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The 1943 Irish general election to the 11th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 23 June, having been called on 31 May by proclamation of President Douglas Hyde on the advice of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. It took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies for 138 seats in Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireacht... | {"Name": "1943 Irish general election", "Country": "Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1938 Irish general election", "Previous year": "1938", "Election date": "23 June 1943", "Next election": "1944 Irish general election", "Next year": "1944", "Seats for election": "138 seats in ... |
The 1938 Irish general election to the 10th Dáil was held on Friday, 17 June following the dissolution of the 9th Dáil on 27 May 1938 by the Presidential Commission on the request of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. It was a snap election, less than a year after the previous election, the proximate cause being the government... | {"Name": "1938 Irish general election", "Country": "Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1937 Irish general election", "Previous year": "1937", "Election date": "17 June 1938", "Next election": "1943 Irish general election", "Next year": "1943", "Seats for election": "138 seats in ... |
The 1937 Irish general election to the 9th Dáil was held on Thursday, 1 July, following the dissolution of the 8th Dáil on 14 June by Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy on the direction of the Executive Council. The general election took place in 34 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Irish Free State for 138 seats in ... | {"Name": "1937 Irish general election", "Country": "Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1933 Irish general election", "Previous year": "1933", "Election date": "1 July 1937", "Next election": "1938 Irish general election", "Next year": "1938", "Seats for election": "138 seats in D... |
The 1933 Irish general election to the 8th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 24 January following the dissolution of the 7th Dáil on 2 January by Governor-General Domhnall Ua Buachalla on the advice of the Executive Council. The general election took place in 30 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Irish Free State for ... | {"Name": "1933 Irish general election", "Country": "Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1932 Irish general election", "Previous year": "1932", "Election date": "24 January 1933", "Next election": "1937 Irish general election", "Next year": "1937", "Seats for election": "153 seats ... |
The Wild Bunch, also known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, or the Oklahombres, were a gang of American outlaws based in the Indian Territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were active in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma Territory during the 1890s—robbing banks and stores, holding up trains, and kill... | {"Founded": "July 16, 1892", "Founding location": "Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory", "Years active": "1892-1895", "Territory": "Indian Territory", "Notable members": "Bill Doolin William Marion \"Bill\" Dalton George \"Bitter Creek\" Newcomb Charley Pierce Oliver \"Ol\" Yantis William \"Tulsa Jack\" Blake Dan \"Dynamite Di... |
Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was one of the loosely organized outlaw gangs operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall, near Kaycee in Wyoming, a natural fortress of caves, with a narrow entrance that was constantly guarded. In the beginning, the gang was referred to as the "Hole in the Wall Gang" during the Old West era in th... | {"Founding location": "Hole-in-the-Wall, Big Horn Mountains, Johnson County, Wyoming", "Years active": "1899-1901", "Territory": "Northern Wyoming", "Ethnicity": "European-American"} |
Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (30 April 156416 July 1631) was a Scottish nobleman. A convert to Catholicism, he openly conspired with the king of Spain to try to unseat the Protestant Queen Elizabeth.
Biography
He was the son of Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll by his first wife, Lady Jean Hay, daughter of William Ha... | {"Name": "The Earl of Erroll", "Image caption": "Arms of the Earl of Erroll", "Birth date": "30 April 1564", "Birth place": "Errol, Perthshire, Scotland", "Death date": "1631 7 16 1564 4 30 y", "Death place": "Slains, Aberdeen, Scotland", "Term start": "1585", "Term end": "1631", "Spouse(s)": "Lady Mary StewartLady Mar... |
The 1932 Irish general election to the 7th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 16 February, following the dissolution of the 6th Dáil on 29 January by Governor-General James McNeill on the advice of President of the Executive Council W. T. Cosgrave. The general election took place in 30 parliamentary constituencies throughout th... | {"Name": "1932 Irish general election", "Country": "Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "September 1927 Irish general election", "Previous year": "Sept. 1927", "Next election": "1933 Irish general election", "Next year": "1933", "Seats for election": "153 seats in Dáil ÉireannCC In... |
United States Army Garrison Fort Buchanan, is a United States Army installation in Puerto Rico. It is located in the metropolitan area of the capital, San Juan.
History
Puerto Rico was part of the Spanish Empire from the time of Christopher Columbus until the Spanish-American War. United States forces landed in Guánic... | {"Type": "U.S. Army Garrison", "Built": "1923http://www.buchanan.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp Fort Buchanan PR • History 2010-07-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100624092146/http://www.buchanan.army.mil/sites/about/history.asp 2010-06-24 dead", "In use": "1923-Present", "Controlled by": "United States Army", ... |
George Scarborough (October 2, 1859 – April 5, 1900) was a cowboy and lawman who lived during the time of the Wild West. He is best known for having killed outlaw John Selman, killer of John Wesley Hardin, and for his partnership with lawman Jeff Milton, with the pair bringing down several outlaws during their time tog... | {"Name": "George Scarborough", "Caption": "George Scarborough as a lawman.", "Birth date": "1859 10 02", "Birth place": "Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States", "Death date": "1900 04 05 1859 10 02", "Death place": "Deming, New Mexico Territory, United States", "Death cause": "Gunshot wound", "Occupation": "La... |
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - November 7, 1908), better known as the Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West. He likely met Butch Cassidy (real name Robert Leroy Parker) during a hunting trip in 1883 or earlier. The "Wild Bunch" gang performed the longest string o... | {"Criminal charge": "Theft (1887)", "Allegiance": "Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch", "Wanted since": "1892", "Country": "United States"} |
Fleet Prison was a notorious London prison by the side of the River Fleet. The prison was built in 1197, was rebuilt several times, and was in use until 1844. It was demolished in 1846.
History
The prison was built in 1197 off what is now Farringdon Street, on the eastern bank of the River Fleet after which it was n... | {"Coordinates": "51 30 58 N 0 6 18 W it", "Status": "Closed", "Security class": "debtor's prison, contemnor's prison", "Population": "300, plus families", "Opened": "1197", "Closed": "1846", "Warden": "See below", "Street address": "off Farringdon Street", "City": "London", "Country": "Kingdom of England (1197-1707) Ki... |
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 - January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp was involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys.Ward, Derrick S.; Wishart, David ... | {"Name": "Wyatt Earp", "Caption": "Earp at about age 39104", "Birth name": "Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp", "Birth date": "1848 03 19", "Birth place": "Monmouth, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "1929 1 13 1848 3 19", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Lawman, buffalo hunter, saloon keeper, miner, br... |
Paul Reynaud (; 15 October 1878 - 21 September 1966) was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Nazi Germany.
