Expressionism first emerged in 1905, when a group of four German students guided by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner founded the Die Brücke (the Bridge) group in the city of Dresden. A few years later, in 1911, a like-minded group of young artists formed Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) in Munich.…
The main Witwatersrand gold reef was discovered in June 1884 on the farm Vogelstruisfontein by Jan Gerritse Bantjes, son of Jan Bantjes, that triggered the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the founding of Johannesburg in 1886. Johannesburg’s early history is the story of gold. In 1853 Pieter Jacob Marais, a South…
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A Protestant is an adherent of any of those Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome during the Reformation, or of any group descended from them. During the Reformation, the term protestant was hardly used outside of German politics. A commonly held prejudice regarding Reformation theology is that…
Twelfth Night Summary. Viola, separated from her twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy and works for the Duke Orsino, whom she falls in love with. While working for Orsino, however, Viola falls in love with him, but must hide her feelings in order to protect her new identity and because…
A new study found men actually fall in love quicker than women, and the reason could be biological. A study of 172 college students found men reported falling in love earlier than women and expressing that sentiment first. Why Men Are More Likely To Fall In Love Harder And Faster…
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Barry Diller, Christie Brinkley, Graham Nash, Ina Garten, Shakira, Zosia Mamet and more. Famous People Born On February 2nd 1 Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark 2 Shakira 3 Farrah Fawcett 4 Ayn Rand 5 Gerard Piqué 6 Gemma…
In a new column for Elle magazine, the pop megastar accuses Kardashian of launching an “online hate campaign” against her amid their very public 2016 falling out. Without addressing her by name, the 29-year-old singer said she hit rock bottom after someone called her a “snake” on the internet. But…
The name “Old Glory” was first applied to the U.S. flag by a young sea captain who lived in Salem, Mass. On his twenty-first birthday, March 17, 1824, Capt. William Driver was presented a beautiful flag by his mother and a group of local young ladies. Grave marker of sea…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah became disillusioned with politics after the failure of his attempt to form a Hindu-Muslim alliance, and he spent most of the 1920s in Britain. The leadership of the League was taken over by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, who in 1930 first put forward the demand for a separate…