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The Centre Party (), officially the German Centre Party () and also known in English as the Catholic Centre Party, is a Christian democratic and Catholic political party in Germany. Influential in the German Empire and Weimar Republic, it is the oldest German political party in existence. Formed in 1870, it successfull... | {"Founded": "1870 12 13 y (original form)\n 1945 (current form)", "Headquarters": "Straberger Weg 12 41542, Dormagen, NRW", "Ideology": "Christian democracyFogarty Michael P. 1957 https://books.google.com/books?id=OEpnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT238 Christian Democracy in Western Europe: 1820-1953 Routledge Revivals 978-1-351-38672-... |
Return to Mayberry is a 1986 American made-for-television romantic comedy film based on the 1960s sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D.. The film premiered on April 13, 1986, on NBC, and was the highest-rated television film of 1986. Sixteen of the original cast members reunited and reprised their roles fo... | {"Genre": "Comedy\n Romance", "Written by": "Harvey Bullock\n Everett Greenbaum\n Andy Griffith (uncredited)", "Directed by": "Bob Sweeney", "Starring": "Andy Griffith\n Ron Howard\n Don Knotts\n Howard Morris\n Jim Nabors\n George Lindsey\n Aneta Corsaut\n Betty Lynn\n Jack Dodson", "Country of origin": "United States... |
Fairfield is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southwest corner of Cedar Valley about southwest of Salt Lake City and south of Cedar Fort on Utah State Route 73, west of Utah Lake. The population was 119 at the 2010 censu... | {"Founded by": "John Carson", "Named for": "Amos Fielding", "Density": "2.15", "DST": "-6", "Land": "26.09", "Water": "0.03"} |
Christopher Ryan (né Papazoglou; born 25 January 1950) is a British actor best known for his roles as Mike TheCoolPerson in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones, Dave Hedgehog in the BBC comedy series Bottom, Tony Driscoll in the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, and as Edina Monsoon's ex-husband Marshall Turtle... | {"Name": "Christopher Ryan", "Birth name": "Christopher Papazoglou", "Birth date": "1950 1 25 y", "Birth place": "Bayswater, London, England", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "East 15 Acting School", "Caption": "Ryan (bottom right) on the Young Ones title screen", "Other names": "Chris Ryan", "Occupation": "Ac... |
Tisquantum (; 1585 (±10 years?) - November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former su... | {"Name": "Tisquantum (\"Squanto\")", "Caption": "1911 illustration of Tisquantum (\"Squanto\") teaching the Plymouth colonists to plant maize.", "Birth date": "1580", "Birth place": "Patuxet(now Plymouth, Massachusetts)", "Death date": "November 30, 1622 O.S.", "Death place": "Mamamoycke (or Monomoit)(now Chatham, Mass... |
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The Vercors Massif (; ) is a range in France consisting of rugged plateaus and mountains straddling the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps. It lies west of the Dauphiné Alps, from which it is separated by the rivers Drac and Isère. The cliffs at the massif's easte... | {"Elevation": "Grand Veymont 44.87 5.52694420 2023-05-01", "Coordinates": "44 58 N 5 25 E type:mountain dms inline,title", "Length": "North", "Width": "West", "Area": "1350", "Location": "France", "Listing": "ALL"} |
John Dennis Arthur Bindon (4 October 1943 - 10 October 1993) was an English actor and bodyguard who had close links with the London underworld. The son of a London cab driver, Bindon was frequently in trouble as a youth for getting into fights, and spent two periods in borstal. He was spotted in a London pub by Ken Loa... | {"Birth name": "John Dennis Bindon", "Birth date": "yes 1943 10 04", "Birth place": "Fulham, London, England", "Death date": "yes 1993 10 10 1943 10 04", "Death place": "Chelsea, London, England", "Resting place": "Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England", "Height": "6 ft 2 in m on", "Other names": "Biffo, The Guv'nor, B... |
Colonel David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 - May 4, 2005) was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth is known for his role in the formation and command of Tiger Force, a military unit from the 101st Airborne Division that used guerrilla w... | {"Birth name": "David Haskell Hackworth", "Born": "Ocean Park, California, U.S.(now Santa Monica, California, U.S.)", "Died": "Tijuana, Mexico", "Nickname(s)": "\"Hack\"", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "Tiger Force4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment", "Awards": "Distinguished Service Cross (2)Silver... |
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia.
The park is owned by the state of Georgia. At its summit, the elevation i... | {"Elevation": "1686", "Prominence": "825", "Location": "Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States", "Coordinates": "33 48 21.40 N 84 8 43.52 W type:mountain_region:US-GA_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
The United Auto Workers (UAW), fully named International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and southern Ontario, Canada. It was founded as part of the Congress of Industrial O... | {"Abbreviation": "UAW", "Type": "Trade union", "Headquarters": "Detroit, Michigan, US", "Location": "United States Ontario, Canada", "Secessions": "Canadian Auto Workers", "Affiliations": "AFL-CIO Canadian Labour Congress IndustriALL Global Union"} |
Sir Ferdinando Gorges ( - 24 May 1647) was a naval and military commander and governor of the important port of Plymouth in England. He was involved in Essex's Rebellion against the Queen, but escaped punishment by testifying against the main conspirators. His early involvement in English trade with and settlement of N... | {"Name": "Ferdinando Gorges", "Image caption": "Arms of Gorges (modern): Lozengy or and azure, a chevron gules. These arms resulted from the famous 1347 heraldry case of Warbelton v Gorges", "Term start": "1639", "Term end": "24 May 1647", "Birth date": "1565-1568", "Birth place": "Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England", "De... |
Barron v. Baltimore, 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 243 (1833), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case in 1833, which helped define the concept of federalism in US constitutional law. The Court ruled that the Bill of Rights did not apply to the state governments, establishing a precedent until the ratification of the Fourtee... | {"Date argued": "February 11", "Year argued": "1833", "Date decided": "February 16", "Year decided": "1833", "Full case name": "John Barron, survivor of John Craig, for the use of Luke Tiernan, Executor of John Craig v. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore", "United States Reports volume number": "32", "United State... |
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 - February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Ope... | {"Country (sports)": "United States", "Born": "Richmond, Virginia, U.S.", "Died": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Height": "6 1", "Turned pro": "1969 (amateur tour from 1959)", "Retired": "1980", "Plays": "Right-handed (one-handed backhand)", "Prize money": "$1,584,909 (ATP)", "Int. Tennis HoF": "arthur-ashe", "Caree... |
Liliana Del Carmen Estefan (born March 20, 1967) is a Cuban American model and television presenter, known as the co-host of El Gordo y la Flaca on Univision.