Reynaud opposed the Munich Agreement of September 1938, when France and the United Kingdom gave way before Hitl... | {"Name": "Paul Reynaud", "Image caption": "Paul Reynaud (1940)", "Term start": "21 March 1940", "Term end": "16 June 1940", "Office 2": "Deputy Prime Minister of France", "Prime minister 2": "Joseph Laniel", "Predecessor 2": "Henri Queuille", "Successor 2": "Guy Mollet", "Birth name": "Jean Paul Reynaud", "Birth date":... |
The Eiger () is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at , constituting one of the most emblemat... | {"Elevation": "3967", "Prominence": "Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Nördliches Eigerjoch (3,605 m).", "Isolation": "Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northeast of the Mönch.", "English translation": "Ogre", "Location": "Canton of Bern, Switzerland",... |
Édouard Daladier (; 18 June 1884 - 10 October 1970) was a French Radical-Socialist (centre-left) politician, and the Prime Minister of France who signed the Munich Agreement before the outbreak of World War II.
Daladier was born in Carpentras and began his political career before World War I. During the war, he fough... | {"Name": "Édouard Daladier", "Image caption": "Daladier in the 1930s", "Term start": "10 April 1938", "Term end": "21 March 1940", "President 2": "Albert Lebrun", "Predecessor 2": "Joseph Paul-Boncour", "Successor 2": "Albert Sarraut", "Birth date": "1884 6 18 y", "Birth place": "Carpentras, Vaucluse, France", "Death d... |
Luxembourg Airport is the main airport in Luxembourg. Previously called Luxembourg Findel Airport due to its location at Findel, it is Luxembourg's only international airport and is the only airport in the country with a paved runway. It is located east of Luxembourg City. In 2019, it handled 4.4 million passengers. ... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Luxembourg City, Luxembourg", "Location": "Sandweiler", "Hub": "Cargolux\n China Airlines Cargo\n Luxair\n Luxembourg Air Rescue\n Qatar Airways Cargo", "AMSL": "1,234", "Coordinates": "49 37 24 N 006 12 16 E region:LU-LU inline,title", "Website": "lux-airport.lu"} |
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), is a private Self-financed University/Institute located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is named after the Gujarati entrepreneur and Reliance group founder Dhirubhai Ambani. It is run by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and is promoted... | {"Motto": "Knowledge is Leadership", "Type": "Private", "President": "Anil Ambani", "Director": "K. S. Dasgupta", "Website": "https://www.daiict.ac.in/"} |
is a Japanese sweet snack food produced by the Ezaki Glico food company. Pocky was first sold in 1966, and was invented by Yoshiaki Koma. It consists of coated biscuit sticks. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeic word , which is supposed to resemble the sound of the snack being cracked.
The original chocolate... | {"Name of food": "Pocky", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Sticks of original (chocolate) Pocky", "Place of origin": "Japan", "Creator": "Glico", "Year": "1966", "Main ingredient": "Biscuit stick, chocolate"} |
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Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton (21 December 1505 - 30 July 1550), KG was an English peer, secretary of state, Lord Chancellor and Lord High Ad... | {"Image size": "240px", "Image caption": "Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, miniature by Hans Holbein the Younger", "Father": "William Wriothesley, otherwise Wrythe", "Mother": "Agnes Drayton", "Birth date": "21 December 1505", "Birth place": "London", "Death date": "yes 1550 7 30 1505 12 21", "Death place":... |
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and the final commander of the Japanese naval forces defending the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa.
Biography
Ōta was a native of Nagara, Chiba. He graduated 64th out of 118 cadets from the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy i... | {"Native name": "jpn", "Born": "Nagara, Japan", "Died": "Okinawa, Japan", "Allegiance": "Empire of Japan"} |
Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (1981-2021) and Peter Gabriel (since 1977). He is also a member of Liquid Tensi... | {"Born": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Genres": "Progressive rock jazz fusion pop rock world music progressive metal", "Labels": "Papa Bear", "Member of": "Peter Gabriel Liquid Tension Experiment Stick Men", "Formerly of": "King Crimson Bruford Levin Upper Extremities Bozzio Levin Stevens Anderson Bruford Wakeman How... |
Haik Hovsepian Mehr (; January 6, 1945, Tehran - January 19, 1994) was an Iranian Armenian Protestant minister and bishop of the Jama'at-e Rabbani church (part of the Assemblies of God church movement). After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, he was one of the few Christian leaders to continue to evangelize. In 1994, he ... | {"Name": "Haik Hovsepian Mehr", "Birth date": "January 6, 1945", "Birth place": "Tehran, Iran", "Death date": "1994 1 19 1945 1 6 y"} |
Dilip Kumar (; born Mohammed Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 - 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from the late 1940s throughout the 1960s,
See Dilip Kumar section,
being referred to as Abhinay Samrat (Hindi... | {"Name": "Dilip Kumar", "Caption": "Kumar in the 1950s", "Other names": "Tragedy King, Abhinay Samrat, The First Khan, Dilip Sahab", "Birth name": "Mohammed Yusuf Khan", "Birth date": "1922 12 11 yes", "Death date": "2021 7 7 1922 12 11 yes", "Birth place": "Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India(present... |
A. Anne McLellan (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian politician and academic who served as the ninth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, and represented Edmonton in the House of Commons of Canada. She also held the... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Honourable", "Name": "Anne McLellan", "Honorific suffix": "CAN PC OC AOE 100%", "Image caption": "McLellan in 2011", "Term start": "December 12, 2003", "Term end": "February 6, 2006", "Office 2": "Solicitor General of Canada", "Prime minister 2": "Jean ChrétienPaul Martin", "Predecessor 2": "W... |
"Down in It" is the debut single by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on September 15, 1989. Taken from the band's debut album Pretty Hate Machine, it was the first song ever written by frontman Trent Reznor.
