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Beast (Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Originally called "The Beast", the character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility, oversized hands and feet, a geniu... | {"Species": "Human mutant", "Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Stan Lee (writer/editor)Jack Kirby (artist/co-plotter)", "Team affiliations": "X-MenAvengersDefendersX-FactorIlluminatiSecret Avengers", "Notable aliases": "Kreature", "Abilities": "Genius-level intellect\nSuperhuman strength, stamina, durability,... |
Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) is a Lebanese politician who served as the 16th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. His main foreign-policy achievement was to end the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon in May 2000, which had been occupied since 1982. He downplayed sectarianism and rearmed the Lebanese... | {"Name": "Émile Lahoudاميل لحود", "Birth date": "1936 1 12 y", "Birth place": "Baabdat, Lebanon", "Spouse(s)": "Andrée Amadouni 1967", "Alma mater": "Britannia Royal Naval CollegeNaval War College", "Battles fought": "Lebanese Civil War", "Term start": "24 November 1998", "Term end": "24 November 2007", "Awards": "OM, ... |
Letsie III (born Seeiso Bereng; 17 July 1963) is King of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, who was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again. As a constitutional monarch, most of King Letsie's duties as monarch o... | {"Father": "Moshoeshoe II", "Mother": "Mamohato", "Born": "Scott Hospital Morija, Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho)", "Religion": "Catholic"} |
Hugh III (; - 24 March 1284), also called Hugh of Antioch-Lusignan and the Great, was the king of Cyprus (as Hugh III) from 1267 and king of Jerusalem (as Hugh I) from 1268. Born into the family of the princes of Antioch, he effectively ruled as regent for underage kings Hugh II of Cyprus and Conrad III of Jerusalem f... | {"Father": "Henry of Antioch", "Mother": "Isabella of Cyprus", "Born": "1235", "Died": "Tyre, Lordship of Tyre"} |
Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 - 17 July 1928) was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924 and was assassinated in 1928 as President-elect. In the popular image of the Revolution, "... | {"Name": "Álvaro Obregón", "Image caption": "Álvaro Obregón, 1920s", "Term start": "1 December 1920", "Term end": "30 November 1924", "Office 2": "Secretary of War and Navy", "Predecessor 2": "Ignacio L. Pesqueira", "Successor 2": "Ignacio C. Enríquez", "Birth name": "Álvaro Obregón Salido", "Birth date": "1880 2 17 y"... |
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa ()
(1 February 1957 - 31 January 2007) was a Saudi businessman from Jeddah who married one of Osama bin Laden's sisters. He has been accused of funding terror plots and groups in the Philippines in the 1990s while head of the International Islamic Relief Organization branch there. He was murder... | {"Name": "Mohammed Jamal Khalifaar محمد جمال خليفه", "Birth date": "1957 2 1 y", "Birth place": "Jeddah, Saudi Arabia", "Death date": "2007 1 31 1957 2 1 y", "Death place": "Madagascar", "Occupation": "Businessman"} |
Aston Sandford is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, about east of Haddenham and northwest of Princes Risborough. It is in the civil parish of Kingsey within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area.
The "Aston" part of the toponym is derived from the Old English for "Eastern Est... | {"Population": "(Mid-2010 pop est)http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what-we-do/publication-scheme/published-ad-hoc-data/population/december-2012/mid-2010-civil-parish-syoa-population-estimates-for-england-and-wales.xls https://web.archive.org/web/20181226072819/https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/2013070213501... |
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (25 April 1946 - 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) from its creation in 1992 until his death. He had been a member of the State Duma since 1993 and leader of the LDPR group in the State Duma from 1993... | {"Name": "Vladimir Zhirinovsky", "Native name": "Владимир Жириновский", "Native name language": "ru", "Image caption": "Official State Duma portrait", "Term start": "18 April 1992", "Term end": "6 April 2022", "Office 2": "Leader of Liberal Democratic Party groupin the State Duma", "Predecessor 2": "Igor Lebedev", "Suc... |
is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. The station is named after the nearby Seijo University.
Lines
Seijogakuen-mae Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and lies 11.6 km from Shinjuku Station.
Layout
The st... | {"Name": "50pxSeijogakuen-mae", "Native name": "成城学園前", "Native name language": "ja", "Image": "OER Seijogakuen-Mae Station.JPG", "Caption": "West Entrance of Seijōgakuen-mae Station", "Address": "Setagaya, Tokyo", "Country": "Japan", "Date opened": "1 April 1927"} |
Baburam Bhattarai (, ; born 18 June 1954), also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister, who presently serves as leader of the Nepal Socialist Party.
Bhattarai was a long-time leading member and deputy chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) prior to ... | {"Name": "Baburam Bhattarai", "Native name": "बाबुराम भट्टराई", "Term start": "29 August 2011", "Term end": "14 March 2013", "Birth date": "1954 6 18 yhttp://www.baburambhattarai.com/details.php?cat_id=2 शब्दचित्रमा बाबुराम भट्टराई www.baburambhattarai.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101122145526/http://babu... |
Plutarco Elías Calles (born Francisco Plutarco Elías Campuzano; 25 September 1877 - 19 October 1945) was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. After the assassination of Álvaro Obregón, Elías Calles founded the Institutional Revolutionary Party and held unofficial power a... | {"Name": "Plutarco Elías Calles", "Image caption": "Official portrait of Calles, 1924-28", "Term start": "1 December 1924", "Term end": "30 November 1928", "Birth name": "Francisco Plutarco Elías Campuzano", "Birth date": "1877 9 25 y", "Birth place": "Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico", "Death date": "1945 10 19 1877 9 25 y", "... |
Haddenham is a village and civil parish in west Buckinghamshire, England. It is about south-west of Aylesbury and north-east of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire. At the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish was 4,502.
