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Citrus College is a public community college in Glendora, California. The Citrus Community College District, which supports the institution, includes the communities of Azusa, Claremont, Duarte, Glendora and Monrovia. Founded in 1915 by educator Floyd S. Hayden, Citrus College is the oldest community college in Los Ang... | {"Type": "Public community college", "President": "Greg Schulz", "Students": "19,626http://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment_Status.aspx California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart 27 September 2021", "Campus": "Suburban104 acre ha", "Website": "www.citruscollege.edu"} |
(1875) is the fifth novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Viciously anticlerical in tone, it follows on from the horrific events at the end of , focussing this time on a remote Provençal backwater village.
Unusually for Zola, the novel contains very few characters and locations, and its use o... | {"Country": "France", "Language": "French", "Series": "Les Rougon-Macquart", "Media type": "Print (Serial, Hardback & Paperback)", "Preceded by": "fr Au Bonheur des Dames", "Followed by": "fr Une page d'amour"} |
Börte (simply Börte, also Börte Üjin; Mongolian: ; Cyrillic: Бөртэ үжин; c. 1161-1230) was the first wife of Temüjin, who became Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Börte became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire. Little is known about the details of her early life... | {"Father": "Dei Seichen", "Mother": "Tacchotan", "Born": "Khamag Mongol (now Khentii, Mongolia)", "Died": "Mongol Empire (now Avarga, Mongolia)", "Burial": "Xinjiang, China", "Religion": "Tengrism"} |
, known as
, is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, author, and manga artist.
Shinkai began his career as a video game animator with Nihon Falcom in 1996, and gained recognition as a filmmaker with the release of the original video animation (OVA) She and Her Cat (1999). Beginning his longstanding association with CoMix W... | {"Name": "Makoto Shinkai", "Native name": "新海 誠", "Native name language": "ja", "Caption": "Shinkai at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival", "Birth name": "Makoto Niitsu", "Birth date": "1973 2 9 yes", "Birth place": "Koumi, Japan", "Occupation": "Animator filmmaker author manga artist", "Years active": "1996-p... |
Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar, was a Mexican airline that operated scheduled domestic services in Mexico and international services to the United States, and Cuba. Its main base was Mexico City International Airport."DIRECTORIO DE OFICINAS DE VENTAS ." Aeromar. August 16, 2007. 3/7. "CORPO... | {"Airline name": "Aeromar", "Image size (px)": "262", "IATA Designator": "VW", "ICAO Designator": "TAO", "Callsign": "AEROMAR", "Founded": "1987 01 29", "Commenced operations": "1987 11 05", "Ceased operations": "2023 02 15 y", "Air Carrier Operator's Certificate # (AOC)": "TVRF761Khttp://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSG... |
Edward Reese Allen is an American author and television personality. He was the food and wine connoisseur on the Bravo network's television program Queer Eye, and has been the host of the TV cooking competition series Chopped since its launch in 2009, as well as Chopped Junior, which began in mid-2015. On April 13, 201... | {"Name": "Ted Allen", "Caption": "Allen in 2012", "Birth date": "48 2013 06 28", "Birth place": "Columbus, Ohio, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Purdue University (BA)\nNew York University (MA)", "Occupation": "Television host, author", "Spouse(s)": "Barry Rice 2013", "Website": "tedallen.net"} |
Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr.; May 5, 1970) is an American television personality and stylist. He was the grooming expert on the American television program Queer Eye from 2003 to 2007.
Biography
Born Hugh Edward Douglas Jr. in Miami, Florida, Kyan Douglas was raised in Tampa and Tallahassee. He has a sis... | {"Name": "Kyan Douglas", "Caption": "Douglas in 2006", "Birth date": "1970 5 5 y", "Birth place": "Miami, Florida, U.S.", "Birth name": "Hugh Edward Douglas Jr."} |
Thom Filicia is an American interior designer, known for his role as an interior design expert on the American television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He is also a co-author of a book based on the show.
Biography
Filicia grew up in the greater Syracuse area, and graduated from Nottingham High School in Syr... | {"Name": "Thom Filicia", "Alma mater": "Syracuse University (BFA)", "Occupation": "TV host, interior designer", "Website": "http://www.thomfilicia.com"} |
Carson Kressley (born November 11, 1969) is an American television personality, actor, and designer. Beginning in 2003, he appeared in the Bravo series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He was also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked and OWN's Carson Nation and a contestant on season 13 of Dancing... | {"Name": "Carson Kressley", "Caption": "Kressley in 2005", "Birth date": "1969 11 11", "Birth place": "Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Gettysburg College", "Occupation": "Television host actor writer producer", "Years active": "2003present", "Height": "5ft 10in", "Boards": "The True Colors FundThe Americ... |
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona, CPP, or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo. See the name section of this article for more information.), is a public polytechnic university and Hispanic-serving institution par... | {"Motto": "Discere Faciendo (Latin)", "Type": "Public polytechnic university", "Endowment": "$166.5 million (2022)As of February 22, 2022. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx?la=en&hash=FA57411CC4244B7D49C25377165FEC42F... |
Jai Rodriguez is an American actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He also co-wrote a book with the other Queer Eye hosts. Rodriguez starred as Geoffrey in the sitcom Malibu Country from 2012 to 2013.
... | {"Name": "Jai Rodriguez", "Caption": "Rodriguez in 2010", "Occupation": "Actor musician", "Years active": "1993-present"} |
Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 - September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionall... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Awards": "Shazam Award, 1972, 1973Inkpot Award, 1979Comics Buyers Guide Award, 1982Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, 2008"} |
DeVry University () is a private for-profit university with its headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. It was founded in 1931 by Herman A. DeVry and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. DeVry is predominantly an online educator but does have campuses in the United States.
