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8528 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%203 | March 3 |
Events
Up to 1900
1284 β The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England.
1575 β Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats a Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
1585 β The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza, Italy.
1776 - American Revolutionary War: The fir... |
8532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/September%203 | September 3 |
Events
Up to 1900
301 San Marino is founded by Saint Marinus. It is the world's oldest republic, and one of the world's smallest nations.
590 Inauguration of Pope Gregory I.
863 Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.
1189 King Richard I of England is crowned.
1260 The mamluks de... |
8538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrigation | Irrigation | Irrigation is when people add water to plants, to help them grow when there is not enough rain. Irrigation water can be pumped from rivers, natural lakes or lakes created by dams, from wells or allowed to flow to the fields by the force of gravity along pipes or open canals.
Types of Irrigation
There are many differe... |
8539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury%20Festival | Glastonbury Festival | The Glastonbury Festival is a very big music festival. It is held at Worthy Farm near Glastonbury, Somerset, England, most years, during the last weekend in June. About 100,000 people come to the festival every time. The festival is hosted and organized by local farmer Michael Eavis. It is a widely known festival with ... |
8540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit | Detroit | Detroit is the largest city in the state of Michigan in the United States. In 1950, Detroit was the fifth largest city in the United States, with 1.8 million people. It was the 10th largest city in the United States at the time of the 2000 census. As of 2004, it fell to 11th biggest as people have moved away, and San J... |
8548 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/War%20communism | War communism | War communism is the name for the economic policies that introduced to Russia in 1918 by Vladimir Lenin, leader of Russia from 1917-24. The policy was ended in 1921 because it was not successful. Instead, he introduced the New Economic Policy in 1921.
War Communism was introduced for many reasons. However, the most im... |
8551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Economic%20Policy | New Economic Policy | New Economic Policy (NEP) was an economic policy introduced by Lenin after the failed methods of War communism. These New Economic Policies were to revive the Russian economy. The new policy was a combination of private enterprise and state socialism. This is because the people did not believe in War communism.
The Ne... |
8554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20aid | Foreign aid | Foreign aid is when one country helps another country. The country may give money or things; it may also send people. This is especially needed when a disaster happens in a poor country. Sometimes this help comes from a country's government and sometimes the ordinary people give money. Some foreign aid helps by giving ... |
8556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroelectricity | Hydroelectricity | Hydroelectricity''' is electricity made by generators that are turned by the movement of water. It is usually made with dams that partly block a river to make a reservoir of water. Water is released, and the pressure of the dam[potential energy stored in the dam] forces the water down pipes that lead to a turbine. Thi... |
8557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallaig | Mallaig | Mallaig is a small town in Scotland. It is also a port. Ferries link Mallaig, which is on the mainland, to some islands. About 797 lived there in 2001.
Towns in Scotland |
8559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramlington | Cramlington | Cramlington is a town in the county of Northumberland, in the north-east of England.
Cramlington is about five miles from the coast. The nearest beach is at Blyth, which is to the east. The county town of Morpeth is rather nearby.
Newcastle city is also close, which people of Cramlington can go and enjoy.
Cramlingto... |
8561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast | Belfast | Belfast (Irish: BΓ©al Feirste) is the capital of Northern Ireland. It is the second largest city in Ireland, after Dublin. About 270,000 people live in the city. It became capital of Northern Ireland when Northern Ireland was created in 1921. A lot of famous ships were built by the Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff. In... |
8564 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness | Dungeness | Dungeness is a place on the coast in Kent, England. There are two power stations there called Dungeness Nuclear Power Station. There are also two lighthouses.
Kent |
8565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20station | Power station | A power station (or power plant) is a place where electricity is produced. Most do this by a big spinning electrical generator. In big powers stations the spinning is usually driven by a steam turbine. The steam may come from:
Burning fossil fuels
Nuclear power, using radioactive sources
Using the earth's heat, ca... |
8568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind | Mind | The mind is a general term for the way a person thinks, reasons, perceives, wills, has ideas, and feels. For science, what others call the mind is entirely caused by workings of the brain. The philosopher Gilbert Ryle called mind the "Ghost in the Machine". He said the idea that it was separate from the brain was the m... |
8570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality | Reality | Reality means anything that exists. An event that has actually happened, or a thing which really exists is said to have "reality." Something close to reality is realistic.
