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2 hours ago · Becoming the Witch Queen of Harrenhal. Alys was present when Daemon Targaryen took Harrenhal for the Blacks, surviving alongside the rest of House Strong. However, when Aemond Targaryen eventually reclaimed the ruined castle from the Blacks, only Alys survived his wrath. Aemond executed every member of House Strong save her.
2 hours ago · Muhammad [a] ( / moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized : Muḥammad [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam ...
1 day ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
2 hours ago · The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
1 day ago · The Dalai Lama, whose name means "Ocean of Wisdom," is known to Tibetans as Gyalwa Rinpoche, "The Precious Jewel-like Buddha-Master," Kundun, "The Presence," and Yizhin Norbu, "The Wish-Fulfilling Gem." His devotees, as well as much of the Western world, often call him His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the style employed on his
1 day ago · Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy. [5] Although preceded by Pandrosion, another Alexandrian female ...
1 day ago · Fred Trump. Frederick Christ Trump Sr. (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was an American real-estate developer and businessman. He was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States . Born in the Bronx to German immigrants, Trump began working in home construction and sales in the 1920s before heading the real-estate ...
