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"I am only sad that I have to leave with a full trunk." [3] [note 37] — Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (26 September 1945). He died with multiple works left unfinished. "I'm convicted unfairly and I die innocent." [236] — Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician (24 October 1945), prior to execution by firing squad for murder and high ...
— Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian, physician and humanist (27 October 1553), while being burned at the stake for heresy on a pyre of his own books "Lord, into Thy hands I commend my spirit." [11]: 69–70 [17] [note 60] — Lady Jane Grey, de facto Queen of England and Ireland (12 February 1554), quoting Jesus prior to her beheading
Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003 and lasted for three series. Each 60-minute episode explores either one or two significant events from history through a combination of dramatisation, archive footage, and eyewitness accounts.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books reviewed Dead in the Water, writing that "Although part of an ongoing series, this volume stands sturdily on its own as a expertly crafted war story, with fluid prose, bleak humor, careful attention to historic detail, and a view of “The Good War” worth pondering."
Washington's Crossing is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book written by David Hackett Fischer and part of the "Pivotal Moments in American History" series. It is primarily about George Washington's leadership during the 1776 campaign of the American Revolutionary War, culminating with George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the subsequent campaign, with the Battle of Trenton, the ...
Literally, "moment of excellence", aristeiai often coincide with battleground slaughter, and feature one warrior who dominates the battle. [5]Aristeiai abound in Homer's Iliad, [6] the peak being Achilles' aristeia in Books 20–22 where he almost single-handedly routs the Trojan army and then goes on to kill its champion Hector.
The U.S Capitol is seen after U.S, President-elect Donald Trump called on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past Friday, raising the likelihood of a partial ...
The episode received largely positive reviews from critics. Francis Rizzo III of DVD Talk called the scene where the office realizes Michael's loneliness "absolutely one of the saddest moments I've seen in recent memory" and noted that "you can't help but feel for him". [10] M. Giant of Television Without Pity gave the episode an "A". [7]