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Jan 7, 2025 | 
historyfacts.com | Famous Figures |Leonardo da Vinci
Some of America’s most famous names weren’t birth names. Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III, John Wayne was originally Marion Robert Morrison, and Martin Luther King Jr. was Michael King Jr. until he was 5 years old. The change was prompted by his father, Reverend Michael King. In 1934, King Sr. attended the Fifth Baptist World Congress in Berlin. In response to the rise of Nazism, the BWA put out a fierce proclamation condemning all racial discrimination and oppression.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
mutualart.com | Yto Barrada |Kathleen M. Ryan |Leonardo da Vinci
Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days
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Nov 28, 2024
Caravaggio, Portrait of Maffeo Barberini, 1598, Oil on canvas. A portrait by the artist had a public debut in Rome on Friday, after decades hidden away in a private collection. Now Italy wants to buy it. The New York Times >Work showing man hanging from window ledge appeared in 2006 on wall of listed Georgian property.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
speedinet.co.za | Sherrill Byrne |Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is a man of many talents. He created plans for objects that could only be built in the twentieth century (he died in 1519). He had a ninja turtle named after him. And he’s been immortalised in Lego. More than once, now. Lego is preparing a more technical rendition of one of da Vinci’s works.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
historyfacts.com | Famous Figures |Leonardo da Vinci
On October 11, 1910, former President Theodore Roosevelt took to the skies above St. Louis, Missouri, aboard a Wright Company aircraft. This unprecedented event, which took place roughly 19 months after Roosevelt left office, made Roosevelt the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. The decision to fly was off the cuff: Roosevelt was visiting Missouri to support state Republicans in their election campaign when he was invited to hop aboard the airplane by aviator Arch Hoxsey.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
news24online.com | Leonardo da Vinci |Willem de Kooning |Paul Gauguin |Jackson Pollock
The World's Most Expensive Artworks Of 2024
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
europe.stripes.com | Kat Nickola |Leonardo da Vinci |Rembrandt van Rijn |Gallerie dell’Accademia
Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch® (wachiwit - stock.adobe.com) All 43 pieces of art in the game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” are genuine artworks from museums around the world. Their in-game names like “Wistful Painting” or “Ancient Statue” reflect the artistic style, but it’s unclear exactly why they were renamed.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
news24online.com | Leonardo da Vinci |Vincent van Gogh |Renaissance masterpiece.Mona Lisa |Renaissance masterpiece
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
historyfacts.com | Famous Figures |Leonardo da Vinci |Tony Dunnell
Being the president of the United States is no easy task. The day-to-day responsibilities and weighty decisions of the presidency are enough to turn anyone gray, and the role typically draws more criticism than praise. With so much pressure involved, even the most dedicated commander in chief needs some respite from the job. It’s only natural, then, that throughout the history of the White House, the private lives of American presidents have been filled with a wide array of hobbies.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
historyfacts.com | Famous Figures |Leonardo da Vinci
Most U.S. presidents have attained some form of higher education, and there are a number of commanders in chief with law degrees, but only one received a Ph.D.: Woodrow Wilson. After beginning his undergraduate career at Davidson College in 1873, Wilson transferred to the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and studied political philosophy and history. He next attended the University of Virginia School of Law, though he withdrew during his second year.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
historyfacts.com | Famous Figures |Leonardo da Vinci
In 1915, a group known as the Vagabonds embarked on a series of summer camping trips around the U.S. These wayfaring travelers weren’t just any old campers, but rather some of the most well-known figures in American history: inventor Thomas Edison, industrialist Henry Ford, naturalist John Burroughs, and businessman Harvey Firestone. The idea was conceived in 1914 when Ford and Burroughs traveled down to Florida to tour the Everglades with Edison.
