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7561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Kane | Bob Kane | Bob Kane (October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American cartoonist. He is best known for creating the superhero Batman with Bill Finger.
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Writers from New York City
American cartoonists
American comics artists
American comics writers
American entertainers
DC Comics
Batman
1915 births
1998 deaths |
7563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman | Batman | Batman is a fictional character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger in the DC Comics and the protagonist of the DC Universe. Batman is the secret identity of the very rich businessman Bruce Wayne. Batman is one of the most famous and popular superheroes. Often considered to be DC's flagship character and company mascot... |
7564 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%20Kilmer | Val Kilmer | Val Kilmer (born December 31, 1959 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, best known for his roles in Tombstone, The Doors, Heat and Batman Forever. He was married to Joanne Whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. The couple had a daughter and son.
In January 2015, Kilmer was hospitalized for massive... |
7567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva%20Gabor | Eva Gabor | Eva Gabor (February 11, 1919 – July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-American actress. She was born in Budapest. She was best known for her role as Lisa Douglas on the television series, Green Acres. Her elder sisters, Zsa Zsa and Magda Gabor, were also actresses and socialites. She died of pneumonia on July 4, 1995 in Los Ang... |
7568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete | Athlete | Athlete(s) may refer to:
A person who is involved in Athletics (sport), which involves track and field events, long distance, cross-country and road running, and race walking
Sportsperson, a person who participates regularly in a sport
In college recruiting for American football, "athlete" refers specifically to an... |
7569 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoopy | Snoopy | Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. Born on the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, Snoopy started out in the background. Eventually he stood on his hind legs and became a main character. Snoopy has many alter egos, and many siblings.
Snoopy's house looks small from the outside... |
7574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Wilkes%20Booth | John Wilkes Booth | John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor who shot and killed U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next morning.
Booth was born in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland to English immigrant parents. He was a very well-known stage actor who s... |
7577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis%2C%20Maryland | Annapolis, Maryland | Annapolis is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the census held in the year 2010, its population was 38,394. It is home to the United States Naval Academy, where the United States Naval Officers get their training. It is also home to Saint John's College, originally King William's School founded in 1... |
7579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu%20Reeves | Keanu Reeves | Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in movies like the Bill and Ted series, The Matrix series, Speed, and John Wick. He also played John Constantine in the 2005 movie Constantine.
At age 9, he started his acting career by appearing onstage, and at age 14, he app... |
7582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Cobain | Kurt Cobain | Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994) was an American musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana, which also included bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. He was also a left-handed guitarist.
Early life
Cobain was born in the city of Aberdeen, Washington. His... |
7583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail%20Gorbachev | Mikhail Gorbachev | Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (sometimes spelled Gorbachov) (born 2 March 1931) is a former Soviet politician.
He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-91), Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (head of state) (1988-91) and the first (and last) president of the Sovie... |
7586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron | Tron | Tron is a 1982 American science fiction movie released by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and Clu), Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley (and Tron) and Cindy Morgan as Lora (and Yori). David Warner plays the villain, Dillinger (and Sark, as well as the voice of the "Master Control Program... |
7587 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield | Garfield | Garfield is a famous comic strip created by Jim Davis.
The comic has a cat called Garfield, a dog called Odie, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. The cat is named after Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S. President James Garfield). It debuted on June 19, 1978 in 41 US newspa... |
7593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Moore | Michael Moore | Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954 in Davison, Michigan, USA) is an American writer and moviemaker. He is known for his strong liberal political views. He often expresses them using humor and satire. His work includes Roger & Me, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Bowling for Columbine, and the satire show TV Nation. ... |
7594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian%20Punch | Hawaiian Punch | Hawaiian Punch is the name of a brand of sweetened fruit punch drinks owned by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (DPSU). It was created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yates, and Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping, and customers later discovered that it was an appealing drink when mixed with water.
