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The Worshipful Company of Loriners is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation was originally a trade association for makers of metal parts for bridles, harnesses, spurs and other horse apparel; hence the company's name, which comes from the Latin word lorum through the French word lo... | {"Date of formation": "1261", "Company association": "Equestrianism", "Order of precedence": "57th", "Master of company": "Mary-Jane Atkinson (2021)", "Website": "www.loriner.co.uk"} |
The Worshipful Company of Paviors is one of the livery companies of the City of London. The Paviors can trace their history back to medieval times; they were responsible for the paving and maintenance of London's streets. It received a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. The company is no longer a trade asso... | {"Motto": "God can raise to Abraham children of stones", "Location": "Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, City of London", "Date of formation": "Prior to 1276", "Company association": "Road Building (Construction)", "Order of precedence": "56th", "Master of company": "John May", "Website": "www.paviors.org.uk"} |
Moscow on the Hudson is a 1984 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Mazursky which stars Robin Williams as a Soviet circus musician who defects while on a visit to the United States. It co-stars María Conchita Alonso (in her film debut), Elya Baskin as the circus clown, Savely Kramarov as on... | {"Directed by": "Paul Mazursky", "Produced by": "Paul Mazursky", "Written by": "Paul Mazursky Leon Capetanos", "Starring": "Robin Williams\n María Conchita Alonso\n Cleavant Derricks", "Music by": "David McHugh", "Cinematography": "Donald M. McAlpine", "Edited by": "Richard Halsey", "Distributed by": "Columbia Pictures... |
thumb|Talma as Nero in Racine's Britannicus,
painted by Eugène Delacroix.
François Joseph Talma (15 January 1763 - 19 October 1826) was a French actor.
Life
He was born in Paris. His father, a dentist, moved to London, and saw that his son received a good English education. François Joseph returned to Paris, where f... | {"Name": "François-Joseph Talma", "Caption": "1823 portrait of Talma by Aimée Perlet", "Birth date": "1763 1 15 y", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "1826 10 19 1763 1 15 y", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1787–1826"} |
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (April 25, 1930 - June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Harry and Tonto (1... | {"Name": "Paul Mazursky", "Caption": "Mazursky in 2008", "Birth name": "Irwin Lawrence Mazursky", "Birth date": "1930 4 25", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "2014 6 30 1930 4 25", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Film director screenwriter actor", "Years active": "... |
Mega Man 2 (stylized as MEGA MAN II) is an action game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in 1988 and in North America and PAL regions the following years. Mega Man 2 continues Mega Man's battle against the evil Dr. Wily and his rogue robots. It introduce... | {"Caption": "North American box art by Marc Ericksen", "Developer": "Capcom", "Publisher": "Capcom", "Series": "Mega Man", "Platforms": "Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation, Mobile phone, iOS, Android", "Released": "December 24, 1988 font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left \nFamicom / NESJP \"r... |
Yunti (10 February 1688 - 16 February 1755), born Yinzhen and also known as Yinti before 1722, formally known as Prince Xun, was a Manchu prince and military general of the Qing dynasty.
Life
Kangxi era
Yunti was born "Yinzhen" () in the Aisin Gioro clan as the 14th son of the Kangxi Emperor. His mother was Empress Xi... | {"Born": "Aisin Gioro Yunti(愛新覺羅 胤禎)", "Died": "Beijing, China", "Father": "Kangxi Emperor", "Mother": "Empress Xiaogongren"} |
Josh Reynolds (born 13 April 1989) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a for Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and Hull FC in the English Super League. He has represented New Sout... | {"Full name": "Joshua Reynolds", "Born": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Height": "182 cm ftin on", "Weight": "89 kg stlb on", "Position": "no"} |
is a novel by Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata first published in 1962. It was one of three novels cited by the Nobel Committee in their decision to award Kawabata the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Old Capital was first translated into English in 1987 by J. Martin Holman. A revised edition of Holman's translati... | {"Original title": "ja", "Country": "Japan", "Language": "Japanese", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover)"} |
Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum security campus New York State prison in the Town of Attica, New York,"Facility Listing ." New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. "Attica Correctional Facility 639 Exchange St Attica, New York 14011-0149." operated by the ... | {"Location": "639 Exchange Street Attica, New York", "Status": "Operational", "Security class": "Maximum", "Capacity": "2,253Attica Correctional Facility http://www.correctionalassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Attica2011FactSheet.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180117180531/http://www.correctionala... |
Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier (11 February 1764 - 10 January 1811) was a French poet, dramatist and politician of French and Greek origin.
Biography
The younger brother of André Chénier, Joseph Chénier was born at Constantinople, but brought up at Carcassonne. He was educated in Paris at the Collège de Navarre. Enter... | {"Name": "Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier", "Birth date": "1764 02 11 yes", "Birth place": "Constantinople", "Death date": "1811 01 10 1764 02 11 yes", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Resting place": "Père Lachaise Cemetery", "Nationality": "French", "Known For": "Chant du départ"} |
The Opel Vectra is a mid-size car (large family car) that was engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel from 1988 until 2010. Available in saloon, hatchback and estate body styles, the Vectra was also sold by the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom as the Vauxhall Cavalier from 1988 to 1995 and then as the... | {"Manufacturer": "Opel (General Motors)", "Also called": "Vauxhall Cavalier (1988-1995)Vauxhall Vectra (1995-2008)Holden VectraChevrolet Vectra", "Production": "October 1988 - June 2010", "Class": "Large family car (D-segment)", "Layout": "Front-engine, front-wheel-drive/four-wheel-drive", "Predecessor": "Opel AsconaVa... |
thumb|Arms of Smith: Or, a chevron cotised sable between three demi-griffins couped of the last the two in chief respecting each other. These are the arms of Smith/Carington, Baron Carrington and of Smith, Baron Bicester, both descendants of the banker Abel Smith II (1717-1788)Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.223, Smith/Cari... | {"Name": "Sir Henry Abel Smith", "Term start": "18 March 1958", "Term end": "18 March 1966", "Birth date": "8 March 1900", "Birth place": "St George Hanover Square, London, England", "Death date": "yes 1993 01 24 1900 03 08", "Death place": "Barton Lodge, Winkfield, Berkshire, England", "Resting place": "Royal Burial G... |
William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 - February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family.
