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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British woman, who became a missionary in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Mark Robson, who received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, the film stars Ingrid Ber... | {"Directed by": "Mark Robson", "Produced by": "Buddy Adler", "Based on": "The Small Woman1957 biography Alan Burgess", "Screenplay by": "Isobel Lennart", "Starring": "Ingrid Bergman\n Curt Jürgens\n Robert Donat", "Distributed by": "20th Century Fox", "Music by": "Malcolm Arnold", "Cinematography": "Freddie Young", "Ed... |
Anti-Federalism was a late-18th-century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, gave state governments more authority. Led by... | {"Abbreviation": "-->", "Leader": "Patrick Henry", "Founded": "1787", "Split from": "Patriots", "Succeeded by": "Anti-Administration party", "Ideology": "ConfederalismDecentralizationLiberalismRepublicanism", "Regional affiliation": "-->", "Continental affiliation": "-->"} |
Count Zero is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, originally published in 1986. It is the second volume of the Sprawl trilogy, which begins with Neuromancer and concludes with Mona Lisa Overdrive, and is a well-regarded early example of the cyberpunk subgenre.
Count Zero was serialized ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Sprawl trilogy", "Publisher": "Victor Gollancz Ltd", "Media type": "Print (hardback and paperback)", "Pages": "256", "ISBN": "(first edition)", "Preceded by": "Neuromancer", "Followed by": "Mona Lisa Overdrive"} |
Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published in 1988. It is the final novel of the cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy, following Neuromancer and Count Zero, taking place eight years after the events of the latter. The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel... | {"Series": "Sprawl trilogy", "Publisher": "Victor Gollancz Ltd", "Media type": "Print (hardcover and paperback)", "Pages": "251", "ISBN": "0-553-05250-0", "Preceded by": "Count Zero"} |
thumb|right|Flier for James Puckle's 1718 patent revolving firearm, shows various cylinders for use with round and square bullets.
thumb|right|Replica Puckle gun from Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum
James Puckle (1667-1724) was an English inventor, lawyer and writer from London chiefly remembered for his invention of th... | {"Name": "James Puckle", "Caption": "Line engraving by George Vertue after John Closterman, published in 1713", "Birth name": "James Puckle", "Birth date": "1677", "Birth place": "Norwich, Norfolk, England", "Death date": "1724", "Death place": "London, England", "Occupation": "Inventor, gunsmith"} |
Datchet is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England, located on the north bank of the River Thames. Historically part of Buckinghamshire, and the Stoke Hundred, the village was eventually transferred to Berkshire, under the Local Government Act of 1972. The village... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122627&c=Datchet&d=16&e=62&g=6398418&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1479841149542&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 22 November 2016 Office for National Statistics Neighbourhoo... |
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a satirical version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who f... | {"Directed by": "Spike Jonze", "Produced by": "Michael Stipe\n Sandy Stern\n Steve Golin\n Vincent Landay", "Written by": "Charlie Kaufman", "Starring": "John Cusack\n Cameron Diaz\n Catherine Keener\n John Malkovich\n Orson Bean\n Mary Kay Place", "Music by": "Carter Burwell", "Cinematography": "Lance Acord", "Edited ... |
The Honda Hawk GT (NT650) motorcycle was designated as model RC31 and was designed by Toshiaki Kishi, and was the second Honda with "Pro-Arm" suspension bike after the RC30 VFR750R. The RC model designation is for bikes up to 750 cc, though the Honda Pacific Coast (PC800) has an engine of more than 750 cc and a model d... | {"Also called": "NT650, Bros, RC31", "Manufacturer": "Honda", "Production": "1988-1992", "Class": "Naked bike", "Engine": "647 cc on, four-stroke, 52° V-twin", "Bore": "79.0 mm x 66.0 mm", "Top speed": "110 mph flip", "Power": "58 hp flip (claimed)37.5 hp flip (rear wheel)", "Transmission": "5-speed, manual, chain", "R... |
() is in Japanese martial arts the person who "receives" a technique. The exact role of uke varies between the different arts and often within the art itself depending on the situation. For instance, in aikido, judo kata, and bujinkan ninjutsu, uke initiates an attack against their partner, who then defends, whereas i... | {"Infobox title": "Uke", "Picture": "G Blaize Kokiu Nague 2.JPG", "Picture caption": "Uke, on the left, \"receiving\" a throw by executing a forward roll", "Japanese name in Kanji": "受け", "Japanese hiragana": "うけ", "Japanese Hepburn romanization": "uke"} |
Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM (November 26, 1927 - September 18, 2001) was a US-born Canadian children's entertainer who starred in the Canadian television series Mr. Dressup.
His career began as an assistant puppeteer to Fred Rogers, joining him in Canada when his employer was invited to produce a variant of his l... | {"Name": "Ernie CoombsCM", "Birth name": "Ernest Arthur Coombs", "Birth date": "1927 11 26 y", "Birth place": "Lewiston, Maine, U.S.", "Death date": "2001 9 18 1927 11 26 y", "Death place": "Pickering, Ontario, Canada", "Resting place": "Chamberlain Cemetery, Round Pond, Lincoln County, Maine, US", "Occupation": "Enter... |
Trevor Rees-Jones (also known as Trevor Rees; born 3 March 1968) is a British author and former bodyguard who was badly injured in the car crash in Paris that killed Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. Because he suffered a serious head injury, he does not recall any details from the crash.
Some media reports claimed h... | {"Name": "Trevor Rees-Jones", "Nationality": "British", "Birth name": "Trevor Rees", "Birth date": "1968 3 3 y", "Occupation": "Author", "Birth place": "Rinteln, West Germany", "Spouse(s)": "Sue Jones 1995 1997 divorced\n Ann Scott 2003", "Known For": "Death of Diana, Princess of Wales"} |
William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, (25 May 1867 - 29 June 1932) was a British aristocrat, politician, and military officer who served as the fourth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1908 to 1911. He was previously Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1902 to 1905, and also a government minister under Lord... | {"Name": "The Earl of Dudley", "Term start": "9 September 1908", "Term end": "31 July 1911", "Birth date": "1867 5 25 y", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "1932 6 29 1867 5 25 y", "Death place": "London, England", "Nationality": "British", "Education": "Eton College", "Spouse(s)": "Rachel Gurney 1891 192... |
Gorgonzola ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is part of the territory of the Martesana, north-east of Milan. Gorgonzola cheese is named after the town.
