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Subsequently, Brookner worked as an art historian; lectured at London’s Courtauld Institute, where one of her superiors was the Soviet spy Anthony Blunt; and was appointed Slade Professor at Cambridge University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Watch: Trump says he appointed Stephen Miller ‘to make a change’
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
An early critic compared Salon to an old-fashioned airship, richly appointed and comfortable but more slow-moving than an actual plane.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
After a 15-year hiatus, he was back in 2014, this time as a bishop appointed by Pope Francis to administer the diocese of Chiclayo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Earlier that day, Germany’s aging president, Paul von Hindenburg, had appointed Hitler chancellor, making him the second-most powerful man in the country.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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