History
Early history (1931-1970)
D... | {"Type": "Private for-profit university", "President": "Thomas L. Monahan IIIThomas L. Monahan III Named President and Chief Executive Officer of DeVry University https://newsroom.devry.edu/news/thomas-l-monahan-iii-named-president-and-chief-executive-officer-devry-university.htm DeVry University 19 August 2020", "P... |
ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech) was a private for-profit technical institute with its headquarters in Carmel, Indiana and many campuses throughout the United States. Founded in 1969 and growing to 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States, ITT Tech was one of the largest for-profit educators in the US before it... | {"Motto": "Education for the Future", "Type": "Private for-profit technical institute", "Chairman": "Darvey W. Hayes", "President": "Eugene W. Feichtnerhttp://www.ittesi.com/index.php?s=20 Management & Directors 2017-05-23 2016-11-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20161114080521/http://www.ittesi.com/index.php?s=20 dead",... |
is a fictional character and the protagonist of Capcom's Street Fighter series."Street Fighter IV: Return of the World Warriors", Game Informer 178 (February 2008): 90. Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the game's lead character alongside his best friend and friendly rival Ken Masters... | {"First game": "Street Fighter (1987)", "Created by": "Takashi Nishiyama", "Designed by": "Manabu Takemura (Street Fighter) Shoei Okano (Street Fighter II)https://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/132595 Street Fighter II Developer's Interview | Guests | Activity Reports", "Portrayed by": "*Byron Mann (Street Fighter fil... |
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune is a paid daily newspaper located in Monrovia, California, that serves the central and eastern San Gabriel Valley. It operated at the West Covina location from 1955 to 2015. The Tribune is a member of Southern California News Group (formerly the Los Angeles Newspaper Group), a division of... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "Digital First Media", "Publisher": "Ron Hasse", "Editor": "Frank Pine", "Staff writers": "Tom Bray (City editor), Georgia Valdes, Jason Henry (city news reporters), Kevin Smith (business reporter), Hunter Lee, Ruby Gonzales (public safety reporters), Fred... |
The Pasadena Star-News is a paid local daily newspaper for the greater Pasadena, California area. The Pasadena Star-News is a member of Southern California News Group (formerly the Los Angeles Newspaper Group), since 1996. It is also part of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, along with the San Gabriel Valley Trib... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "Digital First Media", "Publisher": "Ron Hasse", "Editor": "Frank Pine", "Staff writers": "John Orona (Pasadena reporter), Keith Birmingham (news photographer), Larry Wilson (Editorial Board member)", "Language": "English", "Headquarters": "2 N. Lake Ave. ... |
East West Bank (), the primary subsidiary of East West Bancorp, Inc., is the largest publicly traded bank headquartered in Southern California, United States. It was founded in 1973 in Los Angeles to serve the Chinese American community in Southern California. It is a premier bank focused exclusively on the United Stat... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Financial services", "Founded": "1973 1 2 in Los Angeles, California", "Headquarters": "Pasadena, California", "Services": "Banking", "Parent": "East West Bancorp", "Capital ratio": "12.7% (CET1; 2022)", "Rating": "BBB (long-term); A2/F2 (short-term)Financial Information - Credit Rat... |
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is a public university in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs, 122 master's degree programs, and 4 doctoral degrees: the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in special edu... | {"Motto": "Vox Veritas Vita (Latin)", "Type": "Public university", "President": "William A. Covinohttp://www.calstatela.edu/president/william-a-covino President's Biography January 15, 2014 California State University, Los Angeles November 14, 2019", "Provost": "José A. Gómez", "Students": "26,342 (Fall 2020)http:/... |
Holi () is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring.The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...".Yudit Greenberg, Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions, Volume 1, , p. 212, Quote: "Holi, he said with a beat... | {"Type": "Religious, cultural, spring festival", "Observed by": "Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and others", "Celebrations": "Night before Holi: Holika Dahan or Kama Dahan On Holi: Playing with coloured powder and water, dancing, greetings, festival delicacies", "Significance": "Victory of good over evil\n Celebration of divine... |
Kool (stylized as KOOL) is an American brand of menthol cigarette, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands LLC, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Company. Kool cigarettes sold outside of the United States are manufactured by British American Tobacco.
History
In 1931, Brown and Williamson launched "Penguin" as ... | {"Product type": "Cigarette", "Owner": "Imperial Tobacco", "Produced by": "ITG Brands British American Tobacco (outside of the U.S.)", "Country": "United States", "Introduced": "1933", "Markets": "See Markets", "Previous owners": "Brown and Williamson", "Website": "https://kool.com/Login kool.com"} |
The Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of the Kingdom of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies of the British Empire. The monarch of Great Britain was represented b... | {"Conventional long name": "Province of South Carolina", "Common name": "South Carolina", "Regional anthem": "\"God Save the King\"There was no authorized version of the national anthem as the words were a matter of tradition; only the first verse was usually sung.15 January 2016 National Anthem https://www.royal.uk/... |
University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree levels. It is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has ... | {"Motto": "We Rise", "Type": "Private for-profit university", "President": "Chris Lynne", "Campus": "Online, 1 campus under direct controlhttps://www.phoenix.edu/campus-locations.html Visit University of Phoenix - Phoenix Main Campus", "Website": "Phoenix.edu", "Students": "83,800 (2020)", "Undergraduates": "65,900 (20... |
The president of Guyana is the head of state and the head of government of Guyana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Republic, according to the Constitution of Guyana. The president is also the chancellor of the Orders of Guyana. Concurrent with their constitutional role as Commander-in-Chief... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theCo-operative Republic of Guyana", "Insignia caption": "Presidential emblem", "Flag image": "Presidential Standard of Guyana - President Irfaan Ali.svgborder", "Flag caption": "Presidential standard", "Incumbent": "Mohamed Irfaan Ali", "Incumbent since": "2 August 2020", "Style": "His E... |
The prime minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is an elected member of the National Assembly of Guyana who is the principal assistant and advisor to the president as well as the leader of government business in the Assembly, but is not the head of government in Guyana. The prime minister assumes the office o... | {"Post": "Prime Minister", "Body": "theCo-operative Republic of Guyana", "Insignia caption": "Seal of the Office of the Prime Minister of Guyana", "Flag caption": "Flag of Guyana", "Incumbent": "Mark Phillips", "Incumbent since": "2 August 2020", "Department": "Cabinet of Guyana", "Style": "The Honourable", "Residence"... |
The president of the Republic of Suriname () is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL). The president also appoints a cabinet.
