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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3] The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only ...
28 May – Jean Paul Slusser, painter, designer, art critic, professor, and director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art (b. 1886) 16 June – Hans Coper, German-born English studio potter (b. 1920) 19 June – Lotte Reiniger, German silhouette animator and film director (b.1899) 29 June – Russell Drysdale, Australian artist (b. 1912)
Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939 [2]) is a Venezuelan fashion designer [3] known for her personal style, [4] and for dressing various First Ladies of the United States, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump. [5] [6]
1981 Conservationist, preservationist and founder of the Preservation Society of Newport Anna Tucker (1919–2012) 1981 First Director for the R.I. Department of Elderly Affairs Florence K. Murray (1916–2004) 1980 First woman state senator, the first woman judge and the first female member of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
There are 25 World Heritage Sites in the United States, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first sites in the United States added to the list were Mesa Verde National Park and Yellowstone National Park, both at the second session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978.
The eighth-generation Ford Thunderbird is a long-wheelbase variant of the rear-wheel drive Ford Fox platform; stretched to 108.4 inches, it shares its chassis with the Mercury Cougar XR7 (1980–1982), the Lincoln Continental (1982–1987) and the Continental / Lincoln Mark VII (1984–1992). The adoption of the Fox architecture marked the ...
History Military outpost Lung Tsun Stone Bridge and Lung Tsun Pavilion (Pavilion for Greeting Officials) of Kowloon Walled City in 1898 The history of the walled city can be traced back to the Song dynasty (960–1279), when a military outpost was set up to manage the salt trade in the area. Little took place for hundreds of years afterward, although 30 guards were stationed there in 1668. A ...
Edith Claire Head (née Posenor, [1] October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design [3] between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history. Head is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential costume designers in ...