Biography
Lili Estefan was born on March 20, 1967, in Santiago de Cuba. Lili's father is José Estefan (b. 1945). Upon losing her mother at the age of ten, Lil... | {"Name": "Lili Estefan", "Caption": "Estefan at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival", "Birth name": "Liliana Del Carmen Estefan", "Birth date": "1967 03 20", "Birth place": "Santiago de Cuba, Cuba", "Spouse(s)": "Lorenzo Luaces 1992 2018 divorced", "Relatives": "Emilio Estefan (uncle)\n Gloria Estefan (aunt; by ... |
Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and non-fiction. Her novels Black Water (1992), What I Lived For (1994), and Blonde (2000), and her short st... | {"Born": "1938 6 16", "Occupation": "Novelist\n short story writer\n playwright\n poet\n literary critic\n professor\n editor", "Education": "Syracuse University (BA)University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA)Rice University", "Period": "1963-present", "Notable awards": "O. Henry Award (1967)National Book Award (1970)O. Henr... |
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army.
The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter... | {"Branch": "United States", "Type": "Special operations force", "Part of": "1st Special Forces Command United States Army Special Operations CommandUnited States Special Operations Command", "Nickname(s)": "Green Berets, Quiet Professionals,Stanton Doug 24 June 2009 The Quiet Professionals: The Untold Story of U.S. ... |
Jan Pieterszoon Coen (, 8 January 1587 - 21 September 1629) was an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, holding two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. Renowned for providing the impulse that set the VOC... | {"Name": "Jan Pieterszoon Coen", "Image caption": "Portrait by Jacques Waben", "Term 2": "1618 04 30 1623 02 01 y", "Predecessor 2": "Laurens Reael", "Successor 2": "Pieter de Carpentier", "Birth name": "Jan Pieterszoon Coen", "Birth date": "1587 01 08 y", "Birth place": "Hoorn, Dutch Republic", "Death date": "1629 09 ... |
Occident was a French far-right militant group, active in France between 1964 and 1968 and considered the "main activist group on the extreme right in the 1960s". Occident activists were known for their "commando" actions against various "enemy" targets, such as left-wing students, PCF offices, immigrant associations, ... | {"Founded": "1964 04", "Succeeded by": "Ordre Nouveau (1969-73)", "Ideology": "French nationalismNeo-fascism", "Political position": "Far-right"} |
Nightfall in Middle-Earth is the sixth studio album by German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was released on 28 April 1998 through Virgin Records. It is a concept album based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a book of tales from the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting The War of the Jewels. The album co... | {"Released": "28 April 1998", "Recorded": "July 1997 - January 1998", "Studio": "Twilight Hall StudiosKaro StudiosSweet Silence StudiosVox Studios Air-Edel Studios", "Genre": "Power metal progressive metal speed metal \"metalhammerlist\"/>", "Label": "Virgin/Century Media", "Producer": "Flemming Rasmussen, Blind Guardi... |
The Élysée Palace (, ) is the official residence of the President of the French Republic. Completed in 1722, it was built for nobleman and army officer Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, who had been appointed Governor of Île-de-France in 1719. It is located on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré near the Champs-Élysées i... | {"Former names": "Hôtel d'Évreux", "Location": "Paris, France", "Address": "55, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré75008 Paris, France", "Construction started": "1718", "Type": "Official residence", "Architectural style": "Built in the 18th century: Classicism, Louis XIV Style, Louis XV Style, Baroque, Neo-Classicism \nAdditi... |
Eythorne is a civil parish and small village located 7.3 miles north-northwest of Dover in Kent, with a combined population of approximately 2,500 residents including nearby villages Barfrestone and Elvington. Although not classed as one of the former pit villages of Kent, it was only about a mile from Tilmanstone - wh... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123313&c=Eythorne&d=16&e=62&g=6436818&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443885681749&enc=1 neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Civil Parish population 2011 3 October 2015August 2022", "Distr... |
Skate or Die! is a skateboarding game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in 1987 for the Commodore 64. It is EA's first internally developed game. Ports for the Apple II, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum were released the following years. It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) by Konami, published u... | {"Title": "Skate or Die!", "Developer": "Electronic ArtsKonami (NES)", "Publisher": "Electronic ArtsUltra Games (NES)", "Designer": "Michael KosakaStephen LandrumDavid Bunch", "Producer": "Don Traeger", "Artist": "Michael KosakaNancy Fong", "Programmer": "David BunchStephen Landrum", "Composer": "Rob Hubbard", "Release... |
The National Railway Company of Belgium ( or NMBS; or SNCB; ) is the national railway company of Belgium. The company formally styles itself using the Dutch and French abbreviations NMBS/SNCB. The corporate logo designed in 1936 by Henry van de Velde consists of the linguistically neutral letter B in a horizontal oval... | {"Type": "Statutory corporation", "Industry": "Rail Transport", "Founded": "1926", "Headquarters": "Belgium", "Products": "Rail Transport", "Revenue": "€2.296.6 billion (2012)", "Subsidiaries": "BeNe RailEurogareTrain World (BE)SNCB YPTO", "Website": "http://belgiantrain.be"} |
Pio of Pietrelcina (born Francesco Forgione; 25 May 188723 September 1968), generally known as , was an Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September.
Pio joined the Capuchins at fifteen and spent most of his religious life in the ... | {"Born": "Pietrelcina, Benevento, Kingdom of Italy", "Died": "San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy", "Feast": "23 September", "Beatified": "Pope John Paul II", "Canonized": "Pope John Paul II", "Attributes": "Stigmata, Franciscan habit, sacerdotal vestments", "Resting place": "Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, San ... |
Sandy is a market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, England. It lies to the east of Bedford, to the south west of Cambridge and north of Central London. The town has a population of around 13,400 based on 2015 estimates.
