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7184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950 | 1950 | .
Events
January 5 – U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a law asking for the government to study crime in the U.S.
January 9 – The Israeli government say's that the People's Republic of China is a country
January 11 – Huk guerrillas attack the town of Hermosa in Bataan, Philippines.
January 12 – British subma... |
7192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20R.%20R.%20Tolkien | J. R. R. Tolkien | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a British philologist, university professor, and writer. Tolkien is best known for his most famous works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Biography
He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa but his parents were both from England. He lost much of ... |
7199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence | Adolescence | Adolescence is the time between being a child and a mature adult, that is the period of time during which a person grows into an adult, but are emotionally not mature. Adolescence in the English speaking world usually corresponds to the teenager years of 13-19 which are so named because of the end of the English words ... |
7205 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE | KDE | KDE is a community that produces free software, including a desktop environment called KDE Plasma for operating systems based on Linux or UNIX. This replaces the console, which is simply a black screen with text on it. KDE Plasma is a popular piece of software for users of Linux and UNIX.
Plasma runs on top of the X W... |
7207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK%20Independence%20Party | UK Independence Party | The United Kingdom Independence Party (often called UKIP, said "you-kipp") is a political party in the United Kingdom. Its policies promote conservatism, national conservatism, and Euroscepticism. Their main policy is for the UK to leave the European Union.
The party was founded in 1993, and they first won seats in th... |
7209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Oddity | Space Oddity | David Bowie's first big hit record was the single "Space Oddity" in 1969. This album though only really sold well when he became more famous in 1973. Many of the songs are very melodic, with good tunes, and are unusual.
The songs on this album are:
Space Oddity
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed
Letter To Hermion... |
7210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone | Saxophone | A saxophone is a family of musical instruments that are made of brass. These are often just called a "sax". It has seven main keys, including the octave key. Because it is made from brass it is often included in the brass section alongside true brass instruments like the trumpet or trombone. However, it is not a tru... |
7211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryophyte | Bryophyte | Bryophytes are simple plants. They are the simplest plants that grow on land. There are three forms of bryophyte. These are mosses, liverworts and hornworts.
Bryophyta is the formal term for this division of plants who do not have tissues to move water. In some modern classifications the word bryophyta only includes ... |
7212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent | Kent | Kent is a county in England. It is just to the south-east of London and is on the coast. The sea to the East of Kent is the North Sea. The sea south of Kent is called the English Channel by the British. France is opposite Kent on the other side of The Channel. At the most narrow point, between Dover, Calais and Cape G... |
7215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavrilo%20Princip | Gavrilo Princip | Gavrilo Princip, 25 July 1894 – 28 April 1918, was the Serb nationalist who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the wife of the Archduke, Archduchess Sophie Chotek.
Princip was born in Obljaj a poor area of Bosnia. As a young man he joined a small group who wanted the Slavs in the south of Austria-Hungary to join with S... |
7220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula | Formula | In mathematics and science, a formula is a rule or statement written in algebraic symbols. The plural of formula can be written in two ways: formulae or formulas - the choice is based on personal preference.
Formulas use letters instead of words. A simple example of a formula is y = x. If x=1, the formula y=x would m... |
7223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence%20and%20Democracy | Independence and Democracy | Independence and Democracy is a group in the European Parliament. It used to be called the Group of Europe of Democracies and Diversities. It has about 37 members in it. The members of this group either want their country to leave the European Union, or want to change it.
Members
Vladimir Železný (Czech Republic)
Ju... |
7224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician | Musician | A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument like a guitar or a piano or a person that sings.
A musician is also someone who writes music, even if they write it for other people to play. People who write music are called composers.
Musicians can also make a group together to play songs.
Lists of musicians
... |
7231 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot | Carrot | The carrot (Say it: Car-IT) is a type of plant. Many different types exist. The Latin name of the plant is usually given as Daucus carota. The plant has an edible, orange root, and usually white flowers. Wild carrots grow naturally in Eurasia. Domesticated carrots are grown for food in many parts of the world.