Early life
Called Vincent, he was born in New York City on November 15, 1891. Astor was the elder child of John Jacob Astor IV, a wealthy businessman and inventor, and his... | {"Birth name": "William Vincent Astor", "Birth date": "1891 11 15", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1959 2 3 1891 11 15", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Resting place": "Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Businessman, philanthropist", "Spouse(s)": "Helen ... |
The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights is one of the ancient livery companies of the City of London. Although the Shipwrights' Company is no longer a shipbuilding trade association representing solely London-based industry, through its membership it retains strong links with global trade, and maritime and shipping profe... | {"Motto": "\"Within The Ark Safe For Ever\"", "Location": "Ironmongers' HallLondon, EC 2United Kingdom", "Date of formation": "1782", "Company association": "Shipbuilding, maritime industries", "Order of precedence": "59th", "Master of company": "The Prince of Wales", "Website": "www.shipwrights.co.uk"} |
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers was established under a royal charter granted by King Charles I in 1631. It ranks sixty-first among the livery companies of the City of London, and comes under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. The company established a library and its museum in 1813, which is the oldest speci... | {"Motto": "Tempus Rerum Imperator", "Location": "1 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2BY", "Date of formation": "yes 1631", "Company association": "Horology", "Order of precedence": "61st", "Master of company": "Jane Pedler", "Website": "clockmakers.org"} |
Pacific Airlines Joint Stock Aviation Company (, operating as Pacific Airlines) is a low-cost airline headquartered in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With its operating base at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, it operates scheduled domestic and international services along with chart... | {"Airline name": "Pacific Airlines", "Image size (px)": "220", "Current Fleet Size": "15", "Number of Destinations": "22", "IATA Designator": "BL", "ICAO Designator": "PIC", "Callsign": "PACIFIC", "Parent Company": "Vietnam Airlines (98%)", "Founded": "1990 12 y", "Commenced operations": "1991 04 y", "Headquarters": "H... |
Cool TV is a Hungarian television channel owned by RTL Group. It was launched as m+ on 15 September 2003, but a year later, it was relaunched as Cool TV on 4 September 2004.
History
2003-2010
Originally Cool TV had the target audience of urban 15-29-year-olds who love music, externals, clothes, trendy lifestyle and e... | {"Launched": "yes 1995 9 13 (as A3 Televízió)yes 1996 9 14 (as MSat) yes 2003 9 15 (as m+)yes 2004 9 4 (as Cool TV)", "Language(s)": "Hungarian", "Picture format": "16:9 576i (SDTV)16:9 1080i (HDTV)", "Owner": "RTL Group", "Parent": "RTL Magyarország", "Country": "Hungary", "Broadcast area": "Hungary and its neighborin... |
Baie-D'Urfé (; previously Baie d'Urfé or Baie d'Urfee)The town's name is an on-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the West Island area of the Island of Montreal.Town of Baie-D'Urfé website
As part of the 2002-2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal, Baie-D'Urfé was merged into the city of Montr... | {"Named for": "François-Saturnin Lascaris d'Urfé", "Land": "6.03", "Density": "623.9", "DST": "-4", "Website": "https://www.baie-durfe.qc.ca/en/ baie-durfe.qc.ca"} |
Vietnam Airlines () is the flag carrier of Vietnam. The airline was founded in 1956 and later established as a state-owned enterprise in April 1989. Vietnam Airlines is headquartered in Long Biên district, Hanoi, with hubs at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh C... | {"Airline name": "Vietnam AirlinesHãng hàng không Quốc gia Việt Nam", "Current Fleet Size": "97", "Number of Destinations": "64", "IATA Designator": "VN", "ICAO Designator": "HVN", "Callsign": "VIET NAM AIRLINEShttps://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2G_Bsc_dtd_1-5-17.pdf JO 7340.2G Contractions Federal ... |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, (CSMVS) originally named Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in Mumbai (Bombay) which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times.
It was founded during British rule of India in the early years of the 20th century by prominent citizen... | {"Coordinates": "18.926667 72.832222 inline", "Established": "1922 01 10", "Location": "Fort, Mumbai, India", "Director": "Sabyasachi Mukherjee", "Collection size": "Approx. 50,000 artefacts http://www.pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2008PR703 Press Information Bureau: Union Ministry of Culture 5 Septe... |
The Vauxhall Cavalier is a large family car that was sold primarily in the UK by Vauxhall from 1975 to 1995. It was based on a succession of Opel designs throughout its production life, during which it was built in three incarnations. The first generation of Cavalier, launched in 1975 and produced until 1981, was Vauxh... | {"Manufacturer": "Vauxhall (General Motors)", "Also called": "Opel Ascona B (Mk1)Opel Ascona C (Mk2)Opel Vectra A (Mk3)", "Production": "1975-1995", "Successor": "Vauxhall Vectra", "Class": "Large family car", "Layout": "FR layout (1975-1981)Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive (1981-1995)AWD (1988-1995)"} |
The Ford Scorpio is an executive car that was produced by Ford Germany from 1985 to 1998. It was the replacement for the European Ford Granada line (although in the UK and Ireland the Scorpio was marketed under the Granada name until 1994). Like its predecessor, the Scorpio was targeted at the executive car market. A ... | {"Manufacturer": "Ford Europe", "Production": "1985-1998", "Predecessor": "Ford Granada", "Assembly": "Cologne, Germany", "Class": "Executive car (E)", "Layout": "Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1985-1998)Front-engine, four wheel drive (1985-1994)"} |
Malvern College is a fee-charging coeducational boarding and day school in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school in the British sense of the term and is a member of the Rugby Group and of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Since its foundation in 1865,Malvern College to reopen as normal ... | {"Coordinates": "52.1042 -2.3261 type:edu_region:GB_dim:100 dms inline,title", "Local authority": "Worcestershire", "Publication": "The Malvernian", "Website": "https://www.malverncollege.org.uk/"} |
Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory. ... | {"Name": "Edwin Stanton", "Image caption": "Photograph by Mathew Brady, 1866-1869", "Term start": "January 20, 1862", "Term end": "May 28, 1868From August 12, 1867, until January 14, 1868, Stanton was suspended from office, and Ulysses S. Grant served as Acting Secretary of War. For more on President Johnson's attempts... |
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress and activist. Known for her work in numerous cult films and the horror genre, she first came to attention with her portrayal of Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the 1974 Academy Aw... | {"Name": "Linda Blair", "Image": "Linda Blair 2018 cropped.jpeg", "Caption": "Blair in 2018", "Birth name": "Linda Denise Blair", "Birth date": "1959 01 22", "Birth place": "St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress activist", "Years active": "1968-present", "Organization": "Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation",... |
Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War.
