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2 days ago · Louis the German[ a] (c. 806 [ 3][ 4] /810 [ 2] – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany, [ b] was the first king of East Francia, and ruled from 843 to 876 AD. Grandson of emperor Charlemagne and the third son of Louis the Pious, emperor of Francia, and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, [ 5] he received the appellation ...
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5 days ago · Black artists developed strategies of resistance in the South that conditioned musicians to political activism, which they continued in Northeastern and Midwestern cities during the Great Migration. Louis Armstrong was the physical embodiment of the jazz migration experience. Born in New Orleans, he left for Chicago in 1922 at the behest of his ...
2 days ago · Louis L. Frierson, who led two companies, served on a long list of civic committees and reigned as Rex, king of Carnival, in 1995 died on Tuesday — his 84th birthday — at his New Orleans home ...
2 days ago · Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most powerful man in Europe in the early 16th century, running a territory that sprawled across the continent and beyond, to the New World. But the man born in Ghent in 1500 and raised in Mechelen would abdicate in Brussels at the age of 55. Thursday, 27 July 2023. By Vincenzo De Meulenaere.
3 days ago · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [ c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
4 days ago · ariannerogers Published: August 21, 2024. Roadside Flix. One groundbreaking Poughkeepsie native is about to be the focus of one of the most highly-anticipated films coming out this Fall. The film Lee stars Oscar award-winning actress Kate Winslet who portrays Poughkeepsie native and Vassar alum, Elizabeth "Lee" Miller.