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Oignies (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
Oignies is a former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the D160 roads. The A1 autoroute passes through the commune, alongside... | {"Name": "Oignies", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Oignies - Fosse n° 9 - 9 bis des mines de Dourges (117).JPG", "Caption": "Pit 9 - 9 in Oignies", "Arrondissement": "Lens", "Canton": "Hénin-Beaumont-1", "Postal code": "62590", "Mayor": "Fabienne Dupuis-MerlevedeRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://... |
Timothy Paul Loughton, ( ; born 30 May 1962) is a British politician and former banker who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Worthing and Shoreham since the 1997 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from 2010 to... | {"Name": "Tim Loughton", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2020", "Term start": "1 December 2021", "Term end": "15 December 2021", "Office 2": "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families", "Prime minister 2": "David Cameron", "Predecessor 2": "The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin", "Successor 2": "E... |
Andy Love (born 21 March 1949) is a British Labour Co-operative politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton from 1997 to 2015.
Early life
Andy Love was educated at Greenock High School on Inverkip Road before attending the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where he was awarded a BSc degree. He moved... | {"Name": "Andy Love", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "30 March 2015", "Birth date": "yes 1949 03 21", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Ruth Rosenthal (m. 1983-present)", "Alma mater": "Strathclyde University"} |
Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wrexham, Wales from 2001 to 2019. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from 2009 until Labour's defea... | {"Name": "Ian Lucas", "Office 2": "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Regulatory Reform", "Predecessor 2": "New position", "Successor 2": "Baroness Wilcox", "Prime minister 2": "Gordon Brown", "Birth date": "1960 09 18 yes", "Birth place": "Gateshead, County Durham, England", "Nationality": "Britis... |
Noyelles-sous-Lens (, literally Noyelles under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.INSEE commune file It is east of the centre of Lens.
Administration
Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens - Liévin, which consists of 36 communes, with a total population of... | {"Name": "Noyelles-sous-Lens", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Noyelles-sous-Lens - Mairie - 1.JPG", "Caption": "The town hall of Noyelles-sous-Lens", "Arrondissement": "Lens", "Canton": "Harnes", "Postal code": "62221", "Mayor": "Alain RogerRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/da... |
Sir Peter James Luff (born 18 February 1955) is Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Formerly a British Conservative Party politician, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Worcestershire from 1997 to 2015 and for Worcester from 1992 until 1997. He was a junior Def... | {"Name": "Peter Luff", "Image caption": "Luff in 2010", "Term start": "25 May 2010", "Term end": "4 September 2012", "Office 2": "Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire", "Predecessor 2": "Eric Forth", "Successor 2": "Nigel Huddleston", "Birth date": "1955 02 18 yes", "Birth place": "Windsor, Berkshire, England",... |
Iain Malone Luke (born 8 October 1951, Dundee) is a former Labour Party politician in Scotland. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East from 2001 until being unseated at the 2005 general election by Stewart Hosie of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Biography
Iain Luke was educated at Stobswell Boys' Jun... | {"Name": "Iain Luke", "Term start": "7 June 2001", "Term end": "11 April 2005", "Birth date": "1951 10 8 yes", "Birth place": "Dundee, United Kingdom", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Marie", "Alma mater": "University of Edinburgh, University of Dundee"} |
Outreau (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
Outreau is a large industrial town and port situated adjacent to, and west of Boulogne, on the N1, N142 and D19 roads. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne.
H... | {"Name": "Outreau", "Native Name": "Wabingem", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The town hall of Outreau", "Arrondissement": "Boulogne-sur-Mer", "Canton": "Outreau", "Postal code": "62230", "Mayor": "Sébastien ChochoisRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-... |
Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast-Bangor railway line. The population was 64,596 at the 2... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)", "District": "Ards and North Down Borough", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT19, BT20", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "North Down", "NI Assembly": "North Down", "County": "County Down"} |
Frisby on the Wreake is a village and civil parish on the River Wreake about west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 557.
The toponym "Frisby" was applied by Danish invaders in the 9th or 10th century. It refers to the farm or settlement of the Frisians. Th... | {"OS grid reference": "SK6917", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "District": "Melton", "Shire county": "Leicestershire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "LE", "Dialling code": "01664", "UK Parliament": "Rutland and Melton", "Website": "Frisby on the Wreake Parish Council"} |
John Lyons (born 11 July 1949) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
At the 2001 general election, he was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
Following the reduction in Scottish constituencies in the House of Commons under the Scottish Parliament (C... | {"Name": "John Lyons", "Term start": "7 June 2001", "Term end": "11 April 2005", "Birth date": "1949 07 11 yes", "Nationality": "British"} |
Mauril Adrien Jules Bélanger (June 15, 1955 - August 15, 2016) was a Canadian politician.
A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he represented Ottawa—Vanier in the House of Commons through a by-election victory in 1995 until his death in 2016. Bélanger also served in cabinet during the premiership of Paul Martin a... | {"Name": "Mauril Bélanger", "Image": "maurilbelanger2.PNG", "Office 2": "Associate Minister of National Defence", "Prime minister 2": "Paul Martin", "Predecessor 2": "Albina Guarnieri", "Successor 2": "Julian Fantino (2011)", "Birth date": "1955 06 15 yes", "Birth place": "Mattawa, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2016... |
WWII Online is the very first massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) ever created and holds three Guinness World Records. It is in active (continuous) development by Playnet, Inc.'s internal game studio, "Cornered Rat Software," and it was originally released on June 6, 2001 (D-Day), for Microsoft W... | {"Title": "WWII Online", "Caption": "Original cover art", "Developer": "Cornered Rat Software", "Publisher": "Strategy First", "Platforms": "Windows, Mac OS X", "Released": "June 6, 2001 (Windows)Playnet.com - Online Interactive Entertainment Communities http://www.playnet.com/bv/index.jsp 2023-04-23 https://web.arc... |
International Socialists (, abbreviated IS) is a revolutionary, Trotskyist organisation in the Netherlands. It is part of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party.
