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112243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta%20Flames | Atlanta Flames | The Atlanta Flames were an ice hockey team in the NHL from Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team was moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were renamed the Calgary Flames. The team was named after the burning of Atlanta, led by U.S. Army general William Sherman during... |
112244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder%20Memorial%20Trophy | Calder Memorial Trophy | The Calder Memorial Trophy is a yearly award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The award has been awarded 70 times since its beginnings in 1937. The voting is conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the co... |
112252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afroasiatic%20languages | Afroasiatic languages | Afroasiatic (Afro-Asiatic), also called Afrasian or Hamito-Semitic or Semito-Hamitic, is a large language family. They are mainly spoken in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa and parts of the Sahel. There are around 300 Afroasiatic languages that are still spoken. About 495 million people speak an Afroasiat... |
112259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20John%27s%2C%20Antigua%20and%20Barbuda | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, an island nation in the Lesser Antilles. St. John's is located on the island of Antigua.
References
Hammand World Atlas Corporation, Hammond World Atlas, Fifth Edition, 2007, p. 208
National capitals in North America
Antigua and Barbuda |
112260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Illinois%20at%20Urbana-Champaign | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | The University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign (UIUC) is a university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system.
The university has 18 Colleges that offer more than 150 programs of study. It is a selective state schools in the United States. Many ... |
112261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi%2C%20A%20Life%20in%20the%20Woods | Bambi, A Life in the Woods | Bambi, A Life in the Woods () is a novel by Austrian author Felix Salten. It was published in 1923. The story is about a Roe Deer and his life as he grows up.
Adaptations
The book was made into a film called Bambi by Walt Disney Productions. The film is famous and received a midquel titled Bambi II in 2006. In the Di... |
112274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicktoons | Nicktoons | Nicktoons are animated television shows which are produced by and aired on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Prior to 1991, Nickelodeon aired mostly foreign made animated series. The idea for Nicktoons was formed in 1989 and on Sunday, August 11, 1991, the first Nicktoon, Doug, was aired followed by Rugrat... |
112297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidun%20Empire | Rashidun Empire | Rashidun Empire, Islamic Empire () or Rashidun Caliphate () are the terms used to describe the empire that was controlled by the first four successors of Muhammad (the "Rightly Guided" caliphs). The empire was founded after Muhammad's death in 632 and lasted until 'Ali's death in 661. At its height, the power of the R... |
112301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Secretary%20of%20the%20Treasury | United States Secretary of the Treasury | The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury. The Secretary is concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United States is similar to the finance mi... |
112309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20penguin | African penguin | The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Black-footed or Jackass penguin, is found on the south-western coast of Africa. It lives in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The largest colony on Dyer Island, near Kleinbaai. Two colonies were establish... |
112310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Department%20of%20the%20Treasury | United States Department of the Treasury | The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the treasury of the United States government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The first Secretary of the Treasury was Alexander Hamilton. He almost single-handedly worked out the nation's early finan... |
112312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loose%20%28album%29 | Loose (album) | Loose is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released on 9 June 2006. It is her most successful album, selling more than 8 million copies worldwide. The hip-hop producer Timbaland helped Furtado recording this CD. It featured many hits including the U.S. number-one singles "Promi... |
112313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20Good%20Things%20%28Come%20to%20an%20End%29 | All Good Things (Come to an End) | "All Good Things (Come to an End)" is a pop song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released at the end of 2006. It hit number-one in the European charts.
2006 songs
Nelly Furtado
Pop ballads |
112315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puklice | Puklice | Puklice is a village in the Jihlava District, Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. About 760 people live there. It covers 10,92 km². Puklice was first documented in 1318.
Villages in the Czech Republic |
112318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gump%20Worsley | Gump Worsley | Lorne John "Gump" Worsley (May 14, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec – January 26, 2007 in Beloeil, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump. He died of a heart attack.
Achievements
S... |
112319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel%20Larocque | Michel Larocque | Michel 'Bunny' Larocque (April 6, 1952 - July 29, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.
