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124975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore%20Resolution | Lahore Resolution | The Lahore Resolution (Urdu=Qarardad-e-Lahore قرارداد لاھور), commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (Urdu=قرارداد پاکستان Qarardad-e-Pakistan) was a political resolution, or statement drafted between 22nd to 24th March 1940, by the 25-member Working Committee of the All-India Muslim League, and then formally adopte... |
124978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritsar%20Tahsil | Amritsar Tahsil | Amritsar Tahsil was an administrative subdivision of the Lahore Division in British Punjab of British India. The tahsil had an area of 545 square miles. To the west was Lahore situated on the Ravi River and east was the Beas River, which divided it from the State of Kapurthala. The area contained fertile land irrigated... |
124979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%20%28British%20India%29 | Punjab (British India) | Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between India and Pakistan. The area that made up British Punjab streched from Himachal Pradesh in the east to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the... |
124981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saugor%20and%20Nerbudda%20Territories | Saugor and Nerbudda Territories | The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories was a region of British India. The territories were located in what is now the central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in India. It includes the districts of Sagar (Saugor), Damoh, Jabalpur, and Narsinghpur.
The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories were captured from the Marath... |
124982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian%20Jackson%20Braun | Lilian Jackson Braun | Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913 – June 4, 2011) was an American writer. She is most well known for her "The Cat Who..." series of mystery books. The books are about the life of former newspaper reporter James Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, KoKo and Yum Yum. She wrote 29 books in "The Cat Who..." series. Braun... |
124984 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faridpur%20District | Faridpur District | Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. The area of this district is 2072.72 km² and is bordered by Rajbari and Manikganj districts on the north, Gopalganj district on the south, Dhaka, Munshiganj and Madaripur districts on the east. The soil of this region is fertile, although... |
124986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal%20Division | Barisal Division | Barisal (also spelt Barisāl) is a division of south-central Bangladesh. It used to be a district called Bakerganj. It is now one of 6 divisions of Bangladesh, but before Bangladeshi independence it was formerly part of East Pakistan as a district. The town of Barisal was under the control of the Roychoudhury family, wh... |
124987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong%20Division | Chittagong Division | Chattogram Division ' (চট্টগ্রাম) is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the most southern areas of the country and is also the second largest one.
History
Pakistani rule
In 1947 the area was continued as a Division, as one of four divisions of East Bengal. The upland districts of Khagr... |
124988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna%20Division | Khulna Division | Khulna Division is one of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It is in the southwest of the country. Almost 30 million people live there. Its headquarters is Khulna city in Khulna District.
Geography
The Khulna division borders the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka Division to the northeast, Barisal Division t... |
124989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi%20Division | Rajshahi Division | Rajshahi Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has a population of almost 30 million and area of about 34,513 km2. Rajshahi division consists of 16 districts, 128 Upazilas and 1,092 Unions (the lowest administrative tier). It has an excellent rail and roads. The divisional city Rajshahi ... |
124990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet%20Division | Sylhet Division | Sylhet Division is the Northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is named after its main city, Sylhet. The division is bordered by the Meghalaya State of India on the north, Tripura State on the south, Assam State of India on the east and Dhaka and Chittagong divisions on the west. Bangladeshis also claims the Karimganj ... |
124991 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barguna%20District | Barguna District | Barguna is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. It has a total area of 1831.31 km². It is bordered on the north by the districts of Jhalokati, Barisal, Pirojpur and Patuakhali. In the east, it borders Patuakhali District. On the south, Barguna is bounded by Patuakhali District, ... |
124992 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal%20District | Barisal District | Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.
History
Barisal was a semi-independent area in the Mughal period. Later it came under the control of British India. After British rule it was part of East Bengal (later East Pakistan) and finally, Bangladesh.
Subdivisions
B... |
124993 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhola%20District | Bhola District | Bhola () is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is in the Barisal Division. It is also the largest offshore island region in Bangladesh, with an area of 3403.48 km². It is bordered by Lakshmipur and Barisal districts to the north. Bay of Bengal is to the south; Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, Meghna (lower) r... |
124994 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhalokati%20District | Jhalokati District | Jhalokati or Jhalokathi () is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.