The current president is Chan Santokhi, a former chief of police. He is ... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Republic of Suriname", "Native name": "President van de Republiek Suriname", "Insignia image": "Flag of the President of Suriname.svgborder", "Insignia caption": "Standard of the president of Suriname", "Image": "Чандрикаперсад Сантохи (cropped) v3.jpeg", "Incumbent": "Chan Santokhi",... |
Here's Humphrey was an Australian children's television series produced by Banksia Productions for the Nine Network, which first aired on 24 May 1965 and last went to air in 2009.
It features an anthropomorphic brown bear character (a person in a costume) known as Humphrey B. Bear, and was produced in Adelaide, South... | {"Genre": "Preschool", "Created by": "Rex Heading", "Starring": "Humphrey B. Bear", "Country of origin": "Australia", "Running time": "30 minutes", "Original network": "Nine Network", "Original release": "2008 2 29 y"} |
This article lists the heads of state of Panama since the short-lived first independence from the Republic of New Granada in 1840 and the final separation from Colombia in 1903.
Free State of the Isthmus (1840-1841)
Portrait PresidentTerm of officeNotes Took office Left office Time in office 1 100px Juan López 18 Nov... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Republic of Panama", "Native name": "Presidente de la República de Panamá", "Flag size": "110px", "Flag caption": "Coat of arms of Panama", "Insignia image": "Presidential Flag of Panama.svgborder", "Insignia size": "120px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential Standard", "Image size": "... |
The Vermont Progressive Party, formerly the Progressive Coalition, is a progressive political party in the United States founded in 1999 and active only in the state of Vermont. As of 2023, the party has one member in the Vermont Senate and five members in the Vermont House of Representatives, as well as several more a... | {"Secretary": "John Christopher Brimmer", "Founded": "1981 (coalition)March 1999 (state major party)", "Split from": "Liberty Union PartyDemocratic Party", "Preceded by": "Citizens PartyProgressive Party", "Headquarters": "Montpelier, Vermont", "Ideology": "Democratic socialismMark P. Jones Voting and Political Repres... |
Christian Campbell is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Gabriel in the film Trick, Greg Ivey in the television series Big Love and on stage as Jimmy Harper in the musical Reefer Madness.
Early life
Campbell's mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and psychologist from Amsterdam, Netherlands,... | {"Caption": "Campbell in 2009", "Occupation": "Actor, writer, photographer", "Years active": "1984-present", "Spouse(s)": "America Olivo 2009", "Relatives": "Neve Campbell (sister)"} |
Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 - March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director.
Career
La Cava was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania. His father was a shoemake... | {"Name": "Gregory La Cava", "Birth date": "March 10, 1892", "Caption": "La Cava in 1926", "Birth place": "Towanda, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "1952 3 1 1892 3 10", "Death place": "Malibu, California", "Occupation": "Film director"} |
Sisy Chen or Chen Wen-hsien (; born 25 March 1958) is a Taiwanese journalist, television commentator, writer and former politician. She hosts Sisy's World News, a weekly newscast at the Chung T'ien Television and UFO Dinner, a daily radio talk show at UFO Radio. She was an independent member of the Legislative Yuan fro... | {"Name": "Sisy Chen", "Native name": "陳文茜", "Native name language": "zh-hant", "Term start": "1 February 2002", "Term end": "31 January 2005", "Birth date": "1958 3 25 y", "Birth place": "Luodong, Yilan County, Taiwan", "Alma mater": "National Taiwan University"} |
Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 - 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He chose the pen-name "Kalki", the future incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu. He founded a magazine, which was also named... | {"Pen name": "Kalki கல்கி", "Born": "yes 1899 09 09", "Died": "yes 1954 12 05 1899 09 09", "Occupation": "journalist, critic and writer", "Nationality": "Indian", "Education": "High School", "Alma mater": "Municipal High School, Mayiladuthurai & National High School, Tiruchi", "Period": "1899-1954", "Children": "Kalki ... |
Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast. The music was composed and performed by Sue Hewitt. The programme was produced by World Productions for Channel 4.
Synopsis
In the near future, global warming ... | {"Running time": "300 minutes (approx.)", "Created by": "Joe Ahearne", "Starring": "Jack DavenportSusannah HarkerIdris ElbaPhilip Quast", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Original network": "Channel 4", "Original release": "1998 10 20 yes"} |
Two operate in Tokyo: Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway. Most of the network is located in the 23 special wards, with portions extending into Chiba and Saitama Prefectures. The subways are one part of Greater Tokyo's passenger rail network, with through service further connecting the subway to suburban railways in Weste... | {"Name": "Tokyo subway", "Size of first image": "1px", "First image caption": "100px 100pxLogos of the Tokyo Metro (left) and Toei Subway (right)", "Size of second image": "300px", "Second image caption": "Toei 6300 series (left) and Tokyo Metro 9000 series (right) trains at Tamagawa Station", "Locale": "Tokyo, Japan",... |
Katharine Teresa Gun (née Harwood; born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to The Observer concerning a request by the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the ... | {"Name": "Katharine Gun", "Birth name": "Katharine Teresa Harwood", "Birth date": "1974", "Nationality": "British", "Occupation": "Linguist", "Organization": "Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)", "Known For": "whistle blowing", "Alma mater": "St Mary's College, University of Durham"} |
Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma... | {"Name": "Geneviève Bujold", "Caption": "Geneviève Bujold in Anne of the Thousand Days", "Birth date": "1942 7 1", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Paul Almond 1967 1974 div", "Partner(s)": "Dennis Hastings (1977-2017)", "Children": "2", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1954-present"} |
Missing (originally titled 1-800-Missing) is a Canadian crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006.
Synopsis
The series is centred on Jess Mastri... | {"Also known as": "1-800-Missing", "Genre": "Crime drama", "Created by": "Glenn Davis\n William Laurin", "Starring": "Gloria Reuben\n Caterina Scorsone\n Dean McDermott\n Adam MacDonald\n Alberta Watson\n Justina Machado\n Vivica A. Fox\n Mark Consuelos\n Justin Louis", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Camera setup": "S... |
The Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum is a historic house museum located at 15415 East Don Julian Road in City of Industry, California, that features the homes and private cemetery that belonged to the pioneer Workman-Temple family.
