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66049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20convenience | Flag of convenience | Flag of convenience is a word from shipping. Every ship needs to be registered in a port. The laws of the port are valid for the ship's crew. In some countries the rules are not as strict as in others, or they are cheaper to use. Many owners of ships from other countries register their ships in one of those easy or che... |
66079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza%20Pizza | Pizza Pizza | Pizza Pizza Limited (PPL), doing business as Pizza Pizza (), is a franchised Canadian pizza fast food restaurant with locations throughout Ontario, Canada. Ingredients include pepperoni, pineapples, mushrooms, and other non-exotic produce. Pizza Pizza has served the area for over 30 years. It has over 500 locations aro... |
66082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipole | Dipole | Dipole can mean two things in physics. The first is an electric dipole which separates the positive charge from the negative charge. A simple example of this dipole is a pair of electric charges with the same magnitude but with the opposite type of charge (positive and negative) and are separated by a small distance fr... |
66083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%20%28band%29 | AFI (band) | AFI (short for A Fire Inside), is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991.
Members
Current
Davey Havok - vocals (1991-present)
Jade Puget - guitar, backing vocals, programming, keyboard (1998-present)
Hunter Burgan - bass, backing vocals, programming, keyboard (1997-present)
... |
66090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific%20notation | Scientific notation | Scientific notation is a way of writing numbers that is often used by scientists and mathematicians to make it easier to write large and small numbers. A number that is written in scientific notation has several properties that make it very useful to local scientists. It makes very large numbers into smaller numbers us... |
66092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist%20Unity%20Party%20of%20Germany | Socialist Unity Party of Germany | The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, shortened: SED) was the governing party of East Germany from 1949, when East Germany was created, until the elections of 1990.
The SED was created in april 1946 in the Berliner Admiralspalast when the Soviet Union forced the Soci... |
66095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck%20the%20World | Buck the World | Buck the World is the second album by American rapper Young Buck. It went on sale on March 27, 2007. Its title is a play on the expression "Fuck the World".
Production included Dr. Dre, Jazze Pha, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Polow Da Don, and Lil Jon amongst others. Guest appearances included 50 Cent, Chester Bennington (f... |
66098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaveda | Samaveda | Samaveda is third in the usual order of the four Vedas, the ancient core Hindu scriptures. It is the second oldest Veda . It is written in sanskrit
Vedas |
66102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes%20Rau | Johannes Rau | Johannes Rau (16 January 1931, Wuppertal – 27 January 2006, Berlin) was a German politician of the SPD. He was the eighth President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1 July 1999 until 30 June 2004 and minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 1998.
Education and work
He was born in Barmen, Wuppe... |
66103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridot | Peridot | Peridot (pronounced "pair-uh-dot" or "pair-uh-doe") is the gem quality version of the mineral olivine. The name of the gemstone is believed to come from either the Arabic word faridat meaning "gem" or the French word peritot meaning "unclear." Peridot is one of the few gemstones that comes in only one color. The darkne... |
66112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivist | Archivist | An archivist is a professional who collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media (photographs, video or sound recordings, letters, documents, electronic records, etc.).
... |
66124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20Herzog | Roman Herzog | Roman Herzog (5 April 1934 – 10 January 2017) was a German politician (CDU). He was President of Germany from 1994 to 1999.
Early life
He studied law in Munich, Bavaria and took the first stage law exam in 1957. In 1958, he gained the title Dr.jur. (doctor of laws) and worked in the University of Munich until 1964, wh... |
66130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaic%20pile | Voltaic pile | The voltaic pile was the first ever battery. It was invented in 1800 by Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist.
How the voltaic pile is made
The picture to the right shows a voltaic pile: it's a pile, or "stack" of discs, made from 3 different materials. Some of the discs are made from copper, some from zinc. Other m... |
66132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arshile%20Gorky | Arshile Gorky | Arshile Gorky (; born Vostanik Manoug Adoian, ; April 15, 1904 – July 21, 1948) was an Armenian-born American painter.