History
The place-name "Haddenham" is derived from the Old English Hǣdanhām, "Hǣda's Hom... | {"Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SP739086", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "HP17", "Dialling code": "01844", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Website": "Haddenham community website"} |
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke () was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high-speed flight, with the pioneering examples of a successful liquid-fueled rocket and a turboje... | {"Fate": "Acquired", "Founded": "1922", "Defunct": "1965", "Headquarters": "Germany", "Industry": "Aerospace", "Services": "Aircraft engines"} |
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional surfer and writer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off and who ultimately returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, ... | {"Name": "Bethany Hamilton", "Caption": "Hamilton surfing in 2016", "Birth name": "Bethany Meilani Hamilton", "Birth date": "yes 1990 2 8", "Birth place": "Lihue, Hawaii, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Adam Dirks 2013", "Children": "4", "Module": "yes\n Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.\n 5 ft 11 inBethany Hamilton Surfer Bio https://www.w... |
The Calumet River is a system of heavily industrialized rivers and canals in the region between the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and the city of Gary, Indiana. Historically, the Little Calumet River and the Grand Calumet River were one, the former flowing west from Indiana into Illinois, then turning back east to i... | {"Location": "Confluence with Lake Michigan, Chicago", "Coordinates": "41.7327778 -87.5294444 region:US-IL dms Calumet River mouth inline,title", "Progression": "Calumet River → Lake Michigan → Great Lakes → Saint Lawrence Seaway → Gulf of Saint Lawrence", "Mouth": "574 ft m on"} |
Todd Haynes (; born January 2, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles.
Haynes first gained public attention with his controversial short... | {"Name": "Todd Haynes", "Caption": "Haynes at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival", "Birth date": "1961 1 2", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Brown University (BA)Bard College (MFA)", "Occupation": "Filmmaker", "Years active": "1985-present"} |
United States v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case that by a 5-4 decision invalidated a federal law against flag desecration as a violation of free speech under the First Amendment.. It was argued together with the case United States v. Haggerty. It built on the opinion handed down ... | {"Date argued": "May 14", "Year argued": "1990", "Date decided": "June 11", "Year decided": "1990", "Full case name": "United States v. Shawn D. Eichman, David Gerald Blalock and Scott W. Tyler;United States v. Mark John Haggerty, Carlos Garza, Jennifer Proctor Campbell and Darius Allen Strong", "United States Reports ... |
Peter David Tomarken (December 7, 1942March 13, 2006) was an American television personality primarily known as the host of the game show Press Your Luck.
Early life
Tomarken was born in Olean, New York, the middle son of Barnett and Pearl Tomarken, who owned Dee's Jewelry store in Olean. His family was Jewish, member... | {"Name": "Peter Tomarken", "Image": "https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/pictured-is-host-peter-tomarken-of-the-game-show-press-your-luck-picture-id1234515133?s=2048x2048", "Caption": "Tomarken in a 1983 publicity photo for the game show Press Your Luck", "Birth name": "Peter David Tomarken", "Birth date": "1942 12 7 ... |
A parent-teacher association/organization (PTA/PTO), parent-teacher-friend association (PTFA), or parent-teacher-student association (PTSA) is a formal organization composed of parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a school.
Australia and New Zealand
In Australia, the fun... | {"Abbreviation": "PTA", "Location": "United States", "Affiliations": "Education International", "Headquarters": "Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.", "Website": "pta.org"} |
Eberhard Arnold (26 July 1883 - 22 November 1935) was a German theologian and Christian writer. He was the founder of the Bruderhof in 1920.
Early life
Arnold was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany, the third child of Carl Franklin and Elizabeth (Voight) Arnold. His father was a doctor of theology and philosoph... | {"Name": "Eberhard Arnold", "Birth date": "26 July 1883", "Birth place": "Königsberg, Prussia, German Empire", "Death date": "y 22 November 1935 26 July 1883", "Death place": "Darmstadt, Hesse, German Reich", "Burial place": "Near Sannerz, Prussian Free State, German Reich", "Nationality": "German", "Alma mater": "Univ... |
4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development". Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times in the organization's original motto "head, heart, hands, and health", which ... | {"Type": "Youth organization", "Legal status": "Federal governmental program administered through Land-grant university system in each state and territory", "Headquarters": "Washington, DC (offices in Kansas City, MO)", "Affiliations": "Land-grant university system, National 4-H Council", "Website": "4-H.org"} |
Zhang Qun (May 9, 1889 - December 14, 1990), was premier of the Republic of China and a prominent member of the Kuomintang. He served as secretary general to the President of the Republic from 1954 to 1972 and senior advisor to Presidents Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui. Under the infl... | {"Name": "Zhang Qun", "Native name": "張羣", "Image caption": "Premier Zhang Qun", "Nationality": "Republic of China", "Vice premier": "Wang YunwuKu Meng-yu", "Term start": "23 April 1947", "Term end": "24 May 1948", "Office 2": "Minister of Foreign Affairs", "Premier 2": "Chiang Kai-shek", "Predecessor 2": "Wang Jingwei... |
Tank Girl is a British comic book character created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, and first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine Deadline. After a period of intense popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tank Girl inspired a 1995 feature film. After a long hiatus, the character returned t... | {"Publisher": "Deadline Publications Ltd.Dark Horse ComicsDC VertigoIDW PublishingImage ComicsTitan Comics", "Created by": "Alan MartinJamie Hewlett", "Species": "Human", "Place of origin": "Earth", "Abilities": "Can pilot any kind of tank Random acts of sex and violence Can outrun any ice cream van", "Partnerships... |
The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster, known in Russia as the Catastrophe at Baikonur Cosmodrome (), was a launch pad accident that occurred on 24 October 1960 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Soviet Kazakhstan. As a prototype of the R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile was being prepared for a test flight, an ex... | {"Title": "Nedelin catastrophe", "Image caption": "The explosion", "Native name": "Катастрофа на космодроме Байконур", "Language of native name": "Russian", "Venue": "Baikonur Cosmodrome", "Coordinates": "45.97542 N 63.65982 E region:KZ-BAY_type:landmark title,inline", "Also known as": "Nedelin disaster", "Organizers":... |
Mary Mason Lyon (; February 28, 1797 - March 5, 1849) was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, (now Wheaton College) in 1834. She then established Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1837 ... | {"Name": "Mary Lyon", "Image caption": "Portrait of Mary Lyon, 1832", "Term start": "1837", "Term end": "1849", "Birth date": "February 28, 1797", "Birth place": "near Buckland, Massachusetts", "Death date": "1849 3 5 1797 2 28", "Death place": "South Hadley, Massachusetts", "Resting place": "Mount Holyoke College"} |
Family Theater is a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology radio program which aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States from February 13, 1947, to September 11, 1957.
