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Christopher Hunter Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Shays was the only Republican congressman from New England elected to the 110th Un... | {"Name": "Chris Shays", "Term start": "August 18, 1987", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Birth name": "Christopher Hunter Shays", "Birth date": "1945 10 18", "Birth place": "Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Betsi DeRaismes", "Education": "Principia College (BA)New York University (MBA, MPA)"} |
The Workers' Party (abbreviation: WP) is a major centre-left political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP). It is currently the largest opposition party in P... | {"Abbreviation": "WP", "Founded": "1957 11 03 y", "Preceded by": "Labour Front", "Ideology": "Social democracyDiane K. Mauzy R.S. Milne 2002 Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party https://archive.org/details/singaporepolitic00mauz limited Routledge 0-415-24653-9 147 \"WP constitution\">Our Constitution — T... |
Fanny Matilda Dagmar Hamlin (born 23 October 1987 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Faye, is a former Swedish singer, songwriter, and model. She was the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Play in the early 2000s.Allmusic.com: Play - Bio Retrieved 4 May 2013 In 2012, she debuted as a solo artist. Hamlin q... | {"Born": "Stockholm, Sweden", "Genres": "Pop, dance, electropop", "Labels": "Hybris (2011-2013)\nBest Fit Recordings (2012-2013)\nCapitol Records (2013-2014)", "Website": "www.fayeofficial.com"} |
Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the 6th district and later the 5th District after reapportionment.
In September 2007, Jo... | {"Name": "Nancy Johnson", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 1997", "State senate2": "Connecticut State", "District 2": "6th", "Predecessor 2": "Paul S. Amenta", "Successor 2": "Joe Harper", "Birth name": "Nancy Elizabeth Lee", "Birth date": "1935 1 5", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "S... |
Anaïs Helena Lameche Bonnier (née Kretz Lameche; born 19 August 1987) is a Swedish former singer and one of the original members of the Swedish pop group Play. She is the only member of Play out of its seven different members to appear in all four different line-ups of the group. Before the band's split, she was also t... | {"Born": "French Alps, France", "Origin": "Täby, Sweden", "Genres": "Pop, dance", "Labels": "Sony BMG, Columbia, (Music World) (2001-2005)"} |
Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) was a Danish designer. Born in Østervrå, Denmark, Kjærholm began his career as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with Gronbech in 1948, attending the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen in 1952. In 1953, he married Hanne Kjærholm who became a successful architect.Helle Bay, "Hanne K... | {"Name": "Poul Kjærholm", "Birth date": "8 January 1929", "Birth place": "Østervrå, Denmark", "Death date": "1980 04 18 1929 01 08 y", "Death place": "Hillerød, Denmark", "Spouse(s)": "Hanne Kjærholm"} |
Pope John VIII (; died 16 December 882) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 14 December 872 to his death. He is often considered one of the ablest popes of the 9th century.Mann, Horace. "Pope John VIII." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. retrieved 10 June 2... | {"Church": "Catholic Church", "Predecessor": "Adrian II", "Successor": "Marinus I", "Born": "Rome, Papal States", "Died": "Rome, Papal States"} |
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896, was the first symphony composed and published by an American woman.... | {"Name": "Amy Beach", "Birth date": "1867 09 05", "Birth place": "Henniker, New Hampshire, United States", "Death date": "1944 12 27 1867 09 05", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Composer, Pianist", "Birth name": "Amy Marcy Cheney"} |
Hambleden is a small village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. The village is around west of Marlow, and around north-east of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.
The civil parish also includes the villages of Fingest and Frieth, and the hamlets of Colstrope, Mill End, Parmoor, Pheasant's Hill and... | {"Population": "(2011)E04001601 Hambleden Parish 21 November 2021", "OS grid reference": "SU784865", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "RG9", "Dialling code": "01491", "UK Parliament": "Wycombe"} |
Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian and diplomat, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993), History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2005), The Eichmann Trial (2011), and Antisemitism: Here and Now (2019). She has served as the United States Spe... | {"Name": "Deborah Lipstadt", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2022", "Term start": "May 3, 2022", "Birth name": "Deborah Esther Lipstadt", "Birth date": "1947 3 18", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Education": "City College of New York (BA)Brandeis University (MA, PhD)"} |
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 - November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th co... | {"Birth name": "Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn", "Term start": "January 3, 1955", "Term end": "November 16, 1961", "Predecessor 2": "Joseph W. Martin Jr.", "Successor 2": "Joseph W. Martin Jr.", "Birth date": "1882 1 6", "Birth place": "Kingston, Tennessee, U.S.", "Death date": "1961 11 16 1882 1 6", "Death place": "Bonham,... |
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, in Germany, in Italy, or in Spain. The UK equivalent are civil parishes. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are ... | {"Category": "Municipality", "Location": "France", "Found in": "Departments", "Number": "January 2021", "Populations": "1 (Rochefourchat) - 2,175,601 (Paris)", "Areas": "0.04 km2 (Castelmoron-d'Albret) - 18,360 km2 (Maripasoula)", "Government": "Municipal Council"} |
Marlow (; historically Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow) is a town and civil parish within the Unitary Authority of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the River Thames, south-southwest of High Wycombe, west-northwest of Maidenhead and west of central London.
Name
The name is recorded in 1015 as Mere lafan, m... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics Local statistics - Office for National Statistics www.ons.gov.uk 14,325 (2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126348&c=Marlow&d=16&e=62&g=6404887&i=1001x1003... |
is a general term describing the traditional Japanese martial arts of throwing shuriken, which are small, hand-held weapons used primarily by the Samurai in feudal Japan, such as metal spikes bō shuriken, circular plates of metal known as hira shuriken, and knives (tantō).
Shurikenjutsu was usually taught among the so... | {"Focus": "Weaponry (shuriken)", "Hardness": "Non-competitive", "Country of origin": "Japan Japan", "Olympic sport": "No"} |
Elisabeth of Wied (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise; 29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then-Prince Carol on 15 November 1869.