Gorky had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism. Gorky was born in the village of Khorgom, situated on the shores of Lake Van (Vana Lij). It is not known exactly when he was bor... |
66133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltmeter | Voltmeter | A voltmeter is an instrument used to measure voltage. For instance, a voltmeter can be used to see if there is more electricity left in a battery. The creation of voltmeters became possible when Hans Oersted invented the most simple voltmeter in 1819.
Connecting a voltmeter
The voltmeter can be connected by joining tw... |
66137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powderfinger | Powderfinger | Powderfinger were a rock band from Brisbane, Australia. The band started in 1989. The band’s members were Bernard Fanning (singer, guitarist), Darren Middleton (guitarist), Ian Haug (guitarist), John Collins (bass), and Jon Coghill (drums).
After some extended plays (EPs) that sold quite well, and making one full albu... |
66138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizanthus | Schizanthus | Schizanthus (butterfly flower) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae. The genus is made up of twelve species: Schizanthus alpestris, Schizanthus candidus, Schizanthus grahamii, Schizanthus hookerii, Schizanthus integrifolius, Schizanthus lacteus, Schizanthus laetus, Schizanthus litoralis, S... |
66140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith | Hadith | A hadith (, pronounced: "") is the narration of an event from the life of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. In English, the word hadith is also used as the plural word for a group of these narrations although the plural in Arabic is a-HAA-deeth. The hadith is used along with the Quran to interpret Sharia. Sunnis follow t... |
66143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengyuan%20City | Fengyuan City | Fengyuan City is a city in north-central Taichung County in Taiwan on the south bank of the Dajia River. It is the capital of Taichung County.
Cities in Taiwan |
66146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Cox | Billy Cox | Billy Cox is a bassist, best known for playing with guitarist Jimi Hendrix. He was born in West Virginia.
Billy first met Hendrix in the early part of the 1960s, when they were both in the United States Army. Cox played with Hendrix in an R&B band called the King Kasuals. The two played at clubs in Nashville, Tennesse... |
66147 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarksville | Clarksville | Clarksville is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Clarksville, Alabama
Clarksville, Arkansas
Clarksville, California
Clarksville, Delaware
Clarksville, Florida
Clarksville, Idaho
Clarksville, Illinois
Clarksville, Indiana
Clarksville, Iowa
Clarksville, Maryland
Clarksville, Michigan
Clarksville... |
66148 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarksville%2C%20New%20Zealand | Clarksville, New Zealand | The city in the state of Tennessee is at Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is a small township. It is located three kilometres southwest of Milton in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. State Highways 1 and 8 meet in Clarksville. The town was also once the location of a railway junction, where the R... |
66149 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Animals | The Animals | The Animals were an English music group, who were most popular in the 1960s. They were known for their bluesy sound, and their heavy-voiced singer Eric Burdon.
One of their first hit songs, "The House of The Rising Sun", was an old American folk song, which they performed with a rock and roll beat. Folk musician Bob D... |
66152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autograph | Autograph | An autograph is some writing written only in the handwriting of its author; it is not typing.
An autograph can also mean someones signature. This term is used for collecting autographs of celebrities. The collection of autographs is called 'philography'.
Other websites
Worlds Greatest Autograph
Documents |
66153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie%20Ray%20Vaughan | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitarist. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was one of the world's most influential electric blues guitarists of the 1980s. His most basic guitar licks were influenced by Albert King. In one on stage performance the temper... |
66154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didsbury | Didsbury | Didsbury is a area of Manchester 5-6 miles south of the city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 14,292.
References
Other websites
Fetch Didsbury — resources, events and articles educating people about Didsbury.
Didsbury Life Web Site — articles of interest to those living in or visiting D... |
66155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnage | Burnage | Burnage is a suburb of the City of Manchester in North West England. It lies about four miles (6.4 km) south of Manchester city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 13,706.