Playing career
Larocque would help win four Vezina Trophies. During that time, th... |
112320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne%20Chabot | Lorne Chabot | Lorne "Chabotsky" Chabot (October 5, 1900 in Montreal, Quebec – October 10 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Lorne played in the National Hockey League from 1926 to 1937. During this time, he played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Mo... |
112323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normie%20Smith | Normie Smith | Norman "Normie" Smith (March 18, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada – February 2, 1988) was a Vezina-winning goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings. Smith did not let in a goal by the Montreal Maroons in the NHL's longest game, a 176-minute, 30-second game, on way to a Stanley Cup championship in 1936. After suffering an a... |
112324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Kerr | Dave Kerr | David Alexander Kerr (January 11, 1910 in Toronto, Ontario – May 11, 1978) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 427 games in total, 327 of them with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
He played amateur hockey before joining the NHL, winning the Allan Cup in... |
112325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE%20United%20States%20Championship | WWE United States Championship | The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling title. It has mostly been the exclusive secondary championship of WWE's weekly TV show, SmackDown Live since April 2017 whe... |
112329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20Mowers | Johnny Mowers | Johnny Mowers (October 29, 1916 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - December 7, 1995) was an ice hockey goaltender who played for the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Vezina Trophy in 1943. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Mowers played goal for the Red Wings on their way to the Stanley Cup in 1943, shutting out the Bosto... |
112333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Lumley | Harry Lumley | Harry "Apple Cheeks" Lumley (November 11, 1926 – September 13, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League.
Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, Lumley starred for several years with the Owen Sound Mercurys and later with the Owen Sound Orphans and then the Barrie Colts. He al... |
112336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis%20DeJordy | Denis DeJordy | Joseph Denis Emile DeJordy (born November 15, 1938, in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada), is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played goal for four NHL teams, most notably the Chicago Black Hawks.
Playing career
Denis DeJordy was a goaltender with the Chicago Black Hawks, Los Angeles Kings, Mon... |
112337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20von%20Clausewitz | Carl von Clausewitz | Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz () (July 1, 1782 in Burg bei Magdeburg – November 16, 1831 in Breslau) was a Prussian general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He joined the Russian Army to fight against the French invasion of Russia. Later, he wrote about war and the military.
He wrote the book On War, in whic... |
112340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogatien%20Vachon | Rogatien Vachon | Rogatien "Rogie" Vachon (born September 8, 1945 in Palmarolle, Quebec) was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.
Vachon shared the 1968 Vezina Trophy with Gump Worsley while wit... |
112342 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328%20NHL%20season | 1927–28 NHL season | The 1927–28 NHL season was the eleventh season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup beating the Montreal Maroons becoming the first United States based team since the start of the NHL to win it and first since the Seattle Metropolitans won in 1917. This... |
112348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk%20County%2C%20Florida | Polk County, Florida | Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, 483,924 people lived there. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 561,606. The county seat is Bartow, Florida. Its largest city is Lakeland. The center of population of Florida is in the town of Lake Wales.
References
Florida countie... |
112349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928%E2%80%9329%20NHL%20season | 1928–29 NHL season | The 1928–29 NHL season was the twelfth season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. This was the first Stanley Cup playoffs ever that saw two United States based teams compete for the cup. The Boston Bruins won over the New York Rangers two games to none in a best-of-three final.
Regular seaso... |
112351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown%20University | Georgetown University | Georgetown University is a Catholic university in Washington, D.C. It was started in 1789 by the Jesuit priest John Carroll. It is the oldest Catholic university in the United States of America. In the 19th century, the university sold more than 300 slaves in order to pay for its expansion.