Production
The song's outro contains lyrics referencing the nursery rhyme "Rain Rain Go ... | {"Released": "September 15, 1989", "Recorded": "1989", "Genre": "Hip hophttp://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6289149/nine-inch-nails-pretty-hate-machine-at-25-classic-track-by Nine Inch Nails' 'Pretty Hate Machine' at 25: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review Billboard November 10, 2014 2017-05-16 Part... |
St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, the current building was completed in 1682 by Sir Christopher Wren. Wren's building wa... | {"OS grid reference": "St. Clement Danes", "Denomination": "Church of England", "Architect(s)": "Christopher Wren", "Style": "Baroque", "Heritage designation": "Grade I", "Years built": "several, most recently 1682", "Chaplain(s)": "Reverend Mark Perry GBR MStJ FRSA 90%https://stclementdanesraf.org/st-clement-danes-new... |
The Boston Common (also known as the Common) is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. Boston Common consists of of land bounded by Tremont Street (139 Tremont St.), Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street.
The Common is part of the Em... | {"Type": "Public park", "Area": "50 acre m2", "Location": "Boston, Massachusetts", "Designer": "Multiple, including Augustus St. Gaudens"} |
Ancroft is a village and civil parish (which includes the village of Scremerston) in Northumberland, England. Prior to 1844, Ancroft lay within the Islandshire exclave of County Durham. It is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and has a population of 885, rising slightly to 895 at the 2011 census.
There are several suggesti... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)", "Unitary authority": "Northumberland", "Ceremonial county": "Northumberland", "UK Parliament": "Berwick-upon-Tweed", "Postcode district": "TD", "Dialling code": "01289", "OS grid reference": "NU0045"} |
Brandier is a hamlet in north Wiltshire, England, near Minety. Until the Counties Act of 1844, it was in Gloucestershire.
Brandier was the site of extensive Roman kilns and potteries which supplied the nearby regional capital of Corinium (Cirencester) with ceramic building materials. 'Minety Ware' was in production un... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Wiltshire", "Ceremonial county": "Wiltshire", "UK Parliament": "North Wiltshire", "Postcode district": "SN", "Dialling code": "01666", "OS grid reference": "SU01419180"} |
The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Since the office's inception, the incumbent has concurrently been appointed Lord Chancellor.
The officehol... | {"Post": "Secretary of Statefor Justice", "Insignia caption": "Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government", "Department": "Ministry of Justice", "Incumbent": "Alex Chalk", "Incumbent since": "21 April 2023", "Member of": "Cabinet Privy Council", "Status": "Secretary of state Minister of the Crown", "Seat": "Westminster", "... |
Érica Awano (born 12 December), is a Japanese-Brazilian comics artist. Her style is heavily influenced by Japanese manga, but differ considerably from traditional manga in their format.
Biography
The daughter of Japanese immigrants, Awano graduated from the University of São Paulo in Literature. She started her career... | {"Name": "Érica Awano", "Image": "Érica Awano.JPG", "Caption": "Erica Awano at the 2014 Comic Con Experience in São Paulo, Brasil", "Birth name": "Érica Awano", "Birth date": "12 December", "Birth place": "Brazil", "Nationality": "Japanese Brazilian", "Occupation": "Comic Artist"} |
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GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc., formerly Imation Corporation, is an American holding company. Through its subsidiary, Glassbridge focuses primarily on investment and asset management. Prior to the name change, Glassbridge had three core elements: traditional storage (magnetic tape and optical product... | {"Type": "Public", "Formerly": "Imation Corporation(1996-2017)", "Founded": "1996 3 in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K Annual Report, 12/31/1996 http://www.getfilings.com/o0000897101-97-000372.html November 7, 2010", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Industry": "Investment", "Revenue": "$1.460 ... |
Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The town lies within the historic boundaries of Denbighshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at the mouth of the River Clwyd.
To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the southeast Rhuddlan and St Asaph. At the 2011 Census... | {"Sovereign state": "Wales", "Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament": "Vale of Clwyd", "UK Parliament": "Vale of Clwyd", "Population": "(2011)", "Community": "RhylRhyl Town Council Website https://rhyltowncouncil.org.uk/ Rhyl Town Council 20 January 2022", "Principal area": "Denbighshire", "Preserved county": "Clwyd", "Po... |
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC or ODRC) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government responsible for oversight of Ohio State Correctional Facilities, along with its Incarcerated Individuals.Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01 et seq. Ohio's prison system is the sixth-largest in America, ... | {"Uniformed as": "Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction", "Abbreviation": "ODRC", "Employees": "12,000+", "Volunteers": "8,000+", "Annual budget": "$1.8 Billion USD"} |
MG Alfred A. Valenzuela is a retired United States Army major general who commanded United States Army South (USARSO) at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico and San Antonio, Texas. Served as Deputy Commanding General DCINC ) US Southern Command, Panama/Miami.
Served in Kuwait with 3d Infantry Division.
Awards and decorations... | {"Born": "San Antonio, Texas, U.S.", "Commands held": "United States Army South Military Group, Peru; Division Artillery 10th Mountain Division; 1-36th Battalion, 17th FA Brigade, VII Corp. Commanded several Artillery Batteries in the 1st Cavalry Division.", "Spouse(s)": "Esther Valenzuela", "Relations": "2 children"} |
Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.
Initially achieving fame in the comedy Genevieve (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this period include Doctor in the House (1954), Raising a Riot (1955), The Admirable Crich... | {"Name": "Kenneth More", "Post-nominals": "CBE", "Caption": "More in 1969", "Birth name": "Kenneth Gilbert More", "Birth date": "1914 9 20 y", "Birth place": "Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England", "Death date": "1982 07 12 1914 09 20 y", "Death place": "Fulham, London, Englandhttp://search.findmypast.co.uk/results... |
Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 - 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing th... | {"Name": "Abbas Kiarostami", "Native name": "عباس کیارستمی", "Native name language": "fa", "Caption": "Kiarostami in 2013", "Birth date": "1940 6 22 yes", "Birth place": "Tehran, Imperial State of Iran", "Death date": "2016 07 04 1940 6 22 yes", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Burial place": "Tok Mazra'eh Cemetery, La... |
The Shooting Star () is the tenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from October 1941 to May 1942 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The story tells of young Belgian re... | {"Publisher": "Methuen", "Date": "1961", "Series": "The Adventures of Tintin", "Language": "French", "Published in": "fr Le Soir", "Preceded by": "1941", "Followed by": "1943"} |
thumb|260px|GE Transportation rolling stock covered hopper car 'NAHX 44703' and GE Transportation car 'NCHX 38781' in the Duryea Yard, Pennsylvania, in July 2013. (View looking toward Sayre and Waverly, NY.)
