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- 421: Sir Robert Laird Borden
- Sir Robert Laird Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden was born on June 26, 1954 in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia to Andrew and Eunice Jane Laird Borden. Robert grew up in the Gaspereau Valley and attended the local school know as the Acacia Villa Seminary where he excelled in Latin, Greek, and math. Due to his outstanding achievements throughout his ...
- 422: Agatha Christie
- ... candle wax, a stain on the floor, and as in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a chair pulled slightly out, make his methods so intriguing (Critical Survey, p. 345). Christie's other main detectives are Jane Marple, Tommy and Tupoence Beresford, Superintendent Battle, and Ariadne Oliver (Critical Survey, p. 346). Critic Mary Wagoner states that The Murder of Roger Ackroyd uses "witty dialogue, and characters with convincing, if larger than life ...
- 423: Samuel Clemens
- ... Mark Twain, the distinguished novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and literary critic who ranks among the great figures of American Literature. Twain was born in Florida Missouri, in 1835, To John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton. As a new born Twain already had moved four times westward. In 1839 the family moved again, this time eastward to Hannibal, Missouri. Hannibal was a frontier town of less than 500 residents. As ...
- 424: Martha Graham
- ... field. Martha Graham, whose style was considered controversial, became one of the finest choreographers and dancers in the dance world. In 1894 Martha was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Pratt 8). She was the daughter of Jane Beers and George Graham. Her father was a well-known physician who treated mental disorders. After living in Pennsylvania for 12 years, she and her family moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1908 (Harmon et ...
- 425: Twain
- Twain In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born to John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton in the small town of Florida, Missouri. The ClemensΉ family wasnΉt at all rich, but four years after Samuel was born, they moved to the even smaller Missouri town of Hannibal, population 500 ...
- 426: The Life And Works Of Frederic
- ... on Chopin's mental and physical state. He almost completely gave up composition, and from then to the end of his life wrote only a few miniatures. In April 1848, persuaded by his Scottish pupil, Jane Stirling, Chopin left for England and Scotland. Together with her sister, Stirling organized concerts and visits in various localities, including the castles of the Scottish aristocracy. This exceptionally hectic lifestyle and excessive strain on his ...
- 427: George Washington
- ... old colonial family that believed in hard work, public service and in worshiping God. Washington's father, Augustine Washington was born in 1694 and died in 1743. He had four children with his first wife, Jane Butler Washington. She died in 1729. In March 1731, Augustine married Mary Ball. She was George's mother. Mary was born in 1709 and died in 1789. Some people think of George Washington as a ...
- 428: Jim Henson, a Gentle Genius
- ... months later he was puppeteering for the local NBC affiliate. Soon he had his own five minute program called Sam and Friends. He produced Sam and Friends for six years. Assisting him was fellow student Jane Nebel, whom he married in 1959. Success from the show brought him nationwide fame. He was soon making guest appearances on The Steve Allen Show, The Jack Paar Show, and The Today Show. Henson then ...
- 429: Thomas Jefferson
- ... re too tired to read the book, let alone do a report with it. Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell in Albemarle county, Virginia, on April 13, 1743. His dad, Peter Jefferson and his mom Jane Randolph were members of the most famous Virginia families. Besides being born rich, Thomas Jefferson, was well educated. He attended the College of William and Mary and read law (1762-1767) with George Wythe, the ...
- 430: Henry VIII and Louis XIV
- ... and stripped of her title after she failed to produce sons and Henry fell in love with a young lady in waiting named Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn: was executed for adultery and charges of witchcraft. Jane Seymour: recorded in history as the only wife Henry truly loved. Died a few weeks after giving birth to HenryΉs much wanted son. Anne of Cleves: Princess of Germany who was not beautiful in ...
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