Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley
In the UK:
"No Other Love" by Ronnie Hilton
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Ezra T. Benson
(TIME Cover: May the 7th, 1956)
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Famous people born on the 11th of May: |
1811 - Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese Twins
1894 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
1904 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan painter (d. 1989)
1941 - Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
1978 - Laetitia Casta, French supermodel and actress
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1956 |
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Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881-1958
for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity
Spain
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 1956 |
Around the World in 80 Days
directed by Michael Anderson
with david Niven (Phileas Fogg) and Cantinflass (Passepartout)
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Designed in 1956 |
The Pedestral armchair with cushion
by Eero Saarinen |
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