Carrots... |
7235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism | Conservatism | Conservatism is a type of political belief that supports emphasis on traditions and relies on the individual to maintain society. The term was first used by François-René de Chateaubriand in 1818, during the Bourbon Restoration, which wanted to roll back the policies of the French Revolution. The term is associated wi... |
7240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine | Machine | A machine is a thing that is created by people to make work easier. It is a tool or invention which multiplies the effect of human effort. The machine produces a mechanical advantage.
Some machines have many parts that move. Examples are bicycles and clocks.
Some machines do not have parts that move. Examples are com... |
7246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wario%20Land%204 | Wario Land 4 | Wario Land 4 is a video game released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001 as a part of the Wario video game series. It was later released for the Virtual Console for the Nintendo 3DS as an ambassador game in 2011.
Plot
The main plot of this video game is to save a princess that has been turned into a cat and needs to be ... |
7248 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs.%20Doubtfire | Mrs. Doubtfire | Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy-drama movie, based on the novel Madame Doubtfire. It stars Robin Williams as Daniel Hillard, a divorced actor who disguises himself as a nanny since he desperately wants to be with his children.
Release dates
Plot
Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is a voice actor who quits his ... |
7249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Mario%2064%20DS | Super Mario 64 DS | Super Mario 64 DS is a 2004 platform game by Nintendo, and an enhanced remake of the 1996 video game Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64. A cancelled sequel, Super Mario 64 2 for the Nintendo 64DD (N64 Disk Drive) was planned, but it was cancelled, because of the commercial failure of the Disk Drive. Luigi was planned t... |
7253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology | Epistemology | Epistemology is the philosophy of knowledge. It seeks to answer the questions "What is knowledge?" and "How is knowledge acquired?"
Epistemologists are philosophers who are interested in questions such as whether it is possible to have knowledge, what kind of knowledge there is, and how people come to know things.
O... |
7262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford%20Focus | Ford Focus | The Ford Focus is a small car made by Ford Motor Company from 1998 to the present day.
First generation (1998–2004)
Ford created the first generation Focus in late 1998 with 3 and 5-door hatchbacks, saloon and estate versions. The older Escort was produced alongside it until 2000. In late 2001, the model was facelift... |
7264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends | Friends | Friends is an American comedy television series. It was on television from September 22, 1994 to May 8, 2004. It is about 6 friends who lived in Manhattan, New York City. They were in their 20s and 30s. The names of the "friends" were: Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Phoebe and Joey.
Friends got positive reviews throu... |
7266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld | Seinfeld | Seinfeld was an American television series. The series is thought by many people to be a great situation comedy. It was created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David and ran from 1989 to 1998. Jerry Seinfeld plays himself.
People
Jerry Seinfeld (himself) - He is a comedian. He lives in a rented apartment in New York Cit... |
7268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey%20%28TV%20series%29 | Joey (TV series) | Joey was a 2004 American television series. It was a sitcom on the NBC network. The series was a spin-off of the series Friends. It starred Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, his character from Friends. It consists of Joey, his sister, and his nephew.
Cast
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani
Drea de Matteo as Gina Tribbian... |
7270 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20Orthodox%20Church | Eastern Orthodox Church | The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Church, is a Christian church. Their type of Christianity is also called Orthodox Christianity or Orthodoxy. Their members are called Orthodox Christians, although there is another group of Churches called Oriental Orthodox that is not in communion with the Orthodox ... |
7272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisgar%20Collegiate%20Institute | Lisgar Collegiate Institute | Lisgar Collegiate Institute is in Ottawa, Canada. It is the oldest secondary school in Ottawa and possibly Ontario. It was named after a former Governor General of Canada. It was established in 1874 and has been formerly known as the Ottawa Collegiate Institute and the Dalhousie District Grammar School. It celebrated i... |
7273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Aberdeen is a city on the north east coast of Scotland where the rivers Dee and Don flow into the North Sea. It was the capital of the Grampian region of Scotland, but it is now one of Scotland's Unitary Authorities. Aberdeen is the third largest city in Scotland. Its population is nearly 200,000. It is the coldest cit... |
7274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoriasis | Psoriasis | Psoriasis is a skin condition where cells grow at a faster rate than they can be shed, causing excess skin to build up and form scaly patches on the body.
