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Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters's 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the pr... | {"Name": "Hairspray", "Caption": "Broadway promotional poster", "Composer(s)": "Marc Shaiman", "Lyricist(s)": "Scott WittmanMarc Shaiman", "Book-writer": "Mark O'DonnellThomas Meehan", "Based on?": "Hairsprayby John Waters", "Productions": "2002 Seattle\n 2002 Broadway\n 2003 US tour\n 2004 Toronto\n 2008 West End\n 20... |
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra that was initially formed in 1908. Since its opening in 1973, the Sydney Opera House has been its home concert hall. Simone Young is the orchestra's chief conductor and first woman in the role.
Venues and programming
thumb|The Sydney Symphony Orch... | {"Founded": "1908", "Former name": "National Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra", "Concert hall": "Sydney Opera House", "Principal conductor": "Simone Young", "Website": "https://www.sydneysymphony.com/"} |
Saint-Barthélemy (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.INSEE commune file
Population
See also
Communes of the Landes department
References
Category:Communes of Landes (department) | {"Name": "Saint-Barthélemy", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "Town hall", "Arrondissement": "Dax", "Canton": "Seignanx", "Postal code": "40390", "Mayor": "Pierre LatourRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ou... |
The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is s... | {"Cover artist": "Charles Edward Hooper", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Macmillan", "Media type": "Print (Serial, Hardcover & Paperback)", "Pages": "232 (First edition)", "Set in": "Santa Clara Valley and the Yukon, c. 1896-99"} |
Doug is an animated television series and sitcom created by Jim Jinkins and produced by Jumbo Pictures, airing from August 11, 1991 to June 26, 1999 on Nickelodeon and ABC. The show focuses on the early adolescent life and zany hijinks of its title character, Douglas "Doug" Funnie, who experiences common predicaments w... | {"Also known as": "Brand Spanking New! Doug (seasons 5-6), Disney's Doug (season 7, reruns of Seasons 5-7)", "Created by": "Jim Jinkins", "Developed by": "Jim Jinkins\n David Campbell\n Joe Aaron", "Voices of": "Billy West (seasons 1-4)\n Thomas McHugh (seasons 5-7)\n Fred Newman\n Chris Phillips (seasons 5-7)\n Consta... |
The Republic of Central Lithuania (, ), commonly known as the Central Lithuania, and the Middle Lithuania (, , ), was an unrecognized short-lived puppet republic of Poland, that existed from 1920 to 1922. It was founded on 12 October 1920, after Żeligowski's Mutiny, when soldiers of the Polish Army, mainly the 1st Lith... | {"Conventional long name": "Republic of Central Lithuania", "Native name": "pl Republika Litwy Środkowej (Polish)", "Symbol type article": "Coat of arms of Central Lithuania", "Capital": "Vilnius", "Type of government": "Republic", "Leader's title": "Commander-in-chief", "Leader 1": "Lucjan Żeligowski", "Leader 1 years... |
Denise Madeleine Bloch (; 21 January 1916 - 5 February 1945) was an agent working with the clandestine British Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization in the Second World War. Captured by the Germans, she was executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Early life
Bloch was born to a Jewish family (Jacques He... | {"Born": "Paris, France", "Died": "Ravensbrück concentration camp", "Nickname(s)": "Ambroise", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom 23pxFrance 23px", "Awards": "King's Commendation for Brave ConductLégion d'honneurMédaille de la RésistanceCroix de Guerre"} |
The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 American musical film starring Fred MacMurray, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony Drexel Biddle. The film, featuring music by the Sherman Brothers, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design by Bill Thomas. The screenplay by A. J. Carothers w... | {"Directed by": "Norman Tokar", "Produced by": "Walt DisneyBill Anderson", "Screenplay by": "A. J. Carothers", "Story by": "A. J. Carothers", "Based on": "My Philadelphia Father Cordelia Drexel Biddle", "Starring": "Fred MacMurray\n Tommy Steele\n Greer Garson\n Gladys Cooper\n Geraldine Page\n Hermione Baddeley\n John... |
Lothar Bisky (17 August 1941 13 August 2013) was a German politician. He was the chairman of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), the successor of East Germany's Socialist Unity Party (SED). In June 2007 he became co-chairman of The Left (Die Linke) party, formed by a merger of the PDS and the much smaller Labour... | {"Nationality": "German", "Image caption": "Lothar Bisky in 2005", "Term start": "16 June 2007", "Term end": "15 May 2010", "Predecessor 2": "Gregor Gysi", "Successor 2": "Gabi Zimmer", "Birth date": "1941 8 17 yes", "Birth place": "Zollbrück, Pomerania, Nazi Germany(now Korzybie, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)", "Dea... |
Pete's Dragon is a 1977 American live-action/animated musical fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey, produced by Jerome Courtland and Ron Miller, and written by Malcolm Marmorstein. Based on the unpublished short story "Pete's Dragon and the USA (Forever After)" by Seton I. Miller and S. S. Field, the film stars Sean M... | {"Directed by": "Don Chaffey", "Produced by": "Jerome Courtland\n Ron W. Miller", "Screenplay by": "Malcolm Marmorstein", "Story by": "Seton I. Miller\n S. S. Field", "Starring": "Helen Reddy\n Jim Dale\n Mickey Rooney\n Red Buttons\n Jeff Conaway\n Shelley Winters\n Jane Kean\n Jim Backus\n Sean Marshall\n Charlie Cal... |
Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, (25 September 193921 January 2015) was a British Conservative politician and barrister who served as a European Commissioner from 1989 to 1999. As a member of Parliament from 1974 to 1988, he served several ministerial roles in Margaret Thatcher's government, including Home... | {"Name": "The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne", "Alternative text": "Brittan, 57, in a portrait photograph", "Image caption": "Brittan in 1996", "Term start": "16 March 1999", "Term end": "15 September 1999", "Birth name": "Leon Brittan", "Birth date": "1939 9 25 y", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "2015 0... |
Petra Pau (born 9 August 1963) is a German politician of The Left. She has been a member of the Bundestag since 1998. Since 2006, she has also served as one of the Vice Presidents of the Bundestag, being the first member of her party to hold this office. Pau belongs to the reform-oriented wing of her party, actively su... | {"Name": "Petra Pau", "Image caption": "Pau in 2021", "Term start": "7 April 2006", "Office 2": "Member of the Bundestag for Berlin", "Birth date": "1963 8 9 y", "Birth place": "East Berlin, East Germany", "Official website": "petrapau.de"} |
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physical Society for the UK and Ireland and supports physics in education, research ... | {"Abbreviation": "IOP", "Named after": "\"Intellegite et explicate\"(\"Understand and explain\")", "Headquarters": "London, N 1United Kingdom", "Coordinates": "51.53233 -0.12059 inline", "Website": "https://www.iop.org/"} |
Market Drayton is a market town and electoral ward in north Shropshire, England, close to the Cheshire and Staffordshire borders. It is on the River Tern.
