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Mark William Latham (; born 28 February 1961) is an Australian politician and media commentator who is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He previously served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from December 2003 to January 2005, leading the party to defeat ... | {"Name": "Mark Latham", "Image caption": "Latham in January 2018", "Office 2": "Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council", "Predecessor 2": "Rod Roberts", "Birth name": "Mark William Latham", "Birth date": "1961 2 28 y", "Birth place": "Ashcroft, New South Wales, Australia", "Spouse(s)": "Gabrielle Gwyther 199... |
John Pendleton Kennedy (October 25, 1795 - August 18, 1870) was an American novelist, lawyer and Whig politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from July 26, 1852, to March 4, 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore, and as a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 4th congressiona... | {"Name": "John P. Kennedy", "Term start": "July 26, 1852", "Term end": "March 4, 1853", "Predecessor 2": "Isaac McKim", "Successor 2": "Solomon Hillen Jr.", "Birth name": "John Pendleton Kennedy", "Birth date": "1795 10 25", "Birth place": "Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.", "Death date": "1870 8 18 1795 10 25", "Death place"... |
In computing, rmdir (or rd) is a command which will remove an empty directory on various operating systems.
Implementations
The command is available in Unix (e.g. macOS, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX), Unix-like (e.g. FreeBSD, Linux), DOS, Digital Research FlexOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows or ReactOS operating systems. On MS-... | {"Original author(s)": "Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie(AT&T Bell Laboratories)", "Developer(s)": "Various open-source and commercial developers", "Platform": "Cross-platform", "Type": "Command"} |
Paul Shane (born George Frederick Speight; 19 June 1940 - 16 May 2013) was a British actor and comedian. He was known for his television work, in particular playing Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi!, a 1980s BBC sitcom.
Early life
Shane was born on 19 June 1940 in Thrybergh, near Rotherham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After... | {"Name": "Paul Shane", "Caption": "Shane in 2011", "Birth name": "George Frederick Speight", "Birth date": "yes 1940 6 19", "Birth place": "Thrybergh, West Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Occupation": "Actor, comedian", "Death date": "2013 5 16 1940 6 19 yes", "Death place": "Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England", "Year... |
thumb|upright=1.3|The grave of Charles Howe Fremantle, Brompton Cemetery, London
Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle GCB RN (1 June 1800 - 25 May 1869) was a British Royal Navy officer. The city of Fremantle, Western Australia, is named after him.
Early life
Fremantle was the second son of Thomas Fremantle, an associate... | {"Born": "1 June 1800", "Died": "25 May 1869 1 June 1800", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom United Kingdom", "Commands held": "HMS ChallengerHMS InconstantHMS AlbionHMS JunoChannel SquadronPlymouth Command", "Awards": "Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath"} |
Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia, from 2007 to 2010 and June 2013 to September 2013, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Rudd is the 23rd and current ambassador of Australia to th... | {"Honorific prefix": "His Excellency The Honourable", "Name": "Kevin Rudd", "Alternative text": "Image of Kevin Rudd", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2023", "Term start": "20 March 2023", "Deputy 2": "Julia Gillard", "Monarch 2": "Elizabeth II", "Predecessor 2": "John Howard", "Successor 2": "Julia Gillard", "Bir... |
The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry is a dental school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the ten dental schools in Canada.Canadian Dental Association (2018" -said by Daniel Haas, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry.- Said by Daniel Haas, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry.. Canadian Dental Schools... | {"Type": "Private", "Students": "559 https://data.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Facts-Figures-2020_final.pdf ENROLMENT BY CAMPUS AND FACULTY/COLLEGE 32", "Dean": "Laura Tam", "Website": "dentistry.utoronto.ca"} |
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 - July 5, 2021) was an American film director and producer who directed some of the most financially successful films during the New Hollywood era. According to film historian Michael Barson, Donner was "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action b... | {"Name": "Richard Donner", "Caption": "Donner in 1979", "Birth name": "Richard Donald Schwartzberg", "Birth date": "1930 4 24", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "2021 7 5 1930 4 24", "Death place": "West Hollywood, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Film director television director film pro... |
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village and parish to be 40. Blub... | {"Population": "(2015 NYCC)2015 Population Estimates: Parishes https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf northyorks.gov.uk December 2016 13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://ww... |
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987), was an American Creole musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music which arose from Creole music, with R&B, blues, and Cajun influences. He sang and played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983.
He was known as the King of Zydeco, and also billed... | {"Born": "Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.", "Died": "Lafayette, Louisiana", "Genres": "Zydeco Cajun Creole music R&B swamp blues", "Labels": "Elko Chess Arhoolie Alligator"} |
Semi-Tough is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Lotte Lenya, and Bert Convy. It is set in the world of American professional football.
The plot involves a love triangle between the characters portrayed by Reyno... | {"Directed by": "Michael Ritchie", "Written by": "Walter BernsteinDan JenkinsRing Lardner Jr.", "Produced by": "David Merrick", "Screenplay by": "Walter BernsteinRing Lardner Jr. (uncredited)", "Based on": "Semi-Tough Dan Jenkins", "Starring": "Burt ReynoldsKris KristoffersonJill ClayburghRobert PrestonLotte LenyaBert ... |
Superphénix () or SPX was a nuclear power station prototype on the Rhône river at Creys-Malville in France, close to the border with Switzerland. Superphénix was a 1,242 MWe fast breeder reactor with the twin goals of reprocessing nuclear fuel from France's line of conventional nuclear reactors, while also being an eco... | {"Coordinates": "45 45 30 N 5 28 20 E region:FR_type:landmark inline,title", "Status": "Closed", "Reactor type": "FBR", "Cooling source": "Rhône River", "Annual net output": "3,392 GW·h (1996)"} |
Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Charing Cross, east from Borehamwood, west from Enfield and south from Potters Bar. ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 CensusBarnet is made up of 3 wards in the London Borough of Barnet: East Barnet, High Barnet, and Underhill. http://data.london.gov.uk/2011-census-ward-pop 2011 Census Ward Population Estimates | London DataStore 9 June 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/201402... |
Olney (, rarely , rarely ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 6,477.
