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94055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzendorf | Matzendorf | Matzendorf is a municipality in the district Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of the canton of Solothurn |
94056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall%20%28novel%29 | Redwall (novel) | Redwall is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1986. It was illustrated by Gary Chalk, and was translated into nine different languages. Redwall is the first book in the Redwall series.
Awards
Lancashire Libraries Children's Book of the Year Award
Western Australian Young Readers' Award
References
1986 bo... |
94057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossflower | Mossflower | Mossflower is a fantasy book that was written in 1988 by Brian Jacques. It is the second book in the Redwall series, and was translated into eight different languages besides English.
Redwall
1988 books
Fantasy books |
94066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeToya%20Luckett | LeToya Luckett | LeToya Nicole Luckett (born March 11, 1981), known professionally as LeToya, is an Americansinger, actress, producer and songwriter. She is a former member of the R&B female group, Destiny's Child with whom she won two Grammy Awards, but when the group was successfully prompted in the world she was forced to leave.
Wh... |
94075 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie%20Oliv | Annie Oliv | Annie Oliv(born 1988 in Jönköping, Sweden) is a Swedish beauty queen, cello player and personal assistant to a disabled person.
On September 8, 2007, Oliv won the "Miss Sweden World" title. She later represented her country at Miss World 2007. She placed 4th in the competition. She won the title "Miss World Europe 200... |
94081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical%20movie | Musical movie | The musical movie is a movie genre in which several songs sung by the characters are linked into the story line. The songs are used to advance the plot or develop the movie's characters.
The musical movie was a natural development of the stage musical. Typically, the biggest difference between movie and stage musicals... |
94084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie%20Taymor | Julie Taymor | Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of Broadway theatre and movies. Taymor's work has received lots of praise from critics. She has won two Tony Awards out of four nominations, an Emmy Award, and an Academy Award nomination for her work, known for its visual flair and colorful costuming choice... |
94085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan%20Rachel%20Wood | Evan Rachel Wood | Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American movie, television and theater actress. She began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles, including American Gothic and Once and Again. Wood's first role as a leading movie actress was in 2002's Little Secrets, and she became well known af... |
94088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Sturgess | Jim Sturgess | James Sturgess (born 1981) is a British actor. He has acted in both television and movies as well as radio. He is perhaps most famous for playing Jude in Across the Universe and the younger Charlie in The Quest series of television movies.
Sturgess was born in London. He is a former member of the National Youth Music ... |
94090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Anderson | Joe Anderson | Joe Anderson (born 1982) is an English actor.
He attended Richmond upon Thames College and later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Both his parents work in the movie industry. Anderson has acted professionally since childhood. His skills include photography, guitar and gymnastics.
Anderson has w... |
94094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%20Fuchs | Dana Fuchs | Dana Fuchs (born January 10, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and voice over talent.
The youngest of six musical children, Fuchs was born and raised in Wildwood, Florida. It is a small rural town. She is the daughter of Sandy and Don Fuchs. At the age of twelve she joined the First Baptist Gospel Choir... |
94095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Luther%20McCoy | Martin Luther McCoy | Martin Luther McCoy is an American musician and actor. He worked with The Roots a lot and appears as one of the six lead characters in the 2007 Beatles musical Across the Universe in the role of "JoJo".
McCoy goes by the stage name of "Martin Luther" in his music career. For his acting work he is known under his fu... |
94096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.%20V.%20Carpio | T. V. Carpio | Teresa Victoria Carpio, more commonly known as T. V. Carpio, is a Chinese / Filipina singer, songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of Asian singing star Teresa Carpio, with whom she has performed on stage as a backup singer.
Carpio played Prudence in the 2007 musical movie Across the Universe. She has also ap... |
94099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Cocker | Joe Cocker | Joe Cocker, OBE (20 May 1944 – 21 December 2014) was an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and was most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles. The cover of their song With A Little Help From My Friends, sung by Cocker at the Woo... |
94101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot%20Goldenthal | Elliot Goldenthal | Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American composer of modern classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano. Goldenthal is best known for his ability to blend different musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways.