Workman House
Born in England, William Workman (1799–1876) immigrated to the ... | {"Location": "15415 East Don Julian Rd., City of Industry, California", "Built": "1842, 1870 remodel", "Architect": "Ezra F. Kysor (attributed 1870 remodel)", "Architectural style": "Picturesque Country"} |
Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (born 24 October 1935) is the former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi, a position he held for 20 years. He worked with the BBC for a total of 30 years before resigning in July 1994. The recipient of several awards, Tully has authored nine books. He is a member of the Oriental Club.
Personal l... | {"Caption": "Tully in September 2011", "Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Post-nominals": "KBE", "Name": "Mark Tully", "Birth name": "William Mark Tully", "Birth date": "1935 10 24 yes", "Birth place": "Tollygunge, Kolkata (formerly named Calcutta), Bengal Presidency, British India", "Occupation": "Journalist, writer", "Educa... |
Voronezh State University is one of the main universities in Central Russia, located in the city of Voronezh. The university was established in 1918 by professors evacuated from the University of Tartu in Estonia. The university has 18 faculties and an enrollment of 22,000 students from Russia, Europe, Africa, the Amer... | {"Motto": "\"Semper in motu\" (Always in motion)", "Type": "Liberal Arts", "Rector": "Endovitsky Dmitry Aleksandrovich", "Undergraduates": "over 22,000", "Postgraduates": "almost 1000", "Campus": "Multiple campuses", "Website": "www.vsu.ru"} |
Raging Waters is a chain of two water theme parks in San Dimas, California, and Sydney, Australia. The parks are operated by Palace Entertainment and owned by its parent company Parques Reunidos, but they each contain different attractions. The parks are generally closed during the winter months.
Raging Waters Los Ang... | {"Industry": "Water park", "Parent": "Palace Entertainment", "Founded": "1983", "Website": "https://www.ragingwaters.com"} |
Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 - August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896. The modern assembly line and its basic concept is credited to... | {"Name": "Ransom E. Olds", "Caption": "Portrait of Olds, c 1920", "Birth name": "Ransom Eli Olds", "Birth date": "1864 6 3", "Birth place": "Geneva, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "1950 8 26 1864 6 3", "Death place": "Lansing, Michigan, U.S.", "Resting place": "Mount Hope CemeteryLansing, Michigan, U.S.", "Occupation": "Bu... |
The Griquas (; , often confused with !Orana, which is written as Korana or Koranna) are a subgroup of mixed race heterogeneous former Khoe-speaking nations in Southern Africa with a unique origin in the early history of the Dutch Cape Colony. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons... | {"Name": "Griquas", "Native name": "af Griekwa", "Native name language code": "af", "Population": "775,000 Coloureds outside the Cape", "Religions": "Christian Protestant denominations, particularly Dutch Reformed Calvinist", "Languages": "Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, \n Korana", "Related ethnic groups": "Coloureds, Khoi... |
Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jim Kouf and Ross LaManna from a story by LaManna. It stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched police officers who are assigned to rescue a Chinese diplomat's abducted daughter. Tzi Ma, Tom Wilkinson, Ken Leung, Mark R... | {"Directed by": "Brett Ratner", "Produced by": "Roger Birnbaum\n Jonathan Glickman\n Arthur M. Sarkissian", "Screenplay by": "Jim Kouf\n Ross LaManna", "Story by": "Ross LaManna", "Starring": "Jackie Chan\n Chris Tucker\n Tzi Ma\n Tom Wilkinson\n Ken Leung\n Elizabeth Peña\n Mark Rolston\n Rex Linn", "Music by": "Lalo ... |
Henry Martyn Leland (February 16, 1843 - March 26, 1932) was an American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur. He founded the two premier American luxury automotive marques, Cadillac and Lincoln.Borth, Christy. Masters of Mass Production, pp. 137, 175, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1945.
E... | {"Name": "Henry M. Leland", "Birth date": "1843 02 16 y", "Birth place": "Vermont, U.S.", "Death date": "1932 03 26 1843 02 16 y", "Death place": "Detroit, Michigan, U.S.", "Known For": "Founder of Cadillac and Lincoln"} |
Tower Air was a certificated FAR 121 U.S. charter airline that also operated scheduled passenger service from 1983 until 2000 when the company declared bankruptcy and was liquidated. Scheduled flights were initially offered over a New York - Brussels - Tel Aviv route in addition to charter flights to Athens, Frankfurt,... | {"Airline name": "Tower Air", "Image size (px)": "260f", "Current Fleet Size": "17", "Number of Destinations": "9", "IATA Designator": "FF", "ICAO Designator": "TOW", "Callsign": "TEE AIR", "Founded": "1983", "Ceased operations": "2000", "Headquarters": "Hangar #17John F. Kennedy International AirportJamaica, Queens, N... |
Gennes is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire.Arrêté préfectoral 5 October 2015
History
Gennes was the scene of a World War II battle in June 1940, during the Battle of Saumur during the last stages of the Ba... | {"Name": "Gennes", "Arrondissement": "Saumur", "Canton": "Doué-la-Fontaine", "Postal code": "49350", "Coordinates": "47.3417 -0.2317 dms inline,title", "Elevation(meters)": "29", "Minimum Elevation(meters)": "22", "Maximum Elevation(meters)": "98", "Area (square km)": "32.52", "Population": "2391", "Population Date": "... |
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"" (; literally "The National Hymn") is the national anthem of Lithuania, also known by its opening words, "" (official translation of the lyrics: "Lithuania, Our Homeland", literally: "Lithuania, Our Fatherland"), and as "" ("The National Anthem of Lithuania"). The music and lyrics were written i... | {"Music": "1898", "Lyrics": "November 13, 1898", "Published": "1899", "Adopted": "19191944 (by the Lithuanian SSR)", "Readopted": "1988", "Relinquished": "19401950 (by the Lithuanian SSR)", "Preceded by": "Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic"} |
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| image_skyline ... | {"Name in Chinese": "zh 大同", "Pinyin transcription": "Dàtong", "Wade-Giles": "Ta-t‘ung", "Literal meaning": "GreatUnityGreatTogetherness"} |
Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan (; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most populous city in the Philippines.