History
The International Socialists were founded in 1988 as Groep Internationale Socialisten (GIS). In the 1990s ... | {"Leader": "Central Committee", "Founded": "1988", "International affiliation": "International Socialist Tendency", "Ideology": "Trotskyism", "Political position": "Far-left", "Headquarters": "Amsterdam"} |
Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na BuaisePlacenames Database of Ireland) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,247 in the 2021 Census. It is located from Belfast, from Ballycastle and from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a lar... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)", "District": "Causeway Coast and Glens", "County": "County Antrim", "UK Parliament": "North Antrim", "NI Assembly": "North Antrim", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT57", "Dialling code": "028"} |
Coleraine ( ; from , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and ... | {"Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Population": "(2021 Census)Settlement 2015 https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000173 NISRA 17 August 2023", "Postcode district": "BT51, BT52", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "East Londonderry", "Irish grid reference"... |
Dundrum ()Placenames NIPlacenames Database of Ireland is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about 4 miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle. It had a population of 1,555 people at the 2011 Census.30px This article con... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)", "District": "Newry, Mourne and Down", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT33", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "South Down", "NI Assembly": "South Down", "County": "County Down"} |
Portrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a -long peninsula, Ramore Head. It had a population of 6,150 p... | {"Population": "(Census 2021)", "Irish grid reference": "C855409", "District": "Causeway Coast and Glens", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT56", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "East Londonderry", "County": "County Antrim", "NI Assembly": "East Londonderry"} |
En lucha was also a Maoist publication by the Workers' Revolutionary Organisation.
In Struggle (Castilian: En lucha, Catalan: En Lluita) was a Spanish revolutionary socialist organisation within Trotskyist tradition. It was part of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party It was ... | {"Slogan": "Anticapitalism and Revolution", "Founded": "30 October 1994", "Headquarters": "Barcelona", "Newspaper": "En LluitaL'Heura", "Ideology": "Trotskyism", "National affiliation": "CUP-CC", "International affiliation": "International Socialist Tendency", "European affiliation": "European Anti-Capitalist Left"} |
Portstewart () is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 7,854 people in the 2021 Census. It is a seaside resort neighbouring Portrush. Its harbour and scenic coastal paths form an Atlantic promenade leading to a two-miles beach (Portstewart Strand), popular with holidaymakers in s... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)Settlement 2015 https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000184 NISRA 18 August 2023", "District": "Causeway Coast and Glens", "County": "County Londonderry", "NI Assembly": "East Londonderry", "UK Parliament": "East Londonderry", "Sovereign st... |
The United Liberal Democrats (, ULD) was a right-wing conservative political party in South Korea, whose support mostly came from the North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong regions. The short Korean name is Jaminryeon (; ULD).
The Party was in a government coalition with Kim Dae-jung's Democratic Party from 1998 to 2... | {"Abbreviation": "ULD", "Leader": "Kim Jong-pil", "Ideology": "nowrap\n Conservatism (South Korean)\n Chungcheong regionalism", "Headquarters": "Seoul, South Korea", "Founded": "March 30, 1995", "Split from": "New Korea", "Merger of": "New Democratic", "Merged into": "Grand National", "Political position": "Right-w... |
Lough Neagh ( ) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It has a surface area of and supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's water. Its main inflows come from the Upper River Bann and River Blackwater, and its main outflow is the Lower River Bann.... | {"Native name": "ga Loch nEathach sco-ulster Loch Neagh Naijural Heirship: Peat Mosses https://web.archive.org/web/20120906195021/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/nh008peatbogsulsterscotsfactsheet2007.pdf 6 September 2012 NI Environment and Heritage Service.", "Location": "Northern Ireland, UK", "Coordinates": "54 37 0... |
City of Illusions is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. It is set on Earth in the distant future, and is part of her Hainish Cycle. City of Illusions lays the foundation for the Hainish cycle which is a fictional universe in which the majority of Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel... | {"Cover artist": "Jack Gaughan", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Hainish Cycle", "Publisher": "Ace Books", "Media type": "Print (Paperback)", "Pages": "160", "Preceded by": "Planet of Exile", "Followed by": "The Left Hand of Darkness"} |
The Tamil United Liberation Front (, ) is a political party in Sri Lanka.