Movie works
1979 - Cocaine... |
94103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corte | Corte | Corte () in is a city (a "commune" in French) in the Haute-Corse département in central area of Corsica, in France. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio), with a population of 6,329 inhabitants in 1999. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the pe... |
94104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sart%C3%A8ne | Sartène | Sartène (), is a town (a "commune" in French) of Southern Corsica, in the Corse-du-Sud département, in France. The city is famous since medieval times for granite buildings in 16th century. One of the main incidents in the town's history was an attack by pirates from Algiers in 1583, after which 400 people were taken a... |
94108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Florent%2C%20Haute-Corse | Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse | Saint-Florent () is a commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a fishing port located near the gulf of the same name (Saint-Florent Gulf).
Today, it is a popular summer vacation spot for many tourists for one of the most beautiful beaches on the Mediterranean coast, Saleccia.
Climate
Saint-Florent has a typica... |
94113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvi%2C%20Haute-Corse | Calvi, Haute-Corse | Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse, in France. It is on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'Île-Rousse. The town has 5,177 people (1999), and is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica. There is a legend that Christopher Columbus was from Calvi, which at the t... |
94115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-Rousse | L'Île-Rousse | L'Île-Rousse () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France. It has a permanent population of around 2,500. It was founded in 1758 by Pasquale Paoli to create a port that would not be in the hands of the Genoese like Calvi.
Famous people born in the city
Pascal Paoli
Other websites
Map of L'Île-... |
94129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon%20footprint | Carbon footprint | The term carbon footprint is how much carbon goes into the air because of something done by people or that is not done by nature. Doing something that burns fuel will make carbon dioxide gas (CO2). It is the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expresse... |
94134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana%20Purchase | Louisiana Purchase | The Louisiana Purchase was a land purchase made by United States president, Thomas Jefferson, in 1803. He bought the Louisiana territory from France, which was being led by Napoleon Bonaparte at the time, for 15,000,000 USD. First, the men sent to France were allowed to spend up to 10 million USD in order to buy New O... |
94135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattimeo | Mattimeo | Mattimeo is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1989. It is the third book in the Redwall series. It was also translated into six different languages.
1989 books
Redwall
Fantasy books |
94138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel%20of%20Redwall | Mariel of Redwall | Mariel of Redwall is a fantasy book, written by Brian Jacques in 1991. It is the fourth book in the Redwall series. Mariel of Redwall has also been translated to seven different languages.
Redwall
1991 books
Fantasy books |
94143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamandastron | Salamandastron | Salamandastron is a fantasy book, written by Brian Jacques in 1992. It is the fifth book in the Redwall series, and has been translated into four different languages.
Plot introduction
Salamandastron, the mountain ruled by Badger Lord Urthstripe the Strong, and guarded by forty hares of the Long Patrol, is under sieg... |
94144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20the%20Warrior | Martin the Warrior | Martin the Warrior is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1993. It is the sixth book in the Redwall series, and has been translated into nine different languages.
Redwall
1993 books
Fantasy books |
94150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism | Zionism | Zionism is the nationalist movement to bring back an independent country for the Jewish people in part of the Land of Israel, the site of the first Jewish states. This movement resulted in the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.
History
The word 'Zionism' comes from Zion, which means Jerusalem. Theodor Herzl star... |
94152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bellmaker | The Bellmaker | The Bellmaker is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1994. It is the seventh book in the Redwall series. The Bellmaker has been translated into six different languages, including Finnish, French, German, Italian, Swedish, and Russian.
Redwall
1994 books
Fantasy books
British novels |
94153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcast%20of%20Redwall | Outcast of Redwall | Outcast of Redwall is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1995. It is the eighth book in the Redwall series. Outcast of Redwall has been translated into six different languages, including Finnish, French, German, Italian, Swedish, and Russian.
Redwall
1995 books
Fantasy books |
94154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Pearls%20of%20Lutra | The Pearls of Lutra | The Pearls of Lutra is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1996. It is the ninth book in the Redwall series. The American edition of the novel was titled Pearls of Lutra. The Pearls of Lutra has been translated into six different languages, including Finnish, French, German, Italian, Swedish, and Russian.