Elisabeth was born into a Germa... | {"Born": "Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Duchy of Nassau", "Died": "Golescu Mansion, Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania", "Burial": "Curtea de Argeș Cathedral", "Father": "Hermann, Prince of Wied", "Mother": "Princess Marie of Nassau"} |
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements.
Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as constituencies for the... | {"Category": "Fourth-level administrative division", "Location": "Regions of France", "Number": "2015", "Government": "Departmental council"} |
thumb|280px|Rebels and warlords at the end of Yuan Dynasty, including the territory controlled by Ming Yuzhen in 1363
Ming Yuzhen (; 2 October 1328 - 17 March 1366) was a peasant rebel leader who established the dynasty of Ming Xia during the late Yuan dynasty in China.
Ming was born in Suizhou (today Sui County, Hube... | {"Father": "Ming Xuewen", "Mother": "Lady Zhao", "Born": "2 October 1328Yuan Tianli 2, 9th day of the 9th month(元天曆二年九月九日)", "Died": "1366 3 17 1328 10 2 yYuan Zhizheng 26, 6th day of the 2nd month(元至正二十六年二月六日)", "Burial": "Ruiling Mausoleum (叡陵; in present-day Shangheng Steet, Jiangbei District, Chongqing)"} |
Chen Youliang (陳友諒; 1320 – 3 October 1363For those cross-referencing the Mingshi, in the old Chinese calendar 至正二十三年 refers to the year 1363 CE, 七月二十日 refers to 8月29日 or 29 August, and 八月二十六日 refers to 10月3日 or 3 October.) was the founder and first emperor of the dynastic state of Chen Han in Chinese history. He was on... | {"Father": "Chen Pucai", "Mother": "Lady Wu", "Born": "Mianyang Prefecture, Henan Jiangbei Province (present-day Xiantao, Hubei, China)", "Died": "Lake Poyang, Jiangxi Province", "Burial": "Tomb of Chen Youliang (in present-day Wuchang District, Wuhan)"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:
From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
In 1965 it was Best Performance - Orchestra
From 1966 to 1975 it returned to Best Cl... | {"Awarded for": "Quality orchestral performances", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central business district. The Docklands Stadium sports arena is north-west of the station.... | {"Name": "Southern Cross", "Type": "Inter-city, regional and commuter rail station", "Style template": "Melbourne", "Caption": "Main entrance to the station on the corner of Collins & Spencer streets in December 2007", "Address": "Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria", "Country": "Australia", "Coordinates": "inline,titl... |
thumb|right|George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, by Thomas Phillips
thumb|right|John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, by Allan Warren
Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford. A series of marri... | {"Creation date": "14 January 1833", "Created by": "King William IV", "Peerage": "Peerage of the United Kingdom", "First holder": "George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford", "Heir apparent": "James Granville Egerton, Marquess of Stafford", "Remainder to": "the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten",... |
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is a Hong Kong watersports club for sailing and rowing including paddling.
History
In 1849 the Victoria Regatta Club was formed and later absorbed into the Hong Kong Boating Club which, in 1889, was in turn merged into the Hong Kong Corinthian Sailing Club.International Council of Yach... | {"Location": "3- Causeway Bay Victoria Harbour; Shelter Cove, Sai Kung; Middle Island in", "Legal status": "active", "Affiliations": "Hebe Haven Yacht Club; Aberdeen Boat Club", "Website": "Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club"} |
The prime minister of Algeria is the head of government of Algeria. Aymen Benabderrahmane has been the prime minister since 30 June 2021.
The prime minister is appointed by the president of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of the government that the new prime minister recommends. The People's National A... | {"Post": "First Minister", "Body": "Algeria", "Native name": "ar الوزير الأول الجزائريfr Premier ministre d'Algérieber ⴰⵙⵏⴱⴰⴹ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⵔ / Asnebaḍ amezwaru n Lezzayer", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Emblem of Algeria", "Image": "Aimene Benabderrahmane 2023.jpeg", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent... |
Ali Benflis (; born 8 September 1944) is an Algerian politician who was Head of Government of Algeria from 2000 to 2004. In 2003, he became the general secretary of the National Liberation Front party. Benflis was a candidate in the 2004 presidential election, but the poll resulted in the re-election of Abdelaziz Boute... | {"Name": "Ali Benflisعلي بن فليس", "Term start": "26 August 2000", "Term end": "5 May 2003", "Birth date": "1944 9 8 y", "Birth place": "Batna, Algeria"} |
Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CVO, CBE, DL (born 6 August 1934) is a British mountaineer.
His career has included nineteen expeditions to the Himalayas, including four to Mount Everest.
Early life and expeditions
Bonington's father, who left the family when Christian was nine months old, was a founding member ... | {"Full name": "Christian John Storey Bonington", "Main discipline": "Mountaineering", "Other disciplines": "Climbing, Alpinism, Art", "Born": "Hampstead, London, England", "Nationality": "British", "Notable ascents": "Annapurna II (1960)Nuptse (1961)North Wall of the Eiger (1962)Old Man of Hoy (1966)Changabang (1975)Ba... |
Axbridge is a small town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057.
History
Axanbrycg is suggested as the source of the name, meaning a bridge over the River Axe, in the early 9th century.
Early inhabitants of the area al... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls Somerset Intelligence 4 January 2014 Excel", "Unitary authority": "Somerset Council", "Ceremonial count... |
The prime minister of the Czech Republic (Czech: Předseda vlády České republiky) is the head of the government of the Czech Republic. The prime minister is the de facto leader of the executive branch, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers.