The A1 road bypasses the town to the west, with the East Coast Main Line running t... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128194&c=SG19+1PD&d=16&e=62&g=6402719&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1478342269086&enc=1 Sandy (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Sta... |
Candlepin bowling is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in the Canadian Maritime provinces and the New England region of the United States. It is played with a handheld-sized ball and tall, narrow pins that resemble candles, hence the name.
Comparison to ten-pin bowling
As in other forms of pin bowling... | {"Country or region": "New England, The Maritimes", "Contact": "No", "Team members": "Yes and individual", "Mixed-sex": "Yes", "Type": "Bowling", "Equipment": "Candlepins, candlepin bowling ball, bowling lane", "Venue": "Bowling alley", "Glossary": "Glossary of bowling"} |
Christine is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1983. It tells the story of a car (a 1958 Plymouth Fury) apparently possessed by malevolent supernatural forces. A film adaptation, directed by John Carpenter, was released eight months later in December of the same year. In April 2013, PS Publis... | {"Cover artist": "Craig DeCamps", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Viking", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover)", "Pages": "526", "ISBN": "978-0-670-22026-7"} |
Gaius Helen Mohiam is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. She is a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother, and initially appears in the 1965 novel Dune and its 1969 sequel, Dune Messiah. Mohiam also has a major role in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999-2001) and the Caladan Trilogy (2020... | {"Created by": "Frank Herbert", "Children": "\"Daughters\">Frank Herbert Herbert Frank 1965 Dune 0-441-17271-7 Mohiam to Jessica: 'You're as dear to me as any of my own daughters, but I cannot let that interfere with duty.'\nPrequels:\n Lady Jessica", "Title": "Reverend Mother", "Portrayed by": "Siân Phillips (19... |
Barton Fink is a 1991 American period black comedy psychological thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie ... | {"Directed by": "Joel Coen", "Written by": "Ethan Coen\n Joel Coen", "Produced by": "Ethan Coen", "Starring": "John Turturro\n John Goodman\n Judy Davis\n Michael Lerner\n John Mahoney\n Jon Polito", "Cinematography": "Roger Deakins", "Edited by": "Roderick JaynesRoderick Jaynes is the shared pseudonym used by the Coen... |
Alvin Cyrrale Robertson (born July 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995-96. Robertson holds the record for the most steals per game played, averaging 2.71 steals per game for his career ... | {"Listed height": "4", "Listed weight": "208", "Born": "Barberton, Ohio, U.S.", "High school": "Barberton(Barberton, Ohio)", "College": "Crowder College (1980-1981)\n Arkansas (1981-1984)"} |
Kraków John Paul II International Airport ( since 4 September 2007; earlier in ) is an international airport located near Kraków, in the village of Balice, west of the city centre, in southern Poland. It is the second busiest airport of the country in terms of the volume of passengers served annually. The airport is ... | {"Airport type": "Military/Public", "Hub": "LOT Polish Airlines", "Serves": "Kraków", "Location": "Balice, Poland", "AMSL": "yes", "Coordinates": "50 04 40 N 019 47 05 E region:PL inline,title", "Website": "krakowairport.pl"} |
Orchard Enterprises NY, Inc., doing business as The Orchard, is an American music and entertainment company, specializing in media distribution. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music, based in New York City. In 2019, the company sold off its film and television division, which was renamed 1091 Media.
History
The company... | {"Formerly": "The Orchard Enterprises Inc.", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Parent": "Sony Music Entertainment", "Industry": "Music\n Entertainment", "Founded": "1997", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Website": "theorchard.com"} |
Raunds is a market town in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 9,379 at the 2021 census.
Geography
Raunds is situated north-east of Northampton. The town is on the southern edge of the Nene Valley and surrounded by arable farming land.
Nearest civilian airports are Luton 50 miles and East Mid... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)", "OS grid reference": "SP9972", "Unitary authority": "North Northamptonshire", "Ceremonial county": "Northamptonshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "NN9", "Dialling code": "01933", "UK Parliament": "Corby"} |
Rushden is a town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, around east of Northampton.Measured using Google Maps from Northampton Guildhall to Rushden Hall. The parish is on the border with Bedfordshire, north of Bedford.Measured using Google Maps from Silver Street, Bedford to Rushden Hall.
The parish o... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)Rushden https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/admin/north_northamptonshire/E04006762__rushden/ City population 25 October 2022", "Unitary authority": "North Northamptonshire", "Ceremonial county": "Northamptonshire", "UK Parliament": "Wellingborou... |
Europa Universalis II is a grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Strategy First, based on world history spanning a timeline between 1419 through 1820. It was released on December 11, 2001.
Gameplay
In the game, the player controls a single nation across five centuries, managing i... | {"Title": "Europa Universalis II", "Developer": "Paradox Development Studio", "Publisher": "NA Strategy First SWE Vision Park UK Ubi Soft", "Producer": "Peter KullgardFredrik Malmberg", "Designer": "Johan AnderssonJoakim Bergqwist", "Artist": "Timo Väisänen", "Programmer": "Johan Andersson", "Engine": "Europa Engine", ... |
East Java () is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts, respectively, while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by ... | {"Body": "East Java Provincial Government", "Rank": "3676", "Density": "auto", "ISO 3166 code": "ID - JI", "Website": "jatimprov.go.id"} |
Charles Havice Moore II (born 9 September 1938), better known as Chuck Moore, is an American computer engineer and programmer, best known for inventing the Forth programming language in 1968. He cofounded FORTH, Inc., with Elizabeth Rather in 1971 and continued to evolve the language with an emphasis on simplicity. Beg... | {"Name": "Chuck Moore", "Caption": "Moore c. 2006 or earlier", "Birth name": "Charles Havice Moore II", "Birth date": "yes 1938 9 9Bergin, Thomas J. and Gibson, Richard G., History of Programming Languages, Volume ., Addison Wesley, 1996, p. 670.", "Birth place": "McKeesport, Pennsylvania", "Known For": "Forth programm... |
The eleven-plus (11+) is a standardised examination administered to some students in England and Northern Ireland in their last year of primary education, which governs admission to grammar schools and other secondary schools which use academic selection. The name derives from the age group for secondary entry: 11-12 y... | {"Purpose": "Determining admission to selective secondary schools", "Year started": "1944", "Offered": "To Year Six/Year 6 Primary, Seven/Primary 7 school pupils", "Restrictions on attempts": "Single attempt", "Countries / regions": "England and Northern Ireland", "Fee": "Free", "Scores / grades used by": "Selective se... |
Keith Coogan (born Keith Eric Mitchell; January 13, 1970) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan.
