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The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ); abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR, is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its inception in 1946), UMNO has been known as Malaysia's "Grand Old Party".
UMNO ... | {"Abbreviation": "UMNO / Arab امنو PEKEMBAR / Arab ڤکمبر", "President": "Ahmad Zahid Hamidi", "Founded": "11 May 1946", "Ideology": "Ketuanan Melayuhttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tak/47/1/47_KJ00005849019/_pdf The Politics of National Identity in West Malaysia: Continued Mutation or Critical Transition? [The Pol... |
Lydia Maria Child ( Francis; February 11, 1802October 20, 1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism.
Her journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the 1820s through the 1850s. ... | {"Born": "February 11, 1802", "Died": "1880 10 20 1802 2 11", "Resting place": "North CemeteryWayland, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Occupation": "Abolitionist activist novelist journalist", "Literary movement": "Abolitionist, feminism", "Relatives": "Convers Francis (brother)"} |
Harriet Jacobs (1813 or 1815 - March 7, 1897) was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".Yellin, Life 126 Born into slavery in Edenton, North Carolina, she was sexu... | {"Born": "1813", "Died": "1897 03 07 (aged 84)", "Resting place": "Mount Auburn Cemetery", "Occupation": "Writer nanny relief worker", "Children": "Joseph and Louisa", "Relatives": "John S. Jacobs (brother)"} |
The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".
"About: Supporting Book Criticism and Literary Culture Since 1974", NBCC. Retrieved February 2, 2012. The first NBCC awards were... | {"Awarded for": "\"the finest books and reviews published in English\"", "Presented by": "National Book Critics Circle", "Date": "March, annual", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1975 publications (1976)", "Website": "bookcritics.org"} |
The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London (a building owned by the... | {"Headquarters": "Burlington House, London", "Type": "Learned society", "Legal status": "Registered charity", "Registration no.": "207237", "Services": "Research and publications, lectures and events, grant-giving, heritage conservation, and exhibitions"} |
Aline Chrétien (née Chaîné; May 14, 1936September 12, 2020) was a Canadian academic administrator who was the wife of Canada's 20th prime minister, Jean Chrétien. She previously worked as a secretary, payroll manager, and model. In her later life, she was a trained pianist with The Royal Conservatory of Music.
Early... | {"Name": "Aline Chrétien", "Caption": "Chrétien at the 300th anniversary of Saint Petersburg celebrations in May 2003", "Birth date": "yes 1936 5 14", "Birth place": "Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "yes 2020 9 12 1936 5 14", "Death place": "Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada", "Nationality": "Cana... |
Walter Trohan (July 4, 1903 - October 28, 2003) was a 20th-century American journalist, known as a long-time Chicago Tribune reporter (1929-1971) and its bureau chief in Washington, D.C. (1949-1968).
Background
Trohan was born on July 4, 1903, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. In 1920, he family moved to the South Si... | {"Birth name": "Walter J. Trohan", "Birth date": "1903 7 4", "Birth place": "Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "2003 10 28 1903 7 4", "Death place": "Bethesda, Maryland", "Nationality": "American", "Occupation": "Journalist (newspaperman)", "Years active": "1927-1978", "Known For": "Washington bureau chief (1947... |
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six-episode radio series, it has since spanned a total of 20 television episodes for BBC Three which aired from 2004 to 2007, and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows i... | {"Nationality": "British", "Medium": "Theatre, radio, television", "Years active": "1998-2009, 2013", "Genres": "Double act, surreal humour, new wavehttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/the-mighty-boosh?page=3 The Mighty Boosh The Guardian", "Notable works and roles": "The Mighty Boosh (stage show, 1998)Arctic Boosh (st... |
Ross Markham NobleFizzy Logic Tour, Launceston, Tasmania - 4 July 2007 (born 6 June 1976) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on panel shows such as Have I Got News for You. He has also released DVDs... | {"Birth name": "Ross Markham Noble", "Born": "Newcastle upon Tyne, England", "Medium": "Stand-up, television", "Nationality": "English", "Genres": "Improvisational comedy\n Surreal humour\n Physical comedy\n Observational comedy", "Spouse": "Fran Noble", "Parent(s)": "Anne Ransome", "Notable works and roles": "Unrealti... |
Out is an American LGBTQ news, fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine, with the highest circulation of any LGBTQ monthly publication in the United States. It presents itself in an editorial manner similar to Details, Esquire, and GQ. Out was owned by Robert Hardman of Boston, its original investor, until 2000, ... | {"Publisher": "Joe Landry", "Frequency": "Monthly", "Circulation": "203,000 (includes digital as well as print)", "Categories": "LGBTQ, news, entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle", "Company": "Pride Media", "Founded": "1992", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Website": "out.com", "ISSN": "1062-7928"} |
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander (January 21, 1922 - October 19, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who became the first Black Canadian to be a member of Parliament in the House of Commons, a federal Cabinet Minister (as federal Minister of Labour), a Chair of the Worker's Compensation Board of Ontario, and the 24t... | {"Name": "Lincoln Alexander", "Image caption": "Alexander in 2005", "Term start": "September 20, 1985", "Term end": "December 10, 1991", "Office 2": "Minister of Labour", "Prime minister 2": "Joe Clark", "Predecessor 2": "Martin O'Connell", "Successor 2": "Gerald Regan", "Birth name": "Lincoln MacCauley Alexander", "Bi... |
The balboa (sign: B/.; ISO 4217: PAB) is, along with the United States dollar, one of the official currencies of Panama. It is named in honor of the Spanish explorer/conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa. The balboa is subdivided into 100 centésimos.
History
The balboa replaced the Colombian peso in 1904 following the co... | {"ISO 4217 code": "PAB", "Unit": "balboa", "Symbol": "B/.", "Subunit": "1 100", "Pegged with": "U.S. dollar at par"} |
James Karl Bartleman (24 December 1939 - 14 August 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and author who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007.
