Tag: biography

The Extraordinary Journeys Of Jules Verne

Follows the life of the French author of such fanciful travel and science f...

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Claude Monet: Father of French Impressionist Painting

Born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, Monet is perhaps the most famous of th...

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Billie Holiday - Singer

Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday was born in 1915 in Philadelphia. Considered o...

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Christopher Columbus - Explorer

Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer and...

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Nat King Cole - American Jazz Pianist And Vocalist

Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an Americ...

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Judy Garland - Singer And Actress

Actress and singer Judy Garland was born June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Mi...

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Michelangelo: Artist and Genius

Explores the life and times of the great artist and reviews his paintings,...

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Gene Kelly: To Live and Dance

Archive footage lifts the lid on the life of actor, dancer, singer, choreog...

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March from Selma to Montgomery

On Sunday, March 21, 1965, nearly 8,000 people began the five-day march fro...

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Children's Crusade of 1963

From May 2 to May 5, 1963, thousands of children left their schools in Birm...

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

For 382 days, almost the entire African-American population of Montgomery,...

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones is best known as a composer and record producer for legendary...

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George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver was an African American scientist and educator. Ca...

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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was an African American writer whose poems, columns, novels...

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Charles Dickens: Tale of Ambition and Genius

Charles Dickens lived the life of one of his characters - a tragic, deprive...

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