References
Association of... |
112355 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC | DC | DC can mean many things:
DC Comics, who make comic books about Superman, Batman, and others
Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America
Dubai City, to distinguish it from the emirate
Direct current, a type of electricity |
112363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Adams%20Award | Jack Adams Award | The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." It has been awarded 33 times to 28 different winners. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the regular season. Many... |
112374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagpipes | Bagpipes | The bagpipes are a musical instrument. They are sometimes just called "pipes". They have a bag that holds air. The player keeps the bag full of air by blowing into it with a tube or pumping it with a bellows. To make music, the bag is pressed and the air comes out through a kind of flute or "chanter". There are usually... |
112375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment%20Software%20Rating%20Board | Entertainment Software Rating Board | The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is an organization that rates video games. Rating is voluntary. Game publishers do not have to submit their games for ratings. There are seven ratings: E (Everyone), E10+ (Everyone 10+), T (Teen), M (Mature 17+), AO (Adults Only), and RP (Rating Pending). Some retailers ma... |
112376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005-06%20NHL%20season | 2005-06 NHL season | The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 21 2006 and ended on June 19. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers. This was the first Stanley Cup for the Hurricanes.
The 2004–05 season was cancelled due to a labour dispute with the... |
112380 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330%20NHL%20season | 1929–30 NHL season | The 1929–30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens upset the heavily favoured Boston Bruins two games to none for the Stanley Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA =... |
112387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331%20NHL%20season | 1930–31 NHL season | The 1930–31 NHL season was the fourteenth season of the National Hockey League. Ten teams played 44 games each. The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in a best-of-five Stanley Cup final for their second Cup win in a row.
Art Ross bitterly complained about the Stanley Cup final setup. H... |
112390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Hockey%20League%20awards | National Hockey League awards | The National Hockey League presents lots of annual awards and trophies to recognize its teams and players. The oldest, and most notable, is the Stanley Cup. First awarded in 1893, the Stanley Cup is awarded to the NHL's playoff champion. The Stanley Cup is the third trophy to be used as the league's championship, as... |
112392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizmonim | Pizmonim | Pizmonim (, singular pizmon) are Jewish songs and melodies sung to praise God.
Judaism
Music genres |
112395 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca%20Marenzio | Luca Marenzio | Luca Marenzio (born Coccaglio, near Brescia, Italy, 18 October? 1553?; died Rome, 22 August 1599) was an Italian composer who lived in the late Renaissance. He was one of the best known composers of madrigals.
Life
Marenzio may have been born in 1553. We think this because his father once wrote down his son’s age.... |
112396 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Yonge | Nicholas Yonge | Nicholas Yonge (born about 1560; buried October 23, 1619) was an English singer and publisher (his name is an old spelling of the word "Young" and pronounced the same way). He is most famous for publishing a collection of music called Musica transalpina in (1588).
Music publishing was quite a new thing in those days.... |
112399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons%20Roasting%20on%20an%20Open%20Fire | Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire | "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" is the series premiere (the first episode) of The Simpsons. It was first shown on television on December 17, 1989. It is the first time the Simpson family is seen on half-hour (30 minutes) television.
In the episode, Bart Simpson gets a tattoo without permission from his mother Mar... |
112400 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse%20of%20Horror%20%28The%20Simpsons%20episode%29 | Treehouse of Horror (The Simpsons episode) | Treehouse of Horror is the third episode in season 2 of The Simpsons. It was first shown on October 25, 1990. It is the first-ever "Treehouse of Horror" episode and has since been followed by a yearly "Treehouse of Horror" episode. This episode features three stories. The last one is the famous The Raven by Edgar Alla... |
112407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE%20Divas%20Championship | WWE Divas Championship | The WWE Divas Championship was a championship in WWE competed for by women, called Divas by WWE. It was established in 2008 and Michelle McCool was the first champion. It was deactivated in 2016 in favor of the new WWE Women's Championship. Charlotte was the final champion.
History
As a result of the WWE Brand Extensi... |
112408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain%20Vigneault | Alain Vigneault | Alain Vigneault (b. May 14, 1961) formerly coached the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and New York Rangers. He is currently coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.
1961 births
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Jack Adams Award winners
Living people |
112409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy%20Ruff | Lindy Ruff | Lindy Ruff (born February 17, 1960) is the current head coach of the New Jersey Devils. He is currently the longest-serving coach in the NHL, being Buffalo's coach since 1997.
