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Esplanade de La Défense () is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 on the outskirts of La Défense on the border of Courbevoie and Puteaux. It has an island platform because of limitations on space due it being enclosed in a site originally earmarked for one of the underpasses of the A14 autoroute (which runs through La Défe... | {"Name": "Esplanade de La Défense", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "21, voie des BâtisseursVoie des SculpteursParvis de l'EsplanadeCourbevoie/Puteaux", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 53 18 N 2 15 0 E region:FR_... |
Pont de Neuilly () is a station on Paris Métro Line 1, situated in the prosperous suburban commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Between 1940 and 1950 it was known as Pont de Neuilly, Avenue de Madrid.
Location
The station is located under Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle (RN 13) at its intersection with Avenue de Madrid. Oriented ap... | {"Name": "Pont de Neuilly", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "The platforms", "Address": "185, av. Charles de Gaulle205, av. Charles de Gaulle209, av. Charles de GaulleNeuilly-sur-Seine", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinate... |
Lake Thun () is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore. At in surface area, it is the largest Swiss lake entirely within a single canton.
The lake was created after the last glacial period. After the 10th century, it split from Lake Brienz, before whi... | {"Location": "Canton of Berne", "Coordinates": "46 41 N 7 43 E region:CH-BE_type:waterbody inline,title", "Primary inflows": "AareKander", "Primary outflows": "Aare", "Catchment area": "2,500 km2 on", "Basin": "Switzerland", "Max. length": "17.5 km on", "Max. width": "3.5 km on", "Average depth": "136 m on", "Max. dept... |
Les Sablons () is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine west of the city. In 2019 Les Sablons ranked 53rd in passenger volume among the system's 302 stations. The station is located under Avenue Charles de Gaulle, a major traffic artery between Etoile and La Defense. It has four e... | {"Name": "Les Sablons Jardin d'Acclimatation", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Platforms", "Address": "52, av. Charles de Gaulle70, av. Charles de Gaulle85, av. Charles de Gaulle103, av. Charles de GaulleNeuilly-sur-Seine", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-Fran... |
Dale Allan Gardner (November 8, 1948 - February 19, 2014) was a NASA astronaut, and naval flight officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions during the mid 1980s.
Personal information
Born on November 8, 1948, in Fairmont, Minnesota, Gardner grew up in Sherburn, Minnesota, and Savanna, Illinois. He considered his ho... | {"Rank": "USNO6 25 Captain, USN", "Selection": "1978 NASA Group 8", "Missions": "STS-8, STS-51-A", "Retirement": "October 1986"} |
Lake Brienz () is a lake just north of the Alps, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a length of about , a width of and a maximum depth of . Its area is ; the surface is above the sea-level. It is fed, among others, by the upper reaches of the Aare at its eastern end, the Giessbach at its southern shore from... | {"Native name": "de Brienzersee", "Location": "Bernese Highlands, canton of Bern", "Coordinates": "46 43 N 7 58 E region:CH-BE_type:waterbody inline,title", "Primary inflows": "Aare, Lütschine, Giessbach", "Primary outflows": "Aare", "Catchment area": "1,127 km2 on", "Basin": "Switzerland", "Max. length": "14 km on", "... |
Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator who served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and as chairperson of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2009 until 2011; he was the first African-American to hold either o... | {"Name": "Michael Steele", "Term start": "January 30, 2009", "Term end": "January 14, 2011", "Office 2": "Chair of the Maryland Republican Party", "Predecessor 2": "Joyce Lyon Tehres", "Successor 2": "Louis Pope", "Birth date": "1958 10 19", "Birth place": "Andrews Field, Maryland, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Andrea Derritt 1... |
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Lake Biel or Lake Bienne (; ) is a lake in western Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies on the language boundary between German and French speaking areas.
Geography
The lake is 15 km long and up to 4.1 km w... | {"Location": "Canton of Bern", "Coordinates": "47 5 N 7 10 E type:waterbody_region:CH inline,title", "Catchment area": "8305 km2 on", "Basin": "Switzerland", "Max. length": "15 km on", "Max. width": "4.1 km on", "Max. depth": "74 m on", "Surface elevation": "429 m on", "Settlements": "Biel/Bienne (see list)"} |
Argentine () is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro, located on the boundary between the 16th arrondissement and the 17th arrondissement, in the western part of the city.
Location
Like most stations on Line 1, Argentine station lies on an east-west route through Paris from Vincennes in the east to La Défense in the... | {"Name": "Argentine", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Platforms in 2022", "Address": "36, av. de la Grande Armée37, av. de la Grande Armée16th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 52 31 N 2 ... |
Vallay () is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide.
thumb|left|Southeast coast of Vallay seen from Solas.
thumb|left|The abandoned mansion of Erskine Beveridge in July 2004
Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.... | {"Coordinates": "57.660690 -7.419152 inline", "OS grid reference": "NF769763", "Meaning of name": "hill island", "Area": "260 ha sqmi 2", "Population rank": "94", "Highest elevation": "38 m ft 0", "Population": "0", "Island group": "Outer Hebrides", "Council area": "Comhairle nan Eilean Siar", "References": "Haswell-Sm... |
Lake Morat or Lake Murten ( ; ) is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small bilingual town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore.
It is the smallest of the three lakes in the Seeland or Pays des trois lacs area of the Swiss plateau located at the foot ... | {"Location": "Cantons of Fribourg and Vaud", "Coordinates": "46 56 N 7 5 E type:waterbody_region:CH inline,title", "Primary inflows": "Broye", "Primary outflows": "Broye canal", "Catchment area": "693 km2 on", "Basin": "Switzerland", "Max. length": "8.2 km on", "Max. width": "2.8 km on", "Max. depth": "45 m on", "Surfa... |
George V () is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro, under the Champs-Élysées.
The station was opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the original section of Line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. It was originally called Alma, after the nearby street nam... | {"Name": "George V", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Station platforms", "Address": "101, av. des Champs-Élysées118, av. des Champs-Élysées8th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 52 19 N 2... |
Franklin D. Roosevelt () is a station on Line 1 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro. With more than nine million passengers annually (2019), it is the nineteenth busiest station in the Paris Métro system.STIF statistics report STIF Retrieved 24 November 2007
History
Originally, the stations on the two lines were separate. ... | {"Name": "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 1 platforms", "Address": "27, Av. des Champs-Élysées35, Av. des Champs-Élysées40, Av. des Champs-Élysées44, Av. des Champs-Élysées3, Rond-point des Champs-Élysées7, Rond-point des Champs-Élysées6... |
Concorde () is a station on lines 1, 8, and 12 of the Paris Métro. Serving the Place de la Concorde in central Paris, it is located in the 1st arrondissement.