Reality is the state of things as they are, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. In a wider definition, reality includes everything... |
8573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Shelley | Mary Shelley | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 β 1 February 1851) was an English author. She is best known for writing the novel Frankenstein. She was in her teens when she wrote the book. She later edited the poems of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Biography
Mary Shelley was born on 30 August 1797 in London. She wa... |
8574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum | Sum | The sum of two numbers is what we get when we add the two numbers together. This operation is called summation. There are a number of ways of writing sums, with the most common being:
Addition ()
Summation ()
Computerization:
Sum = 0
For I = M to N
Sum = Sum + X(I)
Next I (in Visual BASIC)
Sigma notation
Sigma notati... |
8575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%20Mandela | Nelson Mandela | Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 β 5 December 2013) was a South African politician and activist. On April 27, 1994, he was made the first President of South Africa elected in a fully represented democratic election. He was also the first black President of his country, South Africa.
Mandela was born in Mvezo, S... |
8576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lost%20World%3A%20Jurassic%20Park | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (known also as The Lost World) is an American movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It was released in 1997. It is the sequel to the movie Jurassic Park. The Lost World is the second in a series of three movies. It was followed by Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World. It is based on a book b... |
8577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Party%206 | Mario Party 6 | Mario Party 6 is a party board video game for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the sixth game in the Mario Party series. It was released in Japan on November 18, 2004, in North America on December 6, 2004, and in Europe on March 18, 2005. It is the first Mario Party game to use the Nintendo GameCube's microphone add-on.
G... |
8578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Quixote | Don Quixote | Don Quixote is a novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The book was published in two parts (1605 and 1615). It was first written in Spanish. Soon afterwards it was translated to English by Thomas Shelton. It is considered by many scholars to be the first modern novel. The main character, Don Quixote, is a paragon of chivalry, ... |
8580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swim | Swim | For living creatures, a swim or swimming is a way of moving in water. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational. Its primary uses are bathing, cooling, fishing, recreation, exercise, and sport.
Human swimming
Swimming has been known amongst humans since prehistoric times; the earliest record of... |
8583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes | Archimedes | Archimedes of Syracuse () was a Greek scientist. He was an inventor, an astronomer, and a mathematician. He was born in the town of Syracuse in Sicily.
His father was Phidias, an astronomer, and he may have been in the family of a king of Syracuse. Syracuse was a rich Greek city, on the seashore in Sicily. When Archim... |
8584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio | Radio | Radio is a way to send electromagnetic signals over a long distance, to deliver information from one place to another. A machine that sends radio signals is called a transmitter, while a machine that "picks up" the signals is called a receiver or antenna. A machine that does both jobs is a "transceiver". When radio sig... |
8585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalism | Vandalism | Vandalism is a crime that is done by destroying or damaging the property of someone else. This can include graffiti and website damage.
A person that does this is called a vandal. The name comes from the Vandals, a tribe that attacked and damaged the city of Rome in 455 CE.
Examples
Many websites, such as wikis (li... |
8586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly%20%28game%29 | Monopoly (game) | Monopoly is a board game played by two to eight players. In the game, players move around the spaces of the board, buying and selling land and buildings to try to become the richest player.
Many books give advice on how to win the game. An early book, 1000 Ways to Win Monopoly Games was written by Jeffrey S. Lehman (w... |
8587 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still%20Standing | Still Standing | Still Standing is a CBS sitcom starring Mark Addy. It is about a working-class couple who live in Chicago, Illinois. Addy's character is a father of three with a wife named Judy (Jami Gertz). Judy and Addy's character, Bill Miller, deal with having an annoying relative, Aunt Linda (Jennifer Irwin), and with having chil... |
8588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN | IGN | IGN is a gaming website that was first launched in 2000. It has FAQ's, guides, and walkthroughs about many of the games on GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and the PlayStation 4, as well as older systems. IGN's main competitor is GameSpot, another gaming website.