Market Drayton is on the Shropshire Union Canal and Regional Cycle Route 75. The A53 road by-passes the town, which is between Shrewsbury and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126331&c=Market+Drayton&d=16&e=62&g=6460411&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1448718897328&enc=1 Town population 2011 28 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151208171021/htt... |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in New York City founded by Ryan Brant in September 1993.
The company owns two major publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K, which operate internal game development studios. Take-Two created the Private Division label to support publ... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1993 09 30", "Headquarters": "US", "Industry": "Video games", "Products": "BioShock series\n Borderlands series\n Civilization series\n Grand Theft Auto series\n Mafia series\n Max Payne series\n NBA 2K series\n PGA Tour 2K series\n Red Dead series\n WWE 2K series\n XCOM series"... |
Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, using the assets Take-Two had previously acquired from BMG Interactive. Founding members of the company were Terry Donovan, Gary Foreman, Dan and Sam Hou... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Video games", "Founded": "1998 12", "Headquarters": "US", "Products": "Grand Theft Auto\n Manhunt\n Max Payne\n Midnight Club\n Red Dead\n Bully", "Parent": "Take-Two Interactive", "Subsidiaries": "See Studios", "Website": "https://www.rockstargames.com/ rockstargames.com"} |
Barking is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is east of Charing Cross. The total population of Barking was 59,068 at the 2011 census.If defined as the Abbey, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Longbridge, and Thames electoral wards of Barking & Dagenham Council In addition to an e... | {"London Assembly": "Barking and Dagenham", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Barking", "Postcode district": "E6", "Post town": "LONDON", "Dialling code": "020", "OS grid reference": "TQ440840", "Population": "(2011 Census)Barking is made up of 5 wards in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham: Abbey,... |
Makarios III (; born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos) (Greek: Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) (13 August 1913 - 3 August 1977) was a Cypriot archbishop, primate, statesman and politician, who served as the first President of Cyprus between 1960 and 1977. He was also the autocephalous of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 19... | {"Name": "Makarios III", "Image caption": "Makarios in 1962", "Predecessor 2": "Glafcos Clerides (acting)", "Successor 2": "Spyros Kyprianou", "Vice president 2": "Vacant", "Birth date": "1913 8 13 y", "Birth place": "Pano Panayia, British Cyprus (now Cyprus)", "Death date": "1977 8 3 1913 8 13 y", "Death place": "Nico... |
Mucklestone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Loggerheads, in the Newcastle-under-Lyme district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is about nine miles (14 km) northwest of Eccleshall, and four and a half miles northeast of Market Drayton in Shropshire. In 1961 the parish had a populat... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "Newcastle-under-Lyme", "Shire county": "Staffordshire", "UK Parliament": "Stone", "Postcode district": "TF", "Dialling code": "01630", "OS grid reference": "SJ725375"} |
Keith Sinjohn Joseph, Baron Joseph, (17 January 1918 - 10 December 1994), known as Sir Keith Joseph, 2nd Baronet, for most of his political life, was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a minister under four prime ministers: Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath and Marg... | {"Name": "The Lord Joseph", "Birth name": "Keith Sinjohn Joseph https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-lord-joseph-1387217.html OBITUARY: Lord Joseph The Independent 12 December 1994 INM London 0951-9467 185201487 22 July 2014", "Term start": "11 September 1981", "Term end": "21 May 1986", "Birth da... |
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Completed in 1998, it is believed to be the largest sculpture of an angel in the world and is viewed by an estimated 33 million people every year due to its proximity to the A1 and A167 roads and the East... | {"Construction started": "1994", "Type": "Artwork", "Location": "Lamesley, Gateshead, NE 9", "Coordinates": "54.9141 -1.5895 region:GB_type:landmark inline,title", "Elevation": "75 m ft 1"} |
The University of Hildesheim (in German Universität Hildesheim) is a public university located in Hildesheim.
History
Alfeld University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Alfeld) - University of Hildesheim
The University of Hildesheim originated from the University of Education in Alfeld established in 1946. ... | {"Type": "Public", "President": "May-Britt Kallenrode", "Students": "8.574 (winter semester 2021/22)", "Website": "https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/en/uni/ www.uni-hildesheim.de/"} |
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the 1951 autobiography of Indian writer Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Written when he was around 50, it records his life from his birth in 1897 in Kishoreganj, a small town in present-day Bangladesh. The book relates his mental and intellectual development, his life and growth in Calcutt... | {"Country": "India", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Macmillan", "Media type": "book", "Pages": "506", "ISBN": "0-940322-82-X", "Followed by": "A Passage to England (1959)"} |
Hanns Kerrl (11 December 1887 - 14 December 1941) was a German Nazi politician. His most prominent position, from July 1935, was that of Reichsminister of Church Affairs. He was also President of the Prussian Landtag (1932-1933) and head of the Zweckverband Reichsparteitag Nürnberg and in that capacity edited a number ... | {"Native name": "instead.-->", "Native name language": "<!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., \"fr\" for French. If more than one, use in", "Term start": "16 July 1935", "Term end": "14 December 1941", "Office 2": "Reichsminister without Portfolio", "Birth date": "1887 12 11 y", "Birth place": "Fallersleben", "Death date": "1941 ... |
Gavin Crawford (born 2 April 1971) is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for The Gavin Crawford Show and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He currently hosts the panel show, Because News, on CBC Radio One.