History
The first written records mentioning the village of Gorgonzola back to the 10th century: the notary clerk of the co... | {"Name": "Gorgonzola", "Official name": "Città di Gorgonzola", "Image": "File:033GorgonzolaViaSerbelloni.JPG", "Image caption": "The bell tower of the Church of Saints Gervasio and Protasio visible form Via Italia in Gorgonzola.", "Coordinates": "45 32 N 9 24 E inline,title", "Region": "Lombardy", "Metropolitan city": ... |
Ralph Rapson (September 13, 1914 – March 29, 2008) was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for 30 years. He was one of the world's oldest practicing architects at his death at age 93, and also one of the most prolific. He was the father of philanthropist Rip Rapson.
Early life and educat... | {"Name": "Ralph Rapson", "Practice": "Ralph Rapson and Associates", "Significant buildings": "Guthrie Theater (demolished), Riverside Plaza (Cedar Square West), University of Minnesota Rarig Center, churches, residences and U.S. embassies", "Significant projects": "Knoll furniture, Case Study House"} |
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was elected ... | {"Logo size": "220px", "Name": "American Federation of Labor", "Formation": "1886 12 08", "Location country": "United States", "Headquarters": "New York City; later Washington, D.C.", "Key people": "Samuel GompersJohn McBrideWilliam GreenGeorge Meany", "Abbreviation": "A.F. of L.", "Predecessor": "Federation of Organiz... |
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (sometimes abbreviated as The Amazing Chan Clan) is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, animated by Eric Porter Studios in Australia and broadcast on CBS from September 9, 1972, to December 30, 1972, with reruns continuing through the summer o... | {"Genre": "Mystery", "Created by": "Earl Derr Biggers (character)", "Directed by": "William Hanna\n Joseph Barbera", "Voices of": "(See article)", "Country of origin": "United States", "Written by": "Dennis Marks", "Running time": "30 min.", "Original network": "CBS", "Original release": "1972 12 30"} |
James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 - February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist.
Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting controversial figures. Despite this, he found success as a dramatist and wrot... | {"Pen name": "John Nairne Michaelson", "Born": "1888 12 15", "Died": "1959 2 28 1888 12 15", "Occupation": "Playwright", "Alma mater": "University of North DakotaStanford University", "Relatives": "Maxwell L. Anderson (grandson)", "Notable awards": "Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1933)", "Children": "4 (including Quentin)"} |
Charles Albanel (1616 - 11 January 1696), born in Ardes or Auvergne, was a French missionary explorer in Canada, and a Jesuit priest.
Life
Charles Albanel entered the Society of Jesus in 1633 at Toulouse. In 1635 he began teaching at various Jesuit colleges, studied philosophy at Billom and theology at Tournon.
He sa... | {"Name": "Charles Albanel", "Birth date": "1616", "Birth place": "Auvergne, France", "Death date": "1696 1 11 1616 yes", "Death place": "Sault Ste. Marie, New France", "Occupation": "Catholic priest, missionary, explorer", "Known For": "First European to reach Hudson Bay from the Saint Lawrence"} |
William Gale Vinton (November 17, 1947 - October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. Vinton was best known for his Claymation work, alongside creating iconic characters such as The California Raisins. He won an Oscar for his work alongside several Emmy Awards and Clio Awards for his studio's work.
Life an... | {"Name": "Will Vinton", "Caption": "Vinton in 2015", "Birth name": "William Gale Vinton", "Birth date": "1947 11 17", "Birth place": "McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.", "Death date": "2018 10 4 1947 11 17 y", "Death place": "Portland, Oregon, U.S.", "Occupation": "Animator, filmmaker, editor, screenwriter, voice actor", "Chil... |
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (February 6, 1858October 15, 1910) was a Republican orator, U.S. Representative, then U.S. Senator from Iowa at the turn of the 20th century.Thomas Richard Ross, Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver: A Study in Political Integrity and Independence (State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 195... | {"Name": "Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver", "District 2": "10th", "Preceded 2": "Adoniram J. Holmes", "Succeeded 2": "James P. Conner", "Birth date": "1858 2 6", "Birth place": "Kingwood, Virginia (now West Virginia)", "Death date": "1910 10 15 1858 2 6", "Death place": "Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S."} |
Sir Hugh Allan (September 29, 1810 - December 9, 1882) was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada, ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "Hugh Allan", "Caption": "Allan in 1871", "Birth date": "1810 09 29 y", "Birth place": "Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK", "Death date": "1882 12 09 1810 09 29 y", "Death place": "Edinburgh, Scotland, UK", "Spouse(s)": "Matilda Caroline Smith (m. 1844; d. 1881)", "Children": "... |
Arthur Janov (; August 21, 1924October 1, 2017), also known as Art Janov, was an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer. He gained notability as the creator of primal therapy, a treatment for mental illness that involves repeatedly descending into, feeling, and experiencing long-repressed childhood pain. Ja... | {"Name": "Arthur Janov", "Birth date": "1924 8 21", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2017 10 1 1924 8 21", "Death place": "Malibu, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Psychologist, psychotherapist, writer", "Notable works": "The Primal Scream", "Known For": "Creator of Primal therapy", "Othe... |
Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 - 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Bor... | {"Father": "Stanisław Poniatowski", "Mother": "Konstancja Czartoryska", "Born": "Wołczyn, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth", "Died": "Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire", "Burial": "St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (May 30, 1820 - April 4, 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Chauveau was the first premier of Quebec, following the establishment of Canada in 1867. Appointed to the office in 1867 as the leader of the Conservative Party, he won the provincial elections of 1867 and 1871. He res... | {"Name": "Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau", "Image caption": "Chauveau in 1862", "Term start": "July 15, 1867", "Term end": "February 25, 1873", "Lieutenant governor": "Narcisse-Fortunat BelleauRené-Édouard Caron", "Office 2": "Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Quebec County", "Predecessor... |