Bartleman was a son of Percy Scott Bartleman and Maureen Florence Bartleman (Simcoe). He grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling, and he was a member... | {"Name": "James Bartleman", "Image caption": "Bartleman in 2014", "Term start": "7 March 2002", "Term end": "5 September 2007", "Office 2": "Permanent Representative of Canada to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization", "Prime minister 2": "Brian MulroneyJean Chrétien", "Predecessor 2": "Gordon Scott Smith", "Successor... |
Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Texas as one of two children of Gilbert Pérez and Carmen Medina. In 1986, he beg... | {"Name": "Chris Pérez", "Caption": "Pérez performing in 2012", "Birth name": "Christopher Gilbert Pérez", "Birth date": "1969 08 14", "Birth place": "San Antonio, Texas, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Selena Quintanilla April 2, 1992 March 31, 1995 died\n Venessa Villanueva 2001 2008 divorced", "Children": "2", "Family": "Suzet... |
Henry Newton Rowell "Hal" Jackman (born June 10, 1932) is a Canadian billionaire businessman who served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1991 to 1997. He is the son of former Member of Parliament Harry Jackman and philanthropist Mary Rowell Jackman. His mother was the daughter of another former Member o... | {"Name": "Hal Jackman", "Term start": "December 11, 1991", "Term end": "January 24, 1997", "Birth name": "Henry Newton Rowell Jackman", "Birth date": "1932 6 10", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Maruja Trinidad Duncan"} |
John Black Aird (May 5, 1923 – May 6, 1995) was a Canadian lawyer, corporate director, and political figure. He served in the Senate of Canada from 1964 to 1974, and he was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1980 to 1985.
Life and career
Aird was born in Toronto, Ontario, and was the grandson of Sir John Aird, a pro... | {"Name": "John Black Aird", "Order 2": "23rd", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of Ontario", "Monarch 2": "Elizabeth II", "Premier 2": "Bill DavisFrank MillerDavid Peterson", "Predecessor 2": "Pauline Mills McGibbon", "Successor 2": "Lincoln Alexander", "Birth date": "1923 5 5", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada... |
Black Friday is a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores
offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving. So... | {"Type": "commercial", "Significance": "Popular shopping day", "Observed by": "Traditionally:https://www.brandwatch.com/2014/12/retailers-sales-using-social-listening-learn-black-friday/ Retailers & Sales: Using Social Listening To Learn More About Black Friday Brandwatch December 2, 2014 November 27, 2015 June 17, 201... |
Alcester () is a market town and civil parish of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in the Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England, approximately west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 7 miles south of Redditch, close to the Worcestershire border.
In 2020, the population of the pari... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Stratford-on-Avon", "Shire county": "Warwickshire", "UK Parliament": "Stratford-on-Avon", "Postcode district": "B", "Dialling code": "01789", "OS grid reference": "SP0957"} |
Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893.
Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales-England border, about north-west of Ludlow and about south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun and to the east is Church Stretton. The town ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "1,893", "Unitary authority": "Shropshire", "Ceremonial county": "Shropshire", "UK Parliament": "Ludlow", "Postcode district": "SY", "Dialling code": "01588", "OS grid reference": "SO323887"} |
Pauline Mills McGibbon (21 October 1910 – 14 December 2001) served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1974 to 1980. In addition to being the first woman to occupy that position, she was also the first woman to serve as a viceregal representative in Canadian history.
Once described as 'Ontario’s Eve' for ... | {"Name": "Pauline Mills McGibbon", "Term start": "1974 4 10 yes", "Term end": "1980 9 15 yes", "Birth date": "1910 10 20 yes", "Birth place": "Sarnia, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2001 12 14 1910 10 20 yes", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Donald Walker McGibbon (1910-1996) (m. 1935)"} |
thumb|Blandford originated at a fording point over the River Stour
Blandford Forum ( ), commonly Blandford, is a market town in Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about northwest of Poole. The town's civil parish had a population of 10,355 at the 2021 census.
Blandford is notable for its Georgian architecture... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)Blandford https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/dorset/E04010488__blandford_forum/ City population 25 October 2022", "OS grid reference": "ST886069", "Unitary authority": "Dorset", "Ceremonial county": "Dorset", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "DT1... |
William Samuel Paley (September 28, 1901 - October 26, 1990) was an American businessman, primarily involved in the media, and best known as the chief executive who built the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United Stat... | {"Name": "William S. Paley", "Caption": "New York, 1939", "Birth name": "William Samuel Paley", "Birth date": "1901 9 28", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "1990 10 26 1901 9 28", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Resting place": "Memorial Cemetery of Saint John's Church", "Occupation": "Tel... |
Bexhill is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. As of 2006, the town had a population of 472 people. It is located about from Byron Bay and about from Lismore and is in the City of Lismore. It is on the Murwillumbah railway line and on Bangalow Road.
Attractions
Bexhill is well known for its pleasant ope... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Bexhill", "State Abbreviation": "nsw", "Caption": "Bexhill open air cathedral", "Population": "495", "Population Year": "2016", "Population Footnotes": "SSC10333 Bexhill 11 May 2019 on", "Postcode": "2480", "Distance 1": "35", "Location 1": "Byron Bay", "Distance 2": "11", "Location 2": "L... |
William Ross Macdonald (December 25, 1891 – May 28, 1976), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1968 to 1974, and as 22nd Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953.
Early life
Macdonald was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a dry goods merchant who had immigrated from Scotland. He wen... | {"Name": "William Ross Macdonald", "Image caption": "Macdonald in the Speaker's Chair of the Canadian House of Commons", "Term start": "July 4, 1968", "Term end": "April 10, 1974", "Office 2": "Leader of the Government in the Senate", "Prime minister 2": "Lester B. Pearson", "Predecessor 2": "Alfred Johnson Brooks", "S... |
thumb|All Saints Church, Gainsborough
thumb|Gainsborough Old Hall
thumb|Gladstone Street, Gainsborough
Gainsborough is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The town population was 20,842 at the 2011 census, and estimated at 23,243 in 2019.City Population. Re... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2017 estimate)", "District": "West Lindsey", "Shire county": "Lincolnshire", "UK Parliament": "Gainsborough", "Postcode district": "DN", "Dialling code": "01427", "OS grid reference": "SK815901"} |
thumb|right|250px|Magnum Research headquarters in Fridley; it is unmarked.
Magnum Research Inc. (MRI) was an American privately held corporation based in Fridley, Minnesota which manufactured and distributed firearms. The majority owners, Jim Skildum (President and CEO) and John Risdall (Chairman, COO), had been with t... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1979", "Headquarters": "United States", "Products": "Firearms", "Parent": "Kahr Arms", "Website": "MagnumResearch.com", "Fate": "2010 buyout by Kahr Arms"} |
William Earl Rowe, (May 13, 1894 – February 9, 1984), was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968.