Early life
Crawford was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada. He is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the Universi... | {"Name": "Gavin Crawford", "Caption": "Gavin Crawford on set during a taping of Because News in 2019", "Birth date": "yes 1971 04 02", "Birth place": "Taber, Alberta, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Occupation": "Actor, comedian", "Known For": "This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Gavin Crawford Show"} |
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979, by lead vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno. They obtained a major breakthrough in Sweden in 1982 by winning the televised competition "Rock-SM" (Swedish Rock Championships); it was the first time this c... | {"Origin": "Upplands Väsby, Sweden", "Genres": "\"Simms\"> Kelley Simms Europe - War of Kings 17 March 2015 Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 10 October 2016 http://bravewords.com/reviews/europe-war-of-kings\n blues rock\n heavy metal", "Labels": "Epic\n Edel\n Sanctuary\n earMusic\n UDR Records\n Silver Lining... |
Kevin Ayers (16 August 1944 - 18 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely associated with the Canterbury scene.Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psyc... | {"Born": "Herne Bay, Kent, England", "Died": "Montolieu, France", "Genres": "Canterbury scene\n psychedelic rock\n experimental\n progressive rockKevin Ayers biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-ayers-mn0000080118/discography AllMusic\n progressive popStrauss Neil The Pop Life https://www.nytimes.com/19... |
Xavier Cugat (; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and a... | {"Name": "Xavier Cugat", "Birth name": "Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu", "Birth date": "1900 01 01 yNOTE: Some sources (, ) indicate 1901 as his year of birth; however, the majority of references, including his tombstone and various United States censuses, all clearly support 1900 as the corre... |
Jambalaya ( , ) is an American Creole and Cajun rice dish of French (especially Provençal cuisine), African, and Spanish influence, consisting mainly of meat and vegetables mixed with rice.
Ingredients
Traditionally, the meat includes sausage of some sort, often a smoked meat such as andouille, along with pork or c... | {"Name of food": "Jambalaya", "Image filename": "Homemade Jambalaya.JPG", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Jambalaya with chicken, andouille sausage, rice, shrimp, celery and spices", "Alternate name": "\"Jumbled\", \"Mixed up\"", "Place of origin": "United States", "Region of origin": "Louisiana", "Type of... |
The Soft Machine is a 1961 novel by American author William S. Burroughs. It was originally composed using the cut-up technique partly from manuscripts belonging to The Word Hoard. It is the first part of The Nova Trilogy.
Title and structure
The title The Soft Machine is a name for the human body, and the main theme ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Nova Trilogy", "Publisher": "Olympia Press"} |
A nickel, sometimes mistakenly called a nickle, is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is 0.835 inches (21.21 mm) and its thickness is 0.077 inches (1.95 mm).
The silver half dime, equal to five cents... | {"Value": "U.S. dollar", "Mass": "5.000", "Diameter": "21.21 mm (0.835 in) except Shield nickels (1866-1883) 20.5", "Thickness": "Not specified for Shield nickels. All others: 1.95", "Edge": "smooth", "Composition": "25% nickel\n 75% copper\n \n\"War Nickels\" (mid-1942 to 1945):* 56% copper\n 35% silver\n 9% mangan... |
"Ma Normandie" was the official regional anthem of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and was written and composed by Frédéric Bérat. Jersey is historically part of the Duchy of Normandy, and French has been for centuries an official administrative language of Jersey, whose inha... | {"Lyrics": "Frédéric Bérat", "Music": "Frédéric Bérat", "Adopted": "1836", "Relinquished": "2008"} |
Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo (16 September 1744 - 13 December 1827) was an Italian cardinal and politician, who led the popular anti-Jacobin Sanfedismo movement (whose members were known as the Sanfedisti).
Biography
Ruffo was born at San Lucido, in Calabria Citra (today in province of Cosenza), then part of the Kingdom of ... | {"Quashed": "<!-- or", "Retired": "-->", "Other post(s)": "Treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber (1785-1794)\nCardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1794-1800) \nCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1800-1821)\nGrand Prior of Rome in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1817-1827)", "Created cardinal": "Pop... |
Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s.On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality, and Culture Louis A. Pérez Jr. - 2012 "The origins of the new Cuban dance were variously attributed to Orestes López, Antoni... | {"Born": "Matanzas, Cuba", "Died": "Mexico City, Mexico", "Genres": "Mambo", "Labels": "RCA Victor"} |
Monmouthshire ( ; ) is a county in the south east of Wales. It borders Powys to the north; the English counties of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the north and east; the Severn Estuary to the south, and Torfaen, Newport and Blaenau Gwent to the west. The largest town is Abergavenny, and the administrative centre ... | {"Rank": "Ranked W06000021", "Density": "W06000021", "DST": "+1", "ISO 3166 code": "GB-MON"} |
The Apache ( ) are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño and Janero), Salinero, Plains (Kataka or Semat or "Kiowa-Apache") and Western Apache ... | {"Name": "Apache", "Population": "194,715 (full or partial ancestry)The American Community Survey https://data.census.gov/table?q=apache+population&t=-23&tid=ACSSPP1Y2021.S0201 5 May 2023", "Languages": "Apache, Jicarilla, Plains Apache, Lipan Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Western Apache,Apache https://www.ethnologue.c... |
Antoine-Henri Jomini (; 6 March 177922 March 1869) Swiss military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the Napoleonic art of war. Jomini was largely self-taught in military strategy, and his ideas are a staple at military academies, the United... | {"Born": "Payerne, Switzerland", "Died": "Paris, France", "Allegiance": "Helvetic Republic (1798-1801) First French Empire (1805-1813) Russian Empire (1813-1829)", "Awards": "Baron of the Empire"} |
Polar Trappers is a 1938 Donald Duck and Goofy cartoon set in the South Pole, where the duo are trapping polar animals (or at least, attempting to). This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck and Goofy appear without Mickey Mouse.