Agnes Campbell MacPhail (March 24, 1890 - February 13, 1954) was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, repr... | {"Birth name": "Agnes Campbell Macphail", "Image caption": "Portrait by Yousuf Karsh, 1934", "Term start": "1948", "Term end": "1951", "Predecessor 2": "George Stewart Henry", "Successor 2": "John A. Leslie", "Birth date": "1890 03 24 y", "Birth place": "Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "ye... |
thumb|Original Muscle Beach in the foreground, with Santa Monica Pier in the background
Muscle Beach is the birthplace of the United States physical fitness boom, which started in 1934 with predominantly gymnastics activities on the south side of the Santa Monica Pier. Muscle Beach Venice is the contemporary title of ... | {"Coordinates": "34.0084425 -118.494603 inline,title", "Location": "Los Angeles County, California, U.S.", "Founded": "1934", "Governing body": "California Department of Parks and Recreation"} |
thumb|Tziyun (gravemark), or more likely the cenotaph of the Ramhal in Tiberias, ir hakodesh (holy city), Israel
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (, also Moses Chaim, Moses Hayyim, also Luzzato) (1707 – 16 May 1746 (26 Iyar 5506)), also known by the Hebrew acronym RaMCHaL (or RaMHaL, ), was a prominent Italian Jewish rabbi, kabba... | {"Honorific Prefix": "RaMHaLרמח\"ל", "Name": "Moshe Chaim Luzzatto", "Title": "Rabbi", "Caption": "Artistic depiction of Moshe Chaim Luzzatto"} |
Christina Onassis (; 11 December 1950 - 19 November 1988) was a Greek businesswoman, socialite, and heiress to the Onassis fortune. She was the only daughter of Aristotle Onassis and Athina Mary Livanos.
Early life and family
Christina Onassis, the only daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and his ... | {"Name": "Christina Onassis", "Caption": "Christina Onassis in 1978", "Birth date": "1950 12 11 y", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1988 11 19 1950 12 11 yes", "Death place": "Tortuguitas, Argentina", "Resting place": "Island of Skorpios Cemetery", "Citizenship": "Greece Argentina", "Alma mater": "... |
HRL Laboratories (formerly Hughes Research Laboratories) is a research center in Malibu, California, established in 1960. Formerly the research arm of Hughes Aircraft, HRL is currently owned by General Motors Corporation and Boeing. The research facility is housed in two large, white multi-story buildings overlooking t... | {"Headquarters": "34 02 33 N 118 41 42 W type:landmark_region:US-CA inline,title", "Parent": "General Motors Company and Boeing", "Website": "www.hrl.com", "Formerly": "Hughes Research Laboratories", "Founded": "1948 in Culver City, California"} |
Gotham ( ) is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of about 1,600, measured at 1,563 in the 2011 census. It is in the borough of Rushcliffe, and has a parish council.
The name Gotham comes from the Old English for "goat home".
References to Gotham in literature
thumb|left|Cuckoo Bush Mound is the ... | {"OS grid reference": "SK 53443 30277", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Rushcliffe", "Shire county": "Nottinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "NG", "Dialling code": "0115", "UK Parliament": "Rushcliffe", "Website": "http://gothamparishcouncil.uk/"} |
Saatchi & Saatchi is a British multinational communications and advertising agency network with 114 offices in 76 countries and over 6,500 staff. It was founded in 1970 and is currently headquartered in London. The parent company of the agency group was known as Saatchi & Saatchi PLC from 1976 to 1994, was listed on th... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1970 yesLondon, England, U.K.", "Headquarters": "London, England, U.K.", "Industry": "Advertising", "Parent": "Publicis(2000-2005)", "Website": "www.saatchi.com"} |
Masayuki Fujio (藤尾 正行 Fujio Masayuki, January 1, 1917 - October 22, 2006) was the Japanese Minister of Education, under the government of Yasuhiro Nakasone until 1986. He was a member of the right-wing Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, where he was described as being a "loyal vassal" to T... | {"Name": "Masayuki Fujio", "Native name": "藤尾 正行", "Term start": "22 July 1986", "Term end": "9 September 1986", "Birth date": "1917 1 1", "Birth place": "Tochigi Prefecture, Japan", "Death date": "2006 10 22 1917 1 1", "Death place": "Tokyo, Japan", "Alma mater": "Meiji University"} |
Artaphernes (, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah), flourished circa 513-492 BC, was a brother of the Achaemenid king of Persia, Darius I, satrap of Lydia from the capital of Sardis, and a Persian general. In his position he had numerous contacts with the Greeks, and played an important role in suppressing t... | {"Native name": "peo", "Allegiance": "Achaemenid Empire", "Children": "Artaphernes II", "Relations": "Darius the Great (brother)"} |
Ashford is a town in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Great Stour at the southern or scarp edge of the North Downs, about southeast of central London and northwest of Folkestone by road. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 83,213. The name comes from the Old English æs... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)Ashford https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/?cityid=7086 City population 1 January 2023 2 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230102041437/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/?cityid=7086 live", "District": "Ashford", "Shire county": "Kent", "S... |
Motherwell (, ) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120.Not including nearby villages Carfin, Cleland, Newarthill, Holytown and New Stevenston which are recorded separately. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of L... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "North Lanarkshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Lanarkshire", "UK Parliament": "Motherwell and Wishaw", "Scottish Parliament": "Motherwell and Wishaw", "Postcode district": "ML", "Dialling code": "01698"} |
The ancient Perusia, now Perugia, first appears in history as one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria. It is first mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between the Etruscans and the Romans. It took, however, an important part in the rebellion of 295 BC and was reduced, with Vulsinii and Arretium (Ar... | {"Alternative name": "Perugia", "Coordinates": "43 6 42.0906 N 12 23 26.1384 E inline", "Location": "Comune di Perugia, Italy", "Region": "Umbria", "Type": "Settlement", "Periods": "Orientalizing period - Roman empire", "Cultures": "Etruscan Umbrian Roman", "Excavation dates": "yes", "Public access": "yes"} |
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman, (16 November 1874 - 24 June 1954) was a British aristocrat and politician who served as the fifth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1911 to 1914.