Caloocan is divided into two geographical locations with a total combined ... | {"Type": "government_type", "Rank": "4th", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Malabon, officially the City of Malabon (), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 380,522 people.
Located just north of the city of Manila, it is primarily a residential and industrial area, and is one of the most de... | {"Type": "government_type", "Rank": "-2", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Valenzuela (, Tagalog: ), officially the City of Valenzuela (), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,978 people.
It is the 6th most populous city in the National Capital Region, and the 11th most populous in the... | {"Named for": "Pío Valenzuela", "Founded by": "Juan Taranco and Juan Monsód", "Type": "government_type", "Rank": "11th of 145 cities", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O operated a seasonal ferry service to Larne. In May 2006, a ferry service to Campb... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NS345255", "Council area": "South Ayrshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Ayrshire and Arran", "UK Parliament": "Central Ayrshire", "Scottish Parliament": "Ayr", "Postcode district": "KA", "Dialling code": "01292"} |
Graeme Ronald Strachan (pronounced "Strawn") (2 January 195229 August 2001), professionally billed and known as "Shirley" Strachan or Shirl, was an Australian singer, songwriter, radio and television presenter, and carpenter. He was the lead singer of the rock group Skyhooks (1974-1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994). While s... | {"Born": "Malvern, Victoria, Australia", "Died": "Mount Archer, Queensland, Australia", "Genres": "Rock and roll, progressive rock, pop, glam rock", "Labels": "Mushroom/Festival"} |
Irene Amos Morgan (April 9, 1917 - August 10, 2007), later known as Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, was an African-American woman from Baltimore, Maryland, who was arrested in Middlesex County, Virginia, in 1944 under a state law imposing racial segregation in public facilities and transportation. She was traveling on an inters... | {"Name": "Irene Morgan", "Birth date": "1917 04 09 y", "Birth place": "Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.", "Death date": "2007 08 10 1917 04 09", "Death place": "Gloucester County, Virginia, U.S.", "Children": "2"} |
Soundtrack to Your Escape is the seventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 29 March 2004.
The album was criticized by longtime fans because of a major change in musical style. However, the album was seen by many as a natural progression from Reroute to Remain and was critically praised by... | {"Released": "29 March 2004 http://inflames.com/releases/ In Flames releases 28 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230517/http://inflames.com/releases/ 29 October 2013", "Recorded": "September-November 2003", "Studio": "Dugout Studio, Uppsala, Sweden (drums), Denmark (vocals & guitars)", "G... |
Lenin's Mausoleum (from 1953 to 1961 Lenin's and Stalin's Mausoleum) (), also known as Lenin's Tomb, is a mausoleum located at Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It serves as the resting place of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, whose preserved body has been on public display since shortly after his death in 1924, with rare ex... | {"Location": "Moscow, Russia", "Designer": "Alexey Shchusev", "Type": "Memorial", "Material": "Concrete and marble", "Completion date": "1930 11 10 yes", "Dedicated to": "Vladimir LeninJoseph Stalin (formerly)"} |
Finntroll is a Finnish metal band from Helsinki that combines elements of black metal and folk metal. Finntroll's lyrics are mostly in Swedish, the only exception being the song "Madon Laulu" on Visor om slutet. Finntroll's original singer, Katla, decided to use Swedish over Finnish since he was part of a Swedish-speak... | {"Origin": "Helsinki, Finland", "Genres": "Folk metal, black metal", "Labels": "Spinefarm, Century Media", "Members": "Samuli PonsimaaHenri SorvaliSami UusitaloMikael KarlbomAleksi VirtaMathias LillmånsHeikki Saari", "Website": "trollhorde.com"} |
Donatella Francesca Versace (; born 2 May 1955), sometimes simply referred to mononymously as Donatella, is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace, with whom she worked closely on the development of the brand a... | {"Name": "Donatella Versace", "Caption": "Versace in 2010", "Birth name": "Donatella Francesca Versace", "Birth date": "1955 5 2 y", "Birth place": "Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy", "Occupation": "Creative director Fashion designer Luxury \nbusinesswoman", "Boards": "VersaceVersusPalazzo Versace DubaiElton John AIDS ... |
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1 September 1453 - 2 December 1515) was a Spanish general and statesman who led successful military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars. His military victories and widespread popularity earned him the nickname "El Gran Capitán" ("The Great Captain"). He also negot... | {"Born": "Montilla, Spain", "Died": "Granada, Spain", "Nickname(s)": "El Gran Capitán (\"The Great Captain\")", "Allegiance": "20px Spain", "Other work": "Viceroy of Naples (1504-1507)"} |
Santa Claus (1961-1970) was a British-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He is most notable for his achievements as a three-year-old in 1964 when he won the Irish 2,000 Guineas, The Derby, and the Irish Derby. His performances earned him the title of British Horse of the Year.