Plot
Goofy is setting up an animal trap while Donald is in an igloo preparing a meal. D... | {"Directed by": "Ben Sharpsteen", "Produced by": "Walt Disney", "Starring": "Pinto ColvigClarence Nash", "Music by": "Paul J. Smith", "Animation by": "Arthur BabbittAl EugsterWinfield 'Vin' HoskinsEd LoveWoolie ReithermanShamus CulhaneBob WickershamStan QuackenbushCornett Wood", "Layouts by": "Charles Philippi", "Backg... |
Vladimir Antonovich Ivashko (; , Volodymyr Antonovych Ivashko; 28 October 1932 - 13 November 1994) was a Soviet Ukrainian politician, briefly acting as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) during the period from 24 to 29 August 1991. On 24 August Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from the post, ... | {"Name": "Vladimir Ivashko", "Native name": "Владимир Ивашко (Russian)Володимир Івашко (Ukrainian)", "Term start": "24 August 1991", "Term end": "29 August 1991", "Office 2": "First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine", "Predecessor 2": "Volodymyr Shcherbytsky", "Successor 2": "Stanislav Hurenko", "Birth date":... |
Surya Bahadur Thapa (; March 21, 1928 - April 15, 2015) was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years.
Thapa was selected as a member of advisory council in 1958 and was elected as the chairperson. Later he was ap... | {"Name": "Surya Bahadur Thapa", "Native name": "सूर्य बहादुर थापा", "Native name language": "ne", "Image size": "225px", "Image caption": "Surya Bahadur Thapa at his residence in 2005.", "Monarch 2": "King Birendra", "Predecessor 2": "Lokendra Bahadur Chand", "Successor 2": "Girija Prasad Koirala", "Birth date": "1928 ... |
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 - 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, after which he led its successor state, Tanzania, as president from 1964 to 1985. He... | {"Name": "Julius Nyerere", "Image caption": "Nyerere in 1975", "Term start": "29 October 1964", "Term end": "5 November 1985", "Vice president": "Abeid Amani Karume Aboud Jumbe Ali Hassan Mwinyi", "Office 2": "President of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar", "Vice president 2": "Abeid Karume (First) Rashid... |
De-Loused in the Comatorium (commonly referred to as De-Loused) is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Based on a short story written by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jer... | {"Released": "June 24, 2003", "Recorded": "2002-2003", "Studio": "The Mansion, Los Angeles", "Genre": "Progressive rock\n art rock\n post-hardcoreBrooklyn Vegan Sacher Andrew https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-albums-that-shaped-progressive-post-hardcore-in-the-2000s/ 15 albums that shaped progressive post-hardcore i... |
Joseph Kabila Kabange ( , ; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between January 2001 and January 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in the context of the Second Congo War. He was all... | {"Name": "Joseph Kabila", "Image caption": "Kabila in 2016", "Term start": "17 January 2001", "Term end": "24 January 2019 Acting: 17 January 2001 - 26 January 2001", "Vice president": "Azarias RuberwaArthur Z'ahidi NgomaAbdoulaye Yerodia NdombasiJean-Pierre Bemba (2003–2006)", "Office 2": "Senator for life", "Birth na... |
Raw Toonage is an American animated series that aired on CBS. It premiered on September 19, 1992. The show was cancelled on December 5 after 12 episodes had been broadcast.
Bonkers and Marsupilami were spun off from this series in 1993. The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show then was spun off from Marsupilami in 1995... | {"Genre": "AnimationAnthologyComedySlapstickCartoon series", "Created by": "Larry Latham\n Ed Wexler", "Written by": "Laraine ArkowShari GoodhartzRalph SanchezRobert SchechterGary Sperling", "Voices of": "Jeff BennettRodger BumpassNancy CartwrightJim CummingsSteve Mackall", "Opening theme": "Raw Toonage Theme Song", "E... |
The Return of Jafar (sometimes marketed as Aladdin: The Return of Jafar on re-release) is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Television. It is the first sequel to Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, and serves as the pilot to the Aladdin animated ... | {"Directed by": "Toby Shelton\n Tad Stones\n Alan Zaslove", "Produced by": "Tad Stones\n Alan Zaslove", "Story by": "Duane Capizzi\n Doug Langdale\n Mark McCorkle\n Robert Schooley\n Tad Stones", "Written by": "Kevin Campbell\n Mirith J.S. Colao\n Bill Motz\n Steve Roberts\n Dev Ross\n Bob Roth\n Jan Strnad\n Brian Swe... |
Aladdin and the King of Thieves is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the second sequel to Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, and serves as the final chapter and installment of the Arabian Nights-inspired Disney franchise... | {"Directed by": "Tad Stones", "Produced by": "Tad Stones\n Jeannine Roussel", "Screenplay by": "Mark McCorkle\n Robert Schooley", "Starring": "Scott Weinger\n Robin Williams\n John Rhys-Davies\n Gilbert Gottfried\n Linda Larkin\n Jerry Orbach\n Frank Welker", "Music by": "Mark Watters\n Carl Johnson\nDavid Friedman (so... |
Joan Beverly Kroc ( Mansfield, previously Smith; August 27, 1928 - October 12, 2003), also known as Joni, was an American philanthropist and third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc.
Early life
Joan Beverly Mansfield was born on August 27, 1928, in West St. Paul, Minnesota. Her father, Charles Smart Mansfield, was a st... | {"Name": "Joan Kroc", "Birth name": "Joan Beverly Mansfield", "Birth date": "1928 8 27", "Birth place": "West St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 10 12 1928 8 27", "Death place": "Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "El Camino Memorial ParkSorrento Valley, San Diego, California", "Party": "... |
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (known as Donald Duck: Quack Attack in Europe) is a platform video game developed and published by Ubi Soft for various consoles and Windows-based personal computers. A different game with the same title was first released for the Game Boy Color, as well as on Game Boy Advance, the latter be... | {"Title": "Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers", "Developer": "Ubi Soft Casablanca (N64 / PC / Dreamcast)Ubi Soft Shanghai (PS1 / Advance)Ubi Soft Montreal (PS2 / GC)Ubi Soft Milan (GBC)", "Publisher": "Ubi Soft", "Designer": "Patrice Désilets (Original Game Design, PS2 / GC Lead)Jason Arsenault (N64 / PC / Dreamcast Lead)Yuan... |
Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racer. He is the only American rider to win one of the five Monuments of cycling, taking Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2003. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995 with the US Postal Service cycling team. He was a teammate of Lance Ar... | {"Name": "Tyler Hamilton", "Image caption": "Hamilton at the 2008 Tour of California", "Full name": "Tyler Hamilton", "Birth date": "1971 3 1", "Birth place": "Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States", "Height": "1.72", "Weight": "65 kg lb stlb 0 on", "Current team": "Retired", "Discipline": "Road", "Role": "Rider", "... |
Donald Grant Creighton (15 July 1902 - 19 December 1979) was a Canadian historian whose major works include The Commercial Empire of the St-Lawrence, 1760-1850 (first published in 1937), a detailed study on the growth of the English merchant class in relation to the St Lawrence River in Canada. His biography of John A... | {"Name": "Donald Creighton", "Post-nominals": "CAN CC FRSC 100%", "Birth name": "Donald Grant Creighton", "Birth date": "1902 07 15 y", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "1979 12 19 1902 07 15 y", "Death place": "Brooklin, Ontario, Canada", "Party": "Progressive Conservative", "Spouse(s)": "Luell... |
Ostankino Tower () is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by the Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network. Standing , it was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. , it is the tallest free-standing structure in Europe and 12th tallest in the world. Between 1967 and 1974, it ... | {"Status": "Complete", "Preceded by": "Empire State Building", "Surpassed by": "CN Tower", "Construction started": "1963", "Type": "Observation, telecommunications, tourism", "Location": "Moscow, Russia", "Coordinates": "55 49 11 N 37 36 42 E region:RU inline,title"} |
Gabrielle Weidner (Brussels, 17 August 1914 - Königsberg in der Neumark, 17 February 1945) was a Dutch resistance fighter playing an active role in the French Resistance during World War II.