Lying on the left bank of the River Great Ouse, the town is located a... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001268 Olney 1 October 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01234", "OS grid reference": "SP889513"} |
The Moscow Kremlin (, ), also simply known as the Kremlin, is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow.Paul, Michael C. (January 2004). "The Military Revolution in Russia 1550-1682". The Journal of Military History. 68 (1): 31. . S2CID 159954818. It is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels), and includes ... | {"Location": "Moscow, Russia", "Coordinates": "55 45 6 N 37 37 4 E type:landmark_region:RU inline,title", "Area": "27.7 ha km2 on", "Built": "1482-1495"} |
Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal passes through its centre. Retford is east of Sheffield, west o... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "23,740", "District": "Bassetlaw", "Shire county": "Nottinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Bassetlaw", "Postcode district": "DN", "Dialling code": "01777", "OS grid reference": "SK 70393 81201"} |
The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States; dispel myths surrounding the Thanksgiving story in the United States; and r... | {"Type": "historical", "Observed by": "Native Americans in the United States", "Significance": "Honoring ancestors, acknowledging current struggles of Native people, remembrance, spiritual connection, protest of racism and oppression, dispelling of Thanksgiving mythology", "Next time": "Same day as Thanksgiving in the ... |
right|thumb|232px|F. W. Vanderbilt, ca. 1913, painted by Raymond Neilson, St. Anthony Hall collection.
Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 - June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh a... | {"Name": "Frederick William Vanderbilt", "Birth date": "1856 2 2 y", "Birth place": "New Dorp, NY", "Death date": "1938 6 29 1856 2 2 y", "Death place": "Hyde Park, N.Y.", "Resting place": "Moravian Cemetery", "Alma mater": "Yale University", "Parent(s)": "William Henry VanderbiltMaria Louisa Kissam", "Spouse(s)": "Lou... |
Baan was a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is now owned by Infor Global Solutions. Baan or Baan ERP, was also the name of the ERP product created by this company.
History
The Baan Corporation was created by Jan Baan in 1978 in Barneveld, Netherlands to provide financial and administrative ... | {"Fate": "acquired by SSA Global Technologies, now part of Infor Global Solutions", "Defunct": "July 2003", "Type": "Private", "Founded": "Barneveld, Netherlands, (1978)", "Headquarters": "Barneveld, Netherlands", "Industry": "Software", "Products": "ERP"} |
The Serbian Armed Forces () is the military of Serbia.
The President of Serbia acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government through the Ministry of Defence. The highest operational authority, in-charge of the deployment and preparation of the ... | {"Founded": "1830 5 6 y", "Current form": "8 June 2006Istorijat Vojske Srbije https://www.vs.rs/sr_lat/istorijat-vojske-srbije Vojska Srbije 27 June 2023 live", "Service branches": "SerbiaSerbia", "Headquarters": "Belgrade", "Military age": "18 years of age", "Conscription": "No (since 2011)", "Fit formilitary service"... |
Phenethylamine (PEA) is an organic compound, natural monoamine alkaloid, and trace amine, which acts as a central nervous system stimulant in humans. In the brain, phenethylamine regulates monoamine neurotransmission by binding to trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) and inhibiting vesicular monoamine transporter ... | {"Pronunciation": "f ɛ n ' ɛ θ ə l ə m i: n", "Routes ofadministration": "Oral (taken by mouth)", "Dependenceliability": "Psychological: low-moderateAugust 2020Physical: none", "Addictionliability": "None-Low (w/o an MAO-B inhibitor) Pei Y, Asif-Malik A, Canales JJ Trace Amines and the Trace Amine-Associated Receptor... |
Shadwell is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Shadwell in east London, England and is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell. It is located near Shadwell railway station for London Overg... | {"External links": "dlr", "Owner": "Transport for London", "Managed by": "Docklands Light Railway", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Shadwell", "Local authority": "London Borough of Tower Hamlets", "Number of platforms": "2", "Accessible": "yes", "2007-08": "4.414", "2008-09": "4.495", "2010-11": "5.593 -->"} |
Heron Quays is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank to Lewisham Line in the Heron Quays area of Canary Wharf in East London. The station is situated on the Isle of Dogs and serves the southern part of the Canary Wharf office complex and is directly connected to the Jubilee Place underground s... | {"External links": "dlr", "Managed by": "Docklands Light Railway", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Heron Quays, Canary Wharf", "Local authority": "London Borough of Tower Hamlets", "Number of platforms": "2", "Accessible": "yes", "Original company": "Docklands Light Railway\n<!--", "2007-08": "5.591", "2008-09": "4.912"... |
thumb|Air California 737-100 in 1969 at Orange County airport
Air California, later renamed AirCal, was an American airline company, founded by William E. Myers and Bill Perrera, a pair of Orange County businessmen. It began as an intrastate airline operating solely within California.
Air California was headquartered ... | {"Airline name": "Air California/AirCal", "IATA Designator": "OC", "ICAO Designator": "ACL", "Callsign": "AIRCAL", "Major hubs": "John Wayne Airport", "Frequent Flyer Program": "AAdvantage", "Parent Company": "AMR Corporation", "Commenced operations": "1967 01 16 y", "Ceased operations": "1987 07 02 yhttps://vintageair... |
Farringdon is a small district in Central London, the southern part of the London Borough of Islington. The term is used to describe the area around Farringdon station. Historically the district corresponded to southern Clerkenwell and the small parish of St Sepulchre Middlesex.
