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104453 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Megson | Gary Megson | Gary Megson (born: 20 June 1960) is an English former football player and manager. He is best known for being the manager of the West Brom team which gained promotion to the Premier League.
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English football managers |
104454 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Hardy | Matt Hardy | Matthew "Matt" Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler. He works for OMEGA Championship Wrestling and Ring of Honor (ROH). He has workied for World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He teams with his younger brother Jeff Hardy.
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Other w... |
104455 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerobokan%20Prison | Kerobokan Prison | Kerobokan Prison is a prison in the town of Kerobokan in Bali, Indonesia. In addition to local criminals, a number of foreigners are held there, notably Schapelle Corby and the Bali Nine — all convicted of drug smuggling.
Prisons
Bali
Buildings and structures in Indonesia |
104458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund%20Spenser | Edmund Spenser | Edmund Spenser (; c. 1552 – 13 January 1599) was an important poet from England. He is most famous for his epic poem The Faerie Queene, which talks about different knights who fight against evil. The poem also praises Queen Elizabeth I of England. He wrote also many sonnets and poems. The sonnets were collected under t... |
104459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua | Papua | Papua may refer to:
New Guinea, Pacific island
Papua New Guinea, country on the above island
Papua Region, in the above country
Papua (Australian territory), former Australian-administered territory in southeastern New Guinea
Papua (Indonesian province), Indonesian province on the western half of the New Guinea
West P... |
104462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papuan%20languages | Papuan languages | The term Papuan languages means languages of the western Pacific which are neither Austronesian nor Australian. That is, the term is defined negatively and does not mean a linguistic relationship.
The languages
The majority of the Papuan languages are spoken on the island of New Guinea (which is divided between the co... |
104464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombok | Lombok | Lombok (population 2,950,105 in 2005) is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It is to the east of Bali on the other side of the Lombok Strait. The capital and largest city on the island is Mataram.
The Gili Islands are very popular with tourists. There are many places to dive and the beaches are lovel... |
104465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Faerie%20Queene | The Faerie Queene | The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. The poem was first published in 1590. A longer version of the poem was published in 1596. This version of the poem is in six parts or books.
The Fairie Queene is about different knights who fight against evil. It is an allegorical work, and each book of the... |
104467 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres%20Strait%20Islanders | Torres Strait Islanders | Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia. They are culturally related to the coastal peoples of Papua New Guinea. They are regarded as being distinct from other Aboriginal peoples of the rest of Australia. There are also two Torres Strait Islander com... |
104472 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20megafauna | Australian megafauna | Australian megafauna is a word used to describe a number of animal species in Australia that are quite a bit bigger than their closest living relatives. These species became extinct during the Pleistocene (16,100±100 - 50,000 years before present), but exact dates for their extinction have only been discovered recently... |
104475 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omagh%20bombing | Omagh bombing | The Omagh bombing was a car bomb attack by the Real Irish Republican Army in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on 15 August 1998. It killed 29 people and injured 300 others.
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1998 in the United Kingdom
1990s building bombings
1990s crimes in the United Kingdom
1990s in Northern Ireland
1990s murders i... |
104476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themis%20%28hypothetical%20moon%29 | Themis (hypothetical moon) | On April 28, 1905, the American astronomer William H. Pickering said that he had found a tenth moon of the planet Saturn. Pickering named the moon Themis. No other astronomer has ever seen the moon that Pickering said he saw. Because of this, astronomers do not count Themis as an official moon of Saturn.
Pickering tri... |
104483 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real%20Irish%20Republican%20Army | Real Irish Republican Army | The Real Irish Republican Army (or Real IRA) is a group from Ireland who want Northern Ireland to become part of the Republic of Ireland, and want it to leave the United Kingdom. The group started after they left the Provisional Irish Republican Army, after an argument. On 15 August 1998 they did the Omagh bombing, whi... |
104488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Life%20and%20Times%20of%20Scrooge%20McDuck | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck | The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck is a comic book painted and written by Don Rosa. To make it, Rosa needed to see Carl Barks's stories and the more important facts of Scrooge's fictional life.