Other websites
1960 births
American Hockey League players
Buffalo Sabres players
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
I... |
112411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Tortorella | John Tortorella | John Robert Tortorella (born June 24, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey coach currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
He coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and won both the Jack Adams Award and the Stanley Cup, with the Lightning, in 2004. He coached the New York Rangers from February 23, 2009 t... |
112412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity | Charity | Charity could mean:
Charity (practice), the practice of benevolent givings
Charitable organization, an association formed for charitable purposes
501(c)(3) organization which is a USA specific category for a public charity or a private foundation
Charity (virtue), in Christianity
Charity (name), a given name
Cha... |
112414 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish | Horseradish | Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family. The plant is probably native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. It grows up to 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall, and is usually grown for its large, white, tapered root.
The unbroken horseradish root has very little smell. When cut or gr... |
112421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic%20Names%20Information%20System | Geographic Names Information System | The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) contains name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features in the United States of America and its Territories. GNIS was developed by the United States Geological Survey and the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote... |
112422 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/12%20Rounds | 12 Rounds | 12 Rounds is a British rock band that was started by Atticus Ross and singer Claudia Sarne.
Albums
1996: Jitter Juice (Polydor)
1998: My Big Hero (Nothing)
1998: My Big Hero (Interscope)
Other websites
Official site
English rock bands |
112427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration | Emigration | Emigration is leaving one's country or area to go live in another. Emigration (leaving) from one country is usually followed by Immigration (coming into) into another. The difference between the two is the perspective (or point of view) of which country a person is leaving and which country they are going to.
The urg... |
112432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassicales | Brassicales | The Brassicales are an order of flowering plants. They are in the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system.
Classification
Order Brassicales
Family Akaniaceae
Family Bataceae (salt-tolerant shrubs from America and Australasia)
Family Brassicaceae (mustard and cabbage family)
Family Capparaceae (c... |
112465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Economic%20Forum | World Economic Forum | The World Economic Forum is a foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is known for holding a yearly meeting in Davos in the mountains of Graubünden. Important leaders from politics (such as presidents) and the economy are given an opportunity to talk about subjects that concern everyone. Very often, these subjects ... |
112468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous%20Province%20of%20Kosovo%20and%20Metohija | Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija | The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, or in ; in Albanian: Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë, commonly known as Kosovo and Metohija, or in ; in Albanian: Kosova dhe Metohija, or Kosovo, or in ; in Albanian: Kosova, for short, and abbreviated as KiM or Kosmet from Kosovo and Metohija; means the area of... |
112469 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly%20of%20Kosovo | Assembly of Kosovo | The Assembly of Kosovo (, Skupština Kosova) is an institution linked to governing the territory of Kosovo. The Assembly was created by the United Nations to provide for a democratic form of government.
Structure
The assembly has 120 seats. 100 seats are filled with people directly elected into the assembly. The remai... |
112470 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Grand%20Prix | French Grand Prix | The French Grand Prix (1906-1967: Grand Prix de l'ACF, 1968-2008: Grand Prix de France) was a race held as part of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) annual Formula One (F1) automobile racing championships.
Grand Prix motor racing started in France. The French Grand Prix was open to international compet... |
112471 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie-woogie | Boogie-woogie | Boogie-woogie is a solo piano-style that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Boogie-woogie was developed in the southern parts of the USA. Boogie-woogie is connected with dancing.
It has a regular bass figure, an ostinato and simple examples of shifts of level.
Notable players
Albert Ammons
Dean... |
112473 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country%20blues | Country blues | Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) is all the acoustic, guitar forms of the blues.
Important country blues musicians
Etta Baker
Robert Lowery
Blind Blake
Son House
Bo Carter
Charley Patton
Tommy Johnson
Robert Johnson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willi... |
112474 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20blues | Electric blues | The electric blues is a type of blues music made different by the amplification of the guitar, the bass guitar, and/or the harmonica.
Important electric blues artists
John Lee Hooker
Eric Clapton
Fleetwood Mac
Rory Gallagher
Buddy Guy
Slim Harpo
Elmore James
B.B. King
Jimmy Reed
Eric Sardinas
Stevie Ray Va... |
112476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump%20blues | Jump blues | Jump blues is a type of up-tempo blues music. It has a jazzy, saxophone (or brass instruments) sound, driving rhythms and shouted vocals.