The area's name is a back-formation: It... | {"London Assembly": "Islington", "UK Parliament": "Islington South and Finsbury", "Postcode district": "EC1", "Dialling code": "020", "OS grid reference": "TQ315818", "Sovereign state": "England"} |
The Tower Hill Memorial is a pair of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Trinity Square Gardens, on Tower Hill in London, England. The memorials, one for the First World War and one for the Second, commemorate civilian, merchant seafarers and fishermen who were killed as a result of enemy action and have no... | {"Unveiled": "12 December 19285 November 1955", "Location": "Trinity Square GardensLondon, EC3", "Designed by": "Sir Edwin LutyensSir Edward Maufe", "Commemorated": "36,087"} |
Stefan Konrad Raab (born 20 October 1966) is a German television producer, businessman, and former entertainer and television host. From 1999 to 2015, he hosted the late-night comedy talk show TV total and has also created a number of other television shows, such as Schlag den Raab and Bundesvision Song Contest.
Raab ... | {"Name": "Stefan Raab", "Caption": "Raab at a Eurovision Song Contest 2010 press conference", "Birth name": "Stefan Konrad Raab", "Birth date": "yes 1966 10 20", "Birth place": "Cologne, West Germany", "Occupation": "Producer businessman entertainer television host musician", "Years active": "1990-20152018-present (as ... |
The 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, after being suspended for just over a year. It was the second election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. Each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies elected six members ... | {"Name": "2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election", "Previous year": "1998", "Next election": "2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election", "Next year": "2007", "Seats for election": "All 108 seats to the Northern Ir... |
The Museum of London is a museum in London, covering the history of the city from prehistoric to modern times, with a particular focus on social history. It was formed in 1976 by amalgamating collections previously held by the City Corporation at the Guildhall Museum (founded in 1826) and of the London Museum (founded ... | {"Coordinates": "it", "Type": "History museum", "Established": "1976 12 yes", "Location": "150 London WallBarbican, London, EC2Y 5HNUnited Kingdom", "Collection size": "7,000,000Museum of London: What We Collect https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/collections/about-our-collections/what-we-collect Museum of London 21 J... |
Nauru Air Corporation, trading as Nauru Airlines (formerly trading as Our Airline and Air Nauru), is the flag carrier of the Republic of Nauru. It operates scheduled international services to other Pacific islands and Australia. Its main base is Nauru International Airport. Its head office is on the property of Nauru I... | {"Airline name": "Nauru Airlines", "IATA Designator": "ON", "ICAO Designator": "RON", "Callsign": "AIR NAURU", "Founded": "17 September 1969(as Air Nauru); 51 years ago", "Headquarters": "Nauru International AirportYaren District, Nauru", "Key People": "Robert Eoe (CEO)", "Current Fleet Size": "5", "Number of Destinati... |
Winchester Palace was a 12th-century palace which served as the London townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester.Winchester PalaceSurvey of London: volume 22: Bankside (the parishes of St. Saviour and Christchurch Southwark), Sir Howard Roberts and Walter H. Godfrey It was located in the parish of Southwark in Surrey, on ... | {"Coordinates": "51.50683 -0.09092 type:landmark_region:GB-SWK_scale:2000 inline,title", "Location": "Clink StreetLondon, SE 1United Kingdom", "Built": "12th century", "Architectural style(s)": "Medieval Tudor", "Governing body": "English Heritage"} |
thumb|alt=Vector map of Londinium in 400 AD|Londinium in the year 400 showing the Roman wall
The London Wall was a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in AD 200, and is now the name of a modern street in the City of London, England.
London was, from aroun... | {"Length": "3.2-4.0 km History of London Wall https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/london-wall/History/ English Heritage 3 March 2021", "Area": "1.33 km²", "Material": "Kentish ragstone (Roman sections) and brick (later additions)", "Location": "Central London", "Region": "Greater London", "Coordinates":... |
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss professional football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once.
Basel have competed in UEFA com... | {"Full name": "Fussball Club Basel 1893", "Nickname(s)": "FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau", "Short name": "FCB", "Founded": "yes 1893 11 15", "Capacity": "38,512; 37,500for international matches", "League": "Swiss Super League", "Website": "https://www.fcb.ch/"} |
John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Sha... | {"Name": "John Carradine", "Caption": "Carradine in a 1967 publicity photo", "Birth name": "Richmond Reed Carradine", "Birth date": "1906 2 5 y", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 1988 11 27 1906 2 5", "Death place": "Milan, Italy", "Other names": "Peter Richmond", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years a... |
ProSieben (, sieben is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company. Although ProSieben produces some of its programming itself, it also airs man... | {"Launched": "1989 1 1 y", "Language(s)": "German", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "ProSiebenSat.1 Media", "Country": "Germany", "Broadcast area": "GermanyAustriaSwitzerlandLiechtensteinPoland", "Headquarters": "Unterföhring, Germany", "Sister channels": "ProSieben F... |
The Mississauga Horse was a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, they were amalgamated with The Governor General's Body Guard to form The Governor General's Horse Guards.
Lineage
1 April 1901: Toronto Mounted Rifles formed from J and K Squadr... | {"Branch": "Canadian Militia", "Type": "Line Cavalry", "Role": "Cavalry", "Size": "One Regiment", "Part of": "Non-Permanent Active Militia", "March": "John Peel"} |
Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt ( - 19 February 1968) was an early 20th-century Estonian strongman, professional wrestler, author, and sports philosopher who is recognized as professional wrestling's first world heavyweight champion.
Hackenschmidt launched his professional career in Reval (Tallinn), Estonia (then part... | {"Billed height": "175 cm ftin on", "Billed weight": "100 kg lb on", "Birth name": "Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt", "Born": "Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire(now Tartu, Estonia)", "Died": "London, England, UK", "Trained by": "Ferdinand GruhnGeorg Lurich", "Debut": "1896", "Retired": "1911"} |
is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice artist, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for , stemming from the famous '80s pop electronic band TM Network. Despite most of his songs being written by Akio Inoue and compose... | {"Name": "Takanori Nishikawa", "Native name": "西川 貴教", "Native name language": "ja", "Caption": "Nishikawa at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan in 2014", "Landscape": "yes", "Other names": "T.M. Revolution", "Birth date": "yes 1970 09 19", "Birth place": "Yasu, Japan", "Occupation": "Musician\n singer\n songwriter\n pro... |
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) ( , ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Switzerland, as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 1908 and is a founding member of the IIHF. It manages both the amateur and professional games in Switzerland, as well as the national teams... | {"Association name": "Swiss Ice Hockey Federation", "IIHF Code": "SUI", "Founded": "y 1908 9 27", "IIHF": "23 November 1908"} |
Aldersgate is a Ward of the City of London, England, named after one of the northern gates in the London Wall which once enclosed the City.