Background
Rowe was born in Hull, Iowa, United States, of Canadian parents in 1894. He moved to Ontario with his family at the age of two and grew up to b... | {"Name": "William Earl Rowe", "Image caption": "Rowe, 1942", "Office 2": "Leader of the Opposition", "Predecessor 2": "George A. Drew", "Successor 2": "John Diefenbaker", "Birth date": "1894 5 13", "Birth place": "Hull, Iowa, U.S.", "Death date": "1984 2 9 1894 5 13", "Death place": "Newton Robinson, Ontario, Canada", ... |
Sheffield City Hall is a Grade II* listed building in Sheffield, England in Barker's Pool, one of the city's central squares. It was built and is owned by Sheffield City Council but is now managed by the Sheffield City Trust, under a 99-year lease and is operated by Sheffield International Venues as a venue for concert... | {"Coordinates": "53.3808 N 1.4724 W scale:1000_region:GB inline,title", "Designation": "Grade II* listed building", "Architect": "E. Vincent Harris", "Owner": "Sheffield International Venues", "Capacity": "2,271 (Irwin Mitchell Oval Hall)850 (Ballroom)500 (Memorial Hall)", "Opened": "1932 09 22 y"} |
The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England. It lies in a slightly hidden location, just off Fargate shopping street, but signals its presence with a tall spire. It is an especially fine example of an English Roman Catholic Cathedral, with much fine interior decoration. Re-or... | {"OS grid reference": "Cathedral Church of St Marie", "Location": "Sheffield, South Yorkshire", "Country": "England", "Denomination": "Roman Catholic", "Website": "www.stmariecathedral.org", "Consecrated": "1889", "Architect(s)": "Matthew Ellison Hadfield", "Style": "Gothic Revival", "Years built": "1846-1850", "Provin... |
right|thumb|A map of some of the Luo peoples
The Luo, (also spelled Lwo) are several ethnically and linguistically related Nilo-Semitic ethnic groups that inhabit an area ranging from Egypt and Sudan to South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Northern Uganda and eastern Congo (DRC), into western Kenya, and the Mara Region o... | {"Name": "Luo", "Image caption": "Luo location in East Africa", "Population": "18,596,000", "Religions": "Christianity; Traditional religions; Islam", "Related ethnic groups": "Other Nilotic peoplesEspecially Atuot, Burun, Dinka, Jumjum, and Nuer"} |
The Labor Left, also known as the Progressive Left or Socialist Left, is a political faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It competes with the more economically liberal Labor Right faction.
The Labor Left operates autonomously in each state and territory of Australia, and organises as a broad alliance at the n... | {"Abbreviation": "LL", "Newspaper": "Challenge Magazine", "Ideology": "nowrap \n Progressivism\n Social democracy\n Democratic socialism", "National affiliation": "Australian Labor"} |
Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Billina the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People Too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein, published on July 30, 1907, was the official third book of L. Frank Baum's Oz ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Oz books", "Publisher": "Reilly & Britton", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Preceded by": "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Followed by": "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz"} |
, abbreviated to Kumadai (熊大), is a Japanese national university located in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region of Japan. It was established on May 31, 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; Kumamoto Teachers College (established in 1874), Kumamoto Pharmaceutical College (1... | {"Type": "Public (National)", "President": "Hisao Ogawa", "Undergraduates": "8,075", "Postgraduates": "2,079", "Campus": "Urban,-- acres (2.4 km²)", "Website": "http://ewww.kumamoto-u.ac.jp"} |
is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise created by Gainax. He is the franchise's poster boy and protagonist. In the anime series, Shinji has been abandoned by his estranged father Gendo. But years later, Gendo asks him to pilot a mecha called Evangelion Unit-01 to protect the city of Tokyo-3... | {"First appearance": "Neon Genesis Evangelion chapter 1: \"Angel Attack\" (1995)", "Created by": "Gainax", "Voiced by": "Japanese:\n Megumi Ogata\n Ryūnosuke Kamiki (Adulthood, Rebuild)\n English:\n Spike Spencer (ADV Films dub / Rebuild) \n Casey Mongillo (Netflix dub)", "Gender": "Male", "Full name": "Shinji Ikari", ... |
James Tallmadge Jr. (January 28, 1778 – September 29, 1853) was a United States lawyer, and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York's 4th congressional district.
Early life
James Tallmadge Jr. was born on January 28, 1778, in Stanford, Dutchess County, New York. His father, Colonel James... | {"Name": "James Tallmadge Jr.", "Image size": "200px", "Term start": "1825", "Term end": "1826", "District 2": "4th", "Preceded 2": "Abraham H. Schenck", "Succeeded 2": "Randall S. Street", "Birth date": "1778 1 28", "Birth place": "Stanford, New York", "Death date": "1853 09 29 1778 1 28", "Death place": "New York Cit... |
Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada (Spanish for "The Enchanted Hill"), is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947. Today, Hearst ... | {"Nearest city": "San Simeon, California, United States", "Area": "More than 90000 sqft m2", "Built": "1919-1947Crabtree 2011 88", "Architect": "Julia Morgan", "Architectural style": "Spanish Colonial Revival, Mediterranean Revival, other late 19th and 20th century revival styles", "Website": "www.hearstcastle.org/"} |
The Columbia Center, formerly named the Bank of America Tower and Columbia Seafirst Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The 76-story structure is the tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington, reaching a height of . At the time of its completion, the Columbia Center was... | {"Former names": "Bank of America TowerColumbia Seafirst Center", "Location": "701 Fifth AvenueSeattle, Washington, U.S.", "Coordinates": "47.60453 -122.33069 region:US-WA inline,title", "Construction started": "1982", "Preceded by": "Safeco Plaza", "Type": "Commercial offices"} |
Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 - May 30, 1974), often referred to as E.K. Gaylord, was the owner and publisher of The Daily Oklahoman newspaper (now The Oklahoman), as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. A native of Kansas and educated in Colorado, he worked on several publicationsDary, David, "Gaylord, Ed... | {"Name": "Edward King Gaylord", "Birth date": "1873 03 05 yes", "Birth place": "Muscotah, Kansas, U.S.", "Death date": "1974 05 30 1873 03 05", "Death place": "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Known For": "newspaper publisher radio and television station operator", "Spouse(s)": "Inez Kinney (m. 1914)", "Children": "3"} |
Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 23 June 679 AD) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts. She was a daughter of Anna, King of East Anglia, and her siblings were Wendre... | {"Born": "Exning, Suffolk", "Died": "Ely, Cambridgeshire", "Feast": "23 June", "Attributes": "Abbess holding a model of Ely Cathedral", "Patronage": "Throat complaints"} |
thumb|MacKay's monument at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto
Lieutenant-Colonel John Keiller MacKay (July 11, 1888 – June 12, 1970) was a Canadian soldier, lawyer and jurist. MacKay served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 1957 to 1963.