The condition:
It appears to be a buildup of dry skin on your body. You can have it at any age, but normally as you get older. It starts with the skin cracking ... |
7275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic%20Park | Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton. It was made into a movie in 1993 directed by Steven Spielberg.
Plot
The plot of this story is of a theme park that is filled with dinosaurs. The park seems like a great idea to the people building the park. John Hammond, the man who built the park, in... |
7277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.%20G.%20Wells | H. G. Wells | Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English author. He was born in Bromley, Kent. He wrote about 50 books. He was one of the inventors of science fiction, and also wrote novels and utopias. He wrote books such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of ... |
7280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landseer%20%28Continental-European%20type%29 | Landseer (Continental-European type) | The Landseer (Continental-European type) is a dog breed.
Dog breeds |
7282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow | Glasgow | Glasgow (Scottish: Glaschu, Lowland Scots: Glesga) is the biggest and busiest city in Scotland. It is on the banks of the River Clyde. People from Glasgow are known as "Glaswegians" (glas-wee-jans), which is a name also used for words that are used only in Glasgow - also known as "The Glasgow Patter".
The number of pe... |
7283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grampian | Grampian | Grampian was a government region in north east Scotland. It was named after the Grampian mountains which start in this region.
The capital city of the region was Aberdeen.
The region was created in 1974. It was removed in 1995 because local government in Scotland was made simpler.
Scottish Council Areas |
7284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20Borders | Scottish Borders | Scottish Borders is a council area (region) in south Scotland. Its name is because it is on the border with England.
The name is usually shortened to " the Borders".
It is made up of the counties of :-
Berwickshire
Peeblesshire
Selkirkshire
The main town of the region is Newtown St Boswells.
Scottish Council... |
7285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Region%2C%20Scotland | Central Region, Scotland | Central was a government region in central Scotland between 1974 and 1995. After local government in Scotland was made simpler, it was replaced with smaller areas.
Scottish Council Areas |
7286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway is a council area in south west Scotland. In takes in three counties:
Dumfriesshire
Kirkcudbrightshire
Wigtownshire
The main and biggest town of the region is Dumfries. Dumfries is 60 miles south of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Scottish Council Areas |
7287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife | Fife | Fife is a county on the north coast of the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The county town is Glenrothes.
For local government, the county is a council area too.
The towns in Fife are:
Buckhaven
Kirkcaldy
St Andrews
Dunfermline
High Vallyfield
Dalgety Bay
Kelty
Hillend
Dairsie
Methil
Leven
Auchtertool
Auchter... |
7288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland%20%28council%20area%29 | Highland (council area) | The Highland Council Area is a local government region in north Scotland. It covers most of the area which people call the Scottish Highlands. |
7289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothian | Lothian | Lothian was a region on the east coast of Scotland.
Scottish Council Areas |
7292 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathclyde | Strathclyde | Strathclyde was a region in west Scotland. It is named after the River Clyde. The capital city of the region was Glasgow.
A long time ago, Strathclyde was also the name of one of the kingdoms which united to form Scotland.
Geography of Scotland |
7293 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayside | Tayside | Tayside was a government region on the east coast of Scotland. It was named after the River Tay. The capital city of the region was Dundee.
The region was created in 1974. It was removed in 1995 because local government in Scotland was made simpler.
References
Scottish Council Areas |
7295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee | Dundee | Dundee is a city on the east coast of Scotland where the River Tay flows into the North Sea. It is the fourth largest city in Scotland. It was famous as the city of "Jute, jam, and journalism", because jute and jam were made there, and several newspapers were printed in the city.