Production history
Family Theater developed from a Rosary prayer program on a local radio station in Albany, New York, started in 1943 ... | {"Genre": "Anthology", "Country of origin": "United States", "Language(s)": "English", "Syndicates": "Mutual Broadcasting System", "Produced by": "Family Theater Productions", "Original release": "September 11, 1957", "No. of episodes": "540", "Website": "https://www.familytheater.org/classicradio"} |
The Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV. 453, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was written in 1784.
The work is orchestrated for solo piano, flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings. Like most of Mozart's concertos, it is in three movements:
Allegro,
Andante, in C major
Allegretto - Presto,
According to... | {"Key": "G major", "Catalogue": "K. 453", "Composed": "1784", "Movements": "Three (Allegro, Andante, Allegretto - Presto)", "Scoring": "Piano orchestra"} |
James Bowdoin II (; August 7, 1726 - November 6, 1790) was an American political and intellectual leader from Boston, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution and the following decade. He initially gained fame and influence as a wealthy merchant. He served in both branches of the Massachusetts General Court from t... | {"Name": "James Bowdoin", "Image caption": "Portrait by Robert Feke, 1748", "Term start": "May 27, 1785", "Term end": "May 30, 1787", "Birth date": "1726 8 7 y", "Birth place": "Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America", "Death date": "1790 11 6 1726 8 7 y", "Death place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "... |
Corneliu Vadim Tudor (; 28 November 1949 - 14 September 2015), also colloquially known as "Tribunul", was a poet, writer, and journalist who was the leader of the Greater Romania Party () and a Member of the European Parliament. He was a Romanian senator from 1992 to 2008. He was born and died in Bucharest, Romania.
A... | {"Honorific prefix": "Tribunul", "Name": "Corneliu Vadim Tudor", "Image size": "170px", "Term start": "14 July 2009", "Term end": "1 July 2014", "Office 2": "Member of the Senate of Romania", "Spouse(s)": "Doina Tudor 1987 2015", "Education": "Saint Sava National College", "Alma mater": "University of Bucharest Univer... |
James Bowdoin III (September 22, 1752 - October 11, 1811) was an American philanthropist and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He has born to James Bowdoin in Boston, and graduated from Harvard College in 1771. James then studied law at Oxford and traveled widely in Europe until 1775. When he got the news of the Ba... | {"Name": "James Bowdoin III", "Birth date": "1752 9 22 y", "Birth place": "Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America", "Death date": "1811 10 11 1752 9 22 y", "Death place": "Gosnold, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Harvard University", "Known For": "Assistance in creating Bowdoin College", "Spouse(s)... |
Neal Dow (March 20, 1804 - October 2, 1897) was an American Prohibition advocate and politician. Nicknamed the "Napoleon of Temperance" and the "Father of Prohibition", Dow was born to a Quaker family in Portland, Maine. From a young age, he believed alcohol to be the cause of many of society's problems and wanted to b... | {"Name": "Neal Dow", "Term start": "April 24, 1855", "Term end": "April 24, 1856", "Predecessor 2": "John B. Cahoon", "Successor 2": "Albion Parris", "Birth date": "1804 3 20", "Birth place": "Portland, Maine, U.S.", "Death date": "1897 10 2 1804 3 20", "Death place": "Portland, Maine, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Maria Cornel... |
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (, ; 27 April 1806 - 22 August 1878) was Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and queen regent of the kingdom from 1833, when her daughter became queen at age nine, to 1840. By virtue of her short marriage to King Ferdinand VII of Spain, she became a central character in Spanish history ... | {"Born": "Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily", "Died": "Le Havre, French Third Republic", "Burial": "El Escorial", "Father": "Francis I of the Two Sicilies", "Mother": "María Isabella of Spain", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named after Baptist pastor Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became a secular university in 1992, while keeping Christo et Doctrinae (For C... | {"Motto": "Christo et Doctrinae", "Type": "Private liberal arts university", "President": "Elizabeth Davis", "Undergraduates": "2,443 (Fall 2022)https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=furman&s=all&id=218070 College Navigator - Furman University", "Postgraduates": "160", "Endowment": "$812.3 million (2022)As of June 28... |
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 - April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was the first African American to be elected to Congress from New York, as well as the... | {"Name": "Adam Clayton Powell Jr.", "Term start": "January 3, 1945", "Term end": "January 3, 1971", "Birth date": "1908 11 29", "Birth place": "New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.", "Death date": "1972 04 04 1908 11 29", "Death place": "Miami, Florida, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Isabel Washington 1933 1945 divHazel Scott 1945 1960 ... |
Tiberius Claudius PompeianusPIR, s. v. Claudius, no. 973, Volume 2. (Greek: Πομπηιανός; 125 - 193 AD) was a politician and military commander during the 2nd century in the Roman Empire. A general under the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Pompeianus distinguished himself during Rome's wars against the Parthians and the Marcom... | {"Name": "Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus", "Image caption": "Marble relief of Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (center right) with Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the Capitoline Museums in Rome", "Birth date": "125 AD", "Birth place": "Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire(modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey)", "Death date": "193 AD (aged 6... |
The Barisan Alternatif (BA, lit. Alternative Front) was a coalition of Malaysian opposition parties, formed as a counterweight to the ruling Barisan Nasional. Disbanded after the 2004 general elections, all 4 former component parties of BA (then 3, after a merger of 2 of the parties) have formed a new coalition, Pakata... | {"Founded": "20 September 1998", "Preceded by": "Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) Gagasan Rakyat (GR)", "Succeeded by": "Pakatan Rakyat (PR)", "Ideology": "Reformism", "Political position": "Centre to center-left"} |
Gilbert Bécaud (, 24 October 1927 - 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popula... | {"Name": "Gilbert Bécaud", "Caption": "Bécaud in 1965", "Birth name": "François Gilbert Léopold Silly", "Birth date": "yes 1927 10 24", "Birth place": "Toulon, France", "Death date": "yes 2001 12 18 1927 10 24", "Death place": "Boulogne-Billancourt, France", "Spouse(s)": "Monique Nicholas (1952-?)Kitty Saint-John (1973... |
The Presidents' Trophy () is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e. best record) during the NHL regular season. If two teams are tied for the most points, then the Trophy goes to the team with the most regulation wins (RW). The Presidents' Trophy has ... | {"Sport": "Ice hockey", "Awarded for": "National Hockey League team with the most points (best record) in the regular season", "First award": "1985-86 NHL season", "First winner": "Edmonton Oilers", "Most wins": "Detroit Red Wings (6)", "Most recent": "Boston Bruins (4)"} |
Philippe Manoury (born 19 June 1952) is a French composer.
