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William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, PC, FRS (21 July 1787 - 4 March 1872), styled Viscount Lowther between 1807 and 1844, was a British Tory politician.
Background
Lonsdale was the eldest son of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, and Lady Augusta, daughter of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland. Henry Lowther wa... | {"Name": "The Earl of Lonsdale", "Order 2": "Lord President of the Council", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Prime minister 2": "The Earl of Derby", "Predecessor 2": "The Marquess of Lansdowne", "Successor 2": "The Earl Granville", "Birth date": "yes 1787 07 21", "Death date": "yes 1872 03 4 1787 07 21", "Nationality": "Brit... |
Marsh Gibbon is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is close to the A41 and the border with Oxfordshire about east of Bicester.
In the centre of the village the buildings are largely built of local stone, and roofed in tiles, slate and thatch. Many of which are listed buildings. The centre and ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061949/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126356&c=Marsh+Gibbon&d=16&e=62&g=6403953&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359914910020&enc=1 201... |
Westbury is a village and civil parish in northern Buckinghamshire, England, about east of Brackley and west of Buckingham. It is close to the A422 and the border with Oxfordshire.
The village was given by King Edward IV to the Company of Cooks in London, and has since been sold into private hands.
The parish churc... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)National Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Aylesbury", "Postcode district": "NN", "Dialling code": "01280", "OS grid reference": "SP6235"} |
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Benedict Arnold (Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American-born military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the Americ... | {"Born": "Norwich, Connecticut", "Died": "London, England", "Allegiance": "United States Great Britain", "Commands held": "Fort Ticonderoga (Jun 1775) Quebec City (Jan-Apr 1776) Montreal (Apr-Jun 1776) Lake Champlain (Aug-Oct 1776) Philadelphia (Jun 1778 - Apr 1780) Fort Arnold (Aug-Sep 1780) American Legion (Oct 1780-... |
Slax is a LiveCD Linux distribution developed by Tomáš Matějíček and based on upstream customizable Linux distributions. Packages can be added by apt package manager or can be prepared as modules. The tagline for Slax refers to itself as "your pocket operating system".
Features
One of the main benefits of the Slax d... | {"Developer": "Tomáš Matějíček", "OS family": "Linux (Unix-like)", "Working state": "Current", "Source model": "Open source", "Kernel": "Monolithic", "License": "Various", "Official website": "slax.org"} |
Rudolph (), sometimes called Ralph (; c. 890 - 14/15 January 936), was the king of France from 923 until his death in 936. He was elected to succeed his father-in-law, Robert I, and spent much of his reign defending his realm from Viking raids.
Name
In contemporary Latin documents, his name is usually Rodulfus, from t... | {"Father": "Richard, Duke of Burgundy", "Mother": "Adelaide of Auxerre", "Born": "c. 890", "Died": "Auxerre", "Burial": "Abbey of Sainte-Colombe, Saint-Denis-lès-Sens fr Abbaye Sainte-Colombe de Saint-Denis-lès-Sens"} |
Marsworth is a village and a civil parish within the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about north of Tring, Hertfordshire and east of Aylesbury.
Early history
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, Mæssanwyrth, and means 'Mæssa's enclosure'. Marsworth is first mentioned in the will of Ae... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Retrieved 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid reference": "SP920145"} |
The Ninth Gate is a 1999 neo-noir horror thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. An international co-production between the United States, Portugal, France, and Spain, the film is loosely based upon Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1993 novel The Club Dumas. The film stars Johnny Depp as a dealer of r... | {"Directed by": "Roman Polanski", "Produced by": "Roman Polanski", "Screenplay by": "John Brownjohn\n Roman Polanski\n Enrique Urbizu", "Based on": "The Club Dumas Arturo Pérez-Reverte", "Starring": "Johnny Depp\n Lena Olin\n Frank Langella\n James Russo\n Jack Taylor\n Emmanuelle Seigner", "Music by": "Wojciech Kilar"... |
SystemRescue (Previously known as "SystemRescueCD") is a Linux distribution for x86 64 and x86 computers.DistroWatch: SystemRescue, 17 January 2022 The primary purpose of SystemRescue is to repair unbootable or otherwise damaged computer systems after a system crash. SystemRescue is not intended to be used as a permane... | {"Developer": "François Dupoux", "OS family": "Linux (Unix-like)", "Source model": "Open source", "Available in": "English and French", "Kernel": "Monolithic (Linux)", "Defaultuser interface": "XFCE", "License": "GPL-2https://www.system-rescue.org/#More_information_about_this_project About SystemRescue system-rescue.or... |
Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, (24 June 1831 - 29 June 1890), known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party. He was twice Secretary of State for the Colonies and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Origins
Born at Gros... | {"Name": "The Earl of Carnarvon", "Image caption": "The 4th Earl of Carnarvon, 1881", "Term start": "6 August 1887", "Term end": "29 June 1890", "Monarch 2": "Queen Victoria", "Prime minister 2": "Benjamin Disraeli", "Predecessor 2": "The Earl of Kimberley", "Successor 2": "Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt", "Birth date": "... |
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Medmenham () is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about southwest of Marlow and east of Henley-on-Thames. The parish also includes Danesfield, a housing estate predominantly for RAF officers, although families of other ranks from the RA... | {"Population": "(2011)E04001611 Medmenham Parish 21 November 2021", "OS grid reference": "SU8084", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "SL7", "Dialling code": "01491", "UK Parliament": "Wycombe"} |
The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 14, 2003, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was advertised as his final album before retiring, which is also a recurring theme throughout the songs,Toure. Superstardom is Boring: Jay-Z Quits Again. New ... | {"Released": "November 14, 2003", "Recorded": "July - October 2003", "Studio": "Baseline (New York) Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) The Mansion (Los Angeles) 54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan)", "Genre": "Hip hop", "Label": "Roc-A-Fella Def Jam", "Producer": "Shawn Carter (also exec.) Damon Dash (exec.) Kareem \"Biggs\" Burke ... |
Mentmore is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about three miles east of Wingrave, three miles south east of Wing.
