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Towards the Sun (song) "Towards the Sun" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for the soundtrack to the 2015 film "Home". The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 24, 2015 and it was released for digital download as the soundtrack's lead single the same day though Westbury Road. The song was set to impac...
Cartoon Saloon Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation film and television studio which provides illustration, design, film and TV services. The company is based in Kilkenny. The company developed the successful cartoon series "Skunk Fu!". It was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in October 2008. The company has also...
Triggerfish Animation Studios Triggerfish Animation Studios, or simply Triggerfish, is a computer animation film studio based in Cape Town, South Africa. The studio is best known for its animated feature films "Adventures in Zambezia" (2012), "Khumba" (2013), and a television special, titled "Stick Man" (for Magic Ligh...
Home (soundtrack) Home: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for "Home", a 2015 animation film based on the 2007 children book "The True Meaning of Smekday" by Adam Rex. It features songs recorded by Rihanna, Clarence Coffee Jr., Kiesza, Charli XCX, Jacob Plant, and Jennifer Lopez. It was released...
All Hands on Deck (Tinashe song) "All Hands on Deck" is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe for her debut studio album, "Aquarius" (2014). It was written by Tinashe, Bebe Rexha, Stargate, and Cashmere Cat, and produced by the latter two. A crunk&B song, "All Hands on Deck" contains a prominent pan flute breakdow...
Emile Awards The Emile Awards are annual ceremonies celebrating the excellence and diversity of the European animation film industry, rewarding individuals with a set of "sixteen awards for accomplishments" in animation in Europe and "one special Emile Achievement" to reward a lifetime or career contributions to animat...
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (聖闘士星矢 レジェンド・オブ・サンクチュアリ , Seinto Seiya Rejendo Obu Sankuchuari ) , is a 2014 Japanese CG animated fantasy martial arts action film produced by Toei Animation, directed by Keiichi Sato and written by Tomohiro Suzuki. It is based on the manga "Saint Seiya"...
Dwane Husbands Dwane Husbands (born 24 July 1985) is a Barbadian singer who is best known for being featured on the Rihanna song "Dem Haters", thus appearing on her 2006 second album "A Girl like Me".
Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival The International Film Festival "Etiuda&Anima" (Polish: "Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Etiuda&Anima" ), is the leading animation film festival in Poland organized in Kraków continuously since 1994, and catering to independent producers, animation films professionals, and s...
Birthday Cake (song) "Birthday Cake" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album, "Talk That Talk" (2011). After it leaked onto the internet, fans expressed interest in the track being included on "Talk That Talk", but it was later revealed that the 1:18 (one minute, 18 seconds) length ...
Steve Chapin Stephen Chapin (born 30 Dec 1946) is an American singer/songwriter. He is best known as the youngest of the four Chapin brothers, which include Harry Chapin and Tom Chapin and is son of drummer Jim Chapin and Elspeth Burke Chapin Hart, editor, artist and matriarch of the Burke, Leacock, Chapin clan. He is ...
Howard Kazanjian Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an American film producer known for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Return of the Jedi". Kazanjian is also a former 8-year Vice President of Lucasfilm, Ltd., and a published non-fiction author.
Conjuring (book) Conjuring is an illustrated book by James Randi. Randi gives a detailed history of conjuring, more commonly known as magic, said to be the world's second oldest profession. It includes detailed portraits of conjurors, including the Harry Blackstone, Sr., Harry Blackstone, Jr., Harry Houdini and his ent...
Chris Enss Chris Enss (born 1961) is an American author and screenwriter. Enss has written more than 20 books on the subject of women in the Old West, and has collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian on four books, including two about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Harry's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Harry's Harbour is a village located southwest of Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Way office was established in 1889. The first Waymaster was Robert Howard. It had a population of 199 in 1940 and 192 in 1956. Harry's Harbour boasts a beautiful bay and an und...
Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay written by Lawrence Kasdan, from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It was produced by Frank Marshall for Lucasf...
Apple Capital Museum The Apple Capital Museum is a museum located in Berwick, Nova Scotia exploring the history of the Town of Berwick and near-by Kings County communities. The museum is housed in a restored 19th century store, originally the Harry Lyons harness shop. In the 1940s, it was purchased by Howard Margeson w...
Pattie Howard Pattie Howard (born Francine Patience Howard, April 12, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American Gospel and R&B Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Composer and Vocal Arranger. She is a music industry veteran who has released two albums with major record labels, RCA Records and Light Records. Howard, who o...
Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas was from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. It was the third installment in the o...
Harry Kizirian Harry Kizirian (Armenian: Հէրի Գիզիրեան ; July 13, 1925 – September 13, 2002) was an Armenian American member of the United States Marine Corps who served during World War II. Kizirian's service lasted from February 1944 to February 1946, during which he spent seventeen months overseas. Kizirian took par...
List of Lincoln City F.C. seasons Lincoln City Football Club, an English association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1884. The club's first team won the major regional trophy, the Lincolnshire Senior Cup, in the 1886–87 season, and reached the last 16 of the FA Cup in the same year. In 1888...
1891–92 Sheffield United F.C. season Under the stewardship of Joseph Wostinholm, United continued to recruit more experienced players. Bob Cain was signed from Bootle and Harry Hammond arrived from Everton, both players cementing their place in United's first team for several years to come. Most significant however was...
Verwood Town F.C. Verwood Town Football Club are a football club based in Verwood, Dorset, England. The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They play in the Wessex League Division One . Long term manager Adie Arnold resigned from his post in March 2014, endi...
Michael Hibberd Michael Hibberd (born 3 January 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.86 m tall and weighing 90 kg , Hibberd plays primarily on the half-back flank. After spending the 2008 season with the Danden...
List of Lincoln City F.C. players Lincoln City Football Club, an English association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1884, and first entered the FA Cup in the 1884–85 season. When nationally organised league football in England began, the club joined the Combination, a league set up to prov...
Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club is an English football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire. The club participates in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who left England and sailed to North America and foun...
Michael Whitham Michael Whitham (6 November 1867 – 6 May 1924) was an English international footballer, who played as a right back. Born in Ecclesfield, Sheffield he played for both The Wednesday and Sheffield United where he spent seven years. Whitham gained one cap for England and went on to become a trainer at a num...
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsborough one of the smallest towns in England to ha...
Mustapha Khedali Mustapha "Mus" Khedali (born April 19, 1934 in Alger, Algeria-died August 13, 2008) was an Algerian football player and manager. He spent his entire playing career with FC Gueugnon and went on to briefly manage "US Marcigny" after his playing career before returning to FC Gueugnon as a club official. H...
Blackheath F.C. Blackheath Football Club is a rugby union club based in Eltham in south-east London, now playing National 1 league rugby at Well Hall, having moved from the famous Rectory Field in Blackheath at the end of the 2015-16 season. The club was founded in 1858 and is the oldest open rugby club in the world si...
NBA 2K17 NBA 2K17 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the 18th installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K16". It was released worldwide on September 20, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox ...
Anthony Davis (basketball) Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis was selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans, is a...
Ki Bo-bae Ki Bo-Bae (Hangul: 기보배; ] or ] ] ; born February 20, 1988 in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province) is a South Korean archer. She took up archery in fourth grade at primary school as archery was offered as a school sport, and she now competes for the South Korean national team. In 2011, Ki became the ninth woman to achie...
Saúl Craviotto Saúl Craviotto Rivero (born 3 November 1984) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has been racing since the mid-2000s. He has won four Olympic medals: a gold medal in the K-2 500 m with Carlos Pérez at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a silver medal in the K-1 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Lon...
NBA 2K15 NBA 2K15 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the sixteenth installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K14". It was released in October 2014 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Kevin Du...
NBA 2K16 NBA 2K16 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the 17th installment in the "NBA 2K" franchise and the successor to "NBA 2K15". It was released on September 29, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3. A mobi...
Liam de Young Liam de Young is an Australian field hockey player. He played club hockey for St Andrew's. He is a member of Australia men's national field hockey team, winning a gold medal with the team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics a...
Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in track and cross country running, olympic champion in 5000 metres event. She represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympi...
Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player. He currently plays for YMCA Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League in Perth, Western Australia. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He debuted for Australia as a junior player in 1995, and ...
Robert Hammond Robert Hammond (born 1981) is an Australian field hockey player from Queensland. He has played hockey on the state level. He has been a consistent member of the Australia men's national field hockey team. He was with the team when they won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at th...
The Periodic Table of Videos The Periodic Table of Videos is a series of videos about chemical elements and the periodic table. They are published on YouTube and produced by Brady Haran, a former BBC video journalist, featuring Sir Martyn Poliakoff ("The Professor"), Peter Licence, Stephen Liddle, Debbie Kays, Neil Bar...
