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THIS DATE IN HISTORY: [1856] Irish author and Nobel Laureate George Bernard Shaw is born. THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: [July 28, 1866] English author and illustrator Helen Beatrix Potter is born THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: [July 29, 1900]: Swedish author and Nobel Laureate Eyvind Johnson is born.. Read Basil's e-Journal to follow his latest case - in Venice! And download 3-D animation scenes of Venice from our new Teddy Bear Animations Page. Speaking of Venice, here's a nice painting by French Impressionist Edouard Manet. ...and another by French Post-Impressionist Jean Dufy. And while we're on French painting, check out this luminous child by Adolphe-William Bouguereau. Read our review of Thomas Marent's spectacular nature book rainforest. View a few Hubble Space Telescope pictures in The Arts. Awesome! And here's a "bird's" eye view of where we live. |
