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Lord Frederick FitzClarence Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick FitzClarence, GCH (9 December 1799 – 30 October 1854) was a British Army officer as well as being the illegitimate third son of King William IV and his mistress, Dorothea Jordan.
Lady Augusta Gordon Lady Augusta Gordon ("née" FitzClarence; 17 November 1803 – 8 December 1865) was a British noblewoman. Born the fourth illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom (then Duke of Clarence) by his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan, she grew up at their Bushy House residence in Teddington...
John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (4 August 1907 – 14 August 1956) was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute and Augusta Bellingham. On his father's side, the 5th Marquess was a direct male-line descendant of Robert II of Scotland through John Stewart,...
Wilhelmina FitzClarence, Countess of Munster Wilhelmina FitzClarence, Countess of Munster ("née" Kennedy-Erskine; 27 June 1830 – 9 October 1906) was a British peeress and novelist. Her mother, Lady Augusta FitzClarence, was an illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom; Wilhelmina, also known as Mina, wa...
Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland (21 March 1807 – 2 July 1858) was a British noblewoman. Born the fifth illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom (then Duke of Clarence) by his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan. Amelia had four sisters and five brothers all surnamed F...
Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley ("née" FitzClarence; 4 March 1795 – 10 April 1837) was the eldest illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan. She was married to Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudle...
Regency Act 1830 The Regency Act 1830 (1 Will.4 c.2) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to cater for the event that King William IV died while the next person in line to the throne was not yet aged 18. It provided for a regency until the new monarch reached the age of 18, and also would have enab...
Pentastar: In the Style of Demons Pentastar: In the Style of Demons is the third full-length studio album by the drone doom band Earth. It has a more rock-oriented sound than their earlier drone doom work, although in a very minimalist style. "Peace in Mississippi" is a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song. The original viny...
Fial Fial ("Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Legnano"), direct translation "Italian Automobile Factory Legnano", was a company that manufactured industrial and marine engines in Legnano. In 1906 it entered the automobile business and manufactured one car, Legnano Type A 6/8 HP. The car had a two-cylinder 1135 cc engine. Tw...
Demons and Wizards (band) Demons and Wizards is a power metal band conceived as a side-project by vocalist for Blind Guardian, Hansi Kürsch, and the guitarist for Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer. Schaffer writes the music and Kürsch writes the lyrics. The band's line-up during the recording of their first album in 1999 also f...
The Blessed and the Damned The Blessed and the Damned is a double CD best of compilation album by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth. The CD-booklet can be reversed, to show either angels or demons on the cover. The booklet also includes Jon Schaffer's comments on previous albums and his life. Even though the CD ...
Chevrolet Corvette The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet. The car has been produced through seven generations. The first model, a convertible, was introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for namin...
Asmodeus Asmodeus ( ; Greek: Ασμοδαίος , "Asmodaios") or Ashmedai ( ; Hebrew: אַשְמְדּאָי‎ ‎ , "ʾAšmədʾāy"; see below for other variations) is a "king of demons" mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit, in which he is the primary antagonist. The demon is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends; for instanc...
Demons (Get Scared album) Demons is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Get Scared, released on October 30, 2015 via Fearless Records. The album marks a departure from previous releases, such as "Everyone's Out to Get Me" and "Built for Blame, Laced With Shame" in favor of a style reminiscent of the b...
Fiat 124 Sport Spider The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a monocoque, front-engine, rear drive 2+2 convertible sports car manufactured by Fiat Automobiles for model years 1966-1980. Designed and manufactured by Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina, the 124 Spider debuted at the November 1966 Turin Auto Show. Fiat later marketed t...
Friend (automobile) The Friend was an automobile manufactured in Pontiac, Michigan by the Friend Motors Corporation in 1920. Otis Friend had taken over the Olympian Motor Company in 1920, and manufactured that car until the car named after himself was ready. The Friend was shown at the New York Automobile Show in Janua...
Late model A "late model car" is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. (An "early model car" or "classic car" is a car old enough to be of historical interest; there is no usual intermediate term.) The term is broadly used in car racing, and often appears in common use, as in: ...