In 1962, the character of Punch... |
7597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale | Whale | Whales are a widely distributed and varied group of cetacean ungulates that live in the ocean. Like other mammals, they breathe oxygen from the air, have a small amount of hair, and are warm blooded.
There are two basic kinds of whales, and about 100 species.
People use the word whale in different ways. Some use i... |
7598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marker | Marker | A marker is a writing device that allows a person to draw, write, or scribble. Ink comes out of the tip of the marker and onto the writing surface, commonly a piece of paper. Markers generally come in a variety of different colors. They are sometimes referred to as "magic markers", or magic pens.
The tip of the marker... |
7599 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor | Anchor | Anchors are used to stop boats from moving. Today, anchors are usually made of metal, and they are made to catch the ocean floor (the seabed).
There are two main types of anchors: temporary and permanent. A permanent anchor is called a mooring block and is not easily moved. A temporary anchor can be moved and is carri... |
7601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light%20pollution | Light pollution | Light pollution is a type of pollution. It is defined as “any adverse (or bad) effect as a result of man-made lights.” Usually, this means too much light. Several species, including plants and humans, are badly affected by light pollution. Most people have never heard of light pollution, and those who have usually don’... |
7604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo | Nintendo | is a Japanese-American company that makes video games and video game consoles. At first, it began by creating playing cards and other toys and games. Their main office is in Kyoto, Japan. They also have offices in other continents.
History
Nintendo was formed on September 23, 1889. They originally were a company tha... |
7605 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o%20Paulo | São Paulo | São Paulo (Portuguese for Saint Paul) is the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the biggest city in the Southern Hemisphere.
The city has an area of 1,523 km² and more than 11 million people live there. It is the 11th most populous city on Earth.
History
In January 25, 1554, two priests, Manuel da Nóbr... |
7608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Burton | Tim Burton | Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and artist.
Early life
Burton was born in Burbank, California on August 25, 1958. His father is of Dutch, English, French, German, and Scottish descent and His mother is of Croatian, German, Norwegian, and Swedish desc... |
7613 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD | DVD | A DVD (which means Digital Versatile Disc or a Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc capable of storing up to 4.7 GB of data, more than six times what a CD can hold. DVDs are often used to store movies at better quality than a VHS. DVDs can also have interactive menus and bonus features such as deleted scenes and comm... |
7614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine | Submarine | A submarine (or Sub) is a vessel that goes underwater. Most large submarines are war vessels. Some small ones are used for scientific or business purposes. These are often called "submersibles" and cannot go far or stay long away from base. Some people buy their own to explore under the sea. A submarine is actually a b... |
7615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon | Lebanon | Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, located in Western Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea. It has a border with Israel to the south, and Syria to the east and north. Lebanon has been independent since 1943. Its capital city is Beirut.
Lebanon has two chains of mountains. It is often called the ruby of the Middle East... |
7617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Alda | Alan Alda | Alan Alda (real name: Alfonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) (born January 28, 1936) is an American actor. His mother was of Irish ancestry; his father was of Italian ancestry.
He directed, wrote and starred in many movies. He is probably most famous for his role as "Hawkeye" Pierce, the central character on the comedy/drama TV se... |
7618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%20Kellerman | Sally Kellerman | Sally Clare Kellerman (June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022) was an American movie actress. She was born in Long Beach, California. Her acting performances include the pilot for the original Star Trek television series, and the movies MASH (1970) and Back to School (1986). For her role in MASH, she was nominated for an Aca... |
7619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagar%20the%20Horrible | Hagar the Horrible | Hägar the Horrible is the title of a comic strip and the name of the main character. The comic strip is about a Viking and his life of plundering and his family life. It was started in 1973 by Dik Browne. Since Dik's retirement (he stopped working) in 1988, his son Chris has continued the comic.