Denman was born into the English nobility, inheriting his title at the age of 19 from a great-uncle. He attended the Royal Mili... | {"Name": "The Lord Denman", "Term start": "31 July 1911", "Term end": "18 May 1914", "Birth date": "1874 11 16 y", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "1954 6 24 1874 11 16 y", "Death place": "Hove, Sussex, England", "Spouse(s)": "Gertrude Pearson 1903 1954 her death", "Image caption": "Denman 1910s"} |
Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, west of Newbury, east of Marlborough, north-east of Salisbury and 60 miles (97 km) west of London. The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the town alongside the River Dun, a major tributary of the River Kennet. The confluence with the Ken... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)Hungerford https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southeastengland/admin/west_berkshire/E04001177__hungerford/ City population 25 October 2022", "Unitary authority": "West Berkshire", "Ceremonial county": "Berkshire", "UK Parliament": "Newbury", "Postcode distr... |
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Aldershot Urban Area, a loose conurbation (which also includes other towns such as ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Rushmoor Borough Council data)", "District": "Rushmoor", "Shire county": "Hampshire", "UK Parliament": "Aldershot", "Postcode district": "GU11, GU12", "Dialling code": "01252", "OS grid reference": "SU865505"} |
+ Motto
(Wales hath been, and Wales shall be)
+ Milestones12 October 1835Resolution passed to form The Taff Vale Railway Company21 June 1836Act of Incorporation16 September 1836First company General Meeting, directors appointed9 October 1840Opened Cardiff to Navigation House (Abercynon)12 April 1841Opened Navigation H... | {"Locale": "South Wales", "Dates of operation": "1921", "Length": "124 mi in 1921", "Headquarters": "Queen Street, Cardiff(Workshops: West Yard, Butetown, Cathays)"} |
James Gordon Bennett Jr. (May 10, 1841May 14, 1918) was publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795-1872), who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father. Among his many sports-related accomplishments he organized both... | {"Name": "James Gordon Bennett Jr.", "Birth date": "1841 5 10", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1918 5 14 1841 5 10", "Death place": "Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France", "Occupation": "Publisher", "Spouse(s)": "Baroness de Reuter 1914 1918", "Parent(s)": "James Gordon Bennett Sr.H... |
Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody; 6 March 1867 - 7 August 1913, born Davenport, Iowa, USA)) was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight.
He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites, that were used by the British before World War I as a smaller a... | {"Name": "Samuel Franklin Cody", "Caption": "Samuel Franklin Cody in 1909", "Birth date": "6 March 1867 6 March 1867", "Birth place": "Davenport, Iowa, USA", "Death date": "yes 1913 8 7 1867 3 6", "Death place": "Cove Common, Farnborough, United Kingdom", "Occupation": "Showman, aviator, aircraft designer", "Spouse(s)... |
Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan (, ; 19 February 1901 - 28 August 1984), also known as Mohamed Naguib, was an Egyptian revolutionary, and, along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the two principal leaders of the Free Officers movement of 1952 that toppled the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, leading to the establi... | {"Native name": "ar محمد نجيب", "Nationality": "Egyptian", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1952", "Term start": "18 June 1953", "Term end": "25 February 1954", "Office 2": "Prime Minister of Egypt", "President 2": "Himself", "Predecessor 2": "Gamal Abdel Nasser", "Successor 2": "Gamal Abdel Nasser", "Birth date": ... |
Cherry 2000 is a 1988 American science-fiction film directed by Steve De Jarnatt and starring Melanie Griffith and David Andrews. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman and Caldecot Chubb. The screenplay was by Michael Almereyda.
Plot
In the year 2017, the United States has fragmented into post-apocalyptic wastelands... | {"Directed by": "Steve De Jarnatt", "Produced by": "Edward R. PressmanCaldecot Chubb", "Screenplay by": "Michael Almereyda", "Story by": "Lloyd Fonvielle", "Starring": "Melanie GriffithDavid AndrewsTim ThomersonPamela Gidley", "Music by": "Basil Poledouris", "Cinematography": "Jacques Haitkin", "Edited by": "Edward M. ... |
Programming Language for Business or PL/B is a business-oriented programming language originally called DATABUS and designed by Datapoint in 1972 as an alternative to COBOL because Datapoint's 8-bit computers could not fit COBOL into their limited memory, and because COBOL did not at the time have facilities to deal wi... | {"Name": "Programming Language for Business", "Paradigm": "Procedural, imperative", "Initial release date": "1972", "Typing discipline": "Strong,http://www.sysmaker.com/infopro/plb.htm Programming Language for Business sysmaker.com 10 June 2016 static", "Implementations": "DB/C DX, DATABUS, and PL/B", "Influenced by... |
Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (, 21 May 1759 - 25 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, who later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon. He was particularly known for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insu... | {"Name": "Joseph Fouché", "Honorific prefix": "Count of the Empire", "Honorific suffix": "Duke of OtrantoLH", "Image caption": "Portrait as Minister of Police by Claude-Marie Dubufe, after an original by René Théodore Berthon", "Term start": "22 June 1815", "Term end": "7 July 1815", "Office 2": "Minister of Police", "... |
The Beloit Sky Carp are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in Beloit, Wisconsin, and play their home games at ABC Supply Stadium. They previously played at Harry C. Pohlman Field from its opening in 1982 until moving into their current ball... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (1982-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "West Division", "Previous teams": "Oakland Athletics (2013-2020) Minnesota Twins (2005-2012) Milwaukee Brewers (1982-2004)", "Colors": "Blue, orange, black, gray, white#009ddc #ef4035 #2... |
Bridlington is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is on the Holderness part (Flamborough Head to the Humber estuary) of the Yorkshire Coast by the North Sea. The town is about north of Hull and east of York. The stream called Gypsey Race flows through the town and enters the ... | {"Population": "(2011 census)E35000950 Bridlington Built-up area sub division 24 February 2023", "UK Parliament": "East Yorkshire", "Unitary authority": "East Riding of Yorkshire", "Ceremonial county": "East Riding of Yorkshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "YO", "Dialling code": "01262", "OS gri... |
George Washington De Long (22 August 1844 - ) was a United States Navy officer and explorer who led the ill-fated Jeannette expedition of 1879-1881, in search of the Open Polar Sea.