IGN also feat... |
8589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock | Sock | Socks are often worn on a person's feet. They absorb sweat and help to keep the foot dry. Socks also give comfort to people's feet and keep them warm in cold weather. They are usually made of cotton or wool. Some socks can cover only the foot and ankle, and others may be long enough to cover the entire lower leg up to ... |
8590 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody%20Loves%20Raymond | Everybody Loves Raymond | Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television series. It stars Ray Romano. The series was a popular sitcom on the CBS network.
Overview
Ray Romano plays Ray Barone, a sports writer in Lynbrook, New York. Patricia Heaton plays his wife, Debra. Ray and Deborah have a fun set of neighbors: Ray's parents. Robert, Ray'... |
8591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse | Lighthouse | A lighthouse is a tall building that sends out light for use in navigation. Lighthouses are built on the coast of an ocean or lake. The lighthouse protects ships from crashing into shore, by sending the light out towards the sea. When sailors see the light, they know to avoid hitting the shore. The light usually turns ... |
8592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan%20of%20Arcadia | Joan of Arcadia | Joan of Arcadia was a CBS drama television series. It starred Amber Tamblyn. Tamblyn's character was Joan Girardi, a teenager with the ability to talk to God.
In its second season, the show had 8.5 million viewers per episode. However, after declining ratings the show was canceled. A third season was never made.
Fant... |
8593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunchbox | Lunchbox | A lunchbox is used to carry a person's lunch. They can come in many shapes and sizes and by a number of manufacturers. They can also be in the form of a brown paper bag.
The first aluminium lunch box was created in 1954 by a man by the name of Leo May when he happened to crush his tin lunch box.
Containers |
8594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Game%20of%20Life | The Game of Life | The Game of Life is a popular board game. Players spin a spinner, which tells them where to go next. They then go through an imaginary "life," getting married and having kids. The object of the game is to have more money than the other players by the end of the game.
Wasted time that you gave us. Thank you
Board games |
8595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poster | Poster | A poster is a large piece of printed paper that has a message, usually with picture of something. Posters are made to be shown in public on a wall or other flat surfaces. They were the main form of public advertising before the web.
Posters may be used for advertising, education, propaganda, and decoration. They may a... |
8596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen%20Wilson | Gretchen Wilson | Gretchen Wilson (born June 26, 1973) is a country music singer.
In 2004 she had her first number one album on Billboard's Hot Country Songs music chart. As late as 2013 she had a song on Billboard's Country Airplay music chart.
Career
Wilson got a contract with Epic Records in 2003.
Discography
Albums
Here for the... |
8598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Balliett | Blue Balliett | Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein (born in 1955) is an American writer. Her first book is Chasing Vermeer. Chasing Vermeer made the Children's bestseller list in 2004. In the story, two sixth graders help solve a mystery involving a Vermeer painting. The story has to do with pentominoes, patterns, and coincidences. Th... |
8604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyelash | Eyelash | An eyelash is a hair that grows at the edge of the eyelids. They protect the eye from small things like dust. The average person has hundreds of eyelashes. They have a life span of about 3 months.
Facial hair |
8607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague | Prague | Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and the largest city of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 1.4 million.
Prague has been known as one of the most beautiful European cities since the Middle Ages. Often called the "City of 100 Towers", the "Rooftop of Europe" or the "Heart of Europe", Prague was a place wh... |
8608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallet | Wallet | A wallet is a small flat container, mostly of leather or fabric, that a person uses to hold cash, credit cards, identification cards, etc. Most men usually keep their wallets in their pockets, while women usually keep them in larger bags called purses.
Wallets, particularly in Europe, where larger coins are prevalent,... |
8609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory%20card | Memory card | A memory card is a form of flash memory that is used in a range of electronic devices such as a digital camera or video game console. The memory card stores data, images, music, saved games or other computer files.
Flash memory devices like this contain no moving parts so they are not easily damaged. This means that ... |
8610 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20printer | Computer printer | A computer printer is a piece of hardware for a computer. It allows a user to print items on paper, such as letters and pictures. Usually a printer prints under the control of a computer. Many can also work as a photocopier or with a digital camera to print directly without using a computer.