Chemical Galaxy Chemical Galaxy is a new representation by Philip Stewart of the periodic system of the elements, better known in tabular form as the periodic table, based on the cyclical nature of characteristics of the chemical elements (which depend principally on the valence electrons). Even before Dmitri Mendeleev...
Group (periodic table) In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) is a column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 numbered groups in the periodic table, and the f-block columns (between groups 3 and 4) are not numbered. The elements in a group have similar physical or chemical c...
Martyn Poliakoff Sir Martyn Poliakoff CBE CChem FRS FRSC FIChemE (born 16 December 1947) is a British chemist, working on gaining insights into fundamental chemistry, and on developing environmentally acceptable processes and materials. The core themes of his work are supercritical fluids, infrared spectroscopy and las...
Stephen Liddle Stephen T. Liddle is a professor of chemistry at the University of Manchester. He is known for his work on the "The Periodic Table of Videos", a series of videos from the University of Nottingham presented on YouTube, which feature educational vignettes on the periodic table. His laboratory research focu...
Unbinilium Unbinilium, also known as eka-radium or simply element 120, is the hypothetical chemical element in the periodic table with symbol Ubn and atomic number 120. "Unbinilium" and "Ubn" are the temporary systematic IUPAC name and symbol, until a permanent name is decided upon. In the periodic table of the element...
Extended periodic table An extended periodic table theorizes about elements beyond oganesson (beyond period 7, or row 7). Currently seven periods in the periodic table of chemical elements are known and proven, culminating with atomic number 118, which completes the seventh row.
Group 11 element Group 11, by modern IUPAC numbering, is a group of chemical elements in the periodic table, consisting of copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au). Roentgenium (Rg) is also placed in this group in the periodic table, although no chemical experiments have yet been carried out to confirm that it behaves l...
Brady Haran Brady John Haran ( , born 18 June 1976) is an Australian-born British independent filmmaker and video journalist who is known for his educational videos and documentary films produced for BBC News and also for his YouTube channels, the most notable being "Periodic Videos" and "Numberphile". Haran is also th...
Descriptive research Descriptive research is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. It does not answer questions about how/when/why the characteristics occurred. Rather it addresses the "what" question (what are the characteristics of Minnesota state population or situation being ...
France men's national junior ice hockey team The French men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in France. The team represents France at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I. France made their first a...
Manuele Celio Manuele Celio (born June 9, 1966) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Switzerland men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Ukraine men's national junior ice hockey team The Ukrainian men's national junior ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Ukraine. The team represents Ukraine at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I.
Miroslav Přerost Miroslav Přerost (born 1963) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played with HC Plzen during the 1982–83 Czech Extraliga season. He is currently the head coach of the Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team. He coached the men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2012...
Eldar Abdulayev Eldar Rasimovich Abdulayev (Russian: Эльдар Расимович Абдулаев ; born January 20, 1985) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Astana in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. He was a member of the Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2005 World Junior...
Norway men's national junior ice hockey team The Norwegian men's national junior ice hockey team is the national junior ice hockey team in Norway. The team represents Norway at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.
Nikolai Safonov Nikolay Safonov (born June 3, 1989) is a Kazakhstani ice hockey defenceman who was a member of the Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He currently plays for Gornyak Rudny in the Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga.
Dean Blais Dean Charles Blais (born January 18, 1951) is an American ice hockey coach. He was the head coach of the Omaha Mavericks, the men's team of the University of Nebraska Omaha, and also head coach of the United States men's national junior ice hockey team. He led Team USA to a gold medal in the IIHF 2010 World ...
Nikita Ivanov Nikita Vasilievich Ivanov (Russian: Никита Васильевич Иванов ; born March 31, 1989) is a Kazakhstani ice hockey forward currently playing for Sokol Krasnoyarsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). He was a member of the Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Ch...
Eduard Mazula Edward Mazula (born March 21, 1990) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the HC Arystan. He was a member of the Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships as well as at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Character blogging Character blogs are a type of blog written as though a fictional character, rather than an actual person, is making the blog post. There are many character blogs on the Internet, and it has recently become popular among TV show producers as a means of promoting their show. Sometimes these character b...