Comic strips
Comics ch... |
7620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad | Baghdad | Baghdad (, transliterated Baghdād) is the capital city and largest city in Iraq. It is the second-largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran. It is the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It has 5,772,000 people (2003). Baghdad is on the Tigris River at 33°20′N 44°26′E. The city was once the center of D... |
7621 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean%20Sea | Mediterranean Sea | The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water that separates Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow passage called the Strait of Gibraltar. The sea is almost completely surrounded by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the... |
7622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley%20Bassey | Shirley Bassey | Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer, born in Cardiff to an English mother and Nigerian father. She is best known for singing the theme songs for the James Bond films, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Moonraker. She was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain durin... |
7623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain%20Beefheart | Captain Beefheart | Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet January 15, 1941– December 17, 2010) was an American singer. He is better known by his stage name Captain Beefheart. He was best known for his collaborations and (sometimes) rivalry, with long time friend, Frank Zappa. He is an inspiration to many "alternative" singers. He retired f... |
7625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/December%2030 | December 30 |
Events
Up to 1900
1066 – In the Granada Massacre, a Muslim mob storms the royal palace, killing most of the city's Jewish population.
1460 – During The Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Wakefield takes place.
1661 - In Sweden, Drottningholm Castle is destroyed by fire.
1702 - Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Gover... |
7628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%20%28programming%20language%29 | C (programming language) | The C programming language is a computer programming language that was developed to do system programming for the operating system UNIX and is an imperative programming language. C was developed in the early 1970s by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. It is a procedural language, which means that people can... |
7630 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake%20%26%20Josh | Drake & Josh | Drake & Josh was a Nickelodeon television series. It started in January 2004 and ended in September 2007. The stars of the series are Drake Bell and Josh Peck. The two appeared as best friends on The Amanda Show. In Drake & Josh, they play step-brothers of separate parents. The overall story of the show was to show how... |
7631 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Amanda%20Show | The Amanda Show | The Amanda Show is a sketch comedy television series starring Amanda Bynes, formerly of All That. It is a spin-off of All That. The series starred Amanda as almost every major recurring character, including herself, Penelope, Courtney, and Judge Trudy (a parody of Judge Judy.) The series aired on Saturday nights on the... |
7634 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983 | 1983 | 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was .
Events
January – June
January 3 – Kilauea on the island of Hawaii begins erupting.
February 16 – The Ash Wednesday bushfires hit Victoria and South Australia.
February 28 – The TV Show, M*A*S*H ends with 125 million people watching the last show.
April 3 – In Mexico, the 2nd festival of t... |
7635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally%20Ride | Sally Ride | Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and astrophysicist. She was the first American woman to reach outer space.
Ride was born on May 26, 1951. She was born in the neighborhood of Encino in Los Angeles, California. She earned a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University. She joined... |
7636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court | Court | For the court as the seat of a royal person see royal court.
For the court as a space inside a building, see courtyard.
A court, in law, is a part of the government in which people come together to decide how to apply the country's laws to a specific situation, especially when there is an argument over how to apply the... |
7637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth | Birth | Birth (to be born) means when a baby animal comes out of its egg, or out of its mother after pregnancy. It is sometimes thought of as the beginning of life. It is also known as calving in livestock or whelping in meat-eating mammals.
Related medical words
Childbirth is the process at the end of a human pregnancy tha... |
7638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution | Pollution | Pollution is when harmful substances are added to the environment and then change it in a bad way. There are five kinds of pollution of the environment: water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution and thermal pollution.
As pollution grows, ways to combat it have been in demand. Solar energy and wi... |
7639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunity%20%28medical%29 | Immunity (medical) | Immunity is the ability of the body to defend itself from 'foreign bodies'. This means rejecting infections, clearing up dust which gets in the lungs, and killing cancer cells.
Immunity is of two types. Innate immunity protects the host against infection, but has no 'memory', and so gives no long-term immunity.