Biography
Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970, in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan Mitchell, a realtor. He changed his name to "Keith Coogan" in 1986, two yea... | {"Name": "Keith Coogan", "Caption": "Keith Coogan at the 61st Academy Awards", "Birth name": "Keith Eric Mitchell", "Birth date": "yes 1970 1 13", "Birth place": "Palm Springs, California, U.S.", "Other names": "Keith MitchellJanuary 2023", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1978-present", "Spouse(s)": "Kristen Sh... |
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg () is a multi-campus South African public research universityUniversity World News , SOUTH AFRICA: New university clusters emerge, retrieved 13 December 2011 situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( o... | {"Motto": "la", "Type": "Public university", "Chancellor": "Judy Dlamini", "Students": "40 259", "Undergraduates": "25 352", "Postgraduates": "14 025", "Campus": "2 urban and 3 suburban campuses", "Affiliation": "AAU, ACU, FOTIM, HESA, IAU", "Website": "http://www.wits.ac.za"} |
Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls over 17,000 undergraduate and over 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus as of 2019.
Being New York City's first public coeducational liberal arts college, it was ... | {"Motto": "Nil sine magno labore", "Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$98.0 million (2019)\"Overview of CUNY—Brooklyn College\"", "Budget": "$123.96 million (2021)", "President": "Michelle Anderson", "Provost": "Anne Lopes", "Students": "17,811 (2019)", "Undergraduates": "14,970 (2019)", "Postgraduates": "2,841... |
SmallBASIC is a BASIC programming language dialect with interpreters released as free software under the GNU General Public License version 3 for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Android.
Description
The dialect is described by the authors as a second generation BASIC, and has a lot in common with QBasic. SmallBASIC incl... | {"Name": "SmallBASIC", "Logo": "320px|SmallBASIC Screenshot", "License": "GPL 3", "Website": "smallbasic.github.io", "File extension": ".bas", "Latest release version": "12.26 (Windows/Linux/Android) https://smallbasic.github.io Browse Files for SmallBASIC 11 May 2023 28 May 2023", "Latest release date": "2023 5 ... |
Adventure is a video game developed by Warren Robinett for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1980 by Atari, Inc. The player controls a square avatar whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find a magical chalice and return it to the golden castle. The game world i... | {"Title": "Adventure", "Caption": "Cover art by Susan Jaekel", "Developer": "Atari, Inc.", "Publisher": "Atari, Inc.", "Designer": "Warren Robinett", "Released": "1980", "Genre": "Action-adventure", "Modes": "Single-player", "Platforms": "Atari 2600"} |
PJSC Gazprom () is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. As of 2019, with sales over $120 billion, it was ranked as the largest publicly listed natural gas company in the world and the largest company in Russia by revenue. In the 2020 For... | {"Type": "State-owned company Public (PAO)", "Founded": "1989 8 8 y", "Headquarters": "Russia", "Industry": "Oil and gas", "Products": "PetroleumNatural gasPetrochemicals", "Services": "Gas pipeline transport", "Revenue": "revenue year", "Parent": "Russian government (50.23%)", "Subsidiaries": "List of subsidiaries", "... |
Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff, written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and starring Billy Bob Thornton in the title role, with a supporting cast of Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter and Bernie Mac. It was Ritter's last live-action f... | {"Directed by": "Terry Zwigoff", "Produced by": "John Cameron Sarah Aubrey Bob Weinstein", "Written by": "Glenn Ficarra John Requa", "Story by": "Ethan and Joel Coen (uncredited)", "Starring": "Billy Bob Thornton\n Tony Cox\n Lauren Graham\n Brett Kelly\n Lauren Tom\n John Ritter\n Bernie Mac", "Music by": "David Kitay... |
Tadpole is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick, written by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Robert Iler, and Kate Mara.
A low-budget production, Tadpole premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival where it won rave r... | {"Directed by": "Gary Winick", "Produced by": "Gary WinickAlexis AlexanianDolly Hall", "Written by": "Heather McGowanNiels Mueller", "Starring": "Aaron StanfordBebe NeuwirthSigourney WeaverJohn RitterRobert IlerKate Mara", "Music by": "Renaud Pion", "Cinematography": "Hubert Taczanowski", "Edited by": "Susan Littenberg... |
Panic is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Henry Bromell and starring William H. Macy in the lead role, alongside Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter, Miguel Sandoval, and Donald Sutherland. The film centers on Alex (Macy), a hitman who suffers a midlife crisis amidst the number of struggle... | {"Directed by": "Henry Bromell", "Produced by": "Matt Cooper\n Andrew Lazar\n Lori Miller", "Written by": "Henry Bromell", "Starring": "William H. Macy\n Neve Campbell\n Tracey Ullman\n John Ritter\n Donald Sutherland", "Music by": "Brian Tyler", "Cinematography": "Jeffrey Jur", "Edited by": "Lynzee Klingman\n Cindy Mo... |
Terror Tract is a 2000 American dark comedy/horror anthology film directed by Lance W. Dreesen and Clint Hutchison.
Plot
"Make Me an Offer" (frame)
The frame features John Ritter as real-estate agent Bob Carter who tries to sell a variety of homes to a young couple, the Doyles. Each home comes with a horror story ass... | {"Directed by": "Lance W. DreesenClint Hutchison", "Produced by": "Gregg L. DanielLance W. DreesenSteven G. Kaplan Richard Mix", "Written by": "Clint Hutchison", "Starring": "John RitterDavid DeLuiseAllison SmithRachel YorkCarmine GiovinazzoBryan CranstonBrenda StrongWill Estes", "Music by": "Brian Tyler", "Cinematogra... |
Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 – September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He shared his radio programs with his wife, Julia Sanderson, and the two were sometimes called "the ideal couple of the air."