Formation
On 4 May 1972, several Tamil political groups, including the Federal Party (ITAK), Ceylon Workers Congress, and All Ceylon Tamil Congress formed the Tamil United Front (TUF) under the joint leadership of S.J.V. Selvanayagam, S. Thondam... | {"Leader": "V. Anandasangaree", "Founded": "yes y 1972 05 04", "Merger of": "All Ceylon Tamil Congress Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Ceylon Workers' Congress", "Preceded by": "Tamil United Front", "Headquarters": "5/3A Wijayaba Mawatha, Kalubowila, Dehiwala", "Ideology": "Tamil Nationalism"} |
W. Britt Cobb, Jr. is a former North Carolina government official. His last position was as chief of staff for North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue until she left office in January 2013. Previously, he had served as her Secretary of Administration (a member of Governor's Cabinet).News & Observer: Britt Cobb new Perdu... | {"Name": "Britt Cobb", "Term start": "2006", "Term end": "2010", "Office 2": "Agriculture Commissioner of North Carolina", "Governor 2": "Mike Easley", "Predecessor 2": "Meg Scott Phipps", "Successor 2": "Steve Troxler"} |
Elaine Folk Marshall (born November 18, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina. Marshall was the Democratic nominee for the United States... | {"Name": "Elaine Marshall", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Birth date": "1945 11 18", "Birth place": "Lineboro, Maryland, U.S.", "Education": "University of Maryland, College Park (BS)Campbell University (JD)", "Official website": "elainemarshall.com Campaign website"} |
Caltron 6 in 1 is a multicart developed and published in 1992 for the NES in North America by Caltron Industries, Inc. (credited as Caltron Ind. Inc.), a Taiwan-based video game company which was either closely related to, or simply a pseudonym for, NTDEC. In Australia, it was published under the title Real Player‘s Pa... | {"Title": "Caltron 6 in 1", "Developer": "Caltron Industries", "Publisher": "NA Caltron NA Myriad AUS HES BRA Dynacom WW NTDEC", "Programmer": "Shao Hwa Chiou", "Composer": "\"Martino\", \"Ruth\"", "Platforms": "NES", "Released": "1992", "Genre": "Various", "Modes": "Single-player"} |
Jake Sisko is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) and is portrayed by actor Cirroc Lofton. He is the son of Deep Space Nine commanding officer, Benjamin Sisko. The character also appears in various other Star Trek books, comics, and vide... | {"First appearance": "\"Emissary\" (1993)", "Last appearance": "\"What You Leave Behind\" (1999)", "Portrayed by": "Cirroc LoftonTony Todd (middle-aged and elderly, \"The Visitor\")Thomas Hobson (young, \"Emissary\")", "Family": "Joseph Sisko (grandfather)Sarah Sisko (grandmother)Judith Sisko (aunt)Benjamin Sisko (fath... |
Manfred Rommel (24 December 1928 - 7 November 2013) was a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served as mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 until 1996. Rommel's policies were described as tolerant and liberal, and he was one of the most popular municipal politicians in Germany. He was the... | {"Name": "Manfred Rommel", "Image caption": "Rommel in 2004", "Birth date": "1928 12 24 y", "Birth place": "Stuttgart, Germany", "Death date": "2013 11 7 1928 12 24 y", "Death place": "Stuttgart, Germany", "Term start": "1974", "Term end": "1996", "Spouse(s)": "Liselotte Daiber 1954", "Battles fought": "World War II"} |
Peter John Ucko FRAI FSA (27 July 1938 - 14 June 2007) was an influential English archaeologist. He served as Director of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London (UCL), and was a Fellow of both the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Society of Antiquaries. A controversial and divisive figure with... | {"Name": "Peter Ucko", "Caption": "Ucko in his later years", "Birth name": "Peter John Ucko", "Birth date": "y 1938 07 27", "Birth place": "Buckinghamshire, England", "Death date": "y 2007 06 14 1938 07 27", "Death place": "London, England", "Burial place": "Highgate Cemetery", "Nationality": "English", "Occupation": "... |
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City that spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The tramway is the first commuter aerial tramway in North America, having opened in 1976. Since then, over 26 million passengers have ridden the tram.
The tram... | {"System": "Pomagalski", "Status": "Operational", "Location": "Manhattan, New York City, U.S.", "Termini": "Roosevelt Island (east)", "Open": "May 17, 1976Aerial Tram Ride to Roosevelt Island Is Opened With a Splash on O'Dwyer Fred Ferretti https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D17F73458167493CAA8178ED... |
thumb|Dr John Moore (detail) by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1790
John Moore FRSE (1729 - 1802) was a Scottish physician and travel author. He also edited the works of Tobias Smollett.
Life
He was born on 10 October 1729 in Stirling, the son of Rev Charles Moore of Rowallan (d,1735) and his wife, Marion Anderson. The family ... | {"Name": "John Moore", "Caption": "Portrait of Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton, on his Grand Tour with his physician Dr. John Moore and the latter's son John. A view of Geneva is in the distance where they stayed for two years. Painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1774.", "Birth date": "1729", "Birth place": "Stirling, Scotland... |
Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev (, Mikha'il Vas'ilevič Plet'nëv; born 14 April 1957) is a Russian pianist, conductor and composer.
Life and career
Pletnev was born into a musical family in Arkhangelsk, then part of the Soviet Union. His father played and taught the bayan, and his mother was a pianist.Fanning, David. "P... | {"Born": "Arkhangelsk", "Genres": "Classical music", "Labels": "Deutsche Grammophon, Pentatone, Virgin Classics", "Website": "mikhailpletnev.com"} |
Earl Ralph Pomeroy IIIPOMEROY, Earl Ralph, III (1952-) (born September 2, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He currently serves as senior counsel for the Washington, D.C. branch of Alston & B... | {"Name": "Earl Pomeroy", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Office 2": "Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives", "Birth name": "Earl Ralph Pomeroy III", "Birth date": "1952 9 2", "Birth place": "Valley City, North Dakota, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Berglund", "Education": "Vall... |
Tiako I Madagasikara (, TIM; ) is a political party in Madagascar founded on July 3 2002, to support President Marc Ravalomanana. After the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007, it was the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar, with 106 of 127 seats.Results according to the Haute Cour Consti... | {"President": "Marc RavalomananaRavalomanana-denonce-des-manoeuvres-d-intimidation-visant-son-parti", "Founded": "2002 07 03", "Ideology": "ConservatismPopulismEconomic liberalism", "Headquarters": "MAGRO Ankorondrano, Antananarivo", "Political position": "Centre-right"} |
The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) also known as New Hope MMD is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past leader, Frederick Chiluba was President of Zambia. Its election into power in ... | {"Abbreviation": "MMD", "Leader": "Nevers Mumbahttps://www.lusakatimes.com/2019/11/05/nevers-mumba-is-the-legitimate-president-of-mmd-lusaka-high-court-rules Zambian Opposition Leader Nevers Mumba wins MMD presidency Lusaka Times November 5, 2019", "Ideology": "Social democracyThird WayProgressivismReformism", "Politic... |
The Senegalese Democratic Party () is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012, is the party's leader. The PDS ruled together with smaller parties as part of the Sopi Coalition. ... | {"Founded": "31 July 1974", "Headquarters": "Dakar, Senegal", "Ideology": "Liberalism", "Political position": "Centre", "International affiliation": "Liberal InternationalAfrica Liberal Network"} |
Terrell Eldorado Owens (; born December 7, 1973), nicknamed "T.O.", is an American football wide receiver for the Knights of Degen of Fan Controlled Football (FCF). He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, Owens ranks third in... | {"CFL status:": "Knights of Degen", "Born:": "Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.", "Height:": "3", "Weight:": "224", "High school:": "Benjamin Russell(Alexander City, Alabama)", "College:": "Chattanooga", "NFL Draft:": "89"} |
Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a public university in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Minot State University was founded in 1913 and has evolved from a normal ... | {"Type": "Public university", "President": "Steven Shirley", "Students": "2,656 (Undergraduate)264 (Graduate)", "Campus": "Rural", "Website": "www.minotstateu.edu"} |
Wellesbourne Watermill is a fine historic flour mill near Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England on a domesday site. Situated on the River Dene, the mill is a Grade II listed building and is described as "A very complete example of a mill and mill house".
