The youngest known First Fleet convict was year-old John Hudson, who had been sentenced to transportation at age nine for breaking and entering. More than crimes were punishable by transportation.
Capturing an extended period of time with filmmakers Timothy and Stephen Quay – discussing literature, film, music, dance, light – is something like weaving a thread à trois. You never really know which of the two begins, which one fills the silence, which one, in the end, answered the question.
Maurizio Gucci (26 September – 27 March ) was an Italian businessman and the one-time head of the Gucci fashion house. He was the son of actor Rodolfo Gucci, and grandson of the company's founder Guccio Gucci.
Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, best known for her role as the daughter of Mel Gibson's character in the hit movie "The Patriot," died Saturday in Texas, the Houston coroner confirmed.
Nanny was a leader of the Maroons at the beginning of the 18th century. She was known by both the Maroons and the British settlers as an outstanding military leader who became, in her lifetime and after, a symbol of unity and strength for her people during times of crisis.
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Catherine the Great ( – ) was the longest-serving Russian monarch, reigning from to her death in She presided over a revitalisation of Russian strength, an expansion of Russian territories, greater integration of Russia within Europe and partial liberalisation of Russian society.
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The Chinese New Year was the first time that the event was declared as a national holiday. In late September , the government had already announced at least 18 Philippine holidays for as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. , series of
Philip was the son of Emperor Maximilian I. He was married to the Spanish infanta Juana (Joan) in a double wedding in order to seal the alliance against France. Thanks to a series of strokes of Habsburg luck, Philip, who was given the epithet of ‘the Fair’, became King of Castile. Spain and its associated territories passed to the Habsburgs, and his son Charles V became the.
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Villard de Honnecourt worked for the Cistercian Order as an architect between 12CE. Although his contemporary reputation was such that he was invited to Hungary, little is actually known of his responsibilities or role in the construction of specific churches.
Katie's mother, model Sherry Williams, married "wonderful, lovely" ER doctor Richard Benedon when the actress was still young, and the couple raised her together.
No parallels to real life though — husband Rama Raju, the younger son of Ramalinga Raju (nicknamed Rama Raju Jr) whom she married in plays a key role in the business, a close family friend.
In Mother Teresa was invited to speak before the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills even her own child to solve her.
Krantiveera is a Kannada word used to describe Sangolli Rayanna, an army chief of the Kittur Kingdom that was then ruled by the heroic queen Kittur Rani Chennamma. Krantiveera means “Legendary Warrior” and there couldn’t be a better description than this for a Hero such as Sangolli Rayanna.