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Legendary guitarist, singer of ZZ Top born on this day in 1949. Check out a classic performance from the “Sharp Dressed Man”

Penn State is mourning the loss of honorary alumna Joan Legg Schreyer, whose philanthropy with late husband alumnus William “Bill” Allen Schreyer, former CEO and chairman emeritus of Merrill Lynch, set a new standard for giving to the University and transformed the Schreyer Honors College into a model of its kind in higher education.

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Robert Dudley: Fifth Son of Duke of Northumberland Robert Dudley was born on the 24th of June 1532/3. According to a popular tradition, he was born in the same year as Elizabeth I, i.e., in 1533. This, however, contradicts a 1576 portrait miniature of the courtier by Nicholas Hilliard. On the miniature is an inscription noting the courtier’s age when it was made, i.e., 44 years old. This suggests that Dudley was born a year before Elizabeth. Dudley was the fifth son of John Dudley, the Duke ...

A great American road trip through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming Clint Henderson © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Talk about a great American road trip. I’ve been living at my father’s ranch in rural Montana ever since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our New York City offices in March 2020. While I miss my colleag...

Space travel, race cars and the French Riviera are among the eclectic references that informed Snøhettas design for the Moniker boutique in Oslo, Norway. Called Moniker Fashion Universe, the 1,500-metre-square concept store is located in the heart of Oslos shopping district, near the newly renovated Valkyrien Square. When the store opened last spring, its two Snøhetta-designed floors housed only womenswear. Now, sports- and menswear departments have been added on a new floor, which compleme...

Jason Koski/Cornell University Author Ijeoma Oluo speaks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, this year a conversation with history professor Ed Baptist, March 1 on Zoom. Oluo offers practical antiracism strategies in MLK Lecture March 3, 2021 As far as author Ijeoma Oluo is concerned, William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody is hardly the American hero he’s made out to be. “The only thing that really made him exceptional,” said Oluo, author of “�...

SUMMARY George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1811. The third monarch from the House of Hanover, George was just twenty-two years old when he succeeded his grandfather, George II, as king in 1760. His reign was shaped by the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), the Irish Rebellion (1798), and the French Revolution (1783–1815), but he is best known as the “tyrant,” called “unfit to be the ruler of a free people” in the Declaration of Independence (1776), who lost t...

The Old West in color: Buffalo Bill, Teddy Roosevelt and the gold rush are brought to life in fascinating restored photographs A new book has brought the spirit of the Wild West back to life with more than 200 colourised photographs The new book is called The Wild West in Color: A photographic Account of our Nations Westward Expansion  Pictures in the book include that of Theodore Roosevelt in hunting gear and Belle Starr after her arrest

Where is it located? Bagshot Park is a royal residence which is located near the village of Bagshot in Surrey. It is approximately 11 miles south of Windsor. The 51-acres occupied by this Grade II listed building are located within a designated area of Windsor Great Park. When was it built and when was it used as a royal residence? The original building was known as Bagshot Lodge and was built between 1631 and 1633. It was one of several smaller homes designed by Inigo Jones which were built fo...