Tag Archive | "America"
Khalil Gibran’s Birthday
Tweet Khalil Gibran’s Birthday Khalil Gibran (born Gubran Khalil Gubran; Arabic جبران خليل جبران , January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese Americanartist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon mutasarrifate), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied [...]
Continue reading...Alexander Calder’s Birthday
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tweet Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. In addition to mobile and stabile sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry, and household objects. [wiki]
Continue reading...Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday Rube Goldberg!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Tweet Reuben Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970) was a Jewish American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons he created depicting complex devices that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways – now known as Rube Goldberg machines. Goldberg received many honors in his [...]
Continue reading...Independence Day 2001
Wednesday, July 4, 2001
Tweet USA Celebrates 4th of July – Independence Day
Continue reading...Declaration of Independence 2000
Saturday, July 1, 2000
Tweet Gooogle displayed a series of Google Doodle 2: Declaration of Independence! Logos desplayed on 4th July 2000
Continue reading...Counters
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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