Background
Santa Claus ... | {"Sire": "Chamossaire", "Grandsire": "Precipitation", "Dam": "Aunt Clara", "Damsire": "Arctic Prince", "Sex": "Stallion", "Foaled": "1961", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Breeder": "Dr F Smorfitt", "Owner": "John Ismay", "Trainer": "Mick Rogers", "Record": "7: 4-2-0http://www.pedigreequery.com/santa+claus Santa Claus H... |
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (1992) is a book written by American author and relationship counselor John Gray. The book states that most common relationship problems between men and women are a result of fundamental psychological differences between the sexes, which the author exemplifies by means of its epo... | {"Language": "English", "Country": "United States", "Publisher": "HarperCollins", "ISBN": "978-0060574215", "Media type": "Hardcover", "Pages": "286"} |
11 Downing Street in London, also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 11, is the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (who traditionally also has the title of Second Lord of the Treasury). The residence, in Downing Street in London, was built alongside the official residence of the Prime... | {"Town or city": "City of WestminsterLondon, SW1", "Coordinates": "51.503396 -0.127640 region:GB-LND_type:landmark title,inline", "Current tenants": "Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer", "Construction started": "1682", "Architectural style": "Georgian"} |
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open, and a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and is the most recent man to have... | {"Full name": "Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov", "Residence": "Sochi, Russia", "Born": "Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union", "Height": "1.90 m ftin on", "Turned pro": "1992", "Retired": "2010 (last match 2003)", "Plays": "Right-handed (two-handed backhand)", "Prize money": "$ 23,883,797\n 18th all-time leader in earni... |
Aldbury () is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, near the borders of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the Bulbourne valley close to Ashridge Park. The nearest town is Tring. Uphill from the narrow valley are the Bridgewater monument and the Ashridge estate. It is noted for its picturesque setting ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119883&c=Aldbury&d=16&e=62&g=6432690&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1477331338168&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 24 October 2016 Office for National Statistics Neighbo... |
Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev (; born 26 October 1983) is a former Russian association footballer who played as a forward or as a midfielder. He was hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen", because of his pace, and was dubbed "the most sensational young Russian forward since Vladimir Beschastnykh".... | {"Name": "Dmitri Sychev", "Picture caption": "Sychev in November 2021", "Full name": "Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev", "Height": "1.77", "Birth date": "1983 10 26 yes", "Birth place": "Omsk, Soviet Union", "Position": "Forward / midfielder", "Youth club 1 years": "1993-1998", "Youth club 1": "Dynamo Omsk", "Youth club 2 ye... |
Bionicle is a line of Lego construction toys, marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line originally launched in 2001 as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it became one of Lego's biggest-selling properties, turning into a franchise and being one of the many factors in saving t... | {"Parent theme": "Lego Technic (2001-2003)", "Licensed from": "The Lego Group", "Availability": "2010, 2015-2016, 2023", "Total sets": "452BrickLink Reference Catalog - Sets - Category Bionicle https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catID=273&catXrefLevel=0&catType=S&catLike=W 12 April 2021 BrickLink"} |
CISS-FM (105.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Ottawa, Ontario. The station is owned by Rogers Media and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format branded on-air as KiSS 105.3. The radio studios and offices are co-located with its sister stations at Thurston Drive and Conroy Road.
CISS-FM has an effective ra... | {"Broadcast area": "National Capital RegionEastern OntarioWestern Quebec", "Branding": "KiSS 105.3", "Format": "Hot adult contemporary", "ERP": "84,000 watts", "HAAT": "323 m ft us", "Class": "C1", "Owner": "Rogers Media, Inc.", "Website": "kissottawa.com"} |
Durness () is a village and civil parish in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north coast of the country in the traditional county of Sutherland, around north of Inverness. The area is remote, and the parish is huge and sparsely populated, covering an area from east of Loch Eriboll to Cape Wrath, th... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html Standard Outputs #124; Census Data Explorer Scotland's Census 14 July 2017 7 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190107044126/https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html%20 li... |
The Treaty of Kiel () or Peace of Kiel (Swedish and or ) was concluded between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden on one side and the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway on the other side on 14 January 1814 in Kiel.Schäfer (2002), p. 137 It ended the hostilities between the parties in... | {"Name": "Treaty of Kiel", "Treaty type": "Peace treaty", "Long name": "da Kieltraktatensv Freden i Kiel", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Translated reprint of the part concerned with Norway", "Date signed": "14 January 1814", "Location signed": "Kiel, Duchy of Holstein", "Treaty context": "War of the Sixth C... |
Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2; ) is an elite Tier 1 special operations force of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving under the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. JTF 2 is known to work with other special operations forces such as the American Delta Force and Seal Team Six, the British Special Air Service and Special... | {"Type": "Special operations force", "Role": "Special operations Counter-terrorism", "Size": "ClassifiedFrequently Asked Questions - Joint Task Force 2 http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/operations-special-forces/jtf2-faqs.page Department of National Defence 28 February 2014 29 July 2013", "Part of": "Canadian Special Oper... |
Mallaig (; ) is a port in Morar, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. It faces Skye from across the Sound of Sleat. The local railway station is the terminus of the West Highland Line (Fort William and Mallaig branch), and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road - the "Road to the Isles".
Devel... | {"Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Highland", "Lieutenancy area": "Inverness", "UK Parliament": "Ross, Skye and Lochaber", "Scottish Parliament": "Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch", "Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NM 67693 96810", "Postcode district": "PH41", "Dialling code": "01687"} |
Withington is a suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies from Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury and also east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Withington has a population of just over 14,000 people, reducing at the 2011 census to 13,4... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "Metropolitan borough": "City of Manchester", "Metropolitan county": "Greater Manchester", "UK Parliament": "Manchester Withington", "Postcode district": "M", "Dialling code": "0161", "OS grid reference": "SJ848929"} |
The Out Skerries are an archipelago of islets, some inhabited, in Shetland, Scotland, and are the easternmost part of Shetland. Locally, they are usually called Da Skerries or just Skerries.
Geography
The Out Skerries lie about northeast of Whalsay and Bound Skerry forms the easternmost part of Shetland, lying just ... | {"OS grid reference": "HU681718", "Coordinates": "60 25 N 0 46 W region:GB_type:isle inline,title", "Area": "400 ha acre\"Out Skerries - Nearest to Norway\" https://web.archive.org/web/20090708173430/http://www.visitshetland.com/area-guides/out-skerries 8 July 2009 visitshetland.com. Retrieved 16 October 2009.", "Hig... |
Jack Arthur Davenport (born 1 March 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series This Life and Coupling, and as Admiral James Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as The Talented Mr. Ripley and Kingsman: The Secret S... | {"Name": "Jack Davenport", "Caption": "Davenport in White Famous in 2017", "Birth name": "Jack Arthur Davenport", "Birth date": "y 1973 3 1", "Birth place": "Wimbledon, London, England", "Citizenship": "United Kingdom United States", "Education": "Dragon School, OxfordCheltenham College, Gloucestershire(independent bo... |
Petawawa ( ) is a town located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 18,160 (2021 Census), Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County.
