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Continental Congress Vote for Independence Occurred on July 2, Not July 4; Little Known Facts About Independence Day.
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June 13, 2000
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NEW YORK, June 13 /PRNewswire/ --
Celebrated each year on July 4, "Independence Day" is arguably the most patriotic and important American national holiday. However, few people know that the Continental Congress actually voted for independence on July 2, not July 4.
"The only people to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4 were John Hancock and Charles Thompson," noted Seth Kaller, director -- rare documents and art at Wall Street Rarities, a retailer of historical rarities and collectibles with a brand-new gallery on Wall Street. "In fact, only ...
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HE BEHAVED AWFULLY WEIRDLY Celebrated and vilified in his short lifetime, Aubrey Beardsley is still provoking controversy, argues Matthew Sweet
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...some published, most privately circulated - of Aubrey Beardsley. These precious creatures were riding high until...As is probably the case with Damien Hirst, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an innocent little boy before he became a high...
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Death of Aubrey Beardsley. (March 16, 1898, during the 1800s, he was a foremost illustrator but died at 25 from TB)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...of the 1890s `decadence', Aubrey Vincent Beardsley died, aged only twenty-five...town's hillside cemetery. Beardsley had lived most of his short life...Mabel was born in 1871 and Aubrey a year later, and he first showed...
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Aubrey Beardsley: A Biography.(Review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion
; ...values. Born August 21, 1872, Aubrey was the second child of Vincent Beardsley, a clerk in a London brewery...daughter of a Brighton surgeon. Vincent was at best a shadowy presence in the lives of Aubrey and his older sister, Mabel...
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Books: Why did Beardsley draw so weirdly? Martin Gayford on a great original who turned naughty-boy tendencies into art
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...and influence. Beardsley had a tough discipline...former an nounced, "Aubrey, I have made a...great artist." Beardsley, for once caught...artistic manner? Beardsley grew up in circumstances...poverty. His father, Vincent, was a ne'er...married beneath her. Aubrey and his sister ...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...painter, 1856. Deaths: Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor, 37; Robert Smith Surtees, novelist, 1864; Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, artist and illustrator, 1898; Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, statesman, 1937; The Rev John Marcus Harston...
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ARTS ELSEWHERE
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Aubrey Beardsley's death, the Princeton University...books and other memorabilia. "Aubrey Beardsley, 1872-1898: A Centennial...features a necklace inspired by Vincent van Gogh's painting "Starry...
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BIBLIO FILE
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times
; ...Auckland City Libraries will host a Bloomsday bash, with Vincent O'Sullivan, Max Cryer, Gordon McLauchlan and the...Mansfield has a local street named after him. The young Aubrey Beardsley died here, too." - from a postcard sent from Menton...
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'Feathers': Lightweight Remake
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...brothers Korda (Alexander produced, Zoltan directed and Vincent art-directed) served up in spades in the nearly perfect...betrothed, the beautiful, the bewitching, despite her Aubrey Beardsley ringlets, she is so unremarkable it makes me wonder...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...North Forty Realty Ltd. for $48,500 to Vincent R. and Mary T. Pennisi. Property on...Property on Troy Road, sold by Diane M. Aubrey and Robert B. Begg for $66,500 to...Snow. 36 Acorn Ave., sold by Angeline Beardsley executrix of the estate of Elena A. Librale...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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WEST MIDDLE ANNOUNCES HONOR ROLL.(Neighbors Cayuga)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...Samantha Cadwallader, John Camardo, Aubrey Campbell, Thomas Canzio, Rachel Carbonaro...DiSanto, Amber Downs, Hali Dutcher, Vincent Falcone, Emily Felter, Patricia Fleischman...Kevin Anderson, Allen Barry, Jessica Beardsley, Nicholas Bolak, Kevin Bouley, Samantha...
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