Early life
Gabrielle Weidner was born in Brussels to Dutch parents. She spent her childhood in Switzerland, close to the French ... | {"Born": "Brussels, Belgium", "Died": "1945 04 17 1914 08 17 y", "Awards": "Dutch Cross of Resistance", "Memorials": "Orry-la-Ville honorary cemetery"} |
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Leader, and was a leader of the conservative coalition of Republicans and conservative De... | {"Image caption": "Taft in 1953", "Term start": "January 3, 1939", "Term end": "July 31, 1953", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee", "Leader 2": "Wallace H. White Jr.Kenneth S. WherryStyles Bridges", "Predecessor 2": "Position established", "Successor 2": "William F. Knowland", "Birth name": "... |
The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫິນ Thong Hai Hin, ) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged in clusters ranging in number from one to several... | {"Alternative name": "Thong Hai Hin", "Coordinates": "19.43 N 103.153 E title, inline", "Location": "Xiangkhoang Plateau", "Region": "Laos", "Height": "about 3 meters", "Material": "stone"} |
Sir Walter Hartwell James , (29 March 1863 - 3 January 1943) was the fifth Premier of Western Australia and an ardent supporter of the federation movement.
Background and early career
James was born in Perth, in what was then the British colony of Western Australia. He was educated at Perth Boys School and later at Pe... | {"Name": "Sir Walter James", "Image caption": "Walter James, from the Western Australian Government Photographer Collection", "Birth name": "Walter Hartwell James", "Birth date": "yes 1863 3 29", "Birth place": "Perth, Western Australia", "Death date": "yes 1943 1 3 1863 3 29", "Death place": "Perth, Western Australia"... |
Banff is a town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise, above
Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership.
Banff is a resort ... | {"Named for": "Banff, Aberdeenshire", "Land": "4.08", "Density": "2033.8", "DST": "-06:00", "Website": "https://www.banff.ca/"} |
thumb|266x266px|Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama
The Panchen Lama () is a tulku of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Panchen Lama is one of the most important figures in the Gelug tradition, with its spiritual authority second only to the Dalai Lama. Along with the council of high lamas, he is in charge... | {"Infobox title": "Panchen Erdeni(title since 1713)", "Literal meaning": "Pandita-Chenpo (Sanskrit-Tibetan Buddhist title, meaning \"Great Scholar\")+Erdeni (Manchu loanword from Mongolian, meaning \"treasure\")", "Name in simplified characters": "班禅额尔德尼", "Name in traditional characters": "班禪額爾德尼", "Pinyin transcripti... |
Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attentio... | {"Elevation": "http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/geografia/espanol/estados/mich/elecaciones.cfm?c=1208&e=16&CFID=83246&CFTOKEN=47858644 Elevaciones principales - Michoacán de Ocampo Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía 2005 es February 4, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928012852/http://mapserver... |
Catharine Esther Beecher (September 6, 1800 - May 12, 1878) was an American educator known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her vehement support of the many benefits of the incorporation of kindergarten into children's education. She published the advice manual The American Woman's Home with h... | {"Name": "Catharine Beecher", "Birth date": "1800 09 06 y", "Birth place": "East Hampton, New York, United States", "Death date": "1878 05 12 1800 09 06 y", "Occupation": "Educator", "Father": "Lyman Beecher", "Family": "Beecher"} |
The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion. It does not produce paper money; that responsibility belongs to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The first ... | {"Formed": "1792 04 02", "Jurisdiction": "Federal government of the United States", "Headquarters": "38 54 01 N 77 01 25 W region:US-DC_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki inline,titleWashington, D.C., U.S.", "Employees": "1,845 (2006)", "Website": "https://www.usmint.gov"} |
Henry Daglish (18 November 1866 - 16 August 1920) was an Australian politician who was the sixth premier of Western Australia and the first from the Labor Party, serving from 10 August 1904 to 25 August 1905. Daglish was born in Ballarat, Victoria, and studied at the University of Melbourne. In 1882, he worked as a mec... | {"Name": "Henry Daglish", "Image": "HenryDaglish.jpeg", "Image size": "175px", "Alternative text": "Black and white image of man with large moustache and short hair", "Term start": "10 August 1904", "Term end": "25 August 1905", "Office 2": "Colonial Treasurer", "Premier 2": "Himself", "Predecessor 2": "Hector Rason", ... |
Shishapangma,Potterfield, Peter; Viesturs, Ed; Breashears, David (2009). Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs Summits All Fourteen 8,000-Meter Giants. National Geographic. p.137 .Spelled "Shisha Pangma" in Messner, Reinhold (1999). All 14 eight-thousanders. Mountaineers Books. p.105. . or Shishasbangma (Xixabangma), also cal... | {"Elevation": "Ranked 14th", "Prominence": "http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/everest.html High Asia II: Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and adjoining region of Tibet Peaklist.org 2014-05-29Ranked 111th", "Location": "Tibet Autonomous Region", "Coordinates": "1004 16 March 2010 Shisha Pangma"} |
Caddie Woodlawn is a children's historical fiction novel by Carol Ryrie Brink that received the Newbery Medal in 1936 and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. The original 1935 edition was illustrated by Newbery-award-winning author and illustrator Kate Seredy. Macmillan released a later edition in 1973, illustrated by... | {"Language": "English", "Country": "United States", "Publisher": "Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing", "ISBN": "1-4169-4028-6", "Series": "Caddie Woodlawn", "Media type": "Print (hardback)", "Pages": "275", "Followed by": "Magical Melons"} |
Gasherbrum II (; ; ); surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The mountain was first climbed on July 7, 1956, by an Austria... | {"Elevation": "http://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/8000ers-mainmenu-205.html General InfoRanked 13th", "Prominence": "1524", "Location": "Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanTashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China-Pakistan border", "Coordinates": "35 45 30 N 76 39 12 E type:mountain_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel KG, (7 July 1585 - 4 October 1646) was an English peer, diplomat and courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politician. When he died he possessed 700 paintings, along with large collec... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Name": "The Earl of Arundel", "Post-nominals": "KG", "Caption": "Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens", "Birth date": "7 July 1585", "Birth place": "Finchingfield, Essex", "Death date": "yes 1646 10 4 1586 7 7", "Death place": "Padua, Italy", "Burial place": "Fitzalan Chapel, Arun... |