Chapters
The story has 12 original parts, with more added later, that tell Scrooge's life:
Comic books
Disney |
104999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20Certificate%20of%20Secondary%20Education | General Certificate of Secondary Education | The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is a set of exams taken in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and other British territories. They are usually taken by students aged 15–16, after two years of study. Some students can take their exams early if their teachers think the students are capable. Most studen... |
105000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo | Edo | This article is about Edo. For more information, see Tokyo (disambiguation).
is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. During this period it grew to become one of the largest cities in the world.
History
The site of the ... |
105003 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault%20Vel%20Satis | Renault Vel Satis | The Renault Vel Satis was a large automobile created by the French car manufacturer Renault. It has five seats and four doors. It was produced from 2001 to 2009· It was known for its daring styling and was sold in the UK from 2002 to 2005 but was dropped there due to poor sales. Renault also produced another big car wi... |
105011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean%20food | Korean food | Korean food came from very old traditions in Korea. It has developed through many environmental, political, and cultural changes. There are special rules for eating meals in Korea.
Korean food is mostly made up of rice, noodles, vegetables, and meats. Most Korean meals have many side dishes (called banchan) along with... |
105014 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis | Cryptanalysis | Cryptanalysis (from the Greek kryptós, "hidden", and analýein, "to loosen" or "to untie") is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information which is normally required to do so. Typically, this involves finding a secret key. In non-technical language, th... |
105015 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20General%20Certificate%20of%20Secondary%20Education | International General Certificate of Secondary Education | The International General Certificate of Secondary Education, or IGCSE, is an international exam for school students. It is typically taken by 14 to 16-year–olds, and it makes students ready for more academic work, including moving to A-Level and AS-Level study. The IGCSE is recognised as the same quality as the United... |
105025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1nchez%20Ram%C3%ADrez%20Province | Sánchez Ramírez Province | Sánchez Ramírez is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is in the central part of the country. Its capital city is Cotuí.
It was created in 1952. It was a municipality of the Duarte province before being elevated to the category of province.
Name
The province was named after Juan Sánchez Ramírez, who was born in... |
105027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane%20Abbott | Diane Abbott | Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician. Julie was born and raised in London. Her parents were Jamaican immigrants. She is now the Member of Parliament for the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in London, UK. She was oppurtune to be the first black woman to be elected to the Hou... |
105028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel%20Francis | Hywel Francis | David Hywel Francis (6 June 1946 – 14 February 2021) was a Welsh politician and the Member of Parliament for the Aberavon constituency in the United Kingdom. He was elected in the 2001 General Election.
He was a member of the Labour Party.
References
1946 births
2021 deaths
British historians
Former Labour Party (U... |
105029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Doran | Frank Doran | Frank Doran (born April 13, 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland–died October 30, 2017) was a Scottish politician and the Member of Parliament for the Aberdeen North constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1987 general election for Aberdeen South but was defeated in 1992. He is a... |
105030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%20Begg | Anne Begg | Dame Anne Begg, DBE (born December 6, 1955) is a Scottish politician and the Member of Parliament for the Aberdeen South constituency in the United Kingdom. She was elected in the 1997 general election.
Begg is the first permanent wheelchair user in the House of Commons.
She is a member of the Labour Party.
Referen... |
105033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Reid%2C%20Baron%20Reid%20of%20Cardowan | John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan | John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (born 8 May 1947) is a Scottish football club chairman and a Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Scottish constituency of Airdrie and Shotts in the United Kingdom. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1987 general election for the Motherwel... |
105034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald%20Howarth | Gerald Howarth | James Gerald Douglas Howarth, known as Gerald Howarth (born September 12, 1947) is a British politician and the Member of Parliament for the English constituency of Aldershot in the United Kingdom. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1983 general election for the Cannock and Burntwood constituency but ... |
105046 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Agung | Mount Agung | Mount Agung () is a volcano on Bali. Mount Agung last erupted in 1963-1964. The lava just missed the Mother Temple of Besakih, which is located on high on the slopes of this sacred mountain. Over 1,000 people were killed and a number of villages were destroyed in this eruption.