History
The station opened on 13 August 1900, almost a month after trains began running on the initial section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte M... | {"Name": "Concorde", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 1 platforms with Platform screen doors", "Address": "Jardin des Tuileries (two)Place de la Concorde × Rue Royale (two)Place de la Concorde × Rue de Rivoli (two)Rue de Rivoli × Rue de MondoviRue de Rivoli × ru... |
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 184430 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem "Ode", from his 1874 collection Music and Moonlight, which begins with the words "We are the music makers, / And we are the dreamers of drea... | {"Name": "Arthur O'Shaughnessy", "Caption": "O'Shaughnessy c. 1875", "Birth place": "London, England", "Birth date": "14 March 1844", "Death date": "1881 1 30 1844 3 13 y", "Death place": "London, England", "Spouse(s)": "Eleanor Marston 1873 1879 her death", "Children": "2"} |
Tuileries () is a station on Line 1 of the Paris Métro. Located in the 1st arrondissement, it serves the Jardin des Tuileries.
Location
The station is located underneath the Rue de Rivoli along the Jardin des Tuileries.
History
The station opened on 19 July 1900 with the entry into service of the first section of lin... | {"Name": "Tuileries", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Station view with 2023 decoration", "Address": "206, Rue de Rivoli210, Rue de Rivoli1st arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48.864531 2.32... |
Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre () is a station on Line 1 and Line 7 of the Paris Métro. Situated in the heart of the 1st arrondissement, it most notably serves the Palais-Royal, Comédie-Française and Louvre.
Location
The station is located under the Place du Palais-Royal, between the Palais-Royal and the Louvre Museum, ... | {"Name": "Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 1 platforms", "Address": "93, Rue de RivoliPlace du Palais-Royal (five)Place Colette1st arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coord... |
Louvre-Rivoli () is a station on the Line 1 of the Paris Metro. Located in the 1st arrondissement, it is near the Louvre and Rue de Rivoli.
Location
The station is located under Rue de Rivoli, west of its intersection with Rue du Louvre. Approximately oriented east-west, it is inserted between the Palais Royal-Musée d... | {"Name": "Louvre-Rivoli", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Louvre-Rivoli in June 2022", "Address": "8, Rue de l'Amiral de Coligny1st arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48.86108 2.340283 region... |
Châtelet () is a station of the Paris Métro and Île-de-France's RER commuter rail service, located in the centre of medieval Paris, on the border between the 1st and 4th arrondissements. It serves RER A, RER B and RER D, as well as Line 1, Line 4, Line 7, Line 11 and Line 14 of the Paris Métro; it is the southern termi... | {"Name": "Châtelet", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Image": "300px", "Caption": "Place Sainte-Opportune entrance", "Address": "Rue des LavandièresPlace Marguerite de Navarre55, 63, 65 and 112, Rue de Rivoli7, 15 and 16, Avenue Victoria5, Rue Saint-Denis8, Place Sainte-Opportu... |
Les Halles () is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro. Located in the 1st arrondissement, it takes its name from the market halls which were on the site for many years.
Location
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Established underground, Les Halles station is located on Line 4 of the Paris Métro, under the westfield Forum des Halles ... | {"Name": "Les Halles", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Platforms with platform screen doors", "Address": "Pl. CarréeRue Turbigo × RambuteauPl. des Verrières1st arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates... |
(, literally "City Hall") is a rapid transit station on lines 1 and 11 of the Paris Métro. It is named after the nearby Hôtel de Ville de Paris (City Hall) and is located within the fourth arrondissement of Paris.
History
Hôtel de Ville is one of the eight original stations opened as part of the first stage of line 1 ... | {"Name": "Hôtel de Ville", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 1 platforms", "Address": "31, rue de Rivoli70, rue de Rivoli9, pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville5, rue Lobau4th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coor... |
Saint-Paul (Le Marais) () is a station on Paris Métro Line 1, close to the Rue Saint-Paul. It serves the neighbourhood of Le Marais, known for its Jewish and gay communities, and fine town houses.
The Jewish quarter is called Pletzl and is located around the Rue des Rosiers. The Place des Vosges and the Lycée Charlema... | {"Name": "Saint-Paul", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Alternative name(s)": "Le Marais", "Address": "10, rue de Rivoli4th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48.855214 2.360859 region:FR_scale:2000 dms... |
Bastille () is a station on Line 1, Line 5 and Line 8 of the Paris Métro. Located under the Place de la Bastille and near the former location of the Bastille, it is situated on the border of the 4th, 11th and 12th arrondissement.
Location
The station is located on Place de la Bastille, the platform being established:
... | {"Name": "Bastille", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 1 platforms.", "Address": "Pl. de la Bastille (two)Boul. Bourdon × Boul. Henri IV37, Boul. Bourdon130, Rue de Lyon140, Rue de Lyon1, Rue de Charenton1, Boul. Beaumarchais2, Boul. Beaumarchais4th, 11th and 12t... |
The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris-Gare-de-Lyon, is one of the six large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. It handles about 148.1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018, with SNCF railways and RER D accounting for around 110 million and 38 million on the RER A, making it th... | {"Name": "Paris-Lyon", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "gdslignes", "Type": "SNCF, RER and Transilien station", "Caption": "The main facade", "Address": "4 Place Louis Armand75012 Paris Cedex 12", "Country": "FranceLes Infos Pratiques: Paris Gare de Lyon https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/fr/gares-services/paris-... |
Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont with a summit that peaks at above sea level. The summit is located within the town of Underhill in Chittenden County; the ridgeline, including some secondary peaks, extends into the town of Stowe in Lamoille County, and the mountain's flanks also reach into the town o... | {"Elevation": "AE3691 Mt Mansfield Highest Point 2008-12-11", "Prominence": "7013 Mount Mansfield, Vermont 2008-12-15", "Location": "Chittenden County-Lamoille County border, Vermont, U.S.", "Coordinates": "44.543946911 N 72.814309717 W type:mountain_region:US-VT_scale:100000_source:NGS dms inline,title"} |
Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a series of films he made with Anna Neagle; he also made two films with Alfred Hitchcock, Under Capricorn (1949) and Stage Fright (1950); and he guest starred on Hitchcock's TV show in 19... | {"Name": "Michael Wilding", "Caption": "Wilding in 1964", "Birth name": "Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding", "Birth date": "1912 7 23 y", "Birth place": "Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England", "Death date": "1979 7 8 1912 7 23 y", "Death place": "Chichester, England", "Spouse(s)": "Kay Young 1937 1951 div\n Elizabeth Taylor 195... |
Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Rothschild ( Hilton; born October 5, 1983) is an American socialite, fashion designer and model. She is a member of the Hilton family by birth, and a member of the Rothschild family through her marriage to James Rothschild, a grandson of Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild, in 2015.