History
Formerly known as Byford Mill, it was rebuilt in 1834. It ... | {"Type": "Watermill", "Coordinates": "52.1873 -1.5855 type:landmark_region:GB-WAR dms inline,title", "OS grid reference": "SP 28437 54414", "Location": "Kineton Road, Wellesbourne", "Area": "Warwickshire", "Built": "1834", "Owner": "Walton Estate"} |
Mill Green Museum is a working watermill in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.Mill Green Museum and Mill, AboutBritain.com, UK.
The building is listed grade II* ("The Old Mill House Museum and Mill Green Mill") and dates from the 17th century.
The local museum is in the old miller's house. Three galleries show changin... | {"Type": "Watermill", "Coordinates": "51 46 23 N 0 12 15 W dms inline,title type:landmark_region:GB", "OS grid reference": "TL 24001 09774", "Location": "Hatfield", "Area": "Hertfordshire", "Built": "17th century", "Owner": "Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council"} |
Frances Bean Cobain (born August 18, 1992) is an American visual artist and model. She is the only child of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. She controls the publicity rights to her father's name and image.
Early life
Frances Bean Cobain was born on August 18, 1992, at Cedars-Sinai Me... | {"Name": "Frances Bean Cobain", "Caption": "Frances Cobain in January 2015", "Birth date": "1992 8 18", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Other names": "thespacewitch Fiddle TimFrances Bean Cobain (aka Fiddle Tim) \"Scumf#@!\" at La Luz De Jesus Gallery. HuffPost. Author - Mat Gleason. Published July 13,... |
"Ironic" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. "Ironic" is a song written in the key of B major, and includes a moderate tempo of... | {"B-side": "\"You Oughta Know\" (acoustic/live from the Grammy Awards) \"Forgiven\" (live) \"Not the Doctor\" (live) \"Wake Up\" (live)", "Released": "February 27, 1996", "Recorded": "1994 - April 1995", "Genre": "Alternative rock\n post-grunge Owen Myers Kylie Minouge - Impossible Princess Pitchfork January 22, 2... |
The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Place d'Armes. The Château Frontenac was designed by Bruce Price, and was built by... | {"Name": "Fairmont Le Château Frontenac", "Former names": "Château Frontenac", "Highest_region": "Quebec City", "Highest_start": "1924", "Highest_end": "1930", "Highest_prev": "Parliament Building of Quebec", "Highest_next": "Édifice Price", "Caption": "Château Frontenac, viewed across the Saint Lawrence River from Lév... |
Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Charles Rudes; November 4, 1956) is an American keyboardist, composer, and software developer best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive metal supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.
Biography
Rudess was born in 1956 in New York. He was recognized ... | {"Born": "New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Progressive rock progressive metal classical new-age electronic", "Member of": "Dream Theater Liquid Tension Experiment", "Formerly of": "Speedway Boulevard Dixie Dregs The Sea Within", "Website": "jordanrudess.com"} |
TVO (stylized as tvo), formerly known as TVOntario, is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates flagship station CICA-DT (channel 19) in Toronto, which also relays programming across portions of Ontario through eight r... | {"Type": "Educational television network", "Country": "Canada", "Broadcast area": "province-wide Ontario", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV", "Stations": "CICA-DTCICO-DT", "Headquarters": "Toronto, Ontario", "Language(s)": "English", "Owner": "Ontario Educational Communications Authority", "Former names": "TVOntario", "Pa... |
Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as dr... | {"Born": "Long Beach, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Progressive metal heavy metal progressive rock hard rock blues rock", "Member of": "Liquid Tension Experiment Transatlantic Flying Colors The Winery Dogs Metal Allegiance Sons of Apollo BPMD", "Formerly of": "Dream Theater OSI Cygnus and the Sea Monsters Yellow Matter C... |
Fortunio Bonanova, pseudonym of Josep Lluís Moll, (13 January 1895 - 2 April 1969) was a Spanish baritone singer and a film, theater, and television actor. He occasionally worked as a producer and director.