The prime minister is selected by the president and stays in office only... | {"Post": "Prime Minister", "Body": "theCzech Republic", "Native name": "cs Předseda vlády České republiky", "Insignia caption": "Government Seal", "Incumbent": "Petr Fiala", "Incumbent since": "28 November 2021", "Department": "Government of the Czech Republic", "Style": "Mr Prime Minister(informal) His Excellency(dipl... |
The president of the Czech Republic, officially the President of the Republic (), is the head of state of the Czech Republic and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic.
The presidency has largely been shaped by its inaugural holder, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, who assumed the office after the Cz... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Republic", "Native name": "cs Prezident republiky", "Flag caption": "Presidential Standard", "Image caption": "Pavel in 2023", "Incumbent": "Petr Pavel", "Incumbent since": "9 March 2023", "Department": "Head of state of the Czech Republic", "Style": "His Excellency", "Type": "Head of... |
Gerard David Schine, better known as G. David Schine or David Schine (September 11, 1927 - June 19, 1996), was the wealthy heir to a hotel chain fortune who became a central figure in the Army-McCarthy hearings of 1954 in his role as the chief consultant to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
Early ye... | {"Name": "G. David Schine", "Caption": "Schine at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954", "Birth name": "Gerard David Schine", "Birth date": "1927 9 11", "Birth place": "Gloversville, New York, US", "Death date": "1996 6 19 1927 9 11", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, US", "Resting place": "Westwood Village Cemete... |
Liamine Zéroual ( ALA-LC: al-Yamīn Zarwāl; Berber: Lyamin Ẓerwal; born 3 July 1941) is an Algerian politician who was the sixth President of Algeria from 31 January 1994 to 27 April 1999.
Biography
He was born in Batna and joined the National Liberation Army in 1957, at the age of 16, to fight French rule of Algeria. ... | {"Name": "Liamine Zéroualاليمين زروال", "Term start": "31 January 1994", "Term end": "27 April 1999Acting to 16 November 1995", "Birth date": "1941 7 3 y", "Birth place": "Batna, Algeria", "Battles fought": "Algerian War"} |
Burntisland ( , ) is a former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 6,269. It was previously known as Wester Kinghorn or Little Kinghorn.
It is known locally for its award-winning sandy beach, the 15th-century R... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NT233859", "Council area": "Fife", "Lieutenancy area": "Fife", "UK Parliament": "Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath", "Scottish Parliament": "Kirkcaldy", "Postcode district": "KY", "Dialling code": "01592"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:
In 1961 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Choral (including oratorio)
From 1962 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Choral (othe... | {"Awarded for": "quality choral performances", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1961", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Brechin (; ) is a town and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today as an episcopal seat of the Scottish Episcopal Church), but that status has not been offi... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NO600600", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Angus", "Lieutenancy area": "Angus", "Postcode district": "DD", "Dialling code": "01356", "UK Parliament": "Angus", "Scottish Parliament": "Angus North and Mearns"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Operatic or Choral was awarded in 1959. The equivalent award, Best Classical Performance - Opera Cast or Choral was awarded in 1960. Since 1962 the award has been divided into separate awards for opera and choral performances. See Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording ... | {"Awarded for": "quality classical opera or choral performances", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Last awarded": "1959", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production. The current title has been used since 1962.
Prior to 1961 the awards for operatic and choral performances were combined in a single award for Best Classical Performance, Operatic or C... | {"Awarded for": "quality classical opera productions and recordings", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1961", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Burghead (Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots or The Broch,The Online Scots Dictionary ) is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a peninsula that projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, surrounding it by water on three sides. People from Burghea... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NJ116688", "Postcode district": "IV30", "Dialling code": "01343", "UK Parliament": "Moray", "Council area": "Moray", "Lieutenancy area": "Moray", "Scottish Parliament": "Moray", "Website": "burghead.com"} |
Banchory (, , ) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.
Prehistory and archaeology
In 2009, a farmer discovered a short cist burial to the east of the town. Archaeologists were called into excavate it and they found that it was a ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NO698958", "Council area": "Aberdeenshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Kincardineshire", "UK Parliament": "West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine", "Scottish Parliament": "Aberdeenshire West", "Postcode district": "AB", "Dialling code": "01330... |
Ballater (, ) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula. It is home to more than 1400 inhabitants and has had a long connection with the ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NO369958", "Council area": "Aberdeenshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Aberdeenshire", "UK Parliament": "West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine", "Scottish Parliament": "Aberdeenshire West", "Postcode district": "AB35", "Dialling code": "01339... |
Biggar ( ) is a town and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the Southern Uplands near the River Clyde on the A702. The closest towns are Lanark and Peebles.
Details
thumb|left|The sign of Biggar's puppet theatre, the 'Biggar Little Theatre'
The town was once served by the Symington, Biggar and Broughto... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NT045375", "Postcode district": "ML12", "UK Parliament": "Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale", "Council area": "South Lanarkshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Lanarkshire", "Scottish Parliament": "Clydesdale"} |
The Isle of Mull ( ) or just Mull (; ) is the second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides (after Skye) and lies off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute.
Covering , Mull is the fourth-largest island in Scotland and Great Britain. From 2001 to 2020, the population has gradually increased:... | {"Coordinates": "56.45 -6 inline", "OS grid reference": "NM590354", "Scots": "Mull", "Meaning of name": "\"Promontory\" (crag, projecting ridge between two valleys)", "Area": "875.35 km2 sqmi 32 on", "Population rank": "8", "Highest elevation": "Ben More, 966 m ft", "Population": "2,990 (2011 Census)", "Population dens... |
Pierre Cardin (, , ), born Pietro Costante Cardin (2 July 1922 - 29 December 2020), was an Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer. He is known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs. He preferred geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, ... | {"Image": "Pierre Cardin 1978 (cropped).JPG", "Caption": "Cardin in 1978", "Citizenship": "Italy France (after 1924)", "Occupation": "Grand couturier", "Birth name": "Pietro Costante Cardin", "Birth date": "1922 07 02 y", "Birth place": "San Biagio di Callalta, Italy", "Death date": "2020 12 29 1922 7 2 y", "Death plac... |
Chadli Bendjedid (; ALA-LC: ash-Shādhilī bin Jadīd; 14 April 1929 - 6 October 2012) was the third President of Algeria and an Algerian Nationalist. His presidential term of office ran from 9 February 1979 to 11 January 1992.