Early ... | {"Name": "Nicky Hilton", "Alt": "Photograph of Nicky Hilton", "Caption": "Hilton in 2019", "Birth name": "Nicholai Olivia Hilton", "Birth date": "1983 10 5", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Education": "Convent of the Sacred Heart", "Occupation": "Socialite fashion designer model", "Years active": "1992-present"... |
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the U.S. singles chart in 197... | {"B-side": "Half Moon", "Released": "1971 01 12", "Recorded": "September 5 - October 1, 1970", "Genre": "Blues rock, country rock", "Label": "Columbia", "Songwriter(s)": "Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster", "Producer(s)": "Paul A. Rothchild"} |
Havre Boucher is a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Description
thumb|left|Havre Boucher post officeThe village takes its name from "Havre Boucher", a natural harbour that opens onto St. George's Bay to the north. The community has expanded from its original setting on the west side of the harbour... | {"Density": "auto", "DST": "-3", "Rank": "74", "Website": "havreboucher.com"} |
Elders Limited, formerly known as Elder, Stirling & Co., Elder Smith and Co. and Elder Smith & Co. Ltd, is an Australian agribusiness that provides agricultural goods and services to primary producers in Australia.
History
Early history (1839-1939)
With the fledgling colony of South Australia only three years old, Al... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1839", "Headquarters": "Australia", "Industry": "Agribusiness", "Products": "Livestock, farm supplies, wool, grain", "Services": "Real estate, agronomists, production advice, insurance, international trading", "Website": "elders.com.au"} |
Toucan Sam is the cartoon toucan mascot for Froot Loops breakfast cereal. The character has been featured in advertising since 1963. He exhibits the ability to smell Froot Loops from great distances and invariably locates a concealed bowl of the cereal while intoning, "Follow your nose! It always knows!", sometimes fol... | {"First appearance": "1963", "Created by": "Manuel R. Vega", "Voiced by": "Mel Blanc (1963-1970)Paul Frees (1970-1986)Maurice LaMarche (1986-2021)Matthew Curtis (2020)Colin Cassidy (2021-present)", "Gender": "Male", "Title": "Mascot of Froot Loops"} |
Jon Andrew McBride (born August 14, 1943), is a retired NASA astronaut and American naval officer.
Over the course of his career with the United States Navy, McBride served as an aviator, a fighter pilot, a test pilot, and an aeronautical engineer. He had achieved the rank of captain when he retired in 1989.
McBride ... | {"Rank": "USNO6 25 Captain, USN", "Selection": "1978 NASA Group 8", "Missions": "STS-41-G, STS-61-E (never flew)", "Retirement": "May 12, 1989"} |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO; ) is an independent research organization in the Netherlands that focuses on applied science.
The organization also conducts contract research, offers specialist consulting services, and grants licenses for patents and specialist software. T... | {"Abbreviation": "TNO", "Named after": "Innovation for life", "Headquarters": "The Hague, Netherlands", "Website": "https://www.tno.nl/en/"} |
Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded as Washington College in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut.
Coeducational since 1969, the college enrolls 2,235 students. Trinity offers 41 majors and 28 interdisciplinary minors. The college is a membe... | {"Motto": "la Pro Ecclesia Et Patria (Latin)", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "Accreditation": "NECHE", "Endowment": "$780 million (2022)As of March 7, 2022. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL.ashx?la=en&hash=362DC3F9BDEB1DF0C22B05D5... |
Charter Oak State College is a public online college based in New Britain, Connecticut. The college was founded in 1973 by the Connecticut Legislature and offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The college is adjacent to Central Connecticut State University and is named for Connecticut's famous Charter Oak... | {"Motto": "A Higher Degree of Online Learning", "Type": "Public online college", "President": "Ed Klonoski", "Provost": "David Ferreira", "Campus": "Suburban", "Students": "2,330 Charter Oak State College Institutional Profile and Fact Sheet", "Website": "www.CharterOak.edu"} |
The Brooklyn Cyclones are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and play at Maimonides Park, just off the Coney Island Boardwalk. From their founding in 2001 through 2020, the Cyclones competed in... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A Short Season (2001-2020)", "League": "South Atlantic League (2021-present)", "Division": "North Division", "Name": "Brooklyn Cyclones (2001-present)", "Colors": "Navy, light blue, red, yellow#004a8e #7abee9 #ee104e #ffc520", "Ballpark": "Maimonides Park (2... |
Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 - February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Life and career
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas. His paren... | {"Name": "Conrad Hilton Jr.", "Caption": "Hilton in 1957", "Birth name": "Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr.", "Birth date": "1926 07 06", "Birth place": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Death date": "1969 02 05 1926 07 06", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabeth Taylor 1950 1951 div. Patricia McClinto... |
Mitchell College is a private college in New London, Connecticut. In fall 2020 it had an enrollment of 572 students and a faculty of 68. Admission rate was 70%. The college offers associate and bachelor's degrees in fourteen subjects.
Academics
Mitchell College reports having 23 full-time faculty, 73 part-time facult... | {"Type": "Private college", "Endowment": "$6.1 millionAs of June 30, 2011. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011 National Association of College and University Business Officers June 30, 2011 http://www.na... |
Clyde Roark Hoey (December 11, 1877May 12, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. He was North Carolina's governor from 1937 to 1941. He entered the U.S. Senate in 1945 ... | {"Name": "Clyde Roark Hoey", "Order 2": "59th", "Office 2": "Governor of North Carolina", "Term start 2": "January 7, 1937", "Term end 2": "January 9, 1941", "Predecessor 2": "John C.B. Ehringhaus", "Successor 2": "J. Melville Broughton", "Spouse(s)": "Margaret Gardner Hoey", "Birth date": "1877 12 11", "Birth place": ... |
John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (February 5, 1882July 31, 1949) was an American politician who served as the 58th governor of North Carolina, serving from 1933 to 1937.