References
Other websites
2002: Burnage
ManchesterOnline Spotlight On Burnage Site
British History Online: Burnage
Bu... |
66156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsight | Longsight | Longsight is an area in the City of Manchester, in North West England. It is around three miles south of Manchester city centre, and has a total population of 16,007 (according to the 2001 UK census).
References
Districts of Manchester |
66157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshulme | Levenshulme | Levenshulme is an urban area of Manchester in North West England on the borders of Longsight, Gorton, Burnage and Stockport. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 12,691.
References
Districts of Manchester |
66158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorton | Gorton | Gorton is a district of Manchester in England. It is east of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme. According to the 2001 UK census, 24,173 lived there. Gorton is split into two wards, Gorton North and Gorton South. The building known as Gorton Monastery is a former Roman Catholic... |
66159 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockport | Stockport | Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, North West England. Seven miles (10 km) south east of the city of Manchester, it is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, and has a population of 136,083 (2001 Census), with the borough as a whole having 281,000. This mak... |
66160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withington | Withington | Withington is a district of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is about four miles south of Manchester city centre, and intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. It is between Fallowfield and Didsbury, to the north and south respectively. According to the 2001 UK census it has a population o... |
66162 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallowfield | Fallowfield | Fallowfield is an area of the city of Manchester, England. It lies two miles south of Manchester City Centre and is bisected east/west by the Wilmslow Road and north/south by the former Fallowfield Loop railway line, now a cycle path. According to the 2001 UK census it has a population of 14,132.
References
District... |
66181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg is the name of two communities in the United States:
Harrisonburg, Louisiana
Harrisonburg, Virginia |
66182 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisonburg%2C%20Virginia | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Harrisonburg is a city in Rockingham County, Virginia. It had 48,914 people at the 2010 census.
Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County. Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University.
References
Other websites
Harrisonburg Tourism
City of Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg... |
66189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary%20monarchy | Hereditary monarchy | A hereditary monarchy is a type of government where a monarch (usually a king or queen) becomes the monarch because he or she is related to the last monarch. It is the most common sort of monarchy, and is the form used by almost all of the world's monarchies today.
Types of Hereditary monarchy
Hereditary monarchy
In... |
66194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Mersey | River Mersey | The River Mersey is a river in north west England. It is 70 miles (112 km) long, it stretches from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ends at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
Course
The Mersey is formed from three tributaries: the R... |
66195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid%20rock | Acid rock | Acid rock is a form of rock music, focusing mainly on hallucinations and drugs. It is related to psychedelic rock. It is mostly an off-beat style. It uses vivid imagery, and sometimes strange sound/musical effects (like backward recorded music).
History
"Acid rock" was popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. But ... |
66196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender%20Stratocaster | Fender Stratocaster | The Fender Stratocaster, also called a Strat, is a type of solidbody electric guitar. The Stratocaster was designed by Leo Fender, Freddie Tavares, and George Fullerton in 1954, and is made by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. The Stratocaster has been used by many famous guitarists, such as David Gilmour, Ji... |
66198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside | Merseyside | Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. Taking its name from the River Mersey, the title "Merseyside" came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974.
Merseyside is divided into two parts by the Mersey estuary: the Wirral is on the west side of the estuary upon t... |
66199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan%20Borough%20of%20Wirral | Metropolitan Borough of Wirral | Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as Wirral.
Wirral Metropolitan Borough has a population of about 311,235 (2004 estimate) in an area of 60 square miles (155 km2). It faces Liverpool over the River Mersey to... |
66200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin%20Sanders | Erin Sanders | Erin Zariah Sanders (born January 19, 1991 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress. She is best known for the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101.
American television actors
Actors from Santa Monica, California
1991 births
Living people |
66201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproduction | Reproduction | Reproduction is to create or recreate something, (usually) a new living thing, such as a baby. In biology, the two types of reproduction are sexual and asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction involves two organisms of the same species, each supplying half the genes for the descendant. Asexual reproduction only involv... |
66203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan%20borough | Metropolitan borough | A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England and covers urban areas within metropolitan counties.