Honda Inspire The Honda Inspire is a luxury sedan introduced by Honda in 1990 derived from Honda Accord chassis. The first Inspire debuted in 1990 as the Accord Inspire, a sister nameplate to the Honda Vigor, but sold at different retail channels in Japan, known as "Honda Verno" for the Vigor/Saber, and the Inspire at ...
Honda Domani The Honda Domani (ja:ホンダ・ドマーニ) is a car made by Honda and marketed in east Asia, including Japan. It was introduced in November 1992, replacing the Concerto in Honda's lineup, although that model lasted until 1995 in Europe. The Domani was another example of Honda taking one product and selling multiple ve...
Honda CR-X The Honda CR-X, originally launched as the Honda Ballade Sports CR-X in Japan, is a front-wheel-drive sport compact car manufactured by Honda between 1983 and 1991. It was replaced by the Honda CR-X del Sol for the 1992 model year. Although there are many supposed definitions for the acronym CR-X, the most w...
Honda Capa The Honda Capa, with the Honda series code GA4 and GA6, is a supermini MPV five-door hatchback produced by Honda between 1998 and 2002. It was introduced at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show as the concept car "J-MW." It was introduced for retail sale April 24, 1998. The only engine the Capa had was the 98 hp 1.5L H...
Honda Civic (third generation) The third generation Honda Civic is an automobile which was produced by Honda from 1983 to 1987. It was introduced in September 1983 for model year 1984. The Civic's wheelbase was increased by 2–5 inches (13 cm) to 93.7 inches (hatchback) or 96.5 inches (sedan). A three-door hatchback/kam...
Honda Vigor The Honda Vigor was a premium sedan that was sold in Japan through the "Honda Verno" dealer network from 1981 to 1995 derived from the Honda Accord, and briefly sold in North America from 1992 to 1994 as the Acura Vigor. Early Vigors were more upmarket versions of the Accord and served as Honda's flagship u...
Honda Quint The Honda Quint was a subcompact car manufactured by Honda in Japan from 1980 to 1985. It was introduced in February 1980 in Japan as a five-door liftback version of the Honda Civic, being more upscale than the Civic, and was sold at the "Honda Verno" sales channel in Japan. The Quint was made available to ...
Honda Ballade The Honda Ballade is a subcompact automobile built by Honda of Japan. It began as a four-door higher equipment content version of the Civic in 1980. The Ballade was developed at the same time the Honda Vigor appeared, which was a higher content Honda Accord. The Ballade was sold exclusively in Japan at "H...
Honda Torneo The Honda Torneo is a sedan introduced by Honda in 1997 exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, derived from the Honda Accord. While the Accord was sold exclusively at "Honda Clio" dealerships, the Torneo was available at the other two Honda networks, "Honda Verno" and "Honda Primo" as the successor ...
Honda Rafaga The Honda Rafaga series CE4 and CE5 was a compact 4-door sedan sold only in Japan by Honda, introduced in January 1993, and used the same 5-cylinder engine that was used in the Honda Inspire and the Honda Vigor and shared a platform with the second generation CE series Honda Ascot. "Rafaga" is Spanish for ...
The Dark Glow of the Mountains The Dark Glow of the Mountains (Gasherbrum - Der Leuchtende Berg) is a TV documentary made in 1984 by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about an expedition made by freestyle mountain climber Reinhold Messner and his partner Hans Kammerlander to climb Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I all...
Nazir Sabir Nazir Sabir Urdu: نذیر صابر is a Pakistani mountaineer. He was born in Hunza. He has climbed Mount Everest and four of the five 8000 m peaks in Pakistan, including the world's second highest mountain K2 in 1981, Gasherbrum II 8035m, Broad Peak 8050m in 1982, and Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak) 8068m in 1992. He ...
Ji Hyeon-ok Ji Hyeon-ok (Hangul: 지현옥 ) (1959-1999) was a South Korean mountaineer. Born in Nonsan, she climbed several of the tallest mountains in the world, including Denali (Mount McKinley) in 1988, Mount Everest, in 1993, becoming the first Korean woman to do so, Gasherbrum I, in 1997 and Gasherbrum II, in 1998.
Hassan Sadpara Hassan Sadpara PP (born Hassan Asad; April 1963 – 21 November 2016) was a Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer from Skardu in GB, Pakistan. He is the first Pakistani to have climbed six eight-thousanders including the world's highest peak Everest (8848m) besides K2 (8611m), Gasherbrum I (8080m), Gasherbr...
Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II (Urdu: ‎ ); surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8035 m above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit–Baltistan province, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China. The mountain was first clim...
List of tallest mountains in the Solar System This is a list of the tallest mountains in the Solar System. The tallest peak or peaks on worlds where significant mountains have been measured are given; in some cases, the tallest peaks of different classes on a world are also listed. At 21.9 km, the enormous shield volca...
Karakoram The Karakoram, or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It is located in the regions of Gilgit–Baltistan (Pakistan), Ladakh (India), and southern Xinjiang (China), and reaches t...
Burji La Burji La (or Burji Pass) is a natural pass in mountains between Skardu and Deosai National Park in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Its elevation is 4816 meters. It is famous especially for its beautiful panoramic view of so many mountain peaks, including that of K2, Nanga Parbat, Masherbrum, Chogolisa, Laila Peak,...
Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III (Urdu: گاشر برم -3‎ ; ), surveyed as K3a, is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.
Gasherbrum I Gasherbrum I (Urdu: ‎ ; ), surveyed as K5 and also known as Hidden Peak, is the 11th highest mountain in the world at 8080 m above sea level. It is located on the Pakistani–Chinese border in Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of China. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, loc...
Dennis Del Favero Dennis Del Favero (born 1953) is an Australian artist and academic. He has been awarded numerous Artist-in-Residencies and Fellowships, including an Artist-in-Residence at and an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellowship (2011–2015). He is a Scientia Professor and Chair Professor ...
Paul Houston Paul L. Houston is Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The Georgia Institute of Technology. Most recently, he was Dean of the College of Sciences at Georgia Tech (from 2007-2013). He started his professorial career at Cornell University in 1975 following undergraduate study at Yale, doctoral work at...
Herchel Smith Professor of Pure Mathematics The Herchel Smith Professorship of Pure Mathematics is a professorship in pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge. It was established in 2004 by a benefaction from Herchel Smith "of £14.315m, to be divided into five equal parts, to support the full endowment of five P...
Waynflete Professorship The Waynflete Professorships are four professorial fellowships at the University of Oxford endowed by Magdalen College and named in honour of the college founder William of Waynflete, who had a great interest in science. These professorships are statutory professorships of the University, that i...
Timeline of scientific thought This is a list of important landmarks in the history of systematic philosophical inquiry and scientific analysis of phenomena. The list seeks to highlight important stages in the development of thoughts and analysis towards conceptualizing and understanding phenomena. This list seeks to i...
George Barker Jeffery Jeffery was born in 1891 and educated at Strand School, Wilson's School and at King's College London. In 1909 he qualified as a teacher at the London Day Training College and graduated from University College London in 1911. From 1912 to 1921 Jeffery served as Assistant Lecturer in Applied Mathema...
Savilian Professor of Geometry The position of Savilian Professor of Geometry was established at the University of Oxford in 1619. It was founded (at the same time as the Savilian Professorship of Astronomy) by Sir Henry Savile, a mathematician and classical scholar who was Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and Provost...
Fielden Professor of Pure Mathematics The Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England.
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics The Sadleirian Professorship of Pure Mathematics (originally in the statutes and for the first two professors, Sadlerian) is a professorship in pure mathematics within the DPMMS at the University of Cambridge. It was founded on a bequest from Lady Mary Sadleir for lectureships f...
Mayhew Prize The Mayhew Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge to the student showing the greatest distinction in applied mathematics, primarily for courses offered by DAMTP, but also for some courses offered by the Statistical Laboratory, in the CASM examinations, also...
Naguanagua Botanical Garden The Naguanagua Botanical Garden (Spanish: "Jardín Botánico de Naguanagua" ) Also Bachiller José Saer D'Eguert Botanical Garden Is a botanical garden located south of the city of Naguanagua, Carabobo State in the South American country of Venezuela. It has a free area of about 15 hectares, wi...
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (sometimes shortened to the SSR Botanical Garden), commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden, is a popular tourist attraction in Pamplemousses, near Port Louis, Mauritius, and the oldest botanical garden in the Southern...