Biography
He was born on February 5, 1882, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He was a descendent of German immigrant Johann Christoph Ehringhaus, w... | {"Birth name": "John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus", "Lieutenant 1": "Alexander H. Graham", "Office 2": "Member of theNorth Carolina House of Representativesfrom Pasquotank Countyhttps://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_1905.html North Carolina State House of Representatives - 1905https://www.carolana.com/NC/19... |
Oliver Max Gardner (March 22, 1882February 6, 1947) was an American politician who served as the 57th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Democratic Party, Gardner worked in the administrations of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.
Early years and educa... | {"Name": "Oliver Max Gardner", "Office 2": "57th Governor of North Carolina", "Birth date": "1882 03 22", "Birth place": "Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1947 02 06 1882 03 22", "Death place": "Manhattan, New York City, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Fay Webb", "Alma mater": "North Carolina State University Univer... |
Angus Wilton McLean (April 20, 1870June 21, 1935) was an American lawyer and banker who was the 56th governor of North Carolina, serving from 1925 to 1929. McLean also served as Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1920 to 1921.
Biography
He was born in Maxton, North Carolina and e... | {"Name": "Angus W. McLean", "Term start": "January 14, 1925", "Term end": "January 11, 1929", "Birth date": "1870 4 20", "Birth place": "Robeson County, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 1935 6 21 1870 4 20", "Death place": "Washington D.C., U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Margaret French McLean", "Alma mater": "Universit... |
Beckett on Film was a project aimed at making film versions of all nineteen of Samuel Beckett's stage plays, with the exception of the early and unperformed Eleutheria. This endeavour was successfully completed, with the first films being shown in 2001.
The project was conceived by Michael Colgan, artistic director of... | {"Directed by": "Michael Lindsay-Hogg Conor McPherson Patricia Rozema Karel Reisz Enda Hughes Atom Egoyan Kieron J. Walsh Katie Mitchell Anthony Minghella John Crowley Damien Hirst Neil Jordan Charles Garrad Walter Asmus Robin Lefevre Richard Eyre Charles Sturridge David Mamet Damien O'Donnell", "Produced by": "Michael... |
Thomas Walter Bickett (February 28, 1869December 28, 1921) was the 54th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921. He was born in Monroe, North Carolina.
Bickett was a graduate of Wake Forest College. Prior to being elected Governor, Bickett practiced law in Louisburg, represented Franklin County... | {"Birth name": "Thomas Walter Bickett", "Lieutenant 1": "Oliver Max Gardner", "Office 2": "Attorney General of North Carolina", "Governor 2": "William Walton KitchinLocke Craig", "Preceded 2": "Robert D. Gilmer", "Succeeded 2": "James S. Manning", "Birth date": "1869 02 28", "Birth place": "Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.... |
John Armstrong (October 13, 1717March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and as a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania. Armstrong County, Penn... | {"Name": "John Armstrong", "Term start": "1779", "Term end": "1780", "Image caption": "No known images of John Armstrong Sr. exist.", "Birth date": "1717 10 13", "Birth place": "Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Ireland", "Death date": "1795 3 9 1717 10 13", "Death place": "Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Rebecca ... |
Locke Craig (August 16, 1860 - June 9, 1924), an American lawyer and Democratic politician, was the 53rd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, serving from 1913 until 1917.
Early and family life
Craig was born near Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina on August 16, 1860 to Baptist minister and farmer Andrew... | {"Name": "Locke Craig", "Lieutenant 1": "Elijah L. Daughtridge", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives", "Term 2": "1899-1901", "Birth date": "1860 8 16", "Birth place": "Bertie County, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1924 6 9 1860 8 16", "Death place": "Asheville, North Carolina, U.S... |
William Walton Kitchin (October 9, 1866 - November 9, 1924) was an American attorney and the 52nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1909 to 1913.
Early life and family
W.W. Kitchin was the son of William H. Kitchin and Maria Figures Arrington. He was born in Scotland Neck, NC. He was the brother of Cla... | {"Birth name": "William Walton Kitchin", "Lieutenant 1": "William C. Newland", "District 2": "North Carolina 5 5th", "Predecessor 2": "Thomas Settle III", "Successor 2": "John M. Morehead", "Birth date": "1866 10 9", "Birth place": "Scotland Neck, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1924 11 9 1866 10 9", "Death place... |
"Potato Head Blues" is a Louis Armstrong composition regarded as one of his finest recordings. It was made by Louis Armstrong and his Hot SevenLouis Armstrong, in his own words: selected writings for Okeh Records in Chicago, Illinois on May 10, 1927. It was recorded during a remarkably productive week in which Armstron... | {"Recorded": "May 10, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois", "Genre": "Jazz", "Label": "Okeh Records", "Songwriter(s)": "Louis Armstrong"} |
Robert Broadnax Glenn (August 11, 1854 - May 16, 1920) was the 51st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909.
Early life and career
A native of Rockingham County, North Carolina, Glenn was born to Chalmers Lanier Glenn and Annie S. Dodge. He graduated from Davidson College in 1874(?), then attend... | {"Birth name": "Robert Brodnax Glenn", "Term start": "January 11, 1905", "Term end": "January 12, 1909", "Birth date": "1854 8 11", "Birth place": "Rockingham County, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1920 5 16 1854 8 11", "Death place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Cornelia Deaderick", "Alma mater":... |
Daniel Lindsay Russell Jr. (August 7, 1845May 14, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 49th governor of North Carolina, from 1897 to 1901. An attorney and judge, he had also been elected as state representative and to the United States Congress, serving from 1879 to 1881. Although he fought with the Confe... | {"Name": "Daniel Lindsay Russell", "Term start": "January 12, 1897", "Term end": "January 15, 1901", "District 2": "NC 3 3rd", "Predecessor 2": "Alfred Moore Waddell", "Successor 2": "John Williams Shackelford", "Birth date": "1845 8 7 y", "Birth place": "Brunswick County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1908 5 14 1845... |
John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Armstrong was United States Minis... | {"Name": "John Armstrong", "Term start": "January 13, 1813", "Term end": "September 27, 1814", "Predecessor 2": "Theodorus Bailey", "Successor 2": "Samuel L. Mitchill", "Birth date": "1758 11 25", "Birth place": "Carlisle, Pennsylvania. British America", "Death date": "1843 4 1 1758 11 25", "Death place": "Red Hook, Ne... |
Protiviti Inc. (Protiviti) is a global consulting firm headquartered in Menlo Park and San Ramon, California, that provides consulting in internal audit, risk and compliance, technology, business processes, data analytics and finance. It is a subsidiary under Robert Half. Protiviti and its independently and locally own... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Professional services", "Founded": "2002", "Headquarters": "United States", "Services": "Consulting Internal Audit IT Consulting Risk Advisory Financial Advisory Legal Advisory", "Revenue": "2022", "Parent": "Robert Half", "Website": "https://www.protiviti.com/"} |
Elias Carr (February 25, 1839 - July 22, 1900) was an American planter, lawyer, and politician who served as the 48th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1893 to 1897. A building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is named after him.
