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Hace 9 horas · Madonna Louise Ciccone (/ tʃ ɪ ˈ k oʊ n i /; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.Nicknamed the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation.Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both controversy and ...
Hace 9 horas · Daniel Kahneman (/ ˈ k ɑː n ə m ə n /; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli-American cognitive scientist best-known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making.He is also known for his work in behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences together with Vernon L. Smith.
Hace 9 horas · The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name "Jonestown", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones.Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple-run building in ...
Hace 9 horas · Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu.The series follows the adventures of slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1,000 years and revived on December 31, 2999. Fry finds work at the interplanetary delivery company Planet Express, working alongside ...
Hace 9 horas · Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: / ˈ b r æ d b ɛr i / BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.. Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story ...
Hace 9 horas · J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈ ɒ p ən h aɪ m ər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist.He was director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II and is often called the "father of the atomic bomb".. Born in New York City, Oppenheimer earned a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry ...
Hace 9 horas · Clinton ultimately accepted the don't ask, don't tell policy, and over the ensuing ten years approximately 10,000 people were discharged from the military after they revealed their homosexuality. In September 1996, Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act , which denied federal recognition to same-sex marriages , [87] though it had passed with a veto-proof majority and he called the law ...
