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12 hours ago · After 1900, larger buildings were constructed along Broadway and Spring from Third to Ninth streets in what is now called the Historic Core. Downtown's golden age. By 1920, the city's private and municipal rail lines were the most far-flung and most comprehensive in the world in mileage, even besting that of New York City. By this time, a ...
12 hours ago · The golden age is considered to have come into existence through a gigantic endeavor to acquire and translate the ancient sciences of the Greeks between the eighth and ninth centuries. The translations era was followed by two centuries of splendid original thinking and contributions, and is known as the "golden age" of Islamic science.
12 hours ago · British postcard. Photo: Universal. Robert Cummings and Nan Grey in Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Henry Koster, 1939). Robert ‘Bob’ Cummings (1910-1990) was an effective light comedian of 1930s and '40s films and 1950s and '60s TV series. He was renowned for his eternally youthful looks which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet. Cummings acted mainly in comedies but also ...
12 hours ago · Italian postcard by B.F.F. Edit., no. 2027. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Vivian Blaine (1921-1995) was a talented American stage and film actress and singer. She became famous as ...