According to Lluis Fàbregas Cuixart, the pseudonym Fortunio Bonanova referred to his desire to seek fortune, and... | {"Name": "Fortunio Bonanova", "Caption": "From the film Fiesta (1947)", "Birth name": "Josep Lluís Moll", "Birth date": "1895 1 13 y", "Birth place": "Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain", "Death date": "1969 4 2 1895 1 13 y", "Death place": "Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor, op... |
Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (). Each province is divided into a number of districts (). Each provincial government is seated in the central district (). For non-metropolitan municipality designated provinces, the central district bears the name of the province (e.g. the city/district of Rize is the central dist... | {"Category": "Unitary state", "Location": "Republic of Turkey", "Number": "81 Provinces", "Populations": "83,645 (Tunceli) - 15,840,900 (Istanbul)as at 31 December 2021", "Areas": "327 sqmi km2 flip on (Yalova) - 14771 sqmi km2 flip on (Konya)", "Government": "Provincial government, National government", "Subdivisions... |
William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim (), is an American rapper and record producer. One half of golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled rappers of all time.Kool Moe Dee, 2003, "There's A God On The Mic:... | {"Born": "Wyandanch, New York, U.S.Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rakim-mn0000389137 Rakim AllMusic November 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153926/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rakim-mn0000389137 April 28, 2019 live", "Genres": "Hip hop", "Discography": "Rakim discography", "Labels": "Ra Fon... |
Cividale del Friuli (, locally ; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, part of the North-Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The town lies above sea-level in the foothills of the eastern Alps, by rail from the city of Udine and close to the Slovenian border. It is si... | {"Name": "Cividale del Friuli", "Native name": "fur Zividât", "Pushpin map": "Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia#Italy", "Coordinates": "46 06 N 13 26 E inline,title", "Region": "Friuli Venezia Giulia", "Province": "Udine (UD)", "Frazioni": "Rualis, Grupignano, Rubignacco, Gagliano, Purgessimo, Sanguarzo, Spessa, Carraria, Fo... |
The Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division was a mounted infantry division of the British Empire during the First World War. The division was raised in March 1916 and was assigned to the I ANZAC Corps. On establishment, it consisted of four brigades comprising three Australian Light Horse and one New Zealand mount... | {"Allegiance": "British Empire", "Branch": "Army", "Type": "Mounted infantryHorse artillery", "Role": "Manoeuvre warfare", "Size": "Division", "Part of": "I ANZAC CorpsEastern ForceDesert ColumnDesert Mounted CorpsXX Corps"} |
The University of Maine System (UMaine System or UMS) is a state university system in the U.S. state of Maine. It was created in 1968 by the Maine Legislature and consists of eight institutions, each with a distinct mission and regional character. Combined, there are approximately 33,000 students enrolled at these inst... | {"Type": "State university system", "Budget": "$200 million", "Chancellor": "Dannel Malloy", "Students": "33,000", "Website": "https://www.maine.edu"} |
Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec, although it can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick. It... | {"Type": "Terrestrial television network", "Country": "Canada", "Headquarters": "Quebec City, QuebecMontreal, Quebec", "Language(s)": "French", "Former names": "TQS (1986-2009) V (2009-2020)", "Owner": "Bell Media", "Launched": "September 7, 1986", "Sister channels": "Canal D\nCanal Vie\nInvestigation Discovery\nVrak\n... |
The Australian Mounted Division originally formed as the Imperial Mounted Division in January 1917, was a mounted infantry, light horse and yeomanry division. The division was formed in Egypt, and along with the Anzac Mounted Division formed part of Desert Column, Egyptian Expeditionary Force in World War I. The divisi... | {"Type": "Division", "Role": "Mounted infantryAustralian light horseYeomanry cavalry", "Part of": "Desert ColumnDesert Mounted Corps", "Anniversaries": "31 October Beersheba Day"} |
Floyd Bostwick Odlum (March 30, 1892 - June 17, 1976) was an American lawyer and industrialist. He has been described as "possibly the only man in the United States who made a great fortune out of the Depression".Current Biography 1941, pp629-31
Life and career
After struggling as a corporate attorney in Salt Lake Ci... | {"Image upright": "1.15", "Caption": "Odlum c. mid 1940s", "Birth name": "Floyd Bostwick Odlum", "Birth date": "1892 3 30", "Birth place": "Union City, Michigan, U.S.", "Death date": "1976 6 17 1892 3 30", "Death place": "Indio, California, U.S.", "Employer": "Electric Bond and Share Company, Atlas Utilities Company", ... |
The University of New England (UNE) is a private research university in Maine with campuses in Portland and Biddeford, as well as a study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco. During the 2020 academic year, 7,208 students were enrolled in UNE's campus-based and online programs. It traces it historical origins to 1831 when... | {"Motto": "Lucens et ardens (Latin)", "Type": "Private research university", "Accreditation": "NECHE", "Endowment": "$39.2 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Li... |
"" (, ) is the national anthem of the Syrian Arab Republic, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by Mohammed Flayfel, who also composed the national anthem of the Iraq as well as many other Arab folk songs.قائمة برامج التلفزيون العربي السوري
History
It was adopted in 1938 after a national competitio... | {"Lyrics": "1936", "Music": "1936", "Adopted": "1938", "Relinquished": "1958", "Readopted": "1961"} |
Canada: A People's History is a 17-episode, 32-hour documentary television series on the history of Canada. It first aired on CBC Television from October 2000 to November 2001. The production was an unusually large project for the national network, especially during budget cutbacks. The unexpected success of the series... | {"Camera setup": "Single-camera", "Running time": "120 min/60 min", "Starring": "Various", "Narrated by": "Maggie Huculak", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "CBCRadio-Canada"} |
The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century. It has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of pre-Columbian... | {"Mill name": "Newport Tower", "Mill location": "Newport, Rhode Island", "Coordinates": "41.4858 -71.3099 region:US-RI_type:landmark inline,title", "Year built": "Mid-17th century", "Purpose": "Corn mill", "Type": "Tower mill"} |
Les Troyens (; in English: The Trojans) is a French grand opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz.Berlioz 2003. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. Les Troyens is Berlioz's most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artistic ca... | {"Librettist": "Berlioz", "Language": "French", "Based on": "The Aeneid Virgil", "Premiere": "Théâtre de la Ville, Paris"} |
The Keystone Service is a 195 mile (314 km) regional passenger train service from Amtrak between the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, running along the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (Keystone Corridor). Most trains continue along the Northeast... | {"Service type": "Inter-city rail, higher-speed rail", "Locale": "Northeastern United States", "Predecessor": "Penn Central corridor trains", "First service": "October 29, 1972", "Annual ridership": "Keystone", "Termini": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania", "Stops": "19", "Distance travelled": "195 mi km 0", "Average journey t... |
Susan Avis Bailey Johanson (; July 29, 1930Sue Johanson, Who Talked Sex With Aplomb, Dies at 92 from the New York Times date 7 July 2023 - June 28, 2023) was a Canadian registered nurse and sex educator. She operated a birth control clinic in Toronto and hosted a series of radio and television programmes on birth cont... | {"Born": "1930 07 29", "Died": "2023 06 28 1930 07 29", "Children": "3", "Alma mater": "Saint Boniface Hospital School of Nursing University of Michigan University of Toronto", "Occupation": "Registered nurse public speaker sex educator writer"} |
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's first quarterback... | {"Born:": "Newport News, Virginia, U.S.", "Height:": "0", "Weight:": "210", "High school:": "Warwick(Newport News, Virginia)", "College:": "Virginia Tech (1998-2000)", "NFL Draft:": "1"} |
Bose Corporation () is an American manufacturing company that predominantly sells audio equipment. The company was established by Amar Bose in 1964 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. It is best known for its home audio systems and speakers, noise cancelling headphones, professional audio products and automobile... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Audio electronics", "Products": "Audio equipment", "Parent": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology (majority)", "Revenue": "US$3.2 billion (FY 2021)", "Website": "www.bose.com", "Founded": "1964", "Headquarters": "Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S."} |
Susan Barnes, (born September 8, 1952) is a Canadian former politician. Barnes represented the riding of London West from 1993 (following her election in 1993) until 2008 as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was the first Maltese-born Member of Parliament. She is the longest-serving MP to repre... | {"Name": "Sue Barnes", "Term start": "October 25, 1993", "Term end": "October 14, 2008", "Birth date": "1952 9 8", "Birth place": "Rabat, Malta", "Residence": "London, Ontario", "Spouse(s)": "John Barnes"} |
Timgad (, known as Marciana Traiana Thamugadi) was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan around 100 CE. The full name of the city was Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugadi. Emperor Trajan named the city in commemoration of his mother Marcia, eldest sister Ulpia Ma... | {"Alternative name": "Thamugas\nThamugadi", "Coordinates": "35 29 03 N 6 28 07 E inline,title", "Location": "Batna Province, Algeria", "Region": "Maghreb", "Type": "Settlement", "Founded": "100 CE", "Abandoned": "7th century", "Periods": "Roman Empire"} |
Gilbert Barrette (born May 29, 1941) is a Canadian politician.