GE Transportation is a division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1907", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "TransportationEnergyMining", "Products": "Evolution Series LocomotiveDash Series LocomotiveL250 Marine Engine360 AC Drive Systems752 DC Drilling MotorWind Turbine Drive SystemsV228 Series engineDurathon UPS", "Revenue": "US $8.2 Bil... |
Benji is a fictional canine character created by Joe Camp. He has been the focus of several feature films and other media, beginning with the independently produced 1974 film. Benji is a small golden mixed-breed dog with a knack for being in the right place at the right time, usually to help someone overcome a problem.... | {"First appearance": "Benji (1974)", "Last appearance": "Benji (2018)", "Created by": "Joe Camp", "Portrayed by": "Higgins, Benjean, Moochie, Fairfield, Sally Sue, Odola", "Voiced by": "Chevy Chase (Oh! Heavenly Dog)", "Gender": "Male"} |
The PGM-17A Thor: was the first operative ballistic missile of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was named after the Norse god of thunder. It was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and September 1963 as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with thermonuclear warheads. Thor was in height and i... | {"Place of origin": "United States", "Type": "Intermediate-range ballistic missile", "Used by": "United States Air Force (testing)Royal Air Force (operational deployment)", "Designed": "1957", "Manufacturer": "Douglas Aircraft Company", "Produced": "1959-1960", "Variants": "Delta rockets Thor rocket family", "Mass": "... |
ITV Choice (formerly Granada UKTV, Granada TV and ITV Granada) is a television channel owned and operated by ITV plc.
History
100px|thumb|ITV Granada logo from 2010 to 2013.100px|thumb|Former logo used 2013 to 2019.
The channel was launched in 1997 by Granada Media under the name Granada UKTV, and offered cable and sa... | {"Launched": "1997 y", "Closed": "2019 08 20 y (Malta, Middle East and Asia)\n 2020 06 04 y (Africa)", "Picture format": "576i (SDTV)\n 1080i (HDTV)", "Owner": "ITV plc", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Broadcast area": "AsiaAfricaMiddle East", "Language(s)": "English", "Former names": "Granada UKTV (1997-2008)\n Granada... |
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (; 12 September 1777 - 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist.
Life
Blainville was born at Arques, near Dieppe. As a young man he went to Paris to study art, but ultimately devoted himself to natural history. He attracted the attention of Georges Cuvier, for whom he occasio... | {"Fields": "Anatomy Herpetology Zoology", "Institutions": "Collège de FranceFrench Academy of Sciences", "Author abbrev. (zoology)": "Blainville", "Influences": "Georges Cuvier"} |
Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich, also Kahanovich (; - 25 July 1991), was a Soviet politician and administrator, and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin. He was one of several associates who helped Stalin to seize power.
Born to Jewish parents in modern Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) in 1893, Kaganovic... | {"Name": "Lazar Kaganovich", "Birth name": "Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich", "Image caption": "Kaganovich 1930s", "Nationality": "Soviet", "Office 2": "Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union", "Premier 2": "Vyacheslav MolotovJoseph Stalin", "Birth date": "1893 11 22 yes", "Birth place": "Kabany, Kiev Governorate, Russian Em... |
Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia () was an administrative division of Nazi Germany created on 8 October 1939 from annexed territory of the Free City of Danzig, the Greater Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish Corridor), and the Regierungsbezirk West Prussia of Gau East Prussia.
Before 2 November 1939, the Reichsgau was called R... | {"Conventional long name": "Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia", "Common name": "Danzig-West Prussia", "Capital": "Danzig", "Year founded": "1939", "Year dissolved": "1945", "Today part of": "Poland"} |
Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria "Dato" Macapagal Arroyo (; born September 4, 1974) is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016. He represented Camarines Sur's 1st district from 2007 to 2010, and the 2nd district from 2010 to 2016. Born into the Macapagal family, his mot... | {"Name": "Dato Arroyo", "Image size": "230px", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2013", "Birth name": "Diosdado Ignacio Jose Maria Macapagal Arroyo", "Birth date": "1974 09 04", "Birth place": "Manila, Philippines", "Spouse(s)": "Victoria \"Kakai\" Manotok May 16, 2003", "Alma mater": "Ateneo de Naga University (BSB... |
Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot - 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist.
Vieillot is the author of the first scientific descriptions and Linnaean names of a number of birds, including species he collected himself in the West Indies and North America and South American species disc... | {"Fields": "Ornithology", "Institutions": "Saint-Domingue, Hispaniola (now Haiti)", "Influences": "Buffon", "Author abbrev. (zoology)": "Vieillot"} |
Union Pacific Railway Engine No. 737 or UP 737 is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive. It is currently the oldest preserved Union Pacific steam locomotive. It was originally acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in 1887.
History
UP 737 began its career as part of one of the largest locomotive orders on rec... | {"Power type": "Steam", "Manufacturer": "Baldwin Locomotive Works", "Serial number": "8395", "Build date": "1887", "Whyte type": "4-4-0", "UIC classification": "2′B n2", "Gauge": "ussg", "Driver diameter": "62 in mm 0 on", "Weight on drivers": "62000 lb kg 3 on", "Fuel capacity": "Coal: 8 ST LT t on as built, 14 ST LT ... |
Edward Blyth (23 December 1810 - 27 December 1873) was an English zoologist who worked for most of his life in India as a curator of zoology at the museum of the Asiatic Society of India in Calcutta.
Blyth was born in London in 1810. In 1841 he travelled to India to become the curator of the museum of the Royal Asiati... | {"Fields": "Zoology", "Institutions": "museum of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta", "Author abbrev. (zoology)": "Blyth", "Influenced": "Charles Darwin"} |
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branch of the Adelaide River, Coomalie Creek, Margaret River and Marrakai Creek, be... | {"Etymology": "Queen Adelaide", "Mouth": "0 m on", "Location": "Clarence Strait", "Coordinates": "12 13 S 131 14 E inline,title", "Basin size": "7640 km2 on"} |
The , also known as Kyoto City Subway, is the rapid transit network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. Operated by the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, it has two lines.
