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Arthur Wynne was born on June 22, 1871, in Liverpool, England, and lived on Edge Lane for a time. His father was the editor of the local newspaper, the Liverpool Mercury. [1] He emigrated to the United States on June 6, 1891, at the age of 19, [2] settling for a time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [dead link ] [3]
Garut was of importance even before World War II, being a hill station for the Dutch elite of the region. [3] The Danish writer Johannes V. Jensen accounted his visit to Garut in the short story Paa Java from 1915. [4] The legendary film star Charlie Chaplin is said to have visited Garut twice. He is reported to have visited in 1927 and 1935 ...
Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...
This variant and the late date of recording suggest that the medieval meaning is unlikely. [1]Two other explanations have been proposed. 1. That Doctor Foster was an emissary of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, who visited Gloucester with instructions that all communion tables should be placed at the east end of the church instead of their post-Reformation or Puritan position in the ...
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles FRS FRAsS (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) [1] [2] was a British colonial official who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
King Henry I of England granted St. Augustine's Abbey a six-day fair around the date on which Augustine's relics were translated to his new shrine, from 8 September through 13 September. [73] A life of Augustine was written by Goscelin around 1090, but this life portrays Augustine in a different light, compared to Bede's account.
Cnut's visit to Rome was a triumph. In the verse of Knútsdrápa , Sigvatr Þórðarson praises Cnut, his king, as being "dear to the Emperor, close to Peter". [ 68 ] In the days of Christendom, a king seen to be in favour with God could expect to be ruler over a happy kingdom. [ 68 ]