The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "Menta's moor". The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as Mentmore.
Queen Edith, t... | {"OS grid reference": "SP9019", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "LU", "Dialling code": "01296"} |
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford, PC, FRS (25 April 1794 - 5 October 1878) was a British jurist and Conservative politician. He was twice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Early life
Born in London, Thesiger was the third son of Charles Thesiger, collector of customs at St Vincent, West Indies, by his wife... | {"Name": "The Lord Chelmsford", "Prime minister 2": "The Earl of Derby", "Predecessor 2": "The Lord Cranworth", "Successor 2": "The Lord Cairns", "Birth date": "yes 1794 04 25", "Birth place": "London, United Kingdom", "Death date": "1878 10 5 1794 04 25 y", "Death place": "London, United Kingdom", "Resting place": "Br... |
Gurabo () is a town and municipality in eastern Puerto Rico. It is located in the central eastern region, north of San Lorenzo; south of Trujillo Alto; east of Caguas; and west of Carolina and Juncos. Gurabo is spread over 9 barrios and Gurabo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is ... | {"Land": "72.11", "Water": "1.13", "Density": "auto", "Website": "gurabopr.com", "Rank": "21st in Puerto Rico"} |
Emperor Ming of Jin (; 299 - 18 October 325,According to Sima Shao's biography in Book of Jin, he died aged 27 (by East Asian reckoning) on the wuzi day in the leap month of the 3rd year of the Taining era of his reign. This corresponds to 18 Oct 325 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(太宁三年闰月)戊子，帝崩于东堂，年二十七] Jin Shu,... | {"Born": "299", "Died": "Jiankang, Eastern Jin", "Burial": "Wuping ling (武平陵), Nanjing, Jiangsu", "Father": "Emperor Yuan of Jin", "Mother": "Lady Xun"} |
More is the third studio album and first soundtrack album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on 13 June 1969 in the United Kingdom by EMI Columbia and on 9 August 1969 in the United States by Tower Records. The soundtrack is for the film of the same name, which was primarily filmed on location on Ibiza an... | {"Released": "1969 06 13 yeshttp://www.pinkfloyd.com/history/timeline_1969.php 1969 27 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170810192218/http://www.pinkfloyd.com/history/timeline_1969.php 10 August 2017 live", "Recorded": "January-February 1969", "Studio": "Pye, London", "Genre": "Psychedelic rockKristopher Spe... |
Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film The Others— two European Film Awards and one Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for The Sea Inside among othe... | {"Caption": "Amenábar in 2015", "Birth name": "Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos", "Birth date": "1972 03 31 yes", "Birth place": "Santiago, Chile", "Citizenship": "Chile Spain", "Occupation": "Film director\nscreenwriter\ncomposer", "Years active": "1992-present", "Spouse(s)": "David Blanco 2015 2019 div"} |
Justin Guarini (born Justin Eldrin Bell; October 28, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter and actor who in 2002 was the runner-up on the first season of American Idol.
Early life
Guarini was born in Columbus, Georgia. His father, Eldrin Bell, is African-American and is a former Atlanta, Georgia, Chief of Police, ... | {"Born": "Columbus, Georgia, U.S.", "Origin": "Doylestown, Pennsylvania", "Genres": "Jazz", "Labels": "RCA Justice Entertainment", "Website": "justinguarini.com"} |
Middle Claydon is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about south of Buckingham and about west of Winslow. Administratively, the parish is within the remit of Buckinghamshire Council, the unitary authority for most of the county.
The toponym "Claydon" is derived from the Old Englis... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census) http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126528&c=Middle+Claydon&d=16&e=62&g=6404033&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359915365301&enc=1 Area: Middle Claydon (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics Neig... |
Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, (; ; 21 February 1822 - 8 February 1872) styled Lord Naas (; ) from 1842 to 1867 and Lord Mayo in India, was a British statesman and prominent member of the British Conservative Party who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1852, 1858-9, 1866-8) and Viceroy of India (1869... | {"Name": "The Earl of Mayo", "Image caption": "Photograph by William Walker, 1867", "Order 2": "Chief Secretary for Ireland", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Prime minister 2": "The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli", "Predecessor 2": "Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue", "Successor 2": "John Wilson-Patten", "Birth name": "Richa... |
British Caledonian (BCal) was a British private independent airline which operated out of London Gatwick Airport in south-east England during the 1970s and 1980s. It was created as an alternative to the British government-controlled corporation airlines and was described as the "Second Force" in the 1969 Edwards report... | {"Airline name": "British Caledonian", "IATA Designator": "BR", "ICAO Designator": "BCC", "Callsign": "CALEDONIAN", "Founded": "1970 11 30 y(amalgamation)", "Ceased operations": "1988 04 14 y(merged into British Airways)", "Major hubs": "Gatwick Airport", "Headquarters": "London Gatwick Airport(1970-1980)Caledonian Hou... |
Farewell, My Lovely is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1940, the second novel he wrote featuring the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times and was also adapted for the stage and radio.
Plot
Private detective Philip Marlowe is investigating a dead-end missing person... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Alfred A. Knopf", "Media type": "Print", "ISBN": "0-394-75827-7", "Preceded by": "The Big Sleep", "Followed by": "The High Window"} |
Claydon House is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, near the village of Middle Claydon. It was built between 1757 and 1771 and is now owned by the National Trust.