Re... |
94156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Long%20Patrol | The Long Patrol | The Long Patrol is a children's fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1997. It is the tenth book in the Redwall series. The Long Patrol has been translated into four different languages including Finnish, French, Italian, and Swedish.
Plot summary
A young hare named Tammo wants to join the Long Patrol, the army of... |
94177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinsh%C5%ABshin%2C%20Nagano | Shinshūshin, Nagano | Shinshushinmachi is a town in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is south of Nagano city. It is famous for mutton, beautiful fireworks on August 15th, wasabi, soba, canoe polo, the Sai River, apples, and the fossil museum.
Towns in Japan
Settlements in Nagano Prefecture |
94179 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n%20Dar%C3%ADo | Rubén Darío | Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916) was a Nicaraguan journalist, diplomat, and poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Rubén Darío and is also known as The Father of Modernism.
Quotations
"My pick is working deep in the soil of this unknown America, turning out gold and opals and precious... |
94183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%20Garc%C3%ADa%20M%C3%A1rquez | Gabriel García Márquez | Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, also known as Gabo (March 6, 1927 – April 17, 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist.
Márquez was concieved in a small town in Colombia, Aracataca. He originally studied to become a journalist. He began writing at the age of eightee... |
94184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come%20On%20Over | Come On Over | Come On Over is the first album released by Plain White T's.
Track listing
"Skinny Dipping"
"Behind"
"Kitty Kat Shirt"
"All Dressed Up"
"Maybe Another Day"
"Cinderella Story"
"I-88"
"Come On Over"
"Aud."
"Round"
"Show Your Face"
"Rave"
"Comin' with the Quickness"
"Go Back"
Other websites
Official Websi... |
94186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop%20%28album%29 | Stop (album) | Stop is the second album released by the band Plain White T's. It was the first plain White T's album to be released on Fearless Records. The album was released August 20, 2002.
Track listing
"Stop"
"Please Don't Do This"
"What If?"
"Fireworks"
"Leavin'"
"Shine"
"Your Fault"
"Happy Someday"
"A Lonely Septemb... |
94190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus%20cattle | Angus cattle | The Angus cattle, also known as Black Angus, or Aberdeen Angus is a Scottish breed of black hornless cattle. They come from the counties of Aberdeen and Angus. It is a medium-sized to large breed, with the cow's weight averaging around 1000 lbs and bull's weight averaging from 1800 to 2000 lbs. Cattle are mostly blac... |
94194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan | Aberfan | Aberfan is a village in Mid Glamorgan, South Wales. In 1966, a colliery spoil tip fell onto the village, killing 28 adults and 116 children.
Glamorgan
Villages in Wales |
94201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto-Vecchio | Porto-Vecchio | Porto-Vecchio () is a town and commune of the Corse-du-Sud department, on the island of Corsica, in France.Porto-Vecchio is the third largest town in Corsica after Bastia and Ajaccio.Porto-Vecchio is also a tourism city, tourists come from many countries around the world, in particular from Italy, Germany or the Nether... |
94202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonifacio | Bonifacio | Bonifacio () is a town and commune near the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the département of Corse-du-Sud, France. Its inhabitants are called Bonifaciens and the city was founded as a fortress and named after Boniface II of Tuscany in 828. Bonifacio is split into two sections. The vieille ville (old town), ... |
94203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleria | Aleria | Aléria (Greek and Roman Alalia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse département of France, on the island of Corsica. It includes the easternmost point in Metropolitan France.
Archaeology
Since 1950 the necropolis of Casabianda's is excavated and have revealed grave goods, from the Late Archaic period forwards, that includ... |
94205 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treptower%20Tollensewinkel | Treptower Tollensewinkel | Treptower Tollensewinkel was an Amt in the former district of Demmin. Since 4 September 2011, it is an Amt in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Rural District. Both districts were/are in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
The seat (capital city) of the Amt is in Altentreptow.
The Amt Treptower Tollensewinkel cons... |
94207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollense | Tollense | The Tollense () is a river in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in northeastern Germany, right tributary of the Peene. The river starts as the outflow of the lake Tollensesee in Neubrandenburg. The Tollense is long and empties into the river Peene in Demmin.