Saurav Gurjar Saurav Gurjar is an Indian professional wrestler, Sportsperson and actor. He is best known for his role as Bheem in the mythological TV show "Mahabharat". Recently he has appeared in tv Show Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman As a Ravana& Vali (Ramayana) aired on Sony tv. after Ramayan, after Mahabharat (2013 ...
Saurabh Pandey Saurabh Pandey(born 11 May 1988) is an Indian Television and Bollywood actor. His debut TV show as lead was Siddharth Basu's first Fiction TV show Jiya Jale for 9X TV in (2007). He later played the role of Shaurya in his second TV show titled "Shaurya aur Suhani" for Star Plus channel. He also played the...
Pāvels Gumennikovs Pāvels Gumennikovs (born January 1, 1986) is a Latvian film director, actor, writer, and producer. He started his film career in China, where he directed his first film "Kaleidoscope" (2010) that won him a best young director and best film award in Chinese Young Film director Festival. After that he ...
Alegrías De Mediodía Alegrías De Mediodía (English Midday Happiness) was a TV show broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas. It is a TV show aimed to young audience, set in Mexico. This show was broadcast in 1980. This was the first time ever Lucero starred in front of the TV cameras. She went to the casting for this show a...
Ashish Sharma Ashish Sharma is an Indian film and television actor. He is recognized for his roles as Lord Ram in the TV show "Siya Ke Ram" , as Major Rudra Pratap Ranawat in the TV show "Rangrasiya" and as "Chandragupta Maurya" in "Chandragupta Maurya TV Show" on NDTV-Imagine TV.
Shweta Munshi Shweta Munshi is an Indian television actress, played the leading role of Avni in Maayke Se Bandhi Dor on Star Plus TV channel. Previously, she played the role of Arpita in the most famous Zee TV show, Punar Vivah. Currently Shweta Munshi is playing the character of Aditya Redij’s wife Prabha in Zee TV sh...
Ali Asgar (actor) Ali Asgar is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared in many Indian TV serials and movies and was helped by macline castelino to grow in the industry. He is currently doing a role of pushpa Nani in "The Kapil Sharma Show." Asgar appeared as Kamal Agarwal in Star Plus TV show "Kahaani Gha...
Shermaine Santiago Shermaine Santiago (born February 15, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, TV show host, and singer. She appeared in a lot of hit TV shows from GMA Network such as "Best Friends", "Beh Bote Nga", "Te Amo, Maging Sino Ka Man", "Mulawin", "Impostora", "MariMar", "", "Anna KareNina" and "...
Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler (1997 season) The 1997 season of the astronomy TV show starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 6, 1997. Towards the end of this season, the show title changed from "Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler" to "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer". The change occurred for the November 10, 1997 episode be...
Andrew Wiggins Andrew Christian Wiggins (born February 23, 1995) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kansas before being drafted with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by t...
Shabazz Napier Shabazz Bozie Napier (born July 14, 1991) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 24th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2014 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Miami Heat. Napier pla...
2013–14 NBA season The 2013–14 NBA season was the 68th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Miami Heat hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls fol...
1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season The 1991–92 NBA season was the Charlotte Hornets' fourth season in the National Basketball Association. With the top overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, the Hornets selected UNLV star Larry Johnson. Under new head coach Allan Bristow, the Hornets would get off to a slow start losing 8 o...
Alvan Adams Alvan Leigh Adams (born July 19, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Oklahoma, the 6'9" (2.06 m) power forward/center was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 4th pick of the 1975 NBA draft. Adams was a rookie on a Suns team whose season included...
Ralph Sampson Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American retired basketball player. A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and first selection in the 1983 NBA draft, Sampson brought heavy expectations with him to the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA Rookie of the Year, Sam...
Ernie DiGregorio Ernest DiGregorio, known as "Ernie D." (born January 15, 1951), is an American former National Basketball Association player. He was the 1973–74 NBA Rookie of the Year and holds the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25. Due to a severe knee injury suffered early in DiGregorio's profes...
Tyreke Evans Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected by the Kings with the 4th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. Evans w...
P. J. Hairston Samuel Peterson "P. J." Hairston Jr. (born December 24, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina. He finished his sophomore season in 2013 and was eligible fo...
2016–17 Philadelphia 76ers season The 2016–17 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2016–17 season would have been the rookie season for number 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft Ben Simmons, but a broken foot injury sidelined him for the whole...