The house is a listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are listed Grade II on the Register o... | {"Location": "Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England", "Coordinates": "51 55 19 N 0 57 20 W region:GB-BKM_type:landmark title, inline", "Status": "completed", "Construction started": "1751", "Type": "country house"} |
Oka is a semi-soft washed rind cheese that was originally manufactured by Trappist monks located in Oka, Quebec, Canada. The cheese is named after the town. It has a distinct flavour and aroma, and is still manufactured in Oka, although now by a commercial company. The recipe was sold in 1981 by Les Pères Trappistes to... | {"Country of origin": "Canada", "Region, town": "The Laurentides, Oka", "Source of milk": "Cow", "Pasteurised": "Sometimes", "Texture": "semi-soft/creamy", "Aging time": "1–2 months", "Certification": "-"} |
Moulsoe is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Bedfordshire, and just east of the M1, situated about ESE of Newport Pagnell, and about NNE of Central Milton Keynes. The main road through the village is the Newport R... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001264 Moulsoe 19 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP910419"} |
The Long Good-bye is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. Some critics consider it inferior to The Big Sleep or Farewell, My Lovely, but others rank it as the best of his work.Review of The Long Goodbye, New York Times, April 25, 1954. Chandl... | {"Language": "English", "Series": "Philip Marlowe", "Publisher": "Hamish Hamilton (UK)Houghton Mifflin (US)", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Pages": "320 pp", "Preceded by": "The Little Sister", "Followed by": "Playback"} |
Mursley is a small village in and also a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three miles east of Winslow and about seven miles south west of Central Milton Keynes.
The village name is Old English in origin, and is thought to mean 'Myrsa's woodland clearing'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid reference": "SP817286"} |
Nether Winchendon or Lower Winchendon is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the county boundary with Oxfordshire, about west of Aylesbury and north of Haddenham.
The toponym "Winchendon" is derived from the Old English for "hill at a bend". The Domesday... | {"OS grid reference": "SP731122", "Population": "(2011 Census) http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126842&c=Nether+Winchendon&d=16&e=62&g=6404064&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359915701301&enc=1 Area: Nether Winchendon (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statist... |
SeaQuest DSV (stylized as seaQuest DSV and also promoted as simply seaQuest) is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future" (the year 2018 in the first season), seaQuest DS... | {"Running time": "45 minutes per episode", "Genre": "Science fiction", "Created by": "Rockne S. O'Bannon", "Starring": "Roy Scheider 'seaquest' Star Calls Series 'Junk' Orlando Sentinel http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-09-13/news/9409130211_1_scheider-junk-seaquest 2010-10-16 June 12, 2011 https://web.arch... |
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Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1967, Conestoga serves primarily international students students through campuses and training centres in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Stratford,... | {"Motto": "Connect life and learning", "Type": "Public", "Chair": "Frank Boutzis about conestoga Governance https://www.conestogac.on.ca/about/corporate-information/governance Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning 11 September 2023", "President": "John Tibbits", "Students": "11000 full-time... |
Scott Alexander Young (April 14, 1918 – June 12, 2005) was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, including novels and non-fiction for adult and youth audiences.
Early life
Born in Cypress River, Manitoba, Young gre... | {"Name": "Scott Young", "Birth date": "y 1918 4 14", "Birth place": "Cypress River, Manitoba", "Death date": "y 2005 6 12 1918 4 14", "Death place": "Kingston, Ontario", "Children": "Neil YoungAstrid Young", "Occupation": "Journalist, sportswriter, author, broadcaster"} |
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size in the US military to receive specialized training for fighting in mountainous conditions. More recen... | {"Branch": "United States", "Type": "Light infantry", "Part of": "Flag of the United States Army XVIII Airborne Corps.svg 23px XVIII Airborne Corps", "Size": "Division", "Nickname(s)": "The Tenth Legion, The Mountaineers", "Motto(s)": "Climb to Glory", "Notablecommanders": "George P. HaysJames Edward MooreThomas L. Har... |
The PowerBook Duo is a line of subnotebooks manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from 1992 until 1997 as a more compact companion to the PowerBook line. Improving upon the PowerBook 100's portability (its immediate predecessor and Apple's third-smallest laptop), the Duo came in seven different models. They were the ... | {"Image caption": "Apple PowerBook Duo 2300c with standard CD jewel case, for size comparison", "Manufacturer": "Apple Computer", "Family": "PowerBook", "Release date": "1992 10 19", "Discontinuation date": "1997 2 1", "Dimensions": "10.9 × 8.5 × 1.4 in on", "Mass": "4.1 pounds", "Predecessor": "PowerBook 100", "Succes... |
Leyton is a London Underground station in Leyton, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, East London. Located on Leyton High Road, adjacent to the A12, the station is on the Central line between two stations assigned to two fare zones - Stratford and Leytonstone. It is in zone 3.
Location
Leyton Mills Retail Park, L... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "Transport for London", "Location": "Leyton", "Local authority": "London Borough of Waltham Forest", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "3", "Original company": "Eastern Counties Railway", "Pre-grouping": "Great Eastern Railway", "Post... |
The Macintosh Color Classic (sold as the Macintosh Colour Classic in PAL regions) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from February 1993 to May 1995 (up to January 1998 in PAL markets). It has an all-in-one design, with a small, integrated 10″ Sony Trinitron display at 512 × ... | {"Family": "Compact, Performa", "Image caption": "A Macintosh Colour Classic running an Italian version of System 7", "Release date": "1993 02 10", "Base price": "1400 1993 -2", "CPU make and model": "Motorola 68030", "CPU clock speed": "16 or 33 MHz", "Operating system": "System 7.1-Mac OS 7.6.1With 68040 upgrade, Mac... |
Simón Rodríguez (October 28, 1769, Caracas, Venezuela – February 28, 1854, Amotape, Peru), known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a Venezuelan philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor.
