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100 | Colin Kaepernick . Kaepernick began his professional career as a backup to Alex Smith , but became the 49ers ' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith suffered a concussion . He remained the team 's starting quarterback for the rest of the season and went on to lead the 49ers to their first Super Bowl appe... |
101 | Anne Rice . Born in New Orleans , Rice spent much of her early life there before moving to Texas , and later to San Francisco . Route 495 is a 3.45 mi freeway in Hudson County , New Jersey , in the United States that connects the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95 , I-95 ) at exits 16E and 17 in Secaucus to New York S... |
102 | Damon Albarn . Raised in Leytonstone , East London and around Colchester , Essex , Albarn attended the Stanway School , where he met Graham Coxon and eventually formed Blur , whose debut album Leisure was released in 1991 to mixed reviews . Drawing influences from alternative rock , trip hop , hip hop , electronica , d... |
103 | Shooter (2007 film) . The film follows Force Recon veteran Bob Lee Swagger ( Mark Wahlberg ) , who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit . Shooter (TV series) . The show stars Ryan Phillippe in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into act... |
104 | Charles Manson . In 1971 he was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people ( Abigail Ann Folger , Wojciech Frykowski , Steven Earl Parent , Sharon Tate Polanski , Jay Sebring , and Leno and Rosemary La Bianca ) -- most notably of the actress Sharon Tate -- all of ... |
105 | Sean Justin Penn ( born August 17 , 1960 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , and political activist . Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in episode 112 of Little House on the Prairie ( December 4 , 1974 ) , directed by his father Leo Penn. . Following his film debut in the drama Taps ( ... |
106 | Sir Donald George `` Don '' Bradman , AC ( 27 August 1908 -- 25 February 2001 ) , often referred to as `` The Don '' , was an Australian cricketer , widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time . Bradman retained a pre-eminent position in the game by acting as an administrator , selector and writer for three... |
107 | Brad Wilk . He is best known as the drummer of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine ( 1991 -- 2000 ; 2007 -- 11 ) and Audioslave ( 2001 -- 07 ) . Wilk started his career as a drummer for Greta in 1990 , and helped co-found Rage with Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha in August 1991 . As of 2016 , he is playing in the ... |
108 | Dorothy Ann Willis Richards ( September 1 , 1933 -- September 13 , 2006 ) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995 . A Democrat , she first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texas , when she delivered the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention . ... |
109 | Boardwalk is a 1979 American drama film written by Stephen Verona and Leigh Chapman and directed by Verona . Janet Leigh ( born Jeanette Helen Morrison ; July 6 , 1927 -- October 3 , 2004 ) was an American actress , singer , dancer and author . She also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002 , including two novels . |
110 | Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios ( [ siˈmon boˈliβar ] ; 24 July 1783 -- 17 December 1830 ) , known as El Libertador , was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Panama as sovereig... |
111 | Colin Kaepernick . Kaepernick began his professional career as a backup to Alex Smith , but became the 49ers ' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith suffered a concussion . He remained the team 's starting quarterback for the rest of the season and went on to lead the 49ers to their first Super Bowl appe... |
112 | Advertising is an audio or visual form of marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored , nonpersonal message to promote or sell a product , service or idea . It is differentiated from personal selling in that the message is nonpersonal , i.e. , not directed to a particular individual . Advertising is commun... |
113 | Aristotle ( [ ˈærɪˌstɒtəl ] Ἀριστοτέλης , [ aristotélɛːs ] , Aristotélēs ; 384 -- 322 BC ) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira , Chalkidice , on the northern periphery of Classical Greece . At seventeen or eighteen years of age , he joined Plato 's Academy in Athens and remai... |
114 | David Mordechai Packouz ( [ pækhaʊs ] born February 16 , 1982 ) is an American former arms dealer , musician , inventor and entrepreneur . Packouz went on to invent a guitar pedal drum machine , the BeatBuddy , and is currently the CEO of music technology company Singular Sound . |
115 | Magic Johnson . He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons . After winning championships in high school and college , Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers . He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season , and won four more championship... |
116 | Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo that was formed in Los Angeles , California in 1994 . Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass , the band has released three albums -- Tenacious D ( 2001 ) , The Pick of Destiny ( 2006 ) and Rize of the Fenix ( 2012 ) . The b... |