A native of Maytown, Pennsylvania, Cameron made a fortune i... | {"Name": "Simon Cameron", "Term start": "March 4, 1867", "Term end": "March 12, 1877", "Predecessor 2": "James Buchanan", "Successor 2": "James Cooper", "Birth date": "1799 3 8", "Birth place": "Maytown, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1889 6 26 1799 3 8", "Death place": "Maytown, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": ... |
thumb|upright|Welcome to Malvern, on an approach road to the town centre.
Malvern (, locally also: ) is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The centre of Malvern, Great Malvern, is a historic conservation area... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)Malvern https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/malvern_hills/E04010325__malvern/ City population 25 October 2022", "District": "Malvern Hills", "Shire county": "Worcestershire", "UK Parliament": "West Worcestershire", "Postcode district": "WR... |
thumb|Block Stauton (view from block Hollywood)
thumb|Restaurant (former Central Junior Police Call Clubhouse)
thumb|The Former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters before renovation, in 2007
PMQ (formerly, Police Married Quarters) is the historic site of the old Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters, which is now ... | {"Former names": "Police Married Quarters", "Status": "Grade 3 Historic Building", "Address": "35 Aberdeen Street", "Town or city": "Central", "Coordinates": "Hong Kong"} |
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez (born July 30, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics.
In the 2008-09 season, he played for Maccabi... | {"Listed height": "2", "Listed weight": "200", "Nationality": "Puerto Rican", "Born": "Fajardo, Puerto Rico", "High school": "Colegio Apostol de Fajardo", "College": "FIU (1997-2001)"} |
The governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the monarch of Australia. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governor performs constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level. In particular the governor has the power to appoint a... | {"Post": "Governor", "Body": "Queensland", "Flag size": "150px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Badge of the governor", "Image size": "150px", "Incumbent": "Jeannette Young AUS AC PSM FRACMA", "Incumbent since": "1 November 2021", "Department": "Viceregal", "Style... |
United Defense Industries (UDI) was an American defense contractor which became part of BAE Systems Land & Armaments after being acquired by BAE Systems in 2005. The company produced combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers and precision munitions.
History
thumb|250px|Evolution of the BAE Systems Land... | {"Fate": "Acquired by BAE Systems", "Founded": "1994 01", "Defunct": "June 24, 2005", "Headquarters": "Arlington, Virginia, US"} |
ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami to Atlanta. On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Everglades about 10 minutes after taking off from Miami as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment caused by mislabeled and improperly... | {"Date": "1996 05 11", "Summary": "In-flight fire caused by improperly packaged cargo leading to loss of control and/or pilot incapacitation", "Site": "25 54 47 N 80 34 41 W inline,title", "Occupants": "110", "Passengers": "105", "Crew": "5", "Fatalities": "110", "Survivors": "0", "IATA flight No.": "J7592", "ICAO flig... |
Rashad Khalifa (; November 19, 1935 - January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an organization which promotes the practice and study of Quran-only Islam.The Qur'anists, Academia.edu, Accessed January 25, 2020 His teachings were opposed by ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Doctor", "Name": "Rashad Khalifa", "Native name": "رشاد خليفة", "Native name language": "ar", "Birth date": "1935 11 19", "Birth place": "Egypt", "Death date": "1990 01 31\n 1935 11 19", "Death place": "Tucson, Arizona, U.S.", "Death cause": "AssassinationBrownfield Paul 2013-01-01 Briefly a Risin... |
Dermot Desmond (born 14 August 1950) is an Irish businessman and financier. He is estimated to be worth €2.04 billion and is ranked by the Sunday Independent as the ninth-richest person in Ireland.
Early life and education
Desmond was born in Macroom, County Cork in 1950 and grew up in Marino, Dublin. He was educated ... | {"Name": "Dermot Desmond", "Birth date": "1950 08 14 yes", "Birth place": "Macroom, County Cork, Ireland", "Occupation": "Largest individual shareholder within Celtic Football Club", "Spouse(s)": "Pat Desmond", "Children": "4"} |
Black Diamond Cheese Limited is a cheese manufacturing company in Canada.
Black Diamond employs approximately 470 people at its factory in Belleville, Ontario, and its products can be found at most major retailers in Canada. The company has been owned by Parmalat Canada (Lactalis Canada) since 1998. In the United Stat... | {"Formerly": "Belleville Cheddar Cheese Ltd.", "Industry": "cheese manufacturing", "Founded": "1933", "Headquarters": "Belleville, Ontario", "Parent": "Parmalat Canada (Lactalis Canada)"} |
Parmalat S.p.A. is a dairy and food corporation which is a subsidiary of French multinational company Lactalis. It was founded by Calisto Tanzi in 1961.
Having become the leading global company in the production of long-life milk using ultra-high-temperature processing, the company collapsed in 2003 with a €14bn ($20b... | {"Type": "Società per azioni", "Founded": "1961", "Headquarters": "Collecchio, Italy", "Industry": "Food processing", "Products": "Milk and dairy products, fruit juice, tea", "Revenue": "€6.416 billion (2015)https://www.parmalat.com/attach/content/4909/ANNUAL%20REPORT%202015%20con%20REL%20CS.pdf Annual Report 2015 27... |
Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 - November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood".