His mother, Rosalia Rodríguez, was the daughter of an owner of farms and livest... | {"Name": "Simón Rodríguez", "Image": "Anonimo 010.JPG", "Occupation": "Philosopher and educator", "Birth date": "1769 10 28 y", "Birth place": "Caracas, Venezuela", "Death date": "1854 2 28 1769 10 28 y", "Death place": "Amotape, Peru"} |
DeMolay International is an international fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919 and named for Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. DeMolay was incorporated in the 1990s and is classified by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organi... | {"Named after": "Jacques de Molay", "Founded at": "USA Kansas City, Missouri", "Type": "Masonic youth fraternity", "Location": "10200 NW Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153", "Coordinates": "39.2784 -94.6713 region:US-MO_type:landmark inline,title", "Website": "https://demolay.org/"} |
Stuyvesant High School (pronounced ), commonly referred to among its students as Stuy (pronounced ), is a public college-preparatory, specialized high school in New York City, United States. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, these specialized schools offer tuition-free accelerated academics to cit... | {"Coordinates": "40.7179 -74.0138 region:US-NY_type:edu inline,titleretired 2060115 Stuyvesant High School", "NCES": "360007702877 Stuyvesant High School August 20, 2022 \"nces_sch\"", "Faculty": "154.52 (on FTE basis)", "Athletics conference": "PSAL", "Newspaper": "The Spectator", "Yearbook": "The Indicator", "Nicknam... |
Timoci Uluivuda Bavadra (22 September 1934 - 3 November 1989) was a Fijian medical doctor who founded the Fiji Labour Party and served as the Prime Minister of Fiji for one month in 1987.
He was born in Viseisei, Viti Levu, and was medical doctor and politician by profession.
Contesting his first election in 1987, Ba... | {"Name": "Dr. Timoci Bavadra", "Image caption": "Bavadra in 1988", "Term start": "13 April", "Term end": "14 May 1987", "Birth date": "22 September 1934", "Birth place": "Lautoka, Fiji Colony", "Death date": "3 November 1989 (aged 55)", "Death place": "Lautoka, Fiji", "Spouse(s)": "Kuini Speed"} |
The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (IORG) is a Masonic youth service organization that teaches leadership training through community service. Young women learn about the value of charity and service through their work and involvement with their annual local and Grand (state or country) service projects.
... | {"Abbreviation": "IORG", "Headquarters": "International Temple, Supreme Assembly, McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Type": "501(c)(3)", "Coordinates": "34.9325 -95.7647 inline,title", "Website": "http://www.gorainbow.org/"} |
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American adult animated television sitcom created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The first season of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is the first adult animated production to be produced by Cartoon Network Studio... | {"Created by": "Michael Ouweleen\n Erik Richter", "Written by": "Michael Ouweleen\n Erik Richter", "Directed by": "Richard Ferguson-Hull\n Robert Alvarez\n Ben Jones\n Vincent Waller\n Michael Ouweleen\n Erik Richter\n J. J. Sedelmaier", "Voices of": "Thomas Michael Allen\n Stephen Colbert\n Gary Cole\n Chris Edgerly\n... |
Mary Toft (née Denyer; c. 1701-1763), also spelled Tofts, was an English woman from Godalming, Surrey, who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she tricked doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits.
In 1726, Toft became pregnant, but following her reported fascination with the s... | {"Name": "Mary Toft", "Alt": "A engraving based on a painting of a young woman in poor clothing and a bonnet, sitting on a chair, holding a rabbit in her lap. Her right elbow is supported by a table as she looks to the left, a neutral expression on her face.", "Caption": "Mary Toft, in an engraving based on a painting... |
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Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is the largest university on Long Island.
Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University under the name Nassau College - Hofstra Memorial of New York University. It became independent Hofstra Co... | {"Motto": "Je maintiendraihttp://www.hofstra.edu/Administration/Provost/pro_Gonfalons.cfm The Gonfalons and Flag of Hofstra University - Office of the Provost - Hofstra University, New York September 16, 2015 (French) \n(Motto of the House of Orange Nassau)", "Type": "Private university", "President": "Susan Poser", "P... |
The National Constitution Center is a non-profit institution that is devoted to the study of the Constitution of the United States. Located at the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the center is an interactive museum which serves as a national town hall, hosting government leaders, journalists, scholars,... | {"Coordinates": "39.9536 -75.1491 type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US- ti", "Established": "September 17, 2000", "Location": "Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Type": "History museum", "Visitors": "817,000 (2011)", "Director": "Jeffrey Rosen", "Public transit access": "septa 60p... |
Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 194712 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana.
Rawlings came to power i... | {"Name": "Jerry Rawlings", "Image caption": "Rawlings in 2019", "Term start": "7 January 1993", "Term end": "7 January 2001", "Vice president": "Kow Nkensen Arkaah John Atta Mills", "Order 2": "Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council", "Predecessor 2": "Hilla Limann (as President)", "Successor 2": "Himself... |
Thomas Timothy Holden (born March 5, 1957) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation during the 112th United States Congress. On April 24, 2012, Holden was defeated in... | {"Name": "Tim Holden", "Term start": "February 17, 2015", "Office 2": "Member of the PennsylvaniaLiquor Control Board", "Predecessor 2": "P.J. Stapleton, III", "Birth date": "1957 03 05", "Birth place": "St. Clair, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Bloomsburg University", "Residence": "St. Clair, Pennsylvania, U.S.",... |
Kristopher Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor, starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, and Dave in the first series of Citizen Khan (2012). He played DI Hum... | {"Caption": "Marshall in January 2012", "Birth name": "Kristopher Marshall", "Birth date": "yes 1973 4 1", "Birth place": "Bath, Somerset, England", "Occupation": "Actor, comedian", "Years active": "1993-present", "Spouse(s)": "Hannah Dodkin 2012", "Children": "2"} |
United States Army Rangers are U.S. Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger". The term is commonly used to include graduates of the Ranger School, even if they have never served in a "Ranger" unit; the vast majority of Ranger school graduates never serve in Ranger u... | {"Allegiance": "United States of America", "Branch": "United States", "Type": "Light infantry", "Role": "Special operations", "Motto(s)": "Sua Sponte (Of Their Own Accord): (75th Ranger Regiment)Rangers Lead the Way: (Army Ranger-qualified soldiers)"} |