Types of printers
Today, ... |
8613 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing%20Vermeer | Chasing Vermeer | Chasing Vermeer is a children's novel. It is about two children noticing strange coincidences relating to art. The book was written by Blue Balliett and published (printed) by Scholastic in 2003. It says many things about the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.
The sequel to the book is The Wright 3.
Characters
Petra ... |
8614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Wall%20of%20China | Great Wall of China | The Great Wall of China is an ancient wall in China. The wall is made of cement, rocks, bricks, and dirt. It was finished in 1878 and it was meant to protect the north of the empire of China from enemy attacks. It is the longest structure humans have ever built. It is about 21,196 kilometers long, wide and 15 metres h... |
8615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon%20River | Amazon River | The Amazon River (also named Rio Amazonas inPortuguese and Spanish) is the largest river in the world by the amount or volume of water it carries. It flows through the tropical forests of South America, mainly in Brazil. Its headwaters are in the Andes Mountains in Peru, on the western edge of South America and flows... |
8616 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid | Pyramid | A pyramid is a structure, usually of stone, built in the shape of a pyramid. From ancient to modern times people in many different parts of the world have built such structures.
The word "pyramid" comes from the Greek word pyramis which meant "wheat cake." The ancient Egyptian word for them was something like "Mer". T... |
8617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Care%20Bears | Care Bears | The Care Bears are a very successful toy franchise from the 1980s. Over forty million of these stuffed teddy bears, made with a variety of colours, were sold from 1983 to 1987. Each Bear had a name, a job, and a symbol tied to it. For example, Funshine Bear helps people wake up, and has a sun on his stomach.
The toys ... |
8625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolzano | Bolzano | Bolzano (; ; , Southern Bavarian: Bozn) is the capital city of the province of Province of Bolzano-Bozen in northern Italy's Alto Adige.
Data
Its population is 98.057 (March 2005) and the area of the municipality is 52.34Β km2. Bolzano has a history of Italian-speaking inhabitants since the Middle Ages. The region of ... |
8626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flubber | Flubber | Flubber is a 1997 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Les Mayfield (who had previously directed another John Hughes scripted remake, Miracle on 34th Street) and written by Hughes, based on an earlier screenplay by Bill Walsh. A remake of The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), the film was produced by Walt Dis... |
8636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Wollstonecraft | Mary Wollstonecraft | Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 β 10 September 1797) was a British writer. She was born in Spitalfields, a daughter of a rich farmer who inherited his fortune. Her father was known because he was sometimes violent towards her, her four siblings, and their mother when his farms failed. Mary Wollstonecraft was the sec... |
8638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle%20of%20Wight | Isle of Wight | The Isle of Wight is an island county that is just off the south coast of England. It is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) by 20 kilometres (13 miles) in size. About one hundred and twenty thousand people live on the island.
The Isle of Wight is known as a county. This means that it has a council of people who make decis... |
8639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socks%20%28disambiguation%29 | Socks (disambiguation) | Sock or socks could mean:
Sock - the item of clothing
SOCKS - an internet protocol
Socks (cat), the household pet of Bill Clinton, during his presidential terms in the White House
Socks (Blue Peter cat), a Blue Peter cat
Socks (Beverly Cleary) a children's novel by Beverly Cleary |
8642 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s%20disease | Alzheimer's disease | Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a brain disease that slowly destroys brain cells. As of now, there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. With time, the different symptoms of the disease become more marked. Many people die because of Alzheimer's disease. The disease affects different parts of the brain but has its worst eff... |
8643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine%20Paige | Elaine Paige | Elaine Paige OBE (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff, 5 March 1948) is an English actress and singer. She was born and raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, in 1948. She is known for her roles in musical theater.
Life
She worked in the theatre from a young age. She quickly became famous in the role of Eva PerΓ³n in the musical Ev... |
8644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marti%20Webb | Marti Webb | Marti Webb is a British actress and singer born in London in 1944.
She has notably played roles in musical theatre including Evita, Cats, Godspell, The King and I, Annie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Goodbye Girl and Song and Dance.