A combatant during the Algerian War, he was a member of the Revolutionary Council from 1965 t... | {"Name": "Chadli Bendjedid الشاذلي بن جديد", "Term start": "9 February 1979", "Term end": "11 January 1992", "Birth date": "1929 4 14 y", "Birth place": "Bouteldja, Algeria", "Death date": "2012 10 6 1929 4 14 y", "Death place": "Algiers, Algeria", "Spouse(s)": "Halima Ben Aissa", "Battles fought": "Algerian War"} |
Ahmed Ben Bella ( ; 25 December 1916 - 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of Algeria from 15 September 1963 to 19 June 1965.
Ben Bella played an important... | {"Native name": "أحمد بن بلّة", "Native name language": "ar", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1963", "Term start": "15 September 1963", "Term end": "19 June 1965", "Vice president": "\"algeriancabinets\">https://books.google.com/books?id=Bp8IfVxOcEQC&pg=PA294 Algeria: The Politics of a Socialist Revolution Profess... |
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The "04" in the club's name derives from its formation in 1904. ... | {"Full name": "Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V.", "Nickname(s)": "Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues)Die Knappen (The Miners)", "Short name": "S04", "Founded": "yes 1904 5 4 as Westfalia Schalke", "Capacity": "62,273", "League": "Schalke", "Website": "http://www.schalke04.de"} |
Houari Boumédiène (; born Mohammed Ben Brahim Boukherouba; 23 August 1932 - 27 December 1978) was an Algerian military officer and politician who served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 December 1976 and thereafter as the second president of Algeria until his death in 1978.... | {"Name": "Houari Boumédiènear هواري بومدين", "Term start": "10 December 1976", "Term end": "27 December 1978", "Order 2": "Chairman of the Revolutionary Council", "Predecessor 2": "Ahmed Ben Bella (as President)", "Successor 2": "Himself (as President)", "Birth name": "Mohamed Ben Brahim Boukherouba", "Birth date": "ye... |
Hassan II (; 9 July 1929 - 23 July 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999.
He was a member of the 'Alawi dynasty, the eldest son of Sultan Mohammed V, and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Royal Armed Forces and named crown prince in 1957.
He was e... | {"Born": "Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat, Morocco", "Died": "Rabat, Morocco", "Father": "Mohammed V", "Mother": "Lalla Abla bint Tahar", "Religion": "Sunni Islam", "Burial": "Royal Mausoleum, Rabat, Morocco"} |
Timely Comics is the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. "Timely Publications became the name under which Goodman first published a comic book line. He eventually creat... | {"Type": "Division", "Fate": "Rebranded as Atlas Comics in 1951", "Founded": "1939", "Defunct": "1950", "Headquarters": "Manhattan, New York City", "Industry": "Publishing", "Products": "Comic books, magazine"} |
Rabah Bitat (; ALA-LC: Rābaḥ Bīṭāṭ; 19 December 1925 in Aïn Kerma - 10 April 2000) was an Algerian Nationalist and politician.
He served as interim President of Algeria from 1978 to 1979, after Houari Boumediene's death.
Career
Bitat was appointed as Vice President of Algeria in the cabinet of Ahmed Ben Bella from S... | {"Name": "Rabah Bitatar رابح بيطاط", "Term start": "27 December 1978", "Term end": "9 February 1979", "Birth date": "1925 12 19 y", "Birth place": "Aïn Kerma Constantine, Algeria,One of the founders of Algerian independence https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/apr/24/guardianobituarie The Guardian 15 May 2018 Algeria... |
MAX Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics specializing in comic book media aimed at adult-only readers. It was launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system.
The MAX Comics imprint is not Marvel's first effort in featuring explicit content in their titles. The... | {"Status": "Active", "Founded": "2001", "Country of origin": "United States", "Headquarters location": "New York City, New York", "Key people": "Joe QuesadaAxel Alonsohttps://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12539066 Entertainment News, Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News Abcnews.go.com 2016-02-22", "Publica... |
Charles Bernard Rangel (, ; born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York City from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the House of Representatives at the time of his retirement, serving continuou... | {"Name": "Charles Rangel", "Term start": "January 3, 1971", "Term end": "January 3, 2017", "State assembly2": "New York", "District 2": "72nd", "Predecessor 2": "Bill Green", "Successor 2": "George Miller", "Birth name": "Charles Bernard Rangel", "Birth date": "1930 6 11", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Spouse(... |
Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics that contained standalone material taking place inside the Marvel Universe (Earth-616). The imprint originated in 1998 when Marvel outsourced four titles (Black Panther, Punisher, Daredevil and Inhumans) to Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti's company Event Comics; Event hired... | {"Status": "Active", "Founded": "1998", "Country of origin": "United States", "Headquarters location": "New York City", "Key people": "Joe QuesadaJimmy Palmiotti", "Publication types": "Comic books", "Owner(s)": "Marvel Comics"} |
Ali Kafi (; ALA-LC: ʿAlī Kāfī; 7 October 1928 – 16 April 2013) was an Algerian politician who was Chairman of the High Council of State and acting President from 1992 to 1994.
Early life
Ali Kafi was born in El Harrouch in 1928.
Career
Ali Kafi was one of the major figures of the Algerian underground forces that foug... | {"Name": "Ali Kafi", "Native name": "علي كافي", "Image size": "200px", "Term start": "2 July 1992", "Term end": "31 January 1994", "Birth date": "1928 10 7 y", "Birth place": "El Harrouch, French Algeria", "Death date": "2013 4 16 1928 10 7 y", "Death place": "Geneva, Switzerland", "Battles fought": "Algerian War"} |
Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 - 13 July 1980) was a Botswanan politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980.