Grey aliens, also referred to as Zeta Reticulans, Roswell Greys, or Grays, are purported extraterrestrial beings. They are frequent subjects of close encounters and alien abduction claims. The details of such claims vary widely, however Greys are typically described as being human-like with small bodies, smooth, grey-c... | {"Other name(s)": "Zeta Reticulian, Roswell Grey, Roswell Alien, Grays", "Folklore": "Ufology", "Grouping": "extraterrestrial or being of other origin", "Region": "Worldwide", "Details": "Humanoid with a small and frail body (sometimes appearing as tall), grey skin, large forehead, almond-shaped black eyes, small noses... |
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or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period.
He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino and 1577 Battle of Tedorigawa.
Early life
thumb|Myōtoku... | {"Term start": "1575", "Term end": "1583", "Name": "Shibata Katsuie", "Native name": "柴田 勝家", "Birth date": "1522", "Death date": "1583 6 14 1522", "Birth place": "Kamiyashiro, Owari Province", "Death place": "Kitanosho Castle, Echizen Province", "Spouse(s)": "Oichi", "Battles fought": "Battle of Kiyosu CastleBattle of... |
Mount Columbia is a mountain located in the Winston Churchill Range of the Rocky Mountains. It is the highest point in Alberta, Canada, and is second only to Mount Robson for height and topographical prominence in the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia on the northern edg... | {"Elevation": "296 Mount Columbia 2003-11-06", "Prominence": "1 Mount Columbia 2007-01-17", "Location": "Location in Canada on Alberta—British Columbia border", "Coordinates": "37959 Mount Columbia 2014-02-09"} |
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage, he is most known for his seminal work Angels in America, which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, as well as its subsequent acclaimed HBO miniseries of the same name. At the turn of the ... | {"Born": "1956 7 16 yes", "Occupation": "Playwright\nauthor\nscreenwriter", "Education": "Columbia University (BA)New York University (MFA)", "Notable awards": "Full list"} |
Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis (May 7, 1826 - October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of President Jefferson Davis. She moved to the Presidential Mansion in Richmond, Virginia, in mid-1861, and lived there for the remainder of the Civil War. Born and ... | {"Name": "Varina Davis", "Term start": "February 22, 1862", "Term end": "May 10, 1865 Provisional: February 18, 1861 to February 22, 1862", "Birth name": "Varina Anne Banks Howell", "Birth date": "1826 05 07", "Birth place": "Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.", "Death date": "1906 10 16 1826 05 07", "Death place": "New York C... |
Christopher Samuel Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53-47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004. On January... | {"Name": "Kit Bond", "Term start": "January 3, 1987", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Order 2": "47th and 49th Governor of Missouri", "Predecessor 2": "Joseph P. Teasdale", "Successor 2": "John Ashcroft", "Birth name": "Christopher Samuel Bond", "Birth date": "1939 3 6", "Birth place": "St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.", "Spo... |
Legazpi, officially the City of Legazpi (; ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,533. Legazpi is the regional center and largest city of the Bicol Region, in terms of population."DILG Regional Office No. 5 Directory" ... | {"Named for": "Miguel Lopez de Legazpi", "Type": "government_type", "Rank": "0", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
A club sandwich, also called a clubhouse sandwich, is a sandwich consisting of bread (traditionally toasted), sliced cooked poultry, ham, fried bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.Mariani, John (July 1995). "The club sandwich." Restaurant Hospitality. 79 (7):54
It is often cut into quarters or halves and held toget... | {"Name of food": "Club sandwich", "Alternate name": "Clubhouse sandwich", "Type of dish": "Sandwich", "Main ingredient": "Toasted bread, turkey/chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise"} |
Singtel Optus Pty Limited (commonly referred to as Optus) is an Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Macquarie Park, a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
Optus is the second-la... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1981 yes(as AUSSAT)", "Headquarters": "Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Products": "Fixed telephonyMobile telephonyInternet accessCable televisionLeased linesData transmission", "Divisions": "Optus SportAmaysim", "Revenue": "A$8.05 billio... |
Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American far-right, alt-right radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts The Alex Jones Show from Austin, Texas, which the Genesis Communications Network broadcasts across the United States via syndicated and internet radio. Jones's website, InfoWa... | {"Name": "Alex Jones", "Caption": "Jones in 2017", "Birth name": "Alexander Emerick Jones", "Birth date": "yes 1974 2 11", "Birth place": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Occupation": "Radio host", "Known For": "InfoWars The Alex Jones Show Conspiracy theories Sandy Hook shooting litigation", "Spouse(s)": "Kelly Jones 2007 Marc... |
Sir Michael John Cullen (5 February 1945 - 19 August 2021) was a New Zealand politician. He served as the 16th deputy prime minister of New Zealand, also as the minister of Finance, minister of Tertiary Education, and attorney-general. He was the deputy leader of the Labour Party from 1996 until November 2008, when ... | {"Name": "Sir Michael Cullen", "Image caption": "Official portrait of Cullen, 2008", "Term start": "15 August 2002", "Term end": "19 November 2008", "Order 2": "26th Minister of Revenue", "Prime minister 2": "Helen Clark", "Predecessor 2": "Bill Birch", "Successor 2": "Peter Dunne", "Birth date": "1945 02 5 y", "Birth ... |
Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (; 19 April 1936 - 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership he oversaw the transformation of Belgium into a federal state. He was one of ... | {"Name": "Wilfried Martens", "Image caption": "Martens in 2010", "Term start": "20 July 1994", "Term end": "20 July 1999", "Office 2": "Prime Minister of Belgium", "Monarch 2": "Baudouin", "Predecessor 2": "Mark Eyskens", "Successor 2": "Jean-Luc Dehaene", "Birth name": "Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens", "Birth date": "19... |
Ruy López de Villalobos (; - 23 April 1546) was a Spanish explorer who led a failed attempt to colonize the Philippines in 1543, attempting to assert Spanish control there under the terms of the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza. Unable to feed his men through barter, raiding, or farming and unable to request resup... | {"Name": "Ruy López de Villalobos", "Birth date": "1500", "Birth place": "Málaga, Crown of Castile", "Death date": "yes 1500 1546 04 23", "Death place": "Ambon, Moluccas, Portuguese East Indies", "Known For": "Sometimes credited with naming the Philippines"} |
Margaret II of Avesnes (1311 – 23 June 1356) was Countess of Hainaut and Countess of Holland (as Margaret I) from 1345 to 1356. She was Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Germany by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian.