Biography
Manoury was born in Tulle and began composition studies at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with Gérard Condé and Max Deutsch. He continued his studies from 1974 to 1978 at the Conservatoire de Paris with Michel Philippot, Ivo Malec, and Claude ... | {"Name": "Philippe ManouryComposer", "Birth date": "1952 06 19", "Birth place": "Tulle", "Education": "Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris\n Conservatoire de Paris\n\n<!--", "Occupation": "Classical composer\n Academic teacher\n -->", "Organization": "IRCAM\n University of California, San Diego", "Awards": "Ordre des Art... |
The Volvo S60 series is a compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo since 2000.
The first generation (2000-2009) was launched in autumn of 2000 in order to replace the S70 and was based on the P2 platform. It had a similar designed estate version called Volvo V70 and a high performance engine and sports... | {"Manufacturer": "Volvo Cars", "Production": "2000-present", "Class": "Compact executive car (D)", "Body style": "4-door sedan", "Layout": "Front engine front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive", "Predecessor": "Volvo S70", "Related": "Volvo V60Volvo XC60"} |
Baseball Stars is a baseball video game developed by SNK. It was released for the NES in 1989. It became a major hit in many countries worldwide, particularly in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Features
Baseball Stars was the first baseball game to have battery backup on any console, and the first NES spor... | {"Title": "Baseball Stars", "Caption": "Cover art for Baseball Stars", "Developer": "SNK", "Publisher": "SNK", "Released": "JP May 19, 1989NA July 1989", "Genre": "Sports", "Modes": "Single-player, multiplayer", "Series": "Baseball Stars", "Platforms": "Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayChoice-10, Xbox One", "Arcade s... |
Louisiana Purchase is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva. Set in New Orleans, the musical lightly satirises Louisiana Governor Huey Long and his control over Louisiana politics.Bordman, 573 An honest U.S. senator travels to Louisiana to investig... | {"Name": "Louisiana Purchase", "Caption": "1996 Cast Recording", "Composer(s)": "Irving Berlin", "Lyricist(s)": "Irving Berlin", "Book-writer": "Morrie Ryskind", "Based on?": "A story Buddy De Sylva", "Productions": "1940 Broadway 1941 Film 1996 Broadway"} |
(spelled in modern ) was the name of the army commanded by the Basque Government during the Spanish Civil War. It was formed by Basque nationalists, socialists, communists, anarchists and republicans under the direction of lehendakari José Antonio Aguirre and coordinating with the army of the Second Spanish Republic. I... | {"Allegiance": "Basque Government", "Type": "Infantry", "Size": "Corps", "Notablecommanders": "Kandido Saseta Jose Antonio Agirre"} |
The Macintosh Portable is a laptop designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from September 1989 to October 1991. It is the first battery-powered Macintosh, which garnered significant excitement from critics, but sales to customers were quite low. It featured a fast, sharp, and expensive monochrome activ... | {"Manufacturer": "Apple Computer, Inc.", "Discontinuation date": "1991 10 21", "Operating system": "System 6.0.4 - 7.5.5", "CPU make and model": "Motorola 68000 @ 16 MHz", "Amount of memory installed": "1 MB SRAM (expandable to 9 MB),256 KB ROM", "Storage device": "1.44 MB double-sided floppy drive, 40 MB 3.5″ Conner h... |
Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing, and for appearing in Switch (1991), My Family ... | {"Name": "Jimmy Smits", "Caption": "Smits at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con", "Birth name": "Jimmy L. Smits", "Birth date": "1955 7 9", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1984-present", "Known For": "LA Law\nNYPD Blue\nStar Wars\nDexter\nThe West Wing\nBrooklyn Nine-Nine\nEast N... |
The Volvo P1800 (pronounced eighteen-hundred) is a 2+2, front-engine, rear-drive sports car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars between 1961 and 1973. Originally a coupé (1961-1972), it was also offered in a shooting-brake configuration toward the end of its production (1972-1973). Styling was by Pelle Petterson un... | {"Designer": "Pelle Petterson", "Manufacturer": "Volvo Cars", "Assembly": "United Kingdom: England, West Bromwich (Jensen Motors, 1961-1962) Sweden: Torslanda (1963-1973) Sweden: Gothenburg (1963-1973) Chile: Arica, (DiVolvo)", "Production": "1961-1973 39,407: coupé 8,077: sports estate", "Layout": "Front-engine, ... |
Hugh Town ( or ) is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's,Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula kno... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "1,097", "Unitary authority": "Isles of Scilly", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "St Ives", "Postcode district": "TR", "Dialling code": "01720", "OS grid reference": "SV903105"} |
Eton ( ) is a town in Berkshire, England, on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor, connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The civil parish, which also includes the village of Eton Wick two miles west of the town, had a population of 4,692 at the 2011 Census. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Bucki... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123262&c=Eton&d=16&e=62&g=6398436&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1480443985679&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 29 November 2016 Office for National Statistics Neighbourhood ... |
Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in Kingston upon Thames by Tim Smith (guitar and lead vocals) and his brother Jim (bass, backing vocals) in 1977 under the name Cardiac Arrest. The band's sound fused circus, baroque pop and medieval music with progressive rock and post-punk, adding other elements like nursery r... | {"Origin": "Kingston upon Thames, England", "Genres": "\"UK Tour\">24 October 2007 80's Psych Rock Legends To Play Full UK Tour https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/80-s-psych-rock-legends-to-play-full-uk-tour-57548/ 5 April 2023 Uncut", "Discography": "Cardiacs discography", "Labels": "Tortch Alphabet Business Concern Tor... |
The Northern Paiute people are a Numic tribe that has traditionally lived in the Great Basin region of the United States in what is now eastern California, western Nevada, and southeast Oregon. The Northern Paiutes' pre-contact lifestyle was well adapted to the harsh desert environment in which they lived. Each tribe o... | {"Name": "Northern Paiute", "Native name": "Numu/Numa", "Languages": "Northern Paiute", "Religions": "Traditional, Christianity", "Related ethnic groups": "Bannock and Mono", "Image caption": "Traditional lands of the Northern Paiute"} |
Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress, model and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in The Double Man (1967), The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), Machine Gun McCain (1969), Stiletto (1969) and the British crime fi... | {"Name": "Britt Ekland", "Caption": "Ekland in 1972 by Allan Warren", "Birth name": "Britt-Marie Eklund", "Birth date": "yes 1942 10 6", "Birth place": "Stockholm, Sweden", "Nationality": "Swedish", "Occupation": "Actress model singer", "Years active": "1959-present", "Spouse(s)": "Peter Sellers 1964 1968 divorced\n Sl... |