Dundee has a population of 148,260 pe... |
7296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford | Oxford | Oxford is a city in England. It is on the River Thames. It is a very old city. It is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom. Some of its buildings were built before the 12th century. It is famous for its university, Oxford University, which is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
About 150,200 liv... |
7297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20VI | George VI | George VI (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was born Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor. He was the king (monarch) of the United Kingdom from 11 December 1936 until he died. He became king when his older brother, Edward VIII, abdicated (resigned) in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson. George was married to Elizabeth B... |
7303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia%20Minor | Asia Minor | Asia Minor, a peninsula also called Anatolia (from the Ancient Greek: 'Άνατολή), (Turkish: Anadolu), comprises the Asian part of modern Turkey.
Asia Minor is 750,000 square kilometers (290,000 square miles). Most of Asia Minor is a plateau averaging 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) above sea level. The climate is continenta... |
7305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism | Zoroastrianism | Zoroastrianism is a religion. Zoroaster, who lived in eastern ancient Iran around 1000 BC, created Zoroastrianism. Other names for Zoroastrianism are Mazdaism and Parsiism.
Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion. The Zoroastrian god is called Ahura Mazda. The holy book of Zoroastrianism is the Zend Avesta.
Zoroa... |
7306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science%20Olympiad | Science Olympiad | The Science Olympiad is a nationwide event in the United States that tests students' knowledge in science and technology. It started in 1982, and takes place every year.
Science Olympiad consists of twenty three events testing students in middle and high school on different science topics, such as astronomy and chemis... |
7313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookstore | Bookstore | A bookstore is a store that sells books, and where people can buy them. A used bookstore or second-hand bookshop sells and often buys used books.
Books
Shops |
7315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade | Lemonade | Lemonade is a drink made with water, lemons or lemon juice, and sugar.
There are two main types: cloudy, and clear, each known simply as "lemonade" in their home countries. Cloudy lemonade, generally found in North America and India, is a traditionally homemade drink made with lemon juice, water, and sweetened with c... |
7316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting | Melting | Melting is the process of changing something from a solid into a liquid (like metal into liquid metal). It is the opposite of freezing. The temperature at which something begins to melt is called its melting point. When an object is heated, the object's particles begin to move faster and faster until the structured par... |
7321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/September%2011 | September 11 | The terms "September 11" and "9/11" have been used by the media to refer to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon in the United States of America.
Events
Up to 1900
9 The Battle of Teutoburg Forest finishes.
1041 Fire destroys most of Bremen's Old Town.
1297 Led by William W... |
7322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex | Essex | Essex is a county in the east of England. It has a population of around 1,750,000 people. It is part of the East of England region. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, as well as being its only city. Essex has London and Hertfordshire on its western border and the whole of the east of the county is coast-line. The ... |
7323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20town | County town | A county town is the most important town of any county in Britain and Ireland. In the United States the town is called the county seat.
It can be the place where the headquarters of the county council is based, or the place where the courts are. It has usually been the county town for hundreds of years. It could also... |
7324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea is town and unitary authority borough in the East of England. It is a seaside resort in the south-eastern corner of the county of Essex. It has a pier which is one of the longest in the world. The pier is 2,158 meters (1.34 miles) long. A railway line runs along the pier. The pier has been badly damaged... |
7325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria | Cumbria | Cumbria is a county in England. It is in the very north-western part of England on the border with Scotland. The most important and biggest town is Carlisle, in the north of the county. This is the county town and there is an ancient (very old) castle in the centre of the town.
In 1974, Cumberland, Westmorland and bit... |
7326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Dylan | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is one of the most famous and successful popular singers of the last 50 years.