History
According to several reports in the German media, seve... |
94208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20That%20We%20Needed | All That We Needed | All That We Needed is the third album released by the band Plain White T's. The album was released January 25, 2005.
Track listing
"All That We Needed" - 3:41
"Revenge" - 3:26
"Take Me Away" - 2:42
"My Only One" - 3:49
"Sad Story" - 2:57
"Breakdown" - 3:34
"What More Do You Want?" - 2:24
"Lazy Day Afternoon" -... |
94209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every%20Second%20Counts | Every Second Counts | Every Second Counts is the fourth album released by Plain White T's. The album peaked at #10 on Billboard 200 on July 29, 2007. The album was released on September 12, 2006.
Track listing
Standard edition
"Our Time Now" - 2:50
"Come Back to Me" - 3:23
"Hate (I Really Don't Like You) - 3:47
"You and Me" - 2:18... |
94211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz%20Reuter | Fritz Reuter | Fritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874) was a German novelist. He was born at Stavenhagen in Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
In 1831, Reuter started to study at the University of Rostock, and in 1832 went to the University of Jena. At Jena he joined a Burschenschaft (nationalist students' club). In 1833 he was arrested in... |
94217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlfox | Marlfox | Marlfox is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1998. It is the eleventh book in the Redwall series. Marlfox has been translated into two different languages other than English, including French and Italian.
Redwall
1998 books
Fantasy books |
94218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Legend%20of%20Luke | The Legend of Luke | The Legend of Luke is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 1999. It is the twelfth book in the Redwall series, and has been translated into two languages including French and Italian. It was also a New York Times Bestseller.
Redwall
1999 books
Fantasy books |
94219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%20Brocktree | Lord Brocktree | Lord Brocktree is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 2000. It is the thirteenth book in the Redwall series. Lord Brocktree was also translated into French.
Plot
A badger Lord named Brocktree is a strong badger with a mighty sword. With the help of friends Lord Brocktree takes back the mountain fortress of Sa... |
94220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Taggerung | The Taggerung | The Taggerung is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 2001. It is the fourteenth book in the Redwall series. The title of the American book was Taggerung. It was also translated into French.
Redwall
2001 books
Fantasy books |
94222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triss | Triss | Triss is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 2002. It is the fifteenth book in the Redwall series. It was also translated into French.
Plot
A young female squirrel named Trisscar (mostly called Triss) is a slave to a royal family of white ferrets who live in a castle on an island. Along with two other slaves,... |
94225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loamhedge | Loamhedge | Loamhedge is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 2003. It is the sixteenth book in the Redwall series. It was translated into French and Russian, and was a New York Times bestseller.
Plot
Loamhedge is about a young hare named Martha who cannot move her legs, and must use a wheelchair. It is also about the trave... |
94226 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakkety%20Tam | Rakkety Tam | Rakkety Tam is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 2004. It is the seventeenth book in the Redwall series, and it was also translated into French.
Plot
When the wolverine Gulo the Savage and his army of vermin sweep across the land, it's up to the squirrel Rakkety Tam MacBurl and his friend Wild Doogy Plumm wi... |
94227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20Rhulain | High Rhulain | High Rhulain is a fantasy book written by Brian Jacques in 2005. It is the eighteenth book in the Redwall series, and was also translated into French and Russian.
Plot
A young female otter named Tiria Wildlough is living at Redwall Abbey. When she gets a vision and riddle from the long-dead hero Martin the Warrior, s... |
94228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulalia%21 | Eulalia! | Eulalia! is a children's fantasy book. It's the nineteenth book in the Redwall novel series, and was written by Brian Jacques in 2007.
Plot
Vizka Longtooth, a wicked fox pirate, captures a young badger named Gorath. At the same time, the old badger king of the mountain Salamandastron tells a young female hare named Ma... |
94232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%20Bai | Li Bai | Li Bai (also Li Bo or Li Po, ; 701–762) was a Chinese poet. His fellow poet Du Fu counted him to the group of Chinese scholars that he called the "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" in a poem. Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as one of the two greatest poets in China's literary history. Today we know about 1,1... |
94243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naguib%20Mahfouz | Naguib Mahfouz | Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha (), ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006), known as Naguib Mahfouz, was an Egyptian novelist who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature.
