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16 godz. temu · The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is the oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA.It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois.
16 godz. temu · The Reconquista allowed the Catholic Monarchs to divert their attention to exploration. In 1492, Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borja, a Valencian) formally approved the division of the unexplored world between kingdoms of what is today Spain and Portugal. New discoveries and conquests came in quick succession. In 1493, when Christopher Columbus brought 1,500 colonists with him on his second ...
16 godz. temu · Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician who served as the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents.After his death, a number of scandals were exposed, including Teapot Dome, as well as an extramarital affair with Nan Britton ...
16 godz. temu · Scout at Ship's Wheel, 1913. Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894, in New York City, to Jarvis Waring Rockwell and Anne Mary "Nancy" (née Hill) Rockwell His father was a Presbyterian and his mother was an Episcopalian; two years after their engagement, he converted to the Episcopal faith. Rockwell's earliest American ancestor was John Rockwell (1588–1662), from Somerset, England ...