Nanjing Botanical Garden, Memorial Sun Yat-Sen The Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen (), established in 1929, became the first national botanical garden in China. The original name, 'Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen', commemorated Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the pioneer of Chinese democratic revolution. In 1954, ...
Fairy Lake Botanical Garden Fairylake Botanical Garden or Xianhu Botanical Garden () is a 1349.20 acre botanical garden and arboretum located at Liantang Subdistrict, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, southwest China. Fairylake Botanical Garden at the foot of Wutong Mountain, beside the Shenzhen Reservoir. Fairylake...
Ljubljana Botanical Garden The Ljubljana Botanical Garden (Slovene: "Ljubljanski botanični vrt" ), officially the University of Ljubljana Botanical Garden ("Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani" ), is the central Slovenian botanical garden, the oldest botanical garden in Southeastern Europe, and one of the oldest cultura...
Lepiota viridigleba Lepiota viridigleba is a species of sequestrate fungus in the family Agaricaceae. It was first described as new to science by mycologist Michael Castellano in 1995, based on collections made among "Populus" roots in California. The fungus was initially called "Amogaster viridiglebus" and tentatively...
Mirijjawila Botanical Garden Mirijjawila Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other botanical gardens are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden.
Seetawaka Botanical Garden Seetawaka Botanical Garden, or Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in Sri Lanka which mainly serves as a research area and a conservation area for threatened and vulnerable endemic plant species in the Sinharaja Rain Forest region. Improving export floriculture,...
Saproamanita nauseosa Saproamanita nauseosa is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae. First described by English mycologist Elsie Maud Wakefield in 1918 as a species of "Lepiota", it was named for its nauseating odor. The type specimen was found growing on soil in the "Nepenthes" greenhouse at Kew Garden...
Hakgala Botanical Garden Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other four are Peradeniya Botanical Garden, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Mirijjawila Botanical Garden and Seetawaka Botanical Garden. It is the second largest garden in Sri Lanka. The garden is contiguous to Hakga...
Jarren Benton Jarren Giovanni Benton (born October 26, 1981) is an American rapper from Decatur, Georgia. In early 2012, he signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label Funk Volume and released a mixtape called "Freebasing with Kevin Bacon" in June 2012. A year later, on June 11, 2013 he released his debut studio...
Mack 10 discography The discography of West Coast hip hop artist Mack 10 consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, twenty-two singles, and fifteen music videos. He has also collaborated on two albums and was featured in two soundtrack albums. After signing to Priority Records in 1995, Mack 10 released hi...
Numb (Rihanna song) "Numb" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her seventh studio album "Unapologetic" (2012). It features guest vocals by American rapper Eminem, making it the pair's third collaboration since the two official versions of "Love the Way You Lie". Following the album's release, "Numb" charted on m...
The Monster (song) "The Monster" is a song by American rapper Eminem, featuring guest vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna, taken from Eminem's album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" (2013). The song was written by Eminem, Jon Bellion, and Bebe Rexha, with production handled by Frequency. "The Monster" marks the fourth coll...
Lemonjelly.ky Lemonjelly.ky is the debut album release by downtempo/trip hop act Lemon Jelly. Released on 23 October 2000, it is a compilation release, as all nine tracks from this album originated on the duo's first three limited edition EPs: "The Bath", "The Yellow" and "The Midnight", although minor changes were mad...
The Libertine (album) The Libertine: Music for the Film by Laurence Dunmore is the album release of Michael Nyman's score for the 2004 film "The Libertine" directed by Laurence Dunmore. It is the third release on Nyman's own label, MN Records, and the first to receive distribution in the United States, by Inner Knot Re...
Rob Dougan Robert Don Hunter "Rob" Dougan ( ; born 1969) is an Australian composer, known for his genre-blending music. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals, his work is tangentially relatable to electronic music. He is known primarily for his breakthrough 1995 single "Clubbed to Death (Kura...
Live at the El Rey (EP) Live at the El Rey was a limited edition live album recorded by New Orleans electro-rock band Mutemath. The album was recorded live at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on the Album Release Tour in January 2006 and features a selection of six songs from the actual set performed on the Album Rele...
To the Metal! To The Metal! is the tenth full-length studio album by Gamma Ray. It was released on 29 January 2010. To promote the album, the band did a tour with Freedom Call and Secret Sphere. The album was recorded in Kai's own studio in Hamburg in autumn 2009. The band has recorded 12 songs. Ten of them were featur...