He managed to modernize Arabic literature. He is one of the few writers of Arabic literature who explored themes of existentialism.
Biography
Naguib... |
94244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel%20Proust | Marcel Proust | Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (French pronounced: maʁsɛl pʁust) (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of À la recherche du temps perdu (in English, Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work of twentieth-century fiction published in seve... |
94245 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka | Ashoka | Ashoka was India's great emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty of India who ruled from 268-232 BC. His name means "He who is loved by the Gods and who is friendly to everyone".
Ashoka is often cited as one of India's greatest emperors. After a number of military conquests, he reigned over much of present-day India. He fought... |
94252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritanism | Puritanism | The Puritans were a group of English-speaking Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritans thought that the English Reformation had not gone far enough. They also did not agree with some of the things the Church of England did.
King Henry VIII separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 and established th... |
94253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devario | Devario | Devario is a genus of fish. It is a relative of the aquarium fish Danio. Generally, they are larger than Danio, and have deeper bodies than Danio species. They have vertical or horizontal stripes. In size, they range from 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in).
They are native to the freshwater rivers and streams of southeast Asia. M... |
94255 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da%20Nhay%20Beach | Da Nhay Beach | Da Nhay Beach is a beach on the shore of South China Sea. Da Nhay in Vietnamese means the rocks that jump. The beach was called this because of the geographical appearance of it; it has thousands rock reaching the sea and surrounding small fine sand beaches.
Location
It is about 40 km north of Đồng Hới city, Quảng Bì... |
94256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nhat%20Le%20Beach | Nhat Le Beach | Nhat Le Beach is a beach in Đồng Hới city, the capital of Quảng Bình Province.
Appearance
The sand there is fine and white with clean water. The beach is located on the mouth of Nhật Lệ River emptying into South China Sea. There is a four-star resort at the opposite bank of the river and another under construction.
... |
94258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nh%E1%BA%ADt%20L%E1%BB%87%20River | Nhật Lệ River | The Nhật Lệ River is a river in Đồng Hới City, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam.
Appearance
The Nhat Le River is 152 km long and splits up into other rivers such as the Kien Giang River, which is 58 km in length, and the Long Dai River, which it is 77 km long.
Other websites
Rivers in Quang Binh Province on Official We... |
94259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi | Varanasi | Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī,Telugu: వారణాసి, [ʋaːɾaːɳəsiː), also commonly known as Banaras and Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Hindus, Buddhists and Jains think it is holy. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world along wi... |
94261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munshi%20Premchand | Munshi Premchand | Munshi Premchand (Hindi: प्रेमचंद, Urdu: پریمچںد), whose original name was Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, He was born on 31 July 1880 and he died on 8 October 1936. He was a writer of modern Hindi and Urdu literature.
Biography
Munshi Premchand (, ), whose original name was Dhanpat Rai Srivastava , was born on 31 July 1880,... |
94262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashi | Kashi | Kashi can mean:
Varanasi (Also known as Kāśi), a city in India
Kashi Company, U.S. manufacturer of natural foods such as breakfast cereal, crackers, and cereal bars
Kashgar (pinyin transliteration of the Chinese: Kashi), a city in Xinjiang, western China
Japanese white oak
Kashii, Japan, part of Fukuoka city |
94266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent%20territory | Dependent territory | A dependent territory is a territory that is not fully independent or sovereign. They belong to a sovereign state, and are dependent on that state to some degree. There are varying degrees and forms of such a dependence. They are commonly distinguished from subnational entities in that they are not considered to be par... |
94268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin | Pidgin | A pidgin is a simplified language. Pidgins usually develop because two groups of people need to talk to each other but do not speak the same language. Pidgins are not usually as complicated as many other languages.
Not all simple or "broken" forms of language are pidgins. Pidgins have rules which a person must learn t... |
94290 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiterfeld | Eiterfeld | Eiterfeld is a village in Germany in the east of Hesse. It can be found 25 km north of the town of Fulda and 15 km south of the town of Bad Hersfeld.