He was born in 1941 in Minnesota. His parents were from the Russian Empire in what is now Ukraine. As a youth he was a big fan of rock a... |
7327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%20Ross | Diana Ross | Diana Ross is a famous American soul and pop singer. She was born in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Ross worked as a secretary for Motown Records in Detroit. She first became successful with a Motown group as The Supremes. The Supremes were the most successful act on Motown in the 1960s. They sold millions of albums and ma... |
7328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid%20Blyton | Enid Blyton | Enid Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English author. She was born in Dulwich, South London, England. She was one of the world's most famous children's writers. She is also one of the most prolific authors of all time. (This means that she wrote a great number of books.) Her most famous stories are the... |
7334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Denis | Saint Denis | Saint Denis is the patron saint of France.
Saint Denis was the first bishop of Paris. He supposedly went there between 250 and 270. He was executed in 272. According to legend, he was beheaded. After his beheading, he walked away, his head under his arms, along what is today the Rue des Martyrs in Paris. After about ... |
7335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon | Dragon | A dragon is a snake-like legendary creature, belonging to mythology and fantasy. There are stories about dragons in Chinese culture, European culture, South American culture, and many others.
There are many kinds of dragons in the different cultures. In general:
A dragon has none to four legs, claws, scales, spikes o... |
7337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia | Inertia | Inertia is the resistance of the object to any change in its motion, including a change in direction. An object will stay still or keep moving at the same speed and in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
For example, a rubber ball will not start bouncing around unless someone pick... |
7341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock%20Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes is a character from books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His most famous story was The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Many of the stories were made into movies and television dramas. He is a detective who tries to find out who committed crimes. There is a monument in London dedicated to him. He has a s... |
7342 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/York | York | York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England. The Romans called it Eboracum, and the Vikings called it Jorvik.
History
The city has been important in many political events in its two millennia of existence. The city offers many historical attractions, of which York Minster is the most well-known. There a... |
7343 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire is a large county in the region called Yorkshire and the Humber in the north of England.
North Yorkshire was part of one bigger county called Yorkshire. The three parts of Yorkshire used to be called the West Riding, the East Riding, and the North Riding. in 1974, the boundaries and names changed. The ... |
7346 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig%20Latin | Pig Latin | Pig Latin is a language code or game and is most often used by children who speak English.
The usual rules are:
For words that begin with consonants, move the consonant to the end of the word and add "ay."
For words that begin with vowels, simply add "ay" to the end of the word.
Pig Latin that one writes is someti... |
7347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary%20number | Binary number | The binary numeral system is a way to write numbers using only two digits: 0 and 1. These are used in computers as a series of "off" and "on" switches. In binary, each digit's place value is twice as much as that of the next digit to the right (since each digit holds two values). In decimal - the system that humans nor... |
7350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper%20Mario%3A%20The%20Thousand-Year%20Door | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (or, as it is nicknamed, Paper Mario 2) is a Nintendo GameCube role-playing game released in 2004. It won the IGN.com award for best RPG game of the year. It uses the setting of Nintendo's Mario games.
