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Riga International Airport
Riga International Airport (; ) is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to 76 destinations as of November 2019. It serves as a hub for airBaltic, SmartLynx Airlines, RAF-Avia and as one of the base airports... | {
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Transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)
The transportation system of Georgia is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure comprising over 1,200 miles (1,900 km) of interstates and more than 120 airports and airbases serving a regional population of 59,425 people.
Background
History
Mass Transit
MARTA
MART... | {
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Michael S. Smith (interior designer)
Michael Sean Smith (born 1964) is an American interior designer based in Los Angeles. Smith was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House from 2008-2016 and is responsible for the 2010 makeover of the Oval Office.
Early life
Micha... | {
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True Lies
True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy film written, directed and co-produced by James Cameron and executive produced by Lawrence Kasanoff. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston. It is based on the... | {
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William Glenn
William Wallace Lumpkin Glenn (August 12, 1914 – March 10, 2003) was an American cardiac surgeon who co-created an early version of an artificial heart and was the developer of a technique for the treatment of congenital heart defects.
Glenn was born on August 12, 1914, in Asheville, North Carolina. His... | {
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Marilyn Miller
Marilyn Miller (born Mary Ellen Reynolds; September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, and it was the combination of these talents that endeared her to audiences. On stage, she ... | {
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Frank Patterson
Frank Patterson (5 October 1938 – 10 June 2000) was an internationally renowned Irish tenor following in the tradition of singers such as Count John McCormack and Josef Locke. He was known as "Ireland's Golden Tenor".
Early life
Patterson was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary on 5 October 1938. As a ... | {
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Percy Crosby
Percy Lee Crosby (December 8, 1891 – December 8, 1964) was an American author, illustrator and cartoonist best known for his comic strip Skippy. Adapted into movies, a novel and a radio show, Crosby's creation was commemorated on a 1997 U.S. Postal Service stamp. An inspiration for Charles Schulz's Peanut... | {
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Alice Backes
Alice Mayrine Backes (May 17, 1923 – March 15, 2007) was an American actress who performed on radio, television, and in films from the 1940s to the 1990s. Standing 5'9", she worked chiefly on television during her long career. She appeared in over 80 television series and made-for-television movies, speci... | {
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Trinidad, Colorado
Trinidad is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 9,096 as of the 2010 census, up slightly from 9,078 in 2000. The estimate as of 2018 was 8,211. Trinidad lies north of Raton, New Mexico, and so... | {
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Dorothy Lawrence
Dorothy Lawrence (4 October 1896 – 4 October 1964) was an English journalist who posed as a male soldier in order to report from the front line during World War I. She managed to obtain a Khaki soldier uniform from a friend. as well as getting a false identity. However trench life affected her health,... | {
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Dorothy Lawrence
Dorothy Lawrence (4 October 1896 – 4 October 1964) was an English journalist who posed as a male soldier in order to report from the front line during World War I. She managed to obtain a Khaki soldier uniform from a friend. as well as getting a false identity. However trench life affected her health,... | {
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Ray Collins (actor)
Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of radio drama. A friend and associate of Orso... | {
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Michael Higgins (actor)
Michael Patrick Higgins Jr. (January 20, 1920 – November 5, 2008) was an American actor who appeared in film and on stage, and was best known for his role in the original Broadway production of Equus.
Early life
Higgins was born in Brooklyn on January 20, 1920, the son of Mary Katherine (née M... | {
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Greenville, Ohio
Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Darke County, Ohio, United States, located in southwestern Ohio about 33 miles northwest of Dayton. The population was 13,227 at the 2010 census.
History
Greenville is the historic location of Fort Greene Ville, which was built in November of 1793 by Gen... | {
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Félix W. Ortiz
Félix W. Ortiz (born November 2, 1959 in Puerto Rico) is an American politician, currently representing New York's 51st Assembly District. He is a Democrat and currently serving as Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly.
Early life
Ortiz moved from Puerto Rico to New York City in 1980, becomi... | {
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Lawrence Sher
Lawrence Sher, (born February 4, 1970) is an American cinematographer and film director, best known for comedy films such as Garden State, The Dictator, and The Hangover series, frequently collaborating with directors Todd Phillips and Zach Braff. He made his directorial debut with Father Figures, which... | {
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Trinity High School (Washington, Pennsylvania)
Trinity High School is a public high school located on a hilltop overlooking the city of Washington, Pennsylvania. Its bell tower has been a landmark in Washington County for years.
It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmar... | {
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Paula Hamilton
Paula Hamilton (born 23 January 1961) is an English model. She is best known for her appearance in the classic 1987 Mk II Volkswagen Golf TV advert Changes. In 2006, she returned to public recognition as a judge on Britain's Next Top Model, for two cycles.
Early life
Hamilton's father died before her b... | {
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James Bowdoin
James Bowdoin II (; August 7, 1726 – November 6, 1790) was an American political and intellectual leader from Boston, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution and the following decade. He initially gained fame and influence as a wealthy merchant. He served in both branches of the Massachusetts Gener... | {
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Jane Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, voice actress, author, singer and comedian. She is best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in the musical television series Glee. She also gained fame in Christopher Guest's
improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show.
A native of Dolton... | {
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Jenny Willott
Jennifer Nancy Willott (born 29 May 1974) is a British politician. She was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 2005 to 2015. Willott became a junior minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Government Equalities Office in December 2013, temporarily... | {
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Paul J. Heald
Paul J. Heald (born April 19, 1959) is an American novelist and law professor, best known for his murder mysteries and his empirical studies of the public domain in copyright law. His fiction is published by Skyhorse Publishing, and he is currently the Richard W. & Marie L. Corman Research Professor at t... | {
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William B. Hopkins
William Benjamin Hopkins Sr. (April 15, 1922 – December 11, 2012) was an American politician, lawyer and military historian.
Early life, education and military service
Born in Rocky Mount in Franklin County, Virginia, Hopkins graduated from Washington and Lee University a semester early in 1942 so ... | {
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