The Ward of Aldersgate is traditionally divided into Aldersgate Within and Aldersgate Without, the suffix denoting whether the part was within the line of the wall or outside it. ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "City of London", "OS grid reference": "TQ321817", "Population": "(2011 Census Ward)City of London Ward population 2011 http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688508&c=Aldersgate&d=14&e=62&g=6317304&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=36... |
Drei Schwestern (The Three Sisters) is a mountain located on the border of Austria and Liechtenstein. It forms a natural boundary between Liechtenstein and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
The Three Sisters are a three peaked mountain chain in the Rätikon, a mountain range of the Western Central Alps. The highest pea... | {"Location": "Border between Austria and Liechtenstein", "Elevation": "2053", "English translation": "Three Sisters", "Language of name": "German", "Coordinates": "47 10 30 N 9 34 17 E type:mountain_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey (born March 14, 1952), is a retired United States Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015. He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. Before that, he ... | {"Nickname(s)": "\"Marty\"", "Born": "Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.https://fas.org/irp/congress/2011_hr/sasc-nom.pdf March 2022", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffChief of Staff of the United States ArmyUnited States Army Training and Doctrine CommandUnited States Ce... |
Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 - July 10, 1863) was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas."
Moore was Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Semin... | {"Name": "Clement Clarke Moore", "Birth date": "1779 07 15", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1863 07 10 1779 07 15", "Death place": "Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Education": "Columbia University (BA, MA)", "Parent(s)": "Benjamin MooreCharity Clarke Moore", "Spouse(s)": "Catharine Elizabeth Taylor... |
Cripplegate was a gate in the London Wall which once enclosed the City of London, England.
The Cripplegate gate lent its name to the Cripplegate ward of the City, which encompasses the area where the gate and the former city wall once stood. The ward is divided into two parts: Cripplegate Within and Cripplegate Withou... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "City of London", "OS grid reference": "TQ327811", "Population": "(2011 Census. Ward)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688522&c=Cripplegate&d=14&e=62&g=6317308&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476628931522&enc=1 Cit... |
Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 - May 3, 1989) was an American actress, singer, recording artist, and transgender activist. A trans woman, she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery.
In 1945, Jorgensen was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. A... | {"Name": "Christine Jorgensen", "Caption": "Christine Jorgensen in 1954", "Birth date": "yes 1926 5 30", "Birth place": "The Bronx, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 1989 5 3 1926 5 30", "Death place": "San Clemente, California, U.S.", "Education": "Mohawk Valley Community College,Docter 2013 57 The Progressive Schoo... |
The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, is a Roman Mithraeum that was discovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during a building's construction in 1954. The entire site was relocated to permit continued construction and this temple of the mystery god Mithras became perhaps th... | {"Coordinates": "51 30 45 N 00 05 26.16 W inline,title", "Location": "12 Walbrook, London, EC 4", "Type": "Sanctuary", "Periods": "Roman Imperial", "Website": "http://www.londonmithraeum.com London Mithraeum"} |
thumb|right|Cover page for a series of illustrations for the Night Before Christmas produced as part of a PWA project in 1934 by Helmuth F. Thoms
A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas and Twas the Night Before Christmas from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously u... | {"Image caption": "Text from the original publication of the poem in the Troy Sentinel, with the spellings \"Dunder\" and \"Blixem.\"", "Author": "Clement Clarke Moore", "Original title": "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas", "Original title language": "en", "Date written": "1823", "Country": "United States", "Langua... |
Bigger and Deffer (abbreviated as BAD on the album cover) is the second studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, released on May 29, 1987, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. With over two million copies sold in the United States, it stands as one of LL Cool J's biggest career records. Bigger and Deffer domin... | {"Released": "May 29, 1987 http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# Gold and Platinum Searchable Database RIAA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140830055854/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database August 30... |
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now is a vehicular combat video game, the sequel to Carmageddon, and released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows. The game was developed by Stainless Games and published by Sales Curve Interactive in Europe and Interplay Entertainment in North America. Ports for Mac OS, PlayStation and Nintendo ... | {"Title": "Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now", "Caption": "European cover art", "Developer": "Stainless Games Aqua Pacific (PS1/GBC) Software Creations (N64)", "Publisher": "EU Sales Curve Interactive NA Interplay Entertainment NA Titus Interactive (N64/GBC)", "Producer": "Darren Barnett", "Designer": "Patrick Bucklan... |
Larry Spencer (December 21, 1941—March 14, 2022) is a Baptist pastor in Canada, and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre. He later served as interim national president of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada.
Biography
Spencer was born in Stockton, Missouri, Unit... | {"Name": "Larry Spencer", "Term start": "2000", "Term end": "2004", "Birth date": "1941 12 21", "Birth place": "Stockton, Missouri, U.S.", "Death date": "2022 03 14 1941 12 21", "Other political party": "Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)Independent (2003-2004)", "Residence": "Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan", "Spouse(s)": "Sue Bro... |
The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and ... | {"Cover artist": "Ernest Akers", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "The Bodley Head", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "320 (first edition, hardback)", "Preceded by": "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", "Followed by": "The Murder on the Links"} |
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also referred to as the Chinese Air Force () or the People's Air Force (), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLAAF was officially established on 11 November 1949 and it is compose... | {"Type": "Air force", "Role": "Aerial warfare Airborne forces Air defense", "Size": "400,000 active personnel (2023)International Institute for Strategic Studies 2020 264\n3,510+ aircraft (2023)International Institute for Strategic Studies 2020 265", "Part of": "China", "Motto(s)": "zh-Hans 为人民服务(\"serve the people \")... |
Tommy and Tuppence are two fictional detectives, recurring characters in the work of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and his wife Prudence (née Cowley).