Gunung Agung is an active volcano, with ... |
105047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Batur | Mount Batur | Mount Batur () is a volcano on Bali. Mount Batur last erupted in 2000. It is a volcano inside an older, larger, volcano. The original eruption, about 30,000 years ago, is one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth. The volcano is now 1,717 metres (5,633 feet) high. There are many people — whole villages — living... |
105049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Rinjani | Mount Rinjani | Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano on Lombok, Indonesia. It is high, making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia. It last erupted in 2009.
Lombok
Volcanoes of Indonesia |
105051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mataram | Mataram | Mataram is a city on the west side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It is the capital and largest city of West Nusa Tenggara province, and has a population of around 342,896 people as of the year 2005.
Other websites
http://www.mataramkota.go.id/
Lombok
Cities in Indonesia
West Nusa Tenggara |
105053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megawati%20Sukarnoputri | Megawati Sukarnoputri | Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947), was President of Indonesia from July 23, 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the Indonesia's first female President, and leader born after independence. On September 20, 2004, she lost her campaign for re-election in the 2004 Indonesian presidential e... |
105054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom%20of%20Kerma | Kingdom of Kerma | The Kingdom of Kerma was a state in Nubia from around 2500 BC to about 1520 BC. It was based in the city of Kerma in Upper Nubia and was a major centre during the Middle Kingdom period of Egypt. It had a distinct civilization (for example very fine and original ceramics have been found).
The site of Kerma includes b... |
105072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin%20%281992%20movie%29 | Aladdin (1992 movie) | Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin is the 31st animated movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was part of the Disney movie era known as the Disney Renaissance. The movie was directed by... |
105075 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.%20B.%20Cooper | D. B. Cooper | D. B. Cooper (also known as Dan Cooper) is an alias (false name) for a man who hijacked an airplane in November 24, 1971. At that time, airline passengers were not searched before boarding their planes. He carried a bomb onto a flight between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. He received the ransom payment of $... |
105077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair%20Darling | Alistair Darling | Alistair Maclean Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer from June 2007 to May 2010 and also held several posts in Tony Blair's government. He is the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West.
Alistair Darling was born in London. He was first el... |
105081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa | Moa | The moa were large flightless birds. They lived only in New Zealand, and are now all extinct.
There were nine species (in six genera) of Moa. The largest and best known were the genus Dinornis, which grew up to 3.6 meters (12 feet) tall, and weighed as much as 230 kilograms (510 pounds).
The group of birds to which ... |
105087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacology | Malacology | Malacology is the study of molluscs. These animals include snails, slugs, octopus, squid, and bivalves generally, such as clams and mussels. Most of them have shells. The shells are often collected for their beauty and interest. Many people eat molluscs, especially those people who live near the ocean.
Those scientist... |
105089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placard | Placard | A placard is a sign made to inform people about something. Often, they are used to warn about danger. Very often, hazard symbols (special pictograms) are used.
Sometimes, placard is also used to mean a leaflet that shows how a certain machine should be operated.
Human communication |
105101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud%C3%ADkov | Budíkov | Budíkov is a village in the Pelhřimov District, Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. About 283 people live there and it has 6,64 km². Budíkov was first documented in 1226.
Villages in the Czech Republic |
105103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha | Typha | Typha is a genus of plants. They are found in wetland habitats. They are commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere, but may be found in wetlands elsewhere. These plants are known in British English as bulrush, bullrush or reedmace, and in American English as cattail or punks.
Species
Typha angustifolia - Lesser Bulr... |
105106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle-cell%20disease | Sickle-cell disease | Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease. It affects red blood cells. It changes the cells from flexible disks into rigid crescents. When many red cells take this shape veins get blocked. This can cause damage to many organs. The organ damage increases with time and leads to an early death.
The disease
This is a life... |
105108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Miliband | David Miliband | David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is a British politician who was the Foreign Secretary from June 2007 to May 2010 and a member of Tony Blair's cabinet. He was the Member of Parliament for South Shields in Tyne and Wear. He is the CEO of the International Rescue Committee.