Subdivisions
The district is administratively subdivided into 4 upazilas, these are:
Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
Kathalia Upazila
Nalchity Upazila
Rajapur Upazila
References
Districts of Bangladesh |
124995 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patuakhali%20District | Patuakhali District | Patuakhali is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. This district is called "SagorKonna", which means daughter of sea. It is watered by the Bay of Bengal.
Subdivisions
There are 6 Upazilas/Thanas in this district. They are:
Bauphal Upazila
Dasmina Upazila
Dumki Upazila
Ga... |
124996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirojpur%20District | Pirojpur District | Pirojpur () is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. Most of the land is low lying and the soil is fertile. There are small forests. The Pirojpur municipality was established in 1985. Nesarabad is famous for business centres and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove tree)... |
124997 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisions%20of%20Bangladesh | Divisions of Bangladesh | Bangladesh consists of a number of administrative areas called divisions (bibhag), each named after its respective capital.
Barisal (বরিশাল Borishal)
Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম Chôţţogram)
Dhaka (ঢাকা Đhaka)
Khulna (খুলনা Khulna)
Mymensingh (ময়মনসিংহ Moymonsingho)
Rajshahi (রাজশাহী Rajshahi)
Sylhet (সিলেট Sylhet)
Ran... |
124999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts%20of%20Bangladesh | Districts of Bangladesh | There are 64 Districts of Bangladesh known as zilas (Bengali: জেলা jela - district). The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila (উপজেলা upojela).
These 64 districts make up the eight divisions of Bangladesh, the districts are listed below in alphabetical order by division. The official E... |
125000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backergunje | Backergunje | Backergunje, or Bakarganj was a former district of British India in the Dacca division of Eastern Bengal and Assam, and is now mostly in Bangladesh. In the year 1901, the population was 2,291,752. The district was mainly flat even country with areas of bamboo and betelnut trees, and was crossed by dark-coloured and slu... |
125001 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandarban%20District | Bandarban District | Bandarban (Bengali:বান্দরবান) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bandarban (meaning the dam of monkeys) is also known as Arvumi or the Bohmong Circle (of the rest of the three hill districts Rangamati is the Chakma Circle and Khagrachari is t... |
125002 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bod%2C%20Bra%C8%99ov | Bod, Brașov | Bod is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. As of 1966, just over 4,000 people were living in Bod.
Bod |
125004 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafat | Calafat | Calafat is a city in Dolj County, Romania. It is near the Danube River. This is across from the Bulgarian city of Vidin. Calafat was started in the 14th century by Genoese colonists. About 21,200 people lived in Calafat, as of 2000.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Calafat is twinned with:
Vidi... |
125005 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia | Dacia | The Roman province of Dacia was in the Balkans. It included Transylvania, Banat and Oltenia in the modern Romania, and Muntenia and southern Moldova. It did not include the nearby regions of Moesia.
It was a big district in Central Europe of the Roman Empire. The northern part of the border was made up of the Carpathi... |
125006 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gepids | Gepids | The Gepids were an East Germanic Gothic tribe who became famous after defeating the Huns. The place where the Gepids lived was called Gepidia or Kingdom of the Gepids. The place where the Gepids used to live contained some of Romania, Hungary and Serbia.
References
Other websites
Map of Gepidia
Map of Gepid Kingdom... |
125025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander-in-Chief | Commander-in-Chief | A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces. Some country's commander-in-chief does not need to have been a soldier or involved in the military. The term was first used by King Charles I of England in 1639.
Commanders-in-Chief is sometimes referred to as Supreme Commander, which is sometimes u... |
125030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbu%2C%20Harghita | Corbu, Harghita | Corbu is a commune in Harghita County, Romania.
Corbu |
125032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20India%20Command | British India Command | British India Command was the name given to the general staff of the Commander-in-Chief (shortened to C-in-C) of British India.
The Commander-in-Chief of India reported to the civilian Governor-General of India. Most of the C-in-C's staff were based at the General Headquarters India (GHQ India).
World War II
During ... |
125041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor-General%20of%20India | Governor-General of India | The Governor-General of India was the head of the British administration in British India. He was known as the Viceroy because he was the representative of the monarch, who for many years was Queen Victoria.
