-
States
Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (26 September)
Good morning! Here are today’s most important news headlines for your school assembly on 26 September. We’ve compiled the latest national, international, state, sports, and business news to help you…
Read More » -
History
Dame Millicent Fawcett: Pioneer of Women’s Suffrage
Dame Millicent Fawcett (1847–1929) was an English political activist who led the NUWSS and campaigned for women's suffrage through legal change.
Read More » -
History
Frank Crumit: Radio’s Singing Sweetheart
Frank Crumit (1889–1943) was an American singer, composer, and vaudeville star who became a radio sensation with his wife Julia Sanderson as "the ideal couple of the air."
Read More » -
History
Luigi Lablache: The Comic Bass of European Opera
Luigi Lablache (1794–1858) was an Italian bass singer renowned for comic opera roles, including his signature Leporello in Don Giovanni, and taught Queen Victoria.
Read More » -
History
Isadora Duncan: Pioneer of Modern Dance
Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) was an American dancer and choreographer who pioneered modern contemporary dance and revolutionized movement through natural expression.
Read More » -
History
James Herriot: Veterinary Surgeon and Beloved Author
James Herriot (1916–1995) was a British veterinary surgeon and author best known for the bestselling If Only They Could Talk series, which sold 60 million copies.
Read More » -
History
Leo Ornstein: Pioneer of the Tone Cluster
Leo Ornstein (1895–2002) was an American experimental composer and pianist who pioneered the tone cluster in classical music and became a controversial modernist icon.
Read More » -
History
Robert Ballard: Deep-Sea Explorer and Oceanographer
Robert Ballard is a retired Navy oceanographer best known for discovering the RMS Titanic wreck in 1985 and pioneering work on deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
Read More » -
History
John Cage: Composer of Silence and Chance
John Cage (1912–1992) was an American composer and pioneer of indeterminacy in music. His 1952 work 4′33″ challenged definitions of musicianship itself.
Read More » -
History
Margaret Sanger: Birth Control Pioneer and Activist
Margaret Sanger (1879–1966) was an American birth control activist who founded Planned Parenthood and pioneered the first birth control pill.
Read More » -
History
Victor Jory: From Romantic Lead to Sinister Villain
Victor Jory (1902–1982) was a Canadian-American actor best known for villainous roles in Gone with the Wind and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree.
Read More » -
History
Dmitri Shostakovich: Soviet Russia’s Conflicted Master
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) was a Soviet composer whose First Symphony brought international fame. His complex relationship with the Soviet government shaped his career.
Read More » -
History
Michael Rennie: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Michael Rennie (1909–1971) was a British actor best known for playing alien Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). Explore his 30-year career.
Read More » -
History
Redd Foxx: King of Comedy and Television
Redd Foxx (1922–1991) was an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for starring in Sanford and Son. Called the King of the Party Records, he revolutionized Black comedy on…
Read More » -
History
George Hearn: Broadway’s Distinguished Bass-Baritone
George Hearn is an American actor and bass-baritone singer who won two Tony Awards for La Cage aux Folles and Sunset Boulevard on Broadway.
Read More »