Biography
Crumit was born in Jackson, Ohio, the son of Frank and M... | {"Name": "Frank Crumit", "Birth date": "1889 9 26", "Birth place": "Jackson, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "1943 9 7 1889 9 26", "Death place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Singer composer vaudevillian radio entertainer"} |
Pink Flamingos is a 1972 American black comedy film directed, written, produced, narrated, filmed, and edited by John Waters. It is part of what Waters has labelled the "Trash Trilogy", which also includes Female Trouble (1974) and Desperate Living (1977). The film stars the countercultural drag queen Divine as a crim... | {"Directed by": "John Waters", "Written by": "John Waters", "Produced by": "John Waters", "Starring": "Divine\n David Lochary\n Mink Stole\n Mary Vivian Pearce\n Danny Mills\n Edith Massey", "Cinematography": "John Waters", "Edited by": "John Waters", "Distributed by": "New Line Cinema", "Budget": "$12,000https://www.t... |
Pierre Jacques Étienne Cambronne, later Pierre, 1st Viscount Cambronne (26 December 1770 - 29 January 1842), was a general of the First French Empire. A main strategist of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, he was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo.
Military career
Cambronne was born in Saint-Sébastien-... | {"Born": "Nantes, France", "Died": "Nantes, France", "Allegiance": "French First RepublicFirst French EmpireKingdom of France", "Awards": "15pxOfficer of the Legion of Honour"} |
The IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled) is a medium range infrared homing air-to-air missile available in both air-to-air and ground defence surface-to-air variants. It also is called AIM-2000.
The missile was developed in the late 1990s-early 2000s by a German-led program to develop a short... | {"Transport": "yes", "Place of origin": "Italy, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Norway, Spain", "Type": "Short-range air-to-air missile", "Used by": "See operators", "Wars": "Russo-Ukrainian War", "Manufacturer": "Diehl Defence, Avio spa, Litton Italia, Leonardo S.p.A.http://typhoon.starstreak.net/common/AA/irist.html BGT/SA... |
Gummy bears (German: Gummibär) are small, fruit gum candies, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries. The candy is roughly long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelatin-based candies sold in a variety of shapes and colors.
History
The gummy bear origi... | {"Name of food": "Gummy bear", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Gummy bears produced by Haribo, the first company to manufacture gummy bears", "Place of origin": "Germany", "Creator": "Hans Riegel Sr.", "Type of dish": "Gummy candy", "Main ingredient": "Gelatin, sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food... |
Tour de France Soundtracks (renamed to Tour de France for its remastered release) is the eleventh studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was first released on 4 August 2003, through Kling Klang and EMI in Europe and Astralwerks in North America. The album was recorded for the 100th anniversary of th... | {"Released": "2003 8 4 yes", "Studio": "Kling Klang, Düsseldorf, Germany", "Genre": "Techno", "Label": "Kling Klang\n EMI", "Producer": "Ralf Hütter\n Florian Schneider", "Language": "French\n English\n German"} |
The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except by manufacturers, dealer... | {"Other short titles": "State Firearms Control Assistance Act", "Long title": "An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for better control of the interstate traffic in firearms.", "Enacted by": "90th", "Effective": "October 22, 1968", "Public law": "90-618", "Titles amended": "18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Crim... |
Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series created by Jymn Magon and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series, loosely inspired by gummy bear candies,"Waldenbooks for Kids", June 1986 takes place in a fantasy world of medieval lands and magic, and focuses on the lives of sev... | {"Genre": "Adventure\n Comedy\n High fantasy", "Created by": "Jymn Magon", "Voices of": "Bill Scott \n Paul Winchell \n June Foray\n Lorenzo Music\n Katie Leigh\n Noelle North\n Rob Paulsen\n Corey Burton \n Jim Cummings \n Michael Rye\n Christian Jacobs \n Brett Johnson \n David Faustino \n Jason Marsden \n R. J. Will... |
Glasgow Queen Street () is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals (the larger being Glasgow Central) and is the third busiest station in Scotland behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley.
It connects Glasgow with Edinburgh... | {"Name": "Glasgow Queen Street", "Native name": "Sràid na BanrighinnBrailsford 2017 Gaelic/English Station Index", "Symbol Location": "gb", "Symbol": "rail", "Caption": "Main entrance in 2020", "Administrative subdivision": "Glasgow", "Country": "Scotland", "Coordinates": "55.8622 -4.2512 type:railwaystation_region:GB_... |
The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of the festival; one highlight is the annual performance of Hofmannsthal's p... | {"Begins": "late July", "Ends": "end of August", "Frequency": "annual", "Location(s)": "Salzburg, Austria", "Genre": "music\n drama", "People": "Hugo von Hofmannsthal\n Richard Strauss\n Alfred Roller\n Franz Schalk\n Max Reinhardt", "Website": "https://www.salzburgerfestspiele.at/"} |
Alexander I (), also known as Alexander "Philhellene" (, ), was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 497 BC until his death in 454 BC. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Perdiccas II.
Biography
Alexander was the son of Amyntas I and an unknown mother. He had a sister named Gygaea ().Herodotus, Book ... | {"Father": "Amyntas I", "Mother": "unknown", "Born": "?", "Died": "454 BC", "Religion": "Ancient Greek religion"} |
Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles, was shut down by the Works Progress Administration. He is known for The Cradle Will Rock and for his ... | {"Name": "Marc Blitzstein", "Caption": "Blitzstein in 1937", "Birth name": "Marcus Samuel Blitzstein", "Birth date": "1905 03 02", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "1964 01 22 1905 03 02", "Death place": "Martinique", "Death cause": "Homicide", "Occupation": "Composer\nlyricist\nlibrettist", "... |
Candace Gingrich (; born June 2, 1966) is an American LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign. Candace is the half-sibling of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.Seelye, Katharine. Speaker's Sister Now Speaking Out, The New York Times, March 6, 1995. Retrieved on February 29, 2020.
Early life
Candace G... | {"Name": "Candace Gingrich", "Caption": "Candace Gingrich in 2008", "Birth date": "1966 6 2", "Spouse(s)": "Rebecca Jones 2009 2013 sep\n Kelly Cassidy 2017", "Relatives": "Newt Gingrich (half-brother)", "Occupation": "LGBT rights activist", "Nationality": "American"} |
David Marquette Kopay (born June 28, 1942) is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay.