He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Témiscamingue since 2003, where he won in a by-election. He lost the seat in the 2004 election to Bloc Québécois candidate Marc Lemay.
Barrette is... | {"Name": "Gilbert Barrette", "Birth date": "1941 5 29", "Birth place": "Saint-Eugène de Guigues, Quebec, Canada", "Term start": "June 16, 2003", "Term end": "June 28, 2004"} |
Carnival Corporation & plc is a British-American cruise operator with a combined fleet of over ninety vessels across nine cruise line brands and one joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). A dual-listed company, Carnival is composed of two companies - Panama-incorporated, US-headquartered Carniv... | {"Type": "Dual-listed; Public (Panama corporation and UK public limited company)", "ISIN": "n y PA1436583006 n y GB0031215220", "Industry": "Hospitality, Tourism", "Founded": "1972Corporate Timeline http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=200767&p=irol-corporatetimeline Carnival Corporation & plc Carnival Corporati... |
Micky Arison (born June 29, 1949) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and chairman of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's chief executive officer. Arison is also the owner of the NBA's Miami Heat, which under his ownership has won three N... | {"Name": "Micky Arison", "Caption": "Arison (bottom right) with Pat Riley (bottom center) and Shaquille O'Neal (bottom left)", "Birth date": "1949 6 29 y", "Birth place": "Tel Aviv, Israel", "Education": "University of Miami (dropped out)", "Spouse(s)": "Madeleine Arison", "Children": "2", "Parent(s)": "Ted Arison Mina... |
Réginald Bélair (April 6, 1949 - March 3, 2020) was a Canadian politician.
Bélair was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004, representing the riding of Cochrane—Superior until 1997 and subsequently Timmins—James Bay. Bélair also worked as an administrator, a manager, and a political assi... | {"Name": "Réginald Bélair", "Birth date": "April 6, 1949", "Birth place": "Hearst, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2020 3 3 1949 4 6", "Death place": "Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada", "Riding 1": "Timmins—James Bay", "Riding 2": "Cochrane—Superior", "Predecessor 2": "Keith Penner", "Successor 2": "None (riding dissolved... |
Anson Jones (January 20, 1798 - January 9, 1858) was a doctor, businessman, member of Congress, and the fourth and last President of the Republic of Texas.
Early life
Jones was born on January 20, 1798, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He traveled to Seneca Falls, New York, and opened a one-room school. He taught... | {"Name": "Anson Jones", "Vice president": "Kenneth L. Anderson (1844-1845) None (1845-1846)", "Birth date": "1798 1 20", "Birth place": "Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1858 1 9 1798 1 20", "Death place": "Houston, Texas, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Term start": "December 9, 1844", "Term e... |
A troll doll (Danish: Gjøltrold) is a type of plastic doll with furry up-combed hair depicting a troll, also known as a Dam doll after their creator Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam. The inspiration came from trolls in old Scandinavian folklore. The toys are also known as good luck trolls, or gonk trolls in the United King... | {"Type": "Doll", "Inventor(s)": "Thomas Dam", "Country": "Denmark", "Availability": "present", "Company": "Dam family (1959-2013)DreamWorks Animation (2013-present)"} |
Errick Miron (born Errick Lynne Williams Jr.; May 21, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After playing baseball and football at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego,... | {"Born:": "San Diego, California, U.S.", "Height:": "10", "Weight:": "230", "High school:": "Patrick Henry(San Diego, California)", "College:": "Texas (1995-1998)", "NFL Draft:": "5"} |
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Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (; often shortened to its historical name, Tbilisi State University or TSU) is a public research university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Excluding academies and theological sem... | {"Type": "Public", "Budget": "₾109.2 millionთბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის ბიუჯეტი https://www.tsu.ge/data/file_db/sajaro/2018_clis_biujeti.pdf 24 February 2018", "Rector": "Jaba Samushia", "Students": "23 500Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia, US News Best Global Universities https://www.usnews... |
"Harbinger" is the sixty-seventh episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, the fifteenth episode from the third season. "Harbinger" works together three plot lines in a single episode: the T'Pol-Tucker relationship, the Hayes (the MACO commander) and Reed tension and uncovering the nature of a mysterious alien discovered in an... | {"Story by": "Rick Berman Brannon Braga", "Teleplay by": "Manny Coto", "Directed by": "David Livingston", "Featured music": "Velton Ray Bunch"} |
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Originally a cricket club, Preston has been based at Deepdale since 187... | {"Full name": "Preston North End Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Lilywhites, The Invincibles", "Short name": "PNE", "Founded": "1880", "Capacity": "23,404", "League": "PrestoNE", "Website": "http://www.pnefc.net/"} |
Menton (; , written Menton in classical norm or Mentan in Mistralian norm; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border.