Early life and education
John Keiller MacKay was born on July 11, ... | {"Name": "J. Keiller MacKay", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1958", "Term start": "December 30, 1957", "Term end": "May 1, 1963", "Birth name": "John Keiller MacKay", "Birth date": "1888 07 11 yes", "Birth place": "Plainfield, Nova Scotia, Canada", "Death date": "1970 06 12 1888 07 11 yes", "Death place": "Toront... |
thumb|right|The southern half of Lake Natron (top). Fault scarps and the Gelai Volcano can also be seen. Numerous near-white salt-crust "rafts" pepper the shallowest parts of the lake (inset).
Lake Natron is a salt or alkaline lake located in north Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. It is in the Gregory... | {"Location": "Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, Tanzania", "Coordinates": "02 25 S 36 00 E region:TZ_type:waterbody inline,title", "Basin": "Tanzania", "Surface elevation": "600 m"} |
Louis Orville Breithaupt (October 28, 1890 - December 12, 1960) served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1952 to 1957.
Life and career
Born in Berlin (later Kitchener), Ontario, the son of Emma Alvarine (Devitt) and Louis Jacob Breithaupt, he was educated at the University of Toronto. He became ... | {"Name": "Louis Orville Breithaupt", "Term start": "February 18, 1952", "Term end": "December 30, 1957", "Predecessor 2": "William Daum Euler", "Successor 2": "Norman Schneider", "Birth date": "1890 10 28", "Birth place": "Berlin, Ontario", "Death date": "1960 12 12 1890 10 28", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario", "Spou... |
thumb|Lieutenant Governor Ray Lawson with A. J. Casson and Casson's daughter, Margaret, at the Ontario Society of Artists' 75th Annual Art Exhibition, Toronto, 1947
Frank Ray Lawson (August 30, 1886 - April 4, 1980), was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1946 to 1952.
Born in London, Ontario, he w... | {"Name": "Ray Lawson", "Term start": "December 26, 1946", "Term end": "February 18, 1952", "Birth name": "Frank Ray Lawson", "Birth date": "1886 8 30", "Birth place": "London, Ontario", "Death date": "1980 4 4 1886 8 30", "Death place": "London, Ontario, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Helen Newton 1909"} |
The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is a biannual magazine for professional journalists that has been published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961. Its original purpose was "to assess the performance of journalism in all its forms, to call attention to its shortcomings and strengths, a... | {"Frequency": "Biannually (twice a year)", "Categories": "Journalism journalism review", "Company": "Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism", "First issue": "1961", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Website": "https://www.cjr.org/ cjr.org", "ISSN": "0010-194X"} |
Sir John Strathearn Hendrie (August 15, 1857 – July 17, 1923) was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.
John Hendrie was born in 1857 in Hamilton, Canada West and was educated at Upper Canada College. He became a railway contractor and promoted the Hamilton Bridge Works. In 1885 he married Lena H... | {"Name": "John Strathearn Hendrie", "Office 2": "Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario", "Predecessor 2": "Edward Alexander Colquhoun", "Successor 2": "John Allan", "Birth date": "1857 08 15", "Birth place": "Hamilton, Upper Canada", "Death date": "1923 07 17 1857 08 15", "Death place": "Baltimore, Maryland, U.... |
Sir John Morison Gibson (January 1, 1842 – June 3, 1929) was a Canadian politician and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Biography
thumb|left|John Gibson in 1908
John Morison Gibson, the son of Scottish immigrants, was born in 1842, in Toronto. He grew up on a farm in Caledonia, Ontario, went to Hamilton Ce... | {"Name": "John Morison Gibson", "Term start": "September 21, 1908", "Term end": "September 26, 1914", "Office 2": "Ontario MPP", "Predecessor 2": "John Craig", "Successor 2": "James J. Craig", "Birth date": "1842 01 01", "Birth place": "Toronto Township, Upper Canada", "Death date": "1929 06 03 1842 01 01", "Death plac... |
Sir William Mortimer Clark (also spelled Clarke), KC (May 24, 1836 - August 10, 1915) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Life and career
Born in 1836 in Aberdeen, Scotland, Clark was educated at Marischal College and the University of Edinburgh. He came to Canada in 1859 and was called to the bar of Upper Canada in... | {"Name": "Sir William Mortimer Clark", "Term start": "April 21, 1903", "Term end": "September 21, 1908", "Birth date": "1836 5 24", "Birth place": "Aberdeen, Scotland", "Death date": "1915 8 10 1836 5 24", "Death place": "Prouts Neck, Maine", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Spouse(s)": "Helen Gordon 1866", "Alma mater": "M... |
Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski, (born Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski; March 5, 1813 - August 24, 1898), was a Polish-Canadian engineer who was known for his work on a wide variety of Canadian railways, as well as work on the Welland Canal. He also served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
Life a... | {"Name": "Sir Casimir Gzowski", "Birth name": "Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski", "Term start": "November 7, 1896", "Term end": "November 18, 1897", "Birth date": "1813 3 5", "Birth place": "Saint Petersburg, Russia", "Death date": "1898 8 24 1813 3 5", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Resting place": "St. James ... |
Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick (September 13, 1841 – December 13, 1899) was a politician from Ontario, Canada.
Born in 1841 in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Thomas Kirkpatrick, George Kirkpatrick was educated at Trinity College Dublin.