Life
Kopay attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He entered the University of Washington in 1961. H... | {"Born:": "Chicago, Illinois", "Height:": "0", "Weight:": "218", "High school:": "Notre Dame(Sherman Oaks, California)", "College:": "Washington", "Undrafted:": "1964"} |
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 - 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 films and was the muse and lover of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau. In 1996, ... | {"Name": "Jean Marais", "Caption": "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1947", "Birth name": "Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais", "Birth date": "y 1913 12 11", "Birth place": "Cherbourg, France", "Death date": "y 1998 11 8 1913 12 11", "Death place": "Cannes, France", "Occupation": "Actor film director theatre director painter sc... |
David Raymond Sedaris (; born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries”. He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next book, N... | {"Born": "1956 12 26", "Notable awards": "Thurber Prize for American Humor American Academy of Arts and Letters", "Education": "School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BA)", "Relatives": "Amy Sedaris (sister)"} |
Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian actor and comedian, best known for being a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall and for playing Brian on The Larry Sanders Show.
Early life
Thompson, born John Scott Thompson, named after his uncle and later changed for the stage, was born in North Bay, O... | {"Caption": "Thompson in 2012", "Name": "Scott Thompson", "Birth name": "John Scott Thompson", "Birth date": "1959 6 12", "Birth place": "North Bay, Ontario, Canada", "Occupation": "Actor, comedian", "Years active": "1980-present"} |
Diane Alexis Whipple (January 31, 1967 - January 26, 2001) was an American lacrosse player and college coach. She was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco on January 26, 2001. The dogs involved were two Presa Canarios. Paul Schneider, the dogs' owner, is a high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood and is serving ... | {"Name": "Diane Whipple", "Caption": "Diane Whipple, picture from San Francisco Chronicle coverage of her case", "Birth name": "Diane Alexis Whipple", "Birth date": "1967 01 31", "Birth place": "Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.", "Death date": "2001 01 26 1967 01 31https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-03-03-01030... |
James Thaddeus Goad (born 1961) is an American author and publisher. Goad co-authored and published the zine ANSWER Me! and The Redneck Manifesto.
Personal life
Early life
Goad grew up in Philadelphia, describing himself as a loner, misanthrope and weirdo. He attended a Catholic school run by nuns. He experienced viol... | {"Name": "Jim Goad", "Birth name": "James Thaddeus Goad", "Birth date": "41 2002 7 2", "Birth place": "Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Known For": "Answer Me!The Redneck ManifestoShit Magnet, Whiteness: The Original Sin (2018)", "Occupation": "Author Publisher"} |
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements. It was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire.
The order was originally intended to be conferred upon a limited number of persons f... | {"Type": "Order", "Motto": "In Action Faithful and in Honour Clear", "Eligibility": "All living citizens of the Commonwealth realms", "Status": "Currently constituted"} |
George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961-1966). He subsequently appeared in several miniseries, such as Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 t... | {"Name": "Richard Chamberlain", "Caption": "Richard Chamberlain in 1964", "Birth name": "George Richard Chamberlain", "Birth date": "1934 3 31", "Birth place": "Beverly Hills, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor singer", "Years active": "1958-present", "Partner(s)": "Wesley Eure (1975-1976)Martin Rabbett (1977-2010... |
Roberta Achtenberg (born July 20, 1950) is an American attorney and civil rights advocate who served as a commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She was previously assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, becoming the first openly lesbian or gay public official... | {"Name": "Roberta Achtenberg", "Office 2": "Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity", "Successor 2": "Susan Leal", "Birth date": "yes 1950 07 20", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "David Chavkin, separated", "Partner(s)": "Mary Morgan, sepa... |
Stephen David Wyatt Milligan (12 May 1948 - 7 February 1994) was a British Conservative politician and journalist. He held a number of senior journalistic posts until his election to serve as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in 1992. Milligan was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jonathan Aitken, Minister of St... | {"Image caption": "Speaking in Parliament, 1992", "Name": "Stephen Milligan", "Term start": "9 April 1992", "Term end": "7 February 1994", "Birth name": "Stephen David Wyatt Milligan", "Birth date": "1948 5 12 y", "Birth place": "Godalming, England", "Death date": "1994 2 7 1948 5 12 y", "Death place": "London, England... |
The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) is a Berkeley, California-based non-profit think-tank, activism incubator, library and archive. Named for Alexander Meiklejohn, a philosopher, university administrator, and free-speech advocate, MCLI was founded in 1965.
The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute carries o... | {"Type": "non-profit organization", "Founded": "1965, Berkeley, California, U.S.", "Headquarters": "Berkeley, California", "Industry": "Peace law", "Website": "www.mclihumanrights.org"} |
Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor. He first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received... | {"Caption": "Everett at Sofia International Film Festival in 2017", "Birth name": "Rupert James Hector Everett", "Birth date": "y 1959 05 29", "Birth place": "Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, England", "Alma mater": "Central School of Speech and Drama", "Occupation": "Actor", "Notable works": "Another CountryMy Best Friend's... |
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (; 8 September 1901 - 6 September 1966), also known as H. F. Verwoerd, was a South African politician, scholar, and newspaper editor who served as Prime Minister of South Africa and is commonly regarded as the architect of apartheid. Verwoerd played a significant role in socially engineering ap... | {"Name": "Hendrik Verwoerd", "Image caption": "Verwoerd in 1960", "Office 2": "Minister of Native Affairs", "Prime minister 2": "Daniel François MalanHans Strijdom", "Predecessor 2": "Ernest George Jansen", "Successor 2": "Michel D. C. de Wet Nel", "Birth name": "Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd", "Birth date": "1901 09 08 y",... |
Roy Marcus Cohn (; February 20, 1927 - August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer and prosecutor who came to prominence for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarthy's investigations of suspected communists. In the late 1970s and during the 1980... | {"Birth name": "Roy Marcus Cohn", "Name": "Roy Cohn", "Caption": "Cohn in 1964", "Birth date": "1927 2 20", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1986 8 2 1927 2 20", "Death place": "Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.", "Known For": "Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial (1951) Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel (1953-195... |
Scott Monroe Sterling (March 2, 1962 - August 27, 1987), known by the stage name DJ Scott La Rock, was an American hip-hop disc jockey and music producer from the Bronx, New York. He was a founding member of the East Coast hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He was also known for his association with the rapper KRS-... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "New York City, U.S.", "Genres": "Hip hop", "Labels": "B-Boy Records"} |
Led Zeppelin DVD is a double DVD set by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2003, and the United States on 27 May 2003. It contains live concert footage of the band spanning the years 1969 to 1979. The DVD includes the performance filmed by Stanley Dorfman and Peter Whitehead at... | {"Released": "2003 5 26 yes", "Recorded": "1969-1979", "Genre": "Hard rock\nheavy metal\nblues rock\nfolk rock", "Label": "Atlantic", "Director": "Dick Carruthers", "Producer": "Jimmy PageDick Carruthers", "Compiler": "Jimmy Page"} |
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 - February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called R... | {"Born": "Dallas, Oregon, U.S.", "Died": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Jazz blues rock and roll traditional pop", "Labels": "Okeh Columbia"} |
Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She received numerous accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award and a National Board of Review Award.