Born into an influential royal family of what was then the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, he was educated abroad i... | {"Name": "Sir Seretse Khama", "Honorific prefix": "His Excellency", "Image caption": "Sir Seretse Khama, KBE, in January 1970", "Vice president": "Quett Masire", "Order 2": "1st Prime Minister of Bechuanaland", "Monarch 2": "Elizabeth II", "Predecessor 2": "Position established", "Successor 2": "Himself as President", ... |
Mirza Muhammad Mu'azzam (14 October 1643 - 27 February 1712), also known as Bahadur Shah I and Shah Alam I, was the eighth Mughal emperor from 1707 to 1712. He was the second son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who he conspired to overthrow in his youth. He was also governor of Agra, Kabul and Lahore and had to face revol... | {"Father": "Alamgir I", "Mother": "Nawab Bai", "Born": "Burhanpur, Mughal Empire (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)", "Died": "Lahore, Mughal Empire (present-day Pakistan)", "Burial": "Moti Masjid, Mehrauli, Delhi, India", "Religion": "IslamFrom 1707, he developed tafzili tendencies"} |
CounterPunch is a left-wing online magazine. Content includes a free section published five days a week as well as a subscriber-only area called CounterPunch+, where original articles are published weekly. CounterPunch is based in the United States and covers politics in a manner its editors describe as "muckraking wit... | {"Former editors": "Ken SilversteinAlexander Cockburn", "Staff writers": "Frank Bardacke\n Daniel Burton-Rose\n Andrew Cockburn\n Laura Flanders\n Annys Shinn\n Ken Silverstein\n JoAnn Wypijewski", "Categories": "Politics", "First issue": "1994", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "Petrolia, California, United Sta... |
Baron Carl Otto Mörner (22 May 1781 – 17 August 1868) was a Swedish courtier, and member of the Diet. He is chiefly remembered for his role in advocating for Frenchman Jean Baptiste Bernadotte's succession to the Swedish crown in 1810.The History of Napoleon the First, by Pierre Lanfrey, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009 - 182 p... | {"Name": "Carl Otto Mörner", "Birth date": "22 May 1781", "Caption": "Carl Otto Mörner (from Hildebrand, Sveriges historia)", "Birth place": "Uppsala", "Death date": "17 August 1868 22 May 1781", "Death place": "Vaxholm", "Occupation": "courtier and member of the Diet"} |
Carolyn McCarthy ( Cook; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
On January 8, 2014, she announced that she would not run for re-election that November, citing health; she retired in January 2015 and was repl... | {"Name": "Carolyn McCarthy", "Image": "Carolyn McCarthy 2012 portrait.jpeg", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Birth name": "Carolyn Cook", "Birth date": "1944 1 5", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Dennis McCarthy 1967 1993 died", "Alma mater": "Glen Cove Nursing ... |
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology, commonly shortened to Fanshawe College, is a public college in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. One of the largest colleges in Canada, it has campuses in London, Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock with additional locations in Southwestern Ontario. Fanshawe has approximately 4... | {"Motto": "Unlocking Potential", "Type": "Public", "President": "Peter Devlin", "Students": "21,000 full-time 22,000 part-time (2020: 13,479 FTEs)Ontario College FTEs https://www.ocls.ca/colleges/ftes Ontario Colleges Library Service 6 July 2022", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "fanshawec.ca"} |
The Road Goes Ever On is a song cycle first published in 1967 as a book of sheet music and as an audio recording. The music was written by Donald Swann, and the words are taken from poems in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings, especially The Lord of the Rings.
The title of the song cycle is taken from "The Road... | {"Language": "English", "Publisher": "Houghton Mifflin (USA)George Allen & Unwin (UK)", "Media type": "print; in audio as Poems and Songs of Middle-earth", "Preceded by": "The Tolkien Reader", "Followed by": "Smith of Wootton Major"} |
Mary Violet Leontyne Price ( ; born February 10, 1927) is an American spinto soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first African American to be a leading performer. She regularly appeared... | {"Name": "Leontyne Price", "Caption": "Price in 1981, by Jack Mitchell", "Birth name": "Mary Violet Leontyne Price", "Birth date": "1927 2 10", "Birth place": "Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.", "Education": "Wilberforce University (BA)Juilliard School", "Spouse(s)": "William Warfield", "Relatives": "Cissy Houston (first cous... |
Edward Philip George Seaga ( or ; 28 May 1930 - 28 May 2019) was a Jamaican politician. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005."Profile: Edward Seaga", BBC; retrieved 8 April 2012. He served as leader of the opposition from 1974 to 19... | {"Birth name": "Edward Philip George Seaga", "Image": "Seaga at AFB Andrews (cropped).jpeg", "Image caption": "Seaga in 1983", "Term start": "1 November 1980", "Term end": "10 February 1989", "Monarch 2": "Elizabeth II", "Prime minister 2": "Michael Manley", "Predecessor 2": "Hugh Shearer", "Successor 2": "Michael Manl... |
ANSEL, the American National Standard for Extended Latin Alphabet Coded Character Set for Bibliographic Use, was a character set used in text encoding. It provided a table of coded values for the representation of characters of the extended Latin alphabet in machine-readable form for thirty-five languages written in th... | {"Alias(es)": "ISO-IR 231", "Standard": "ANSI/NISO Z39.47 (withdrawn)", "Extensions": "MARC Extended Latin, GEDCOM ANSEL", "Extends": "US-ASCII", "Classification": "Extended ASCII, 8-bit encoding"} |
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals - abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communications and information systems essential to all operations. Royal Signals unit... | {"Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Branch": "United Kingdom", "Motto(s)": "Certa Cito(Swift and Sure) Charlotte Banks 26 January 2020 New Gurkhas Welcomed Into Royal Corps Of Signals https://www.forces.net/news/new-gurkhas-welcomed-royal-corps-signals 2021-08-31 Forces Network en", "March": "Begone Dull Care (Quick); HR... |
The Prevention of Terrorism Acts were a series of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1989 that conferred emergency powers upon police forces where they suspected terrorism.