Career
Kirkpatrick joined the Canadian Militia as a private in 1861 during the Tren... | {"Name": "George Airey Kirkpatrick", "Term start": "February 8, 1883", "Term end": "July 12, 1887", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of Ontario", "Order 2": "7th", "Predecessor 2": "Sir Alexander Campbell", "Successor 2": "Sir Casimir Gzowski (acting)", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Premier 2": "Oliver MowatArthur Sturgis ... |
Samut Songkhram (, ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
Neighbouring provinces are (from the south clockwise) Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi and Samut Sakhon. Local people call Samut Songkhram Mae Klong. The province is the smallest in area of all Thai provinces. Chang and Eng Bunker, the famous Siamese ... | {"Rank": "Ranked 7th", "Density": "465", "ISO 3166 code": "TH-75", "Website": "http://www.samutsongkhram.go.th"} |
Hanna Holborn Gray (born October 25, 1930) is an American historian of Renaissance and Reformation political thought and Professor of History Emerita at the University of Chicago. She served as president of the University of Chicago, from 1978 to 1993, having earlier served as acting president of Yale University in 197... | {"Name": "Hanna Holborn Gray", "Term start": "1978", "Term end": "1993", "Order 2": "18th", "Title 2": "President of Yale University (Acting)", "Predecessor 2": "Kingman Brewster, Jr.", "Successor 2": "A. Bartlett Giamatti", "Birth date": "1930 10 25", "Birth place": "Heidelberg, Germany", "Spouse(s)": "Charles Montgom... |
The Chess Federation of Russia (), known until 2018 as the Russian Chess Federation, () is the governing body for chess in Russia, and the officially recognized arm of the FIDE in Russia. It was founded on 15 February 1992, following the dissolution of the USSR Chess Federation. Its headquarters are in Moscow. The pres... | {"Abbreviation": "CFR", "Predecessor": "USSR Chess Federation", "Headquarters": "Moscow, Russia", "Affiliations": "FIDE, Asian Chess Federation", "Website": "https://ruchess.ru/en/"} |
thumb| The Chapultepec Peace Accords. For Maurice Lemoine, French intellectual “at the negotiating table, puts an end to a sixty-year-old military hegemony and will allow a deep reform of the State based on a series of unprecedented measures: respect for universal suffrage; reform of the judiciary; constitutional refo... | {"Name": "Chapultepec Peace Accords", "Treaty type": "Peace treaty", "Treaty context": "Salvadoran Civil War", "Date signed": "1992 01 16", "Location signed": "Chapultepec Castle, Mexico", "Date effective": "February 1, 1992", "Parties": "El Salvador Salvadoran governmentFarabundo Martí National Liberation Front former... |
thumb|17 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, birthplace of Richard Haldane
right|thumb|Haldane caricatured by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1896
Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane, (; 30 July 1856 - 19 August 1928) was a British lawyer and philosopher and an influential Liberal and later Labour politician. He was Secretary ... | {"Name": "The Viscount Haldane", "Term start": "22 January 1924", "Term end": "3 November 1924", "Prime minister 2": "H. H. Asquith", "Predecessor 2": "The Earl Loreburn", "Successor 2": "The Lord Buckmaster", "Birth date": "yes 1856 7 30", "Birth place": "Edinburgh, Scotland", "Death date": "yes 1928 08 19 1856 7 30",... |
Extended Vector Animation (EVA) is a web-based vector graphic file format developed by Sharp Corporation in 1996. The EVA format differs from other vector formats because only the changes in vectors over time is recorded, instead of information per frame. The format is popular in Japan and several versions of EVA Anima... | {"Name": "Extended Vector Animation", "Extension": ".eva", "MIME type": "application/x-eva", "Developed by": "Sharp Corporation", "Type of format": "Image file formats"} |
Richard Marsden Pankhurst (1834 - 5 July 1898) was an English barrister and socialist who was a strong supporter of women's rights.
Early life
Richard Pankhurst was the son of Henry Francis Pankhurst (1806-1873) and Margaret Marsden (1803-1879). Pankhurst was born in Stoke but spent most of his life in Manchester and ... | {"Name": "Richard Pankhurst", "Caption": "Pankhurst in 1879", "Birth name": "Richard Marsden Pankhurst", "Birth date": "1834", "Birth place": "Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England", "Death date": "5 July 1898 (aged 62)", "Death place": "Victoria Park, Manchester, England", "Burial place": "Brooklands Cemetery", "Spou... |
thumb|Henry William Stisted
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry William Stisted (5 June 1817 – 10 December 1875), served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario after Confederation, from 1867 to 1868.
Biography
Born 1817, at St-Omer, France, to Lt.-Colonel Charles Stisted (1786-1842) of the 3rd The King's Own Hussars, b... | {"Name": "Henry William Stisted", "Image caption": "Portrait by George Theodore Berthon", "Term start": "1 July 1867", "Term end": "14 July 1868", "Birth date": "yes 1817 6 5", "Birth place": "Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France", "Death date": "yes 1875 12 10 1817 6 5", "Death place": "Upper Norwood, England"} |
Sir William Pearce Howland, (29 May 1811 - 1 January 1907) served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, from 1868 to 1873. He was one of the Fathers of Confederation.
Biography
Born in 1811 in Pawling, New York, William Howland was educated at Kinderhook Academy. In 1830 he settled in Cooksville, Upper Canada... | {"Name": "Sir William Pearce Howland", "Successor 2": "Amos Wright", "Birth date": "yes 1811 05 29", "Birth place": "Pawling, New York, US", "Death date": "yes 1907 01 01 1811 05 29", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Resting place": "St. James Cemetery, Toronto", "Nationality": "Canadian"} |
John Willoughby Crawford (26 August 1817 - 13 May 1875) served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875.
Born in 1817 in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of George Crawford, John Crawford came to Upper Canada as a child when his family settled in Brockville. He married Hele... | {"Name": "John Willoughby Crawford", "Successor 2": "Albert Norton Richards", "Birth date": "yes 1817 8 26", "Birth place": "Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland", "Death date": "yes 1875 05 13 1817 8 26", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario", "Nationality": "Canadian"} |
Donald Alexander Macdonald (February 17, 1817 – June 10, 1896) was a Canadian politician.