117 | James VI and I ( 19 June 1566 -- 27 March 1625 ) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death . The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states , with their own parli... |
118 | Big Brother 2017 , also known as Big Brother 18 , is the upcoming eighteenth series of the British reality television series Big Brother , hosted by Emma Willis and narrated by Marcus Bentley . Marcus Morgan Bentley ( born 4 October 1967 ) is a British actor , broadcaster and voice-over artist . Bentley is most famous ... |
119 | The Free State of Saxony ( der Freistaat Sachsen [ ˈfʁaɪ̯ʃtaːt ˈzaksn̩ ] Swobodny stat Sakska ) is a landlocked federal state of Germany , bordering the federal states of Brandenburg , Saxony Anhalt , Thuringia , and Bavaria , as well as the countries of Poland ( Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships ) and the Czech R... |
120 | Mohra ( Pawn ) is a 1994 Indian action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai starring Akshay Kumar , Sunil Shetty , Raveena Tandon and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead roles with Paresh Rawal , Gulshan Grover , Raza Murad and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in supporting roles . The film was released on 1 July 1994 and went on to become... |
121 | Jennifer Lopez . She ventured into the music industry in 1999 with her debut studio album On the 6 , preceded by the number-one single `` If You Had My Love '' . With the simultaneous release of her second studio album J.Lo and her film The Wedding Planner in 2001 , Lopez became the first woman to have a number one alb... |
122 | A working animal is an animal , usually domesticated , that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks . They may be close members of the family , such as guide dogs or other assistance dogs , or they may be animals trained to provide tractive force , such as draft horses or logging elephants . They may also be use... |
123 | Billboard Dad ( film ) is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film , directed by Alan Metter starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen . Top Latin Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language , full-length albums in the American music market... |
124 | Sancho Panza [ ˈsantʃo ˈpanθa ] is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605 . Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote and provides comments throughout the novel , known as sanchismos '' , that are a combination of broad humour , ironic Spanish prover... |
125 | Juventus Football Club S.p.A. ( from Latin iuventūs , `` youth '' ; [ juˈvɛntus ] ) , colloquially known as Juve ( [ ˈjuːve ] ) , is a professional Italian association football club based in Turin , Piedmont , founded in 1897 by a group of young Torinese students , among them was their first president Eugenio Canfari ... |
126 | Viola Davis . She played supporting and minor roles in several films and television series in the late 1990s and early 2000s , including the films Kate & Leopold ( 2001 ) and Far from Heaven ( 2002 ) , and the television series Law & Order : Special Victims Unit . |
127 | Jenna Jameson ( born Jenna Marie Massoli ; April 9 , 1974 ) is an American entrepreneur , webcam model and former pornographic film actress , who has been called the world 's most famous adult entertainment performer and `` The Queen of Porn '' . She started acting in erotic videos in 1993 after having worked as a stri... |
128 | Starrcade was an annual professional wrestling event , originally broadcast via closed-circuit television and eventually broadcast via pay-per-view television , held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) and later World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . From the 1960s to the 1980s , it was traditi... |
129 | Do n't Say No is the debut extended play by South Korean singer Seohyun . Seo Ju-hyun ( born June 28 , 1991 ) , known professionally as Seohyun , is a South Korean singer and actress . She debuted as a member of girl group Girls ' Generation ( and later its subgroup TTS ) in August 2007 , who went on to be one of the b... |
130 | The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer , one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products , designed primarily by Steve Wozniak ( Steve Jobs oversaw the development of the Apple II 's foam-molded plastic case and Rod Holt developed the switching power supply ) . The Apple II series ( trademarked ... |
131 | A&E ( previously Arts & Entertainment Network ) is an American cable and satellite television channel that serves as the flagship television property of A&E Networks , a joint venture between the Hearst Corporation and Disney -- ABC Television Group subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company ( both of which maintain a 50 % ... |
132 | L.A. Reid . He has served as the chairman and CEO of Epic Records , a division of Sony Music Entertainment , the president and CEO of Arista Records , and the chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group . Reid was also the founder and CEO of Hitco Music Publishing and the co-founder of LaFace Records . |