The position was created in 1773, with the title of "Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William". In t... |
125045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20Hastings | Warren Hastings | Warren Hastings (December 7 1732 - August 22 1818) was the first Governor-General of India, from 1773 to 1785. He was born at Churchill, Oxfordshire. He attended Westminster School before joining the British East India Company in 1750 as a clerk. In 1757 he was made the British Resident (administrative in charge) of ... |
125050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Clive | Robert Clive | Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, KB (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was a British soldier who established British control in Southern India and Bengal. Together with Warren Hastings he was one of the key figures in the creation of British India.
Robert Clive was born at S... |
125056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed%20Hussain%20Bilgrami | Syed Hussain Bilgrami | Syed Hussain Bilgrami (1842 - 1926) was an Indian Muslim educator and politician and early leader of the All India Muslim League. He taught Arabic at Canning College, Lucknow.
References
Indian politicians
Leaders of All India Muslim League
1842 births
1926 deaths
Early life[edit]
Syed Hussain Bilgrami was born in 18... |
125057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaudhry%20Khaliquzzaman | Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman | Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman (1889–1973) was an Pakistani Muslim politician. He was leader of the All India Muslim League in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh). A strong supporter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Pakistan movement, Khaliquzzaman migrated to Pakistan in 1947.
1889 births
1973 deaths
Pakistani people ... |
125076 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valea%20Mare%2C%20Covasna | Valea Mare, Covasna | Valea Mare (Hungarian: Nagypatak) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. About 1,140 people lived in Valea Mare as of the year 2002.
Valea Mare
Transylvania |
125096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias | Tobias | Tobias is a Greek form of the Hebrew name "Tobijah" from the Bible, meaning "Jehovah [God] is good". It is often used as a male given name in Germany, Scandinavia, the United States and among Jewish people. In countries that speak English it is often shortened to Toby. Other short forms are Tobi (English, Germany) and ... |
125097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying%20disc | Flying disc | A flying disc is a flat round object with a thick rim. The rim make the disc easier to grip and throw, and also keeps the disc from turning over as it flies. Detailed throwing instructions are below, but the basic goal is to throw the disc while also making the disc spin.
Also mentioned below is a flying ring, made... |
125098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%20Maiden%20%28album%29 | Iron Maiden (album) | Iron Maiden is a first album made by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
It was released on 11th April 1980. The main musical type of the album is heavy metal but some songs, like "Sanctuary" or "Running Free" are like punk rock music. Some fans feel that a song from this album, "Phantom Of The Opera" is the best so... |
125113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh%20Awami%20League | Bangladesh Awami League | The Bangladesh Awami League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ; also translated Bangladesh People's League) is the mainstream secular political party in Bangladesh. The party is now headed by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Awami League has been in government twice, about eight and a half... |
125114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh%20Jamaat-e-Islami | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (or 'Jamaat' for short) is the largest Islamic political party in Bangladesh. It is also one of the largest Islamic parties in South Asia, the party was formed when Bengal was part of British India.
History
Hindustan Period (1941 - 1947)
:See Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Pakistan Period (1948 - 1... |
125115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiyo%20Gano%20Front | Jatiyo Gano Front | The Jatiyo Gano Front (National People's Front) is a left-wing political group in Bangladesh. The JGF used to be part of the Workers Party of Bangladesh but split from them in 1995. The JGF is led by Tipu Biswas.
Political parties in Bangladesh
1995 establishments in Asia
20th-century establishments in Bangladesh |
125116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad%20Pakistan%20Party | Azad Pakistan Party | The Azad Pakistan Party is a left-wing Pakistani party founded by Mian Iftikharuddin. He is an ex-member of the Indian Congress who went on to join the Muslim League that created Pakistan.
Political parties in Pakistan |
125117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insaf%20Party | Insaf Party | The Insaf Party (Justice Party), was a Muslim political party. It was founded by Syed Shahabuddin in 1989 as a split from the Janata Party - it formed as a protest against the alliance between V.P. Singh and the right wing Bharatiya Janata Party. When the V.P. Singh government fell in 1990, the IP stopped being a part... |
125118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apna%20Dal | Apna Dal | The Apna Dal is a political party in India. Most of the people who support are from the Kurmi caste. Its main base is in central Uttar Pradesh. Apna Dal is led by Sone Lal Patel.
