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Hace 12 horas · Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and eight Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023, and she was chosen to receive ...
Hace 12 horas · History of American football before 1869 Predecessors See also: Episkyros, Medieval football, and Attempts to ban football games In Ancient Greece, men played a similar sport called Episkyros where they tried to throw a ball over a scrimmage while avoiding tackles. Forms of traditional football may have been played throughout Europe and beyond since antiquity. Many of these may have involved ...
Hace 12 horas · Unlike the other colonial colleges that existed in 1749, including Harvard, William & Mary, Yale, and the College of New Jersey, Franklin's new school did not focus exclusively on educating clergy. He advocated what was then an innovative concept of higher education, which taught both the ornamental knowledge of the arts and the practical skills necessary for making a living and performing ...
Hace 12 horas · Early life and education Charles Kao was born in Shanghai in 1933 and lived with his parents in the Shanghai French Concession. : 1 He studied Chinese classics at home with his brother, under a tutor. : 41 He also studied English and French at the Shanghai World School (上海世界學校) that was founded by a number of progressive Chinese educators, including Cai Yuanpei. After the Communist ...
Hace 12 horas · Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: Борис Николаевич Ельцин, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn] ⓘ; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990. . He later stood as a political independent ...
Hace 12 horas · Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i, k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in ...
Hace 12 horas · History Origins Asakusa Observatory of the Tenmongata by Hokusai. The University of Tokyo traces its roots to three independent institutes founded during the Edo period (1603-1868). The oldest, a Shogun-funded Confucian school called Senseiden (先聖殿), was founded in 1630 by Razan Hayashi in Ueno. This school was renamed the Shoheizaka Institute (昌平坂学問所, Shoheizaka Gakumonjo ...