David Miliband was born in London to ... |
105109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Straw | Jack Straw | John Whitaker 'Jack' Straw (born 3 August 1946 in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England) is a British politician. He held several Cabinet posts in the Labour government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Blackburn.
Jack Straw became a Labour Party MP at the 1979 Gen... |
105110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui%20Smith | Jacqui Smith | Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smith (born 3 November 1962) is an English politician. She was the first female Home Secretary of the United Kingdom. She was born in Malvern, Worcestershire. She was the Member of Parliament for the Redditch constituency. She was first elected in the 1997 general election. She lost her seat at... |
105111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%20Browne%2C%20Baron%20Browne%20of%20Ladyton | Des Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton | Desmond "Des" Henry Browne, Baron Browne (born March 22, 1952) is a Scottish politician and was Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland. He was first elected in the 1997 general election, and was the Member of Parliament for the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in the United Kingdom until... |
105112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Johnson | Alan Johnson | Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950) is an English politician and former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was born and raised in London. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Hull West and Hessle constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire since the 1997 general election.
He is a member of the Labour P... |
105113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary%20Benn | Hilary Benn | Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is an English politician. He was born in Hammersmith, west London. Since October 2010, he has been the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. He is the Member of Parliament for the Leeds Central constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected in 1999 in a by-e... |
105114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas%20Alexander | Douglas Alexander | Douglas Garven Alexander (born October 26, 1967) is a Scottish politician. Before the 2010 General election he was Secretary of State for International Development, afterwards he became the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and is now Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He is the Me... |
105115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hutton%2C%20Baron%20Hutton%20of%20Furness | John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness | John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness (born 6 May 1955) is an English politician. He is a member of the Labour Party.
He was the Member of Parliament for the Barrow and Furness constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected in the 1992 general election, and retired in 2010. In March 2011 he pu... |
105116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet%20Harman | Harriet Harman | Harriet Ruth Harman (born 30 July 1950) is a British politician who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015. She was born and raised in West London. She is the Member of Parliament for the Camberwell and Peckham constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. She was first elected for Pe... |
105117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Purnell | James Purnell | James Mark Dakin Purnell (born March 2, 1970) was an English politician was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2010. He was the Member of Parliament for the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency in the United Kingdom from the elected in the 2001 general election until he retired at the 2010 general election. He i... |
105118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Murphy%2C%20Baron%20Murphy%20of%20Torfaen | Paul Murphy, Baron Murphy of Torfaen | Paul Peter Murphy, KCMCO, KSG (born November 25, 1948) is a Welsh politician and held several cabinet posts, including Secretary of State for Wales. He is the Member of Parliament for the Torfaen constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected in the 1987 general election.
He is a member of the Labour Party... |
105119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%20Kelly | Ruth Kelly | Ruth Maria Kelly (born May 9, 1968) is now an economist working for the HSBC Bank. She was a British politician and had been a Cabinet Minister.
She was the Member of Parliament for the Bolton West constituency in the United Kingdom from the 1997 general election to the 2010 general election
She is a member of the L... |
105120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel%20Blears | Hazel Blears | Hazel Anne Blears (born May 14, 1956) is an English politician. and is the Member of Parliament for the Salford and Eccles constituency. She was first elected in the 1997 general election as member for the Salford constituency.
She held several government posts under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, in... |
105121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff%20Hoon | Geoff Hoon | Geoffrey William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is an English politician and held several government posts. He was born in Derby. He was the Member of Parliament for the Ashfield constituency in the United Kingdom from his first elected in the 1992 general election until he retired in 2010.
Hoon is a member of the Labour... |
105122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Balls | Ed Balls | Edward Michael "Ed" Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British politician. He was the shadow Home Secretary in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk and moved to Nottinghamshire during his childhood. He is the Labour Party and was theCo-operative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constitu... |
105123 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Miliband | Ed Miliband | Edward Samuel Miliband MP (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician. He was the leader of the Labour Party and of the Official Opposition. He is also the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Doncaster North, and is a former cabinet minister.