Political parties in India |
125119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambedkar%20National%20Congress | Ambedkar National Congress | The Ambedkar National Congress is a political party based in India. The party works for the rights of Dalits. Mr. Mohammed Kazam Ali Khan is the founder and President of the ANC.
Political parties in India |
125120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Arthur%20Deane | Harold Arthur Deane | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harold Arthur Deane (1854-1908) was an administrator in British India. Deane served as the first Political Agent of the Malakand in 1895 and also as the first Chief Commissioner of the when the province was created on 9th November 1901.
References
People of British India
1854 births
1908 deat... |
125122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani%20English | Pakistani English | Pakistani English is the type of the English Language as it is spoken in Pakistan. It is recognised as one of the official languages of the country.
History
Although British rule in South Asia lasted for almost two hundred years, the areas that are now Pakistan were some of the last places to be taken over by the Brit... |
125126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne%20Woodward | Joanne Woodward | Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. She has won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards and a Cannes award. She is the widow of Paul Newman, who was also an actor. Woodward is also a television and theatrical producer.
Early life
Woodward was born in Thomasv... |
125127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN%20Integration | ESPN Integration | ESPN Integration is an agreement between ESPN and Electronic Arts to put various ESPN features in their games. The first game to feature ESPN Integration was MVP 06 NCAA Baseball. The features that have so far appeared include a streaming ticker at the bottom of the screen with real up to date sports scores, just as it... |
125129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Number%20of%20the%20Beast | The Number of the Beast | The Number of the Beast is the third album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982. It was the first album in which Bruce Dickinson sang. The Number of the Beast made Iron Maiden famous in United Kingdom and the rest of world. The songs in the album have many different subjects such as... |
125132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9%20Karaoke%20Hits%20Vol.%20I | Beyoncé Karaoke Hits Vol. I | {{Infobox Album
| name = Beyoncé Karaoke Hits Vol. I.jpg
| type = compilation
| Longtype = Karaoke album
| artist = Beyoncé
| cover =
| released = March 11, 2008
| recorded = 2006-2007
| genre = R&B
| length = 29:20
| language = English/Spanish
| label = Sony BMG Music Entertainment
| producer =
| Reviews =
| Co... |
125134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Pink%20Panther%20%282006%20movie%29 | The Pink Panther (2006 movie) | The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy movie. It is an adaptation of the Pink Panther movie series. In this movie, Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond.
This movie also stars Kevin Kline, Beyoncé Knowles,... |
125140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen%3A%20A%20Hip%20Hopera | Carmen: A Hip Hopera | Carmen: A Hip Hopera is an 2001 musical movie produced for television by MTV and directed by Robert Townsend. The movie stars Beyoncé Knowles, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Mekhi Phifer, Da Brat, Joy Bryant, Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow. It is based upon Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen, set in Philadelphia and Los ... |
125145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister%20Rogers%27%20Neighborhood | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, or just Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc. (named Sma... |
125153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Bush%20Koch | Dorothy Bush Koch | Dorothy Walker Bush Koch, often called "Doro," (born August 18, 1959), is the daughter of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush and former First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush. Her siblings are George W. Bush, the 43rd President, Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, ... |
125158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Rosellini | Albert Rosellini | Albert Dean Rosellini (born January 21, 1910 in Tacoma, Washington; died October 10, 2011 in Seattle, Washington) was a lawyer from the U.S. state of Washington. Rosellini was part of the Democratic Party and was the Governor of Washington (1957–1965) for two terms.