The direct ancestor of the bill was the Prevention of Violence Act 1939 (Temporary Provisions) which was brought into law i... | {"Short title": "Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974", "Type": "Act", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Long title": "An Act to proscribe organisations concerned in terrorism, and to give power to exclude certain persons from Great Britain or the United Kingdom in order to prevent a... |
Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English journalist, television presenter, mechanic and writer. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. Since 2016, the trio have presented Amazon Studios' The Grand Tour.
Hammond ... | {"Name": "Richard Hammond", "Caption": "Hammond in 2013", "Birth name": "Richard Mark Hammond", "Birth date": "1969 12 19 y", "Birth place": "Solihull, West Midlands, England", "Education": "Solihull School Ripon Grammar School", "Alma mater": "Harrogate College of Art and Technology", "Years active": "1998-present",... |
The Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) () is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Passed in 1998, the act created the National Assembly for Wales, Auditor General for Wales and transferred devolved powers to the assembly. The act followed the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum.
Act
The Government for Wales ... | {"Short title": "Government of Wales Act 1998", "Type": "Act", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Long title": "An Act to establish and make provision about the National Assembly for Wales and the offices of Auditor General for Wales and Welsh Administration Ombudsman; to reform certain Welsh public bod... |
thumb|right|Tashi Namgyal pictured with SS-Sturmbannführer Ernst Schäfer, leader of the 1938-1939 German expedition to Tibet
Tashi Namgyal (Sikkimese: ; Wylie: Bkra-shis Rnam-rgyal) (26 October 1893 - 2 December 1963) was the ruling Chogyal (King) of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963. He was the son of Thutob Namgyal. He was th... | {"Father": "Thutob Namgyal", "Mother": "Yeshay Dolma", "Born": "Tibet, Qing dynasty", "Died": "Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim", "Religion": "Buddhism"} |
Mark Durkan (born 26 June 1960) is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from November 2001 to October 2002, and the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010. He contested the Dublin constituency for Fine G... | {"Name": "Mark Durkan", "Image size": "200px", "Office 2": "Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party", "Deputy 2": "Bríd RodgersAlasdair McDonnell", "Predecessor 2": "John Hume", "Successor 2": "Margaret Ritchie", "Birth name": "John Mark Durkan", "Birth date": "yes 1960 6 26", "Birth place": "Derry, Northern I... |
Bell High School is a high school located in the Bells Corners neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The school was established by the Carleton Board of Education in 1962 as a public high school for grades 9-13. In 2018, Bell High School became a 7-12 school after the nearby D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School cl... | {"Coordinates": "45 19 33 N 75 48 35 W inline,title", "Staff": "~80", "Team name": "Bruins", "Newspaper": "The Bell Roar", "Communities served": "Bells Corners, Nepean, Bayshore, Crystal Beach, Kanata, Barrhaven", "School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Language": "English, French", "Campus type": "Su... |
Brookfield High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Riverside Park neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It officially opened in 1962. Like most schools in Ottawa, Brookfield is composite and semestered. The school is well known for its successful language classes, athletic teams, ... | {"Coordinates": "45 22 20 N 75 41 05 W inline,title", "School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Superintendent": "Reg Lavergne", "Area trustee": "Matthew Lee", "Administrator": "Cathy Babcock", "Language": "English, French", "Campus type": "Suburban", "Mascot": "Blue the French Bulldog", "Team name": "B... |
Canterbury High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Urbandale neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
It is an arts magnet school which draws in students from the Ottawa area to their specialized arts program.
The school opened in 1969 as a comprehensive high school. It was the last... | {"Coordinates": "45 23 18 N 75 37 35 W region:CA-ON inline,title", "School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Superintendent": "Neil Yorke-Slader", "Area trustee": "Chris Ellis", "Campus type": "Suburban", "Team name": "Chargers", "Website": "https://canterburyhs.ocdsb.ca/"} |
The Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is an American utility company that supplies electric power to the city of Washington, D.C., and to surrounding communities in Maryland. It is owned by Exelon.
The company's current trademarked slogan is "Your life. Plugged in." Its former slogan was "We're connected to you b... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Utilities", "Founded": "1896 4 28 (as Potomac Electric Power Company)", "Products": "Electric power", "Parent": "Exelon", "Website": "https://www.pepco.com/"} |
Elektra, Op. 58, is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which he adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra. The opera was the first of many collaborations between Strauss and Hofmannsthal. It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 25 January 1909... | {"Librettist": "Hugo von Hofmannsthal", "Based on": "Sophocles' Electra", "Language": "German", "Premiere": "Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden"} |
The National League for Democracy (, ; abbr. NLD; Burmese abbr. ဒီချုပ်) is a deregistered liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma). It became the country's ruling party after a landslide victory in the 2015 general election but was overthrown in a military coup d'état in early 2021 following another lands... | {"Abbreviation": "NLD", "Leader": "Aung San Suu Kyi", "Founded": "yes y 1988 9 27", "Headquarters": "97B West Shwe Gon Daing Road, Bahan Township, Yangonhttp://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304177104577311330962815886.html?lpe=WSJ_PRO&mg=com-wsj#articleTabs%3Darticle Once-Shunned Quarters Becomes Tourist... |
Colonel By Secondary School is a high school in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a non-semestered school, and was the only English public school in Ottawa that offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme until Merivale High School began its IB programme in September 2019... | {"Coordinates": "45 27 18 N 75 36 00 W region:CA-ON inline,title", "School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Superintendent": "Mary Jane Farrish", "Area trustee": "Sandra Schwartz", "Language": "English, French, Spanish", "Campus type": "Suburban", "Mascot": "Colby the Cougar", "Team name": "Cougars", "... |
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski. The cathedral is named for Sain... | {"OS grid reference": "Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis", "Location": "4431 Lindell BoulevardSt. Louis, Missouri", "Country": "United States", "Denomination": "Roman Catholic Church", "Website": "www.cathedralstl.org", "Founded": "1914", "Consecrated": "June 29, 1926", "Status": "Cathedral, minor basilica", "Architect... |
Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga (born Ronald McKinley Everett, July 14, 1941), previously known as Ron Karenga, is an American activist, author, convicted felon and professor of Africana studies, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa.