Other websites
Lindy Hop Style of Dancing used with Jump Blues
Swing and Jump Blues Guitar Jump Blues Guitar
Short History of Jump Blues The Big Heat
Jump Blues Piano Overvi... |
112477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Formula%20One%20Grands%20Prix | List of Formula One Grands Prix | The following is a complete list of Grands Prix which have been a part of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship since it started in 1950.
At the end of the 2019 season, 1018 World Championship Grands Prix will have been held including the Indy 500 which was a part of the World Championship from 1950 until 1960.
Major ... |
112478 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul%20blues | Soul blues | Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Singers and musicians who grew up listening to the electric blues of Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James etc. and soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Otis Redding, and gospel music wanted to connect their favori... |
112479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%20blues | Chicago blues | The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois by adding electrically amplified guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone to Delta blues.
Important Chicago blues musicians
Below is a list of notable Chicago blues musicians (and groups) alphabetized by first name (or sta... |
112481 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana%20blues | Louisiana blues | The Louisiana blues is a type of blues music with slow rhythm which makes the sound dark and tense.
Louisiana blues musicians
Nathan Abshire
Marcia Ball
Guitar Junior
Slim Harpo
Jessie Hill
Lazy Lester
Lightnin' Slim
Raful Neal
Tabby Thomas
Katie Webster
Robert Pete Williams
Snooks Eaglin
Blues music |
112483 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Orleans%20blues | New Orleans blues | New Orleans blues is a mix of Dixieland music and rhythms from Caribbean music. It is played on the piano or a horn instrument. The music is upbeat despite the blues-based content of many of the song choices.
References
Blues music |
112485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Louis%20blues | St. Louis blues | For the hockey team, see St. Louis Blues.
The St. Louis blues is a type of blues music. It is played on the piano and is closely related to the jump blues, ragtime and piano blues.
St. Louis blues artists
Fontella Bass
Chuck Berry
Henry Brown
Teddy Darby
Walter Davis
Donny Hathaway
Johnnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
Al... |
112486 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%20blues | Texas blues | Texas Blues is a type of blues. Musicians such as Stevie Ray Vaughan played it by using various types of guitar sounds like southern slide guitar and different melodies of blues and jazz.
Important artists
Albert Thunderbirds
Lightnin' Hopkins
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Billy Gibbons
Freddie King
Leadbelly
Delbert... |
112487 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20blues%20genres | List of blues genres | Acid Blues
Blues-rock
Blues shouter
Boogie-woogie
British blues
Canadian blues
Chicago blues
Classic female blues
Delta blues
New Rhythm and Blues
Country blues
Detroit blues
Gospel blues
Hokum blues
Jazz blues
Jump blues
Kansas City blues
Louisiana blues
Memphis blues
Piano blues
Piedmont blues
Punk blues
Rhythm and... |
112488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20blues | British blues | The British blues is a local type of blues music in Great Britain. It started in the late 1950s and had its climax in the middle of the 1960s.
History
Blues came to Britain from the 1930s onwards. Seamen brought records to British ports. During the Second World War and in the Cold War GIs brought them to Britain. Duri... |
112489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Coast%20blues | East Coast blues | East Coast blues is a type of Blues music which needs fast fingerpicking and ragtime style.
Important Artists
Louis Jordan
Blind Boy Fuller
Sonny Terry
Blues music |
112494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexapoda | Hexapoda | The subphylum Hexapoda, meaning "six legs", is the largest group of arthropods. It includes the insects and three much smaller groups of arthropods without wings: Collembola, Protura, and Diplura.
All of these were once called insects. It seems they are polyphyletic, and evolved independently from each other. In oth... |
112495 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurasiatheria | Laurasiatheria | Laurasiatheria is a large group of placental mammals. The name comes from the area where advanced mammals evolved. This was on the northern supercontinent of Laurasia, roughly corresponding to Eurasia today plus North America. When Pangaea broke up, it split first into Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south.