The Queen of Hardships The Queen of Hardships (sometimes credited as Queen of Hardships) is the 13th studio album by cantopop singer Prudence Liew. This album marks the first Cantonese language studio album release from Liew in 15 years since her 1994 release of "夜有所思，日有所夢 Thoughts in the Night, Dreams During the Day" ...
Project Censored the Movie Project Censored the Movie: Ending The Reign of Junkfood News is a 2013 documentary film about the news media in the United States written and directed by Christopher Oscar and Doug Hecker. The film is based on the work by Project Censored, a media organization at Sonoma State University that...
BBC Switch BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two and ceased broadcasting on 18 December 2010. It included a block of television programmes on BBC Two, an online portal, and programming on the BBC's youth radio station, BBC Radio 1. It w...
Geoffrey Goodwin Geoffrey Goodwin is a television and digital executive who has been active for 20 years in both the UK industry and his native Canada. Geoffrey was Head of Strategy for Drama, Entertainment, Comedy, Children’s and Film at the BBC from 2003 to 2007. He also wrote the BBC’s under 18s strategy with Andy P...
Oscar Carrillo Oscar Carrillo (November 22, 1921 - January 21, 2013) was born in Hebbronville, Texas in Jim Hogg County to David Carrillo (D.C. Chapa) and Emma Pena Carrillo Chapa. Mr. Carrillo graduated from Benavides High School and married Evangelina Garcia on March 23, 1941. Together they had ten children. Mr. Carr...
Centro Cultural da Penha Centro Cultural da Penha is a cultural center, a public facility aimed at the dissemination of culture, the spread knowledge and the appreciation of the history of the Penha (São Paulo) neighborhood where it is located. The site is connected to the Department of Cultural Expansion, the Secretar...
Backstage (magazine) Backstage (aka Back Stage) is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting, job opportunities, and career advice.
FourTwoNine FourTwoNine (the numbers spell out "gay" on a cellphone keypad) is an American "glossy" print publication. "FourTwoNine" is an up-to-the-minute men’s brand aimed at thought influencers and cultural leaders of all genders. Created by some of the industry’s most prominent writers, editors, artists and photogr...
Christopher Oscar Peña Christopher Oscar Peña is a playwright, screenwright, actor and educator who resides in New York City. He teaches theater at NYU's Tisch School of Arts and is a member of the Playwrights Unit at Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He also has had work commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre. Peña is the c...
Promise (brand) Promise is a brand of toothpaste that was launched in 1978 by Balsara hygiene in India. Initially, the brand was successful and commanded second highest marketshare after Colgate which was then the market leader. The success of the brand was attributed to the fact that it was positioned as a toothpaste ...
Drum (South African magazine) DRUM is a South African family magazine mainly aimed at black readers containing market news, entertainment and feature articles. It has two sister magazines: "Huisgenoot" (aimed at White and Coloured Afrikaans-speaking readers) and "YOU" (aimed at demographically diverse South African Eng...
Tom Terriss Thomas Herbert F. Lewin (28 September 1872 – 8 February 1964), known professionally as Tom Terriss, was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. After trying various occupations, he became an actor playing a variety of roles, beginning in 1890, in plays, pantomime and Edwardian musical comedy. After...
All Costs Paid All Costs Paid (Russian: "За всё заплачено" translit. "Za vsyo zaplacheno") is a Soviet TV miniseries produced by Studio Ekran. The director Aleksei Saltykov well known for his film "The Chairman" (Russian: ""Председатель"" translit. ""Predsedatel"" ) with Mikhail Ulyanov, an acclaimed Russian actor play...
Mikkeli hostage crisis 1986 Mikkeli hostage crisis was a hostage crisis that caused the death of the hostage taker and one hostage in Mikkeli, Finland on August 9, 1986.
Hostages Convention The Hostages Convention (formally the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages) is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit and punish hostage taking. The treaty includes definitions of "hostage" and "hostage taking" and sets out the principle of "aut dedere aut judic...
Mapenduma hostage crisis The Mapenduma hostage crisis began on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement (FPM) took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma in Irian Jaya province, Indonesia. The hostages were subsequently moved to Geselama. The International Committee of the Red Cro...