Lochgilphead (; ) is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute Council. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp (a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead sits on the A83, with... | {"Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Argyll and Bute", "Lieutenancy area": "Argyll and Bute", "UK Parliament": "Argyll and Bute", "Scottish Parliament": "Argyll and Bute", "Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NR 86284 88138", "Postcode district": "PA30, PA31", "Dialling code": "01546"} |
Nairn (; ) is a town and royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the traditional county town of Nairnshire.
At the 2011 census, Nairn had a population of 9,773, making... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Council area": "Highland", "Lieutenancy area": "Nairn", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "UK Parliament": "Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey", "Scottish Parliament": "Inverness and Nairn", "Postcode district": "IV12", "Dialling code": "01667", "OS grid reference": "NH887563"} |
North Berwick (; ) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the nineteenth century because of its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NT553852", "Council area": "East Lothian Council", "Lieutenancy area": "East Lothian", "UK Parliament": "East Lothian", "Scottish Parliament": "East Lothian", "Postcode district": "EH", "Dialling code": "01620"} |
Peebles () is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was historically a royal burgh and the county town of Peeblesshire. According to the 2011 census, the population was 8,376 and the estimated population in June 2018 was 9,000.
History
Initially, a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NT2540", "Council area": "Scottish Borders", "Lieutenancy area": "Tweeddale", "UK Parliament": "Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale", "Scottish Parliament": "Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.", "Postcode district": "EH... |
Pitlochry (; or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.Scotland's 2011 census. (n.p.). Scotland's Census. Retrieved 24 November 2015, from http://www.scotlandsc... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NN941582", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Perth and Kinross", "Lieutenancy area": "Perth and Kinross", "Postcode district": "PH", "Dialling code": "01796", "UK Parliament": "Perth and North Perthshire", "Scottish Parliament": "Perthshire North"} |
thumb|285px|Old Parish Church, Selkirk
thumb|285px|Interior of Old Parish Church, Selkirk (Kirk O'The Forest)
Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water, a tributary of the River Tweed.
The people of the town are known as ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NT471288", "Council area": "Scottish Borders", "Lieutenancy area": "Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale", "UK Parliament": "Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk", "Scottish Parliament": "Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire", "Postcode dis... |
Tain ( ) is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.
Etymology
The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, means 'Duthac's town', after a local saint also known as Duthus.
Histor... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NH779821", "Council area": "Highland", "Lieutenancy area": "Ross and Cromarty", "UK Parliament": "Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross", "Scottish Parliament": "Caithness, Sutherland and Ross", "Postcode district": "IV", "Dialling ... |
Whithorn ([ˈʍɪthorn], 'HWIT-horn'), in nodern Gaelic), is a royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about south of Wigtown."Whithorn", Royal Burgh of Whithorn and District Business Association The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NX445405", "Council area": "Dumfries and Galloway", "Lieutenancy area": "Wigtownshire", "UK Parliament": "Dumfries and Galloway", "Scottish Parliament": "Galloway and West Dumfries", "Postcode district": "DG", "Dialling code": "0198... |
Isle of Whithorn (Port Rosnait in Gaelic) is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast north east of Burrow Head, about three miles from Whithorn and about thirteen miles south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn, (Taigh Mhàrtainn in Gaelic), is a former royal burgh in Wi... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(2001 Census)", "OS grid reference": "NX479273", "Council area": "Dumfries and Galloway", "Lieutenancy area": "Wigtown", "UK Parliament": "Dumfries and Galloway", "Scottish Parliament": "Galloway and West Dumfries", "Postcode district": "DG", "Dialling code": "01988"} |
Lossiemouth () is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important fishing town. Although there has been over 1,000 years of settlement in the area, the present day town was formed over the past 250 years and consists of four separate communities that eventually merged into one.... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NJ235705", "Postcode district": "IV31 6xx", "Dialling code": "01343", "UK Parliament": "Moray", "Council area": "Moray", "Lieutenancy area": "Moray", "Scottish Parliament": "Moray", "Website": "http://www.moray.gov.uk"} |
The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (; ) was a political and legal idea formed in the 14th century, assuming unity, indivisibility and continuity of the state. According to this concept, the state ceased to be the patrimonial property of the monarch or dynasty, but became a common good of the political community of the ... | {"Native name": "pl Korona Królestwa Polskiegola Corona Regni Poloniae", "Conventional long name": "Crown of the Kingdom of Poland", "Type of government": "Unitary parliamentary Elective constitutional monarchy", "Starting event": "Union of Krewo", "Date established": "August 14", "Event 1": "Union of Lublin", "Event 1... |
The National Library of Sweden (, KB, meaning "the Royal Library") is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves all domestic printed and audio-visual materials in Swedish, as well as content with Swedish association published abroad. Being a research library, it also has major collections of literature in ot... | {"Location": "Stockholm", "Established": "1661 yes", "Reference to legal mandate": "The Government Approval Document for The Swedish National Library (available in Swedish)", "Items collected": "books, journals, newspapers, magazines, films, recorded sound, television, radio, manuscripts, maps, pictures, printed music,... |
Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 - April 9, 1988), better known as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, with hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of wh... | {"Born": "Lugoff, South Carolina, U.S.", "Died": "Queens, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Pop rhythm and blues soul", "Labels": "Okeh, Mercury, Cotillion, RCA"} |
Alford (pronounced ) is a town in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds, which form an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population was recorded as 3,459 in the 2011 Census and estimated at 3,830 in 2021. It lies between the towns of Mablethorpe, Louth, Spilsby... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021)", "OS grid reference": "TF454758", "Postcode district": "LN13", "Dialling code": "01507", "UK Parliament": "Louth and Horncastle", "District": "East Lindsey", "Shire county": "Lincolnshire"} |
Amble is a town on the North Sea coast of Northumberland, England, at the mouth of the River Coquet; Coquet Island is visible from its beaches and harbour. In 2011, it had a population of 6,025.