History
The earliest settlement in the Petawawa area was inhabited by the Algonquin First Nation. The name ... | {"Land": "164.68", "Density": "110.3", "Website": "Town of Petawawa", "DST": "-4"} |
Flast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that a taxpayer has standing to sue the government to prevent an unconstitutional use of taxpayer funds..
The Supreme Court decided in Frothingham v. Mellon (1923), that a taxpayer did not have standing to sue the federal government to ... | {"Date argued": "March 12", "Year argued": "1968", "Date decided": "June 10", "Year decided": "1968", "Full case name": "Flast et al. v. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare et al.", "United States Reports volume number": "392", "United States Reports page number": "83", "Parallel citations": "88 S. Ct. 1... |
Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 - 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Although born into a wealthy family, Rosas independently amassed a personal fortune, acquiring ... | {"Name": "Juan Manuel de Rosas", "Image size": "220px", "Alternative text": "Half-length painted portrait of a man with curly hair, long sideburns and blue eyes who wears a heavily embroidered military tunic with high collar, gold braid epaulettes and a red sash of office", "Image caption": "Posthumous portrait of Juan... |
My Little Pony (MLP) is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature colorful bodies, manes and a unique symbol on one or both sides of their flanks. Such... | {"Created by": "Bonnie Zacherle", "Owner": "Hasbro", "Original work": "My Pretty Pony toys (1981)", "Years": "1981-present"} |
The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.
History
The Petes were born on October 1, 1956 when the Kitchener Canucks ... | {"City": "Peterborough, Ontario", "League": "Ontario Hockey League", "Conference": "Eastern", "Division": "East", "Founded": "1956-57", "Home arena": "Peterborough Memorial Centre", "Playoff championships": "OHL champions (1959, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2023)Memorial Cup champions (1979)", "Head ... |
Poon choi or puhn choi (pronounced: pun4 coi3 in Cantonese), pén cài in pinyin, is a traditional Cantonese festival meal composed of many layers of different ingredients. It is served in large wooden, porcelain or metal basins called poon, due to the communal style of consumption. The Chinese name, transliterated as Po... | {"Name of food": "Poon Choi", "Width of image": "250px", "Place of origin": "Hong Kong", "Region of origin": "Hong Kong", "Course served": "Main course", "Serving temperature": "Hot"} |
Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel Thunderball by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming. The novel had been previously adapted as the 1965 film of the same name. Never Say... | {"Starring": "Sean Connery\n Klaus Maria Brandauer\n Max von Sydow\n Barbara Carrera\n Kim Basinger\n Bernie Casey\n Alec McCowen\n Edward Fox", "Screenplay by": "Lorenzo Semple Jr.", "Story by": "Kevin McClory\n Jack Whittingham\n Ian Fleming", "Based on": "Thunderball Ian Fleming", "Directed by": "Irvin Kershner", "P... |
The Spy Who Loved Me is the ninth novel and tenth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published by Jonathan Cape on 16 April 1962. It is the shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels, as well as a clear departure from previous Bond novels in that the story is told in the first person by a young... | {"Cover artist": "Richard Chopping (Jonathan Cape ed.)", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Series": "James Bond", "Publisher": "Jonathan Cape", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "198", "Preceded by": "Thunderball", "Followed by": "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"} |
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The Circus is a historic ring of large townhouses in the city of Bath, Somerset, England, forming a circle with three entrances. Designe... | {"Name": "The Circus", "Former name(s)": "King's Circus", "Addresses": "1-30 The Circus", "Length": "700", "Width": "325 ft (99 m)", "Maintained by": "Bath and North East Somerset Council", "Coordinates": "51.386 N 2.364 W title,inline", "Construction start": "1754", "Completion": "1769", "Designer": "John Wood, the El... |
WALR-FM (104.1 MHz Kiss 104.1) is a commercial radio station licensed to Palmetto, Georgia and serving Metro Atlanta. It is owned by the Cox Media Group and airs an urban adult contemporary radio format. The studios are co-located with other Cox-owned radio stations and WSB-TV in Midtown Atlanta on West Peachtree Stree... | {"Broadcast area": "Metro Atlanta", "Branding": "Kiss 104.1", "Language(s)": "English", "Format": "Urban adult contemporary", "ERP": "100000 watts commas", "HAAT": "283 m ft us", "Class": "C1", "Owner": "Cox Radio, LLC", "Affiliations": "Compass Media NetworksPremiere Networks", "Website": "https://www.kiss104fm.com"} |
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 - May 7, 2005) was an American liberal Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey until passed by ... | {"Name": "Peter Rodino", "Term start": "January 3, 1973", "Term end": "January 3, 1989", "Birth name": "Pelligrino Rodino Jr.", "Birth date": "1909 6 7", "Birth place": "Newark, New Jersey, U.S.", "Death date": "2005 5 7 1909 6 7", "Death place": "West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Marianna Stango 1941 1980 ... |
WZGC (92.9 FM) - branded 92-9 The Game - is a commercial sports radio station licensed to serve Atlanta, Georgia, covering the Atlanta metropolitan area. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WZGC is the Atlanta affiliate for CBS Sports Radio; the flagship station for the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta United FC radio net... | {"Broadcast area": "Metro Atlanta", "Branding": "92-9 The Game", "Language(s)": "English", "Format": "Sports", "Subchannels": "HD2: The Bet (Sports gambling)", "ERP": "66000 watts commas", "HAAT": "340 m ft us", "Class": "C1", "Affiliations": "CBS Sports RadioAtlanta Falcons Radio NetworkAtlanta Hawks Radio NetworkAtla... |
WUBL (94.9 FM) is a commercial radio station known as 94-9 The Bull. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it plays a country music radio format. The studios and offices are located at the Peachtree Palisades Building in the Brookwood Hills district of Atlanta. It has local DJs in the daytime and at nighttime it carries tw... | {"Broadcast area": "Atlanta metropolitan area", "Branding": "94-9 The Bull", "Format": "Country", "ERP": "80,000 watts", "HAAT": "330 m ft us", "Class": "C1", "Affiliations": "Premiere Networks", "Owner": "iHM Licenses, LLC", "Website": "949thebull.iheart.com"} |