Current metropolitan boroughs (post 1974)
The current metropolitan boroughs were created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as subdivisions of the new metropol... |
66206 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly%20Patterson | Carly Patterson | Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was an American gymnast. She was the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion. After the Olympics, she started working as a singer. She lives in Allen, Texas.
References
1988 births
Living people
American gymnasts
People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
66207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20Government%20Act%201972 | Local Government Act 1972 | The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. 70) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974.
Its pattern of two-tier councils remains in use today in large parts of England, although the metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 and it was re... |
66208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act%20of%20Parliament | Act of Parliament | An Act of Parliament or Act is law made by the parliament (see legislation).
Bills
An Act of Parliament normally starts as a proposed law known as a Bill. The Bill will then be introduced into the Parliament (House of Commons, House of Representatives, House of Lords or the Senate) for debate and possible approval an... |
66209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislation | Legislation | Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been created by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while "statute" is also used to refer to a single law. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, which is typical... |
66210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20%28proposed%20law%29 | Bill (proposed law) | A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been adopted. Once a bill has become law, it is thereafter an act; but in popular usage the two terms are often treated as if they meant the same.
Types of bills
Bills can be divided into:
public bills, which apply to the general population
... |
66214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20popes%20by%20length%20of%20reign | List of popes by length of reign | The List of popes by length of reign is parsed using two organizing standards—identifying the longest reigns and the shortest ones.
Popes
The term pope is the name several churches give to their highest spiritual leader. In English, the term usually means the head of the Catholic Church. The most accurate information ... |
66215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webkinz | Webkinz | Webkinz are stuffed animals. They were first sold by the Ganz company in 2005. The toys are similar to other small plush toys. Each toy comes with a special code that lets the person who owns it use the "Webkinz World" website. On the website, users can "adopt" an online version of the pet to play with.
The toys have ... |
66217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20popes | List of popes | The list of popes begins with St. Peter and continues through the present day. The pope is the head of the Catholic Church.
Peter was called the Bishop of Rome. All others who became Bishop of Rome were also recognized as popes.
Chronological list of popes
The list sometimes says interregnum. This is Latin for "be... |
66227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towradgi | Towradgi | Towradgi is a small suburb, north of Wollongong. It is on the coast and close to beaches.
Attractions
It has a school, soccer fields, a lawn-bowling field, and many other attractions. It has a few restaurants/dining places.
Sources
Other websites
Towradgi Surf Life Saving Club, NSW Australia
Towradgi Beach Hotel... |
66238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACID | ACID | ACID is a concept used with Databases. It is an abbreviation. It stands for
Atomicity - something is either done completely, or not done at all. The state of doing it is not visible outside the database.
Consistency - The database is in a legal state at all times. When a transaction occurs, it can not break the rules. ... |
66239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database%20transaction | Database transaction | With databases, a transaction is a point where there is interaction with the database. Maybe, something is asked from the database. Sometimes the data in the database may also be changed. A database transaction is generally atomic. That means, it is either done completely, or it is not done. The state of it being done ... |
66240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aargau | Aargau | (, , , ; anglicized Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It is near the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aargau (meaning Aare district). The cantons of Basel-Landschaft, Solothurn and Bern lie to the west. Lucerne is to the south Zug and Zürich are to the east. ... |
66242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20municipalities%20of%20the%20Netherlands | List of municipalities of the Netherlands | The Netherlands has 344 municipalities in 12 provinces in Europe and 3 special municipalities (public bodies) in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Netherlands. Together 347 municipalities since (April) 2022.
Special municipalities in the Caribbean
Municipalities by province
Municipalities by alphabetical order
Related p... |
66244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces%20of%20the%20Netherlands | Provinces of the Netherlands | The modern day European Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch). The Caribbean Netherlands and other countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are completely separate.