Lines
The Kyoto Municipal Subway is made up of two lines: the long, 15-station Karasuma Line, and the long, 17-station Tōzai Line, which together... | {"Name": "Kyoto Municipal Subway", "Alternative text for first image": "Kyoto Municipal Subway Logo", "Size of first image": "75px", "First image caption": "Kyoto Municipal Subway Logo", "Native name": "ja 京都市営地下鉄", "Locale": "Kyoto, Japan", "Transit type(s)": "Rapid transit", "Number of lines/routes": "2", "Number of ... |
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), also known as the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North Vietnam in 1954 and then all of Vietnam after the collapse of the South Vietnamese... | {"Founded": "yes 1930 2 3", "Merger of": "Communist Party of Indochina\n Communist Party of Annam\n Communist League of Indochina", "Newspaper": "Nhân Dân", "Ideology": "nowrap\n Communism\n Marxism-Leninism\n Ho Chi Minh Thought\n Socialist patriotism\n Vietnamese nationalism", "Political position": "Far-lef... |
The Ruthenian Voivodeship (Latin: Palatinatus russiae, Polish: Województwo ruskie, Ukrainian: Руське воєводство, romanized: Ruske voievodstvo), also called Rus’ voivodeship, was a voivodeship of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1434 until the 1772 First Partition of PolandGeografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polsk... | {"Native name": "pl Województwo ruskiela Palatinatus Russiaeuk Руське воєводство", "Conventional long name": "Ruthenian Voivodeship", "Common name": "Ruthenia (or Rus')", "Capital": "40px Lwów", "Year founded": "1434", "Year dissolved": "1772"} |
The Batignolles Cemetery () is a cemetery in Paris.
History
thumb|Boulevard Péripherique over Batignolles Cemetery
Batignolles Cemetery opened on 22 August 1833. Part of the cemetery had to be closed and the graves moved because of the construction of the great ring road (Boulevard Périphérique, between the exits of P... | {"Year or Date established": "1833", "Country": "France", "Location": "Paris", "Coordinates": "48.897 2.314 inline,title", "Type": "Public, non-denominational", "Owned by": "Mairie de Paris", "Size": "11 ha acre"} |
fdisk is a command-line utility for disk partitioning. It has been part of DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM OS/2, and early versions of Microsoft Windows, as well as certain ports of FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD and macOS for compatibility reasons. Windows 2000 and its successors have replaced fdisk with a more advanced ... | {"Developer(s)": "Robert Baron, IBM, Microsoft, Digital Research, Datalight, Novell, Brian E. Reifsnyder", "Initial release": "1983 03 yes", "Type": "Command", "License": "MS-DOS, PC DOS, FlexOS, OS/2, Windows, DR DOS, ROM-DOS, PTS-DOS: Proprietary commercial software\nFreeDOS: GNU GPLv2"} |
The Macintosh 512K enhanced (512Ke) was introduced in April 1986 as a cheaper alternative to the top-of-the-line Macintosh Plus, which had debuted three months previously. It is the same as the Macintosh 512K but with the 800K disk drive and 128K of ROM used in the Macintosh Plus. Like its predecessors, it has little ... | {"Also known as? (\"AKA\")": "M0001E", "Manufacturer": "Apple Computer, Inc.", "Family": "Compact Macintosh", "Release date": "1986 04 14", "Base price": "2000 1986", "Discontinuation date": "1987 09 01", "Operating system": "1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0, 4.1,System Software: Configs for Mac 128K, XL, 51... |
The Macintosh SE is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, from March 1987 to October 1990. It marked a significant improvement on the Macintosh Plus design and was introduced by Apple at the same time as the Macintosh II.
The SE retains the same Compact Macintosh form factor as the or... | {"Also known as? (\"AKA\")": "Macintosh SE FDHDMacintosh SE SuperDrive", "Image caption": "Macintosh SE with dual floppy drives", "Manufacturer": "Apple Computer", "Family": "Compact Macintosh", "Release date": "1987 03 02", "Base price": "US$2,900 (US 2900 1987 eq -2) (dual floppy)US$3,900 (US 3900 1987 eq -2) (with 2... |
Patricia Tiffany Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). She had starring roles in several critically acclaimed films, including True Romance (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Lost... | {"Caption": "Arquette in 2023", "Birth name": "Patricia Tiffany Arquette", "Birth date": "1968 4 8", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Nicolas Cage 1995 2001 divorced\n Thomas Jane 2006 2011 divorced", "Children": "2", "Father": "Lewis Arquette", "Relatives": "Rosanna Arquette (sister) Alexis Arq... |
The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are a collection of royal ceremonial objects kept in the Tower of London, which include the coronation regalia and vestments worn by British monarchs.
Symbols of over 800 years of monarchy,Mears, et al., p. 5. the coronation regalia are th... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Location": "Tower of London\"ds12\">Dixon-Smith, et al., p. 12. Objects can be temporarily moved to other exhibitions.", "Size": "142 objectsKeay (2011), pp. 189-195.This figure counts items with two or more parts as a single object. For instance, the Royal Collection website states the p... |
Lee McGeorge Durrell (née McGeorge; born September 7, 1949) is an American naturalist, author, zookeeper, and television presenter. She is best known for her work at the Jersey Zoological Park in the British Channel Island of Jersey with her late husband, Gerald Durrell, and for co-authoring books with him.
Biography... | {"Post-nominals": "100% GBR MBE", "Caption": "Lee Durrell presented a gorilla mascot Gorille D'Argent to the winner of the stage of the Tour de Bretagne cycliste held in Jersey on April 25, 2010", "Birth name": "Lee Wilson McGeorge", "Birth date": "1949 09 07", "Birth place": "Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.", "Occupation": "... |
Roland Deschain of Gilead is a fictional character and the protagonist of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. He is the son of Steven and Gabrielle Deschain and is descended from a long line of "gunslingers", peacekeepers and diplomats of Roland's society.