WWPW (96.1 FM) - branded as Power 96-1 - is a commercial contemporary hit radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves the Atlanta metropolitan area and is the Atlanta affiliate for American Top 40. The WWPW studios are located in Atlanta's Underwood Hills district inside the Wor... | {"Broadcast area": "Metro Atlanta", "Branding": "Power 96-1", "Format": "Top 40/CHR", "Subchannels": "HD2: Classic rock \"96 Rock\"HD3: Adult Contemporary \"Peach\"", "ERP": "100,000 watts", "HAAT": "330 m ft us", "Class": "C0", "Affiliations": "Premiere Networks", "Owner": "iHM Licenses, LLC", "Website": "https://powe... |
WKHX-FM (101.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Marietta, Georgia, featuring a country music format known as "New Country 101.Five". Owned by Cumulus Media, the station serves the Atlanta metropolitan area. WKHX-FM's studios are located in Sandy Springs, while the transmitter is located west of Emory Univ... | {"Broadcast area": "Atlanta metropolitan area", "Branding": "New Country 101.Five (5)", "Format": "Country music", "ERP": "100,000 watts", "HAAT": "329 m ft us", "Class": "C0", "Affiliations": "Westwood One", "Owner": "Radio License Holdings LLC", "Website": "https://www.newcountry1015.com"} |
The Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-War tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing combat into the 1980s. The chassis was adapted for several other roles, and ... | {"Place of origin": "United Kingdom", "Type": "Main battle tank", "Steeringsystem": "yes", "In service": "1946-present (derivatives still in service)", "Wars": "Korean War Suez Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 War of Attrition Black September Yom Kippur War Vietna... |
A Pure Michigan Byway is the designation for a segment of the State Trunkline Highway System in the US state of Michigan that is a "scenic, recreational, or historic route that is representative of Michigan's natural and cultural heritage." The designation was created with the name Michigan Heritage Route by the state ... | {"Interstate": "Interstate nn (I-nn)", "US Highways": "US Highway nn (US nn)", "State": "M-nn", "Formed": "1993 06 22 Michigan Legislature June 22, 1993 Public Act 69 of 1993: Michigan Heritage Routes http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(mqeebjy5h32ja145immufvfm))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-69-of-1993.pdf Michigan C... |
Larks' Tongues in Aspic is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock group King Crimson, released on 23 March 1973 through Island Records in the UK and Atlantic Records in the United States and Canada. This album is the debut of King Crimson's third incarnation, featuring co-founder and guitarist Robert Fr... | {"Released": "23 March 1973", "Recorded": "January and February 1973", "Studio": "Command, London", "Genre": "Progressive rock avant-garde metalDavid Fricke 29 March 2010 Alternate Take: King Crimson's Royal Remix Treatment https://web.archive.org/web/20210302172905/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alt... |
Elizabeth Monroe (née Kortright; June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830) was the first lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. Due to the fragile condition of Elizabeth's health, many of her duties as the official White House hostess were assumed by he... | {"Name": "Elizabeth Monroe", "Image caption": "Monroe depicted in an early 19th century portrait", "Term start": "March 4, 1817", "Term end": "March 4, 1825", "Birth name": "Elizabeth Kortright", "Birth date": "1768 6 30", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, British America", "Death date": "1830 9 23 1768 5 30", "... |
The Windmill Theatre in Great Windmill Street, London, was a variety and revue theatre best known for its nude tableaux vivants, which began in 1932 and lasted until its reversion to a cinema in 1964. Many prominent British comedians of the post-war years started their careers at the theatre.
As the Palais de Luxe
G... | {"Official name": "Windmill Theatre", "Image caption": "The Windmill Club in 2009", "Coordinates": "51.5113980847922 -0.1341248230486498 type:landmark inline,title", "Max. legal occupancy": "350 (2021)", "Date of opening": "1931 06 15 yThe Windmill Theatre, Great Windmill Street, London, W.1 http://www.arthurlloyd.co.u... |
John Harvey Kellogg (February 26, 1852 - December 14, 1943) was an American businessman, inventor, physician, segregationist,See Investigation of Race Betterment Foundation by the Attorney General of Michigan; also see, Ruth C. Engs, Progressive Era's Health Reform, 2003, Greenwood Pub. Co., Race Betterment National Co... | {"Name": "John Harvey Kellogg", "Caption": "Kellogg 1915", "Birth date": "1852 2 26 y", "Birth place": "Tyrone, Michigan, US", "Death date": "1943 12 14 1852 2 26 y", "Death place": "Battle Creek, Michigan, US", "Occupation": "Physician, nutritionist", "Known For": "Corn flakes Battle Creek Sanitarium", "Relatives": "W... |
Sunbury-on-Thames (or commonly Sunbury) is a suburban town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, centred southwest of central London. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, in 1965 Sunbury and other surrounding towns were initially intended to form part of the newly created... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ 11 February 2003 United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Ashford makes up 2011 lower output areas Spe... |
Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton, DSC (16 September 1922 - 20 April 2016) was an English film director. He directed 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four James Bond films.
Early life
Hamilton was born in Paris on 16 September 1922, son of Frederick William Guy Hamilton (1895-1988), press attaché to the British e... | {"Name": "Guy Hamilton", "Caption": "Hamilton in 1967", "Birth name": "Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton", "Birth date": "y 1922 9 16", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "y 2016 4 20 1922 9 16", "Death place": "Majorca, Spain", "Nationality": "British", "Occupation": "Film director", "Years active": "1938-1989", "Spo... |
The University of Houston (UH, UofH, or Houston) is a public research university in Houston, Texas. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, one of multiple junior college institutions formed in the first quarter of the 20th century. In 1934, HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution ... | {"Motto": "la In Tempore (Latin)", "Type": "Public research university", "Accreditation": "SACS", "Endowment": "$1.00 billion (2022) (system-wide)U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 National Association of College ... |
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