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- 1151: Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent into Metaphorical Hell
- ... mystic. This work can be interpreted on many levels, according to one source the literal, allegorical, moral, and mystical1. It's meaning varies upon the reader, one person may see a beautiful piece of literature, while another may see a frightening glimpse into their future. Some may denounce The Divine Comedy as heresy, while others still may embrace it and welcome it's lessons into their lives. It is a ...
- 1152: The Life and Work of Chaim Potok
- ... 17, 1929, in New York, New York to Benjamin and Mollie Potok. The first university he went to was Yeshiva University where he graduated in 1950 with a B.A., summa cum laude, in English Literature. He also went to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he left with an M.H.L. and a rabbinic ordination in 1954. Finally, he graduated the University of Pennsylvania with a doctorate in ...
- 1153: Alfred Hitchcock: 50 Years of Movie Magic
- ... Psycho for Commonweal magazine in September of 1960, had a different opinion of it; "Hitchcock pushes everything as far as he can go: the violence, the sex, the thrills and the gore." All of the literature used in this report all agree on one fact: Psycho is a movie beyond its years and is one of the best in movie history. Although none of his movies did or would ever compare ...
- 1154: Henry VIII and Louis XIV
- ... that had previously been absent from England. Louis XIV added a new dimension to the arts such as the world had never seen. His reign was known as ranking above all others in art and literature, as well as dancing. And yet, even today they are remembered for the most part their failings, Henry for his matrimonial troubles and Louis for his economic extravagances. It might do better to weigh the ...
- 1155: Amerigo Vespucci
- ... Antastagio Vespucci sent him to the Monestary of San Marco to study with his uncle Giorgio. In his new school, Amerigo along with the other European boys learned Latin, math, grammar, history, Italian and Greek Literature, geography and astronomy. Amerigo learned to love astronomy, because he was fascinated about all of the shapes the stars made, that his uncle called constellations. Amerigo thought about traveling about the Earth, but he thought ...
- 1156: Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar
- ... remained in excellent health most of his life. He was formal in manner but it was reported that he indulged in heavy drinking and sexual activity. He was also well educated in Latin and Greek literature. He also had a strong devotion to astrology. Tiberius took the throne at the age of fifty-six. This was during the life of Jesus Christ. Although he assumed actual power, he did so unwillingly ...
- 1157: Albert Camus
- Albert Camus Born on November 7, 1913 in Mandoui, Algeria, Albert Camus earned a worldwide reputation as a novelist and essayist and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957. Though his writings, and in some measure against his will, he became the leading moral voice of his generation during the 1950's. Camus died at the height of his fame, in an ...
- 1158: Gauss
- ... they devised an electromagnetic telegraph. They observations and founded the Magnetic Union in 1836. In conclusion Carl Friedrich Gauss was well versed in the Greek and Roman classics, studied Sanskrit, and read extensively in European Literature. In later years he was showered with honors from scientific bodies and governments everywhere. He died in Gottingen on Feb. 23, 1855.
- 1159: Carl Friedrich Gauss
- ... in many lands to make magnetic observations and founded the Magnetic Union in 1836. In conclusion Carl Friedrich Gauss was well versed in the Greek and Roman classics, studied Sanskrit, and read extensively in European Literature. In later years he was showered with honors from scientific bodies and governments everywhere. He died in Gottingen on Feb. 23, 1855.
- 1160: Winston Churchill
- ... Churchill" (1906), "The World Crisis" (1923-29), "My Early Life" (1930), "Marlborough" (1933-38), and "The Second World War" (1948-54), which was maybe his greatest work ever. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1953. Churchill occupied to the end the affections of the British people, symbolizing the magnificent national performance in heroic days. Sir Winston Churchill was maybe England's greatest leader (and biggest sigar-smoker) ever ...
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