Tommy and Tuppence first appeared in Christie's The Secret Adversary (1922). They started out their career in search of adventure and money, and... | {"First appearance": "The Secret Adversary", "Last appearance": "Postern of Fate", "Created by": "Agatha Christie", "Portrayed by": "Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim (radio) James Warwick and Francesca Annis André Dussollier and Catherine Frot Anthony Andrews and Greta Scacchi David Walliams and Jessica Raine", "Gen... |
Spitalfields is a district in the East End of London and within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The area is formed around Commercial Street and includes the locale around Brick Lane, Christ Church, Toynbee Hall and Commercial Tavern. It has several markets, including Spitalfields Market, the historic Old Spitalfi... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "OS grid reference": "TQ335815", "Population": "(2011 Census. Spitalfields and Banglatown Ward)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689094&c=Spitalfields+and+Banglatown&d=14&e=62&g=6338344&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476696424288&en... |
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono (19 May 1933 - 9 June 2021) was a Maltese physician, psychologist, author, inventor and broadcaster. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote many books on thinking including Six Thinking Hats, and was a proponent of the teaching of thinking as a subject in schools.
Life a... | {"Name": "Edward de Bono", "Caption": "De Bono in 2009", "Birth date": "yes 1933 5 19", "Birth place": "British Malta", "Death date": "2021 6 9 1933 5 19 yes", "Known For": "Lateral thinking", "Website": "www.debono.com", "Spouse(s)": "Josephine Hall-White 1971 div.", "Children": "3 sons, 1 daughter"} |
Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the American rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1996 by Elektra Records.
The album reclaims the more diverse and electronic sound of their early work, but differed from previous They Might Be Giants recordings in some ways. Factory Showroom was their first... | {"Released": "October 8, 1996", "Recorded": "December 1995 - August 1996", "Studio": "Clinton Recording Studios, New York City\nCoyote Studio\nEdison Laboratory\nHit Factory\nRiver Sound\nSound on Sound", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Elektra", "Producer": "Pat Dillett"} |
Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; Kangrinboqê or Gang Rinpoche; ; ; , ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude of . It lies in the Kailash Range (Gangdisê Mountains) of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. Mount Kailash is less than north of t... | {"Listing": "ALL", "Location": "Burang County, Tibet Autonomous Region", "Coordinates": "31 4 0 N 81 18 45 E region:CN-54 it", "Language of name": "Tibetan", "Elevation": "6714World's Best Hikes: Epic Trails - National Geographic National Geographic Society https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/worlds-... |
Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti, April 3, 1904 - January 4, 1999) was an American actor of Italian descent who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, famously as Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface (1948). He also played a Native American shedding a tear about pollution in one of the country's... | {"Name": "Iron Eyes Cody", "Caption": "Cody in 1977", "Birth name": "Espera Oscar de Corti", "Birth date": "1904 4 3", "Birth place": "Kaplan, Louisiana, U.S", "Death date": "1999 1 4 1904 4 3 y", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S", "Resting place": "Hollywood Forever Cemetery", "Other names": "The Crying In... |
Messiah University is a private interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
History
thumb|right|Historic covered bridge on Messiah University campus
The school was founded as Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home in 1909 by the Brethren in Christ Church.Sider, E. Mo... | {"Motto": "Christ Preeminent", "Type": "Private", "Endowment": "$133.8 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and ... |
Roman Stanisław Dmowski (Polish: , 9 August 1864 - 2 January 1939) was a Polish politician, statesman, and co-founder and chief ideologue of the National Democracy (abbreviated "ND": in Polish, "Endecja") political movement. He saw the Germanization of Polish territories controlled by the German Empire as the major thr... | {"Name": "Roman Dmowski", "Image caption": "Dmowski c. 1919", "Term start": "27 October 1923", "Term end": "14 December 1923", "Office 2": "Member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire", "Birth date": "1864 8 9 y", "Birth place": "Kamionek, Kingdom of Poland", "Death date": "1939 1 2 1864 8 9 y", "Death place": "Droz... |
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda—a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland—the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans 1915 to 1969. The novel is the best-selling book in Australian history, and has sold over ... | {"Country": "Australia", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Harper & Row", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "Pages": "692", "ISBN": "0-06-012956-5"} |
Altars is a solo studio album by American rapper Sadistik, released via Equal Vision Records on April 14, 2017. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 35 on the Independent Albums chart.
The cover art was painted by Michael Hussar. Music videos were created for "Free Spirit... | {"Released": "2017 04 14", "Genre": "Alternative hip hop", "Label": "Equal Vision Records", "Producer": "Madeaux Ryu Alexy Jimmy Kelso Fameless Andy McMann S.A.T. Eric G Myst Azalah Furnace of Stars"} |
The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004, with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House election, as well as many state and local elections. Senators who were elected in 1998, known as Senate Cla... | {"Name": "2004 United States Senate elections", "Country": "United States", "Type": "legislative", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "2002 United States Senate elections", "Previous year": "2002", "Next election": "2006 United States Senate elections", "Next year": "2006", "Seats for election": "34 of the 100 seat... |
Alleghany Corporation is an American investment holding company originally created by the railroad entrepreneurs Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen as a holding company for their railroad interests. It was incorporated in 1929 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1984. On March 21, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway made an $11.6 billi... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1929", "Headquarters": "Times Square TowerNew York City, U.S.", "Industry": "Insurance", "Products": "Title insurance, others", "Revenue": "12.00 billion yes (2021)", "Parent": "Berkshire Hathaway", "Website": "alleghany.com"} |
Walsingham () is a civil parish in North Norfolk, England, famous for its religious shrines in honour of Mary, mother of Jesus. It also contains the ruins of two medieval monastic houses.Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. . Walsingham is northwest of Norwich.