Structure
A Dutch province is the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipaliti... |
66249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flevoland | Flevoland | Flevoland is one of the provinces of the Netherlands. Lelystad is its capital, but Almere is its biggest city. About 428,000 people are living in Flevoland (2021).
Location of the municipalities of Flevoland.
Other websites |
66251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Brabant | North Brabant | North Brabant (Dutch: 'Noord-Brabant') is a province of the Netherlands. It is in the south of the country. It is bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. See Google maps. Its capital is 's-Hertogenbosch. The largest city is Eindhoven. About 2... |
66252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20Government%20Act%201985 | Local Government Act 1985 | The Local Government Act 1985 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main effect was to abolish the county councils of the metropolitan counties that had been set up in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, along with the Greater London Council that had been established in 1965.
The main provision, sect... |
66253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20zombie%20movies | List of zombie movies |
#
28 Days Later (2002)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
A
After Death (1988)
The Aftermath (1982)
Alien Dead (1980)
All Souls Day (2005)
Astro-Zombies (1969)
B
Battlefield Baseball (2003)
The Beyond (1981)
Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
Bio Zombie (1998)
The Boneyard (1991)
Boy Eats Girl (2005)
Braindead (19... |
66254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater%20London%20Council | Greater London Council | The Greater London Council (GLC) was the local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area.
Creation
The Labour Party had controlled the LCC from 1934 and by the 1950s the Conservative Government consider... |
66255 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater%20London%20Authority | Greater London Authority | The Greater London Authority (GLA) controls the 1579 km² (610 sq. miles) of Greater London, England, covering the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The GLA members are the Mayor and the 25 people the London Assembly. The current Mayor of London is Sadiq Khan.
Purpose
The GLA was created to improve the coord... |
66256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor%20of%20London | Mayor of London | The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London. The role, created in 2000, was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. The Mayor of London is also referred to as the London Mayor, a form which helps to avoid confusion with the Lord Mayor of London, the ancient and now mainly ceremonial role in t... |
66257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock%20and%20Roll%20Hall%20of%20Fame | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), sometimes simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, which has information on the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, mostly ... |
66258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy%20Waters | Muddy Waters | McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician. He is considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musician Big Bill Morganfield. Muddy Waters is considered to be one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, and i... |
66262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suit | Suit | Suit is a term with various meanings:
A lawsuit, an action brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.
Suit (clothing), a combination of clothing, such as a jacket and matching trousers,
Environmental suit, a piece of clothing used for a particular activity or in a particular environment,... |
66263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suit%20%28clothing%29 | Suit (clothing) | A suit is a set of clothing intended to be worn together. It may be a semi-formal 'lounge suit' or 'business suit'. It always includes a jacket and trousers (pants). In classical gentlemen's tailoring, a waistcoat (U.S: vest) is usually worn with single-breasted suits.
In formal or semi-formal wear, the suit is worn w... |
66265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal%20or%20No%20Deal | Deal or No Deal | Deal or No Deal is a game show in more than 40 countries on the world created by John de Mol. It began in the Netherlands in 2000.
Format
Deal or No Deal involves a contestant, a host/presenter, a banker, and a number of briefcases (or boxes), with each having a different (and initially unknown) value. Each game start... |
66266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning%20Hopkins | Lightning Hopkins | Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 - January 30, 1982) was a country blues guitar player and singer. He was from Houston, Texas.
Albums
1959 - Lightnin' Hopkins
1959 - Lightnin' and the Blues
1960 - Last Night Blues (Bluesville)
1960 - Lightnin' (Bluesville)
1962 - Walkin' This Road By Myself (Bluesvill... |
66267 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%20Mayor%20of%20London | Lord Mayor of London | The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. The Lord Mayor of London is not the same person as the Mayor of London; The Lord Mayor is an officer only of the City of London. The Mayor of London governs the much larger area of Greater London.
Th... |
66268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Richard | Little Richard | Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known by his stage name Little Richard, was an American recording artist, songwriter, and musician. He was one of the early creators of rock and roll music in the 1950s.