Early life and education
Field was born in St. Louis, Missouri at 634 S. Broadway where today his boyhood home is open to the public as The... | {"Name": "Eugene Field Sr.", "Caption": "Portrait, 1895", "Birth date": "1850 9 2 y", "Birth place": "St. Louis, Missouri, US", "Death date": "1895 11 4 1850 9 2 y", "Death place": "Chicago, Illinois", "Occupation": "Writer", "Nationality": "American", "Children": "Eugene Field II"} |
Enemy at the Gates (Stalingrad in France and L'Ennemi aux portes in Canada) is a 2001 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad in the wi... | {"Directed by": "Jean-Jacques Annaud", "Produced by": "Jean-Jacques Annaud", "Written by": "Jean-Jacques AnnaudAlain Godard", "Based on": "Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad William Craig", "Starring": "Jude Law\n Joseph Fiennes\n Rachel Weisz\n Bob Hoskins\n Ed Harris", "Music by": "James Horner", "Cinemato... |
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving senator.
Born in Caribou, Maine, Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, ... | {"Name": "Susan Collins", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Office 2": "Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Richard Shelby", "Birth name": "Susan Margaret Collins", "Birth date": "1952 12 07", "Birth place": "Caribou, Maine, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Thomas Daffron 2012", "Education": "St. ... |
William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973-1979) and Senate (1979-1997), and as Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) under Democratic President Bill... | {"Image caption": "Official portrait, 1997", "Term start": "January 24, 1997", "Term end": "January 20, 2001", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Aging Committee", "Predecessor 2": "David Pryor", "Successor 2": "Chuck Grassley", "Birth name": "William Sebastian Cohen", "Birth date": "1940 8 28", "Birth place": "Bangor, M... |
Faygo Beverages, Inc., is a soft drink company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The beverages produced by the company, branded as Faygo or Faygo Pop, are distributed in the Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Central Southern regions of the United States, as well as southern and western Canada. Faygo Beverages, Inc. is a ... | {"Formerly": "Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Beverages", "Founded": "1907 11 in Detroit, Michigan", "Headquarters": "US", "Products": "soft drink energy drinks", "Parent": "National Beverage Corporation", "Website": "faygo.com"} |
James William Woodring (born October 11, 1952) is an American cartoonist, fine artist, writer and toy designer. He is best known for the dream-based comics he published in his magazine Jim, and as the creator of the anthropomorphic cartoon character Frank, who has appeared in a number of short comics and graphic novel... | {"Birth name": "James William Woodring", "Birth date": "1952 10 11", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Woodring", "Nationality": "American", "Occupation": "Cartoonist, fine artist, writer, toy designer", "Notable works": "JimFrankMicrosoft Comic Chat", "Website": "jimwoodring.com"} |
Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949) is an American filmmaker whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with Louie Bluie (1985) and Crumb (1995). After Crumb, Zwigoff moved on to write and direct fiction feature films, incl... | {"Name": "Terry Zwigoff", "Caption": "Zwigoff in 2012", "Birth date": "1949 05 18", "Birth place": "Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Wisconsin-Madisonvon Busack Richard Art School Interview: Richard von Busack talks to director Terry Zwigoff http://www.metroactive.com/metro/05.10.06/zwigoff-0619... |
Olympia Jean Snowe (; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. In 2006, she was na... | {"Name": "Olympia Snowe", "Image caption": "Snowe in 2010", "Alternative text": "Snowe smiling", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Office 2": "First Lady of Maine", "Governor 2": "John McKernan", "Predecessor 2": "Constance Brennan", "Successor 2": "Mary Herman", "Birth name": "Olympia Je... |
Lansdowne Road Stadium (, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium on the same site, which opened in 2010.
The stadium took its name from the ad... | {"Official name": "Lansdowne Road", "Native name": "Bóthar Lansdún", "Native name language": "ga", "Image caption": "Rugby union match between Leinster and Munster at the Lansdowne Road Stadium in April 2006", "Location": "Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland", "Coordinates": "53 20 6.02 N 6 13 45.13 W type:landmark it", "Da... |
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, he chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee from 2018 to 2021. ... | {"Name": "Richard Shelby", "Image caption": "Shelby in 2022", "Term start": "January 3, 1987", "Term end": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Thad Cochran", "Successor 2": "Patrick Leahy", "Birth name": "Richard Craig Shelby", "Birth date": "1934 5 6", "Birt... |
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States senator from Alabama from 1997 to 2017 before resigning that position to serv... | {"Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "February 9, 2017", "Term end": "November 7, 2018", "Office 2": "44th Attorney General of Alabama", "Governor 2": "Fob James", "Predecessor 2": "Jimmy Evans", "Successor 2": "William H. Pryor Jr.", "Birth name": "Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III", "Birth date"... |
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Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found in serpentinite. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and as decorative stone.Serpentine, American Heritage Dictionary ... | {"Category": "Phyllosilicates", "IMA symbol": "Srp", "Cleavage": "Almost perfect", "Fracture": "Brittle", "Streak": "White,greenish-white", "Diagnostic features": "Color, cleavage", "References": "https://www.mindat.org/min-11135.html Serpentine Subgroup mindat.org 30 April 2021pyrophyllite mineral Britannica htt... |
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from the United States Senate, under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault of women emerged.
