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11635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Edge | The Edge | David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known as The Edge, is an English-born musician. He is known best as the guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2.
Personal life
David Howell Evans was born at the Barking Maternity Hospital, in Essex, England. His parents, Garvin and G... |
11636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Mullen%20Jr. | Larry Mullen Jr. | Larry Mullen Junior (born 31 October 1961) is an Irish drummer. He is a member of the rock band U2. Mullen was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Besides U2, Larry has worked with other musicians, including: Nanci Griffith, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Robbie Robertson, Paul Brady and B.B. King. Because of the Irish National... |
11637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah%20Carey | Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, philanthropist and author. She has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Early life
Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1969, in Huntington, New York. Her father was of Af... |
11639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrology | Andrology | Andrology is the study of male health, especially male sexual organs and reproduction.
It is similar to the study of women's health, called gynaecology. Andrology has only been studied since the late 1960s. The first specialist journal on the subject was the German periodical Andrologie, published from 1969 onwards.
... |
11640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1503 | 1503 |
Events
Erasmus: Enchiridion militis chritiani ("Handbook of the Christian Soldier").
Births
August 12 – Christian III of Denmark and Norway |
11642 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert%20Hoover | Herbert Hoover | Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. As a United States Commerce Secretary in the 1920s under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted economic m... |
11644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20A.%20Garfield | James A. Garfield | James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831– September 19, 1881) was an American politician. He was the 20th president of the United States from March to September 1881. Before he became president, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1881.
He was the second president to be assassinated (kill... |
11662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Reed | Robert Reed | Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch. He also played major roles in The Defenders and Rich Man, Poor Man. He was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards during the 1970s.
Reed was born John Robert Rietz in Highland Park, I... |
11663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwasher | Dishwasher | The word dishwasher means either the person who washes (cleans) dishes or a machine that does the same thing. A person could wash dishes either by hand or by operating a dish washing machine.
Occupations
Home appliances |
11664 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Quincy%20Adams | John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States. He was the first president who was a son of a president. Also, Adams was the first president to be photographed, instead of painted.
Adams was a Federalist and served in the administrations of all the presidents that p... |
11666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Fonda | Peter Fonda | Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor. He and Dennis Hopper starred in the motorcycle movies, The Wild Angels and Easy Rider. He appeared in many other movies, including Ulee's Gold, in which he was nominated for an Academy Award, Thomas and the Magic Railroad and The Passion of ... |
11667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Hopper | Dennis Hopper | Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American television, movie, stage, and voice actor, artist, photographer, writer, movie director, and an art collector. He has appeared in many movies and television shows, since the 1950s.
Early life
Hopper was born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas. He spent... |
11671 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd%20Rundgren | Todd Rundgren | Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Two of his best-known songs are "I Saw The Light" and "Hello It's Me". Both were on his 1971 album Something/Anything?. Most of the songs on that album were performed by Rundgren alone, using multitrack recorders and playin... |
11672 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066 | 1066 | 1066 was a year which brought great changes in England. The land had four kings during the year. The year started under Anglo-Saxon rule, and ended under Norman rule. This was the only occasion since Roman Britain when the entire country was successfully invaded.
There were four kings during the year: Edward the Confe... |
11673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1497 | 1497 |
Events
July 8 – Vasco da Gama leaves Lisbon, Portugal for is first trip through the Cape of Good Hope to India.
Spanish Empire: Melilla is captured by Castile.
Girolamo Savonarola, priest and leader of Florence, Italy burns what he believes is immoral art in Piazza della Signoria. Savonarola is excommunicated and... |
11674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1559 | 1559 |
Events
January 15 – Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
March 23 – Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia, defending his lands against the invasion of Nur ibn Mujahid, Sultan of Harar, is killed in battle. His brother Menas succeeds him as king.
April 3 – Peace of Cateau Cambrésis – France makes peace wi... |
11675 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1581 | 1581 |
Events
January 16 – English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism
April 4 – After going around the world Sir Francis Drake is knighted by Elizabeth I.
July 26 – The Northern Netherlands becomes free from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration.
Births
January 4 – James Ussher, Anglo-Irish priest and scholar
February 1... |
11676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1509 | 1509 |
Events
February 2 – Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India.
April 22 – Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
April 27 – Pope Julius II places Venice under interdict and excommunication for refusing to cede part of Romagna under Papal control
May 14 – Battle of Agnadello – French... |
11677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1521 | 1521 |
Events
April 17 – Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
May 17 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
August 13 – The ruler of the Aztec Empire surrenders to Spanish conquistadors. This ends the Aztec Empire.
August 29 – The Ott... |
11678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda | Al-Qaeda | al-Qaeda (, al-qāʿidah, "the base"), is an armed Islamic group that was started between August 1988 and late 1989.p75 It works as a network, as a stateless army, and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad. Most of the world thinks it is a Takfiri and a terrorist organization.
Members of al-Qaeda have... |
11698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1863 | 1863 |
Events
Battle of Gettysburg
Founded Red Cross.
Births
January 17 – David Lloyd George, British politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1945)
April 5 – Victoria of the United Kingdom, British royal (died 1950)
June 19 – John Goodall, English footballer (died 1942)
July 30 – Henry Ford, American... |
11699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905 | 1905 | 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Art, music, theatre, literature
October 15 – Little Nemo in Slumberland debuts in American newspapers.