Tourism
The most importand building is Burg Fürsteneck, a castle from the Middle Ages. It is preserved and restored competely.
References
Other websites
Official si... |
94294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCKS | SOCKS | SOCKS is an Internet protocol that allows one client computer to connect to another computer via a third computer (SOCKS server). SOCKS is an abbreviation for "SOCKetS".
When a direct connection between two computers (clients) is not possible for some services (e.g. HTTP, FTP, or chat protocols like MSN and AOL), a us... |
94297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid%20cache | Squid cache | Squid cache, or simply Squid, is a type of proxy server. They have many different uses, including making web servers faster. It is mostly used in HTTP and FTP protocols, but it has some support for some other types of protocols, like SSL, TLS, and HTTPS. It has been made over several years by people in the University o... |
94318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsican%20language | Corsican language | Corsican ( or Lingua Corsa) is a Romance language spoken on the island of Corsica (France), together with French, which is the official language. Similar languages are also spoken on the nearby island of Sardinia (Italy), in the city of Sassari and the istorical region of Gallura. Corsican is similar to the dialects of... |
94319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMMP | PMMP | PMMP is a Finnish pop rock band. The band has two singers: Paula Vesala and Mira Luoti and three musicians Mikko Virta, Juho Vehmanen and Heikki Kytölä. The band writes their own songs with Jori Sjöroos. PMMP became popular in Finland in 2003, with the song Rusketusraidat. Their biggest hit is a song called Oo siellä j... |
94323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20III%20of%20France | Louis III of France | Louis III of France (born 863–865, died 5 August 882), king of Western Francia, was the second son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde. He and his brother Carloman, both became king together and ruled together after his father's death in 879.
Louis won an important battle against the Viking pirates at the Battle... |
94325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carloman%20II%20of%20France | Carloman II of France | Carloman II of France (c. 866 – 12 December 884), king of Western Francia, was the youngest son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde. He and his brother Louis III of France shared the kingship when their father died in 879. Carloman became sole king in 882 when his brother died.
Carloman had problems with Viking r... |
94326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldest | Eldest | Eldest is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. It comes after Eragon and was first published in hardcover on August 23, 2005. The paperback came out in September of 2006.
Story
In this book Eragon, with his dragon Saphira visits the elf city Ellesmera to complete his training. He is accompa... |
94327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20the%20Fat | Charles the Fat | Charles the Fat (13 June 839 – 13 January 888) was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles III) from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. He lost control of East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy in 887. He died a few weeks later in... |
94328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odo%20of%20France | Odo of France | Odo of France (c. 857 – January 1, 898) was a king of the Franks (888 - 898). He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes called duke of France and also as count of Paris. His family is known as the Robertians. Odo made Paris his capital and that was important to making the start of modern Franc... |
94338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/839 | 839 |
Births
Charles the Fat of France is born. |
94358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/820 | 820 | 820 (DCCCXX) was .
Events
Births
Deaths
Religious philosopher Adi Shankara dies. |
94379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/843 | 843 | The year 843 (DCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
The Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian empire into three parts. |
94396 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/860 | 860 |
Events
Births
Odo of France, king of the Franks (888-898). |
94430 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/898 | 898 | Year 898 (DCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January – Pope John IX succeeds Theodore II as the 116th pope.
Deaths
Odo of France, king of the Franks. |
94557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%20City%20Hall | Philadelphia City Hall | The Philadelphia City Hall is a city hall in Philadelphia, United States. It is 167 meters (548 feet) tall and has 9 floors. It was built in 1901.
Philadelphia City Hall was the tallest building in the world from 1901 to 1908. Before it was built, the tallest building in the world was Philadelphia City Hall. The ... |
94727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20Magic%20Kingdom | Virtual Magic Kingdom | Virtual Magic Kingdom was an online game community run by Disney. It was made to be an online version of the Magic Kingdom in Disney World which is in Florida. The game opened in 2005 and closed in 2008.