... |
112497 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticeti | Mysticeti | The Mysticeti are one of the two suborders of the Cetacea. They are often called baleen whales, or 'whalebone whales' or 'great whales'.
Baleen whales have baleen plates made of keratin.
The difference is connected with feeding. Baleen whales strain plankton out of the water, whereas the Odontoceti (toothed whales) ... |
112505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinaceidae | Erinaceidae | Erinaceidae is a family in the mammalian order Eulipotyphla. It contains the well-known hedgehogs of Eurasia and Africa and the moonrats of South-east Asia. This family was once in the order Insectivora, but that order is not used anymore.
Characteristics
Erinaceids are generally shrew-like in form, with long snouts ... |
112507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropus | Macropus | Macropus is a marsupial genus that belongs to the family Macropodidae. It has 14 species. The genus includes all land kangaroos, wallaroos and several species of wallaby.
Taxonomy
Genus Macropus
Subgenus Notamacropus
Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis
Black-striped Wallaby, Macropus dorsalis
Tammar Wallaby, Macropus... |
112512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soricomorpha | Soricomorpha | The Soricomorpha ("shrew-form") was a proposed biological group in the class of mammals. It includes all the shrews, solenodons and moles. It is divided into 4 families, one extinct. The other three families are the shrews, solenodons and moles. This followed the discovery, from sequence analysis, that the old order In... |
112519 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20and%20the%20Wolf | Peter and the Wolf | Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev. It was written in 1936 after his return to Russia, then part of the Soviet Union. It is a children's story. Prokofiev got the idea from Natalya Sats, who led the Moscow State Musical Theater for Children. The idea was to introduce children to the different musica... |
112522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%20national%20football%20team | Israel national football team | The Israel National Football Team is the national football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association.
They Play in Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, and in Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. Israel had one World Cup appearance in 1970.
Most appearances
Top 12 Israeli pla... |
112524 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid | Metroid | is an action-adventure video game made by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on the Famicom Disk System on August 6, 1986. In 1987 and 1988, it was released in Europe and North America on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Years later, it was released for the Wii.
Metroid is the first game in the Metroid series ... |
112535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0zmir | İzmir | İzmir is a city in the west of Turkey. It has one of the biggest seaports in the Aegean Sea region and all of Turkey. İzmir is a popular destination for tourists, who come for beaches and cultural tours. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification). Izmir is the third largest cit... |
112537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antalya | Antalya | Antalya is a city in southern Turkey. The city is in the Mediterranean Region and along the coast of Mediterranean Sea. 2.158.265 people live there. Antalya is the most important tourism destination in Turkey and one of the best in Mediterranean. The city created a good image and its name started to be known to tourist... |
112538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatay | Hatay | Hatay is a city in the southern part of Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. Hatay is bordered by Syria on the south and east.
In ancient times the city was called Antioch. It joined Turkey in 1939. From 1938 to 1939, the city was independent as Hatay State.
Stamps issued as Hatay state, today Turkey
Cities in Turke... |
112539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural | Mural | A mural is a painting on a wall or a ceiling. Murals are usually big. They may be in public places, such as the outside of a building, or indoors. |
112540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunceli%20Province | Tunceli Province | Tunceli is a province in the eastern part of Turkey. The province was named Dersim before 1936. The word Dersim means silver door in the Kurdish language. Its capital is also called Tunceli.
Tunceli has one of the highest literacy rates in Turkey. In 1979 and 1980, Tunceli has the highest number of students entering ... |
112541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20World%20Heavyweight%20Champions%20%28WWE%29 | List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE) | This is the title history of the World Heavyweight Championship. The title was introduced in 2002 when WWE bought out World Championship Wrestling WCW. It was retired and unified on December 16, 2013 when Randy Orton defeated John Cena at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
Title History
As of , .
List of combined reign... |
112550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniz%20Baykal | Deniz Baykal | Deniz Baykal (born 20 July 1938) is a Turkish politician and academician. He was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey. He has been the Member of Parliament for Antalya since 2002.