Life
Margaret was the daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut, and Joan of Valois, the... | {"Father": "William I, Count of Hainaut", "Mother": "Joan of Valois", "Born": "1311", "Died": "Le Quesnoy", "Burial": "Valenciennes", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BeiDou; ) is a Chinese satellite navigation system. It consists of two separate satellite constellations. The first BeiDou system, officially called the BeiDou Satellite Navigation Experimental System and also known as BeiDou-1, consisted of three satellites which, beginning in 2... | {"Country/ies of origin": "China", "Type": "Military, commercial", "Status": "Operational", "Operator(s)": "CNSA", "Coverage": "Global", "Accuracy": "3.6 m (global, public)2.6 m (Asia Pacific, public)10 cm (encrypted)http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-on-earth/international-relations/department-defense-reports-ch... |
Brisbane Airport is the primary international airport serving Brisbane and South East Queensland. The airport services 31 airlines flying to 50 domestic and 29 international destinations, total amounting to more than 22.7 million passengers who travelled through the airport in 2016. In 2016, an OAG report named Brisba... | {"Location": "Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia", "Hub": "Alliance Airlines\n Jetstar\n Qantas\n Toll Aviation\n Virgin Australia", "Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Brisbane", "AMSL": "1", "Coordinates": "27 23 00 S 153 07 06 E region:AU-QLD_dim:20km inline,title", "Website": "bne.com.au"} |
Bohemian Grove is a restricted 2,700-acre (1,100 ha) campground at 20601 Bohemian Avenue, in Monte Rio, California, United States, belonging to a private San Francisco-based gentlemen's club known as the Bohemian Club. In mid-July each year, Bohemian Grove hosts a more than two-week encampment of some of the most promi... | {"Location": "20601 Bohemian AvenueMonte Rio, CaliforniaUnited States", "Coordinates": "38.46809 -123.00267 type:landmark_region:US-CA title,inline dms", "Elevation": "991 feet", "Land": "2,700 acres", "Annual attendance": "about 2,500", "Operated by": "Bohemian Club", "Established": "1878"} |
Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason (18 June 1858 - 15 March 1927), better known as Hector Rason, was the seventh Premier of Western Australia.
Early life
Rason was born in Cleeve, Somerset, in England on 18 June 1858. He was the son of Cornthwaite Hector Rason (Snr), a Royal Navy surgeon who was the medical o... | {"Name": "Sir Hector Rason", "Image size": "175px", "Term start": "25 August 1905", "Term end": "7 May 1906", "Birth date": "yes 1858 6 18", "Birth place": "Cleeve, Somerset, England", "Death date": "yes 1927 3 15 1858 6 18", "Death place": "Beckenham, Kent, England", "Spouse(s)": "Mary E. Terry"} |
Philip David Segal (born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England in 1962) is a British-American television producer. He emigrated to the United States "at the age of fifteen or sixteen", where he gained a degree in Telecommunications from San Diego State University. After graduating he started work in the US television ind... | {"Name": "Philip Segal", "Birth date": "1962", "Birth place": "Essex, England", "Alma mater": "San Diego State University", "Occupation": "Television producer"} |
Legazpi Airport was a major airport in the Bicol Region, served the vicinity of Legazpi, the capital city of Albay in the Philippines.
Prior to its closure, the airport was designated as a Class 1 principal domestic Airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation... | {"Airport type": "Defunct", "Serves": "Legazpi", "Location": "Barangay Cruzada, Legazpi, Albay", "Opened": "1946The 75 years of Legazpi Airport in civil aviation is indeed memorable to all of us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hereinlegazpialbay/posts/thank-you-very-much-for-sharing-the-75-years-of-legazpi-airport... |
Dr. Who and the Daleks is a 1965 British science fiction film directed by Gordon Flemyng and written by Milton Subotsky, and the first of two films based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. It stars Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and Roy Castle as Ia... | {"Directed by": "Gordon Flemyng", "Screenplay by": "Milton Subotsky", "Based on": "The Daleks Terry Nation", "Produced by": "Milton Subotsky\n Max J. Rosenberg", "Starring": "Peter Cushing\n Roy Castle\n Jennie Linden\n Roberta Tovey", "Cinematography": "John Wilcox", "Edited by": "Oswald Hafenrichter", "Music by": "Ma... |
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.