Plot
Princess Peach finds a map in an old town filled with crime. Mario sets off... |
7353 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickname | Nickname | A nickname is a special name that a person may be called that is different from their real name or from their birth name. It is not a legal thing; it is a social thing. The name may be given to them by their friends or family. It may be like the person's real name or completely different. Nicknames often come from ... |
7354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr. | Martin Luther King Jr. | Martin Luther King, Jr. (born Michael King, Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was best known for improving civil rights by using nonviolent civil disobedience, based on his Christian beliefs. Because he was both a Ph.D. and... |
7356 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumanji | Jumanji | Jumanji is a 1995 movie starring Robin Williams, which was based loosely on a 1982 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. It is about a boy who gets trapped in a game for 30 years, and must finish playing the game when he gets out. Other stars include Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Bradl... |
7358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopets | Neopets | Neopets is a website that lets its users create virtual pets, and take care of them. The site was created on November 15 1999, and has hundreds of millions of users. The website is owned by Jumpstart. Most of the pets that the user can create are not real animals, but are based upon real animals. Neopets has story p... |
7359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20Victoria | Queen Victoria | Queen Victoria (born Alexandrina Victoria (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901. She was born to a German princess and an English prince. She became Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain at the age of 18 after her uncle King William IV died. S... |
7364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak%20the%20Mighty | Freak the Mighty | Freak the Mighty is a young adult fiction novel by Rodman Philbrick. Published in 1993, it was followed by the novel Max the Mighty in 1998. The primary characters are friends Maxwell Kane, a large, very slow, but kind-hearted kid and his friend Kevin Avery, nicknamed “Freak,” who is physically crippled but very intell... |
7365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Handler | Daniel Handler | Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is the real name of Lemony Snicket, author of the popular A Series of Unfortunate Events books. He graduated from Lowell High School and from Wesleyan University in 1992. He is a native of San Francisco and went to the San Francisco Boys Chorus. He calls himself the fake name o... |
7368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20warming | Global warming | Global warming is the current rise in temperature of the air and oceans. It happens because humans burn coal, oil and natural gas, and cut down forests. Average temperatures today are about higher than before people started burning a lot of coal around 1750. In some parts of the world it is less and some more. Most cl... |
7369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20music | House music | House music is a type of electronic dance music. It began during the early 1980s from disco and the black American soul music tradition. It takes its name from the Warehouse, a Chicago club where DJs first played their records to a large audience. The original "House" sound is characterized by "four on the floor" be... |
7372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia | Ammonia | Ammonia is a chemical. Its formula is NH3 (not to be confused with Ammonium that has a formula of NH4+). It is made from nitrogen and hydrogen atoms.
Properties
It is a gas at room temperature
It is colourless
It has a strong, sharp smell
It is a base
It is an alkali
It is harmful when drank or inhaled
It diss... |
7374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali | Alkali | In chemistry, an alkali is an aqueous (from water) solution with a pH value of more than 7.
The word 'Alkali' comes from the Arabic 'qali' meaning 'from the ashes' since ashes mixed with water used as cleaning products (such as soaps) are made of alkali materials
An alkali is where a base is dissolved in water. Ofte... |
7375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20White%20Stripes | The White Stripes | The White Stripes were an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan. There were two people in the band:
Jack White (vocals, guitar)
Meg White (drums)
The garage rock duo were known for their trademark red, white, and black colors and clothing, their frequent use of the number three, and their peppermint motif.
The... |
7379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium%20Dome | Millennium Dome | The Millennium Dome is a large dome-shaped building in Greenwich in South East London, UK (now known as The O2). It was built in 1900/2000 to celebrate the beginning of the third millennium. The name was officially changed to The O2 when Telefónica O2 Europe plc bought the naming rights from the devehutz Entertainment... |
7380 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium | Millennium | A millennium (plural: millennia) is a time period of one thousand (1000) years. The word millennium is derived from two Latin words mille ("thousand") and annum ("year").
Units of time |
7382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook.com | Outlook.com | Outlook.com is a free online email, address book and calendar. It is owned by Microsoft. It was started in 1996 as Hotmail. Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith created it. In 1997, Microsoft bought Hotmail for about $400 million. They renamed it twice, to MSN Hotmail and Windows Live Hotmail. In 2013, Hotmail became Outlook.c... |
7385 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20K.%20Rowling | J. K. Rowling | Joanne Rowling , ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British author. She wrote the Harry Potter books. She only uses the name J. K. Rowling for her books: the "K" stands for "Kathleen", which was the first name of her grandmother.