He quit his academic career and was elected as the Member of Parliament from t... |
112555 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniz%20Gezmi%C5%9F | Deniz Gezmiş | Deniz Gezmiş (February 27, 1947 – May 6, 1972) was a political activist in the late 1960s. He is one of the founders of the Marxist-Leninist organization Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu, in English Turkey People's Liberation Army.
Gezmis was captured by the Turkish government and the trial period started. At the end of ... |
112556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%20Monument | Washington Monument | The Washington Monument is a large, tall, white obelisk near the west part of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It was built to remember George Washington, who was the first President of the United States. It is the tallest stone structure in the world, and is 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m) tall. The monument is ma... |
112558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avrupa%20Yakas%C4%B1 | Avrupa Yakası | Avrupa Yakası (English: European Coast) is a popular sitcom which broadcasts on Turkish TV. The plot is Nisantasi, İstanbul. The writer of the series is Gülse Birsel also plays the role as Aslı. As today it reached six season and still counting, airing on every Wednesday at 20.00 (GMT +2) on ATV.
Cast
Gülse Birsel as ... |
112560 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCy%C3%BCkada | Büyükada | Büyükada () is an island in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey.
Büyükada is a tourist location for people from Istanbul for holidays. In Büyükada there are no cars allowed. The only cars are owned by the police, fire department and the other local authorities. The bicycle is the most common transport used in th... |
112561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Mall | National Mall | The National Mall, often just called the Mall, is an open park in the city center Washington, D.C. It has many museums, like the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art. It is found between the United States Capitol and the Washington Monument, which are about one mile apart. It is a popular place, and is used f... |
112563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/How%20I%20Met%20Your%20Mother | How I Met Your Mother | How I Met Your Mother (or HIMYM) is an American situation comedy (sitcom) that started on CBS Broadcasting on September 19, 2005.
The story is set in New York City. It is about a man named Ted Mosby who tells his son and daughter how he met their mother. Ted is played by Josh Radnor and the story is narrated by Bob Sa... |
112567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelization | Pixelization | Pixelization is a way of hiding information from a picture. It is often used to censor pictures or movies that are inappropriate. It is also used to hide someone's face if they do not wish to be seen.
Censorship
Art |
112568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1z%20Technical%20University | Yıldız Technical University | Yıldız Technical University is a university in Turkey. It is found in Beşiktaş,İstanbul. The university has three campuses in Davutpasa, Yıldız and Ayazağa. It is a public university.
Departments
Civil Engineering
Architecture
İnternational Relationships
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electrical Engin... |
112570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tract | Tract | A tract, is a short literary work that is written to convince somebody of an idea or belief. Tracts are often used in politics as political propaganda, or in religion by people who want to share their religious beliefs. They are often either left for someone to find, or are given out for free.
Genres
Religious texts |
112573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive%20Methodist%20Church | Primitive Methodist Church | The Primitive Methodist Church is a body of evangelical Christians in the Methodist denomination. They began in England in the early 1800s, with the influence of American evangelist Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834).
Other websites
History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion by H. B. Kendall
Primitive Methodist Church in the... |
112574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadolu%20University | Anadolu University | Anadolu University (Turkish: Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a high-degree educational institution in Eskişehir, Turkey providing distance education.
References
Other websites
Anadolu University Website
Colleges and universities in Turkey
1958 establishments
20th-century establishments in Turkey |
112580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Air%20and%20Space%20Museum | National Air and Space Museum | The National Air and Space Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, in the National Mall. It is the most popular Smithsonian museum, and over five million people visit it each year. The museum has the most airplanes and spacecraft in the world.
At the museum
There are many exhibits of famous planes or... |
112581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Alfredsson | Daniel Alfredsson | Daniel Alfredsson (born 11 December 1972) is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey right winger. He played a career total of 18 years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings. He is best known for being the captain of the Senators from 1999 to 2013. He also pl... |
112582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termite | Termite | Termites are a suborder of social insects, the Isoptera. They are sometimes called "white ants", incorrectly, because ants belong to the Order Hymenoptera.
They are eusocial animals, as are ants and some bees and wasps. Termites mostly feed on detritus, mostly wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung. There are an est... |
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