The ... |
7641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20numerals | Roman numerals | Roman numerals are a numeral system that was used by ancient Rome. Numbers in this system use letters from the Latin alphabet. Currently, it uses seven symbols:
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The Europeans still used Roman numerals even after ... |
7647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map | Map | A map is an image of an area, usually of the Earth or part of the Earth. A map is different from an aerial photograph because it includes interpretation. Many maps are called "charts" such as star charts and nautical charts. Before the late 20th century almost all maps were on paper. Today, many maps are digital, and c... |
7648 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe | Globe | A globe is a scale model with the shape of a sphere. Globes can be scale models of the Earth (terrestrial globes) or of other planets. Globes can also be models of the celestial sphere (celestial globes). The English word "globe" comes from the , meaning round mass or sphere.
Most globes are maps of the Earth. They h... |
7654 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah | Noah | Noah (meaning rest or comfort) is a man in the Abrahamic religions. He was the son of Lamech, and the father of sons, Shem, Ham, Canaan, and Japheth. Noah and his ark is in the Book of Genesis, which also describes Noah as the 'first man to plant a vineyard' (chapter 9). Several other parts of the Bible mention him, as... |
7655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1452 | 1452 |
Events
March – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor becomes the last to be crowned in Rome.
Portuguese navigator Diogo de Teive discovers Corvo Island in the Azores.
18 June – Pope Nicholas V issues the bull Dum Diversas, legitimising the colonial slave trade.
October – English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of... |
7659 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned%27s%20Declassified%20School%20Survival%20Guide | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide is a children's TV show on Nickelodeon.
From "A middle middle school full of bullies, insane teachers and gross school lunches" comes Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, a show on Nickelodeon. The show stars Devon Werkheiser as Ned Bigby (that everyone hates), a 12-15-yea... |
7661 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1 | VH1 | VH1 (Video Hits One) is an American television network. It is a sister station to the groundbreaking MTV.
VH1 shows reality shows and reruns of sitcoms, whereas MTV's focus is on the current hits and also reality shows. VH1 also shows You're Cut Off! on Mondays for 3 weeks and Wednesdays for 5 weeks. It started airing... |
7664 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet | Cabinet | A Cabinet is a group of important people in a government, who normally represent the head of government. It is also known as the Council of Ministers or the Executive Council. They are part of the executive branch of government. People in the cabinet are called ministers or secretaries, and they do different things, s... |
7665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper | Newspaper | A newspaper is a publication printed on paper and issued regularly, usually once a day or once a week. It gives information and opinions about current events and news. Usually people like to read them to stay informed about their local city, state or country. Newspapers can be delivered to one's home, by subscription... |
7670 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1833 | 1833 |
Events
January 3 – Britain invades the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
March 2 – United States President Andrew Jackson signs the Force Act, which authorizes him to use troops to enforce federal law in South Carolina.
March 4 – Ayya Vaikundar incarnated from the sea of Thiruchendur as the avatar of Kali Yuka... |
7673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/July%204 | July 4 | Aphelion, the point during its orbit, when the Earth is furthest from the Sun, occurs around this date.
Events
Up to 1900
993 - Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized as a saint.
1054 – Chinese astronomers observe a supernova.
1187 - The Crusades: Battle of Hattin - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem.
1... |
7680 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20domain | Public domain | Public domain is a phrase that describes something that belongs to all people in general: the public. The public domain contains works (such as books, films, or paintings) that are not under copyright protection.
The opposite of "public domain" is copyrighted material, which is owned either by the creator of the work ... |
7681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child | Child | A child (the plural is children) is someone who is not an adult or teenager yet, or an age who has not reached puberty, which usually happens in adolescence. Sometimes, teenagers (between puberty and legal adulthood) are also called children. A baby that is not yet born is often called a child, too. A person can be cal... |
7682 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon is a worldwide cable television network. Airing Sundays-Fridays from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. It is made for children. The network was started in 1977 as Pinwheel. During the late mornings and afternoons, Nickelodeon shows Nick Jr.. This is a group of learning programs and series for ... |
7683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Carter | Jimmy Carter | James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and philanthropist. He was the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming president, Carter was a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967 and the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 ... |
7684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes | Cannes | Cannes () is a commune and the prefecture of Alpes-Maritimes.
