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4 days ago · Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide/Girl Scout Movement.
3 days ago · Radical centrism, also called the radical center, the radical centre, and the radical middle, is a concept that arose in Western nations in the late 20th century. The radical in the term refers to a willingness on the part of most radical centrists to call for fundamental reform of institutions. [1] The centrism refers to a belief that genuine ...
2 days ago · Pamela Redmond Satran (born 1953), author [57] Andrew Rosenthal (born 1956), editorial page editor of The New York Times and son of the paper's former executive editor A.M. Rosenthal [58] Roger Sedarat, poet, scholar and literary translator [59] Florence Guy Woolston Seabury (1881–1951), feminist essayist [60]
2 days ago · Paul Auster (1947–2024), author, known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction [28] Amina Baraka (born 1942 as Sylvia Robinson), poet, actress, author, community organizer, singer, dancer and activist [29] Amiri Baraka (1934–2014), Poet Laureate of New Jersey [30] Albert Boni (1892–1981), publisher [31]
3 days ago · The Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world: [7] 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. It was designated a monument historique in 1964, and was named part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ("Paris, Banks of the Seine") in 1991.
3 days ago · The Strauss–Howe generational theory, devised by William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American history and Western history. According to the theory, historical events are associated with recurring generational personas (archetypes). Each generational persona unleashes a new era (called a turning ...