Online games |
94732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20Verdun | Treaty of Verdun | The Treaty of Verdun (843) happened two generations after Charlemagne and divided his empire into three parts. When Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious died in 840, his oldest son Lothair I said that he ruled his younger brothers and their lands. But his brothers Louis the German and Charles the Bald won the Battle of Fo... |
94835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting | Jousting | Jousting was a sport for rich people in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It was fought by knights on horses using different weapons such as lances, battle axes, daggers, and swords. The knights wore armor and fought in tournaments.
Sports involving animals
Knights
European martial arts |
95323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%E1%BA%A3ng%20B%C3%ACnh%20Province | Quảng Bình Province | Quảng Bình () is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam.
The province has the World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. The province is the place of birth of several famous Vietnamese persons, including general Vo Nguyen Giap, the family of former South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem, poet Han Mac ... |
95354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/GI%20%28military%29 | GI (military) | GI or G.I. is a term used to describe a member of the United States armed forces or an item of their equipment. The term is often thought to be an initialism of "Government Issue" but the origin of the term is in fact galvanized iron after the letters "GI" that were used for equipment such as metal trash cans made from... |
95360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BB%93%20Ng%E1%BB%8Dc%20H%C3%A0 | Hồ Ngọc Hà | Hồ Ngọc Hà (born 25 November, 1984) is a Vietnamese singer, model and actress. She became famous when she won 1st prize of super model contest of Vietnam in 2003 and 2004, then she turned to act as singer.
Biography
Hồ Ngọc Hà was born in Đồng Hới city, Quảng Bình province to a banking family. Her grandfather was of ... |
95364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Wolf | Max Wolf | Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German astronomer. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany. He discovered the first Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles.
1863 births
1932 deaths
German astronomers
People from Heidelberg |
95379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeping | Steeping | Steeping may mean:
Soaking in liquid until saturated with a soluble , as in, for example, the steeping of tea and coffee. In the case of herbal tea, it is referred to as , and may also be called .
Soaking to remove an ingredient; Example: salt from smoked ham or salted cod.
One example is the steeping of corn, part o... |
95380 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten | Gluten | Gluten /gloot-en/ is a composite of the proteins gliadin and glutenin. These proteins are found in the endosperms of some grass-like grains such as wheat, rye and barley. Gliadin and glutenin make up about 80% of the protein contained in wheat seed. As they are insoluble in water, they can be got by washing away the st... |
95383 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octal | Octal | The octal numeral system is a base 8 numeral system. It uses the numerals 0 through 7. The system is similar to binary (base 2) and hexadecimal (base 16). Octal numerals are written using the letter o before the numeral, for example, o04 or o1242. Octal numbers are also sometimes written with a small 8 to the lower rig... |
95384 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubiaceae | Rubiaceae | Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the madder, bedstraw, or coffee family. There are about 600 genera and more than 10,000 species in Rubiaceae.
There are three subfamilies: Rubioideae, Cinchonoideae and Ixoroideae.
References and other websites
Rubiaceae , Henriquezaceae , Dialypetalanth... |
95385 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentianales | Gentianales | Gentianales are an order of flowering plants.
Under the APG definition some well-known members of Gentianales are coffee, gardenias, and frangipani.
References
Struwe, L., V. A. Albert, and B. Bremer. 1994. Cladistics and family level classification of the Gentianales. Cladistics 10: 175–205.
Backlund, Maria, Bengt... |
95390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish%20Centre%20of%20Urban%20History | Danish Centre of Urban History | The Danish Centre of Urban History (in Danish, Dansk Center for Byhistorie) is a research and communication center for the history of Danish cities. The centre was founded in 2001 by The Institute of History and Area Studies at Aarhus University and The Old Town, National Open Air Museum of Urban History and Culture.
... |
95392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardenia | Gardenia | Gardenia is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Gardenia can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Oceania.
The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus after Dr Alexander Garden (1730-1791), Scottish-born American naturalist.
They are... |
95393 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frangipani | Frangipani | Plumeria (common name Frangipani) is a small genus of 7-8 species that grow in tropical and subtropical Americas. The genus consists of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees. P. rubra (Common Frangipani, Red Frangipani), that grows in Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela, produces flowers ranging from white, yellow to p... |
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