She first came to prominence with the song cycle "Tell Me on a Sunday" which was wri... |
8645 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee | Yahtzee | Yahtzee is a popular dice game that is well-known all over the world. The object of the game is to roll five dice (up to three times) to create certain combinations such as:
Three-of-a-kind: Three dice showing the same number
Four-of-a-kind: Four dice showing the same number
Small straight: Four numbers in sequence, s... |
8646 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Rice | Tim Rice | Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter and writer. He was born in 1944. Rice is probably best known for his work with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the shows Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. He also co-wrote the shows Blondel, Chess ... |
8647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita%20%28musical%29 | Evita (musical) | Evita is a musical. The lyrics were written by Tim Rice. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical is based on the life of Eva PerΓ³n (1919-1952), the wife of Argentine President Juan PerΓ³n, which Che is telling.
Evita opened on the West End in 1978, and on Broadway in 1979. It won the Laurence Olivier ... |
8648 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%208 | March 8 |
Events
Up to 1900
1010 - Persian poet Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.
1576 β Spanish explorer Diego Garcia de Palacio sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copan.
1618 β Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were ... |
8650 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset%20Boulevard%20%28movie%29 | Sunset Boulevard (movie) | Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 movie about a screenwriter (William Holden) accompanying a silent movie actress (Gloria Swanson). It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won three. For Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical theater, it starred Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Betty Buckley and Elaine Paige.
1950 movies
United Stat... |
8653 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/September%2026 | September 26 |
Events
Up to 1900
1087 William II of England is crowned king in Westminster Abbey.
1345 Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
1371 Battle of Maritsa in the Serbian-Turkish War.
1580 Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation (voyage around the world).
1687 The Parthenon i... |
8658 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1785 | 1785 |
Events
January 1 β The Montgolfier brothers fly across the English Channel.
Births
December 26 β Laurent Clerc, co-founder of the first American school for the deaf
Deaths
January 3 β Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)
January 19 β Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713)
Janua... |
8660 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re | MoliΓ¨re | MoliΓ¨re (1622 β 17 February 1673) was a French actor, director and writer. His real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, MoliΓ¨re was his stage name. He wrote some of the most important comedies in human history.
He was born in Paris where his father owned a carpet shop. As a young person, Molière decided to live an artis... |
8661 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealand | Sealand | Sealand is a self-claimed country in the North Sea approximately 7.5 miles from the coast of Suffolk. Sealand is a structure called Roughs Tower it was built in the sea by the British Royal Navy, and later became Sealand. It is very small. There is only room for 300 people on it. Even though a man named Michael Bates s... |
8663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky%20note | Sticky note | A sticky note (or Post-it note) is a small piece of paper with a strip of glue along one edge that make it "sticky," so you can stick it to things. It was invented by Arthur Fry.
The most common sticky note is the Post-it, which is made by a company called 3M. In 1974 a man named Arthur Fry came up with the idea for t... |
8668 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becker%20%28TV%20series%29 | Becker (TV series) | Becker was a 1998 American television series. It was a sitcom on the CBS network. It starred Ted Danson as Dr. John Becker, a very grumpy family doctor who is unhappy with his life in The Bronx, New York. Becker became famous for his witty responses and constant negative outlook on all situations. The show aired on Wed... |
8669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Danson | Ted Danson | Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor and producer. Danson was born in San Diego, California and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is best known from his work on television. His roles include:
Dr. John Becker in Becker
Sam Malone in Cheers
Jack Holden in Three Men and a Baby an... |
8676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20camera | Digital camera | A digital camera is a camera that stores pictures in electronic memory instead of film. Because of this, a digital camera can hold many more pictures than a traditional film camera. A digital camera can sometimes hold hundreds or thousands of pictures. Many use a memory card to store them. Most digital cameras can use ... |
8677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers | Cheers | Cheers is a long-running American sitcom made by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. The show premiered on September 30, 1982 and had its widely watched series finale on May 20, 1993, followed by a long and ongoing run in syndication. In eleven seasons, there were 270 e... |
8678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie%20Chan%20Adventures | Jackie Chan Adventures | Jackie Chan Adventures is an animated television series. Episodes were first broadcast on the WB television network, and later syndicated on other networks such as the Cartoon Network. It features fictionalized Jackie Chan and his niece Jade on their adventures trying to stop evil.