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (; 18 October 1905 - 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux ("The Old One"), was an Ivorian politician and physician who served as the first president of Ivory Coast, serving from 1960 until his death in 1993. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide, union leader, ... | {"Name": "Félix Houphouët-Boigny", "Nationality": "Ivorian", "Term start": "3 November 1960", "Term end": "7 December 1993", "Birth name": "Dia Houphouët", "Birth date": "1905 10 18 yes", "Birth place": "Yamoussoukro, French West Africa", "Death date": "1993 12 7 1905 10 18 yes", "Death place": "Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coa... |
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that fol... | {"Directed by": "Steven Spielberg", "Produced by": "Steven Spielberg Debbie Allen Colin Wilson", "Written by": "David Franzoni", "Starring": "Morgan Freeman\n Nigel Hawthorne\n Anthony Hopkins\n Djimon Hounsou\n Matthew McConaughey\n David Paymer\n Pete Postlethwaite\n Stellan Skarsgård", "Music by": "John Williams", "... |
Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (5 May 1934 - 1 August 2023) was an Ivorian politician. He was President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999, and latterly President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).Biography at PDCI-RDA website . Prior to becoming president, he was a member and presid... | {"Name": "Henri Konan Bédié", "Image caption": "Bédié in 2017", "Term start": "7 December 1993aaa a", "Term end": "24 December 1999", "Birth date": "yes 1934 05 05", "Birth place": "Dadiékro, French West Africa", "Death date": "yes 2023 08 01 1934 05 05", "Death place": "Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire", "Nationality": "Ivorian... |
Charles Herbert Woolery (born March 16, 1941) is an American game show host, talk show host, and musician. He has had long-running tenures hosting several game shows. Woolery was the original host of Wheel of Fortune (1975-1981), the original incarnation of Love Connection (1983-1994), Scrabble (1984-1990, and during a... | {"Name": "Chuck Woolery", "Caption": "Woolery in 2004", "Birth name": "Charles Herbert Woolery", "Birth date": "1941 3 16 y", "Birth place": "Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.", "Occupation": "Television host singer actor", "Years active": "1963-present", "Notable works": "Wheel of Fortune (1975-1981) Scrabble (1984-1990, 1... |
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Ugadi or Yugadi, also known as Samvatsarādi (meaning "beginning of the year"), is New Year's Day according to the Hindu calendar and is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Goa in India. It is festively observed in these regions on the first day of the Hindu lun... | {"Type": "Religious (Hindu), social, cultural", "Also called": "Samvatsaradi (Telugu new year), Yugadi (Kannada new year)", "Observed by": "Hindus in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Goa", "Celebrations": "Muggu-Rangoli, visiting Temples, Feast with Bobbattu, Holige and Bevu Bella", "Date": "March"} |
Darkwing Duck is a platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It was based on the Disney animated television series Darkwing Duck. It was ported to the Game Boy in 1993.
Plot
thumb|left|150px|NES gameplay. The heart in the top left hand corner is the player's l... | {"Title": "Darkwing Duck", "Caption": "North American box art", "Developer": "CapcomPorted to Game Boy by Make Software1060997169640075265 true_Cah4e3 @gdri hi! noticed that \"From Software\" article mention Milon's Castle for GB as a game developed by this company. judging from my previous disassemblies, Duck Tales 2 ... |
Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Africa. It is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary from golden brown to dark brown in colour. It contains up to 50% sucros... | {"Name of food": "Jaggery", "Image caption": "A block of jaggery with a US penny for size comparison", "Main ingredient": "Sugarcane juice, boiled and concentrated.", "Similar dishes": "Muscovado, Panela, palm sugar"} |
The 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing between November 8 and 14, 2002. It was preceded by the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. 2,114 delegates and 40 specially invited delegates attended this and elected a 356-member 16th CCP Central Committee, as well as a... | {"Name": "16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party", "Country": "People's Republic of China", "Type": "legislative", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party", "Previous year": "1997", "Next election": "17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Par... |
Air hockey is a Pong-like tabletop sport where two opposing players try to score goals against each other on a low-friction table using two hand-held discs ("mallets") and a lightweight plastic puck.
The air hockey table has raised edges that allow the puck to reflect off horizontally, and a very smooth, slippery surf... | {"Name": "Air hockey", "Image": "AirHockeyTable.JPG", "Genres": "Table", "Players": "2", "Skills required": "Dexterity, agility, hand-eye coordination, reaction time"} |
Photoplay was one of the first American film (another name for photoplay) fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded Motion Picture Story, a magazine also directed at fans. For most of its run, Photoplay was published by Macfadden Publications. In 1921 Photoplay esta... | {"Categories": "FilmEntertainment", "Company": "Macfadden Publications", "Founded": "1911", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "Chicago", "Language": "English", "ISSN": "0732-538X"} |
Rita Repulsa is a fictional character from the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and the principal nemesis and archenemy of the main superhero protagonists in the show's first season. She is portrayed in the first season by Machiko Soga (via Zyuranger footage as Witch Bandora) and by Carla Perez in the re... | {"First appearance": "\"Day of the Dumpster\" (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) (as Rita Repulsa)", "Last appearance": "\"Mystic Fate\" (Power Rangers Mystic Force) (as Mystic Mother)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (as Robo-Rita RepulsaPower Rangers 30th-Anniversary Special Will Bring Back Major Classic Villai... |
Basic Training (a.k.a. Up the Military) is a 1985 sex comedy film by Andrew Sugerman. It is often considered to be one of the worst films of 1985. While set in Washington D.C., most of the production was filmed in Los Angeles, including Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. During production the working title was "Up the Pentagon.... | {"Directed by": "Andrew Sugerman", "Produced by": "Gilbert AdlerOtto Salamon", "Written by": "Bernie Kahn", "Starring": "Ann DusenberryRhonda Shear", "Music by": "Michael CruzLinda Schreyer", "Cinematography": "Stephen W. Gray", "Edited by": "Larry Bock", "Distributed by": "(US) MGM (DVD)"} |