Menton has always been a frontier town. Since the end of the 14th century, it has been on the border... | {"Name": "Menton", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The harbour of Menton, with the basilica of Saint-Michel-Archange beyond, viewed from the Quai Napoléon III", "Arrondissement": "Nice", "Canton": "Menton", "Postal code": "06500", "Mayor": "Yves JuhelRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.go... |
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had a population of 29,808 per the 2021 Australian Census.
The city is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers, which drain the northwestern slopes of the Victorian Alps. Wangaratta is the a... | {"Type": "city", "Name": "Wangaratta", "State Abbreviation": "vic", "Caption": "Aerial view from the north-west, Hume Freeway bypass somewhere around top, One and Three Mile creeks meeting around the middle.", "Coordinates": "36 21 30 S 146 18 45 E inline,title", "Locator Map Pushpin Caption": "Location in Victoria", "... |
Counterstrike is a drum and bass music producer duo from Cape Town consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous.IMO Records, IMO Records, London, 25 October 2011. Retrieved on 23 November 2011. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South African drum and bass scene. Counterstrike are known for thei... | {"Origin": "South AfricaPrague/London", "Genres": "Drum & bass, dubstep", "Labels": "Algorythm RecordingsBarcode RecordingsHuman ImprintMoving ShadowPrspct Recordings", "Website": "algorythmrecordings.com", "Members": "Justin ScholtemeyerEaton Crous"} |
The 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 following the creation of the Territorial Force (TF) as the East Anglian Division. During the First World War the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. The division was disbanded after... | {"Branch": "23px Territorial Army", "Type": "Infantry", "Size": "Division", "Notablecommanders": "the Hon. Julian ByngCharles TownshendEvelyn BarkerCyril LomaxSir Ian Freeland"} |
Dream On is an American sitcom television series created by Marta Kauffman and David Crane. It follows the family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor played by Brian Benben. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black-and-white television series to punctu... | {"Genre": "Sitcom", "Created by": "Marta Kauffman\n David Crane", "Starring": "Brian Benben\n Chris Demetral\n Denny Dillon\n Wendie Malick\n Dorien Wilson\n Michael McKean", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Single camera", "Running time": "30 min", "Original network": "HBO (1990-1996)\n Comedy Ce... |
Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, Lord of Roslin () was a Scottish noblesse. Sinclair held the title Earl of Orkney (which refers to Norðreyjar rather than just the islands of Orkney) and was Lord High Admiral of Scotland under the King of Scotland. He was sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Cl... | {"Image caption": "(Top) Earl of Orkney and Baron of Roslin Coats of Arms. (Bottom) Statue of Henry Sinclair at the Isle of Noss lighthouse.", "Birth date": "c. 1345", "Death date": "c. 1400", "Known for": "The legend of him discovering North America 100 years before Christopher Columbus.", "Nationality": "Scottish", "... |
right|thumb|250px|Alnwick Castle, held by Henry Percy, possible birthplace of his son "Harry Hotspur"
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 134120 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of Eng... | {"Image caption": "18th-century engraving", "Father": "Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy", "Mother": "Mary of Lancaster", "Birth date": "10 November 1341", "Birth place": "Alnwick, Northumberland, England", "Death date": "1408 2 20 1341 11 10 y", "Death place": "Bramham Moor, Yorkshire, England"} |
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 139322 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. His father and grandfather were killed in different rebellion... | {"Birth date": "3 February 1393A a none", "Birth place": "Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England", "Death date": "22 May 1455 (aged 62)", "Death place": "First Battle of St Albans", "Death cause": "Killed in battle", "Resting place coordinates": "51.750556 N 0.342222 W type:landmark inline", "Other titles": "5th Baron... |
thumb|200px|Seal of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421-1461). Inscribed: Sigillum Henrici Percy comitis Northumbr (...) + (et) d (omin)i de Cokermouth ("seal of Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland and lord of Cockermouth"). On the escutcheon are shown arms quarterly of 4: 1&4 :Or, a lion rampant azure (Braban... | {"Image size": "150px", "Image caption": "Arms of Percy (modern),The ancient arms of Percy were: Azure, five fusils in fess or, both versions still quartered by the Percy Duke of Northumberland today as seen on seal of Henry Percy: Or, a lion rampant azure (1&4); Gules, three lucies hauriant argent (2&3)Burke's Landed ... |
The Best Page in the Universe is a personal satirical humor website created by George Ouzounian, better known as Maddox, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Launched in 1997 without any high expectations, the website was primarily a personal homepage for Maddox to host his writings while working as a telemarketer for a small sof... | {"URL": "maddox.xmission.com", "Commercial": "No", "Created by": "Maddox (George Ouzounian)", "Launched": "1997", "Current status": "Active"} |
Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (c. 1449 - 28 April 1489) was an English aristocrat during the Wars of the Roses. After losing his title when his father was killed fighting the Yorkists, he later regained his position. He led the rearguard of Richard III's army at the Battle of Bosworth, but failed to commit h... | {"Image size": "240px", "Image caption": "Quartered arms", "Father": "Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland", "Mother": "Eleanor Poynings", "Birth date": "1449", "Birth place": "Leconfield, Yorkshire, England", "Death date": "28 April 1489 (aged 40)", "Death place": "South Kilvington,Oxford Dictionary of National Bio... |
thumb|243px|Arms of Sir Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, KG
Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, KG (c. 1502 - 1537) was an English nobleman, active as a military officer in the north. He is now primarily remembered as the betrothed of Anne Boleyn, whom he was forced to give up before she became involved wi... | {"Image caption": "Henry in the Black Book of the Garter, c. 1534", "Father": "Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland", "Mother": "Catherine Spencer", "Birth date": "1502", "Birth place": "Nottingham", "Death date": "29 June 1537", "Buried": "Hackney Church"} |
Knock First is an American reality television series in which an adolescent is chosen for a total room makeover by the Knock First crew. The series first aired in the Fall of 2003 on ABC Family.