Fictional biography
Background
Roland becomes a gunslinger a... | {"First appearance": "\"The Gunslinger\" (1978)", "Last appearance": "The Dark Tower (2017)", "Created by": "Stephen King", "Portrayed by": "Idris Elba (2017)Sam Strike (2019 pilot)", "Gender": "Male", "Family": "Steven Deschain (father) Gabrielle Deschain (mother)", "Children": "Mordred Deschain (son)", "Relatives": "... |
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI; ; ) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces disciplinary rules, such as in matters of doping. The UCI also manages the clas... | {"Abbreviation": "UCI", "Founded at": "Paris, France", "Type": "Sports federation", "Headquarters": "Aigle, Switzerland", "Affiliations": "International Olympic Committee", "Website": "UCI.org"} |
Abraham "Kid Twist" Reles (; May 10, 1906 - November 12, 1941) was a New York Jewish mobster who was a hit man for Murder, Inc., the enforcement contractor for Meyer Lansky's National Crime Syndicate.
Reles later turned government witness and sent several members of Murder, Inc. to the electric chair. Reles's death fr... | {"Name": "Abraham Reles", "Caption": "Reles c. 1935", "Birth name": "Abraham Reles", "Birth date": "1906 5 10", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1941 11 12 1906 5 10", "Death place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Resting place": "Mount Carmel Cemetery", "Death cause": "Defenestration", "Other na... |
Monsterpiece Theater (later called Monsterpiece Theatre) is a recurring segment on the popular children's television series Sesame Street, a parody of Masterpiece Theatre.
Format
While using Muppet characters to act out educational principles, primarily Grover and other Muppet monsters, Monsterpiece Theater is also a ... | {"Genre": "Children's Educational Parody segment", "Created by": "Jon StoneTony Geiss", "Written by": "Norman StilesTony GeissDavid KorrSara ComptonEmily Perl KingsleyBelinda WardCathi Rosenberg-TurowLuis SanteiroLou BergerMark SaltzmanJon Stone", "Directed by": "Jon StoneRobert MyhrumEmily SquiresLisa SimonTed May", "... |
James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 - February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician whose albums often appeared on Billboard magazine charts. He helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.
In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowmen... | {"Born": "Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Died": "Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.", "Genres": "Hard bop, soul jazz, mainstream jazz, jazz-funk", "Labels": "Blue Note, Verve, Milestone, Elektra"} |
Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (; March 16, 1912 - June 22, 1993) was the first lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as the second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 when her husband was vice president.
Born in Ely, Nevada, she grew up with her two ... | {"Name": "Pat Nixon", "Image caption": "Nixon in 1972", "Term start": "January 20, 1969", "Term end": "August 9, 1974", "Birth name": "Thelma Catherine Ryan", "Birth date": "1912 3 16", "Birth place": "Ely, Nevada, U.S.", "Death date": "1993 6 22 1912 3 16", "Death place": "Park Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.", "Resting place... |
Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 - December 14, 1902) was the first lady of the United States and wife of President Ulysses S. Grant. As first lady, she became a national figure in her own right. Her memoirs, The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant were published in 1975.
Early life and education
Juli... | {"Name": "Julia Grant", "Term start": "March 4, 1869", "Term end": "March 4, 1877", "Birth name": "Julia Boggs Dent", "Birth date": "1826 1 26", "Birth place": "St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.", "Death date": "1902 12 14 1826 1 26", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Ulysses S. Grant August 22, 1848 July ... |
CanJet was a Canadian low-cost air carrier headquartered in Enfield, Nova Scotia and based at Halifax International Airport."Map ." Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved on March 2, 2011."Contact Us ." CanJet. Retrieved on December 29, 2010. "CanJet Airlines - Head Office P.O. Box 980 Enfield, Nova Scotia CANADA B2T... | {"Airline name": "CanJet", "Image size (px)": "200", "Current Fleet Size": "6", "IATA Designator": "C6", "ICAO Designator": "CJA", "Number of Destinations": "37", "Callsign": "CANJET", "Parent Company": "IMP Group International", "Founded": "June 20, 2002", "Ceased operations": "September 1, 2015", "Operating bases": "... |
Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. Oxenberg is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and her first husband, Howard Oxenberg (1919-2010). She twice played Diana, Princess of Wales ... | {"Name": "Catherine Oxenberg", "Caption": "Oxenberg in 2012", "Birth date": "1961 09 22", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Lycée Français Charles de GaulleSt. Paul's SchoolColumbia University (dropped out)", "Known For": "DynastyThe Royal Romance of Charles and DianaCharles and Diana: Unhappily Ever... |
Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 - October 19, 1905) was both deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone, Arizona, City Marshal when he led his younger brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and Doc Holliday, in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. They killed brothers Tom and Frank M... | {"Name": "Virgil Earp", "Birth name": "Virgil Walter Earp", "Birth date": "1843 07 18", "Birth place": "Hartford, Kentucky", "Death date": "1905 10 19 1843 07 18", "Death place": "Goldfield, Nevada", "Resting place": "Portland, Oregon", "Nationality": "American", "Spouse(s)": "Magdalena Rysdam\n Rosella Dragoo\n Alvira... |
thumb|The Chief Secretary's office in Dublin Castle.The Chief Secretary's residence was the Chief Secretary's Lodge in the Phoenix Park, next to the Viceregal Lodge.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, and o... | {"Post": "Chief Secretary for Ireland", "Insignia caption": "Arms of the Kingdom of Ireland", "Style": "The Right Honourableas a member of the Privy Council", "Residence": "Chief Secretary's Lodge (from 1776)", "Appointer": "The Lord Lieutenant", "Term length": "At the pleasure of the Lord Lieutenant", "Date of formati... |
Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, Kunis began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series That '70s Show (1998-2006) at the age of 14. Since 1999, she has voiced Meg Griffin on the Fox animated series Family Guy.
... | {"Name": "Mila Kunis", "Caption": "Kunis in 2018", "Birth name": "Milena Markovna Kunis", "Birth date": "yes 1983 8 14", "Birth place": "Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1994-present", "Spouse(s)": "Ashton Kutcher 2015", "Children": "2", "Notable works": "Full list", "... |
Andrew Tyler Griggs (born August 13, 1973) is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville (You Won't Ever Be Lonely, Freedom, and This I Gotta See) and a fourth (The Good Life) for Montage Music Group. These four albums have accounted for 13 singles and 6 Top Tens on the Bil... | {"Born": "1973 8 13", "Origin": "West Monroe, Louisiana, United States", "Genres": "Country", "Labels": "RCA Nashville\n Montage Music Group\n Little Hannel", "Website": "http://www.andygriggs.com"} |
Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri ( ; 24 September 1922 - 19 December 2009) was an Iranian Shia Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, writer and human rights activist. He was one of the leaders of the Iranian Revolution and one of the highest-ranking authorities in Shīʿite Islam. He was once the designa... | {"Honorific prefix": "Grand Ayatollah", "Name": "Hussein-Ali Montazeri", "Image caption": "Montazeri in 1978", "Birth date": "1922 09 24 y", "Birth place": "Najafabad, Qajar Iran", "Death date": "2009 12 19 1922 09 24 y", "Death place": "Qom, Iran", "Resting place": "Fatima Masumeh Shrine", "Term start": "10 November 1... |
Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 - March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author.
