The Greco-Persian Wars, which took place from 492 BC to 449 BC, happened at a time when the Persian Empire was at its peak. Yet, the Greeks were the ultimate victors by the war’s end. Boardman J; Bury JB; Cook SA; Adcock FA; Hammond NGL; Charlesworth MP; Lewis DM; Baynes…
Congratulations to Emily Muniz! She is our proud winner of the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2018, a grand prize package valued at over $1.8 million. The 2017 HGTV Dream Home winner was Anna Spangler of Kutztown, Pennsylvania. She was randomly chosen as the winner from among 131 million entries. She’ll…
It was Dec. 17, 1997, when Woodson, the MichiganMichiganThe Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, referred to as The Game by some followers, is an American college football rivalry game played annually between the Wolverines of the University of Michigan and the Buckeyes of the Ohio State University.https://en.wikipedia.org › wikiMichigan–Ohio State football…
During the course of the invasion of Italy, Allied forces sustained 2,009 killed, 7,050 wounded, and 3,501 missing while German casualties numbered around 3,500. The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from…
The incumbent is Republican Jack Bergman, who was re-elected with 61.6% of the vote in 2020. In Michigan’s 71st House of Representatives district, Democrat Angela Witwer was re-elected. In the 79th district Pauline Wendzel won re-election. In the 104th district, incumbent Republican Larry Inman did not run for re-election due…
The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919. ’ ^ Winner: Archibald…
1975 Indianapolis 500. The 59th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 25, 1975. The Indianapolis 500 has also drawn many international drivers to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the years, with 26 of the winners coming from outside of…
At the 12th Academy Awards, it received ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from thirteen nominations, including wins for Best Picture, Best Director (Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (posthumously awarded to Sidney Howard), Best Actress (Leigh), and Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, becoming … On February 29, 1940, Gone with…
Battle of Poitiers. Battle of Poitiers, (Sept. 19, 1356), the catastrophic defeat sustained by the French king John II at the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War between France and England. Many of the French nobility were killed, and King Jean was left a prisoner of…
The interior designer from Memphis, Tennessee took home the prize for the first season of the head-to-head competition show. Carmeon Hamilton, 35, an interior designer from Memphis, Tennessee, has been crowned the winner of Design Star: Next Gen, the high-stakes, edge-of-your-seat competition series inspired by HGTV Design Star. HGTV Design…