Seen as a moderate-t... | {"Name": "Bob Packwood", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "October 1, 1995", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Howard Cannon", "Successor 2": "John Danforth", "Birth name": "Robert William Packwood", "Birth date": "1932 9 11", "Birth place": "Portland, Oregon, U.S.", "S... |
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public research university in Catonsville, Maryland. It has a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, and 29 graduate certificate programs) and the first university research park in Mary... | {"Motto": "An Honors University in Maryland", "Type": "Public research university", "Endowment": "$105.2 million (2015)https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/umbc-2105?slide=17 Overview of University of Maryland--Baltimore County U.S. News & World Report December 10, 2019", "Budget": "$483.7 millionhttps://budget.umbc... |
Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963June 19, 1986) was an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. During his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. Two days after being selected by the Boston Celtics with the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, ... | {"Born": "Landover, Maryland, U.S.", "Died": "Riverdale, Maryland, U.S.", "Listed height": "8", "Listed weight": "210", "High school": "Northwestern (Hyattsville, Maryland)", "College": "Maryland (1982-1986)"} |
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, he was reelected to his eighth Senate term, having first been elected in 1980. ... | {"Name": "Chuck Grassley", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "January 3, 1981", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the Senate Narcotics Caucus", "Predecessor 2": "John Cornyn", "Birth name": "Charles Ernest Grassley", "Birth date": "1933 9 17", "Birth place": "New Hartford, Iowa, U.S.", "Spouse(s)":... |
Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament is a contemporary fantasy novel by John Crowley, published in 1981. It won the World Fantasy Award in 1982.
Plot
Turn-of-the-century American architect John Drinkwater begins to suspect that within this world there lies another (and within that, another and another ad infinitu... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Bantam Books", "Media type": "Print (hardcover, paperback)", "Pages": "538 pp", "ISBN": "0-553-01266-5"} |
Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district from 1975 to 1985. He is the longest-serving s... | {"Name": "Tom Harkin", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2000-2005", "Term start": "January 3, 1985", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Saxby Chambliss", "Successor 2": "Blanche Lincoln", "Birth name": "Thomas Richard Harkin", "Birth date": "193... |
thumb|upright|Patriots' Grave in the Old Burying Ground cemetery, Arlington, Massachusetts
Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, some of the first battles of the ... | {"Type": "Historical", "Observed by": "Massachusetts\n Maine\n Florida (on 19 April MDY)\n Wisconsin (on 19 April MDY)\n Connecticut\n North Dakota", "Date": "April", "Celebrations": "Boston Marathon", "Next time": "nth weekday of the month", "Observances": "Battles of Lexington and Concord and Menotomy"} |
Frederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, (born 3 January 1938) is a retired British civil servant, now sitting in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.
Early life and family
Butler was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, on 3 January 1938. He went to Orley Farm School and Harrow School (where he w... | {"Name": "The Lord Butler of Brockwell", "Image caption": "Lord Butler in 2019", "Office 2": "Cabinet SecretaryHead of the Home Civil Service", "Prime minister 2": "Margaret ThatcherJohn MajorTony Blair", "Predecessor 2": "Sir Robert Armstrong", "Successor 2": "Sir Richard Wilson", "Birth date": "1938 1 3 yes", "Birth ... |
The Penobscot (Abenaki: Pαnawάhpskewi) are an Indigenous people in North America from the Northeastern Woodlands region. They are organized as a federally recognized tribe in Maine and as a First Nations band government in the Atlantic provinces and Quebec.
The Penobscot Nation, formerly known as the Penobscot Tribe o... | {"Name": "Penobscot", "Native name": "Pαnawάhpskewi", "Population": "2,278 enrolled members\"Penobscot Indian Nation\". US Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 30 August 2012.", "Languages": "Abenaki, English", "Religions": "Wabanaki mythology, Christianity", "Related ethnic groups": "Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, ... |
Groton School (founded as Groton School for Boys) is a private college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. It is affiliated with the Episcopalian tradition.
Groton enrolls about 380 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades. It has one of the largest endowments of any prep school... | {"Headmaster": "Temba Maqubela", "Religious affiliation(s)": "Episcopal Church", "Endowment": "$477 Million (as of June 30, 2021).", "Alumni": "Old Grotonians", "Coordinates": "42 35 36.04 N 71 35 03.23 W title,inline", "Campus type": "Suburban/rural", "Athletics conference": "Independent School League", "Nickname": "Z... |
Ed is an American comedy-drama television series that was co-produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, NBC Productions and Viacom Productions that aired on NBC from October 8, 2000, to February 6, 2004. The hour-long comedy drama starred Tom Cavanagh as Ed Stevens, Julie Bowen as his love interest Car... | {"Genre": "Comedy drama", "Created by": "Jon Beckerman Rob Burnett", "Starring": "Tom Cavanagh\n Julie Bowen\n Jana Marie Hupp\n Josh Randall\n Lesley Boone\n Michael Ian Black\n Rachel Cronin\n Mike Starr\n Justin Long\n Daryl \"Chill\" Mitchell", "Opening theme": "\"Next Year\" by Foo Fighters (seasons 1 & 3-4)\"Mom... |
, spelled as natto in standard English language use, is a traditional Japanese food made from whole soybeans that have been fermented with Bacillus subtilis var. natto. It is often served as a breakfast food with rice. It is served with karashi mustard, soy or tare sauce, and sometimes Japanese bunching onion. Within J... | {"Name of food": "Nattō", "Image caption": "Nattō on rice", "Place of origin": "Japan", "Region of origin": "East Asia", "Creator": "-->", "Course served": "Breakfast", "Main ingredient": "Fermented soybeans"} |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They became known internationally after singing with Paul Simon on his 1986 album Graceland, and have won multiple awards, including five Grammy Awards, dedicating their fifth Grammy to the late for... | {"Origin": "Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa", "Genres": "Isicathamiya, mbube", "Labels": "Gallo Warner Bros. Shanachie Wrasse Heads Up International Listen2", "Website": "http://www.mambazo.com/", "Members": "Thulani Shabalala\n Thamsanqa Shabalala\n Sibongiseni Shabalala\n Msizi Shabalala\n Pius Shezi\n Albert ... |
Samuel Ward King (May 23, 1786 - January 20, 1851) was the 15th Governor of Rhode Island from 1839 to 1843.
King was born in Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, to William Borden King and Welthian Walton.