Biography
Carr was born in Edgecombe Co... | {"Birth name": "Elias Carr", "Term start": "January 18, 1893", "Term end": "January 12, 1897", "Birth date": "1839 2 25", "Birth place": "Edgecombe County, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1900 7 22 1839 2 25", "Death place": "Edgecombe County, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Eleanor Kearny", "Residence": "Br... |
Thomas Michael Holt (July 15, 1831 - April 11, 1896) was an American industrialist who served as the 47th governor of North Carolina from 1891 to 1893. Formerly a North Carolina State Senator and Speaker of the House of the North Carolina General Assembly, Holt was instrumental in the founding of North Carolina State U... | {"Image": "Thomas Michael Holt Governor of North Carolina.jpeg", "Lieutenant 1": "Vacant", "Order 2": "6th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina", "Governor 2": "Daniel Gould Fowle", "Predecessor 2": "Charles M. Stedman", "Successor 2": "Rufus A. Doughton", "Birth date": "1831 7 15", "Birth place": "Alamance County, No... |
Daniel Gould Fowle (March 3, 1831April 7, 1891) was the 46th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1889 until his death in 1891. He had served as a state superior court judge from 1865 to 1867.A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General... | {"Birth name": "Daniel Gould Fowle", "Term start": "January 17, 1889", "Term end": "April 7, 1891", "Birth date": "1831 3 3", "Birth place": "Washington, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1891 4 7 1831 3 3", "Death place": "Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Ellen Brant Pearson, Mary E. Haywood", "Alma m... |
Alfred Moore Scales (November 26, 1827 - February 9, 1892) was a North Carolina state legislator, Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 45th Governor of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889.
Early life
Scales was born at Reidsville, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. He lived on Mulberry Island Plantat... | {"Lieutenant 1": "Charles M. Stedman", "District 2": "NC 5 5th", "Predecessor 2": "James Leach", "Successor 2": "James Reid", "Birth date": "1827 11 26", "Birth place": "Reidsville, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1892 2 9 1827 11 26", "Death place": "Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Kate Henderso... |
Thomas Jordan Jarvis (January 18, 1836June 17, 1915) was the 44th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis later served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895, and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School, now known as East Carolina University, in 1907.
Biography
Early yea... | {"Name": "Thomas J. Jarvis", "Term start": "April 19, 1894", "Term end": "January 23, 1895", "Order 2": "44th", "Office 2": "Governor of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "Zebulon Baird Vance", "Successor 2": "Alfred Moore Scales", "Birth date": "1836 1 18", "Birth place": "Jarvisburg, North Carolina", "Death date": "1... |
Curtis Hooks Brogden (November 6, 1816 - January 5, 1901) was an American farmer, attorney and politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1874 to 1877 during the Reconstruction era. He succeeded to the position after the death of Governor Tod R. Caldwell, after having been elect... | {"Birth name": "Curtis Hooks Brogden", "Term start": "July 11, 1874", "Term end": "January 1, 1877", "Office 2": "2nd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina", "Governor 2": "Tod R. Caldwell", "Predecessor 2": "Tod R. Caldwell", "Successor 2": "Thomas J. Jarvis", "Birth date": "November 6, 1816", "Birth place": "Wayne Co... |
Tod Robinson Caldwell (February 19, 1818July 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and the 41st governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1871 until his death in Hillsborough in North Carolina in 1874. He was a son of John Caldwell (1779-1857) and Hannah Pickett Robinson (1794-1875).
He was born in Morganton, Burke... | {"Name": "Tod Robinson Caldwell", "Birth date": "1818 2 19", "Birth place": "Morganton, North Carolina", "Death date": "1874 7 11 1818 2 19", "Death place": "Hillsborough, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill", "Order 2": "1st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina", "Term 2": "186... |
William Woods Holden (November 24, 1818 - March 1, 1892) was an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th governor of North Carolina. He was appointed by President Andrew Johnson in 1865 for a brief term and then elected in 1868. He served until 1871 and was the leader of the state's Republican Party during t... | {"Name": "William Holden", "Term start": "July 1, 1868", "Term end": "March 22, 1871", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina Senate", "Birth name": "William Woods Holden", "Birth date": "1818 11 24", "Birth place": "Orange County, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1892 3 1 1818 11 24", "Death place": "Raleigh, ... |
Jonathan Worth (November 18, 1802 - September 5, 1869) was the 39th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1865 to 1868, during the early years of Reconstruction.
Early life
Jonathan Worth was born on November 18, 1802 in Randolph County, North Carolina to Dr. David Worth and Eunice Worth (née Gardner). A n... | {"Name": "Jonathan Worth", "Term start": "December 15, 1865", "Term end": "July 1, 1868", "Office 2": "North Carolina State Treasurer", "Governor 2": "William Woods Holden", "Predecessor 2": "Daniel W. Courts", "Successor 2": "William Sloan", "Birth date": "1802 11 18", "Birth place": "Randolph County, North Carolina",... |
Henry Toole Clark (February 7, 1808 April 14, 1874) was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1861 to 1862 during the American Civil War.
Early life
Henry T. Clark was born to a prominent Edgecombe County, North Carolina, planter family. His father, James West Clark, served as a US Congressman a... | {"Birth name": "Henry Toole Clark", "Birth date": "1808 2 7", "Birth place": "Edgecombe County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1874 4 14 1808 2 7", "Death place": "Edgecombe County, North Carolina", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Weeks Hargrave", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"} |
John Willis Ellis (November 23, 1820 - July 7, 1861) was the 35th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1859 to 1861. He was born in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Ellis attended the University of North Carolina, studied law under Richmond Mumford Pearson, practiced law, and was elected to the North Carolin... | {"Birth name": "John Willis Ellis", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina House of Commons", "Birth date": "1820 11 23", "Birth place": "Rowan County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1861 7 7 1820 11 23", "Death place": "Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (then in Virginia)", "Spouse(s)": "Mary White (m 1844), Mary... |
Thomas Bragg (November 9, 1810January 21, 1872) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg. They were direct descend... | {"Name": "Thomas Bragg", "Term start": "November 21, 1861", "Term end": "March 18, 1862", "Office 2": "34th Governor of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "Warren Winslow", "Successor 2": "John Ellis", "Birth date": "1810 11 9", "Birth place": "Warrenton, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1872 1 21 1810 11 9", "Deat... |
Warren Winslow (January 1, 1810 - August 16, 1862) was an American politician, who served as 33rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1854 to 1855. Although first elected to the state senate in 1854, Winslow had a spectacular rise to Democratic Party leadership and became Speaker of the senate that year.