Career
Jeannette expedition
In 1879, backed by James Gordon Bennett Jr.—owner of the New York Herald—and under the auspices of the ... | {"Birth name": "George FrancisDe Long thought his middle name—\"Francis\"—sounded feminine. He had it legally changed to \"Washington\" in 1860.Sides 2015 35 De Long", "Born": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Died": "Yakutia, Siberia, Russia", "Awards": "Gold Jeannette Medal (1890)", "Memorials": "Jeannette Monument",... |
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The Burlington Bees are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League. They are located in Burlington, Iowa, and have played their home games at Community Field since 1947. Founded in 1889, the Bees played in Minor League Baseball's Midwest League... | {"League": "Prospect League (2021-present)", "Former leagues": "Midwest League (1962-2020)\n Three-I League (1952-1961)\n Central Association (1908-1916; 1947-1949)\n Mississippi Valley League (1924-1932)\n Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1904-1907)\n Western Association (1895, 1896-1998)\n Eastern Iowa Lea... |
Avigliana (; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region or Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of January 1, 2023. It lies about west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the highway going from Turin to Frejus, France.
It is best known for two maar lakes, Lago Grande and Lago... | {"Name": "Avigliana", "Official name": "Città di Avigliana", "Native name": "pms Vijan-a", "Coordinates": "45 5 N 7 24 E\n type:city(12350)_region:IT\n inline,title", "Region": "Piedmont", "Metropolitan city": "Turin (TO)", "Frazioni": "Drubiaglio, Milanere, Mortera, Bertassi", "Mayor": "Andrea Archinà", "Area": "23.22... |
The Clinton LumberKings are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League. They are located in Clinton, Iowa, and play their home games at NelsonCorp Field. From 1956 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's Midwest League. With Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minor leagues after t... | {"League": "Prospect League (2021-present)", "Former leagues": "\"baseball-reference.com\">https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi Clinton, Iowa Encyclopedia Baseball-Reference.com\nMississippi-Ohio Valley League (1954-1955)\nCentral Association (1947-1949)\nThree-I League (1937-1941; 1907-1908)\nIllinois-... |
Billericay ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Basildon district, Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin and constitutes a commuter town east of Central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces. It is thought to have been occupied since the Bronze Age.
Toponym
The origin o... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/ 3 March 2021 dead East of England (United Kingdom): Counties and Unitary Districts & Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map 9 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210303202754/https://www.citypopulati... |
Felixstowe ( ) is a port town in Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Felixstowe is approximately northeast of London.
History
There are competing theories as to how the name of Felixstowe arose. One is that the to... | {"Population": "(East Suffolk estimate, 2017)", "Shire county": "Suffolk", "District": "East Suffolk", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Suffolk Coastal", "Postcode district": "IP", "Dialling code": "01394", "OS grid reference": "TM306345"} |
François-Antoine, Count of the Empire (1756-1826) was a French writer, lawyer and politician during the Revolution and the Empire.
Biography
Early career
180px|left|thumb|Boissy d'Anglas in his youth.
Born to a Protestant family in Saint-Jean-Chambre, Ardèche, he studied Law and, after literary attempts, became a la... | {"Name": "François Boissy d'Anglas", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "François Boissy d'Anglas by François Dumont (1795, Louvre Palace)", "Term start": "August 1815", "Term end": "20 October 1826", "Office 2": "Member of the Council of Five Hundred", "Birth date": "y 1756 12 8", "Birth place": "Saint-Jean-Chamb... |
thumb|Exhibition about "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel" in Moritzburg, Germany
Tři oříšky pro Popelku ("Three Little Nuts for Cinderella"; known in German as Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel, "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella"; also called in English Three Wishes for Cinderella or Three Gifts for Cinderella) is a Czech... | {"Produced by": "Jiří Krejčík", "Directed by": "Václav Vorlíček", "Written by": "Božena Němcová (story)František Pavlíček (screenplay)", "Starring": "Libuše ŠafránkováPavel Trávníček", "Music by": "Karel Svoboda", "Cinematography": "Josef Illík", "Edited by": "Miroslav HájekBarbara Leuschner", "Distributed by": "Ústřed... |
310px|thumb|right|Kane County Cougars, playing the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Fox Cities Stadium on June 9, 2006
thumb|310x310px|Kane County Cougars (white), playing the Kansas City Monarchs (red) at Northwestern Medicine Field on August 6, 2022
The Kane County Cougars are a professional baseball team located in Gene... | {"League": "American Association of Professional Baseball (2021-present) Midwest League (1991-2020)", "League championship seasons": "2 \n2001\n2014", "Division championship seasons": "5 \n2001\n2004\n2006\n2014\n2019", "General manager": "Curtis Haug"} |
Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nicknames "PT" and "the Thrill from West Hill". He also worked as a color commentator on NBC's IndyCar coverage from 2014 to 2021... | {"Nationality": "CAN Canadian / USA Americanhttps://www.instagram.com/paultracyofficial/p/5NpRLFA7jz/ Now #american , dual citizen Paul Tracy July 16, 2015 Instagram", "Born": "Scarborough, Ontario, Canada", "Years active": "2002, 2008-2011", "Teams": "Team GreenVision Racing A. J. Foyt EnterprisesKV Racing Technol... |
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team was established in 1983 as the Peoria Suns. They are located in Peoria, Illinois, and are named for the Peoria Indian tribe for which the city was named. In 2005, the team replaced the ... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (1983-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "West Division", "Previous teams": "Chicago Cubs (2005-2012)\nSt. Louis Cardinals (1995-2004)\nChicago Cubs (1985-1994)\nCalifornia Angels (1983-1984)", "Colors": "Red, navy, white#C30E2D... |
Charles Doolittle Walcott (March 31, 1850February 9, 1927) was an American paleontologist, administrator of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 to 1927, and director of the United States Geological Survey.Wonderful Life (book) by Stephen Jay Gould published in 1989, Chapter 4 He is famous for his discovery in 1909 of... | {"Name": "Charles D. Walcott", "Term start": "1907", "Term end": "1927", "Order 2": "3rd Director of the", "Title 2": "United States Geological Survey", "Predecessor 2": "John Wesley Powell", "Successor 2": "George Otis Smith", "Birth date": "1850 3 31", "Birth place": "New York Mills, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1... |
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Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in shortlived television series, Ned and Stacey on Fox (1995-1997), and Prey on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on ... | {"Name": "Debra Messing", "Caption": "Messing in 2018", "Birth name": "Debra Lynn Messing", "Birth date": "1968 08 15https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/debra_messing Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Party": "De... |
The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Midland, Michigan, and play their home games at Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007.