He attended Brown University but did not graduate. He became a medical doctor and worked as a surgeon duri... | {"Name": "Samuel Ward King", "Term start": "May 2, 1839", "Term end": "May 1, 1843", "Birth date": "1786 5 23", "Birth place": "Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Death date": "1851 1 20 1786 5 23", "Death place": "Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Resting place": "King family plot, Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Other p... |
Kereopa Te Rau (? - 5 January 1872) was a leader of Pai Mārire (Hauhau), a Māori religion. He played a key role in the Volkner Incident and was subsequently hanged for his part in it.
Early life
Little is known of Kereopa's early life but he was of the Ngāti Rangiwewehi iwi (tribe) of the Te Arawa confederation of tri... | {"Name": "Kereopa Te Rau", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Death date": "5 January 1872", "Death place": "Napier, New Zealand", "Occupation": "Religious leader of Pai Mārire"} |
Muhittin Kerem Yılmazer (February 2, 1945 - November 20, 2003) was a Turkish actor and singer who was killed in the 2003 terrorist bombings in Istanbul.
References
External links
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Category:Turkish male film... | {"Birth name": "Muhittin Kerem Yilmazer", "Birth date": "yes 1945 02 02", "Birth place": "Denizli, Turkey", "Death date": "yes 2003 11 20 1945 02 02", "Death place": "Istanbul, Turkey", "Occupation": "Actor, singer", "Years active": "1960s-2003", "Spouse(s)": "Göksel Kortay 1979"} |
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (27 April 81 BC - September 43 BC) was a Roman general and politician of the late republican period and one of the leading instigators of Julius Caesar's assassination. He had previously been an important supporter of Caesar in the Gallic Wars and in the civil war against Pompey. Decimus B... | {"Name": "Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus", "Birth date": "27 April 81 BC", "Death date": "September 43 BC (aged 38)", "Death cause": "Executed by a Gallic chief loyal to Mark Antony", "Nationality": "Roman", "Occupation": "General and politician", "Known For": "Assassination of Julius Caesar", "Title": "Governor of Gaul... |
Timequake is a 1997 semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Marketed as a novel, the book was described as a "stew" by Vonnegut, in which he summarizes a novel he had been struggling with for a number of years.
Plot summary
Vonnegut uses the premise of a timequake (or repetition of actions) in which there is ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Putnam Publishing Group", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover & Paperback)", "Pages": "219", "ISBN": "0-399-13737-8"} |
The Neverending Story () is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. It was later adapted into a film series.
Plot summary
The book centres on a boy, Bastian Balthazar Bux, an overweight and imaginative child who is neglec... | {"Original title": "Die unendliche Geschichte", "Country": "West Germany", "Language": "German", "Publisher": "Thienemann Verlag", "Media type": "Print", "Pages": "400", "ISBN": "3-522-12800-1"} |
Jeannette Charles (born 15 October 1927) is a retired British actress who has often portrayed Queen Elizabeth II due to her resemblance to the monarch.
Biography
Charles appeared as an actress in repertory theatre in her twenties, but had difficulty obtaining Equity membership. Her resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II ma... | {"Birth date": "1927 10 15 y", "Birth place": "England, United Kingdom", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1974-2014"} |
The Leclerc is a third-generation French main battle tank developed and manufactured by Nexter Systems. It was named in honour of Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a commander of the Free French Forces, who led the 2nd Armoured Division in World War II.
The Leclerc is in service with the French Army, Jordanian... | {"Type": "Main battle tank", "Steeringsystem": "yes", "In service": "1992-present", "Wars": "Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHwyBXnLRpI&t=2m03s https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kHwyBXnLRpI 2021-12-21 live ar:تقرير ميداني من العلم .. نقطة الامداد الرئيسية للحوثيين وصا... |
Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.
Rounds was raised in Pierre, South Dakota. He attended S... | {"Name": "Mike Rounds", "Term start": "January 3, 2015", "Lieutenant 1": "Dennis Daugaard", "State senate2": "South Dakota", "District 2": "24th", "Predecessor 2": "Jacquie Kelley", "Successor 2": "Patricia de Hueck", "Birth name": "Marion Michael Rounds", "Birth date": "1954 10 24", "Birth place": "Huron, South Dakota... |
William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 - September 1, 2023) was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, a U.S. congressman, chair of t... | {"Name": "Bill Richardson", "Image caption": "Richardson in 2006", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Order 2": "21st", "Ambassador from 2": "United States", "Country 2": "the United Nations", "President 2": "Bill Clinton", "Predecessor 2": "Madeleine Albright", "Successor 2": "Richard Hol... |
Robert Renfroe Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2003.
Early life, education and early career... | {"Name": "Bob Riley", "Image caption": "Riley in 2005", "Term start": "January 20, 2003", "Term end": "January 17, 2011", "Birth name": "Robert Renfroe Riley", "Birth date": "1944 10 3", "Birth place": "Ashland, Alabama, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Patsy Adams 1964", "Education": "University of Alabama (BA)"} |
Wong Tai Sin Temple is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in Hong Kong.DeWolf, Christopher "9 Hong Kong tourist traps - for better or worse" CNN Go. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012 It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong.NextStopHongKong Travel Guide "Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple... | {"Location": "2 Chuk Yuen Road, Wong Tai Sin, Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong", "Geographic coordinates": "22.342572 114.193649 dms title, inline", "Affiliation": "Taoism", "Country": "China", "Completed": "1921"} |
William Charles Macready (3 March 179327 April 1873) was an English stage actor.
Career
He was born in London the son of William Macready the elder, and actress Christina Ann Birch. Educated at Rugby School where he became headboy, and where now the theatre is named after him, it was his initial intention to go to ... | {"Name": "William Macready", "Caption": "Macready by John Jackson, National Portrait Gallery", "Birth date": "yes 1793 03 03", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "yes 1873 04 27 1793 03 03", "Death place": "Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1810-1851", "Spouse(s... |
Robert Stevenson, FRSE, FGS, FRAS, FSA Scot, MWS (8 June 1772 - 12 July 1850) was a Scottish civil engineer, and designer and builder of lighthouses. His works include the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
Early life
Robert Stevenson was born in Glasgow. His father was Alan Stevenson, a partner in a West Indies sugar trading hous... | {"Name": "Robert Stevenson", "Caption": "Bust of Stevenson by Samuel Joseph, commissioned 19 July 1824 by the Northern Lighthouse Board.\n\nIllustration from the Biographical Sketch of the Late Robert Stevenson: Civil Engineer by his son Alan Stevenson, 1851", "Birth date": "yes 1772 6 8", "Birth place": "Glasgow, Scot... |
George Mitchell (27 February 1917 - 27 August 2002) was a Scottish musician, best known for having devised the long-running The Black and White Minstrel Show.