He was born in University College Hospital, Bloomsb... |
105124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Burnham | Andy Burnham | Andrew Murray Burnham (born 7 January 1970) is an English politician. He was a candidate in the 2010 Labour leadership election. As of 2012 Burnham was Shadow Secretary of State for Health within Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet. He is the Member of Parliament for the Leigh constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first ... |
105125 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun%20Woodward | Shaun Woodward | Shaun Anthony Woodward (born 26 October 1958 in Bristol, England) is a British politician and is the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet. He is the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of St Helens South in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
H... |
105126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette%20Cooper | Yvette Cooper | Yvette Cooper (born 20 March 1969) is a British politician.
Cooper is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Labour Party. Her husband, Ed Balls, represents the neighbouring constituency of Morley and Outwood.
She served in... |
105127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Denham | John Denham | John Yorke Denham (born July 15, 1953) is an English politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the Southampton Itchen constituency in the United Kingdom. He was first elected in the 1992 general election.
He has held many ministerial posts, including
1995-1997 - Opposition Spokesman for Social Security
1997-199... |
105138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnology | Limnology | Limnology is the study of waters that are not part of the oceans or seas. This includes rivers, lakes, swamps, streams, wetlands, water under the ground, and even bodies of water made by people. Scientists who study this are called limnologists. Their work includes biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and hydrology.
T... |
105153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota%20RAV4 | Toyota RAV4 | The Toyota RAV4 is a small sized SUV made by Toyota. Toyota has made the RAV4 since 1994, but has sold it in America since 1996. The RAV4 is sold in a 4-door with an optional V6 engine, the RAV4 is more of a car-like SUV than a truck sized one. The RAV4 EV was an electric version sold in California from 1996 to 2003. T... |
105155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota%20MR2 | Toyota MR2 | The Toyota MR2 and MR2 Spyder were sports cars made by Toyota. They were sold from 1984 until 2007. The MR2 is a mid-engine sports car, similar to cars by Ferrari and Porsche. MR2 is an acronym for midship, rear-wheel-drive, two-seater.
1980s automobiles
1990s automobiles
2000s automobiles
MR2 |
105160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheaton%20College | Wheaton College | Wheaton College is a private Evangelical Protestant college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States. It was founded in 1860.
Other websites
Official college website
Colleges and universities in Illinois
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Oberlin Group of Libraries
1860 esta... |
105163 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred%20site | Sacred site | A sacred site is a place that is thought of as sacred (or holy) to a particular religion. Every one of the world's major religions has sacred sites. Some religions, such as Islam, think of the sacred sites as being very important to their faith. In other religions such as Protestant Christianity, sacred sites are not s... |
105170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil%20II | Basil II | Basil II (958 – December 15, 1025), was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty from January 10, 976 to December 15, 1025. Under his reign, the Byzantine Empire reached its greatest height since Justinian the Great. Under his reign, the First Bulgarian Empire was completely taken by him, a land that would be pa... |
105174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Manzikert | Battle of Manzikert | The Battle of Manzikert, or Malazgirt (Turkish: Malazgirt Sav) was fought between the Byzantine Empire and then Seljuq Empire. The Seljuq forces attacked on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert, (modern Malazgirt, Turkey). Its result was one of the most decisive defeats of the Byzantine Empire and the capture of the Byzantin... |
105184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Lawrenson | Mark Lawrenson | Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June 1957, in Preston, Lancashire) is a former professional football player, a defender in the Liverpool and Irish football teams of the 1980s; he has since become a radio, television and internet pundit for the BBC.
Despite being born in England, UK, he played for the Republic of Irela... |
105185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Square | Red Square | Red Square (, ) is the most famous city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitay-gorod (China-Town). As major streets of Moscow radiate from here in all directions... |
105192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20I%20of%20Great%20Britain | George I of Great Britain | George I (George Louis) was the ruler of Hanover in North Germany and later also the King of Great Britain and Ireland.