... | {"Name": "Warren Winslow", "Order 2": "33rd", "Office 2": "Governor of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "David Settle Reid", "Successor 2": "Thomas Bragg", "Birth date": "January 1, 1810", "Birth place": "Fayetteville, North Carolina", "Death date": "August 16, 1862 (aged 52)", "Death place": "Fayetteville, North Caro... |
David Settle Reid (April 19, 1813 - June 19, 1891) was the 32nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1851 to 1854 and a U.S. Senator from December 1854 to March 1859. His uncle was Congressman Thomas Settle.
He was born in what would later be Reidsville, North Carolina, an unincorporated town named for h... | {"Name": "David Settle Reid", "Term start": "March 4, 1843", "Term end": "March 4, 1847", "Order 2": "32nd Governor of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "Charles Manly", "Successor 2": "Warren Winslow", "Birth date": "1813 4 19", "Birth place": "Rockingham County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1891 6 19 1813 4 19", "... |
William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804August 11, 1875) was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, a senator later in the Confederate States Senate from 1864 to 1865, the 30th governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and U.S. secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852, under President Milla... | {"Name": "William Graham", "Term start": "February 18, 1864", "Term end": "May 10, 1865", "Office 2": "30th Governor of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "John Motley Morehead", "Successor 2": "Charles Manly", "Birth name": "William Alexander Graham", "Birth date": "1804 9 5", "Birth place": "Lincolnton, North Carolina... |
Bercy () is a station on Line 6 and Line 14 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Boulevard de Bercy and the Rue de Bercy in the neighbourhood of Bercy in the 12th arrondissement.
History
The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of Line 6 from Place d'Italie to... | {"Name": "Bercy", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 14 platforms at Bercy with red lights above the platform screen doors indicating the arrival of a short train", "Address": "Place du Bataillon-du-Pacifique48 Boul. de BercyRue Corbineau12th arrondissement of Par... |
Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (; 28 January 1930 - 12 August 2021) was a German jurist, academic teacher and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU). He was rector of the Ruhr University Bochum.
Biedenkopf made a political career first in North Rhine-Westphalia, where he was chairman of the party. After the re-unifi... | {"Image caption": "Biedenkopf in 1973", "Name": "Kurt Biedenkopf", "Term start": "8 November 1990", "Term end": "18 April 2002", "Office 2": "General Secretary of theChristian Democratic Union", "Leader 2": "Helmut Kohl", "Predecessor 2": "Konrad Kraske", "Successor 2": "Heiner Geißler", "Birth date": "y 1930 1 28", "B... |
Edward Bishop Dudley (December 15, 1789 - October 30, 1855) was the 28th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1836 to 1841. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Jacksonian from 1829 to 1831.
Early life
Born near Jacksonville, North Carolina, the son of Christopher Dudley, a wealthy... | {"Name": "Edward Bishop Dudley", "District 2": "North Carolina 5 5th", "Predecessor 2": "Gabriel Holmes", "Successor 2": "Romulus M. Saunders", "Birth date": "December 15, 1789", "Birth place": "Onslow County, North Carolina", "Death date": "October 30, 1855 (aged 65)", "Death place": "Wilmington, North Carolina", "Nat... |
Gare d'Austerlitz (English: Austerlitz station), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large Paris rail termini. The station is located on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissement. It is the start of the Paris-Bordeaux railway; the line to Toulouse is connecte... | {"Name": "Paris-Austerlitz fr rail", "Architect": "Pierre-Louis Renaud", "Caption": "Paris-Austerlitz station", "Address": "85 Quai d'Austerlitz75013 Paris", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 50 32 N 2 21 57 E region:FR-IDF inline,title", "Date opened": "20 September 1840", "Zone": "1"} |
Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. (1796November 17, 1850) was an American politician and planter who served as the 27th governor of North Carolina from 1835 to 1836. His father, Richard Dobbs Spaight, served as the eighth governor of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795.
Biography
Born in New Bern, North Carolina, Richard Dobbs S... | {"Name": "Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr.", "Office 2": "17th Grand Master of theMasons of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "Louis D. Wilson", "Successor 2": "Simmons J. Baker", "Birth date": "1796", "Birth place": "New Bern, North Carolina", "Death date": "1850 11 17 (aged 53-54)", "Death place": "New Bern, North Carolina"... |
Quai de la Rapée () is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
thumb|left|The station is built across the entrance to the Paris-Arsenal port (seen here from across the Seine).
The station is located above ground between Pont Morland road bridge and the Voie M... | {"Name": "Quai de la Rapée", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "MF 01 rolling stock on Line 5 at Quai de la Rapée", "Previous names": "Place Mazas", "Address": "Quai de la Rapée × pont d'Austerlitz12th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-Fr... |
David Lowry Swain (January 4, 1801August 27, 1868) was the 26th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, from 1832 to 1835.
He was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina; his father, George Swain, was a farmer and a member of the North Carolina General Assembly.
He received his early education at New Academy n... | {"Name": "David Lowry Swain", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina General Assembly", "Term 2": "1824-1830", "Birth date": "1801 1 4", "Birth place": "Buncombe County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1868 8 27 1801 1 4", "Death place": "Chapel Hill, North Carolina", "Nationality": "American"} |
Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American Democratic (originally Democratic-Republican) politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832.
Biography
Born in Lunenburg County in the Colony of Virginia, Stokes was the youngest of t... | {"Name": "Montfort Stokes", "Image size": "200px", "Term start": "December 4, 1816", "Term end": "March 4, 1823", "Order 2": "25th Governor of North Carolina", "Predecessor 2": "John Owen", "Successor 2": "David Lowry Swain", "Birth date": "1762 3 12", "Birth place": "Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia, British Ameri... |
Reuilly-Diderot () is a station on Line 1 and Line 8 of the Paris Métro.