The civil parish include... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "North Norfolk", "Shire county": "Norfolk", "Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "TF934368", "Postcode district": "NR22", "Dialling code": "01328", "UK Parliament": "Broadland"} |
Blockbusters is a British television quiz show based upon an American quiz show of the same name. A solo player and a team of two answer trivia questions, clued up with an initial letter of the answer, to complete a path across or down a game board of hexagons.
The programme premiered on 29 August 1983 on ITV and ran ... | {"Also known as": "All New Blockbusters (2012)", "Genre": "Quiz show", "Created by": "Steve Ryan\n Mark Goodson", "Presented by": "Bob Holness\n Michael Aspel\n Liza Tarbuck\n Simon Mayo\n Dara Ó Briain", "Narrated by": "Andrew Lodge\n Peter Tomlinson\n Susan Rae\n Dan Strauss\n Simon Mattacks", "Country of origin": "U... |
Last of the Dogmen is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Tab Murphy (in his feature directorial debut). It stars Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, and Steve Reevis. Set in the mountains of northwest Montana, United States, the film is about a bounty hunter who tracks escaped convicts into... | {"Directed by": "Tab Murphy", "Produced by": "Joel B. MichaelsMario Kassar", "Written by": "Tab Murphy", "Narrated by": "Wilford Brimley", "Starring": "Tom Berenger\n Barbara Hershey\n Kurtwood Smith\n Steve Reevis", "Music by": "David Arnold", "Cinematography": "Karl Walter Lindenlaub", "Edited by": "Richard Halsey", ... |
Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 - January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his party. Along with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker of the Ho... | {"Birth name": "Ralph Webster Yarborough", "Image caption": "Yarborough in 1957", "Term start": "April 29, 1957", "Term end": "January 3, 1971", "Birth date": "1903 06 08", "Birth place": "Chandler, Texas, U.S.", "Death date": "1996 01 27 1903 06 08", "Death place": "Austin, Texas, U.S.", "Education": "Sam Houston Stat... |
The Yule Log is a television show originating in the United States, which is broadcast traditionally on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. It originally aired from 1966 to 1989 on New York City television station WPIX (channel 11), which revived the broadcast in 2001. A radio simulcast of the musical portion was broad... | {"Created by": "Fred M. Thrower", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Single-camera", "Running time": "4 hours", "Original network": "WPIX", "Original release": "present"} |
Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 - March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in hono... | {"Born": "Sherman, Texas, U.S.", "Died": "Bakersfield, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Country Bakersfield sound", "Labels": "Capitol Sundazed", "Website": "http://www.buckowens.com"} |
Scarborough () is a seaside town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest town on the Yorkshire Coast and the fourth-largest settlement in the county.
It is located on the North Sea coastline. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town... | {"Population": "(2011 census)E34004408 Scarborough Built-up area 16 December 2020", "UK Parliament": "Scarborough and Whitby", "Unitary authority": "North Yorkshire", "Ceremonial county": "North Yorkshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "YO", "Dialling code": "01723", "OS grid reference": "TA0408... |
Tom Berenger (born Thomas Michael Moore; May 31, 1949) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in Platoon (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the Major League films and Thomas Beckett in the Sniper films. ... | {"Caption": "Berenger in 2019", "Birth name": "Thomas Michael Moore", "Birth date": "1949 5 31", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Education": "Rich East High School", "Alma mater": "University of Missouri (BA)http://theatre.missouri.edu/people/alumni.html Faculty - Theatre Department theatre.missouri.edu 15 J... |
The Sunday Tribune was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid. Previous editors were Conor Brady, Vincent Browne, Peter Murtagh, Matt Coope... | {"Type": "Sunday newspaper", "Format": "originally tabloid, later broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "Tribune Newspapers PLC", "Political alignment": "Centre/Liberal", "Relaunched": "1983", "Headquarters": "27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1", "Editor": "Nóirín Hegarty", "Circulation": "Jan-June 2008", "Readership": "177,000 (5% of m... |
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) is the union representing the collective bargaining interests of over 2800 airline pilots employed by United Parcel Service (UPS). The organization was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, where UPS's main air hub is located.
IPA Foundation
Since the e... | {"Name": "IPA", "Location country": "United States", "Membership": "3150", "Full name": "Independent Pilots Association", "Formation": "January 10, 1990", "Key people": "Robert Travis, President", "Website": "www.ipapilot.org"} |
Eircom Limited, trading as Eir ( ; stylised eir), is a large fixed, mobile and broadband telecommunications company in Ireland. The now privatised company, which is currently incorporated in Jersey, traces its origins to the Ireland's former state-owned monopoly telecommunication provider Telecom Éireann and its predec... | {"Type": "Subsidiary (incorporated in Jersey, Number 116389, and registered as a branch in Ireland, Number 907674)", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Products": "Fixed Telephony Mobile telephony Internet services Digital TV", "Revenue": "€1.265 billion (FY 14/15)€1.3 billion (FY 15/16E)", "Subsidiaries": "Eir MobileO... |
Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. The abbey and its possessions were confiscated by the crown under H... | {"Order": "Benedictine", "Founder(s)": "1. Oswy2. Prior Reinfrid", "Established": "657 AD", "Disestablished": "1538", "Location": "Whitby, North Yorkshire, England", "Coordinates": "54.4883 -0.6075", "Visible remains": "substantial", "Public access": "yes"} |
Rachel Claire Ward (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian"Rachel Ward asks 'Aren’t we good enough?' " by Raymond Gill, dailyreview.com.au, 8 December 2016 actress, film director, screenwriter and television director.