Career
In 1951 Little Richard began his music career by making gospel and jazz influenced rh... |
66269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey%20Pop%20Festival | Monterey Pop Festival | The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. Over 200,000 people went, and it is often seen as the beginning of the "rock era", replacing the earlier term "rock and roll". The festival was a cultural inspiration for future events. Many of the performers (like Jimi Hendrix and ... |
66271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Have%20a%20Dream | I Have a Dream | "I Have a Dream" is the name of a speech Martin Luther King, Jr. gave on August 28,1963 while standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.. In his speech, he spoke of his wish for the future. His wish was that people of different races could live together peacefully in the United States. The speech... |
66272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret%20Intelligence%20Service | Secret Intelligence Service | The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6, is the United Kingdom's intelligence agency which collects intelligence about foreign countries. It is a branch of the Foreign Service, and reports to the Joint Intelligence Committee.
The service was formed in 1909 as the Secret Service Bureau, but its exi... |
66278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia | Banksia | Banksia is a genus of plants common to Australia, they were named after Joseph Banks. The Banksia are noted for their unique flowering.
It is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. As Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants, they are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spi... |
66285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gollum | Gollum | Gollum is a Hobbit from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a minor antagonist of The Hobbit and a secondary antagonist of The Lord of the Rings.
Fictional biography
Sméagol went fishing with his brother and found the One Ring. He strangled and killed his brother and kept the One Ring to himself. For 500 years... |
66294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1184 | 1184 |
Events
Abbeville receives its commercial charter.
The Battle of Fimreite takes place.
Archbishop Absalon of Lund wins a naval victory over Bogislav, duke of Pomerania.
Streets of Paris paved by order of Philip Augustus.
Second Battle of Uji
Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur — third Almohad Caliph
Papal bull ad abol... |
66295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy | Fairy | A fairy or færie (Old English spelling) is a supposed magical being that flies in the air. They are usually depicted as tiny girls or women. Some fairies have certain jobs, such as the Tooth fairy, who gives money or treats under the pillow of small children who have had a tooth fall out.
In literature
A fairy tale is... |
66296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1303 | 1303 | 1303 (MCCCIII) was .
Events
24 February: Battle of Roslin
20 April: Pope Boniface VIII starts the University of Rome La Sapienza
October 22 – Pope Benedict XI replaces Pope Boniface VIII as the 194th pope.
Edward I of England fights for and wins back Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independen... |
66297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1306 | 1306 | 1306 (MCCCVI) was .
Events
March 25 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland.
May – Hugh the younger Despenser, favourite of King Edward II of England, is married to heiress Eleanor de Clare.
June 19 – Forces of Earl of Pembroke defeat Bruce's Scottish rebels at the Battle of Methven
Philip IV of France exiles... |
66298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1297 | 1297 |
Events
8 January – Monaco gains independence.
English Church refuses to pay taxes, resulting in crisis.
William Wallace begins his revolt against the English.
Canonization of Louis IX, King of France
August 28 – Edward I unsuccessfully invades Flanders.
September 12 – King Diniz of Portugal and King Fernando I... |
66299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1298 | 1298 |
Events
July 2 – The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
22 July – Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England defeats a Scottish army led by William Wallace
End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi, emperor of Japan
Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan
... |
66300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1299 | 1299 |
Events
Osman I declares the independence of the Ottoman Principality
The house of Holland becomes extinct. The County of Holland becomes a part of a personal union with the County of Hainaut.
April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England.
King Håkon ... |
66301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1309 | 1309 |
Events
March 9 – Pope Clement V settles the papal seat in Avignon, following a visit.
August 15 – The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquarters on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes.
Aln... |
66302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1310 | 1310 |
Events
May 11 – In France, 64 members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake for heresy
Abu al-Fida becomes governor of Hama.
The first purpose-built accommodation for students (Mob Quad) completed in Merton College, Oxford, England.