133 | Home for the Holidays is a 1972 American made-for-television horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey , produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Sally Field , Eleanor Parker , Julie Harris , Jessica Walter and Walter Brennan which premiered on ABC on November 28 , 1972 . Home for the Holidays (1995 film) . The film ... |
134 | `` Same Old Love '' is a song by American singer Selena Gomez from her second studio album , Revival ( 2015 ) . Selena Gomez . In 2015 , she released her second solo album , Revival , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , while the first three singles , `` Good for You , '' `` Same Old Love , '' and `` Han... |
135 | Heavy metal ( or simply metal ) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s , largely in the United Kingdom and the United States . Beginning in the late 1970s , bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein . |
136 | Topman . A part of the Arcadia Group , which also owns Burton , Miss Selfridge , Wallis , Evans and Dorothy Perkins , Topman has a chain of high-street men 's clothing stores located throughout the United Kingdom and has a presence on just about every UK High Street , and in Ireland main street outlets in six cities an... |
137 | The Armenian Genocide ( Հայոց ցեղասպանություն , Hayots tseghaspanutyun ) , also known as the Armenian Holocaust , was the Ottoman government 's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians , mostly Ottoman citizens within the Ottoman Empire and its successor state , the Republic of Turkey . Other indigenous and Ch... |
138 | William Jefferson Clinton ( born August 19 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 . The first inauguration of Bill Clinton as the 42nd President of the United States was held on January 20 , 1993 on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building ... |
139 | Danny Boyle ( born 20 October 1956 ) is an English director , producer , screenwriter and theatre director , known for his work on films including Shallow Grave , Trainspotting , The Beach , 28 Days Later , Sunshine , Slumdog Millionaire , 127 Hours , and Steve Jobs . The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed b... |
140 | The Others (2001 film) . The film won eight Goya Awards , including awards for Best Film and Best Director . This was the first English-language film ever to receive the Best Film Award at the Goyas ( Spain 's national film awards ) , without a single word of Spanish spoken in it . The Others was nominated for six Satu... |
141 | The 14th Dalai Lama ( [ ˈdɑːlaɪ_ˈlɑːmə ] ( US ) , [ ˌdælaɪ_ˈlɑːmə ] ( UK ) ( religious name : Tenzin Gyatso , shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso , born Lhamo Thondup , 6 July 1935 ) is the current Dalai Lama . The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Taktser village , Amdo , Tibet ( was administra... |
142 | Miracle at St. Anna . Set primarily in Italy during German-occupied Europe in World War II , the film tells the story of four Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who seek refuge in a small Tuscan village , where they form a bond with the residents . The story is presented as a flashback , as one survivor ref... |
143 | Mendicant . Many religious orders adhere to a mendicant way of life , including the Catholic mendicant orders , Hindu ascetics , some dervishes of Sufi Islam , and the monastic orders of Jainism and Buddhism . A monk ( [ mʌŋk ] , from μοναχός , monachos , `` single , solitary '' and Latin monachus ) is a person who pr... |
144 | Arizona ( [ ɛərᵻˈzoʊnə , _ ærᵻ - ] ) ( Hoozdo Hahoodzo [ xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò ] O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak [ ˡaɺi ˡʃonak ] ) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be adm... |
145 | Congressional Space Medal of Honor . The highest award given by NASA , it is awarded by the President of the United States in Congress 's name on recommendations from the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . To be awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor , an astronaut must perform... |
146 | Bonobos (apparel) . Bonobos offers a full line of men 's suits , trousers , denim , shirts , shorts , swimwear , outerwear and accessories . Topman . A part of the Arcadia Group , which also owns Burton , Miss Selfridge , Wallis , Evans and Dorothy Perkins , Topman has a chain of high-street men 's clothing stores loca... |
147 | The Armenian Genocide ( Հայոց ցեղասպանություն , Hayots tseghaspanutyun ) , also known as the Armenian Holocaust , was the Ottoman government 's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians , mostly Ottoman citizens within the Ottoman Empire and its successor state , the Republic of Turkey . Turkey , the successor ... |
148 | Quran . Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel ( Jibril ) , gradually over a period of approximately 23 years , beginning on 22 December 609 CE , when Muhammad was 40 , and concluding in 632 , the year of his death . |
149 | Human brain . The human brain , with the spinal cord , makes up the central nervous system . The brain consists of the cerebrum , the brainstem and the cerebellum . The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain . Underneath the cerebral cortex , several important structures are located , including the thalamus , ... |
