The one area where King showed some spine was in relations with the British Empire . A convinced monarchist , a believer in the goodness and greatness of the empire , King nonetheless hated being taken for granted by British dukes and ...
Provides information on everyday life, world and national events, scientific and technological developments, sports, the arts, and notable personalities for each decade from the turn of the century to the 1980s.
Led by J. Parnell Thomas , the committee began investigating the film industry . The committee members started with “ friendly ” witnesses . These were people who believed in the committee's work . Writer Ayn Rand was one of them .
West Palm Beach gets first newspaper , The Weekly Gazetteer . Tabernacle Missionary Baptist ... He married widow Frances Hunter and built a shack from palmetto fronds ; the couple's child , the first born on the river , drowned in it .
"Almost one hundred years ago Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier commented that the twentieth century would belong to Canada. Though few Canadians today accept that claim, most think that Canada...
The cinematic oeuvre of Artavazd Peleschian--11 films--is considered one of the most influential of Russian documentary cinema. Shifting between documentary and experiment, between poetry and quotidian life, the work of...