Architecture
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Hagia Sophia of Constantinople
On May 7, 558, the main dome of Hagia Sophia, Church of the Holy Wisdom and seat of the Orthodox…
Art
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Emil Nolde – the First Expressionist
On August 7, 1867, German-Danish painter and printmaker Emil Nolde was born. Nolde was one of the first Expressionists, a…
Literature
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The Writings of Victor Hugo
On May 22, 1854, French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement Victor Hugo passed away. Hugo is considered…
Music
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Dayton Miller – Physicist, Acoustician, Flautist
On March 13, 1866, American physicist, astronomer, acoustician Dayton Clarence Miller was born. An early experimenter of X-rays, Miller was…
Poetry
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge and English Literary Romanticism
On July 25, 1834, English poet, literary critic and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge passed away. Together with his friend William…