Early life
Ward was born in Cornwell near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, the daugh... | {"Name": "Rachel Ward", "Post-nominals": "AUS 100% AM", "Caption": "Ward in 2012", "Birth name": "Rachel Claire Ward", "Birth date": "1957 9 12 y", "Birth place": "Cornwell, Oxfordshire, England", "Nationality": "Australian", "Occupation": "Actress, film director, screenwriter, television director", "Years active": "19... |
Dr. James Kildare is a fictional American medical doctor, originally created in the 1930s by the author Frederick Schiller Faust under the pen name Max Brand. Shortly after the character's first appearance in a magazine story, Paramount Pictures used the story and character as the basis for the 1937 film Internes Can't... | {"First appearance": "\"Internes Can't Take Money\",short story by Max Brand published in Cosmopolitan magazine, Mar. 1936", "Created by": "Frederick Schiller Faust(as Max Brand)", "Portrayed by": "(1) Joel McCrea(Internes Can't Take Money,1937 Paramount film)(2) Lew Ayres(1930s-1940s MGM film seriesand 1950s radio ser... |
Della Falls is a waterfall located within Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. With a total height of , it ranks as the 16th tallest confirmed waterfall in Canada and the second tallest on Vancouver Island after Kiwi Falls in Schoen Lake Provincial Park.
Discovery
In 1899, prospe... | {"Coordinates": "49.4544 N 125.5363 W inline,title dms", "Location": "Strathcona Provincial Park, British Columbia", "Total height": "440 m ft on", "Number of drops": "3", "Total width": "107 m ft on", "Average width": "30 m ft on", "Run": "411 m ft on", "Watercourse": "Della Creek", "Averageflow rate": "1.5 m3/s ft3/s... |
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Cleomenes III () was one of the two kings of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, Leonidas II. He is known for h... | {"Name": "Cleomenes III", "Title": "King of Sparta", "Caption": "Kings Agis and Cleomenes, late 17th century engraving.", "Reign": "235-222 BC", "Predecessor": "Leonidas II", "Successor": "Agesipolis III", "Issue": "Unknown (at least one son)", "Father": "Leonidas II", "Mother": "Cratesiclea", "Birth date": "c. 265-260... |
Fudbalski klub Partizan (, ; ), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade. It forms a major part of the Partizan multi-sport club. The club plays in the Serbian SuperLiga and has spent its entire history in the top tier of Yugoslav and Serbian football, w... | {"Full name": "Fudbalski klub Partizan", "Website": "http://partizan.rs", "Nickname(s)": "Parni valjak (The Steamroller)Crno-beli (The Black-Whites)Grobari (The Undertakers)", "Short name": "PAR, PTZ, PRT", "Founded": "yes 1945 10 4", "Capacity": "29,775https://partizan.rs/stadion/ STADIUM partizan.rs 14 April 2020 ... |
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles with an intermediate stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). On August 2, 1985, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar operating Flight 191 encountered a microburst while on approach ... | {"Date": "August 2, 1985", "Summary": "Loss of control due to a microburst, resulting in runway undershoot and crash", "Site": "32 55 06 N 097 01 25 W type:event_region:US-TX inline,title", "Total fatalities": "137 \"fatality footnote\"", "Total injuries": "26", "Ground fatalities": "1", "Ground injuries": "1", "Operat... |
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The Xi River (;"Xi". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. ) or Si-Kiang is the western tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. It is formed by the confluence of the... | {"Location": "The Pearl River Delta on the South China Sea", "Basin size": "409,480 km2 mi2 on", "Left": "He Jiang, Gui Jiang, Hongshui Ho, Qian Jiang", "Right": "Yu Jiang, Xun Jiang"} |
The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. For many years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors powered by its Vanguard engine. All Standard's tractor assets were sold to Massey Ferguson in 1959. Standard purchased Triumph in... | {"Formerly": "The Standard Motor Company Limited", "Industry": "Automobile", "Fate": "1960 purchased by Leyland Motors 1968 merged into British Leyland", "Founded": "1903 in Coventry, UK", "Defunct": "1968 (British Leyland)", "Headquarters": "UK", "Products": "Motor vehicles and Ferguson tractors", "Brands": "Standard,... |
thumb|right|250px|1909 Crawford Model H Light Touring Car
thumb|right|250px|The radiator emblem from a Crawford Dagmar
The Crawford Automobile Company was an automobile manufacturing company based in Hagerstown, Maryland which produced cars 1905-1923. After the Crawford Automobile Company was purchased by the M. P. Mo... | {"Type": "Automobile Manufacturing", "Genre": "Touring cars", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Automotive", "Products": "VehiclesAutomotive parts"} |
Thomas Moore Raworth (19 July 1938 - 8 February 2017) was an English-Irish poet, publisher, editor, and teacher who published over 40 books of poetry and prose during his life. His work has been translated and published in many countries. Raworth was a key figure in the British Poetry Revival.
Life and work
Early life... | {"Born": "1938 7 19 y", "Died": "2017 2 8 1938 7 19 y", "Occupation": "Poet, publisher, editor, teacher", "Language": "English", "Literary movement": "British Poetry Revival,http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/tomraworth/ Tom Raworth 1938 - 2017 - 10 February 2017 Late-Modernismhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/20... |
Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, he served 18 years in the United States Senate (1991-2009), preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 1st District (1981-91). His 28 years in Congress rank as the seco... | {"Name": "Larry Craig", "Term start": "January 3, 1991", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Aging Committee", "Predecessor 2": "John Breaux", "Successor 2": "Gordon H. Smith", "Birth name": "Lawrence Edwin Craig", "Birth date": "1945 7 20", "Birth place": "Council, Idaho, U.S.", "Spouse(s)"... |
The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres (9 miles) from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.