Etymology
There are two suggested origins of the place-name Amble. One theory suggests a Goidelic origin from Am Béal, mea... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "Unitary authority": "Northumberland", "Ceremonial county": "Northumberland", "UK Parliament": "Berwick-upon-Tweed", "Postcode district": "NE", "Dialling code": "01665", "OS grid reference": "NU267041"} |
right|thumb|With Mickey Rooney in Checkmate (1961)
right|thumb|Cabot, Carolyn Craig, and Doug McClure in Checkmate (1962)
right|thumb|Cabot (at top) as Mr. French on Family Affair in 1967
right|thumb|Nancy Walker, Cabot and Brian Keith in Family Affair, 1970
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot (6 July 1918 - 23 August 1977... | {"Name": "Sebastian Cabot", "Image": "Sebastian Cabot 1964.JPG", "Caption": "Cabot in 1964", "Birth date": "1918 7 6 y", "Birth name": "Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "1977 8 23 1918 7 6 y", "Death place": "North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada", "Known For": "Family ... |
thumb|Bawtry Town Hall is now empty
Bawtry is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies south-east of Doncaster, west of Gainsborough and north-west of Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. The town is historically part of the West R... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)", "Metropolitan borough": "City of Doncaster", "Metropolitan county": "South Yorkshire", "UK Parliament": "Don Valley", "Postcode district": "DN", "Dialling code": "01302", "OS grid reference": "SK6593"} |
Douvrin (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
Douvrin is an ex-coalmining town some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D165, the D163 and the N47 roads. Since the mid-1960s, farming and light industry have re... | {"Name": "Douvrin", "Native Name": "Doverin", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Douvrin (Pas-de-Calais, Fr) mairie.JPG", "Caption": "The town hall of Douvrin", "Arrondissement": "Béthune", "Canton": "Douvrin", "Postal code": "62138", "Mayor": "Jean-Michel DupontRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.... |
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thumb|Title page of first volume of The Bookman (February - July 1895)
The Bookman was a literary journal established in 1895 by Dodd, Mead and Company
Frank H. Dodd, head of Dodd, Mead and Company, established The Bookman in 1895."Frank H. Dodd Dies"; The New York Times, January 11, 1916 Its first editor was Harry Th... | {"Former editors": "Harry Thurston Peck, Arthur Bartlett Maurice, G.G. Wyant, John C. Farrar, Burton Rascoe, Seward B. Collins", "Categories": "Literary magazine", "Frequency": "Monthly", "Founder": "Frank Howard Dodd", "Founded": "1895", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "New York City", "Language": "English", "... |
FightBox is a game show that aired on BBC Three from 13 October to 10 November 2003 and is hosted by Lisa Snowdon and Trevor Nelson with Paul Dickenson as commentator.
Format
Contestants design their fighters and submit them to the BBC. Out of hundreds of submissions, only sixty were chosen to appear on the programme.... | {"Genre": "Game show", "Presented by": "Trevor NelsonLisa Snowdon", "Voices of": "Paul Dickenson", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Running time": "30 minutes", "Original network": "BBC Three", "Original release": "2003 11 10 y"} |
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, current affairs, and drama series. The television channel closed down in 2016 and ... | {"Launched": "2003 2 9 yes (original)2019 3 4 yes (block on BBC One)2022 2 1 yes (relaunch)", "Closed": "2016 2 16 yes(original)2022 1 31 yes (block on BBC One)", "Language(s)": "English", "Picture format": "1080i/1080p1080p25 sometimes only on Freeview HDTV(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "BBC", "Coun... |
Black Boy (1945) is a memoir by American author Richard Wright, detailing his upbringing. Wright describes his youth in the South: Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee, and his eventual move to Chicago, where he establishes his writing career and becomes involved with the Communist Party. Black Boy gained high acclaim i... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Published": "1945 Harper & Brothers", "Media type": "Paperback", "Pages": "419 p.", "ISBN": "0-06-113024-9", "Preceded by": "12 Million Black Voices: A Folk History of the Negro in the United States", "Followed by": "The Outsider"} |
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel, CBBC, is aimed at older children ages 6-12. It broadcasts every day from 6:00am to 7:00pm, timesharing wi... | {"Launched": "2002 2 11 y", "Closed": "13 April 2017 (Latin America)31 December 2018 (Canada)31 October 2020 (USA)", "Picture format": "1080i/1080p1080p25 sometimes only on Freeview HDTV(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Network": "BBC One (until 2012)BBC Two (until 2013 and then lat... |
The Vapors are an English new wave and power pop band that initially existed between 1978 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese", which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1980 and No. 36 in the US Billboard Hot 100.
