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Hace 1 día · Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (US: / ˌ v ɜːr n ər v ɒ n ˈ b r aʊ n / VUR-nər von BROWN, German: [ˌvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn ˈbʁaʊ̯n]; 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect.He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS, the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany, and later a ...
Hace 10 horas · [Editor’s note: The following article was first published in May 2019. It has since been updated with new Palme winners.] When the red carpet rolls out on the Croisette, there’s one question on everybody’s mind: who will take home the Palme d’Or? This year celebrates the 77th Festival, and the 76th Palme crowning. In 2020, […]
Hace 10 horas · Armenia. The Demirchyan family (father-son) . Karen Demirchyan (First Secretary of the Armenian Communist Party, 1974–1988; National Assembly speaker, 1999); Stepan Demirchyan (leader of the People's Party of Armenia, opposition candidate during the 2003 presidential election); The Sargsyan brothers. Vazgen Sargsyan (Defense Minister of Armenia 1991–1992, 1995–1999; Prime Minister of ...
Hace 10 horas · Events Pre-1600. 307 – After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the retired Roman emperor Maximian.; 1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade.; 1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 ...
Hace 10 horas · Zero hundred hours, Tuesday, June 6, 1944. British and American airborne troops, flown in on more than 1,000 aircraft, began to land in occupied Normandy in order to secure key objectives before the landings by sea. Elite Pathfinder units arrived first, marking out the terrain. “The first Skytrains appeared,” one observer later recalled ...