Born in Parsonsburg, Maryland, to an Afric... | {"Name": "Maulana Karenga", "Caption": "Karenga in 2003", "Birth name": "Ronald McKinley Everett", "Birth date": "1941 07 14", "Birth place": "Parsonsburg, Maryland, U.S.", "Occupation": "Authoractivistscholar", "Spouse(s)": "Brenda Lorraine \"Haiba\" Karenga (divorced)Tiamoyo Karenga (1971-)", "Website": "http://www.m... |
The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France (), formerly the Cathedral of Saint Louis, and colloquially the Old Cathedral, is a Catholic church in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the first cathedral west of the Mississippi River and until 1844 the only parish church in St. Louis. It is one of two Catholic basilicas in St. ... | {"Location": "209 Walnut Street, St. Louis, Missouri, United States", "Geographic coordinates": "38.624121 -90.187229 inline,title", "Affiliation": "Roman Catholic", "Architect(s)": "Joseph Laveille and George Morton", "Style": "Greek Revival", "Groundbreaking": "1770 (first church)1831 (current church)", "Completed": ... |
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was an Alaska Airlines flight of a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000, roughly north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, killing all 88 on board: two pilots, three cabin crew members, and 83 passeng... | {"Date": "January 31, 2000", "Summary": "Loss of control caused by jackscrew failure due to improper maintenance", "Site": "34 03.5 N 119 20.8 W type:event_region:US-CA inline,title", "Operator": "Alaska Airlines", "Registration": "N963AS", "Flight origin": "Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport", "Stopov... |
Santa Catarina is a city in Santa Catarina Municipality in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area.
History
thumbnail|left|Church of Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico circa 1890.
The name of this city comes from the Catholic Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
The city of Santa Cat... | {"Density": "auto", "Metro density": "5341177", "DST": "-5", "Website": "http://www.stacatarina.gob.mx"} |
Simo Häyhä (; 17December 1905 1April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (; ), was a Finnish military sniper in World War II during the 1939-1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 (a variant of the Mosin-Nagant rifle) and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. He is b... | {"Nickname(s)": "\"Simuna\" (personal) \"The White Death\" (military) \"The Magic Shooter\" (military)", "Born": "Rautjärvi, Viipuri Province, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire", "Died": "Hamina, Finland", "Allegiance": "Finland", "Awards": "Medal of Liberty: 1st and 2nd class Cross of Liberty: 3rd and 4th class \... |
Earl of March Secondary School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in suburban Kanata in the Beaverbrook neighbourhood near the Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Branch and the John G. Mlacak Centre. The school also serves the neighbourhoods of Kanata ... | {"Coordinates": "45.3232 N 75.8951 W region:CA-ON inline,title", "Superintendent": "Amy Hannah", "Area trustee": "Alysha Aziz", "Administrator": "Lucy Bridgstock", "Team name": "Earl of March Lions", "Communities served": "Beaverbrook\n Kanata Lakes\n Katimavik-Hazeldean\n Kanata Estates", "Feeder schools": "K... |
Glebe Collegiate Institute (GCI) is a high school in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Glebe Collegiate Institute has approximately 1,700 students and is the district's largest school.
Students and sports teams are referred to as "Gry... | {"Coordinates": "45.40169 N 75.69687 W region:CA-ON inline,title", "School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Superintendent": "Prince Duah", "Area trustee": "Rob Campbell", "Administrator": "Wendy Gagnon", "Language": "English, French, Spanish", "Campus type": "Urban", "Area": "The Glebe", "Mascot": "Th... |
Gloucester High School is a high school in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1963 by the former Gloucester School Board. The school can harbour approximately 1,600 students.
Gloucester High School provides education to grades 9 through 12 through a semestered curriculu... | {"School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Superintendent": "Mary Jane Farrish", "Mascot": "Gator", "Team name": "Gators", "Coordinates": "45.439 -75.600 region:CA inline,title", "Language": "English", "Campus type": "Suburban", "Website": "http://gloucesterhs.ocdsb.ca/"} |
Hillcrest High School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school was opened in 1961. Its sports teams are nicknamed "The Hawks". Its exclusive catchment area covers the neighbourhoods of Riverview, Faircrest Heights, Playfair Park, E... | {"Coordinates": "45 23 55 N 75 38 22 W inline,title", "School board": "Ottawa Carleton District School Board", "Area trustee": "Nili Kaplan-Myrth", "Superintendent": "Reg Lavergne", "Administrator": "Joanne Tanner", "Staff": "50 (2022)", "Campus type": "Suburban", "Mascot": "Hawk", "Team name": "Hawks", "Website": "htt... |
Mount Adams, known by some Native American tribes as Pahto or Klickitat, is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. Although Adams has not erupted in more than 1,000 years, it is not considered extinct. It is the second-highest mountain in Washington, after Mount Rainier.