History
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Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812November 20, 1883) was a Democratic delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa Territory, a U.S. minister to Spain, and one of the first set of United States Senators to represent Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state. His father, Henry Dodge, served as a ... | {"Name": "Augustus Dodge", "Term start": "June 17, 1855", "Term end": "March 12, 1859", "Office 2": "Delegate to theU.S. House of Representativesfrom the Iowa Territory'sat-large district", "Predecessor 2": "Francis Gehon (Delegate-elect)", "Successor 2": "Serranus Hastings (Representative)", "Birth name": "Augustus Ca... |
Bolsover is a market town and the administrative centre of the Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It is from Sheffield, from Nottingham and from Derby. It is the main town in the Bolsover district.
The civil parish for the town is called Old Bolsover. It includes the town and the New Bolsover model village, al... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(civil parish)1170212732 Old Bolsover Parish y 10 March 2018", "District": "Bolsover", "Shire county": "Derbyshire", "UK Parliament": "Bolsover", "Postcode district": "S", "Dialling code": "01246 / 01623 / 01773 / 01909", "OS grid reference": "SK475706"} |
Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.
The town lies on the River Itchen, one of England's premier chalk streams for fly fishing, and a designated site... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(unparished area, 2011 census)", "OS grid reference": "SU4563818844", "Postcode district": "SO50", "Dialling code": "023", "UK Parliament": "Eastleigh", "District": "Eastleigh", "Shire county": "Hampshire", "Website": "https://eastleigh-tc.gov.uk"} |
The Dayton Dragons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Dayton, Ohio, and play their home games at Day Air Ballpark. In 2011, they broke the record for most consecutive sellouts by a professional sports team, selling out their 815th ... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (2000-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "East Division", "Previous teams": "Chicago Cubs (1995-1998)\nKansas City Royals (1993-1994)\nMontreal Expos (1988-1992)", "Name": "Dayton Dragons (2000-present)", "Ballpark": "Day Air Ba... |
The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, also referred to as the Engineer in Training (EIT) exam, and formerly in some states as the Engineering Intern (EI) exam, is the first of two examinations that engineers must pass in order to be licensed as a in the United States. The second exam is the Principles and Practic... | {"Acronym": "FE", "Type": "Computer-based exam", "Developer / administrator": "National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying", "Knowledge / skills tested": "Analytical reasoning, quantitative reasoning, discipline-specific subjects", "Purpose": "Professional licensure", "Year started": "1965", "Duration":... |
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and play their home games at Parkview Field. They won their lone Midwest League championship in 2009.
History
The Midwest League came to Fort Wayne in... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (1993-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "East Division", "Previous teams": "Minnesota Twins (1993-1998)", "Name": "Fort Wayne TinCaps (2009-present)", "Colors": "Forest green, red, tin, black, white#004812 #E32526 #6E6D73 #000 ... |
thumb|right|The Lansing Lugnuts at Oldsmobile Park in 2009
The Lansing Lugnuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Lansing, Michigan, and play their home games at Jackson Field.
The Midwest League came to Lansing after owners Tom... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (1955-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "East Division", "Previous teams": "Toronto Blue Jays (2005-2020)\n Chicago Cubs (1999-2004)\n Kansas City Royals (1995-1998, 1969-1976)\n San Diego Padres (1990-1994)\n Co-op (1989)\n Cl... |
George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 – July 22, 1896) was an American frontiersman, entrepreneur, attorney, and judge, was among the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union in 1846. A Democrat who was elected before the birth of the Republican Party, Jones serv... | {"Name": "George Jones", "Term start": "August 29, 1859", "Term end": "November 4, 1861", "Office 2": "Delegate to theU.S. House of Representativesfrom the Wisconsin Territory'sat-large district", "Predecessor 2": "Constituency established", "Successor 2": "James D. Doty", "Birth date": "1804 4 12", "Birth place": "Vin... |
John Andrew Wilkinson (12 July 1947 - 21 November 2022), better known by the stage name Wilko Johnson, was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter and occasional actor. He was a member of the pub rock/rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s. Johnson was known for his distinctive guitar playing style which he a... | {"Born": "Canvey Island, Essex, England", "Died": "Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England", "Genres": "Rock pub rock rhythm and blues \"beaumont\">Beaumont Mark Wilko Johnson, 1947-2022: proto-punk guitar pioneer with a fighting spirit https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/wilko-johnson-1947-2022-obituary-dr-feelgoo... |
The South Bend Cubs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They are located in South Bend, Indiana, and play their home games at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium.
The team was originally known as the South Bend White Sox from 1988 to 1993 during their ... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (1988-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "West Division", "Previous teams": "Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-2014)Chicago White Sox (1988-1997)", "Name": "South Bend Cubs (2015-present)", "Colors": "Royal blue, red, whiteSouth Bend C... |
Andrea Koppel (born November 27, 1963) is an EdTech entrepreneur and founder of the College2Career Academy which helps college students get clarity on how to convert their majors into careers they'll love. She is also host of the Time4Coffee Podcast which includes hundreds of interviews with professionals in dozens of ... | {"Name": "Andrea Koppel", "Birth date": "1963 11 27", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Communications strategist, journalist", "Father": "Ted Koppel", "Alma mater": "Middlebury College"} |
The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, and play their home games at LMCU Ballpark.
