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17 hours ago · George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and peer. [1] [2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, [3] [4] [5] and is regarded as being among the greatest of English poets. [6] Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage ...
17 hours ago · Etymology Main article: Name of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh was named in 1758, by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. As Forbes was a Scotsman, he probably pronounced the name / ˈ p ɪ t s b ər ə / PITS -bər-ə (similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a borough on April 22, 1794, with the following Act: "Be it enacted by the ...
17 hours ago · Claire Phillips: Ann Dvorak: I'll See You in My Dreams: Gus Kahn: Danny Thomas: Jim Thorpe – All-American: Jim Thorpe: Burt Lancaster: The Lady and the Bandit: Dick Turpin: Louis Hayward: The Lady with the Lamp: Florence Nightingale: Anna Neagle: The Magic Box: William Friese-Greene: Robert Donat: The Man with a Cloak: Edgar Allan Poe: Joseph ...
