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15. Биография Бенджамина Франклина на английском языке, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States. Considered the earliest of the Founders, Franklin was noted for his curiosity, ingenuity and diversity of interests. His wit and wisdom is proverbial to this day. More than anyone else, he shaped the American Revolution […]...
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18. Биография Prophet Muhammad Muhammad, was the final prophet of Islam. Islam is considered by Muslims to be the final step in the revelation of a monotheist religion of which earlier versions were the teachings of Moses, Jesus and the other prophets. Summary. Muhammad is said to have been a merchant who traveled widely. Early Muslim sources report that […]...
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20. Биография Luther Vandross Luther Vandross was an African-American R&B singer. During his career, Vandross sold 25 million albums and won eight Grammy awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. He won four Grammy awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track «Dance With My Father», co-written with Richard Marx. […]...
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22. Биография Usher, биография ашера Usher is an African-American singer and actor. He has been a popular R&B and pop music performer since the early 1990s. By the 2000s, Raymond was among the most popular performers in his genre, and achieved significant sales and chart success from his albums and singles. Usher is beloved in the gay community. After a […]...
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26. Биография Pope John Paul II The Venerable Pope John Paul II Latin: Sevorum Dei Ioannes Paulus P. P. II), born Karol Józef Wojtyla, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. He was the first non-Italian to serve in office since the Dutch — German Pope Adrian VI died in […]...
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29. Биография Эдди Мерфи на английском языке, Eddie Murphy Edward «Eddie» Regan Murphy is an American comedian, singer and actor. Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of 19, as a performer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live television show after graduating from Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School. His characters include a parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and of Fred Rogers. Former […]...
30. Henry Ford — Генри Форд Ford, Henry, american industrialist, best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry. Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, and educated in district schools. He became a machinist’s apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16. From 1888 to 1899 he was a mechanical engineer, and later […]...
31. Биография Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger is a German-born American diplomat and statesman. He served as National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State in the Nixon administration, continuing in the latter position after Gerald Ford became President in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. An admirer of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign […]...
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33. Music. Музыка «Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.» English literature is full of references of music. Literatures of different eras reflect the likes, dislikes and nature of people belonging to that era. If you read music-related phrases or poems of any era, you will find that these phrases or poems reflect the same reasons people […]...
34. Биография Эшли Симпсон на английском языке, Ashlee Simpson Ashlee Nicole Simpson is a American pop rock singer and an actress. Originally known for being the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson, Simpson eventually rose to prominence in her own right in mid-2004 through her chart-topping debut album «Autobiography» and the accompanying MTV reality series «The Ashlee Simpson Show». Born and raised in […]...
35. Биография Доктора Дре на английском языке, Dr. Dre Dr. Dre is an African-American record producer, rapper, and record executive, one of the most successful and well-known producers in the field of hip hop music. Dre is best-known as for his collaborations with West Coast hip hop artists such as Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Tupac Shakur, and also as a former member of […]...
36. Биография Jessica Simpson, биография Джессики Симпсон Jessica Ann Simpson is an American pop singer who rose to fame during the late 1990s. She has starred with her husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show Newlyweds, released her own line of beauty products called Dessert, and has also started a career as an actress. Early life and career. Simpson was born […]...
37. Биография Pope Benedict XVI His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Bavaria, Germany. He is the reigning 265th pope, serving as the bishop of Rome, Patriarch of the West, head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He was elected on April 19, 2005, in the papal conclave […]...
38. Биография Beyonce Beyoncé Giselle Knowles is an American R&B and pop singer, actress, and chief songwriter, and producer in the group Destiny’s Child. Knowles is usually referred to by her first name only, Beyoncé, which is now her stage name, but has come to be called Beyoncé Knowles by many in the media. Her debut solo album, […]...
39. Биография Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American record producer and rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Previously best known for producing hit singles for Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris, West himself worked on a solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back time and time again. Due to his appearance and overall style, […]...
40. Биография Martin Luther King The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Ph. D., was a Nobel Laureate, Baptist minister, and African American civil rights activist. He is one of the most significant leaders in U. S. history and in the modern history of non-violence, and is considered a hero, peacemaker and martyr by many people around the world. King was […]...