Basarab I, after the battle against the Tatars, is named "big prince" o... |
66303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1311 | 1311 |
Events
March 15 – At the Battle of Halmyros, the Catalan Company beats Walter V of Brienne to take the Duchy of Athens.
Bolingbroke Castle gets into the House of Lancaster.
Births
June 24 – Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III of England (died 1369)
August 13 – King Alfonso XI of Castile (died 1350)
Pete... |
66304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1317 | 1317 |
Events
The Great Famine of 1315-1317.
Births
Michael 2nd Baron Poynings, Knight (d. 1369)
Deaths
February 7 – Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (born 1256)
February 14 – Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (born 1282)
date unknown
William de Ros, 2nd Baron de... |
66305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1318 | 1318 |
Year 1318 (MCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
April 1 – Berwick-upon-Tweed is taken by the Scottish from the English.
May 11 – Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Irish armies of Conor O'Dea defeat the Hiberno-Normans unde... |
66306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1319 | 1319 |
Events
Magnus VII becomes the king of Norway and unites the country with Sweden.
Births
April 16 – King John II of France (died 1364)
King Peter IV of Aragon (died 1387)
Joanna of Dreux, Countess of Penthievre (died 1384)
Murad I, Ottoman Sultan (died 1389)
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, English ... |
66307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1331 | 1331 |
Events
September 8 – Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia.
Start of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders.
24 September – Edward Balliol enthroned as King of Scotland.
September 27 – the Battle of Plowce took place.
Births
Coluccio Salutati, Florentine politica... |
66308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1333 | 1333 |
Events
End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan.
End of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders.
July 19 – Battle of Halidon Hill, last of the wars of Scottish Independence.
Burke civil war begins in Ireland.
Births
Kanami, Japanese noh ... |
66309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1334 | 1334 |
Events
December 20 – Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII as the 197th pope.
The first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occurred in Hubei.
Births
January 4 – Amadeus VI of Savoy (died 1383)
January 13 – King Henry II of Castile (died 1379)
May 25 – Emperor Sukō (died 1398)
August 30 – King Pedro of ... |
66310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1335 | 1335 |
Events
30 November – Battle of Culblean in Scotland.
Abu Said dies and the Ilkhanate disintegrates.
Slavery abolished in Sweden.
Congress of Visegrád involving the monarchs of Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland.
Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. After the death of Duke Henry, the duchies are bestowed b... |
66311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1338 | 1338 |
Events
Hundred Years' War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III of England as a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire. Louis supports Edward's claim to the French throne under the terms of the Treaty of Koblenz.
Philip VI of France besieges Guienne in Southwest France and his navy attacks Portsmouth i... |
66312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1339 | 1339 |
Events
23 September – Simone Boccanegra elected to be the first Doge of Genoa.
Emperor Go-Murakami ascends to the throne of Japan.
Kashmir is conquered by Muslims.
Births
July 23 – King Louis I of Naples (d. 1384)
November 1 – Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (died 1365)
Pope Alexander V (died 1410)
John V, Duke o... |
66314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1348 | 1348 |
Events
April 7 – Charles University is founded in Prague.
June 24 – Black Death outbreak in full swing in Melcombe Regis (modern-day Weymouth, Dorset in England)
July 6 – Papal bull of Pope Clement VI protecting Jews against popular aggression during the Black Death epidemic.
Beginning of Black Death epidemic in... |
66315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1350 | 1350 |
Events
England invades France
29 August – An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer.
Hayam Wuruk becomes ruler of the Majapahit Empire.
The Black Death ravages Europe. (1347-1351)
The Black Death first appears in Scotland.
Births
J... |
66316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1352 | 1352 |
Events
June 4 – Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation.
June 27 – Zug joins the Swiss Confederation.
December 18 – Pope Innocent VI succeeds Pope Clement VI as the 199th pope.
Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta reports the existence of the ngoni and balafon instruments at the court of Mansa Musa.
Dragoş becomes voivo... |
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