is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for video game series such as Megami Tensei, Persona, Etrian Odyssey, and Trauma Center, as well as Print Club (Purikura) arcade machines. Its corporate mascot is Jack F... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Video games", "Founded": "yes 1986 04 07 (as Atlus Co., Ltd.) yes 2013 09 05 (as Sega Dream Corporation)", "Headquarters": "Japan", "Products": "List of Atlus games", "Parent": "Sega (2013-present)", "Divisions": "Team ManiaxP-StudioStudio Zero", "Website": "www.atlus.co.jp atlus.co.... |
Emperor Cheng of Jin (; December 321 or January 322Volume 91 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Emperor Cheng was born in the 11th month of the 4th year of the Taixing era of his grandfather Sima Rui's reign. This corresponds to 6 Dec 321 to 4 Jan 322 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [太興四年)十一月，皇孙衍生。] - 26 July 342Acco... | {"Born": "December 321 or January 322", "Died": "Jiankang, Eastern Jin", "Burial": "Xingping ling (興平陵), Nanjing, Jiangsu", "Father": "Emperor Ming", "Mother": "Yu Wenjun"} |
Mizithra or myzithra ( ) is a Greek whey cheese or mixed milk-whey cheese from sheep or goats, or both.Barron, Rosemary (1991). Flavors of Greece. William Morrow, It is sold both as a fresh cheese, similar to Italian ricotta, and as a salt-dried grating cheese, similar to Italian ricotta salata. The ratio of milk to w... | {"Country of origin": "Greece", "Region, town": "N/A", "Source of milk": "Goats, Ewes", "Texture": "Soft", "Fat content": "approx. 15%", "Protein content": "approx. 15.5%", "Dimensions": "various", "Weight": "various, usually ½ or 1 kilo", "Aging time": "1 day"} |
The Brak Show is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jim Fortier, Andy Merrill, and Pete Smith for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The Brak Show serves as a spin-off of the animated television series, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, for which the show's creators originally wrote, and fe... | {"Genre": "Comedy\n Satire\n Surreal humour\n Slapstick\n Slice of life", "Running time": "11 minutes\n 5 minutes (webisode)", "Created by": "Jim Fortier\n Andy Merrill\n Pete Smith", "Voices of": "Andy Merrill\n George Lowe\n C. Martin Croker\n Carey Means\n Marsha Crenshaw (2000-02 and 2007)\n Joanna Daniel (2002-03)... |
The Malay Dilemma () is a 1970 book by Malaysian politician and writer Mahathir bin Mohamad, who went on to be the country's longest serving Prime Minister.
In it, Mahathir describes his interpretation of Malaysia's history in relation to its multi-ethnic society and racial tensions, and advocates for affirmative acti... | {"Country": "Malaysia", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Asia Pacific Press", "Pages": "188", "ISBN": "978-981-204-355-9"} |
Naphill is a village in the parish of Hughenden Valley, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is north-west of Hughenden, on the ridge of one of the Chiltern Hills, and is adjacent to the village of Walter's Ash.
The origin of its name is obscure. It is sometimes thought that people napped flints here, but this is disputed... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU847969"} |
Nash is a village and also a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. It is in the north of the county, about south-west of Milton Keynes and east of Buckingham. According to the 2011 census, the population total of Nash was 417.
History
The village name... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP779343"} |
Nettleden is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Nettleden with Potten End, in the Dacorum district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about four miles north-west of Hemel Hempstead, near Little Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden and Frithsden. In 1931 the parish had a p... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "Dacorum", "Shire county": "Hertfordshire", "UK Parliament": "Hemel Hempstead", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01442", "OS grid reference": "TL0110"} |
Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and the 30th governor o... | {"Name": "Dirk Kempthorne", "Term start": "May 26, 2006", "Term end": "January 19, 2009", "Order 2": "30th Governor of Idaho", "Predecessor 2": "Phil Batt", "Successor 2": "Jim Risch", "Birth name": "Dirk Arthur Kempthorne", "Birth date": "1951 10 29", "Birth place": "San Diego, California, U.S.Bioguide Search http://... |
Kenneth Carroll Guinn (August 24, 1936 - July 22, 2010), was an American businessman, academic administrator, and politician who served as the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007. He previously served as interim president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1994 until 1995. Originally a Democrat, h... | {"Name": "Kenny Guinn", "Term start": "January 4, 1999", "Term end": "January 1, 2007", "Title 2": "Acting President of theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas", "Predecessor 2": "Robert Maxson", "Successor 2": "Carol Harter", "Birth name": "Kenneth Carroll Guinn", "Birth date": "1936 8 24", "Birth place": "Garland, Arkansa... |
Newton Blossomville is a village in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a civil parish, sharing a joint parish council with Clifton Reynes.Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council. At the 2011 census, the population of the parish was 329, an increase of 17... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001266 Newton Blossomville 19 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01234", "OS grid reference": "SP925515"} |
Coatzacoalcos (; Koatzakwalko in Nahuatl, Niniashi in Zapotec and Puertu in Popoluca) is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municipal ... | {"Density": "1,004.8", "DST": "-5", "Rank": "0", "Website": "http://www.coatzacoalcos.gob.mxes"} |
Newton Longville is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. The village is about south-west of Bletchley in Milton Keynes.
History
The toponym "Newton" is derived from the Old English for "new farm". It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086... | {"OS grid reference": "SP8431", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126959&c=Newton+Longville&d=16&e=62&g=6403962&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359915824770&enc=1 Area: Newton Longville (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics ... |
Philip Eugene Batt (March 4, 1927 - March 4, 2023) was an American politician who served as the 29th Governor of Idaho from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Batt had previously served as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, Chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and as a member of the Idaho Legislature.
... | {"Name": "Phil Batt", "Image caption": "Batt in 2010", "Term start": "January 2, 1995", "Term end": "January 4, 1999", "Order 2": "35th", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of Idaho", "Governor 2": "John Evans", "Predecessor 2": "William Murphy", "Successor 2": "David Leroy", "Birth name": "Philip Eugene Batt", "Birth da... |
The Agni-III (IAST: Agni, ) is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II. It has a range of and can reach targets deep inside neighbouring countries including China.