The station was opened on 13 August 1900, a month after trains began running on the original section of line 1 between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. The line 8 platforms opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line ... | {"Name": "Reuilly-Diderot", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 1 platforms", "Address": "73, Boul. Diderot90, Boul. Diderot116, Boul. Diderot118, Boul. Diderot12th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coord... |
Muckle Roe is an island in Shetland, Scotland, in St. Magnus Bay, to the west of Mainland. It has a population of around 130 people, who mainly croft and live in the south east of the island.Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 440
'Muckle' is Scots for 'big' or 'great'.
History
The island is referred to in the Orkneyinga saga.... | {"Coordinates": "60 22 N 1 25.5 W region:GB_type:isle inline,title", "OS grid reference": "HU317650", "Meaning of name": "big red island", "Area": "1773 ha sqmi 1", "Population rank": "43", "Highest elevation": "Mid Ward 172 m ft 0", "Population": "130", "Population density": "7.3people/km2", "Island group": "Shetlan... |
John Owen (August 1787October 9, 1841) was the 24th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the state's first Democratic governor from 1828 to 1830.
Biography
Owen was born in Bladen County, North Carolina; he was the son of Thomas Owen, a judge and member of the state legislature. He briefly attended the Uni... | {"Name": "John Owen", "Term start": "December 12, 1828", "Term end": "December 18, 1830", "Birth date": "August 1787", "Birth place": "Bladen County, North Carolina", "Death date": "October 9, 1841 August 1787", "Death place": "Chatham County, North Carolina", "Nationality": "American"} |
Google Groups is a service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests. The Groups service also provides a gateway to Usenet newsgroups via a shared user interface.
Google Groups became operational in February 2001, following Google's acquisition of Deja's Usenet archive. Deja News ... | {"Developer(s)": "Google", "Initial release": "2001 2 12", "Written in": "Javahttp://xhtml.net/breves/380-Google-groups-utilise-Java fr Google groups utilise Java Google groups uses Java xhtml.net translate.google.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120321015252/http://xhtml.net/breves/380-Google-groups-utili... |
Porte de Vincennes () is a station on Paris Métro Line 1. It is located on the Cours de Vincennes and named after the Porte de Vincennes, a gate in the former Thiers Wall, which was at the beginning of the road to Vincennes.
History
The station opened on 19 July 1900 as part of the first stage of the line 1 between Po... | {"Name": "Porte de Vincennes", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "81, cours de Vincennes90, cours de Vincennes99, cours de Vincennes102, cours de Vincennes106, cours de Vincennes12th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "... |
Bérault () is a station on Paris Métro Line 1. It is situated at the boundary between the communes of Saint-Mandé and Vincennes. It is named after the nearby Place Bérault, which honors a former deputy mayor of Vincennes (1796-1871). It also evokes the name of Bérault Stuart d'Aubigny, a captain of the guard at the Cha... | {"Name": "Bérault", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Platforms in 2022", "Address": "29, av. de Paris63, av. de Paris64, av. de Paris98, av. de ParisVincennes", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 50 43 N 2 25 42 E r... |
Château de Vincennes () is a station of the Paris Métro. It is the eastern terminus of line 1 and serves the Château de Vincennes. It lies on the border between the commune of Vincennes and the Bois de Vincennes, which is part of the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
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Station layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceMMez... | {"Name": "Château de Vincennes", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "14, av. de Paris7, av. de Nogent11, av. de NogentChâteau de VincennesBus stationVincennes", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 50 40 N 2 26 24 E reg... |
The Koenigsegg CCR is a mid-engine sports car manufactured by Koenigsegg and the successor to the company's previous offering, the CC8S.
Overview
Debuting at the March 2004 Geneva Auto Show, the CCR was the most powerful version of the Koenigsegg CC range cars at the time. Like the CC8S it features dihedral synchro-he... | {"Manufacturer": "Koenigsegg Automotive AB", "Production": "2004–2006\n \"Koenigsegg, CCR\" >http://koenigsegg.com/ccr/ Koenigsegg CCR Overview 2011-11-02", "Assembly": "Ängelholm, Sweden", "Predecessor": "Koenigsegg CC8S", "Successor": "Koenigsegg CCX", "Doors": "Dihedral Synchro-Helix", "Class": "Sports car (S)", ... |
Porte Dauphine () is the western terminus of Line 2 of the Paris Métro. It is situated in the 16th arrondissement. Avenue Foch station, served by the RER C line, is located nearby, as is Paris Dauphine University.
Location
The station is established under the Place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, on a loop comprisi... | {"Name": "Porte Dauphine Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Station view", "Address": "Boul. de l'Amiral Bruix × Av. Foch\n Av. Foch × Av. Bugeaud\n Av. Bugeaud × Av. Foch\n Av. Bugeaud × Boul. Lannes\n16th arrondissement of Paris", "Ad... |
Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 - 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as 39th Prime Minister from March 1939 until his assassination six months later. He was a staunch opponent of the fascist Iron Guard and may have been the real power behind the throne during the dictatorship of King C... | {"Name": "Armand Călinescu", "Nationality": "Romanian", "Image caption": "Călinescu in uniform", "Term start": "7 March 1939", "Term end": "21 September 1939", "Order 2": "Deputy Prime Minister", "Prime minister 2": "Miron Cristea", "Birth date": "1893 6 4 y", "Birth place": "Pitești, Romania", "Death date": "1939 9 21... |
Hutchins Gordon Burton (1774April 21, 1836) was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827. Some sources indicate that he was not affiliated with any party at the time, although he was associated, according to other sources, with the Federalist Party and later with the National Republican P... | {"Name": "Hutchins Gordon Burton", "District 2": "2nd", "Preceded 2": "Joseph H. Bryan", "Succeeded 2": "George Outlaw", "Birth date": "1774", "Birth place": "Mecklenburg County, Virginia", "Death date": "1836 4 21 61-62", "Death place": "Iredell County, North Carolina", "Nationality": "American"} |
Victor Hugo () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2. It is named after the author Victor Hugo, and located directly underneath Place Victor Hugo in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
The station, located between the western terminus of Porte Dauphine and the Charles de Gaulle - Étoile station, is located northea... | {"Name": "Victor Hugo", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "2, pl. Victor Hugo4, pl. Victor Hugo16th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48.86972 2.28500 region:FR_scale:2000 dms inline,title", "O... |
Gabriel Holmes (1769September 26, 1829) was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1821 to 1824. He was not affiliated with any party; a Representative from North Carolina.