History
Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several ex... | {"Owner(s)": "Random House (90%) Virgin Group (10%)", "Status": "Active", "Founded": "1979Virgin Books - More about Virgin Books https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/publishers/ebury/virgin-books/", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Headquarters location": "London", "Distribution": "The Book Service", "Publicati... |
Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Launched in 1979 as Doctor Who Weekly, the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. With 13 issues a year, as well as producing triannual deluxe Special Editions (2002-) and Booka... | {"Frequency": "13 times a year (once every four weeks)", "Categories": "Science fiction television", "Company": "Panini Comics", "Founded": "11 October 1979", "First issue": "1979 October 17 y(594 issues as of August 2023)", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Website": "Official website", "ISSN": "095... |
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include Doctor Who, the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from 2000 AD, Blake's 7, Dark Shadows, D... | {"Type": "Private company", "Founded": "1996http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/faq.htm Big Finish 2014-03-03 THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST By Gary Russell dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090106132231/http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/faq.htm 6 January 2009", "Headquarters": "UK", "Industry": "Entertainment", "Products"... |
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. is a 1966 British science fiction film directed by Gordon Flemyng and written by Milton Subotsky, and the second of two films based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. It stars Peter Cushing in a return to the role of the eccentric inventor and time traveller Dr... | {"Directed by": "Gordon Flemyng", "Written by": "Milton Subotsky\nDavid Whitaker", "Based on": "The Dalek Invasion of Earth Terry Nation", "Produced by": "Milton Subotsky\n Max J. Rosenberg", "Starring": "Peter Cushing\n Bernard Cribbins\n Ray Brooks\n Jill Curzon\n Roberta Tovey\n Andrew Keir", "Cinematography": "John... |
Marie Marthe Augustine Lemaitre Brémont (née Mesange; 25 April 1886 - 6 June 2001) was a French supercentenarian and the oldest recognized person in the world from November 2000 until her death at age 115 years 42 days. Brémont is the second oldest French person to have ever lived, after longevity world record holder J... | {"Image": "Marie Brémont 1910.JPG", "Caption": "in 1910, age 24", "Name": "Marie Brémont", "Birth name": "Marie Mesange", "Birth date": "25 April 1886", "Birth place": "Noëllet, France", "Death date": "6 June 2001(aged 115 years 42 days)", "Death place": "Candé, France", "Spouse(s)": "Constant Lemaitre(?-?, his death)F... |
Guillermo Jaime Jorrín (born November 12, 1969), known as Willie Jorrín, is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2003. He held the WBC super bantamweight title from 2000 to 2002. Jorrín was trained by five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach.
Amateur career
Jorrín holds an amateur ... | {"Real name": "Guillermo Jaime Jorrín", "Nickname(s)": "Willie", "Weight(s)": "Super FeatherweightFeatherweightSuper Bantamweight", "Height": "5 6", "Reach": "69 in (175 cm)", "Nationality": "American", "Born": "Sacramento, California", "Stance": "Orthodox", "Total fights": "32", "Wins": "29", "Wins by KO": "13", "Loss... |
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), branded as Metro, is the county agency that plans, operates, and coordinates funding for most of the public transportation system in Los Angeles County, California, the most populated county in the United States. The agency directly operates a large... | {"Name": "Metro", "Size of first image": "200px", "Second image caption": "Four Metro-operated modes of service, clockwise from top left: Metro Bus, Metro Busway (bus rapid transit), Metro Rail subway and Metro Rail light rail", "Locale": "Los Angeles County, California", "Transit type(s)": "Bus\n Bus rapid transit\n L... |
Garbage is the debut studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on August 15, 1995, by Almo Sounds. The album was met with critical acclaim upon its release, being viewed by some as an innovative recording for its time. It reached number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and number six on the UK Albums Chart,... | {"Released": "1995 8 15", "Recorded": "April 1994 - May 1995", "Studio": "Smart, Madison, Wisconsin", "Genre": "Alternative rock\n dance-rock\n power pop", "Label": "Almo", "Producer": "Garbage"} |
Don Pío de Jesús Pico (May 5, 1801 - September 11, 1894) was a Californio politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule. A member of the prominent Pico family of California, he was one of the wealthiest men in California at the time and a hugely in... | {"Name": "Pío Pico", "Image caption": "Pío Pico, c. 1890", "Term start": "22 February 1845", "Term end": "10 August 1846", "Office 2": "Los Angeles Common Councilman", "Birth name": "Pío de Jesús Pico", "Birth date": "1801 5 5 yes", "Birth place": "Mission San Gabriel ArcángelSan Gabriel, Alta California, New Spain", "... |
The United Transportation Union (UTU) was a broad-based, transportation labor union that represented about 70,000 active and retired railroad, bus, mass transit, and airline workers in the United States. The UTU was headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. On August 11, 2014, it merged with the Sheet Metal Workers' Internatio... | {"Name": "UTU", "Location country": "United States", "Membership": "70,606 (2012)000-314 557221 LM2Form September 26, 2014", "Full name": "United Transportation Union", "Formation": "1969 01 01", "Dissolved": "August 11, 2014", "Merged": "International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers", ... |
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón () (30 September 1765 - 22 December 1815Dates and other biographical information in this article are drawn from Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography 1887-89.) was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assu... | {"Name": "José María Morelos", "Image caption": "Depiction of Morelos by unknown Mixtec painter", "Term start": "24 October 1814", "Term end": "5 November 1815", "Order 2": "Chief of the Congress of Anáhuac", "Predecessor 2": "Post established", "Successor 2": "Himself as president under the Constitution of Apatzingan"... |
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor organization in the United States and Canada that represents employees in the public transit industry. Established in 1892 as the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees of America, the union was centered primarily in the Eastern United States; today, ATU has o... | {"Abbreviation": "ATU", "Type": "Trade union", "Headquarters": "Silver Spring, Maryland, US", "Location": "Canada United States", "Affiliations": "AFL-CIO Canadian Labour Congress International Transport Workers' Federation"} |
Marc Forné i Molné (; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 20 February 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the January 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profession, and was president of the Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal d'And... | {"Name": "Marc Forné Molné", "Birth date": "1946 12 30 y", "Birth place": "Andorra la Vella, Andorra", "Image caption": "Molné in 1997"} |
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah (or Bulgowlah) said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling.
Balgowlah is located 12 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business distric... | {"Type": "suburb", "Name": "Balgowlah", "City": "Sydney", "State Abbreviation": "nsw", "Caption": "North Harbour, Balgowlah", "Image 2": "yes\n 270\n center\n 270\n Balgowlah\n 13\n shape\n #C60C30\n 3\n Balgowlah", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "Northern Beaches Council", "Postcode": "2093", "Established": "1832 yes"... |
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