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1 day ago · Background Kennedy Main article: John F. Kennedy Further information: Presidency of John F. Kennedy Kennedy delivering his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice University, 1962 In 1960, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, was elected the 35th president of the United States with Lyndon B. Johnson as his vice presidential running mate. Kennedy's tenure saw the height ...
8 hours ago · Joshua ( Arabic: يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ, Yūšaʿ ibn Nūn [juːʃaʕ ibn nuːn], is not mentioned by name in the Quran, but his name appears in other Islamic literature. In the Quranic account of the conquest of Canaan, Joshua and Caleb are referenced, but not named, as two God-fearing men on whom God "had bestowed His grace".
8 hours ago · Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War .
8 hours ago · Signature. Sir Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor, known for his portrayal of fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 and eight performances in general. [1] [2] [3] Connery originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the ...
8 hours ago · According to Diogenes Laertius, the Greek Atomist philosopher died aged 109; as he was on his deathbed, his sister was greatly worried because she needed to fulfill her religious obligations to the goddess Artemis in the approaching three-day Thesmophoria festival. Democritus told her to place a loaf of warm bread under his nose, and was able to survive for the three days of the festival by ...
8 hours ago · Theodore Anthony Nugent ( / ˈnuːdʒɪnt /; born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. [1] [2] He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, The Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in ...
1 day ago · Donald Trump named his running mate as JD Vance, a populist who opposes Ukraine aid and who called the UK the "first Islamist country to get a nuclear weapon". Angela Rayner hit back at the ...
