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"Goodbye, all, goodbye. It is God's way. His will be done." [1] [note 1] — William McKinley, president of the United States (14 September 1901), dying after being shot on 6 September "My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." [3] — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901), to Habibullah Khan
The original tune Taylor sang before the martyrdom became lost in the years following Taylor's death. In 2008, a descendant of Taylor found the original tune in the notebook of Beesley, and then shared his findings with historian Jeffrey N. Walker. Walker then published his arrangement of the hymn with the tune as it was sung to Beesley. [1]
The Adams Memorial is a grave marker for Marian Hooper Adams and Henry Adams located in Section E of Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. The memorial features a cast bronze allegorical sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (which he called The Mystery of the Hereafter and The Peace of God that Passeth Understanding, but which was often called in the newspapers "Grief").
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter; James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Percy A. Scholes, The Great Dr Burney; Newbery Medal for children's literature: William Pene du Bois, The Twenty-One Balloons; Nobel Prize in Literature: Thomas Stearns Eliot
The obituary included a painting of a man, seemingly Ryan, in his military uniform. By the evening of June 12, around 150 people had written messages of support for the late veteran in the ...
Charles Boehm wrote an unconventional obituary for his late 74-year-old dad Among Robert's quirks was his collection of harmonicas "to prompt his beloved dogs to howl continuously at odd hours of ...
Oscar C. Eliason (January 6, 1902 – March 1, 1985) was a Swedish American clergyman, who served as a pastor and evangelist in the Assemblies of God, and was a prolific poet and composer, who composed over 50 hymns and gospel songs, including A Name I Highly Treasure and the popular Got Any Rivers?, which influenced another song, God Specializes, commonly regarded as one of the foundational ...
A family bid their final farewell to their father in a colorful obituary that describes his zany quirks. Robert Adolph Boehm, the subject of the humor-filled eulogy, died on Oct. 6 at the age of ...