Biography
He was born in Falkirk, Scotland. Mitchell's grandfather was well-known Scottish choir master John Laing, and both of his parents were amateur sing... | {"Name": "George Mitchell", "Birth date": "yes 1917 2 27", "Birth place": "Falkirk, Scotland", "Death date": "yes 2002 8 27 1917 2 27", "Death place": "Albrighton, England", "Occupation": "Musician, singer, television personality"} |
John Hacket (Born Halket) (1 September 1592 - 28 October 1670) was an English churchman, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry from 1661 until his death.
Life
thumb|Memorial to John Hacket in Lichfield Cathedral
He was born in London and educated at Westminster and Trinity College, Cambridge. On taking his degree he was el... | {"Diocese": "Lichfield and Coventry", "Predecessor": "Accepted Frewen", "Successor": "Thomas Wood", "Died": "1670 10 28 1592 9 1 y", "Nationality": "British", "Denomination": "Anglican", "Education": "Westminster School"} |
The 2007 Rugby World Cup (), was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from Engl... | {"Dates": "20 October (44 days)", "No. of nations": "20 (91 qualifying)", "Champions": "2", "10px": "Argentina", "Points scored": "48", "Attendance": "2263223", "Top scorer(s)": "RSA Percy Montgomery (105)", "Most tries": "RSA Bryan Habana (8)"} |
Bromley, commonly known as
Bromley-by-Bow, is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, located on the western banks of the River Lea, in the Lower Lea Valley in East London.
The area is distinct from Bow, which lies immediately north of the formal boundary between the two, which runs along Bo... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census. Bromley Ward)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689085&c=Bromley&d=14&e=62&g=6338042&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476639007022&enc=1 Tower Hamlets Ward population 2011 16 October 2016 Office for Nationa... |
Bumbutai (; ; ; 28 March 1613 - 27 January 1688), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was 21 years his junior. She was honoured as Empress Dowager Zhaosheng during the reign of her son, Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor, and as Grand Empress Dowager Zhaosheng during the reign of her grands... | {"Born": "1613 3 28 y(萬曆四十一年 閏二月 八日)", "Died": "Cining Palace, Forbidden City", "Burial": "Western Zhao Mausoleum, near Eastern Qing Tombs", "Father": "Zhaisang", "Mother": "Boli"} |
The is a political party in Japan that was established in 1996. Since its reformation and name change in 1996, it has advocated pacifism and defined itself as a social-democratic party. It was previously known as the .
The party was refounded in January 1996 by the majority of legislators of the former Japan Socialis... | {"Founded": "1996 1 19 y", "Preceded by": "Japan Socialist Party", "Merged into": "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (majority)", "Headquarters": "2-4-3-7F Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014", "President": "Mizuho Fukushima", "Ideology": "Social democracyhttps://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E6%B0%91%E... |
Yunreng (6 June 1674 – 27 January 1725), born Yinreng, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was the second among the Kangxi Emperor's sons to survive into adulthood and was designated as Crown Prince for two terms between 1675 and 1712 before being deposed. He was posthumously honoured as Prince Limi of the Firs... | {"Born": "Aisin Gioro Yinreng(愛新覺羅 胤礽)", "Died": "Beijing, China", "Father": "Kangxi Emperor", "Mother": "Empress Xiaochengren"} |
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 - 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L.
The writings of Landon are transitional between Romanticism and the Victorian Age. Her first major breakthrough came with The Improvisatrice and thence she developed the metrical romance to... | {"Name": "Letitia Elizabeth Landon", "Caption": "Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838); variation of the original painting by Daniel Maclise", "Birth date": "1802 08 14 yes", "Birth place": "Chelsea, London, England", "Death date": "1838 10 15 1802 08 14 yes", "Death place": "Cape Coast Castle (now in Ghana)", "Other na... |
Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate and one of the four major telcos operating in the country.
Overview
The company is the largest mobile network operator in Singapore with 4.1 million subscribers and through subsidiaries, has a combined m... | {"Type": "Public", "ISIN": "n y US82929R3049", "Founded": "y 1879 (as Private Telephone Exchange)y 1992 03 28 (as Singapore Telecom) SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (199201624D) - Singapore Business Directory 28 January 2021 SGPBusiness.com https://www.sgpbusiness.com/company/Singapore-Telecommunications-Limited",... |
The Toldi was a Hungarian light tank of World War II, developed on the basis of the Swedish Landsverk L-60. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi. The Toldi was made in several different variants including some armed with a 20 mm gun, some armed with a 40 mm gun, some fitted with schürzen pl... | {"Type": "Light tank", "Steeringsystem": "clutch braking", "In service": "1939-1945", "Wars": "World War II", "Designer": "MÁVAGAB Landsverk", "Length": "4.75 m ftin on", "Width": "2.14 m ftin on", "Height": "1.87 m ftin on", "Place of origin": "Kingdom of Hungary", "Used by": "Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1946)", "Designe... |
Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).