Country Girls "Country Girls" is a song written by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser, and recorded by American country music artist John Schneider. It was released in December 1984 as the second single from the album "Too Good to Stop Now". "Country Girls" was John Schneider's second number one on the country chart. The sing...
Obituary (band) Obituary is an American death metal band formed in October 1984 in Tampa, Florida. Initially called Executioner, the band changed their name to Xecutioner in 1986 to avoid confusion with the thrash metal band Executioner from Boston, and then changed their name once again to Obituary in 1988. The band's...
Jean Anderson (dancer) Jean Brown Anderson (1939–1985) was a Canadian dancer, born at Dennyloanhead, Scotland to a musical family. Her father John Brown had spent time in the Yukon region of Canada prospecting for gold and played the fiddler. Her mother Jean Day was a well-known singer. In 1957, Anderson immigrated to ...
Backside of Thirty "Backside of Thirty" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in February 1979 as the third single from the album "Rose Colored Glasses". "Backside of Thirty" was John Conlee's third country hit and second number one on the country chart. The single...
Donald Tardy Donald 'DT' Tardy (born January 28, 1970) is the drummer of death metal band Obituary and the brother of John Tardy, who is the lead singer of the band. Besides Obituary, they have a band called Tardy Brothers, where, as primary songwriter and engineer, Donald also plays guitar and bass, as well as drums. ...
John Tardy John Tardy (born March 15, 1968) is an American vocalist best known for his work with the death metal band Obituary and Tardy Brothers. He is the brother of Donald Tardy who is the drummer of Obituary.
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Jacque Alexander Tardy Jacque Alexander Tardy (1767 – June 15, 1827) better known as "Tardy the Pirate", (a.k.a. John Tardy or John Late) was an unsuccessful and atypical pirate who usually poisoned his victims.
Country Music (magazine) Country Music was a bi-monthly magazine on country music founded in New York City in 1972 by John Killion, Russell D. Barnard and Spencer Oettinger. It was known for taking an approach to music journalism closer in tone to Rolling Stone with an insistence on high-caliber writing and knowledgabi...
Your Love Amazes Me "Your Love Amazes Me" is a song written by Amanda Hunt-Taylor and Chuck Jones, and recorded by American country music singer John Berry. It was released in January 1994 as the third single from the album "John Berry". It is his only Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Coun...
Elective Governor Acts of 1968 The Elective Governor Acts of 1968 are a pair of acts passed by the 90th United States Congress in 1968, which provide for the Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Governor of Guam to be popularly elected, rather than appointed as they had been up to that point. The two acts are in...
Civil War Memorial (Sycamore, Illinois) The Civil War Memorial, in the DeKalb County county seat of Sycamore, Illinois, United States, is located in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse on a public square. The memorial was erected in 1896 and dedicated in 1897. The structure is a memorial to the thousands of DeKalb Co...
William K. MacNulty William Kirk MacNulty (May 22, 1892 - August 3, 1964) was a U. S. Marine with a long and distinguished record. He was a young U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant during World War One and saw action at the Battle of the Argonne Forest. He served as a captain during the Second U.S. Nicaraguan Campaign...
Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam , also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign. It was the first field army–level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to...
Battle of Guam (1941) The First Battle of Guam was an engagement during the Pacific War in World War II, and took place from 8 December to 10 December 1941 on Guam in the Mariana Islands between Japan and the United States. The American garrison was defeated by Japanese forces on 10 December, which resulted in an occup...
Battle of Guam (1944) The Second Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam, a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the U.S. in the 1941 First Battle of Guam during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
George McMillin George Johnson McMillin (November 25, 1889 – August 29, 1983 ) was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served as the 38th and final Naval Governor of Guam. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911 and served as an officer during four separate conflicts: World War I, the occupation of ...
William Farrar Smith William Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824 – February 28, 1903), known as ‘Baldy’ Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame. He was praised for his gallantry in the Seven Days Battles and the Battle of Antietam, but was demoted for ins...
Maryland Campaign The Maryland Campaign—or Antietam Campaign—occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, who moved to intercept Lee and his Army of Northern Virgini...
98th Pennsylvania Infantry The 98th Pennsylvania Regiment was an infantry regiment during the American Civil War. Colonel John Ballier, who created it in place of his 21st Regiment, served as leader. Most of the soldiers were of German origin. One of the men, August Frank,of Company E, had a collateral descent from Geo...