It is most famous for the Cannes Film Festival, which takes place every summer. Many famous people come to the movie festival from around the world to promote their movies and to see other peoples' movies too.
Photos, videos, paintings of Cannes and Cannes... |
7685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore%20Roosevelt | Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He was born in New York City.
Early life
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City. He was curious as a child, so he took up studying animals. He also took up b... |
7687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer | Composer | A composer is someone who writes (composes) music. Some composers work by writing music down on paper; this is called 'written notation'. Classical music writers work this way. Writers for TV and movie music also usually write this way, so that an orchestra or other players can read the music and play it.
Some musicia... |
7688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes%20Film%20Festival | Cannes Film Festival | The Cannes Film Festival is an event held every year in Cannes, France. The festival previews films from around the world.
Only those who are invited can attend the festival. The top film wins the Palme d'Or. The second most prestigious trophy is the Grand Prix. A jury selects which film earns the prizes. The jury is... |
7689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20VIII | Henry VIII | Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was the King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. He is perhaps one of England's most famous monarchs because he split England from the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope, and because he married six times.
Henry VIII increased the power of the monarchy and governmen... |
7690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra | Orchestra | An orchestra is a group of musicians playing instruments together. They make music. A large orchestra is sometimes called a "symphony orchestra" and a small orchestra is called a "chamber orchestra". A symphony orchestra may have about 100 players, while a chamber orchestra may have 30 or 40 players. The number of play... |
7692 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality | Homosexuality | Homosexuality is a sexual orientation. A homosexual person is romantically or sexually attracted to people of their own gender. Men who are romantically or sexually attracted to other men are called gay. Women who are romantically or sexually attracted to other women can be called gay as well, but are usually called le... |
7693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight%20D.%20Eisenhower | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower( (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, from 1953 to 1961. He was known across the world for his help leading the Allied invasions in World War II.
Early life
Dwight David Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, at 609 S. Lamar Avenue in Denison... |
7696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor | Factor | A factor can be:
a number in mathematics;
a chemical in science.
a character in the game Dungeons & Dragons. |
7697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball | Ball | Ball could mean:
Ball (dance), a formal dance occasion
Something in the shape of a sphere
A round object which is used in sports and games. Examples are:
Baseball (ball)
Cricket ball
Slang term for testicles
Basic English 850 words |
7698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocement | Ferrocement | Ferrocement is both a method and a material used in building or sculpting with cement, sand, water and wire or mesh material. It is often called the thin shell. Thin shell ferrocement offers strength and economy and can be used in many ways including: building homes, creating sculptures, or building boats and ships.
R... |
7706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera%20lens | Camera lens | A camera lens is the part of a camera that directs light to the film or, in a digital camera, to a computer chip that can sense the light. Many cheap lenses are plastic but better ones are made from glass. The lens makes an image by focusing the light.
The majority of cameras only have one lens that users cannot chang... |
7707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy | Boy | A boy is a young male human, either a child or teenager. Little boys still have the body of a child. It is not until they reach puberty (adolescence) that their bodies start to mature and they become a man.
The word “boy” was used a long time ago in Anglo-Saxon English. The opposite of a boy is a girl.
Culture
The w... |
7708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company%20clerk | Company clerk | Responsible for performing clerical and administrative duties in an office setting. Assists executive assistants and secretaries by sorting mail, filing, answering phones, greeting clients, scheduling meetings, and restocking supplies.
Occupations |
7709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20McCartney | Paul McCartney | Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and composer. He is internationally known as a singer and bassist of the Beatles. With singer and guitarist John Lennon, he contributed music and lyrics to a lot of the band's songs.
