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1 day ago · Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [ a ] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865. Grant was born in Ohio and graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1843.
1 day ago · Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) [ 1 ] and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957), [ 2 ] together known as the Coen brothers (/ ˈkoʊən /), are an American filmmaking duo. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. [ 3 ] Among their most acclaimed works are Blood Simple (1984), Raising ...
1 day ago · Roger Joseph Ebert(/ˈiːbərt/EE-burt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Timesfrom 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing styleand critical views informed by values of ...
1 day ago · He had a troublesome relationship with his parents and did not feel he had a proper home. [10] He was interested in computers at a young age; when he was a pre-teen at a summer camp, he read manuals for the IBM 7094. [11] From 1967 to 1969, Stallman attended a Columbia University Saturday program for high school students. [11]
4 hours ago · Sigmund Freud (/ f r ɔɪ d / FROYD; [2] German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, [3] and the distinctive theory of ...
1 day ago · The academy's student-teacher ratio is 6:1, and 93% of Exeter faculty have postgraduate degrees. [ 61 ] Students who attend Exeter for four years are required to take courses in the arts, classical or modern languages, computer science, English, health & human development, history, mathematics, religion, and science.
1 day ago · While its time as a capital city was short and ended in 1844, the community has remained an important military installation. The city is a regional centre of education and health care, being home to a major university, a large vocational college, and three major hospitals. Kingston was the county seat of Frontenac County until 1998. Kingston is ...