Career
1978-1982
Based in Guildford, Surrey, an early version of the band was ... | {"Origin": "Guildford, Surrey, England", "Genres": "New wave, power pop, Colin Larkin Colin Larkin (writer) 2006 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th Oxford University Press The Vapors http://www.music.us/biography/artist/13582/the_vapors.html 0-19-531373-9 dead https://web.archive.org/web/2014051222... |
Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong.Antiquities and Monuments Office: Declared Monuments in Hong Kong: Flagstaff House It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central - within the Hong Kong Park.
It has been a longtime residence of the Commander of... | {"Architectural style": "Greek revival style", "Location": "Central", "Address": "10 Cotton Tree Drive", "Coordinates": "Hong Kong", "Current tenants": "Museum of Tea Ware"} |
Hong Kong Disneyland () (abbreviated HKDL; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is the first Disneyland in China. The Hong Kong Disneyland is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is owned and managed by Hong Kong Internation... | {"Park Photo Caption": "Castle of Magical Dreams in 2021", "Park Slogan": "The happiest place on earthBelieve in Magic", "Park Name": "Hong Kong Disneylandzh 香港迪士尼樂園", "Resort": "Hong Kong Disneyland Resort", "Park Location (City)": "Penny's Bay", "Park Location (State/Province)": "Lantau Island", "Park Location (Count... |
BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel from the BBC, which showcases parliamentary content from across the UK. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees of the British Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the London Assemb... | {"Launched": "23 September 1998 yes", "Language(s)": "English", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV1080i on Virgin Media only.(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Broadcast area": "United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe", "Owner": "BBC", "Website": "bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcparliament", "Sister chann... |
Government House, located on Government Hill in Central, Hong Kong, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance-style building, but was significantly remodelled during the Japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-neoclassical f... | {"Name": "Government House", "Native name": "香港禮賓府", "Caption": "Government House, Hong Kong", "Map_type": "Hong Kong Island", "Map caption": "Location on Hong Kong Island", "Coordinates": "22 16 43.19 N 114 09 26.70 E inline,title", "Location_town or location_city": "Central,", "Location_country": "Hong Kong", "Archit... |
Generation Terrorists is the debut studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 10 February 1992 through record label Columbia.
On the back of significant media attention and a "disproportionately high press profile" generated by the band's previously released single "Motown J... | {"Released": "10 February 1992", "Recorded": "July-December 1991", "Studio": "Black Barn Studios in London, England", "Genre": "Glam rock\nhard rock\npunk rock\nglam punk\nglam metal", "Label": "Columbia", "Producer": "Steve Brown, The Bomb Squad (track 8)"} |
HSBC Main Building is a headquarters building of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is today a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based HSBC Holdings. It is located on the southern side of Statue Square near the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong (built in 1869, demolished in 1933). The previous ... | {"Location": "1 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong", "Coordinates": "22 16 48 N 114 9 34 E region:HK inline,title", "Status": "Complete", "Construction started": "1983", "Type": "Commercial offices", "Architectural style": "Structural Expressionism"} |
Emil Constantinescu () (born 19 November 1939) is a Romanian professor and politician, who served as the President of Romania, from 1996 to 2000.
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Constantinescu became a founding member and vice president of the Civic Alliance (AC). In addition, he also served as the acting presi... | {"Name": "Emil Constantinescu", "Image caption": "Constantinescu in 1998", "Term start": "29 November 1996", "Term end": "20 December 2000", "Office 2": "Leader of the Romanian Democratic Convention", "Predecessor 2": "Corneliu Coposu", "Spouse(s)": "Nadia Ileana Constantinescu", "Birth date": "1939 11 19 y", "Birth pl... |
Leon Askin (; born Leo Aschkenasy, 18 September 1907 – 3 June 2005) was an Austrian Jewish actor best known in North America for portraying the character General Burkhalter on the TV situation comedy Hogan's Heroes.
Life and career
Askin was born into a Jewish family in Vienna, the son of Malvine (Susman) and Samuel A... | {"Name": "Leon Askin", "Caption": "Askin in Road to Bali (1952)", "Birth name": "Leo Aschkenasy", "Birth date": "1907 09 18 yes", "Birth place": "Vienna, Austria", "Death date": "2005 06 03 1907 9 18 yes", "Death place": "Vienna, Austria", "Resting place": "Vienna Central Cemetery", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active... |
In the Republic of Ireland, commonly referred to as Ireland, vehicle registration plates (commonly known as "number plates" or "reg plates") are the visual indications of motor vehicle registration - officially termed "index marks" - which it has been mandatory since 1903 to display on most motor vehicles used on publi... | {"Name": "Republic of Ireland", "Caption": "Current format 2013 registration with Waterford county code.", "Country": "Republic of Ireland", "Country code": "IRL", "Size": "520mm x 110mm", "Material": "Acrylic or Aluminium", "Serial format": "123-A-12345 \n123-AB-12345", "Introduced": "1 January 2013", "Colour (front)"... |
Annay (; also referred to as Annay-sous-Lens, literally Annay under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
A large farming village, with a large lake and marshes, situated some northeast of Lens at the junction of the D917 and D39 roads.... | {"Name": "Annay", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Mairie d'Annay (Pas-de-Calais).JPG", "Caption": "The town hall of Annay", "Arrondissement": "Lens", "Canton": "Lens", "Postal code": "62880", "Mayor": "Yves TerlatRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-9... |
Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Avengers #8 (September 1964). Kang the Conqueror is most frequently depicted as an opponent of the Avengers and the Fantastic Fo... | {"Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Stan LeeJack Kirby", "Place of origin": "Other Earth, 31st Century", "Team affiliations": "Council of KangsCross-Time Kangs", "Partnerships": "Ravonna Renslayer Ahura Boltagon (adoptive son)", "Abilities": "Genius-level intellect\n Master strategist, tactician, and field co... |
Vasant Purushottam Kale, popularly known as Va Pu, was a Marathi writer. He wrote more than 60 books. His well-known works include Partner, Vapurza, Hi Waat Ekatichi, and Thikri. He was a famous story-teller and had over 1600 stage-shows (कथाकथन) in the theatres. He was the first writer to come in form of audio cassett... | {"Name": "Vasant Purushottam Kale", "Native name": "वसंत पुरुषोत्तम काळे", "Birth date": "yes 1932 03 25", "Death date": "yes 2001 06 26 (aged 69)", "Death place": "Mumbai, Maharashtra, India", "Birth place": "Mumbai, Maharashtra", "Nationality": "Indian", "Occupation": "Writer, essayist, novelist, architect", "Notable... |
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (commonly known as Winnipeg International Airport or Winnipeg Airport) is a Transport CanadaAdvisory Circular (AC) No. 302-032 Subject: Designation of international airports in Canada designated international airport located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Winnipeg Metropolitan Region", "Hub": "Calm Air\nCargojet\nPerimeter Aviation\nBearskin Airlines\nSwoop Air", "DST": "UTC-05:00", "AMSL": "784", "Coordinates": "49 54 36 N 097 14 24 W region:CA-MB inline,title", "Website": "www.waa.ca"} |
Skint Records is a Brighton and Hove based dance music record label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery. Along with Wall of Sound, the label was a leader in the big beat music scene of the mid to late 1990s.