Born in 1817 in St. Raphael's, Upper Canada, Donald Alexander Macdonald studied at St Raphael's College under the first Catholic Bishop of Ontario, Alexander Macdonell. He became a railway contractor and was elected as a member ... | {"Name": "Donald Alexander Macdonald", "Predecessor 2": "Riding established", "Successor 2": "Archibald McNab", "Term start": "May 18, 1875", "Term end": "June 30, 1880", "Birth date": "1817 2 17", "Birth place": "St. Raphael, Upper Canada", "Death date": "1896 6 10 1817 2 17", "Death place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada"... |
Kanjut Sar (), or Kunjudh Sar as pronounced in Wakhi, is a mountain located in the Shimshal Valley, part of the Karakoram mountain range. The name Kunjudh Sar in Wakhi means "that which overlooks Kunjudh", or "above Kunjudh", while Khujudh is the Wakhi name for Central Hunza. It is the 28th-highest mountain on Earth an... | {"Elevation": "Ranked 28th", "Prominence": "http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html Karakoram and India/Pakistan Himalayas Ultra-Prominences peaklist.org 2010-08-05", "Location": "Location in Gilgit-Baltistan", "Coordinates": "36 12 18 N 75 25 06 E type:mountain_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Haramosh Peak (), also known as Haramosh or Peak 58, is a mountain located in the Karakoram range of the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The total population of the Haramosh Valley is at least 8000. It's often cited with a height of 7,409 meters.
Haramosh Peak is situated roughly 65 kilometers (40 miles) to the east of Gil... | {"Elevation": "10517 Haramosh, Pakistan 1 December 2019Ranked 67th", "Prominence": "2277", "Location": "Location in Pakistan", "Coordinates": "35 50 24 N 74 53 51 E type:mountain_region:PK_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar () is the highest mountain in the Shimshal Valley, part of the Karakoram mountain range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the 19th-highest mountain on Earth, the 7th-highest in Pakistan, and the first of the high peaks after Shishapangma to be the tallest independent summit of its own ... | {"Location": "Shimshal Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan", "Elevation": "http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal) Peaklist.org 2014-05-27Ranked 19th", "Prominence": "2525", "Coordinates": "36 19 33 N 75 11 18 E type:mo... |
was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period known as the brother-in-law and enemy of Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was head of the Azai clan seated at Odani Castle in northern Ōmi Province and married Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564, fathering her three daughters - Yodo-dono, Ohatsu, and Oeyo - who became prominent figures in... | {"Name": "Azai Nagamasa浅井 長政", "Term start": "1560", "Term end": "1573", "Spouse(s)": "Oichi (Oda Nobunaga sister)", "Birth date": "1545", "Birth place": "Omi Province", "Death date": "1573 9 26 1545", "Death place": "Odani Castle", "Battles fought": "Battle of Norada (1560)Attack on Rokkaku clan (1565)Siege of Kanegas... |
was the head of the Azai clan. Sukemasa was a retainer of the Kyōgoku clan but when the Kyōgoku clan declined for conflicts over the succession, the Azai clan came to power with Sukemasa as its daimyō.
After Sukemasa died, his son Azai Hisamasa became the head of the clan in 1542 , but unlike his father, he was never ... | {"Native name": "浅井 亮政", "Birth date": "1491", "Death date": "January 21, 1542", "House type": "Japanese clan"} |
Maureen Anne McTeer is a Canadian author and lawyer, married to Joe Clark, the 16th Prime Minister of Canada.
Family and education
McTeer was born to John and Bea McTeer. Her father taught her and her older sister, Colleen, to play hockey, resulting in McTeer's childhood dream of playing in the NHL. Her commitment to... | {"Name": "Maureen McTeer", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Spouse(s)": "Joe Clark 1973", "Children": "Catherine Clark", "Alma mater": "University of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa Faculty of LawUniversity of Sheffield", "Occupation": "Author, lawyer, professor"} |
Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942) is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.Richard Brenneman, "Country Joe McDonald Revives Anti-War Anthem" , Berkeley Daily Planet, April 16, 2004, accessed July 18, 2007.
Early life and earl... | {"Born": "Washington, D.C.", "Genres": "Alternative country country bluegrass country rock folk psychedelic rock acid rock", "Labels": "Vanguard Records, One Way Records, Fantasy Records, Rykodisc, Shanachie Records, Rag Baby Records", "Website": "http://countryjoe.com/"} |
Roque ( ) is an American variant of croquet played on a hard, smooth surface. Popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and billed "the Game of the Century" by its enthusiasts, it was an Olympic sport in the 1904 Summer Games, replacing croquet from the previous games.
Roque court and equipment
Roque is played... | {"Governing body": "American Roque League (1916-1970s?)\nNational Two Ball Roque Association (?-1970s?)\nNational Roque Association (1899-?)\nNational Croquet Association (1882-99)", "Team members": "1-on-1", "Type": "Outdoor, croquet", "Equipment": "Mallets, balls", "Venue": "Curbed clay court, with arches", "Obsolete... |
was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu.
Early life
He was the son of Shingen by the daughter of Suwa Yorishige (posthumous name:). Katsuyori's children included Takeda Nobukat... | {"Name": "Takeda Katsuyori武田 勝頼", "Term start": "1573", "Term end": "1582", "Spouse(s)": "Toyama FujinKeirin'in", "Birth date": "1546", "Birth place": "Kai Province", "Death date": "yes 1582 4 3 1546", "Death place": "Tenmoku Mountain, Kai Province", "Battles fought": "Siege of Kanbara\n Siege of Futamata\n Battle of M... |
Brag is an 18th century British card game, and the British national representative of the vying or "bluffing" family of gambling games.Oxford Dictionary of Card games, p. 31, David Parlett It is a descendant of the Elizabethan game of Primero and one of the several ancestors to poker, the modern version just varying ... | {"Alternative names": "Brag", "Type": "Gambling", "Players": "2 upwards", "Play": "Clockwise", "Cards": "52 cards", "Deck": "Anglo-American", "Origin": "English", "Playing time": "5-10 min.", "Chance": "Medium", "Skills": "Counting"} |
The Act of Security 1704 (also referred to as the Act for the Security of the Kingdom) was a response by the Parliament of Scotland to the Parliament of England's Act of Settlement 1701. Queen Anne's last surviving child, William, Duke of Gloucester, had died in 1700, and both parliaments needed to find a Protestant su... | {"Type": "Act", "Parliament": "Parliament of Scotland", "Long title": "Act for the Security of the Kingdom.", "Year": "1704", "Repealed by or Revoked by (if type is a statutory instrument)": "Repeal of Certain Scotch Acts 1707", "Status": "repealed"} |
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC (informally Cable & Wireless) was a British multinational telecommunications services company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. It was formed in 2010 by the split of Cable & Wireless plc into two companies, the other being Cable & Wireless Communications serving Central America... | {"Founded": "2010 03 26 yes", "Defunct": "2013 04 01 yes", "Headquarters": "Bracknell, England, UK", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Revenue": "£2,257 million (2011)Preliminary Results 2011", "Website": "http://vodafone.com/business/global-enterprise"} |
was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.
