parents were Roman Catholics from the state of Goa in Western India, where his father was an executive with Johnson & Johnson, and his mother was a housewife. [ 44 ][ 45 ][ 46 ] D'Souza attended the Jesuit St. Stanislaus High School in Bombay ...
16 hours ago · Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG , PC , DL , JP , FRS [ 1 ] (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad ...
16 hours ago · While differences in culture and, especially, language threatened the unity of the new nation, Nehru established programs such as the National Book Trust and the National Literary Academy which promoted the translation of regional works of literatures between languages and organised the transfer of materials between regions. In pursuit of a single, unified India, Nehru warned, "Integrate or ...
16 hours ago · This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 October 2024. English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871) "Babbage" redirects here. For other uses, see Babbage (disambiguation). Charles Babbage KH FRS Babbage in 1860 Born (1791-12-26) 26 December 1791 London, England Died 18 October 1871 (1871-10-18) (aged 79) Marylebone, London ...