The label's ros... | {"Parent company": "BMG Rights Management", "Distributor(s)": "Alternative Distribution Alliance", "Genre": "EDM, big beat, indie pop, house", "Official website": "www.skintentertainment.com/"} |
Shi Nai'an (, -1372) was a Chinese writer from the Yuan and early Ming periods. Shuihu zhuan (Water Margin), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, is traditionally attributed to him. There are few reliable sources for his biography, much less his literary activity.
Biography
Little is known ab... | {"Language": "Chinese", "Nationality": "Chinese", "Occupation": "Writer", "Born": "1296", "Died": "1372"} |
The Ford Festiva is a subcompact car that was designed and manufactured by Mazda for Ford between 1986 and 2002. Festiva was sold in Japan, the Americas, and Australia. The name "Festiva" is derived from the Spanish word for "festive". It was not related to the similarly sized and named Ford Fiesta, and was not replace... | {"Manufacturer": "KiaMazdaSAIPA", "Production": "1986-2002", "Class": "Subcompact car", "Layout": "Front-engine, front-wheel drive", "Predecessor": "Ford Fiesta", "Successor": "Ford FiestaMazda 121/Mazda Revue/Autozam Revue (Japan)"} |
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The S... | {"Logo size": "200", "Founded": "1963", "Association": "NCAA", "Division": "Division I", "Teams": "10", "Sports fielded": "10", "Region": "West South Central", "Former": "Southland Football League (1996-2002, football-only)", "Headquarters": "Frisco, Texas", "Commissioner": "2022", "Official website": "southland.org", ... |
thumb|Classical architecture was used in the design of the building.
The Court of Final Appeal Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. It is located... | {"Former names": "Supreme Court BuildingLegislative Council Building", "Type": "Court building", "Architectural style": "Neo-classical", "Location": "Hong Kong", "Address": "8 Jackson Road, Central", "Coordinates": "22.280996 N 114.160116 E region:HK_type:landmark inline"} |
Croagh Patrick (), nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several miles from Westport. It has long been seen as a holy mountain. It was the focu... | {"Elevation": "764", "Prominence": "639", "English translation": "(Saint) Patrick's stack", "Language of name": "Irish", "Location": "Ireland", "Coordinates": "53.7595 N 9.6584 W type:mountain_region:IE inline,title"} |
Pentangle are a British folk band, formed in London in 1967. The original band was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and a later version has been active since the early 1980s. The original line-up, which was unchanged throughout the band's first incarnation (1967-1973), was Jacqui McShee (vocals); John Renbourn... | {"Origin": "London, England", "Genres": "Folk rock folk baroque folk jazz", "Labels": "Transatlantic Warner Bros. Reprise", "Spinoffs": "Jacqui McShee's Pentangle", "Members": "Jacqui McSheeGerry ConwaySpencer CozensAlan ThomsonGary Foote"} |
The City and the Pillar is the third published novel by American writer Gore Vidal, written in 1946 and published on January 10, 1948. The story is about a young man who is coming of age and discovers his own homosexuality.Austen, Roger. Playing the Game: The Homosexual Novel in America, (New York, Bobbs-Merrill Compa... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York", "Media type": "Print (hardcover, paperbook, and VHShttps://www.biography.com/writer/gore-vidal Gore Vidal 12 May 2021 )", "Pages": "314"} |
William David Friedkin (August 25, 1935 - August 7, 2023) was an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he directed the crime thriller film The French Connectio... | {"Caption": "Friedkin in 2017", "Name": "William Friedkin", "Birth name": "William David Friedkin", "Birth date": "1935 8 25", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "2023 8 7 1935 8 29", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Director producer screenwriter", "Education": "Senn ... |
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is a 1980 British mockumentary film directed by Julien Temple and produced by Don Boyd and Jeremy Thomas. It centres on the British punk rock band Sex Pistols and, most prominently, their manager Malcolm McLaren.
Synopsis
Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who - throu... | {"Written by": "Julien Temple", "Starring": "Malcolm McLarenSteve JonesPaul CookSid ViciousJohnny RottenMary MillingtonIrene Handl", "Directed by": "Julien Temple", "Produced by": "Don BoydJeremy Thomas", "Music by": "Sex Pistols", "Narrated by": "Malcolm McLaren", "Distributed by": "Virgin Films"} |
thumb|right|Market Place, Ringwood
thumb|right|Church of St Peter and St Paul
thumb|right|Old bridge over the River Avon
thumb|right|18th century Meeting House
thumb|right|Ringwood Brewery
Ringwood is a market town in south-west Hampshire, England, on the River Avon close to the New Forest, northeast of Bournemouth an... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "http://www.lovemytown.co.uk/Populations/TownsTable1.asp Populations www.lovemytown.co.uk 14,181 (2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127945&c=BH24+3BZ&d=16&e=62&g=6431274&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=148120... |
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