Biography
thumb|245px|Okame no Kata, Yoshinao's mother
Born the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his concubine, Okame no Kata. His childhood name was Gorōtamaru (五郎太丸). While still a young child, he was appointed leader of first the fief of Kofu in Kai Province and lat... | {"Name": "Tokugawa Yoshinao", "Nationality": "Japanese", "Image caption": "Tokugawa Yoshinao", "Term start": "1610", "Term end": "1650", "Birth date": "1601 1 2 y", "Death date": "1650 6 5 1601 1 2 y", "Spouse(s)": "Asano Haru"} |
was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period who ruled the Takatō Domain in Shinano Province (modern-day Nagano Prefecture). Tadaharu was the 3rd son of Torii Tadamasa, the lord of the Yamagata Domain. As his father died before a successor was named from among his sons, the Torii family's holdings were confiscated. Ho... | {"Name": "Torii Tadaharu", "Nationality": "Japanese", "Term start": "1636", "Term end": "1663", "Birth date": "1624", "Death date": "September 2, 1663", "Death place": "Osaka, Japan"} |
Nanna Popham Britton (November 9, 1896 - March 21, 1991) was an American secretary who was a mistress of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. In 1927, she revealed that her daughter, Elizabeth, had been fathered by Harding while he was serving in the United States Senate, one year before he was e... | {"Caption": "Britton in 1917", "Name": "Nan Britton", "Birth name": "Nanna Popham Britton", "Birth date": "1896 11 9", "Birth place": "Marion, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "1991 3 21 1896 11 9", "Death place": "Sandy, Oregon, U.S.", "Occupation": "Secretary", "Children": "Elizabeth"} |
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the eastern Himalayan range of Koshi Province, Nepal. The main peak is , the lower western peak is . Ama Dablam means "mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (ama) protecting her child, and the hanging glacier thought of as the dablam, the traditional doub... | {"Elevation": "Nepa Maps (Pvt.Ldt. ), NE517: Everest Base Camp & Gokyo, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2013", "Prominence": "10651 Ama Dablam 2009-03-01", "Location": "Location in Northeastern Nepal", "Coordinates": "27 51 40 N 86 51 40 E type:mountain_region:NP_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the EFL League One, the third tier of English football, following relegation from the 2022-23 EFL Championship.
Founded in 1932, they have played at the 25,138-seat DW Stadium since 19... | {"Full name": "Wigan Athletic Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Latics The Tics", "Capacity": "25,138", "Founded": "yes 1932", "League": "WiganAth", "Website": "https://www.wiganathletic.com"} |
William Ernest McKibben (born December 8, 1960)"Bill Ernest McKibben." Environmental Encyclopedia. Edited by Deirdre S. Blanchfield. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, December 31, 2017. is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively on... | {"Born": "1960 12 8", "Education": "Harvard University (BA)", "Children": "1", "Notable awards": "Gandhi Peace AwardRight Livelihood Award"} |
thumb|right|200px|Headquarters in Ada, Michigan
Alticor is a privately owned American corporation run by the DeVos and Van Andel families. It was established in 1999 to serve as the parent company for a handful of business ventures, most notably the multi-level marketing company Amway and Amway Global, and a manufactu... | {"Type": "Private", "Formerly": "Ja-Ri Corporation (1959-1963) Amway Corporation (1963-2000) Alticor, Inc. (2000-present)http://www.alticor.com/resource-center/company-information/alticortimeline.aspx Alticor Timeline 2006-10-09 Alticor", "Founded": "1959", "Headquarters": "Ada, Michigan, U.S.", "Industry": "Holding... |
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 - 5 February 2005) was a Togolese military officer and politician who was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.
Eyadéma participated in two successful military coups... | {"Name": "Gnassingbé Eyadéma", "Nationality": "Togolese", "Image caption": "Eyadéma in 1972", "Term start": "14 April 1967", "Term end": "5 February 2005", "Birth date": "1935 12 26 y", "Birth place": "Pya, French Togoland", "Death date": "2005 2 5 1935 12 26 y", "Death place": "near Tunis, Tunisia", "Spouse(s)": "Véro... |
Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born July 14, 1967) is an American politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011, he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. He is a former member of the President's Commission on Combatting Drug ... | {"Image caption": "Kennedy in 2016", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "State house 2": "Rhode Island", "District 2": "9th", "Predecessor 2": "John Skeffington", "Successor 2": "Anastasia P. Williams", "Birth name": "Patrick Joseph Kennedy II", "Birth date": "1967 7 14", "Birth place": "Bo... |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and produced by Don Hahn from a screenplay by Tab Murphy. The film features an ensemble voice cast t... | {"Directed by": "Gary Trousdale\n Kirk Wise", "Produced by": "Don Hahn", "Screenplay by": "Tab Murphy", "Story by": "Kirk Wise\n Gary Trousdale\n Joss Whedon\n Bryce Zabel\n Jackie Zabel\n Tab Murphy", "Starring": "Michael J. Fox\n James Garner\n Cree Summer\n Don Novello\n Phil Morris\n Claudia Christian\n Jacqueline ... |
thumbnail|right|The Major Kemp monument at Whanganui's Moutoa Gardens erected by the people of New Zealand to honour the "high-born Maori chief, brave soldier and staunch ally of the New Zealand Government"
Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui (died 15 April 1898) was a Māori military commander and noted ally of the government ... | {"Nickname(s)": "Major Kemp", "Born": "near Opiki, New Zealand", "Died": "Putiki, New Zealand", "Allegiance": "British Empire", "Awards": "New Zealand War Medal"} |
Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023, and also served as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2012 to 2015 and from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the S... | {"Name": "Patrick Leahy", "Image": "Patrick Leahy 117th Congress.jpeg", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2021", "Term start": "January 3, 1975", "Term end": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "President pro tempore of the United States Senate", "Predecessor 2": "Chuck Grassley", "Successor 2": "Patty Murray", "Birth n... |
Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator representing Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the Senate and the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman, after Susan Collins of Maine.... | {"Name": "Lisa Murkowski", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "December 20, 2002", "Office 2": "Vice Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Tom Udall", "Birth name": "Lisa Ann Murkowski", "Birth date": "1957 5 22", "Birth place": "Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska, U.S.", "... |
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in the LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in the French basketball league before joining the San Antonio Spurs of the National ... | {"Position": "Owner", "Listed height": "2", "Listed weight": "185", "Conference": "ASVEL Basket", "Born": "Bruges, Belgium", "High school": "INSEP (Paris, France)", "Nationality": "American, French"} |