Heche's professional acting career began on the soap opera Anot... | {"Name": "Anne Heche", "Caption": "Heche in 2014", "Birth name": "Anne Celeste Heche", "Birth date": "1969 05 25", "Birth place": "Aurora, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "2022 08 11 1969 05 25 date", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Hollywood Forever Cemetery", "Occupation": "Actress", "Yea... |
Kate Clinton (born November 9, 1947) is an American comedian specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view.
Early life and education
Clinton was born in Buffalo, New York. She was raised in a large Catholic family in the state of New York. She attended Le Moyne College, a small Jesuit liberal a... | {"Name": "Kate Clinton", "Alt": "Comedian Kate Clinton hosts Out & Equal’s Outies", "Birth date": "1947 11 9", "Birth place": "Buffalo, New York, U.S.", "Education": "Le Moyne College (BA)Colgate University (MA)", "Partner(s)": "Urvashi Vaid (1988-2022)", "Website": "kateclinton.com Official website"} |
Alexander Meiklejohn (; 3 February 1872 - 17 December 1964) was a philosopher, university administrator, educational reformer, and free-speech advocate, best known as president of Amherst College.
Background
Alexander Meiklejohn was born on February 3, 1872, in Newbold Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. He was o... | {"Name": "Alexander Meiklejohn", "Caption": "Meiklejohn sometime before 1912", "Birth date": "1872 02 03 y", "Birth place": "Rochdale, Lancashire, England", "Death date": "1964 12 17 1872 02 03 y", "Death place": "Berkeley, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Brown University, Cornell University"} |
Siegfried Fischbacher (June 13, 1939 - January 13, 2021) and Roy Horn (born Uwe Ludwig Horn; October 3, 1944 - May 8, 2020) were German-American magicians and entertainers who performed together as Siegfried & Roy. They were best known for their use of white lions and white tigers in their acts.
The pair met on a crui... | {"Name": "Siegfried & Roy", "Caption": "Roy Horn (left) and Siegfried Fischbacher with their white lion", "Other names": "Masters of the ImpossibleSARMOTIMooney Michael J. Jones Chris The Improbable Rise and Savage Fall of Siegfried & Roy https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/11/siegfried-roy-fame-rise... |
Nova Express is a 1964 novel by American author William S. Burroughs. It was written using the 'fold-in' method, a version of the cut-up method, developed by Burroughs with Brion Gysin, of enfolding snippets of different texts into the novel. It is part of The Nova Trilogy, or "Cut-Up Trilogy,' together with The Soft M... | {"Cover artist": "Roy Kuhlman", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Nova Trilogy", "Publisher": "Grove Press", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)"} |
The Bank of Montreal (BMO; ) is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company.
The bank was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank; while its head office remains in Montreal, the operational headquarters and executive offices have been located in Toronto, Ontario since 1977. On... | {"Type": "Public", "Formerly": "Montreal Bank (1817-1822)", "Founded": "Montreal Bank (1817 06 23 yes)Montreal, Lower Canada\n Bank of Montreal (1822 07 22 yes)", "Headquarters": "bmore>https://www.bmo.com/ir/files/F18%20Files/bmo_ar2018.pdf Note 1: Basis of Presentation 148 Bank of Montreal 6 September 2019 2019 The B... |
Daniel Adam "Danny" Pintauro (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor and film producer. He starred in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and the 1983 horror film Cujo.
Early life
Pintauro was born in Milltown, New Jersey, the son of John J. Pintauro, a manager, and Margaret L. (née Sillcocks). In 1994 he took time off fro... | {"Name": "Danny Pintauro", "Birth date": "1976 1 6", "Birth place": "Milltown, New Jersey, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor, voice artist, film producer", "Years active": "1982-1992, 2001-present", "Spouse(s)": "Wil Tabares 2014"} |
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Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 - July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage, David Tudor, Brian En... | {"Name": "Merce Cunningham", "Caption": "Merce Cunningham in 1961", "Birth name": "Mercier Philip Cunningham", "Birth date": "yes 1919 04 16", "Birth place": "Centralia, Washington, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 2009 7 26 1919 04 16", "Death place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Dancer choreographer", "Ye... |
is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco. He is best known as the creator of the arcade game Pac-Man (1980).
Early life
Iwatani was born in the Meguro ward of Tokyo, Japan on January 25, 1955. While in kindergarten, he and his family moved to the Tōhoku region of Japan after hi... | {"Caption": "At the 2011 Game Developers Conference", "Native name": "岩谷徹", "Native name language": "jp", "Birth date": "1955 1 25", "Birth place": "Meguro, Tokyo, Japan", "Occupation": "Video game designer", "Years active": "1980-present", "Known For": "Creator of Pac-Man"} |
Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada after Loblaw Companies Limited, with over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales of more than C$25.1 billionhttps://www.empireco... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "yes 1907Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada", "Headquarters": "Stellarton, Nova Scotia https://corporate.sobeys.com/contact-us/ Contact Us - Sobeys Corporate", "Industry": "Retailhttp://www.hoovers.com/sobeys/--ID__100300--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml https://web.archive.org/web/2009022114... |
Rocketdyne was an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California.