Early Life
Paul was born at Walton Centre for Neurology ... |
7710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaner%20people | Afrikaner people | Afrikaners are white South Africans who speak Afrikaans as mother tongue and follow the Afrikaans culture. Most of them have Dutch, German, French Huguenot, ancestors. Also known as Boere, Voortrekkers and Burgers, although under slightly different contexts. In South Africa there are about 3 million white people with A... |
7711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Lennon | John Lennon | John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter. He became famous as a singer and guitarist of the English rock band The Beatles. After the Beatles stopped making records in 1970, he lived in the United States with his wife Yoko Ono. He continue... |
7714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention | Invention | An invention is a new thing that someone has made. The computer was an invention when it was first made. We say when it was "invented". New things that are made or created are called inventions. Cars and plastics are inventions that everyone knows. Inventions are made by inventors. Many inventions are patented.
Ideas ... |
7715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide | Genocide | Genocide is the crime of killing many people who are all part of one ethnic or religious group, or some sort of similar group, and trying to destroy that group. Genocide is done usually by a group, such as a government, or military group, not by one person or a small number of people. Usually, the motivation for genoci... |
7716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko%20Ono | Yoko Ono | is a Japanese musician and artist. She is the widow of John Lennon. Before she married Lennon she was married to Toshi Ichiyanagi from 1956 to 1963 and Anthony Cox from 1963 to 1969. She has two children, Kyoko Chan Cox (with Cox) and Sean Lennon (with Lennon).
Early life
Both of her parents came from wealthy familie... |
7717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast | Coast | The coast is where land meets the sea.
The coast also means the land next to the sea, which can also be called the shore, or sea-shore. However, coast is not used to describe where rivers or lakes meet the land - it is only used to describe the sea meeting the land.
If a house is near to the coast we say it is "on ... |
7718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Harrison | George Harrison | George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. After the group broke up in 1970, he had a solo career. He made many albums and worked with other musicians including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Phil Spector, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, ... |
7719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note%20%28disambiguation%29 | Note (disambiguation) | Note has several meanings.
Note, a short letter or piece of writing
Note (music), a pitch
Banknote, a piece of paper money
Footnote, a note on the bottom of a page
Samsung Galaxy Note, a line of phones by Samsung. |
7720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi%20Shankar | Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar (7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was one of India's most famous musicians. Shankar was one of the first to bring aspects of traditional Indian music into Europe and United States|American culture in the 1960s. He was a major influence on George Harrison, who was a member of The Beatles. Shankar is famous... |
7721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence | Sentence | A sentence is a set of words that are put together to mean something. A sentence is the basic unit of language which expresses a complete thought. It does this by following the grammatical basic rules of syntax. For example:"Ali is walking".
A complete sentence has at least a subject and a main verb to state (declare)... |
7722 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Joyce | James Joyce | James Augustine Aloysius Joyce () (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish writer and poet of the modernist movement. He was from Dublin, Ireland. He wore an eyepatch, because of eye damage. He could not see well.
His books are written in a special style. At first he wrote in a way which describes very accura... |
7725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%201 | May 1 | It is the last day of the first third of the year. The end of this day marks the end of the first third of a leap year. It also falls on the same day of the week as New Year's Day of the following year and additionally, New Year's Eve of the following year in years immediately before a common year. The end of the first... |
7726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes | Andes | The Andes are a mountain range along the western coast of South America.
They stretch over 7,000 km / 4,400 miles from the south of Argentina and Chile to the north of Colombia. They are also found in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
The Amazon river system has its sources in the eastern flanks of the Andes.
The Andes are... |
7727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%2021 | February 21 |
Events
Up to 1900
362 – Athanasius returns to Alexandria.
1245 - Bishop Thomas, the first-known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery.
1431 – The trial of Joan of Arc begins.
1437 - King James I of Scotland is murdered.
1440 – The Prussian Confederation is formed.