Rosellini died of pneumonia. At the time of his deat... |
125165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Mondale | Walter Mondale | Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American politician who was the 42nd vice president of the United States (1977–1981) under President Jimmy Carter. He was a two-term United States Senator from Minnesota. Mondale was the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1984. His vice p... |
125199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miep%20Gies | Miep Gies | Miep Gies, née Hermine Santrouschitz (born 15 February 1909; died 11 January 2010), was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II. She found and kept Anne's diary after Anne Frank was found and sent away by the Nazis. Although Gies did not read the diary (as she gave... |
125203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists%20of%20settlements%20in%20England | Lists of settlements in England | These two pages comprise the lists of cities and towns in England:
List of cities in the United Kingdom
List of towns in England
Lists of places within counties
The following are pages that contain the lists of places in each county in England, by county:
List of places in Avon
List of places in Bedfordshire
List of ... |
125204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20settlements%20in%20Avon | List of settlements in Avon | This is a list of settlements in the county of Avon, England, by letter:
A
Abbots Leigh -
Abson -
Acton Turville -
Aldwick -
Almondsbury -
Alveston -
Arnos Vale -
Ashley Down -
Ashton -
Ashton Gate -
Aust -
Avonmouth
B
Backwell -
Badminton -
Bannerdown -
Banwell -
Baptist Mills -
Barrow Gurney -
Barrs Court -
Barto... |
125205 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20settlements%20in%20Bedfordshire | List of settlements in Bedfordshire | The following is a list of all the towns and villages in the county of Bedfordshire, by letter:
See also List of places within Luton.
A
Aley Green -
Ampthill -
Arlesey -
Aspley Guise -
Aspley Heath -
Astwick
B
Barton-le-Clay -
Battlesden -
Beadlow -
Bedford -
Beeston -
Begwary -
Biddenham -
Bidwell -
Bigglesw... |
125207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20settlements%20in%20Berkshire | List of settlements in Berkshire | This is a list of places in the county of Berkshire, in England, by letter:
A
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Aldermaston Wharf -
Aldworth -
Arborfield -
Arborfield and Newland -
Arborfield Cross -
Arborfield Garrison -
Ascot, Berkshire -
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Ashampstead Common -
Ashford Hill -
Ashmansworth -
Ashmore Green -
As... |
125210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead%20%28disambiguation%29 | Maidenhead (disambiguation) | Maidenhead can be:
Maidenhead, a town in Berkshire in England
An archaic reference to:
the hymen
virginity (maidenhood)
Maiden Head, Somerset, a village in North Somerset, UK |
125212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor | Windsor |
Windsor can be any of the following:
Windsor (automobile) defunct American automobile maker
Windsor cap, soft men's cap
Windsor chair, type of armchair with turned bars forming a back and four turned legs
Windsor knot, type of knot used to tie a necktie
Windsor Report, report on challenges to unity in the Anglic... |
125214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20settlements%20in%20Buckinghamshire | List of settlements in Buckinghamshire | The following is a list of places in the county of Buckinghamshire, in England, by letter:
A
Addingrove, Addington, Adstock, Akeley, Alscot, Amersham, Ascott, Ashendon, Asheridge, Ashley Green, Askett, Aston Abbotts, Aston Clinton, Aston Mullins, Aston Sandford, Astwood, Aylesbury
B
Baker's Wood, Ballinger, Balling... |
125303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby | Gumby | Gumby is a dark green clay figure. He was in 233 episodes on American television series. He was also in a feature-length movie and other media. He has become well known as an example of stop motion clay animation. He has become a cultural icon. There have been many tributes and parodies, including a video game and ... |
125318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble%20Ultra-Deep%20Field | Hubble Ultra-Deep Field | The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, or HUDF, is an image of a small part of space in the direction of the constellation Fornax.
It took more than 3 months to capture this image, from September 24, 2003 to January 16, 2004. It is the furthest image of the universe ever taken by humans. In it we see the universe as it was 13... |
125319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin%20Tsiolkovsky | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky | Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (;
19 September 1935) was a Russian who pioneered spaceflight. His works later inspired Soviet rocket engineers such as Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko.
Early life
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was born on at Izhevskoye, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire.
When he was 10, he had sca... |
125321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane%20Broncos | Brisbane Broncos | The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league team. The team is based in Brisbane, Queensland. They were founded in 1987. They currently play in the National Rugby League competition. They have won six premierships, most recently in 2006.
Other websites
Rugby
Sport in Australia
Brisbane
1987 esta... |
125324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril%20Islands%20dispute | Kuril Islands dispute | The Kuril Islands dispute is a territorial disagreeent between Japan and Russia over the Kuril Islands. The Japanese government is asking for the restoration from Etorofuto island, Habomai islands, Kunashiri island, and the Shikotan island which are under the control of Russia.
Other websites
The history of the Kuril ... |
125327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinotorishima | Okinotorishima | is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. The 3-sq.-mile atoll is part of the Palau-Kyushu Ridge.