150 | Sir Donald George `` Don '' Bradman , AC ( 27 August 1908 -- 25 February 2001 ) , often referred to as `` The Don '' , was an Australian cricketer , widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time . Even after he became reclusive in his declining years his opinion was highly sought , and his status as a nationa... |
151 | Margaret Hilda Thatcher , Baroness Thatcher , ( ; 13 October 1925 -- 8 April 2013 ) was a British stateswoman , who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and as Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990 . She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century , and th... |
152 | Randy Mario Poffo ( November 15 , 1952 -- May 20 , 2011 ) , better known by the ring name `` Macho Man '' Randy Savage , was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) and later World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . |
153 | Baiae ( Baia Baia ) was a mineral springs and coastal resort on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples in ancient Italy . Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius , Herculaneum ( Italian : Ercolano ) was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD . Its ruins are located in the commune of E... |
154 | No Country for Old Men (film) . A cat-and-mouse drama starring Tommy Lee Jones , Javier Bardem , and Josh Brolin , it follows a Texas welder and Vietnam veteran in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas . Tommy Lee Jones . His other notable starring roles include former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the TV mini-seri... |
155 | Palo Alto ( [ ˌpæloʊ_ˈæltoʊ ] ; [ ˈpalo ˈalto ] ; from palo , literally `` stick '' , colloquially `` tree '' , and alto `` tall '' ; meaning : `` tall tree '' ) is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County , California , in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States . |
156 | Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones , lights , or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment . To increase the speed of the communication , the code was designed so that the length of each character in Morse varies a... |
157 | The 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan with a magnitude of 6.5 on December 12 at 21:47 ( UTC ) . The Hindu Kush ( [ kʊʃ , _ kuːʃ ] Pashto , Persian and [ ) , also known in Ancient Greek as the Caucasus Indicus or Paropamisadae , is an 800 km mountain range that stretches near the Afghan-Pakistan bo... |
158 | Fox Sports is the brand name for a number of sports channels , broadcast divisions , programming , and other media around the world that are either controlled or partially owned by the family of Rupert Murdoch . Rupert Murdoch . Murdoch thus had full control as Chairman and CEO of global media holding company News Corp... |
159 | Sean Penn . He has won two Academy Awards , for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River ( 2003 ) and the biopic Milk ( 2008 ) . Following his film debut in the drama Taps ( 1981 ) and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s , including Fast Times at Ridgemont High ( 1982 ) , Penn garnered critical attention for ... |
160 | History of Earth . Volcanic outgassing probably created the primordial atmosphere and then the ocean ; but the atmosphere contained almost no oxygen and so would have been toxic to most modern life including humans . Over time , the Earth cooled , causing the formation of a solid crust , and allowing liquid water to ex... |
161 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 . The film is written and directed by Dean DeBlois , and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , T.J. Miller , and Kristen Wiig , with the addition of Cate Blanchett , Djimon Hounsou , and Kit Harington . Th... |
162 | Down with Love is a 2003 romantic comedy film . It was directed by Peyton Reed , written by Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake , and stars Renée Zellweger , Ewan McGregor , Sarah Paulson and David Hyde Pierce . The film is a pastiche of the sex comedies that were popular in the era in which Down with Love is set , in particu... |
163 | Stripes is a 1981 American buddy military comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman , starring Bill Murray , Harold Ramis , Warren Oates , P. J. Soles , Sean Young , and John Candy . Several actors including John Larroquette , John Diehl , Conrad Dunn and Judge Reinhold were featured in their first significant film roles . ... |
164 | Jewell (singer) . She is best known for her song , `` Love or Lust , '' featured in Bill Duke 's film , Deep Cover , as well as for singing choruses to many classic West Coast rap songs such as Snoop Dogg 's `` Gin and Juice '' and Dr. Dre 's `` Let Me Ride '' . |
165 | Johanna Braddy . She also starred in a main role as Jenny Matrix in the hit web series Video Game High School from 2012 to 2014 . In 2015 , Braddy co-starred as Anna Martin in the Lifetime dark comedy-drama series , Unreal . , she is starring as Shelby Wyatt in the ABC thriller Quantico . |
166 | Martin Van Buren ( Maarten van Buren ; December 5 , 1782 -- July 24 , 1862 ) was an American politician who served as the eighth President of the United States ( 1837 -- 41 ) . A member of the Democratic Party , he served in a number of other senior roles , including eighth Vice President ( 1833 -- 37 ) and tenth Secre... |