1... |
7728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal | Meal | A meal is a serving of food eaten by human beings. Meals usually include several different types of food, such as grains, vegetables, fruit, and in some cases, meat. Meals have different names by time they are taken or by the type of food that is eaten.
Types
In North America and in Europe, people usually eat three me... |
7729 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig | Leipzig | Leipzig (Upper Saxon: Leibzsch or Leibz'sch) is the biggest city in the state of Saxony (eastern Germany). When Germany was divided into East and West Germany, Leipzig was one of the three biggest industrial cities in the East Germany.
Leipzig occupies and is still an industrial city. 510,651 people are living in Lei... |
7731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1351 | 1351 |
Events
May 1 – Zürich became a part of Switzerland. |
7732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2030 | January 30 |
Events
Up to 1900
1018 - The Peace of Bautzen is signed between Poland and Germany.
1607 - Massive flooding hits the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England, killing around 2,000 people.
1648 – The Treaty of Münster is signed, ending the Eighty Years' War between the Netherlands and Spain.
1... |
7733 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil | Evil | Evil means something which is morally bad or wicked. It is the opposite of good. People may say that an action which hurts people or breaks certain rules such as the Ten Commandments is evil. A person or a group that does evil things may also be called evil.
Logical problem of evil
A version of the problem of evil, p... |
7735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872 | 1872 | 1872 was a leap year in the 19th century.
Events
Levi Strauss invents jeans.
American department store Montgomery Ward opens for business.
Huntington's disease is defined for the first time.
University of Toledo founded in Toledo, Ohio
Births
January 6 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
May 18 –... |
7736 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozna%C5%84 | Poznań | Poznań (German name: Posen) is the biggest city and capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland, one of the oldest and the biggest cities in Poland. Its population is about 560,000 and its area is 262 square kilometers.
Poznań was one of the 4 Polish cities where the UEFA European Football Championship matches were... |
7737 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoonist | Cartoonist | A cartoonist is a person who draws cartoons. Cartoons can be pictures on a printed page (also called comics or comic strips) or moving pictures on film (also called animation). Both kinds of cartoons can be found on the internet. Examples of some famous cartoonists are:
Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck)
Terry Gi... |
7738 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Henson | Jim Henson | James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American artist, animator, puppeteer, and television. He was best known for his work with the Muppets, which he helped to create.
Henson's best known puppet is Kermit the Frog. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as ... |
7745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20Boy%20Advance%20Video | Game Boy Advance Video | Game Boy Advance Video is a format of cartridges for the Game Boy Advance. They work the same as normal cartridge but play television shows instead of games. They generally contain 45 minutes of TV, for example, a show from Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. They were first made in early 2004, but gradually stopped being ... |
7747 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly | Butterfly | A butterfly is a usually day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera. They are grouped together in the suborder Rhopalocera. Butterflies are closely related to moths, from which they evolved. The earliest discovered fossil moth dates to 200 million years ago.
The life of butterflies is closely connected to flowering pl... |
7749 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism | Nazism | Nazism (or National Socialism; ) is a set of political beliefs associated with the Nazi Party of Germany. It started in the 1920s, but the Nazi Party gained power in 1933 and started carrying out their ideas in Germany, which they called the Third Reich. They stayed in power in Germany until 1945, when they lost World ... |
7751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork | Pork | Pork is meat that comes from pigs. It is the most commonly consumed meat in the world Evidence of pig husbandry dates back to 5000 BC.
A simple meal to make which contains pork is afelia. Sausages, bacon and ham are the most common uses of pork in the United Kingdom, the United States, and other parts of the Western w... |
7752 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Farrell | Mike Farrell | Mike Farrell (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, writer and producer. He played BJ Hunnicutt on the television series M*A*S*H. He played Michael "Mike" Hawks in the television movie Battered in 1978. He played Chicago real estate developer Lee Miglin in the limited crime series The Assassination of Gianni Ver... |
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