The premise of the show was to shape the room in which the teenager lives into a space that represents them better. Teenage... | {"Genre": "Reality television", "Written by": "David Collins", "Starring": "John Gidding\nDwight E. Schultz\nDean L", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "30 minutes", "Original network": "ABC Family", "Original release": "2004 10 1"} |
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The goal of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls. For the first seven seasons, the winner received a cash prize and... | {"Genre": "Talent contest", "Presented by": "Jay Mohr\n Anthony Clark\n Bill Bellamy\n Fearne Cotton\n Craig Robinson\n JB Smoove\n Anthony Jeselnik", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Multi-camera", "Running time": "42 minutes", "Original network": "NBC", "Original release": "2015 9 9"} |
Spiral Jetty is an earthwork sculpture constructed in April 1970 that is considered to be the most important work of American sculptor Robert Smithson. Smithson documented the construction of the sculpture in a 32-minute color film also titled Spiral Jetty. Built on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake near Ro... | {"Type": "Sculpture", "Dimensions": "ft", "Owner": "Dia Art Foundation", "Location": "Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah", "Coordinates": "41.437683 N 112.668913 W region:US-TX_type:landmark inline,title", "Medium": "Basalt rock, salt crystals, earth, water"} |
Human Touch is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 31, 1992, the same day as Lucky Town. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200, with "Human Touch" (paired with Lucky Towns "Better Days") peaking at number one... | {"Released": "March 31, 1992", "Recorded": "September 1989 - March 1991", "Studio": "A&M Soundworks West Ocean Way Recording Westlake Recording Studios Record Plant (Los Angeles)", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Columbia", "Producer": "Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan"} |
Evelyn Renee O'Connor (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, producer, and director, known for the role of Gabrielle on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
Early life
Born in Houston, and raised in suburban Katy, Texas, by her mother Sandra, O'Connor at age 12 studied acting at the Alley Theatre in... | {"Name": "Renee O'Connor", "Caption": "O'Connor in 2007", "Birth name": "Evelyn Renee O'Connorhttps://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/143113%7C0/Renee-O'connor#overview Renee O'Connor 2021-08-14https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640488/bio Renée O'Connor - Biography - IMDb IMDb 2021-08-14", "Birth date": "1971 02 15", "Birth p... |
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Henryk Józef Muszyński (born 20 March 1933 in Kościerzyna, Kashubia) is the Primate Emeritus of Poland and former archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II when the Polish hierarchy was reorganized in March 1992. He had previously been Bishop of Włoc... | {"Church": "Roman Catholic", "Archdiocese": "Gniezno", "Diocese": "Gniezno", "Predecessor": "Józef Glemp", "Successor": "Józef Kowalczyk", "Motto": "In Verbo Tuo (At Thy word)", "Born": "Kościerzyna", "Nationality": "Polish"} |
Lucky Town is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 31, 1992, the same day as Springsteen's Human Touch album. Lucky Town peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, with "Better Days" (paired with Human Touchs title track) peaking at number one on the ... | {"Released": "March 31, 1992", "Recorded": "September 1991 - January 1992", "Studio": "Thrill Hill (Colts Neck), A&M (Hollywood)", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Columbia", "Producer": "Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan \"notes\" Additional production on \"Leap of Faith\", \"The Big Muddy\" and \"Liv... |
Anne Longworth Garrels (July 2, 1951 - September 7, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, as well as for ABC and NBC, and other media.Engle, Jane: "From Beijing to Baghdad, Garrels strayed far to the drumbeat of war," L.A. Press Club, retrieved Septe... | {"Name": "Anne Garrels", "Birth date": "1951 07 02", "Birth place": "Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "2022 09 07 1951 07 02", "Death place": "Norfolk, Connecticut, U.S.", "Education": "Radcliffe College", "Occupation": "Journalist", "Spouse(s)": "J. Vinton Lawrence 1986 2016 died", "Years active": "197... |
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news radio panel show produced by WBEZ and National Public Radio (NPR) in Chicago, Illinois. On the program, panelists and contestants are quizzed in humorous ways about that week's news. It is distributed by NPR in the United States, internationally on NPR Worldwide a... | {"Genre": "Quiz show panel show comedy", "Audio format": "Stereophonic", "Recording studio": "Chicago, Illinois", "Running time": "Approx. 50 min.", "Created by": "Doug Berman", "Produced by": "Miles Doornbos Ian Chillag Jennifer Mills Lillian King Robert Neuhaus Lorna White Colin Miller Shayna Donald... |
Cortona (, ) is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic centre of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo.
Toponymy
Cortona is derived from Latin Cortōna, and from Etruscan 𐌂𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌖𐌍 (curtun, 𐌍𐌖𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌂 in Etruscan). According to linguist Helmut Rix, ethnic in ... | {"Name": "Cortona", "Official name": "Città di Cortona", "Coordinates": "43 16 32 N 11 59 17 E region:IT_type:city(22777) inline,title", "Region": "TOS", "Province": "AR (AR)", "Area": "343", "Population footnotes": "Population data from Istat", "Population": "22104", "Population as of": "30 June 2017", "Demonym": "Cor... |
Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in Soho in the City of Westminster, Central London. Close to Oxford Street and Regent Street, it is home to fashion and lifestyle retailers, including many independent fashion boutiques.
Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak ... | {"Name": "Carnaby Street", "Namesake": "Karnaby House", "Length": "250", "Location": "Soho, London", "Maintained by": "Westminster City Council", "Coordinates": "51 30 48 N 0 08 20 W region:GB_type:landmark inline,title", "Known for": "1960s fashion", "Status": "Pedestrianised"} |
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