Life
thumb|left|200px|On December 20, 1939, a great sympathy meeting for Finland, then embroiled in the Winter War, was arranged in Madison Square Garden. In the picture from the left are... | {"Born": "1882 01 14", "Died": "1944 03 11 1882 01 14", "Occupation": "Historian, journalist, author", "Education": "Cornell University, University of Munich", "Notable awards": "Newbery Medal (1922)"} |
Rutland is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,049 at the 2020 census. Rutland is the geographic center of Massachusetts; a tree, the Central Tree, located on Central Tree Road, marks the general spot.
History
The town was first settled by Europeans in 1666 and was originall... | {"Type": "Open town meeting", "Land": "35.3", "Water": "1.2", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-4", "Website": "Town of Rutland, Massachusetts"} |
thumb|275px|On Good Times (1974), L-R: Ralph Carter, Bern Nadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos
Esther Elizabeth Rolle (November 8, 1920 - November 17, 1998) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Florida Evans, on the CBS television sitcom Maude, for two seasons (1972-1974), an... | {"Name": "Esther Rolle", "Caption": "Rolle in 1978", "Birth name": "Esther Elizabeth Rolle", "Birth date": "1920 11 8", "Birth place": "Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.", "Death date": "1998 11 17 1920 11 8", "Death place": "Culver City, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Westview Community Cemetery, Pompano Beach, Flori... |
Happy Gilmore is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and produced by Robert Simonds. It stars Adam Sandler as the title character, an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf. The screenplay was written by Sandler and his writing partner Tim Herlihy, in their secon... | {"Directed by": "Dennis Dugan", "Produced by": "Robert Simonds", "Written by": "Tim Herlihy Adam Sandler", "Starring": "Adam Sandler\n Christopher McDonald\n Julie Bowen\n Carl Weathers", "Music by": "Mark Mothersbaugh", "Cinematography": "Arthur Albert", "Edited by": "Jeff Gourson", "Distributed by": "Universal Pictur... |
Luzhniki Stadium (, Stadion Luzhniki) is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and the ninth-largest stadium in Europe. ... | {"Former names": "Central Lenin Stadium (1956-1992)", "Full name": "Luzhniki Stadium", "Broke ground": "1955", "Opened": "y 1956 7 31", "Renovated": "1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2013-2017", "Public transit": "1 Sportivnaya1 Vorobyovy Gory14 Luzhniki", "Owner": "Government of Moscow", "Operator": "Luzhniki Olympic Sport Compl... |
William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 - April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio dramas. Between 1942 and 1947, he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction f... | {"Born": "1911 8 21", "Died": "1968 4 29 1911 8 21", "Pen name": "H. H. Holmes", "Occupation": "Writer, editor", "Language": "English"} |
Gaddi Holguin Vasquez (born January 22, 1955) was the 8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 2006. Vasquez was sworn into office on September 7,... | {"Name": "Gaddi H. Vasquez", "Term start": "September 7, 2006", "Term end": "January 17, 2009", "Order 2": "16th Director of the Peace Corps", "President 2": "George W. Bush", "Predecessor 2": "Mark L. Schneider", "Successor 2": "Ron Tschetter", "Birth date": "1955 01 22", "Birth place": "Carrizo Springs, Texas"} |
The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.
Overview
The award was established on 16 April 1934, by the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet U... | {"Presented by": "Soviet Union", "Type": "Highest degree of distinction", "Eligibility": "Soviet and foreign citizens", "Awarded for": "Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society", "Status": "No longer awarded", "Established": "16 April 1934", "First awarded": "20 April 1934", "Last awarded": "24 December ... |
William Pierce Rogers (June 23, 1913 - January 2, 2001) was an American, politician, diplomat, and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, Rogers served as the 4th Deputy Attorney-General of the United States (1953-1957) and as the 63rd Attorney-General of the United States (1957-1961) in the administration of Dwig... | {"Name": "William P. Rogers", "Term start": "January 22, 1969", "Term end": "September 3, 1973", "Office 2": "4th United States Deputy Attorney General", "President 2": "Dwight Eisenhower", "Predecessor 2": "Ross L. Malone", "Successor 2": "Lawrence Walsh", "Birth name": "William Pierce Rogers", "Birth date": "1913 6 2... |
Roger Elwood (January 13, 1943 – February 2, 2007) was an American science fiction writer and editor, who edited a large number of anthologies and collections for a variety of publishers in the early to mid-1970s.
Biography
Born and raised in South Jersey, Roger Elwood started his professional writing career shortly ... | {"Name": "Roger Elwood", "Birth date": "1943 1 13", "Birth place": "South Jersey, U.S.", "Death date": "2007 2 2 1943 1 13", "Death place": "U.S.", "Occupation": "Writer, editor"} |
Fearful Symmetry is the seventh studio album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, issued on Frontline Records in 1986. It is the fourth and final album in their ¡Alarma! Chronicles album cycle and the first of three albums the band issued under the shortened moniker DA.