Biography
Gabriel Holmes was born near Clinton in the Province of North Carolina in 1769. He attended Zion Parnassus Academy i... | {"Name": "Gabriel Holmes", "Term start": "March 4, 1825", "Term end": "September 26, 1829", "Birth date": "1769", "Birth place": "near Clinton, Province of North Carolina, British America", "Death date": "1829 9 26 59-60", "Death place": "near Clinton, North Carolina, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Harvard University"} |
Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760August 31, 1823) was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and 1805 and between 1807 and 1813. In 1804, Franklin briefly served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He later served as the 20th Governor of North Carolina f... | {"Name": "Jesse Franklin", "Term start": "December 7, 1820", "Term end": "December 7, 1821", "Office 2": "Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 3rd district", "Predecessor 2": "Joseph Winston", "Successor 2": "Robert Williams", "Birth date": "1760 3 24", "Birth place": "Orange County, Colo... |
Ternes () is a station on Line 2 of the Paris Métro, under the Place des Ternes on the border between the 8th and 17th arrondissements.
Location
The station is set up in a curve under Place des Ternes, between the southern section of Avenue de Wagram and the outlet of Boulevard de Courcelles. Oriented along a northeas... | {"Name": "Ternes", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "Place des Ternes3, Place des Ternes130, Boulevard de Courcelles8th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 52 40 N 2 17 55 E region:FR_scale:2... |
Courcelles () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, under the Boulevard de Courcelles on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
The station is located under Boulevard de Courcelles, east of the intersection with the eponymous street. Approximately oriented along an east-west axis, it intersects... | {"Name": "Courcelles", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "1, rue de Chazelle53, boul. de Courcelles8th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 52 45 N 2 18 15 E region:FR_scale:2000 inline,title",... |
John Branch Jr. (November 4, 1782January 4, 1863) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last territorial governor of Florida.
Biography
Branch was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, on November 4, 1782,... | {"Name": "John Branch", "Term start": "August 11, 1844", "Term end": "June 25, 1845", "Office 2": "8th United States Secretary of the Navy", "President 2": "Andrew Jackson", "Predecessor 2": "Samuel L. Southard", "Successor 2": "Levi Woodbury", "Birth date": "1782 11 4", "Birth place": "Halifax, North Carolina, U.S.", ... |
Monceau () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2 near the Parc Monceau on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
The station is located under the Boulevard de Courcelles at the Place de la République-Dominican, on the edge of the Parc Monceau. Oriented approximately along an east-west axis, it i... | {"Name": "Monceau", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "1, pl. de la République Dominicaine8th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 52 48 N 2 18 30 E region:FR_scale:2000 dms inline,title", "Own... |
Villiers () is a station on Line 2 and Line 3 of the Paris Métro. It is located on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
The station is located under Place Prosper-Goubaux, at the start of Avenue de Villiers. The platforms for the two lines are placed side by side and approximately oriented ... | {"Name": "Villiers", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "Line 3 platforms", "Address": "1, Boul. de Courcelles2, Boul. de Courcelles27, Boul. de Courcelles8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordin... |
William Miller (September 10, 1825) was the 18th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1814 to 1817.
Born in Warren County, North Carolina, William Miller was orphaned at the age of 9 and inherited a substantial plantation. He briefly attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1802, but d... | {"Name": "William Miller", "Image size": "120px", "Office 2": "Attorney General of North Carolina", "Term 2": "1810", "Preceded 2": "Oliver Fitts", "Succeeded 2": "Hutchins Gordon Burton", "Birth date": "1783", "Birth place": "Warren County, North Carolina", "Death date": "1825 9 10 41-42", "Death place": "Key West, Fl... |
John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (born 21 September 1952) is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. His full title is "The Lord Taylor of Warwick". In 1996, at the age of 44, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house.
He is the third person of Afro-Carib... | {"Name": "The Lord Taylor of Warwick", "Term start": "2 October 1996Life Peerage", "Image caption": "Official UK Parliament photo, 2018", "Other political party": "Conservative (before 2010)", "Birth date": "1952 09 21 y", "Birth name": "John David Beckett Taylor", "Birth place": "Birmingham, England", "Nationality": "... |
Rome () is a station on Line 2 of the Paris Métro. It is located on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement.
Location
The station is located under the central reservation of Boulevard des Batignolles, east bridge crossing the tracks to Gare Saint-Lazare. Oriented approximately along an east-west axis, it is loca... | {"Name": "Rome", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Caption": "MF 01 rolling stock at Rome in 2022", "Address": "60, Boul. des Batignolles8th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48.882425 2.322052 region:FR... |
The Koenigsegg CC8S is a mid-engine sports car produced by the Swedish automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg. It was the company's first production automobile and the first production car to use the company's trademark dihedral synchro-helix actuation doors. At its introduction, it won several awards, including the Guinne... | {"Manufacturer": "Koenigsegg Automotive AB", "Production": "2002–2003CC8S https://www.koenigsegg.com/car/cc8s/ koenigsegg.com (6 built)\nLHD 4 made\nRHD 2 made", "Assembly": "Ängelholm, Sweden", "Successor": "Koenigsegg CCR, \n Koenigsegg CC850 (spiritual)", "Doors": "Dihedral Synchro-Helix", "Class": "Sports car (S)... |
William Hawkins (October 10, 1777May 17, 1819) was the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1811 to 1814.
Early life and education
William Hawkins was born at his family plantation, called Pleasant Hill, in what is today Vance County, North Carolina; he was one of twelve children born by his mother L... | {"Name": "William Hawkins", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina House of Commons", "Term 2": "1804-1811", "Birth date": "1777 10 10", "Birth place": "Pleasant Hill (present-day Vance County, North Carolina)", "Death date": "1819 5 17 1777 10 10", "Nationality": "American"} |
Place de Clichy () is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Paris Metro Line 2 and Line 13 at the junction of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Location
The station is located under Place de Clichy, the platforms being situated:
on line 2, northeast of the square and oriented northeast-southwest along the ax... | {"Name": "Place de Clichy", "Symbol Location": "paris", "Symbol": "m", "Type": "Paris Métro station", "Address": "8th/9th/17th/18th arrondissement of Paris", "Administrative subdivision": "Île-de-France", "Country": "France", "Coordinates": "48 53 02 N 2 19 39 E region:FR_scale:2000 dms inline,title", "Owned": "RATP Gr... |
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