Adams, named for President Jo... | {"Location": "Washington", "Elevation": "12281", "Prominence": "8116", "Isolation": "46.1", "Coordinates": "46.202411792 N 121.490894694 W type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:ngs dms inline,title"} |
The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 was one of the Prevention of Terrorism Acts of the United Kingdom related to The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Powers contained in the Acts
The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 had seven parts:
Proscribed Organisations Allowed for ... | {"Short title": "Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Long title": "An Act to make provision in place of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984; to make further provision in relation to powers of search under, and persons convi... |
Akalabeth: World of Doom () is a role-playing video game released in 1979 for the Apple II. It was published by California Pacific Computer Company in 1980. Richard Garriott designed the game as a hobbyist project, which is now recognized as one of the earliest known examples of a role-playing video gameBarton, Matt: ... | {"Title": "Akalabeth: World of Doom", "Image": "Akalabeth box.JPG", "Caption": "Cover art by Denis Loubet", "Developer": "Richard Garriott", "Publisher": "California Pacific Computer Company", "Released": "1979: Apple II1980: Apple / California Pacific 1998: MS-DOS", "Genre": "Role-playing", "Modes": "Single-player", ... |
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JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 aircraft (registration YU-AHT) which exploded shortly after overflying NDB Hermsdorf (located in or around Hinterhermsdorf, in the present-day municipality of Sebnitz), East Germany, while en route from Stockholm, Sweden... | {"Date": "26 January 1972", "Summary": "Bombing", "Site": "Srbská Kamenice, Czechoslovakia (now Srbská Kamenice, Czech Republic)", "Passengers": "23", "Crew": "5", "Fatalities": "27", "Survivors": "1 flight attendant (Vesna Vulović)", "Injuries": "1 (Vesna Vulović)", "Flight origin": "Stockholm-Arlanda AirportStockholm... |
The Welsh Guards (WG; ), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V. Shortly after the regiment's formation, it was deployed to France where it took part in the figh... | {"Branch": "British Army", "Type": "Infantry", "Size": "1 Battalion (579 personnel)https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 Army - Question for Ministry of Defence 1 14 December 2020 26 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013531/https://questions-statements.par... |
Sea-Monkeys is a marketing term for brine shrimp (Artemia) sold as novelty aquarium pets. Developed in the United States in 1957 by Harold von Braunhut, they are sold as eggs intended to be added to water, and almost always come bundled in a kit of three pouches and instructions. Sometimes a small tank and additional p... | {"Type": "Novelty aquarium pet", "Inventor(s)": "Harold von Braunhut", "Country": "United States", "Other names": "Instant Life", "Availability": "present", "Slogan": "The World's Only Instant Pets!"} |
So-Called Chaos is the sixth studio album (fourth released internationally) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on May 18, 2004, through Maverick Records. It was preceded by the single "Everything" on April 13, which went on to become Morissette's lowest peaking song on the US Billboard Hot 100 at... | {"Released": "May 18, 2004", "Recorded": "2003-2004", "Studio": "Groovemasters (Santa Monica, CA) The Village Recorder, Henson Recording Studios, Stage and Sound (Los Angeles, CA)", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Maverick", "Producer": "Alanis Morissette Tim Thorney John Shanks"} |
Sunburn is the full-length debut album by the band Fuel released in 1998. It was produced by Steven Haigler. The songs "Shimmer", "Jesus or a Gun", and "Bittersweet" were released as singles. "Shimmer" peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[ Billboard Chart History]
Sunburn was certified Platinum (one million units s... | {"Released": "March 31, 1998", "Recorded": "1997-1998", "Studio": "Long View Farm (North Brookfield, Massachusetts)", "Genre": "Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock", "Label": "550, Epic", "Producer": "Steve Haigler"} |
Something Like Human is the second album by the band Fuel, released in 2000 on Epic Records. Something Like Human reached number 17 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and featured their first U.S. top 40 hit with "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" which reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It remains one of their most po... | {"Released": "September 19, 2000", "Recorded": "March-May 2000", "Studio": "Right Track Recording, New York City\n Sear Sound, New York City\n The Mix Room, Los Angeles", "Genre": "Post-grunge\n hard rock\n alternative metal", "Label": "550 Music, Epic", "Producer": "Ben Grosse\n Carl Bell"} |
Torpoint () is a town and civil parish on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston
Torpoint had a population of 8,457 a... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "South East Cornwall", "Postcode district": "PL", "Dialling code": "01752", "OS grid reference": "SX438552", "Website": "http://www.torpointtowncouncil.gov.uk"} |
Newlyn (: Lu 'fleet', Lynn/Lydn 'pool') is a seaside town and fishing port in south-west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End It is the largest fishing port in England.
Newlyn lies on the shore of Mount's Bay and forms a small conurbation with the neighbouring town of... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "4,432", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "St Ives", "Postcode district": "TR", "Dialling code": "01736", "OS grid reference": "SW460283"} |
thumb|Perranporth Boating Lake
thumb|Perranporth town centre, with the beach in the background
Perranporth ()Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel . Cornish Language Partnership. is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kin... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "3,066", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "Truro & Falmouth", "Postcode district": "TR", "Dialling code": "01872", "OS grid reference": "SW756540"} |
Sennen (Cornish: Sen Senan or Sen Senana) is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles (13 km) west-southwest of Penzance.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End
Sennen parish is bounded by the sea to the west and borde... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "St Ives", "Postcode district": "TR", "Dialling code": "01736", "OS grid reference": "SW358256"} |
thumb|245px|right|Sketch map showing Carbis Bay within St Ives Bay
thumb|245px|right|Carbis Bay from St Ives
Carbis Bay (Cornish: Karrbons, meaning "causeway") is a seaside resort and village in Cornwall, England. It lies southeast of St Ives, on the western coast of St Ives Bay, on the Atlantic coast. The South Wes... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "St Ives", "Population": "Census 2001"} |
Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (4 July 1807 - 18 January 1890) was a Californio general, statesman, and public figure. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of the Republic of Mexico, and shaped the transition of Alta California from a territory of Mexico to the U.S. state of Califo... | {"Name": "Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo", "Caption": "Mariano Vallejo, 1880-1885", "Birth date": "4 July 1807", "Birth place": "Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain(now California, U.S.)", "Death date": "18 January 1890 (aged 82)", "Death place": "Sonoma, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Mountain Cemeter... |
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