Early life
thumb|left|Abel... | {"Name": "Abel Gance", "Birth name": "Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon", "Birth date": "1889 10 25 y", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "1981 11 10 1889 10 25 y", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Caption": "Abel Gance by the Studio Harcourt", "Occupation": "Director, producer, writer, actor", "Spouse(s)": "M... |
China Mobile is the trade name of both China Mobile Limited () and its ultimate controlling shareholder, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. (, formerly known as China Mobile Communications Corporation, "CMCC"), a Chinese state-ownedStrait deals The Economist, 7 May 2009 company. China Mobile Limited provides m... | {"Type": "Public; State-owned enterprise", "ISIN": "n y HK0941009539", "Founded": "yes 1997 09 03", "Headquarters": "Beijing, ChinaShanghai, China", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Services": "Fixedline telephony Mobile telephony Broadband internet Digital television Internet television", "Revenue": "812.0 billion y... |
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada. Under its provincial mandate, the OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways, protects provincial government buildings and officials, patrols unincorporated areas, and provides support to other agencies. The OPP also has a numbe... | {"Uniformed as": "Ontario Provincial Police", "Abbreviation": "OPP", "Formed": "1909 10 13 yesThe OPP Museum - Historical Highlights of the Ontario Provincial Police http://www.opp.ca/museum/en/collection/historicalhighlights.php 19 June 2012 Ontario Provincial Police live https://web.archive.org/web/2012032501553... |
The (SQ; , ) is the provincial police service for the Canadian province of Quebec.The Sûreté du Québec on the official website describes the service as a "national police service". "As a national police service providing services to citizens, other police organizations and the State, the is also a leader in..." The a... | {"Uniformed as": "fr unset Sûreté du Québec", "Abbreviation": "SQ", "Formed": "May 1", "Multinational agency": "Canada", "Size": "1,542,056 km2", "Population": "8,484,965", "Headquarters": "1701, rue ParthenaisMontreal, QuebecH2K 3S7"} |
George Robert Lazenby (; born 5 September 1939)"George Lazenby biography". The New York Times. accessed 4 June 2011. is an Australian actor. He was the second actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). H... | {"Name": "George Lazenby", "Caption": "Lazenby at the 2008 Big Apple Comic Con", "Birth name": "George Robert Lazenby", "Birth date": "y 1939 9 5", "Birth place": "Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1965-present", "Known For": "James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service", ... |
Ælfsige (or Aelfsige, Ælfsin or Aelfsin; died 959) was Bishop of Winchester before he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 959.
Life
Ælfsige became Bishop of Winchester in 951.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 223 In 958, with the death of the previous Archbishop Oda, he was translated from the see of Winc... | {"Predecessor": "Oda", "Successor": "Byrhthelm", "Consecration": "951", "Other post(s)": "Bishop of Winchester", "Died": "the Italian Alps"} |
Donald Healey Motor Company Limited was a British car manufacturer.Incorporated 13 February 1946 company number 00404473, name changed 18 August 1997 and now Nick Whale Stratford Limited. New company 02249335 incorporated 28 April 1988 and since 18 August 1997 named Donald Healey Motor Company Limited
History
The busi... | {"Fate": "Sold", "Founded": "13 February 1946This Day in Automotive History Brian Corey 29 Veloce Publishing 978-1-787110-68-7 October 2017", "Headquarters": "The Cape, WarwickUnited Kingdom", "Industry": "Manufacture of high performance cars and design consultancy"} |
Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945) is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he also organizes volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns to bring humor to orphans, patient... | {"Caption": "Adams in 2009", "Birth date": "1945 05 28", "Birth name": "Hunter Doherty Adams", "Birth place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Education": "Virginia Commonwealth University (MD)", "Occupation": "Physician, comedian, social activist, clown, author", "Spouse(s)": "Linda Edquist 1975 1998 div\n Susan Parenti 201... |
The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, England. An organisation of Wheelwrights and Coachmakers petitioned for incorporation in 1630. The petition was granted forty years later, in 1670, when a Royal Charter was granted to the Wheelwrights. (The Coachmakers were sep... | {"Motto": "God Grant Unity", "Date of formation": "yes 3 February 1670", "Company association": "Wheels & Mobility", "Order of precedence": "68th", "Master of company": "David Mortlock", "Website": "http://www.wheelwrights.org/"} |
The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970. It was caused primarily by the poor economic conditions for African Ameri... | {"Title": "Great Migration", "Part of": "the Nadir of American race relations", "Image caption": "United States map of the Black American population from 1900 U.S. census", "Also known as": "Great Northward MigrationBlack Migration"} |
thumb|right|230px|Arnolfini's painting of 1434, depicting pattens taken off inside a house.
The Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Pattenmakers, who were incorporated by Royal Charter in 1670, were makers of wooden-soled overshoes. Pattens in previous times were... | {"Motto": "Recipiunt Fœminæ Sustentacula Nobis(\"Women receive support from us\")", "Date of formation": "1670 yes", "Order of precedence": "70th", "Master of company": "Pat Tyrrell", "Website": "www.pattenmakers.co.uk"} |
William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, (10 October 1877 - 22 August 1963), was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered as the founder of the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield Trust and Nuffield College, Oxford, as well as being involved in... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Name": "The Viscount Nuffield", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100 GBEm CH FRS", "Caption": "Morris 1920", "Birth name": "William Richard Morris", "Birth date": "y 1877 10 10", "Birth place": "Worcester, Worcestershire, England", "Death date": "y 1963 08 22 1877 10 10", "Death place... |
Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin (; March 3, 1922 - January 23, 2004) was a major and senior archivist for the Soviet Union's foreign intelligence service, the First Chief Directorate of the KGB, who defected to the United Kingdom in 1992 after providing the British embassy in Riga with a vast collection of his notes purporti... | {"Name": "Vasili Mitrokhin", "Native name": "Василий Митрохин", "Native name language": "ru", "Birth name": "Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin", "Birth date": "1922 3 3 y", "Birth place": "Yurasovo, Ryazan Oblast, Russian SFSR", "Death date": "2004 1 23 1922 3 3 y", "Death place": "London, England", "Nationality": "Russian, Br... |
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (; ; - 2 July 1989)Profile of Andrei Gromyko was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957-1985) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985-1988). Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign pol... | {"Name": "Andrei GromykoАндрей Громыко", "Image caption": "Gromyko in 1972", "Office 2": "First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union", "Predecessor 2": "Heydar Aliyev", "Premier 2": "Nikolai Tikhonov", "Successor 2": "Nikolai Talyzin", "Birth date": "18 July 1909 5 July", "Birth place": "Star... |
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