Family
George was born in Osnabrück, Germany, on 28 May 1660. He lived most of his life in the Electorate of Hanover, one of the many German countries that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. This a... |
105194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official%20Opposition%20%28United%20Kingdom%29 | Official Opposition (United Kingdom) | Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, or the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom is led by The Leader of the Opposition. This is usually the political party with the second largest number of seats in the House of Commons, as the largest party will usually form the government. Since May, 2010, the Official Opposition h... |
105195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader%20of%20the%20Opposition%20%28United%20Kingdom%29 | Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) | The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is normally the leader of the second largest party in the House of Commons.
The current Leader of the Opp... |
105198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Davis | David Davis | David Michael Davis (born 23 December 1948) is an English politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party. In July 2016, Davis became the first Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union under the Theresa May cabinet.
Davis was born in York and raised in south London.
He was the Shadow Home Secretary fr... |
105199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Hague | William Hague | William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond (pronounced HAIG; born 26 March 1961) is a British politician. He was Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He was the leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001. He was the Member of Parliament for the Richmond (York) constituency in the... |
105200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Osborne | George Osborne | George Gideon Oliver Osborne CH PC (born May 23, 1971) is a British politician. He was the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 through 2016 in the David Cameron government. He is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the Tatton constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He was first elected... |
105223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojanus%20of%20Saintes | Trojanus of Saintes | Trojanus of Saintes (died c.530) was a 6th century bishop of Saintes, in France.
He is a Catholic saint, also known as Trojan and Troyen. His feast day is held on 30 November.
References
Christian saints
French Roman Catholics
Year of birth unknown
530 deaths |
105225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/530 | 530 | Year 530 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Births
Dallán Forgaill, Christian Irish poet (approximate date)
Venantius Fortunatus, Latin poet and bishop (approximate date)
Xuan Di, emperor of the Chen Dynasty (d. 582)
Deaths
Trojanus of Saintes
Cador, king of Dumnonia (England)
Octobe... |
105227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestus%20microblepharis | Celestus microblepharis | Celestus microblepharis are a kind of lizard of the Anguidae family. It can only be found in Jamaica.
Anguids |
105228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguidae | Anguidae | Anguidae is a family of lizards.
Classification
Family Anguidae
Subfamily Anguinae
Genus Anguis
Genus Ophisaurus (glass lizards)
Genus Pseudopus
Subfamily Diploglossinae
Genus Celestus
Genus Diploglossus
Genus Ophiodes
Subfamily Gerrhonotinae
Genus Abronia
Genus Barisia
Genus Coloptychon
Genus Elgaria
Genus Gerrho... |
105229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestus | Celestus | Celestus is a genus of lizards.
Classification
Genus Celestus
Celestus agasepsoides
Celestus anelpistus
Celestus badius
Celestus barbouri
Celestus bivittatus
Celestus carraui
Celestus costatus
Celestus crusculus
Celestus curtissi
Celestus cyanochloris
Celestus darlingtoni
Celestus duquesneyi
Celestus enneagrammus
Cele... |
105230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestus%20warreni | Celestus warreni | Celestus warreni (also known as the Warren's galliwasp or the giant Hispaniolan galliwasp) is a kind of lizard of the Anguidae family. It can be found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests underneath leaf litter and underneath forest debris. Giant gal... |
105234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duquesney%27s%20galliwasp | Duquesney's galliwasp | Celestus duquesneyi (also known as the Duquesney's galliwasp or blue-tailed galliwasp) is a kind of lizard of the Anguidae family. It can only be found in Jamaica.
Anguids |
105235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestus%20fowleri | Celestus fowleri | Celestus fowleri is a kind of lizard in the Anguidae family. It only lives in Jamaica.
Sources
Anguids |
105236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica%20giant%20galliwasp | Jamaica giant galliwasp | The Jamaica giant galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) was a kind of lizard of the Anguidae family. It was only found in Jamaica, and it is now extinct.
Anguids |
105239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy%20Wynette | Tammy Wynette | Virginia Wynette Pugh (usually known as Tammy Wynette, May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998), was an American country music singer. She was born in Mississippi.
