Andrew Limbaugh
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Known best by his first name, Valentino was singularly focused on women's beauty.
He dressed everyone from Jackie Kennedy to Elizabeth Taylor to Meryl Streep to Princess Diana.
And he had his signature color, Valentino red, a rich and vibrant red that pops on a dress.
He was born in 1932, heading to Paris as a teen to study fashion and art.
In 1960, he teamed up with businessman Giancarlo Giametti to found the label that would turn Valentino's name into a symbol of haute couture.
According to his foundation, he will lie in a state in a piazza in Rome on Wednesday with a funeral on Friday.
The NEH is awarding more than $75 million to 84 humanities projects across the country.
These include an art exhibit in Texas examining the influence of the American Revolution on the people there.
an academic conference in Athens, Ohio, discussing the meaning and legacy of the Declaration of Independence, and a podcast series produced by the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia exploring the concept of liberty in 1776 and today.
Not all projects were related to celebrating America 250, though.
Ten awards went towards teaching and training museum, archival, and conservational professionals, new methods of preserving records and artifacts, and a number of schools got grants to fund great books programs.
Well, you know, this is something that the president has been teasing for a bit.
I was actually at the Kennedy Center Honors a few weeks ago where he appointed himself to become the first president ever to host that show.
And he was playing coy with the press when they asked him about it, deferring to the board, but then noted how much effort he's been putting into revitalizing the place.
But, you know, actually, after the news was announced, Ohio Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty posted a video on social media claiming that, you know, during the call when the vote was held, dissenting voices were silenced.
Roma Daravi, the vice president of public relations at the center, told me that Representative Beatty is a non-voting member.
You know, Beatty is what's called an ex-official member.