Animated television series
Kids WB ... |
8681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapler | Stapler | A stapler is an office tool that is used to place thin items such as paper together. It uses a small piece of wire (a staple) to put them together. The ends of the staple are pointed and go into the paper. There is also a chain of stores called Staples, which sell office supplies.
When you press the stapler down, it w... |
8682 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar | Pixar | Pixar Animation Studios, or simply Pixar, is an American animation studio. It is known for its advanced CGI productions. It has been a partner of Disney for many years. In 2006, Disney bought the company.
Pixar started as a division of George Lucas' Lucasfilm in early 1979. In 1986, Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs bough... |
8684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding%20Nemo | Finding Nemo | Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy adventure film written and directed by Andrew Stanton, released by Walt Disney Pictures, and the fifth film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It tells the story of the over-protective clownfish named Marlin (Albert Brooks) who searches for his captured son Nem... |
8691 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci | Fibonacci | Fibonacci, also known as Leonardo Bonacci, Leonardo Fibonacci and Leonardo of Pisa, lived c. 11701250. He was an Italian mathematician. He was thought "the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages".
Fibonacci popularized the HinduβArabic numeral system to the Western World. He did this in his composition... |
8695 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Stallman | Richard Stallman | Richard Stallman (born March 16, 1953) is the founder of the free software movement, the GNU project, and the Free Software Foundation. He is also a famous hacker. He created GNU Emacs, the GNU C Compiler, and the GNU Debugger. He is one of the main authors of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL), the most u... |
8697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Hockey%20League | National Hockey League | The National Hockey League or NHL, is the highest-level ice hockey league in the world. It has 32 teams - seven are from Canada and the other 25 are from the United States. The winner of the playoffs each year wins the Stanley Cup.
The NHL began in 1917. Some of the owners in the National Hockey Association had proble... |
8698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac%20Asimov | Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov (Β β April 6, 1992) was a writer of science fiction. He was also a biochemist with a PhD from Columbia University.
Life
Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR to a Jewish family, on an unknown date between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920. Asimov celebrated his birthday on Januar... |
8712 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/November%2013 | November 13 |
Events
Up to 1950
1002 β Ethelred the Unready orders the killing of Danes of England.
1160 β Louis VII of France marries Adele of Champagne.
1553 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer and Lady Jane Grey are accused of high treason and sentenced to death.
1642 - English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green - T... |
8714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980 | 1980 | 1980 (MCMLXXX) was .
Events
January 20 β The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Los Angeles Rams to win their 4th Super Bowl championship. They hold the record for most wins by one team until 1995.
April 12 β Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope in Canada.
April 30 β Beatrix of the Netherlands crowned
May 18 β Mount... |
8715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936 | 1936 |
Births
January 2 β Roger Miller, American singer (d. 1992)
January 28 β Alan Alda, American actor
March 9 β Mickey Gilley, American singer, Nightclub owner
March 26 - Giora Feidman, Israeli clarinetist
May 7 β Tony O'Reilly, Irish billionaire
May 16 - Edmond Classen, Dutch actor (d. 2014)
May 17 β Dennis Hopper, Ame... |
8717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%205 | March 5 |
Events
Up to 1900
1046 β Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he would later describe in his book Safarnameh.
1279 - The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
1496 β England King Henry VII issued letters patern to John Cabot and his so... |
8718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963 | 1963 | 1963 (MCMLXIII) was .
Events
January 5 β The Beach Boys record one of their trademark songs, "Surfin' USA"
February 11 β The Beatles record 10 songs for the album "Please Please Me"
June 1 β Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first Prime Minister of Kenya
September 15 β "Birmingham Sunday" when a bomb killed 4 black girl... |
8719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2017 | April 17 |
Events
Up to 1900
1080 - King Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by King Canute IV of Denmark, who later became the first Dane to be canonized.
1397 β Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.