Introduction
India's credible minimum deterrence envisaged a nuclear triad of counte... | {"Transport": "yes", "Place of origin": "India", "Type": "Intermediate-range ballistic missile", "Used by": "Strategic Forces Command", "Designer": "Defence Research and Development Organisation", "Manufacturer": "Bharat Dynamics Limited", "Unit cost": "250 m 0 - 350 m 0 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation... |
Larry J. Echo Hawk (born August 2, 1948) is an American attorney, legal scholar, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Echo Hawk served under U.S. President Barack Obama as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs from 2009 to 2012. He previously served as the Attorney Genera... | {"Name": "Larry Echo Hawk", "Image": "LarryEchoHawkDOI.JPG", "Term start": "May 22, 2009", "Term end": "April 27, 2012", "Office 2": "Member of theIdaho House of Representativesfrom Bannock County", "Birth date": "1948 8 2", "Birth place": "Cody, Wyoming, U.S.", "Nationality": "AmericanPawnee Nation", "Spouse(s)": "Ter... |
North Crawley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council. It is located near the border with Bedfordshire, about east of Newport Pagnell, and north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
The village n... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001267 North Crawley 19 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01234", "OS grid reference": "SP925447"} |
The New America is the eleventh studio album by punk band Bad Religion. It was released in 2000 and is their last album (to date) on Atlantic Records.
The New America is also Bad Religion's last album with Bobby Schayer on drums. Though not yet credited as a member of the band, then-former and now-current guitarist Br... | {"Released": "May 9, 2000", "Recorded": "October-December 1999", "Studio": "Victor's Barn, Kauai, Hawaii", "Genre": "Punk rock\n melodic hardcore\n pop-punkHot Band: October 19, 2000 Newsday LLC Long Island, New York C03", "Label": "Atlantic", "Producer": "Todd Rundgren"} |
Rodger Wilton Young (April 28, 1918July 31, 1943) was a United States Army infantryman from Ohio during World War II. Born in the small town of Tiffin, Ohio, in 1932, Young suffered a sports injury in high school that led to his becoming nearly deaf and blind. Despite this, Young was able to pass the exams necessary to... | {"Born": "Tiffin, Ohio, U.S.", "Died": "Munda, New Georgia", "Allegiance": "United States of America 1912 23px", "Awards": "Medal of HonorPurple Heart"} |
thumb|The Chase Tower (formerly the Bank One Plaza) housed the Bank One headquarters
Bank One Corporation was an American bank founded in 1968 and at its peak the sixth-largest bank in the United States. It traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock symbol ONE. The company merged with JPMorgan Chase & Co. on... | {"Type": "Public", "Formerly": "First Banc Group (1968-1979)Banc One Corporation (1979-1998)", "Fate": "Acquired by JPMorgan Chase", "Defunct": "2004 7 1", "Founded": "1968", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Banking", "Products": "Financial services", "Website": "bankone.com"} |
North Marston is a village and also a civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three miles south of Winslow, and four miles north of Waddesdon.
The village name 'Marston' is a common one in England, and is Anglo-Saxon for 'farm by a marsh'.... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census including Hogshaw)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 2 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid refer... |
Moses Alexander (November 13, 1853 - January 4, 1932) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 11th governor of Idaho, the second elected Jewish governor of a U.S. state, and the first who actually practiced that religion. Jewish California Governor Washington Bartlett, was elected in 1887, but had ... | {"Name": "Moses Alexander", "Term start": "1915 1 4", "Term end": "1919 1 6", "Predecessor 2": "Walter E. Pierce", "Successor 2": "J. H. Richards", "Birth date": "1853 11 13 y", "Birth place": "Obrigheim, Kingdom of Bavaria", "Death date": "1932 1 4 1853 11 13", "Death place": "Boise, Idaho, U.S.", "Resting place": "Mo... |
John Victor Evans Sr. (January 18, 1925 - July 8, 2014) was an American politician from Idaho. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state's 27th governor and was in office for 10 years, from 1977 to 1987.NND.com-Governor John V. Evans
Biography
Born in Malad, Idaho,National Governors Association-John V. Evans ... | {"Lieutenant 1": "William MurphyPhil BattDavid Leroy", "Order 2": "33rd", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of Idaho", "Governor 2": "Cecil Andrus", "Predecessor 2": "Jack Murphy", "Successor 2": "William Murphy", "Birth name": "John Victor Evans", "Birth date": "1925 1 18", "Birth place": "Malad City, Idaho, U.S.", "De... |
One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American Western film directed by and starring Marlon Brando, his only directorial credit. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner, "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Slim Pickens.
In 2018, the film was se... | {"Directed by": "Marlon Brando", "Produced by": "Frank P. Rosenberg", "Screenplay by": "Guy Trosper\nCalder Willingham\nUncredited:\nRod Serling\nSam Peckinpah", "Based on": "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones Charles Neider", "Starring": "Marlon Brando\nKarl Malden\nKaty Jurado\nBen Johnson\nPina Pellicer", "Cinemato... |
Cecil Dale Andrus (August 25, 1931 - August 24, 2017) was an American politician who served 26th and 28th governor of Idaho, for total of fourteen years. A Democrat, he also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter Administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966,... | {"Name": "Cecil Andrus", "Term start": "January 5, 1987", "Term end": "January 2, 1995", "Lieutenant 1": "Jack M. MurphyJohn V. Evans", "Office 2": "42nd United States Secretary of the Interior", "President 2": "Jimmy Carter", "Predecessor 2": "Thomas S. Kleppe", "Successor 2": "James G. Watt", "Birth name": "Cecil Dal... |
Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 - January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma, Cruce successfully campaigned to succeed Haskell to serve as the second governor of Oklahoma. A... | {"Name": "Lee Cruce", "Term start": "January 9, 1911", "Term end": "January 11, 1915", "Birth date": "1863 7 8 y", "Birth place": "Marion, Kentucky, U.S.", "Death date": "1933 1 16 1863 7 8 y", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Rose Hill CemeteryArdmore, Oklahoma", "Spouse(s)": "Widowed"... |
John Calloway Walton (March 6, 1881 - November 25, 1949) was an American politician and the fifth governor of Oklahoma. He served the shortest term of any Governor of Oklahoma, being the first Governor in the state's history to be removed from office.
