Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th 1809.
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Presidents’Day
On the third Monday of February, Americans honour their presidents. In 2014, it will be on February 17th! See the article on History
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Coming soon in March…
March 9th – Four Weddings and a Funeral premiered 20 years ago on March 9th 1994. Coming back to the most enjoyable comedy in years, Wet Wet Wet and on WH Auden’s most famous poem… March 17 – St Patrick’s Day. Everything you want to know about it… Earth Day in March And many others!…
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Charles Dickens
The author of worldwide acclaimed classics like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield or Great Expectations, one of the most popular British writers was born on February 7th 1812. See his biography here.
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For Valentine…
Bob Marley’s Waiting in vain… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWubpEL1Y_M[/youtube]
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Bob Marley online
Go to the official site to have resources on the king of reggae. Marley (2012), by Kevin McDonald [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7mLuiMx_BY[/youtube]
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Modern Times
In spite of the slogan, Charles Chaplin’s comedy was a deep reflexion on man and machine, on man becoming a part of machinery to obey economic goals and forced to survive in an industrialized area….A visionary film, Modern Times premiered in New York in 1936. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKTun2EZzsI[/youtube]
A voice for equality
Susan B. Anthony is a major figure in US history. She was born on February 15th, 1820, and she became a highly committed personnality in civil rights and a pioneer spokesperson for woman’s right and suffrage in the USA. See her biography and her actions. Nevertheless, she was so radical in some opinions that she
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Welcome to You Tube
On February 14th, 2005, 1 year after Facebook, three former employees of PayPal, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jewed Karim decided to create a site on which people could post, watch and share videos. You tube was born!!
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