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1 day ago · He had to study English, lived only 14 years in America (1933–1947), and never enjoyed the security of full academic tenure during these years. But he soon acquired midwestern-accented English from his time at the University of Iowa with only an occasional malapropism (Deutsch, 1999, p. 7). Following World War II, the former World War I ...
1 day ago · The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( / sæks / SAKS) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in Lower Manhattan in New York City, with regional headquarters in many international financial centers. [1]
12 hours ago · The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2024 . Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
5 days ago · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) is the go-to geriatrics journal for clinical aging research including education, clinical practice and public policy.
5 days ago · Stanley Cup, trophy awarded to the winner of the world’s professional ice hockey championship, an annual play-off that culminates the season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup was first awarded in the 1892–93 season and is the oldest trophy that can be won by professional athletes in.
4 days ago · 1918–1920: Chairman, Council of Labour and Defence. Leader of the Soviet Union. First holder. Stalin →. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov [b] (22 April [ O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, [c] was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist.
6 days ago · The opportunity to play the lead role in a Stanley Kubrick movie wasn’t something that came around all too often, but one actor wasn’t going to blindly commit to Full Metal Jacket based solely on the director’s reputation.