1492 β Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him ... |
8720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2014 | April 14 |
Events
Up to 1900
69 - Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Roman Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne.
70 - Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, surrounds the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions.
193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the... |
8721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977 | 1977 | 1977 (MCMLXXVII) was .
Events
January 3 β Apple Computer is incorporated
February 18 β 2000 AD, a British comic, is first published
March 10 β The rings of Uranus are discovered
April 22 β Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic
May 25 β George Lucas' Star Wars opens in movie theaters
June β ... |
8722 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2024 | March 24 |
Events
Up to 1900
1401 β Turko-Mongol Emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
1603 β King James VI of Scotland becomes James VI and I as the crowns of the Kingdom of Scotland, the Kingdom of England, and the Kingdom of Ireland are joined following the death of Elizabeth I.
1603 β Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of sh... |
8723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%2012 | May 12 |
Events
Up to 1900
254 - Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
304 - Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the beheading of the 14-year-old Pancras of Rome.
907 - China: Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating (giving up) the throne, ending Tang Dynasty rule after... |
8724 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907 | 1907 | 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January 6 β Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome (Casa dei Bambini in San Lorenzo).
January 14 β An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
January 23 β Char... |
8725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/December%2018 | December 18 |
Events
Up to 1900
218 BC β Battle of the Trebia, Hannibal's first great victory over the Roman Republic.
1271 - Kublai Khan renames his Empire Yuan.
1352 β Innocent VI is elected Pope.
1622 - Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Angola.
164... |
8726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/June%204 | June 4 |
Events
Up to 1900
780 BC β The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.
1039 β Henry III becomes King of Germany.
1615 β Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan.
1745 - Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick I of Prussia's army defeats the Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexand... |
8727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/November%2012 | November 12 |
Events
Up to 1900
764 β Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days.
1028 β Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes of dying Constantine VIII
1439 β Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament.... |
8728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/September%2014 | September 14 |
Events
Up to 1900
AD 81 Domitian becomes Roman Emperor.
1180 Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan.
1509 Constantinople is hit by an earthquake, killing 13,000.
1515 After the Battle of Marignano and defeat to French forces, Switzerland declares itself 'for ever' neutral.
1741 George Frideric Handel completes ... |
8729 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/July%2030 | July 30 |
Events
Up to 1900
634 Battle of Ajnadayn: Byzantine Empire forces under Theodore are defeated by the Rashidun Caliphate near Beit Shemesh in present-day Israel.
762 Baghdad is founded.
1419 First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill 7 members of the Prague city council.
1502 Christophe... |
8730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/September%2028 | September 28 |
Events
Up to 1900
48 BC β Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. It may have occurred on September 29, his 58th birthday, but records are unclear.
235 - Pope Pontian resigns.
365 - Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople and procla... |
8731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/February%206 | February 6 |
Events
Up to 1900
1643 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Fiji.
1649 β The Parliament of Scotland declares the future Charles II as King.
1685 β James II of England/James VII of Scotland becomes King.
1778 - American Revolutionary War: France recognizes the United States as an independent republi... |
8732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911 | 1911 | 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
April 19 β Michel Fokine's Le Spectre de la Rose debuts in Monte Carlo with Nijinsky in the title role
June 13 β Michel Fokine's Petrushka debuts in Paris with Nijinsky in the title role
December 14 β Roald Amundsen arrived the sou... |
8733 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%2029 | March 29 |
Events
Up to 1900
502 - King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws.
1430 - The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures the Byzantine city of Thessalonica.
1461 - Wars of the Roses: In the Battle of Towton, Edward of York defea... |
8734 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%2015 | January 15 |
Events
Up to 1900
69 - Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.
1362 β A North Sea flood kills many thousands of people.
1541 - King Francis I of France gives Jean-Francois Roberval a commission to settle the Province of New France... |
8735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/May%2019 | May 19 |
Events
Up to 1900
715 - Pope Gregory II is elected.
1051 - Henry I of France marries Anne of Kiev.
1314 β Visby, on the Swedish island of Gotland, is almost completely destroyed by fire.
1364 - Charles V of France and Jeanne de Bourbon are crowned French King and Queen respectively.
1445 - John II of Castile d... |
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