167 | Michigan [ ˈmɪʃᵻgən ] is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States . Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States , with the 11th most extensive total area ( the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River ) . Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsu... |
168 | Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer , songwriter , actor and philanthropist , who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon . Excuse My French is the debut studio album by American rapper French Montana . Excuse My French is a 2014 Egyptian film Comedy directed by Amr Salama , based on Salama 's ... |
169 | `` Bad Romance '' is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play , The Fame Monster ( 2009 ) . Following an illegal demo leak , Gaga showcased the final product at Alexander McQueen 's show at the Paris Fashion Week in October 2009 , followed by the release of the single 's cover art . It achieved ... |
170 | DreamWorks Animation . The studio has currently released a total of 34 feature films , including the franchises Shrek , its prequel-spinoff Puss in Boots , Madagascar , Kung Fu Panda , How to Train Your Dragon , and Trolls , and other hits including Monsters vs. Aliens ( 2009 ) , Rise of the Guardians ( 2012 ) , The Cr... |
171 | Christopher Livingstone Eubanks ( born 8 August 1966 ) , known as Chris Eubank , is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998 . Christopher Livingstone `` Chris '' Eubank Jr. ( born 18 September 1989 ) is a British professional boxer . He has held the IBO super-middleweight title since February... |
172 | Sophia Anna Bush ( born July 8 , 1982 ) is an American actress , director , spokesperson , and activist . She is known for her film roles in John Tucker Must Die ( 2006 ) , The Hitcher ( 2007 ) , and The Narrows ( 2008 ) . |
173 | Fox News . Rupert Murdoch is the current chairman and acting CEO of Fox News . James Rupert Jacob Murdoch ( [ ˈmɜrdɒk ] born 13 December 1972 ) is an Australian , British , American businessman , the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch , the chief executive officer ( CEO ) of 21st Century Fox , and chairman of Sk... |
174 | Mary of Teck . After George 's death in 1936 , she became queen mother when her eldest son , Edward , ascended the throne , but to her dismay , he abdicated later the same year in order to marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson . She supported her second son , Albert , who succeeded to the throne as Geo... |
175 | Human trafficking is the trade of humans , most commonly for the purpose of forced labour , sexual slavery , or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others . According to the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) , forced labor alone ( one component of human trafficking ) generates an estimated $ 15... |
176 | Francis I ( Franz Stefan , François Étienne 8 December 1708 -- 18 August 1765 ) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany , though his wife effectively executed the real powers of those positions . Francis I ( François Ier ) ( 12 September 1494 -- 31 March 1547 ) was the first King of France from the Angoulê... |
177 | Peking University ( abbreviated PKU and colloquially known in Chinese as Běidà 北大 Chinese : 北京大学 , pinyin : Běijīng Dàxué ) , is a major Chinese research university located in Beijing and a member of the C9 League . It is the first modern national university established in China , founded as the Imperial Universi... |
178 | James Jones (author) . He won the 1952 National Book Award for his first published novel , From Here to Eternity , which was adapted for the big screen immediately and made into a television series a generation later . James Jones (basketball player) . He averaged 25 points per game as a senior , earning Class 6A Playe... |
179 | Tom Baker (English actor) . He is known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981 , a longer tenure than any other actor , and for the narration of the comedy series Little Britain . In addition to performing acting roles , Baker has narrated co... |
180 | The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States government administration , especially with regard to the President , senior executives , and policies . The press secretary serves by the appointment of ... |
181 | Kentucky . Kentucky is known as the `` Bluegrass State '' , a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil . One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky , which houses two of its major cities , Louisville and Lexington . Kentucky is also know... |
182 | Starrcade was an annual professional wrestling event , originally broadcast via closed-circuit television and eventually broadcast via pay-per-view television , held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) and later World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . In 1987 , the WWF scheduled a pay-per-view o... |
183 | Excuse My French is the debut studio album by American rapper French Montana . Excuse My French is a 2014 Egyptian film Comedy directed by Amr Salama , based on Salama 's own experiences at a public middle school in Egypt after his return from Saudi Arabia . Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew ( born 22 October 1983 ) , primar... |