The best-known of her songs is "Stand by Your Man". She had 17 number-one hits during her career.
She died of pulmonary thrombosis.
Personal life
Wynette was married... |
105246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricity | Tricity | Triciti (Polish Trójmiasto) is the unofficial name of an urban area with 3 cities: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot in Pomeranian Voivodeship. Tricity is a big centre for tourism.
Cities in Poland |
105247 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad%20Oblast | Kaliningrad Oblast | Kaliningrad Oblast (, Kaliningradskaya oblast) is an exclave of Russia bordered by Poland, Lithuania and Baltic Sea. The capital of Kaliningrad Oblast is Kaliningrad, formerly Königsberg.
It is quite unusual, first because it is not attached to Russia. It is an exclave on the Baltic coast, with no land connection to t... |
105253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Poland | Coat of arms of Poland | A official Coat of Arms of Poland is the White Eagle with golden crown in its head on red shield.
The White Eagle came from a legend about Lech.
Polish culture
Poland |
105254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization | Christianization | Christianization is when a country, nation or region changes their faith to Christianity. It can be started when a local ruler is baptized.
Christian terminology
Religious conversion
Culture |
105264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Sandler | Adam Sandler | Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and movie producer. His family is Jewish and descends from Russian immigrants on both sides. He is best known for comedy movies, such as Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Little Nicky, Spanglish, I Now Pronounce You C... |
105265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguis | Anguis | Anguis is a member of legless lizards also known as slowworms or blindworms. belonging to the genus Anguidae. Even though they are lizards, slow worms have lost their legs and are usually mistaken for snakes.
Classification
Subfamily Anguinae
Genus Anguis
Anguis cephalonnicus - Peloponnese Slow Worm
Anguis fragilis
... |
105266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguis%20fragilis | Anguis fragilis | Anguis fragilis (the slow-worm, or blindworm) is a lizard which is limbless (meaning it has no legs or arms). It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia, and is one of the few reptiles native to Britain.
When a slow-worm is in danger it can shed (break off) its tail and escape. It can then grow back a new, shorter ... |
105269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major%20League%20Baseball%20on%20ESPN%20Radio | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio is a broadcast presentation of Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio. The games include the Opening Day game, the Sunday Night Baseball games, Saturday afternoon games, holiday games (like Memorial Day games) and September pennant race games. The All-Star Game and all of the playoffs ... |
105281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calixa%20Lavall%C3%A9e | Calixa Lavallée | Calixa Lavallée, (born Quebec, 28 December 1842; died Boston, 21 January 1891), was a Canadian-American composer. For many years he was a travelling musician. Later he worked hard to improve music education in Canada. He is famous for composing the music for the Canadian national anthem "O Canada".
Life
Lavallée w... |
105295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsis | Sepsis | Sepsis is a very dangerous disease that occurs when an infection goes wrong. Normally the immune system of the body is able to fight the germs and overcome the infection, but in sepsis something goes wrong. The pathogen was at some point able to get into the blood or tissues. The term sepsis is frequently used to refer... |
105297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20McLoughlin | Patrick McLoughlin | Sir Patrick Allen McLoughlin CH MP (born November 30, 1957) is an English politician and the current Chief Whip, which is the same job he had in opposition. He was first elected in 1986 in a by-election as the Member of Parliament for the West Derbyshire constituency in the United Kingdom, and since 2010 for its succes... |
105298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20Letwin | Oliver Letwin | Oliver Letwin, a MP and a FRSA (born 19 May 1956) is an English politician. He is currently the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office as well as the Chairman of Policy Review, and Chairman of the Conservative Research Department. He is the Member of Parliament for the West Dorset constituency in the United Kingdom. H... |
105299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline%20Spelman | Caroline Spelman | Dame Caroline Alice Spelman DBE MP (née Cormack, born 4 May 1958) is an English politician. She was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. She is the Meriden constituency in England. She was first elected in the 1997 general election.
In May 2010 she became Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affair... |
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