Following his removal from office, he entered the primary for a sea... | {"Name": "Jack Walton", "Term start": "January 9, 1923", "Term end": "November 19, 1923", "Birth name": "John Calloway Walton", "Birth date": "1881 3 6", "Birth place": "Greensboro, Indiana, U.S.", "Death date": "1949 11 25 1881 3 6", "Death place": "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Madeleine Orrick", "Edu... |
Henry Simpson Johnston (December 30, 1867 - January 7, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the first president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the seventh governor of Oklahoma. He would become the second governor in Oklahoma history to ... | {"Name": "Henry Johnston", "Term start": "January 10, 1927", "Term end": "March 21, 1929", "Birth name": "Henry Simpson Johnston", "Birth date": "1867 12 30", "Birth place": "Evansville, Indiana, U.S.", "Death date": "1965 1 7 1867 12 30", "Death place": "Perry, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Ethel Littleton", "Educati... |
Oakley is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It has an area of and includes about 400 households. The 2011 Census recorded the population as 1,007.
At one time it was thought Oakley held a rare (and possibly unique) double distinction, in that a Victoria Cross recipient, Edward Brooks, and a Meda... | {"Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SP6312", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "HP18", "Dialling code": "01844", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Website": "Oakley Social Centre (Village Hall)"} |
Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went on to become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma, mainly in the 1960s and again in the 1980s, as well as a two-term United States Sena... | {"Name": "Henry Bellmon", "Image size": "172px", "Lieutenant 1": "Robert S. Kerr III", "Predecessor 2": "George Nigh", "Successor 2": "Dewey F. Bartlett", "Birth name": "Henry Louis Bellmon", "Birth date": "1921 9 3", "Birth place": "Tonkawa, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Death date": "2009 9 29 1921 9 3", "Death place": "Enid, Ok... |
Oving (historically , more recently ) is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three and a half miles north east of Waddesdon, four miles south of Winslow.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Ufa's people'. In the Domesday ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census including Pitchcott)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid ref... |
Fry sauce is a condiment often served with French fries or tostones (twice-fried plantain slices) in many places in the world. It is usually a combination of one part tomato ketchup and two parts mayonnaise. Historically, the Argentinian salsa golf is most likely the first ketchup and mayonnaise sauce, having been inve... | {"Name of food": "Fry sauce", "Image filename": "Frysauce.JPG", "Image caption": "Fry sauce with fries", "Type of dish": "Sauce", "Place of origin": "United States", "Region of origin": "Utah", "Main ingredient": "Ketchup, mayonnaise", "Serving size": "100 g"} |
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 - November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze pla... | {"Born": "1849 7 22 y", "Died": "1887 11 19 1849 7 22 y", "Resting place": "Beth Olam Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City", "Occupation": "Author, activist", "Language": "English", "Relatives": "Josephine Lazarus, Benjamin N. Cardozo"} |
Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Prior Walter in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Kirk is also known for his portrayal of Andy Botwin ... | {"Name": "Justin Kirk", "Image": "250px", "Caption": "Kirk at the 2017 WonderCon", "Birth date": "1969 5 28", "Birth place": "Salem, Oregon, U.S.", "Education": "Circle in the Square Theatre School", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1990-present"} |
U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense.
MACV was created on 8 February 1962, in response to the increase in United States military assistance to South Vietnam. MACV was first implemented to assist the Military Assistance Advisory Group (M... | {"Part of": "United States Pacific Command", "Nickname(s)": "\"MACV\"", "Decorations": "Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) with PalmUnited States. Dept. of the Army Pamphlet 672-3. Update. Washington: GPO, 1986.3", "Notablecommanders": "Paul D. HarkinsWilliam C. WestmorelandCreighton W. AbramsFrederick C. Weyand"} |
William Henry Bissell (April 25, 1811March 18, 1860) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death. He was one of the first successful Republican Party candidates in the U.S., winning the election of 1856 just two years after the founding of his party. In addition to being the first Repu... | {"Name": "William Henry Bissell", "Term start": "January 12, 1857", "Term end": "March 18, 1860", "Order 2": "Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th district", "Preceded 2": "District created", "Succeeded 2": "James L. D. Morrison", "Birth date": "1811 4 25 y", "Birth place": "Hartwick, New Yor... |
Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. (September 15, 1914 - September 4, 1974) was a United States Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972. He was then Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1972 until his death in 1974.
In 1980, the United States Army named its then new main... | {"Born": "Springfield, Massachusetts, US", "Died": "Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., US", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "Chief of Staff of the United States ArmyMilitary Assistance Command, VietnamV Corps3rd Armored Division2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment63rd Armor RegimentCombat Command B... |
Lloyd Street Grounds was a baseball park located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was used by two different professional baseball clubs during 1895-1903.
The field was situated about northwest of downtown Milwaukee in the eastern part of a block bounded by West North Avenue on the north, North 16th Street on the east, Nor... | {"Location": "N 18th St. & W Lloyd St. up to W North AveMilwaukee, Wisconsin", "Coordinates": "43 3 32 N 87 56 2 W region:US_type:landmark it", "Opened": "1895", "Closed": "1903", "Surface": "Grass", "Capacity": "Unknown", "Field size": "Unknown"} |
Norman R. Morrison (December 29, 1933 - November 2, 1965) was an American anti-war activist. On November 2, 1965, Morrison doused himself in kerosene and set himself on fire below the office of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara at the Pentagon,"The Pacifists", Time Magazine, November 12, 1965; accessed July 23, 2007... | {"Name": "Norman Morrison", "Birth date": "1933 12 29", "Birth place": "Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1965 11 2 1933 12 29", "Death place": "The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.", "Death cause": "Self-immolated to protest American involvement in the Vietnam War", "Nationality": "American", "Alma m... |
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