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Cristeta Comerford, the White House Executive Chef from 2005 to 2024. The White House executive chef is the individual responsible for managing the kitchens, and for planning and preparing of all menus and meals for the president of the United States and the first family, which includes their private meals, their private entertaining, and official state functions at the White House in ...
16 hours ago · Martin Van Buren (/ vænˈbjʊərən / van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə (n) vɑm‿ˈbyːrə (n)] ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's attorney general and U.S. senator, then briefly ...
16 hours ago · Dunkirk evacuation. The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation commenced after large ...
16 hours ago · The Thirty Years' War, [ j ] from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from the effects of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [ 19 ]
16 hours ago · t. e. 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 Armyto victory in the American Civil Warin 1865. Grant was born in Ohio and graduated from the United States Military Academy(West Point) in 1843.
16 hours ago · Guildford (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l f ər d / ⓘ) [2] is a town in west Surrey, England, around 27 mi (43 km) south-west of central London.As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 [1] and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around 145,673 inhabitants in 2022. [3]
16 hours ago · From January 24 to June 20, 1972, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1972 United States presidential election. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections, caucuses, and state party conventions, culminating in the 1972 Democratic National Convention held from July 10 to July 13, 1972, in Miami ...