Franchise history
The Midwest League came to the Grand Rapids area in 199... | {"Class": "High-A (2021-present)", "Previous classes": "Class A (1994-2020)", "League": "Midwest League (2022-present)", "Division": "East Division", "Previous teams": "Oakland Athletics (1994-1996)", "Name": "West Michigan Whitecaps (1994-present)", "Ballpark": "LMCU Ballpark (1994-present)", "Manager": "Brayan Peña",... |
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Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district in Derbyshire, England. Its population was measured at 8,377 in the 2011 census and was estimated to have grown to 9,163 by 2019. It has many historical buildings and independent shops. The town offers a historic ann... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Parish, 2011)Neighbourhood Statistics http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11120103&c=Ashbourne&d=16&e=15&g=6413558&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&p=2&q=1&r=1&s=1413654381121&enc=1&dsFamilyId=67 Office for National Statistics ... |
Kettering is a market and industrial town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton,Distance between Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK and Charing Cross, London, England, WC2N 5, UK (UK) Distan... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "Unitary authority": "North Northamptonshire", "Ceremonial county": "Northamptonshire", "UK Parliament": "Kettering", "Postcode district": "NN", "Dialling code": "01536", "OS grid reference": "SP8778", "Website": "www.thisiskettering.com/"} |
Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne (; 14 November 1743 - 5 December 1793) was a leader of the French Protestants and a moderate French revolutionary.
Biography
Jean-Paul Rabaut was born in 1743 in Nîmes, in the department of Gard, the son of Paul Rabaut. The additional surname of Saint-Étienne was assumed from a small pro... | {"Name": "Jean-Paul Rabaut de Saint-Étienne", "Image size": "235", "Term start": "24 January 1793", "Term end": "7 February 1793", "Office 2": "Deputy to the Estates-Generalfor the Third Estate", "Birth date": "yes 1743 11 14", "Birth place": "Nîmes, Kingdom of France", "Death date": "yes 1793 12 05 1743 11 14", "Death... |
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and north west of Peterborough. It had a population of 12,149 in the 2021 census. Oakham is to the west of Rutland Water and in the Vale of Catmose. Its height above sea level ranges from .
Toponymy
The... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)", "Unitary authority": "Rutland", "Ceremonial county": "Rutland", "UK Parliament": "Rutland and Melton", "Postcode district": "LE15", "Dialling code": "01572", "OS grid reference": "SK857088"} |
thumb|St Mary the Virgin Church, Alridge's parish church
thumb|Gold postbox on the High Street
Aldridge is a town and civil parish in the Walsall borough, West Midlands, England. It is historically a village that was part of Staffordshire until 1974. The town is from Brownhills, from Walsall, from Sutton Coldfield ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)E05001308 Brownhills Ward (as of 2011) 26 June 2019", "Metropolitan borough": "Walsall", "Metropolitan county": "West Midlands", "UK Parliament": "Aldridge-Brownhills", "Postcode district": "WS", "Dialling code": "01543, 01922", "OS grid reference": "SK056009"} |
is a shoot 'em up developed by Treasure. It is the spiritual sequel to Radiant Silvergun (1998) and was originally released in Japanese arcades in December 2001. The story follows a rebel pilot named Shinra as he battles an enemy nation using a specially designed fighter called the Ikaruga which can flip between two po... | {"Title": "Ikaruga", "Caption": "Original arcade flyer", "Developer": "Treasure", "Publisher": "Treasure font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left WW Treasure (Arcade/X360/Steam)JP Entertainment Software Publishing (Dreamcast)WW InfogramesReleased under the Atari brand name (GameCube)WW N... |
Redcar and Cleveland is a unitary authority area with borough status in North Yorkshire, England.
The borough was created in 1974 as Langbaurgh, and was one of four boroughs in the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland. It was renamed Langbaurgh-on-Tees in 1988, and given its present name when Cleveland was abolished ... | {"Body": "Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council", "Rank": "Ranked E06000003", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+1", "Website": "redcar-cleveland.gov.uk"} |
Keswick ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority of Cumbria, England. Historically, until 1974, it was part of the county of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District National Park, Keswick is just north of Derwentwater and is from Bassenthwaite Lake. It had a population of 5,243 at... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)\"Neighbourhood statistics\" https://web.archive.org/web/20150618161403/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125137&c=Keswick&d=16&e=62&g=6411038&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1434625982452&enc=1 18 June 2015 , Office f... |
Alton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, near the source of the River Wey. It had a population of 17,816 at the 2011 census.
Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as Aoltone. During the Saxon period Alton was known as Aweltun. The Battle of Alton occ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119967&c=Alton&d=16&e=62&g=6428875&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1481107115068&enc=1 Town Population 2011 7 December 2016 Office for National Statistics Neighbourhood Statisti... |
Alfreton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton parish was 8,799 at the 2021 Census. The villages of Ironville, Riddings, Somercotes and Swanwick were historically part of the Ma... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Shire county": "Derbyshire", "District": "Amber Valley", "Population": "(2023)", "OS grid reference": "SK414558", "Postcode district": "DE55", "Dialling code": "01773", "UK Parliament": "Amber Valley", "Website": "Alfreton Town Council"} |
William Willett (10 August 1856 - 4 March 1915) was a British builder and a promoter of British Summer Time.
Biography
Willett was born in Farnham, Surrey, and educated at the Philological School. After some commercial experience, he entered his father's building business, Willett Building Services. Between them they ... | {"Name": "William Willett", "Caption": "Willett in 1909, photographed by Sir John Benjamin Stone", "Birth date": "1856 08 10 y", "Birth place": "Farnham, Surrey, England", "Death date": "4 March 1915 (aged 1856 8 10 1915 3 4)", "Known For": "Daylight saving time", "Occupation": "Builder"} |
Antony Gordon Hawksworth, MBE (born 27 February 1960), known professionally as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author.
Early life
Born in Brighton, Sussex, Hawks was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Brighton College.