History
Okinotorishima is one of the Pacific Ocean islands known as Ogasawara, Tokyo.
Japan claims the waters around the island as an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ); but this is disputed by China.
Geograp... |
125330 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahata%20Nishi-ku%2C%20Kitaky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB | Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū | Yahata Nishi-ku is one of the wards in Kitakyūshū. It is the most populous of seven wards in Kitakyūshū. The ward has about 200,000 people living in it.
Kitakyūshū |
125332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wards%20of%20Japan | Wards of Japan | In Japan, a ward (Japanese: 区, Ku) is one of the divisions of a large city.
Related pages
Municipalities in Japan
References
Other websites
"Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows wards compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40]
Settlements in Japan |
125333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls | Dreamgirls | Dreamgirls is a musical. Tom Eyen wrote the book and lyrics. Henry Krieger wrote the music. The musical was loosely based upon The Supremes, The Shirelles, and other all-girl groups.
The musical premiered on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on 20 December 1981. It closed on 11 August 1985 after 1,521 performances. I... |
125334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/City%20designated%20by%20government%20ordinance | City designated by government ordinance | , also known as a or , is a defined class or category of Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government. These cities all have a population over 500,000 people.
History
The designated cites or ordinance cities were created because of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. Each... |
125335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbery | Robbery | A robbery is the act of stealing from a person using violence or by causing fear of violence. A person who commits robbery is known as a robber.
A person who steals without using violence or fear (such as stealing items from a store, or pickpocketing, or car theft), commits theft, not robbery.
In some US states, howe... |
125349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Atomic%20Energy%20Commission | United States Atomic Energy Commission | The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government, started after World War II by the United States Congress. It was made to help the development of atomic science and technology. This was because the control of atomic energy was with the people after president Harry S. Truman sign... |
125351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Vilnius | History of Vilnius | Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania.
Early history
Historians tend to identify the city with Voruta, a legendary capital of Mindaugas who was crowned in 1253 as King of Lithuania. The city was first mentioned in written sources in 1323, in letters of Grand Duke Gediminas that were sent to German cities and invited Ge... |
125372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Reiner | Carl Reiner | Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, voice artist, and comedian. He won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during his career. Reiner's most significant voice role is Sarmoti from Father of the Pride.
Early life
Reiner was born in the Bron... |
125383 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your%20Show%20of%20Shows | Your Show of Shows | Your Show of Shows was a 90-minute long comedy television series appearing weekly in the United States on NBC, from 1950 until June 5, 1954. The main people of the show were Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other people who appeared were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Nanette Fabray, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Tri... |
125402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie%20Darko | Donnie Darko | Donnie Darko is a 2001 American psychological supernatural drama thriller movie. It was written and directed by Richard Kelly. It is set in Middlesex, Virginia in 1988.
The movie did not earn much money when it was first shown in theaters, but it became much more popular when it came out on DVD.
A sequel, called S. D... |
125406 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Widmark | Richard Widmark | Richard Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American actor of movies, stage, radio and television. He is best known for his role as Tommy Udo in his first movie, Kiss of Death. Characters played by Widmark were often tough.
Other websites
Obituaries
The Daily Telegraph, 27 March 2008
The Times, 27 Ma... |
125458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin%20Atlantic%20Airways | Virgin Atlantic Airways | Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. (known as Virgin Atlantic) is an airline that is based in the United Kingdom. Virgin Atlantic is owned by 2 companies, Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines. Virgin Atlantic goes from its main hubs at London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport to many places like the USA, the Caribbean,... |
125461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic | Paramedic | A paramedic is a health care professional who works for the emergency medical services, usually on an ambulance. They help people who have been injured or become ill very suddenly.
Paramedics can do many different things to decide what the problem is and to treat the patient at the scene. If it is needed, they then ta... |
125465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis%20Fowl%20%28novel%29 | Artemis Fowl (novel) | Artemis Fowl is a book written by Eoin Colfer. It is the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. One of the main characters is Artemis Fowl II, trying to get gold from a group of fairies.
Characters
Some of the main characters are:
Humans
Domovoi Butler, usually known as Butler, Artemis' bodyguard and only friend
Jul... |
125474 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda | Anaconda | The Anaconda or green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is one of the biggest snakes in the world.
