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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a 1974 biography of Robert Moses by Robert Caro.The book focuses on the creation and use of power in New York local and state politics, as witnessed through Moses's use of unelected positions to design and implement dozens of highways and bridges, sometimes at great cost to the communities he nominally served.

Robert Louis Johnson is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Via.

Robert FitzRoy, a British naval officer and meteorologist, was born on July 5, 1805, at Ampton Hall in Suffolk. A descendant of King Charles II, he was distantly related to royalty but did not inherit a dukedom.

Born in Hamilton, Ohio, on September 15, 1914, Robert McCloskey was an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. McCloskey was also a talented artist whose work included murals and sculpture. He was even awarded the Prix de Rome as a student.

Major Works and Themes. Robert Frost’s poetry is characterized by its clarity, depth, and universal themes that resonate with readers of all backgrounds. He often explored themes such as the complexities of human relationships, the beauty and brutality of nature, the passage of time, and the search for meaning in life.

Robert Macfarlane is a nature and travel writer and critic. He is the author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Landmarks, and The Lost Words, co-created with Jackie Morris. Mountains of the Mind won the Guardian First Book Award and the Somerset Maugham Award and The Wild Places won the Boardman-Tasker Award.

Watson-Watt, the man. Watson-Watt Chair of Electrical Engineering established at University College, Dundee in 1949. Watson-Watt Archive Dundee University Archives. GB 0254 MS 228. Created by Robert Hanbury Brown. There are 19 portraits of Robert Watson-Watt held in the National Portrait Gallery. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry.

Robert Musil was born in Klagenfurt, capital of Carinthia. After completing his studies and working for sometime in Berlin he settled in Vienna and became a journalist and writer. During World War I he was busy as a war correspondent at the beginning of World War II he managed to emigrate to Switzerland as he feared for his Jewish wife.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives on Capitol Hill on Monday to kickstart several days of private meetings with more than two dozen senators and their staff in a bid to become the nation's next health.

- Robert Service, on Leon Trotsky, in Trotsky: A Biography With this biography, I felt like I turned a corner in my study of Russian history. Long a dilettante, dabbling in popular biographies and dwelling endlessly on the executed Romanovs in Ekaterinburg, Robert Service’s Trotsky represented another, higher level. An introductory graduate.

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, (born Nov. 22, 1643, Rouen, France—died March 19, 1687, near Brazos River [now in Texas, U.S.]), French explorer. In 1666 he left France for North America and was granted land near Montreal.

Robert Desiderio is a well-known American actor and writer. He is best known for his portrayal as Steve Piermont in the ABC daytime drama “ One Life to Live” (1982-1983). How rich is American Actor and Singer Robert Desiderio? Desiderio’s net worth is believed to be around $ 5 million as of 2023, however his salary and earnings remain unclear.

Early Life and Education Robert Johnson, born on April 8, 1946, is an American businessman and the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET). He grew up in Freeport, Illinois, where he graduated from Freeport High School in 1964.

COVID Related activities: Since the onset of the COVID pandemic in the early months of 2020 Dr Udwadia has been extremely busy: As a “hands-on” physician looking after COVID wards and ICU’s since the start of the pandemic and training the many resident doctors who work as part of his team.

In 1920, while they were appearing together in a Brooklyn production of A Gaiety Girl, their son Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr. was born. He later became a Hollywood actor under the name Mickey Rooney. [3]. The Yules separated in 1924 during a slump in vaudeville, and Carter moved with her son to Hollywood in 1925.

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, famously known as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015) was a pre-eminent Indian aerospace scientist and the 11th President of India who took the course of Indian technological advancement to unprecedented heights.

Jhumpa Lahiri, a celebrated author born on J, in London, England, rose to prominence with her debut collection of short stories, "Interpreter of Maladies", released in 1999. The work, which explored the experiences of Indian immigrant families in both India and the United States, gained critical acclaim and won prestigious awards.

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル), also known as Utada for their English-language releases, is a Japanese singer. In 1990, they formed the unit U3 alongside their mother and father. The unit debuted in Japan with a studio album released in September 1993. In 1995, they began releasing music independently in Europe and America under the name cubic U. The same year, they were noticed by producer.

Uttarakaanda is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Rohit Padaki. It stars Dhananjaya and Aishwarya Rajesh in lead roles and Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavana Menon, Vijay Babu, Yogaraj Bhat, Rangayana Raghu, Chaithra J. Achar, Umashree, Diganth, and Gopal Krishna Deshpande in supporting roles.

Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (/ ˈ r aɪ ər d ə n / RY-ər-dən; born June 5, 1964) [1] is an American author, best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the United States.