The Rocketdyne Division was founded by North American Aviation (NAA) in 1955, and was later part of Rockwell International (1967-1996)... | {"Fate": "Acquired", "Founded": "1955", "Defunct": "2005", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Industry": "Rocket engines", "Parent": "North American Aviation\nRockwell International\nBoeing"} |
Winnie-the-Pooh is a 1926 children's book by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The book is set in the fictional Hundred Acre Wood, with a collection of short stories following the adventures of an anthropomorphic teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, and his friends Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eey... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Methuen (London)Dutton (US)", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Followed by": "The House at Pooh Corner"} |
Uwe H. Schmidt (born 27 August 1968), also known as Atom™, Atom Heart, or Señor Coconut, is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel, and aciton music. In the nineties, Schmidt moved to Chile and developed part of his career there, ... | {"Born": "Frankfurt am Main, West Germany", "Genres": "Electronic music, postmodern music, glitch, IDM, Latin dance, techno, experimental, easy listening", "Labels": "Rather Interesting Raster-Noton Nacional Records Fax Label Contempo", "Website": "www.atom-tm.comwww.senor-coconut.com"} |
Packard Bell Electronics, Inc., was an American computer company independently active from 1986 to 1996, now a Dutch-registered computer manufacturing brand and subsidiary of Acer Inc. The company was originally founded in 1986, after Israeli-American investors bought the trademark rights to the Packard Bell Corporatio... | {"Formerly": "Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. (1986-1996) Packard Bell NEC (1996-2006)", "Type": "Private (1986-1996, 2006-2008) Subsidiary (1996-2006)", "Founded": "1986 in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California", "Headquarters": "Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California (1986-1994) Westlake Village, California (1994-1995) Sac... |
Sir Robert Bond (25 February 1857 - 16 March 1927) was the last Premier of Newfoundland Colony from 1900 to 1907 and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1909 after the 1907 Imperial Conference conferred dominion status on the colony. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, as the son... | {"Name": "Sir Robert Bond", "Order 2": "11th", "Office 2": "Premier of Newfoundland", "Monarch 2": "Victoria,Edward VII", "Governor 2": "Henry Edward McCallum,Charles Cavendish Boyle,William MacGregor", "Predecessor 2": "James Spearman Winter", "Successor 2": "Position abolished", "Birth date": "25 February 1857", "Bir... |
Klas Pontus Arnoldson (27 October 1844 – 20 February 1916) was a Swedish author, journalist, politician, and committed pacifist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 with Fredrik Bajer. He was a founding member of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society and a Member of Parliament in the second Chamber of 1882-18... | {"Name": "Klas Pontus Arnoldson", "Birth date": "y 1844 10 27", "Birth place": "Gothenburg, Sweden", "Death date": "y 1916 2 20 1844 10 27", "Death place": "Stockholm, Sweden"} |
David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943)Tom King, The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood, p. 12, Broadway Books (New York 2001). is an American business magnate, producer and film studio executive. He co-created Asylum Records in 1971 with Elliot Roberts, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC ... | {"Name": "David Geffen", "Caption": "Geffen in 1973", "Birth name": "David Lawrence Geffen", "Birth date": "1943 02 21", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Businessman", "Title": "Founder of DreamWorks SKG/DreamWorks Records, Asylum Records, Geffen Records/Geffen Pictures, and DGC Records"} |
Fredrik Bajer (21 April 1837 - 22 January 1922) was a Danish writer, teacher, and pacifist politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 together with Klas Pontus Arnoldson.
Life
He was son of a clergyman born in Næstved in 1837. Bajer served as an officer in the Danish army, fighting in the 1864 war against P... | {"Born": "y 1837 4 21", "Died": "y 1922 1 22 1837 4 21", "Occupation": "writer, politician, teacher", "Nationality": "Danish", "Notable awards": "1908 Nobel Peace Prize"} |
Major General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, (23 July 1773 - 27 January 1860), was a British Army officer, administrator, and astronomer. Upon the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he had served, he was appointed governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825.
A keen astronomer, he buil... | {"Name": "Thomas Brisbane, 1st Bt", "Image caption": "Painting of Thomas Brisbane by F. Schenck (1850)", "Birth date": "yes 1773 7 23", "Birth place": "Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland", "Death date": "1860 1 27 1773 7 23 yes", "Death place": "Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland", "Term start": "1 December 1821", "Term end": "1 Decembe... |
Jack Tripper is a fictional character on the sitcom Three's Company, which is based upon the character Robin Tripp from Man About the House created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Jack was played by the actor John Ritter.
Introduction
Janet, another character in the show, reasoned with the landlord, Stanley Roper... | {"Based on": "Robin Tripp from Man About the House created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer", "First appearance": "\"A Man About the House\" (in Three's Company) \"Family Affair\" (in Three's a Crowd)", "Last appearance": "\"Friends and Lovers\" (in Three's Company)\n\"A Star Is Born\" (in Three's a Crowd)", "Gend... |
William Hilton Hovell (26 April 1786 - 9 November 1875) was an English explorer of Australia. With Hamilton Hume, he made an 1824 overland expedition from Sydney to Port Phillip (near the site of present-day Melbourne), and later explored the area around Western Port.
Early life
Hovell was born in Yarmouth, Norfolk, ... | {"Name": "William Hovell", "Birth name": "William Hilton Hovell", "Birth date": "1786 04 26 y", "Birth place": "Yarmouth, Norfolk, England", "Death date": "1875 11 09 1786 04 26 yhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70586936 Captain Hovell. Australian Town and Country Journal XII 306 New South Wales 13 November 1875 ... |
The Eurasia Party (; Partiya «Yevraziya») is a National Bolshevik Russian political party. It was registered by the Ministry of Justice on 21 June 2002, approximately one year after the pan-Russian Eurasia Movement was established by Aleksandr Dugin.
Duginist Foreign Policy Objectives
The Eurasia Movement is a Natio... | {"Leader": "Aleksandr Dugin", "Founded": "2002 6 21 yes", "Split from": "National Bolshevik Party", "Headquarters": "Moscow, Russia", "Newspaper": "Eurasian Review", "Ideology": "4th Political Theory (Neo-Eurasianism)\n National Bolshevism\n Russian irredentism\n Traditionalism\n Anti-Western sentiment", "Political pos... |
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