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5 days ago · Sir John Alexander Macdonald [a] GCB PC QC ( 10 or 11 January 1815 [b] – 6 June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when ...
1 day ago · John Fea | July 1, 2024. This is a really interesting piece from Jonathan Chait at New York Magazine. A taste: After absorbing the initial waves of shock from Thursday night’s debate debacle, allies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have begun whispering to the media their reasons why the Democratic ticket must consist of...
3 days ago · Forrest stepped down from day-to-day management of the global food manufacturer in 1969, turning over control to his two sons, John and Forrest Jr., who died in 2016.
4 days ago · John Werner has created a career out of bringing ideas, networks and people together to generate powerful results. John is a Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures.John's deep curiosity ...
4 days ago · July 2, 2024 Scriptnotes. John welcomes Simon Rich (Man Seeking Woman, Miracle Workers) to look at how he crafts a comedic premise. Using his work on SNL, his time writing Inside Out at Pixar and his plethora of short stories, they look at how he develops a funny idea into a story with narrative and emotional punch.
2 days ago · John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student ...
3 days ago · Last Sunday, John Harrison left the San Angelo, Texas, rodeo to head home to Oklahoma. The 40-year-old rodeo clown received news he knew would one day come, but was still hoping he wouldn’t hear ...