Career
After dropping out of a drama degree at Manchester University, ... | {"Name": "Tony HawksMBE", "Caption": "Hawks in 2020", "Birth name": "Antony Gordon Hawksworth", "Birth place": "Brighton, England", "Birth date": "1960 02 27 y", "Years active": "1988-present", "Known For": "Morris Minor and the Majors \"Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)\" Playing the Moldovans at Tennis Round Ireland... |
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 - September 1, 1894) was an American politician who twice served as governor of Iowa, twice as a U.S. Senator from Iowa, and as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Early life and career
thumb|left|300px|Coralville mills in 1870; Kirkwood's mill on the right
Samuel Jordan Kirkw... | {"Name": "Samuel Kirkwood", "Term start": "March 8, 1881", "Term end": "April 17, 1882", "Predecessor 2": "James Harlan", "Successor 2": "James Harlan", "Birth name": "Samuel Jordan Kirkwood", "Birth date": "1813 12 20", "Birth place": "Harford County, Maryland, U.S.", "Death date": "1894 9 1 1813 12 20", "Death place"... |
Ampthill () is a town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton, with a population estimate of 8,100 (Mid year estimate 2017 from the ONS). It is administered by Ampthill Town Council. The ward of Ampthill which also includes Maulden and Clophill has an estimated population of 13,280 and is a... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "Office for National Statistics http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/council/census/population.aspx Officer for National Statistics' Mid Year Estimates of Population 19 February 2018 6 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180306020156/http://www.centralbedford... |
Andover ( ) is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton, a major tributary of the Test, and is situated alongside the major A303 trunk road at the eastern end of Salisbury Plain, west of the town of Basingstoke, both major rail stops. It is NNW of the city of Winchester, north of the... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)Andover https://www.testvalley.gov.uk/assets/attach/15313/Andover-Town-Profile-2021.pdf Test Valley Council 25 October 2022", "District": "Test Valley", "Shire county": "Hampshire", "UK Parliament": "North West Hampshire", "Postcode district": "SP", "Diallin... |
Belper () is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook and Makeney. As of the 2011 Census, the paris... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(civil parish, 2011)Neighbourhood Statistics http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11120580&c=Belper&d=16&e=62&g=6412618&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1412699439550&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 Office for National Statistics 8 October 20... |
Bourtange (; Gronings: Boertang) is a village with a population of 430 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the region Westerwolde in the east of the province of Groningen near the German border. Fort Bourtange was built in 1593 during the Dutch Revolt and was used until 1851. Betwee... | {"Land": "147", "Water": "12", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+2", "ISO 3166 code": "NL-GR"} |
Heanor (/ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It lies north-east of Derby and forms, with the adjacent village of Loscoe, the civil parish and town council-administered area of Heanor and Loscoe, which had a population of 17,251 in the 2011 census.
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The... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "Whole administrative parish (2011 census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124405&c=Heanor&d=16&e=62&g=6412744&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1459930531061&enc=1 Area: Heanor and Loscoe (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census... |
Bognor Regis (), also known as Bognor, is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, south-west of London, west of Brighton, south-east of Chichester and east of Portsmouth. Other nearby towns include Littlehampton east-north-east and Selsey to the south-west. The nearby villages of Fel... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Civil Parish - 2011)https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics Local statistics - Office for National Statistics 21 November 2013 18 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191018120902/https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics live", "OS grid reference": "SZ934989",... |
SHODAN (Sentient Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network) is a fictional artificial intelligence and the main antagonist of the cyberpunk-horror themed video games System Shock, System Shock 2, and System Shock 2023.
SHODAN has a god complex and a malevolent demeanor. Created as the AI for TriOptimum Corporation's Citadel... | {"First game": "System Shock (1994)", "Created by": "Doug Church,http://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/34.html The Top 100 Game Creators of All Time - 34. Doug Church IGN 2008 November 21, 2015 Ken Levinehttp://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/37.html The Top 100 Game Creators of All Time - 37. Ken Levine IGN 2008 November... |
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby is the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. It was known just as Appleby until 1974-1976, when the council of the success... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "Unitary authority": "Westmorland and Furness", "Ceremonial county": "Cumbria", "UK Parliament": "Penrith and The Border", "Postcode district": "CA", "Dialling code": "017683", "OS grid reference": "NY6820", "Website": "http://applebytown.org.uk/"} |
Penzance ( ; )Official Maga Placenames list, November 2012 ; p. 520 is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in CornwallOrdnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-south... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SW475306", "Postcode district": "TR18", "Dialling code": "01736", "UK Parliament": "St Ives", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "Website": "www.penzancetowncouncil.co.uk"} |
Attleborough is a market town and civil parish located on the A11 between Norwich and Thetford in Norfolk, England. The parish is in the district of Breckland and has an area of .
The 2001 Census recorded the town as having a population of 9,702 distributed between 4,185 households,Office for National Statistics & Nor... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)", "OS grid reference": "TM049954", "District": "Breckland", "Shire county": "Norfolk", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Mid Norfolk", "Postcode district": "NR17", "Dialling code": "01953", "Website": "Attleborough Town Council"} |
Hasan Čengić (; 30 August 1957 - 7 November 2021) was a Bosniak politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Defence Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the Bosnian War, Čengić was the main fundraiser and weapons buyer for Alija Izetbegović's administration.
Regarded as a Muslim h... | {"Name": "Hasan Čengić", "Image size": "220px", "Term start": "31 May 1994", "Term end": "4 November 1996", "Birth date": "1957 08 30 y", "Birth place": "Foča-Ustikolina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia", "Death date": "2021 11 07 1957 08 30 y", "Death place": "Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Nationality": "Bosn... |
John Woolman (October 19, 1720 (O.S.)/October 30, 1720 (N.S.) The date in the original record is the 19th day of Eighth Month 1720. Modern readers often take this to mean August, but before the British Empire's adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, "Eighth Month" was Quaker parlance for October. See
https://www... | {"Church": "Religious Society of Friends", "Born": "New Jersey, British America", "Died": "York, Great Britain", "Denomination": "Quaker", "Parents": "Samuel Woolman (father) \n Elizabeth Burr (mother)", "Children": "Mary", "Occupation": "Trade"} |
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