184 | A floppy disk , also called a floppy , diskette or just disk , is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium , sealed in a rectangular plastic enclosure lined with fabric that removes dust particles . A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexi... |
185 | Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ABC television series Lost , played by Matthew Fox . Lost is an American television drama series that originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) from September 22 , 2004 , to May 23 , 2010 , over six seasons , comprising a total of... |
186 | Matthew David McConaughey ( [ məˈkɒnəheɪ ] born November 4 , 1969 ) is an American actor . Since 2011 he has preferred dramatic roles , in such films as The Lincoln Lawyer ( 2011 ) , Bernie ( 2011 ) , Killer Joe ( 2011 ) , The Paperboy ( 2012 ) , Mud ( 2012 ) , Magic Mike ( 2012 ) , The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , D... |
187 | Robert Palmer (writer) . He is best known for his books , including Deep Blues ; his music journalism for the New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine ; his work producing blues recordings and the soundtrack of the film Deep Blues ; and his clarinet playing in the 1960s band the Insect Trust . |
188 | James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum ( April 9 , 1912 -- January 27 , 1986 ) was an American sculptor , photographer , author and engineer ; he was best known for overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial after the death in 1941 of the project 's leader , his father , Gutzon Borglum . Mount Rushmor... |
189 | Underdog (film) . Directed by Frederik Du Chau and written by Joe Piscatella , Adam Rifkin , and Craig A. Williams , the film stars Jim Belushi , Peter Dinklage , John Slattery , and Patrick Warburton with the voice talents of Jason Lee , Amy Adams , and Brad Garrett . |
190 | The 100 (TV series) . The series follows a group of teens : Clarke Griffin ( Eliza Taylor ) , Bellamy Blake ( Bob Morley ) , Octavia Blake ( Marie Avgeropoulos ) , Jasper Jordan ( Devon Bostick ) , Monty Green ( Christopher Larkin ) , Raven Reyes ( Lindsey Morgan ) , Finn Collins ( Thomas McDonell ) , John Murphy ( Ric... |
191 | The Concert for Bangladesh . Although the project was subsequently marred by financial problems -- a result of the pioneering nature of the venture -- the Concert for Bangladesh is recognised as a highly successful and influential humanitarian aid project , generating both awareness and considerable funds as well as pr... |
192 | The Freeport Doctrine was articulated by Stephen A. Douglas at the second of the Lincoln-Douglas debates on August 27 , 1858 , in Freeport , Illinois . The Lincoln -- Douglas Debates ( also known as The Great Debates of 1858 ) were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln , the Republican candidate for the Uni... |
193 | Easy A ( stylized as easy A ) is a 2010 American teen comedy film directed by Will Gluck , written by Bert V. Royal and starring Emma Stone , Stanley Tucci , Patricia Clarkson , Thomas Haden Church , Dan Byrd , Amanda Bynes , Penn Badgley , Cam Gigandet , Lisa Kudrow and Aly Michalka . |
194 | Anne Rice ( born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien ; October 4 , 1941 ) is an American author of gothic fiction , Christian literature , and erotica . She began her professional writing career with the publication of Interview with the Vampire in 1976 , while living in California , and began writing sequels to the novel in ... |
195 | Camden is a city in Camden County , New Jersey . At the 2010 United States Census , the city had a population of 77,344 . [ 10 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Camden is the 12th most populous municipality in New Jersey . At the beginning of the twentieth century Camden 's population consisted mostly of European immigrants . A city is ... |
196 | The Lincoln -- Douglas Debates ( also known as The Great Debates of 1858 ) were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln , the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois , and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas , the Democratic Party candidate . The debates were held in seven towns in the s... |
197 | Homer ( Ὅμηρος [ hómɛːros ] , Hómēros ) is the name ascribed by the ancient Greeks to the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey , two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature . The Thicket is an mystery/suspense novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale . |
198 | Audioslave . The four-piece band consisted of Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell , and Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello ( lead guitar ) , Tim Commerford ( bass/backing vocals ) , and Brad Wilk ( drums ) . Brad Wilk . He is best known as the drummer of the rock bands Rage Against the Mach... |
199 | Janelle Monáe Robinson ( born December 1 , 1985 ) ( [ dʒəˈnɛl_moʊˈneɪ ] ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and model signed to her own imprint , Wondaland Arts Society , and Atlantic Records . In 2010 , Monáe released her critically acclaimed first full-length studio album , The ArchAndroid , a concept ... |
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