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You are viewing the article Christiane Amanpour  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1958-) Who Is Christiane Amanpour? Christiane Amanpour is considered one of television’s leading news correspondents. After first gaining notice for her 1985 report on Iran, which won the DuPont Award, Amanpour […]

You are viewing the article Jeff Koons  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1955-) Synopsis Born in York, Pennsylvania, on January 21, 1955, artist Jeff Koons made a name for himself by using everyday objects in special installations that touched on consumerism and the […]

You are viewing the article George Lucas: The Car Wreck That Changed His Life and Led Him to ‘Star Wars’  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Before he captured audiences with his tales of the Force and fully operational Death Stars, George Lucas lived, […]

You are viewing the article Harry Potter: The Real-Life Inspirations Behind J.K. Rowling’s Characters  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”; Photo: 7831/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Rowling modeled her young hero […]

You are viewing the article Julia Alvarez  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1950-) Who Is Julia Alvarez? Julia Alvarez is a Dominican American poet, author and essayist. The theme of being caught between two cultures can be found throughout Alvarez’s work. She explored […]

You are viewing the article Inside Gianni Versace’s Mansion and What It Revealed About the Late Fashion Designer  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. On a trip to Miami, Gianni Versace fell in love with a rundown apartment building that he would transform into […]

You are viewing the article Mussolini Wrote a Little-Known “Romance” Novel  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Benito Mussolini made an early name for himself as a journalist and political polemicist. An ardent anticleric, one of his most frequent targets was the Catholic Church, […]

You are viewing the article Jan van Eyck  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1395-1441) Synopsis Jan van Eyck was born circa 1395. In 1425, he was employed under the service of Duke Philip, the Good of Burgundy. In 1432, van Eyck painted “Adoration […]

You are viewing the article Why Dolly Parton Has Devoted Her Life to Helping Children Read  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Every month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a free book to children registered for the program; enrollment can begin at birth and […]

You are viewing the article How Wilma Rudolph Overcame Early Health Problems to Launch a Record-Breaking Career  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. From the time she was born, the odds seemed stacked against Wilma Rudolph. As the 20th of 22 children growing up […]

You are viewing the article John Lennon Wanted Eric Clapton to Replace George Harrison in the Beatles  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Ringo, Paul, John — and Eric?! Perhaps no other band in history is quite as synonymous with the first names of […]

You are viewing the article Jeff Sessions  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1946-) Who Is Jeff Sessions? Born on December 24, 1946, in Selma, Alabama, Jeff Sessions went on to work as U.S. attorney for his home state before receiving a district court […]

You are viewing the article Richard Loeb  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1905-1936) Synopsis Born in Chicago in 1905, Richard Loeb skipped several grades in school and was accepted to the University of Chicago at age 14. There he grew close to another […]

You are viewing the article Kerri Walsh-Jennings  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1978-) Who Is Kerri Walsh-Jennings? Paired up with Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh-Jennings won Olympic gold in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and is known as […]

You are viewing the article Roald Dahl Was a WW II Spy and Fighter Pilot Before Becoming a Beloved Children’s Book Author  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. British author Roald Dahl had enough adventures to last several lifetimes before he found his calling […]

You are viewing the article The On and Off Screen Connection Between Ed Asner and Mary Tyler Moore  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77) starred Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards, a single woman in Minneapolis working as […]

You are viewing the article James A. Lovell, Jr.  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1928-) Who Is James A. Lovell, Jr.? James A. Lovell Jr. was a test pilot before becoming a NASA astronaut. His early interest in rocket science took him to […]

You are viewing the article John Venn  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1834-1923) Who Was John Venn? A fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, mathematician John Venn developed George Boole’s symbolic logic, and in his Logic of Chance (1866) worked on the frequency theory […]

You are viewing the article How ‘The Joy Luck Club’ Made Asian American Film History  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Amy Tan didn’t set out to write a bestseller. In fact, she found solace in the fact that she was able to write […]

You are viewing the article Kate Sheppard  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1847-1934) Who Was Kate Sheppard? Kate Sheppard moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s. In 1885, she founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and, two years later, became the leader […]

You are viewing the article Lewis Hine  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1874-1940) Synopsis In 1904, Lewis Hine photographed immigrants on Ellis Island, as well as at the tenements and sweatshops where they lived and worked. In 1911, he was hired by the […]

You are viewing the article Prince Louis of Wales  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (2018-) Who Is Prince Louis? Prince Louis is the third child and second son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and a great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. He is […]

You are viewing the article 26 Icons Who Passed Away in 2019  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. Every year we lose a variety of award-winning, awe-inspiring and at times, controversial figures in the entertainment, political, business, philanthropic and fashion worlds — and 2019 […]

You are viewing the article Jessie Fauset  at Tnhelearning.edu.vn you can quickly access the necessary information in the table of contents of the article below. (1882-1961) Who Was Jessie Fauset? In 1912, Jessie Fauset began to write for The Crisis, a magazine founded by W.E.B. Du Bois. Du Bois hired Fauset to be the magazine’s literary […]