Paton was born in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. After serving as a city missionary in Glasgow () and studying theology and medicine at the University of Glasgow, he was sent as a missionary by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland and began work on the island of Tanna in
Brash, direct, and aggressive, Air Force Colonel John Boyd was an unusual man. In his biography of the late colonel, Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War, Robert Coram sings Boyd’s praises, calling him “one of the most important unknown men of his time” and “arguably the greatest fighter pilot in American history.”.
John Cage was an American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced midth-century music. The son of an inventor, Cage briefly attended Pomona College and then traveled in Europe for a time.
John Colter traveled with Lewis and Clark, explored Yellowstone before anyone else, and survived being hunted for sport by Native Americans. After they disarmed him, he took a spear belonging to one of his attackers and killed him with it.
Trevor St. John is an American actor, who portrayed Todd Manning/Victor Lord Jr. on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live and has starred in various primetime shows and films. How old is Trevor St. John?.
John Hanson was a Liberian senator during the mid-19th century who has been erroneously claimed as the first Black president of the United States. Not much is known about Hanson’s early life. He was born into slavery in Baltimore, Maryland, around 1791.
John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; J – Ma) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor who made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly and by investing in real estate in or around New York City.
Official tennis player profile of John Millman on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
The Milwaukee mayoral election was held on Ma, to elect the mayor of Milwaukee. Incumbent mayor John Norquist was re-elected to a third term in office.
In , Meng Fei successfully hosted his first show "Nanjing Zero Distance" by virtue of his intelligence and humor. This marks his formal entry into the hosting industry and has laid a solid foundation for his hosting career.
Thanks to his unique blend of pop and rock, British singer Elton John became one of the 20 th century’s biggest artists and remains an enduring music icon. He was musically gifted from a young.
Jauss's reception theory focused on the reader rather than the author or text. The original reception of a text was compared to a later reception, revealing different literary receptions and their evolution.
T.S. Eliot (). “The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot”, p, Faber & Faber There's no vocabulary For love within a family, love that's lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is seen, the love within which All other love finds speech.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin bought a five-bedroom, nine-bath Colonial in McLean for $ million. Built in , it sits on more than an acre and has a mahogany deck and cherry-paneled elevator.