Before the canal construction there was a lake, Lac St. Pierre or ... | {"Original owner": "Company of the Proprietors of the Lachine Canal", "Principal engineer": "Thomas Burnett", "Construction began": "July 17, 1821", "Date of first use": "1825", "Date completed": "August 24, 1824", "Date extended": "1843-1848, 1873-1885", "Date closed": "1970", "Date restored": "2002", "Start point": "... |
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo served as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 1999. He is the dean of Idah... | {"Name": "Mike Crapo", "Image caption": "Crapo in 2019", "Term start": "January 3, 1999", "Office 2": "Chair of the Senate Banking Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Richard Shelby", "Successor 2": "Sherrod Brown", "Birth name": "Michael Dean Crapo", "Birth date": "1951 5 20", "Birth place": "Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.", "Spo... |
Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 - July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate he served as mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, in the Wyoming House of Representative... | {"Name": "Mike Enzi", "Image caption": "Enzi in 2018", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2021", "State senate2": "Wyoming", "District 2": "24th", "Predecessor 2": "Kelly Mader", "Successor 2": "Richard Erb", "Birth name": "Michael Bradley Enzi", "Birth date": "1944 02 01", "Birth place": "Bremert... |
Craig Lyle Thomas (February 17, 1933 - June 4, 2007) was an American politician who served as United States Senator from Wyoming from 1995 until his death in 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, Thomas was considered an expert on agriculture and rural development. He had served in key positions... | {"Image caption": "Official portrait, 2005", "Image size": "220px", "District 2": "at-large", "Predecessor 2": "Dick Cheney", "Successor 2": "Barbara Cubin", "Birth name": "Craig Lyle Thomas", "Birth date": "1933 2 17 y", "Birth place": "Cody, Wyoming, U.S.", "Death date": "2007 6 4 1933 2 17", "Death place": "Bethesda... |
thumb|upright|Part of Aldwych pictured in 2011
Aldwych (pronounced ) is a street and the name of the area immediately surrounding it, in the City of Westminster, part of Greater London, and is part of the West End Theatreland. The street starts east-northeast of Charing Cross, the conventional map centre-point of th... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "Westminster", "Postcode district": "WC2B", "Dialling code": "020"} |
James Jarrett Miller (October 28, 1963 – c. September 22, 2002), also known as the Fan Man, was an American parachutist and paraglider pilot known for his appearances at various sporting events. His most infamous appearance was the November 6, 1993 boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe at Caesars Pal... | {"Name": "James Miller", "Birth name": "James Jarret Miller", "Birth date": "1963 10 28 yes", "Birth place": "Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 2003 3 9 1963 10 28", "Death place": "Kenai Peninsula, Alaska", "Alma mater": "University of Alaska at Juneau", "Children": "1"} |
NumPy (pronounced () or sometimes ()) is a library for the Python programming language, adding support for large, multi-dimensional arrays and matrices, along with a large collection of high-level mathematical functions to operate on these arrays. The predecessor of NumPy, Numeric, was originally created by Jim Hugun... | {"Original author(s)": "Travis Oliphant", "Developer(s)": "Community project", "Initial release": "As Numeric, 1995; as NumPy, 2006", "Written in": "Python, C", "Type": "Numerical analysis", "License": "BSDNumPy — NumPy https://numpy.org/ numpy.org NumPy developers"} |
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic musical sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne. Set in 1893, during the late Victorian per... | {"Directed by": "Ashutosh Gowariker", "Produced by": "Aamir Khan", "Screenplay by": "Ashutosh Gowariker Kumar Dave Sanjay Dayma", "Story by": "Ashutosh Gowariker\n yes yes\n Dialogue by\n K. P. Saxena(Hindi)Ashutosh Gowariker(English)", "Narrated by": "Amitabh Bachchan", "Starring": "Aamir Khan\nGracy Sin... |
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (7 May 1530 – 13 March 1569) was a prominent Huguenot leader and general, the founder of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Coming from a position of relative political unimportance during the reign of Henri II, Condé's support for the Huguenots, along with his leading role in... | {"Father": "Charles, Duke of Vendôme", "Mother": "Françoise d'Alençon", "Religion": "Calvinist (Huguenot)prev. Catholic", "Born": "Vendôme", "Died": "Jarnac"} |
OpenMP (Open Multi-Processing) is an application programming interface (API) that supports multi-platform shared-memory multiprocessing programming in C, C++, and Fortran, on many platforms, instruction-set architectures and operating systems, including Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, and Windows. It cons... | {"Original author(s)": "OpenMP Architecture Review Board http://openmp.org/wp/about-openmp/ About the OpenMP ARB and OpenMP.org 2013-07-11 2013-08-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130809153922/http://openmp.org/wp/about-openmp/ 2013-08-09", "Developer(s)": "OpenMP Architecture Review Board", "Platform":... |
Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht (Louis Paul) Boon (15 March 1912, in Aalst - 10 May 1979, in Erembodegem) was a Belgian writer of novels, poetry, pornography, columns and art criticism. He was also a painter. He is best known for the novels My Little War (1947), the diptych Chapel Road (1953) / Summer in Termuren (1956), Menue... | {"Name": "Louis Paul Boon", "Caption": "Louis Paul Boon (1967)", "Birth name": "Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon", "Birth date": "1912 03 15 yes", "Birth place": "Aalst, Belgium", "Death date": "1979 05 10 1912 03 15 yes", "Death place": "Erembodegem, Belgium", "Occupation": "author, poet, painter", "Known For": "Menuet (1... |
Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU (), is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon, a prosperous Aberdeen merchant, and various institutions which provided adult and techn... | {"Motto": "Omni Nunc Arte Magistra", "Type": "Public", "Endowment": "£2.48 million (2022)", "Budget": "£114.7 million (2021-22)https://www.rgu.ac.uk/files/317/Financial-Statements/2053/RGU-Annual-Report---Financial-Statements---Year-Ending-31-July-2022.pdf Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2022 Robert Gor... |
Robert Gordon (1668-1731) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist.
Biography
Early life
Robert Gordon was born in Aberdeen. He was the only son of Arthur Gordon who married Isabella Menzies of Balgownie. When Arthur Gordon, a well-respected advocate in the Edinburgh courts, died in 1680, he left his twelve-yea... | {"Image": "Robert Gordon.gif", "Birth date": "1668", "Birth place": "Aberdeen", "Death date": "1731 1668"} |
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