Thespis Thespis ( ; Greek: Θέσπις ; fl. 6th century BC) of Icaria (present-day Dionysos, Greece), according to certain Ancient Greek sources and especially Aristotle, was the first person ever to appear on stage as an actor playing a character in a play (instead of speaking as him or herself). In other sources, he is s...
Hostage for a Day Hostage for a Day is a 1994 comedic film directed by John Candy in his only directorial effort. Though the film is also billed as "starring" Candy, it in fact only features him as a minor character, as a Russian hostage taker. Produced with a mostly Canadian cast, the film was released one month after...
Scorpions and Miniskirts Scorpions and Miniskirts or Chinos y minifaldas or Death on a Rainy Day is a 1967 Italian/Spanish/West German international co-production Eurospy comedy action martial arts film film shot in New York, Hong Kong, Paris and in studios in Rome and Madrid. Directed by Ramón Comas, the film stars Ad...
Pyramid Natarajan Pyramid Natarajan (born V. Natarajan) is a Tamil film actor and producer, who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough as an actor playing a role in Mani Ratnam's "Alaipayuthey" (2000) portraying the role of Madhavan's father, before playing the antagonist in several films.
Lee Hyun-jin (actor) Lee Hyun-jin (born March 5, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the queer indie romance "Boy Meets Boy", and the television series "Heartstrings" (in a supporting role as a singer with stage fright) and "Operation Proposal" (in which he was the second lead actor playing a baseball c...
Argentina Centennial The Argentina Centennial was celebrated on May 25, 1910. It was the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution, when viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros was ousted from office and replaced with the Primera Junta, the first national government.
Plaza Cisneros Plaza Cisneros (Spanish: "Plaza de Cisneros" ), also known as Luces Park or Lights Park (Spanish: "Parque de las Luces" ), is a plaza in Medellín, Colombia. It is named after the Cuban engineer Francisco Javier Cisneros, who led the construction of the Antioquia Railway. It has an artificial forest of 30...
The Representation of the Landowners The Representation of the Landowners (Spanish: "La Representación de los Hacendados" ) is an 1809 economic report written by Mariano Moreno that described the economy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. It was written by Moreno on behalf of the "hacendados" (owners of haciend...
List of heads of state of Argentina Argentina has had many different types of heads of state, as well as many different types of government. During Pre-Columbian times the territories that today form Argentina were inhabited by nomadic tribes, without any defined government. During the Spanish colonization of the Ameri...
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros y de la Torre (1756–1829) was a Spanish naval officer born in Cartagena. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Battle of Trafalgar, and in the Spanish resistance against Napoleon's invasion in 1808. He was later appointed Viceroy of the Viceroyal...
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires Jacques de Liniers (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He is more widely known by the Spanish form of his name, Santiago de Liniers. He was ...
¡El pueblo quiere saber de qué se trata! ¡El pueblo quiere saber de qué se trata! (Spanish: "The people want to know what is going on!" ) is an anonymous Spanish-language phrase from Argentina. It was first used during the May Revolution, the event that began the Argentine War of Independence. An open cabildo deposed t...
Argentina Bicentennial The Argentina Bicentennial (Spanish: "bicentenario argentino" ) was a series of ceremonies, festivals, and observances celebrated on May 25, 2010 and throughout the year. They commemorated the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, a sequence of historical events that led to the Viceroy Baltasa...
List of historical national anthems The oldest national anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism", is the Dutch national anthem "Het Wilhelmus", which was written between 1568 and 1572, but not then given any official status. The first anthem to be officially proclaimed as such was "God Save Th...
May Revolution The May Revolution (Spanish: "Revolución de Mayo" ) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and ...
Song of the Open Road Song of the Open Road is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, from a screenplay by Irving Phillips and Edward Verdier. It was the debut film of teenage singer Jane Powell. Powell's real name was Suzanne Burce, but prior to the release of this film MGM assigned her the stage name...
The Bugle Sounds The Bugle Sounds is a 1942 World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Wills, and the film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon.
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (on screen title Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood) is a 1945 black-and-white comedy film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Martin A. Gosch, directed by S. Sylvan Simon, that stars the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.