Background
Fearful Symmetry is a lush... | {"Released": "1986", "Studio": "3-D Studios, Costa Mesa, California", "Genre": "Post-punk, alternative rock", "Label": "Frontline", "Producer": "Daniel Amos"} |
Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 - March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mid-1930s until his retirement from chess in 1951. He was granted the title of Inter... | {"Country": "United States", "Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "New York City, U.S.", "Title": "Grandmaster (1950)"} |
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are a Juno Award-winning Canadian instrumental rock band, formed in 1984. They remain best known for the track "Having an Average Weekend", of which an alternate version was used as the theme to the Canadian sketch comedy TV show The Kids in the Hall."Shadowy Men offer punk-influenced s... | {"Origin": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Genres": "Instrumental rock, surf rock", "Labels": "Cargo, K Records, Mammoth Cave", "Members": "Don PyleBrian Connelly"} |
John Douglas Anthony (31 December 192920 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He served as leader of the National Party of Australia from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister, holding the position under John Gorton (1971), William McMahon (1971-1972) and Malcolm Fraser (197... | {"Name": "Doug Anthony", "Prime minister 2": "Malcolm Fraser", "Predecessor 2": "Frank Crean", "Successor 2": "Lionel Bowen", "Birth date": "31 December 1929", "Birth name": "John Douglas Anthony", "Birth place": "Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia", "Death date": "2020 12 20 1929 12 31 yes", "Death place": "Murw... |
Alan Charles Kors (born July 18, 1943) is Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Pennsylvania,"Alan Charles Kors." Department of History, University of Pennsylvania. Accessed 23 July 2017. where he taught the intellectual history of the 17th and 18th centuries. He has received both the Lin... | {"Name": "Alan Charles Kors", "Caption": "President George W. Bush (right) and Laura Bush (left) stand with 2005 National Humanities Medal recipient Alan Charles Kors (center).", "Birth date": "1943 07 18 yes", "Nationality": "American", "Occupation": "Professor", "Alma mater": "Princeton UniversityHarvard University"} |
thumb|290px|Mount Temple in winter
Mount Temple is a mountain in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
Mt. Temple is located in the Bow River Valley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek and is the highest peak in the Lake Louise area. The peak dominates the western landscape along the Tr... | {"Elevation": "1584 Mount Temple 2012-07-17", "Prominence": "1544", "Location": "Canada Alberta", "Coordinates": "51 21 02 N 116 12 24 W type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Willis Chatman Hawley (May 5, 1864 - July 24, 1941) was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he would serve as president of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees before entering politics. A Republican, he served as a membe... | {"Birth name": "Willis Chatman Hawley", "Birth date": "1864 5 5 y", "Birth place": "Monroe, Oregon", "Death date": "1941 7 24 1864 5 5 y", "Death place": "Salem, Oregon", "Alma mater": "Willamette University"} |
Foula (), located in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland, is one of the United Kingdom's most remote permanently inhabited islands. Owned since the turn of the 20th century by the Holbourn family, the island was the location for the film The Edge of the World (1937). The liner RMS Oceanic was wrecked on the nearby Sha... | {"OS grid reference": "HT960392", "Coordinates": "60.133 -2.067 inline", "Area": "1265 ha sqmi", "Population rank": "56", "Highest elevation": "The Sneug 418 m ft 0 on", "Population": "30", "Population density": "3 people/km2", "Largest settlement": "Ham", "Island group": "Shetland", "Council area": "Shetland Islands"} |
The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until 1962.
The 25 Big Boy locomotives were built to haul freight over the Wasatch Range between ... | {"Power type": "Steam", "Designer": "Otto Jabelmann", "Manufacturer": "American Locomotive Company (ALCO)", "Build date": "1941 and 1944", "Total production": "25", "Whyte type": "4-8-8-4", "UIC classification": "(2′D)D2′ h4g", "Gauge": "ussg on", "Leading diameter": "36 in mm 0 on", "Driver diameter": "68 in mm 0 on",... |
Peter Fraser (; 28 August 1884 - 12 December 1950) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. Considered a major figure in the history of the New Zealand Labour Party, he was in office longer than any other Labour prime minister, and is ... | {"Name": "Peter Fraser", "Image caption": "Fraser 1942", "Term start": "27 March 1940", "Term end": "13 December 1949", "Office 2": "4th Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party", "Deputy 2": "Walter Nash", "Predecessor 2": "Michael Joseph Savage", "Successor 2": "Walter Nash Other Ministerial roles\n border:1px dashed... |
Sialkot (Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and is the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir) in the north east, the districts of Narowal in the southeast,... | {"Density": "auto", "Rank": "13th, Pakistan", "Type": "Municipal Corporation", "Website": "Municipal Corporation Sialkot"} |
Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 10 June 1929) is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the National Party from 1984 to 1989. He was a government minister under six prime ministers, and later Speaker of the House of Representatives from March to August 1998.
Sinclair was born in Sydney and studied law at ... | {"Name": "Ian Sinclair", "Image caption": "Sinclair in 1964", "Term start": "4 March 1998", "Term end": "31 August 1998", "Office 2": "Deputy Leader of the National Party", "Leader 2": "Doug Anthony", "Predecessor 2": "Doug Anthony", "Successor 2": "Ralph HuntParliamentary Offices background-color:#eee", "Birth name": ... |
Maurice Nawalagmba Yaméogo (31 December 1921 - 15 September 1993) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso, from 1959 until 1966.
"Monsieur Maurice" embodied the Voltaic state at the moment of independence. However, his political ascension did not occur without difficulties. As a... | {"Name": "Maurice Yaméogo", "Nationality": "Upper Voltian", "Image caption": "Yaméogo in 1960", "Term start": "5 August 1960", "Term end": "3 January 1966", "Birth date": "1921 12 31 y", "Birth place": "Koudougou, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)", "Death date": "1993 9 15 1921 12 31 y", "Death place": "Ouagadougou, Burk... |
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter, record executive, rapper, and singer. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinctive "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly stated that ... | {"Name": "Timbaland", "Caption": "Timbaland in 2019", "Birth name": "Timothy Zachery Mosley", "Birth date": "yes 1972 3 10", "Birth place": "Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.", "Education": "Salem High School", "Other names": "DJ Timmy Tim\n Timbotimbaland 583060694569852928 Team Timbo @okmayday #teamtimbo look at my future !!!!... |
Henry Dunster (November 26, 1609 (baptized) - February 27, 1658/59) was an Anglo-American Puritan clergyman and the first president of Harvard College. Brackney says Dunster was "an important precursor" of the Baptist denomination in America, especially regarding infant baptism, soul freedom, religious liberty, congre... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Reverend", "Name": "Henry Dunster", "Term start": "1640", "Term end": "1654", "Birth date": "November 1609", "Birth place": "Bolholt, Bury, Lancashire", "Death date": "1659 2 27 1609 11", "Death place": "Scituate, Massachusetts"} |
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