This Is a anaconda It is a non-venomous boa species from South America. It is the thickest, heaviest, and second longest known living snake (behind the reticulated python). The term "anaconda" usually means this species.
Habi... |
125481 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luise%20Rainer | Luise Rainer | Luise Rainer (January 12, 1910 – December 30, 2014) was a two-time Academy Award-winning German-born Austrian-American movie actress. She was the first person to win two Academy Awards in a row. The first was for her role as Anna Held in The Great Ziegfeld, and the second was for her role as a Chinese farmer in The Goo... |
125483 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice%20Road%20Truckers | Ice Road Truckers | Ice Road Truckers is a Canadian-American documentary-style reality television series that first appeared on television on The History Channel on June 17, 2007 (first season). The show follows the activities of truck drivers which operate on routes that contain frozen lakes and rivers in the remote Arctic territories of... |
125496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Music%20Awards | American Music Awards | The American Music Awards show is a major American music awards shows (the others are the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Country Music Association Awards). Michael Jackson has won 26 awards. This is more American Music Awards than anyone else has won.
Other websites
Official site |
125502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iggy%20Pop | Iggy Pop | James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born April 21, 1947), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and sometimes an actor. He has released five albums with The Stooges. In 1977 he released his first solo album.
1947 births
Living people
American rock singers
American singer-songwriters... |
125511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper | Sniper | A sniper is a person who is trained to shoot perfectly at things that are very small or very far away. The sniper's target is usually an enemy. Many military snipers get special training to use a sniper rifle, a special type of gun. Most sniper rifles have a telescope called a sniper scope to help the sniper see the ta... |
125521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20D%27Amato | Joe D'Amato | Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian movie director.
Other websites
Italian movie directors
1936 births
1999 deaths |
125523 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper%20rifle | Sniper rifle | A sniper rifle is a type of gun used to accurately shoot targets a long distance away. A person who uses a sniper rifle in the military is called a sniper.
A sniper rifle is much more accurate than a normal rifle. Almost all sniper rifles use a sniper scope, a special telescope that allows them to see targets very fa... |
125531 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Power | Harry Power | Harry Power (1819–1891) was born as Henry Johnson in Waterford, Ireland on 18 May 1819. He was a famous Australian bushranger. He is believed to be the man who taught Ned Kelly how to be a bushranger.
Power was sent to Van Diemen's Land for seven years for stealing a stealing a bridle and saddle. Released in 1848 he... |
125534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behrain | Behrain | Behrain is a popular hill station in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Hill Stations in Pakistan |
125535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galyat | Galyat | The Galyat region is an area roughly 50–80 km north-east of Islamabad, Pakistan, on both sides of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border. The word Galyat is the plural of the Urdu word gali, which means an alley between two mountains on both sides of which there are valleys and it is not the highest point in the range. M... |
125536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalam%20Valley | Kalam Valley | Kalam is worth seeing site in Swat valley. Kalam is located at the distance of 100 km from the mingora, in the northern upper part of Swat valley. It is located at the bank of Suvastu river in KPK province.Kalam is encircled by green hills, thick forests and blessed with mesmerizing Lakes, lively meadows and waterfalls... |
125537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malam%20Jabba | Malam Jabba | Malam Jabba (also Maalam Jabba, ) is a Hill Station in the Karakoram mountain range nearly 40 km from Saidu Sharif in Swat Valley, Sarhad, Pakistan. It is 314 km from Islamabad and 51 km from Saidu Sharif Airport.
Malam Jabba is home to the largest ski resort in Pakistan. The area also contains two Buddhist stupas and... |
125539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriata | Patriata | Patriata also known as New Murree is a hill station in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated 15 km south-east of Murree hill.
Hill Stations in Pakistan |
125541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charra%20Pani | Charra Pani | Charra Pani is a hill station in the Galyat region of northern Pakistan.
Hill Stations in Pakistan |
125544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invest%20%28meteorology%29 | Invest (meteorology) | An invest in meteorology (weather) (also INVEST) is a labelled area of bad weather that is being looked at for a possible tropical cyclone being made. Invests are labelled by three hurricane centers: the National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center and Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The labelling of an ar... |
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