Samuel Johnson was born on 18 September 1709, to Sarah (née Ford) and Michael Johnson, a bookseller. His mother was 40 when she gave birth to Johnson in the family home above his father's bookshop in Lichfield, Staffordshire.This was considered an unusually late pregnancy, so precautions were taken, and a man-midwife and surgeon of "great reputation" named George …

In video games, Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards. American basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (pictured) are freed via a prisoner exchange.; In Germany, 25 members of a far-right group are arrested in connection with a coup d'état plot.; Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are elected to the Federal Council, …

Atlanta (/ æ t ˈ l æ n t ə / at-LAN-tə) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia.It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties.With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United ...

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Noach, Noiach, Nauach, Nauah, or Noah (נֹחַ ‎, Hebrew for the name "Noah", the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parashah) is the second weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה ‎, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.It constitutes Genesis 6:9–11:32.The parashah tells the stories of the Flood and Noah's Ark, of Noah's subsequent drunkenness and cursing ...

George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, CH, PC (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, having represented North West Hampshire from 1997 and Ealing Acton from 1974 to 1997. He has served in …

Oct 26, 2022 · Key findings include: Proposition 30 on reducing greenhouse gas emissions has lost ground in the past month, with support among likely voters now falling short of a majority. Democrats hold an overall edge across the state's competitive districts; the outcomes could determine which party controls the US House of Representatives. Four in ten likely voters are …

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (/ ˈ k oʊ l ə r ɪ dʒ /; 21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.He also shared volumes and collaborated with Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, and Charles Lloyd.

Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero since 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005.Miliband was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition between 2010 and 2015, resigning after Labour's defeat at the 2015 …

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