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1 day ago · Order of the White Lion (1937) Signature. Nikola Tesla (/ ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July 1856 [a] – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3][4] engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
1 day ago · François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand[ a ] (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) was a French politician and statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former Socialist Party First Secretary, he was the first left-wing politician to assume the presidency ...
3 hours ago · Alexis de Tocqueville. Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville[a] (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), [7] was a French aristocrat, diplomat, sociologist, political scientist, political philosopher, and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the ...
1 day ago · Scarface. (1983 film) Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino. [6] It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, [7][8][9] in turn based on the novel of the same name first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail. [7][10][9] It tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony ...
1 day ago · Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, [1] is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life. [2]
1 day ago · Robin Williams. On September 30, 1988, the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-26) crew started its day with a wakeup call from Williams imitating his character Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam. Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills [1 ...
1 day ago · Invader Zim (comics) Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus. Invader Zim is an American animated science fiction dark comedy television series created by comic book writer and cartoonist Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the titular character and villainous protagonist Zim (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz), an extraterrestrial from ...