Early and personal li... |
7386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmed | Charmed | Charmed is an American television series set in San Francisco. It is the story of three sister witches known as the Charmed Ones who fight demons and warlocks. Charmed was on The WB television network for 8 seasons from 1998 until 2006. Charmed ended production April 2006. Its last episode Forever Charmed was shown on ... |
7388 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train%20%28disambiguation%29 | Train (disambiguation) | Train can mean more than one thing:
A train is a series of cars on a railway, not to compare with the shoo shoo train, a 'train' in this context is simply the series of cabines, with that it goes without mentioning again, metros are not shoo shoo trains, they simply consist of series of cabines but they arent trains. ... |
7390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media | Media | Media may refer to:
Media (communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data
Advertising media
Broadcast media
Digital media
Electronic media
Hypermedia
Print media
Published media
Mass media can mean television, radio, newspapers, magazines and the internet
News media, mass media focused ... |
7394 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland%20Islands | Falkland Islands | The Falkland Islands are a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of South America. They are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Argentina disputes this, and claims their sovereignty.
The Falklands War was fought over their possession during Margaret Thatcher`s time as British Prime Minis... |
7395 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Armstrong | Neil Armstrong | Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and engineer and is known as the first person to walk on the moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in a small spacecraft that had been sent to the moon using the Saturn V rocket. The mission was called ... |
7396 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caretaker | Caretaker | Caretaker can also refer to a caregiver.
A caretaker is someone who has the job of looking after a building. For example, the building could be a school or shop.
Related pages
Cleaner
Occupations |
7397 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Beckett | Samuel Beckett | Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was born in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer of books, plays, and poetry. He also translated other famous works of literature. He was given the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969.
His most best-known play is Waiting For Godot. It has often been acted on stage... |
7398 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism | Vegetarianism | Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat or fish. People who follow vegetarianism are called vegetarians. Vegetarians eat foods like vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and grains. Some vegetarians eat or drink animal products, like milk and eggs. They are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. Vegetarian people may like tof... |
7399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/British | British | A British person or object comes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and Northern Ireland. It is sometimes used by the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands (near France). It can also be used for some overseas places like Gibraltar (near Spain) or the Falkland Islands (near South America).
... |
7402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic%20Park%3A%20Operation%20Genesis | Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis | Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is a video game for the PC and PlayStation 2. The goal of the game is to create a theme park and keep the park guests safe. The player can choose the island they build on and what dinosaurs to place in their park. They can choose up to 25 dinosaurs to add to the park. After the park is ... |
7404 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think%20Quest | Think Quest | ThinkQuest was an educational website. It was used by students of schools in the United States and other countries. It was run by the Oracle Education Foundation.
As of July 1, 2013, ThinkQuest was discontinued.
References
Other websites
ThinkQuest library archive
Websites |
7405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Gilliam | Terry Gilliam | Terry Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British cartoonist and filmmaker. He was born in Minnesota and grew up in California, but he now lives in England and is a British citizen.
He was a member of the British comedy team Monty Python. He designed animated sequences and acted in both their TV show and m... |
7407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Cleese | John Cleese | John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, and writer. He was born in Weston-super-Mare, England. He graduated from Downing College, Cambridge. Cleese has a degree in law. He was a member of the comedy team, Monty Python. He starred in the television sitcom, Fawlty Towers that he co-wrote with his ... |
7408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle | Arthur Conan Doyle | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British doctor and author. He is well known because he wrote short stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes. He also wrote science fiction and historical stories.
He became an agnostic by the time he left school. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University ... |
7410 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslims | Muslims | Muslims are people who have professed belief in Islam. As believers, they worship the One God and revere Prophet Muhammad as the last messenger of God. Additionally, they also believe in all the prophets which preceded Prophet Muhammad and the holy books which they brought, such as the Psalms, Torah, and the Gospel. A ... |
7411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Charles | Ray Charles | Ray Charles (born Ray Charles Robinson) (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician.
Charles was born in Albany, Georgia and was raised in Greenville, Florida. When he was six he started going blind and was completely blind by age 7. He played jazz, soul, and R&B music. Charles never knew exactly why... |
7413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalisco | Jalisco | Jalisco is a state of Mexico. The capital of Jalisco is Guadalajara. It is next to the Pacific Ocean and the states of Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, and Michoacán. It also has half of the Chapala Lake.
States of Mexico |
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