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5 days ago · Rochester, New York, had its coldest morning since January 16, 1994, with a record -12 degrees F– 2004. Boston’s Logan International Airport recorded a low of -3 degrees F, 2 degrees chillier than the previous record for January 10, set in 1875. It was the city’s coldest day since January 16, 1994, when thermometers registered -4 degrees ...
Jun 12, 2024 · Sinclair Lewis (born Feb. 7, 1885, Sauk Centre, Minn., U.S.—died Jan. 10, 1951, near Rome, Italy) was an American novelist and social critic who punctured American complacency with his broadly drawn, widely popular satirical novels. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the first given to an American. Sinclair Lewis, 1914.
Jun 27, 2024 · Joseph Conrad (born December 3, 1857, Berdichev, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Ukraine]—died August 3, 1924, Canterbury, Kent, England) was an English novelist and short-story writer of Polish descent, whose works include the novels Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), and The Secret Agent (1907) and the short story “Heart of Darkness” (1902).
Jun 29, 2024 · everyday life. Signature. James Eugene Carrey ( / ˈkæri /; born January 17, 1962) [2] is a Canadian-American actor and comedian known for his energetic slapstick performances. [3] After spending the 1980s honing his stand-up comedy act and portraying mostly supporting roles in films, Carrey gained wide recognition in 1990 when he was cast in ...
3 days ago · Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951) United States: English: 45 "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters" novel, short story, drama 1931: Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931) Sweden: Swedish: 67 "The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt" poetry 1932: John Galsworthy (1867–1933)
Jun 23, 2024 · Edith Lewis ( c. 1908 –1947) Signature. Willa Sibert Cather ( / ˈkæðər /; [1] born Wilella Sibert Cather; [2] December 7, 1873 [A] – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Boston’s Logan International Airport recorded a low of -3 degrees F, 2 degrees chillier than the previous record for January 10, set in 1875. It was the city’s coldest day since January 16, 1994, when thermometers registered -4 degrees– 2004. A huge mudslide crashed down on homes in the tiny town of La Conchita, about 70 miles northwest ...