John Francis Reed (born November 12, 1949) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he was first elected to in 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for from 1991 to 1997. Reed graduated from the United States Military ... | {"Name": "Jack Reed", "Honorific suffix": "GOIH", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Jim Inhofe", "Successor 2": "Jim Inhofe", "Birth name": "John Francis Reed", "Birth date": "1949 11 12", "... |
thumb|Railjet (RJ), the high-speed-train of ÖBB
thumb|Intercity-Express (ICE)
thumb|Map of the main network in Austria
thumb|InterCity (IC) on the Semmering railway
thumb|A ÖBB EuroCity (EC) train in Bolzano, South Tyrol
thumb|RegionalExpress train (REX) in Vienna
thumb|Regional train (R) in Styria
thumb|The Vienna S-B... | {"Type": "Aktiengesellschaft", "Industry": "Transport", "Parent": "Republic of Austria", "Headquarters": "Austria", "Products": "Rail transport, Cargo transport, Services", "Divisions": "ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG\n Rail Cargo Austria AG\n ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG", "Website": "www.oebb.at"} |
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and as the 46th governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Brownback also served as the United States Ambassador at Large for... | {"Name": "Sam Brownback", "Term start": "February 1, 2018", "Term end": "January 20, 2021", "Lieutenant 1": "Jeff Colyer", "Predecessor 2": "Sheila Frahm", "Successor 2": "Jerry Moran", "Birth name": "Samuel Dale Brownback", "Birth date": "1956 9 12", "Birth place": "Garnett, Kansas, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Stauffer ... |
Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961) is an American guitarist known for his work with rock band Stone Temple Pilots. DeLeo is also known for his role in the short-lived bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the older brother of Robert DeLeo, who plays bass for Stone Temple Pilots.
DeLeo's playing has received strong ... | {"Born": "New Jersey, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative rock, hard rock, grunge, psychedelic rock", "Labels": "Atlantic, Machine Shop", "Website": "stonetemplepilots.com"} |
Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford ( Aylen; 7 September 1923 - 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor.Obituary Variety, 26 December 1984.
He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a w... | {"Name": "Peter Lawford", "Caption": "Lawford in 1955", "Birth name": "Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen", "Birth date": "y 1923 09 07", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "y 1984 12 24 1923 09 07", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Citizenship": "United Kingdom United States", "Occupation": "Actor"... |
Saint Apollonia (, ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered. For this reason, she is popularly regarde... | {"Born": "2nd century", "Died": "Alexandria, Egypt", "Feast": "9 February (Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches), 2 Meshir (Coptic Orthodox Church)", "Canonized": "pre-congregation", "Attributes": "Tongs (sometimes with a tooth in them), depicted holding a cross or martyr's palm or crown", "Patronage": "... |
Scott Richard Weiland (, ; né Kline; October 27, 1967 - December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013, recording six albums with them, and as the lead vocalist of the rock supergroup Velv... | {"Born": "San Jose, California, U.S.", "Died": "Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative rock hard rock alternative metal grunge neo-psychedelia", "Labels": "Softdrive Atlantic RCA", "Formerly of": "Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver Camp Freddy The Magnificent Bastards The Wondergirls Art of Anarchy Scot... |
Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 - April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later became a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate and was the longest-serving Republican senator in Montana history.
While... | {"Name": "Conrad Burns", "Term start": "January 3, 1989", "Term end": "January 3, 2007", "Birth name": "Conrad Ray Burns", "Birth date": "1935 1 25", "Birth place": "Gallatin, Missouri, U.S.", "Death date": "2016 4 28 1935 1 25", "Death place": "Billings, Montana, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Phyllis Kuhlmann", "Education": "U... |
Philippine Airlines Flight 434, sometimes referred to as PAL434 or PR434, was a flight on December 11, 1994, from Cebu to Tokyo on a Boeing 747-283B that was seriously damaged by a bomb, killing one passenger and damaging vital control systems, although the plane was in a repairable state. The bombing was a test run of... | {"Date": "December 11, 1994", "Site": "25 50 45 N 131 14 30 E source:eswiki_type:event inline,title", "Operator": "Philippine Airlines", "Registration": "EI-BWF", "Flight origin": "Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay, Philippines", "Stopover": "Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Cebu, Philippines", "Destination":... |
Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Cheshire on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of Manchester. In 2021, it had a population of 54,515.
Evidence of Stone Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity has previously be... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 census)https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS001/editions/2021/versions/2/filter-outputs/e2bfae48-f018-4b67-a674-4d9c35989fd1#get-data Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments - Census 2021 Office of National Statistics 18 August 2023", "Metr... |
Barton-upon-Humber () or Barton is a town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is south-west of Kingston upon Hull and north north-east of the county town of Li... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "Unitary authority": "North Lincolnshire", "Ceremonial county": "Lincolnshire", "UK Parliament": "Cleethorpes", "Postcode district": "DN", "Dialling code": "01652", "OS grid reference": "TA030221"} |
Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway (A38) at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery. It is 18 miles (29 km) east-northeast of Plymouth, 20 miles (32 km) southwes... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Shire county": "Devon", "District": "Teignbridge", "Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SX7366", "UK Parliament": "Central Devon", "Postcode district": "TQ11", "Dialling code": "01364"} |
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thumb|Sutton Coldfield Town Centre, Gracechurch Shopping Centrethumb|Sutton Coldfield Town HallSutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)SUTTON COLDFIELD in West Midlands (West Midlands) Built-up Area Subdivision https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/west_midlands/E35000483__sutton_coldfield/ City Population 9 January 2023", "OS grid reference": "SP1395", "Postcode district": "B72 ... |
Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.
Biography
Bancroft was born in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, and ... | {"Name": "Ann Bancroft", "Image": "AnnBancroft2006-02-06.JPG", "Alt": "Bancroft in 2006, holding a journal she kept on a trip to the Arctic", "Caption": "Bancroft in 2006", "Birth date": "1955 9 29", "Birth place": "Mendota Heights, Minnesota, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Oregon", "Known For": "First woman to tr... |
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