A Little Princess is published
Events
January 22 – "Bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg (Russia). First Russian Revolution has started.
... |
11700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917 | 1917 |
Events
Last year of Tsar Nicolas II of Russia's reign.
Russian Revolutions (Russia goes communist)
The United States declares war on Germany (for World War I)
Influenza pandemic
Births
January 5 - Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)
January 12 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian spiritual leader (d. 2008)
Ja... |
11701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915 | 1915 | 1915 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
The Birth of a Nation is released.
April 15 – Armenian Genocide
Births
February 1 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (d. 2000)
April 21 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor, painter and writer (d. 2001)
April 27 – Hovhan... |
11702 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn | Tallinn | Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. It is on the north-eastern coast of Estonia and borders the Gulf of Finland. The city is next to many lakes. The largest of these lakes is called Lake Ülemiste, and most Tallinnites get their drinking water from this lake.
Tallinn's Old Town, which is the historic town center, is a U... |
11704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombardy | Lombardy | Lombardy (/ˈlɒmbərdi, ˈlʌm-/ LOM-bər-dee, LUM-; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lombardia, Western Lombard: [lũbɐ̞rˈdiːɑ], Eastern Lombard: [lombɐ̞rˈdiːɑ, -ˈdeːɑ]) is a region in the northern part of Italy. It is the most populated region of the country, and has almost 9.4 million people. The capital is Mila... |
11705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions%20of%20Italy | Regions of Italy | Italy is a country in the south of Europe. It is divided into 20 regions. A region is a part of the country with a government and a president.
In Italy, regions can decide some things. They can give money to local business. They can decide some things about hospitals, schools, and transport.
In some regions, people s... |
12120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1886 | 1886 |
Events
February 6 – A large demonstration about unemployment at Trafalgar Square led to riots at Pall Mall
March 1 - Anglo-Chinese School was founded in Singapore by Bishop William Oldham.
April 6 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada becomes a city.
October 4 – Johannesburg, South Africa was founded.
October 2... |
12122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Nabokov | Vladimir Nabokov | Vladimir Nabokov (April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977) was a Russian-American author. He wrote his first books in Russian, and after he moved to the United States, he wrote in English. His most famous book is Lolita, but others have also become famous, such as Pnin, Pale Fire, and Ada or Ardor.
Nabokov was born in Saint Pet... |
12152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abingdon%2C%20Oxfordshire | Abingdon, Oxfordshire | Abingdon is a town in England. It is in the Thames Valley in southern England, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Oxford. It is the seat (place of the government) of the Vale of White Horse district in Oxfordshire. Abingdon was once the county town of Berkshire. It is one of several places which claim to be Britain's oldest o... |
12153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeadon | Yeadon | Yeadon is a town near Leeds in England. It is in West Yorkshire and part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is home to Leeds Bradford International Airport.
Towns in West Yorkshire |
12154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Washington%20Carver | George Washington Carver | George Washington Carver (c. January 1860 – January 5, 1943) was an American educator, botanist (someone who works with plants), and inventor. He is best known for his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other crops.
Carver's reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, suc... |
12156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1744 | 1744 |
Deaths
January 25 - Domenico Sarro
April 25 – Anders Celsius |
12158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%20calendar | Julian calendar | The Julian calendar, proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE (708 AUC), was a reform of the Roman calendar. It was first used in 1 January 45 BCE. It was the main calendar in most of the world, until Pope Gregory replaced that with the Gregorian calendar in 4 October 1582.
During the 20th and 21st centuries, the date acc... |
12159 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian%20calendar | Gregorian calendar | The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used throughout most of the world. It began being used in 1582. It replaced the previous Julian calendar because the Julian calendar had an error: it added a leap year (with an extra day every four years) with no exceptions. The length of the Julian year was exactly 365.25... |
12161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20hemisphere | Southern hemisphere | The Southern hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the equator. It has about 10 percent of world's population and only a small part of the world's land. A very small part of Asia, one-third of Africa, 90 percent of South America, and all of Australia and Antarctica are in this hemisphere.
Related pages
Nort... |
12174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism | Sufism | Sufism (also known as Tassawuf) is a group or branch in Islam with a mystic path or system. Someone who practices Sufism is called a Sufi, and may be a Dervish or a Fakir.
Origins
At first, Sufism only meant making Islam more personal and internal. Some say it first came from constantly reciting the Qur'an, meditating... |
12176 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove | Dove | Pigeons or doves are the bird family Columbidae.
The common names pigeon and dove are often used interchangeably. In ornithology, "dove" tends to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones. The wild ancestor of the domestic pigeon is the "rock dove". The feral pigeon is common in many cities.
There a... |
12178 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20Prohias | Antonio Prohias | Antonio Prohias (January 17, 1921 – February 24, 1998) was a Cuban-born cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of Spy vs. Spy. The running gag is of two incompent spies-one in black clothing-one in white clothing-who consisity try to outdo each other in comic mayhem. Although one comic only identies their countrie... |
12187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor | Chancellor | Chancellor is the leader of the government in Germany or Austria. The title "Chancellor" means the same thing as "Prime Minister".
For example, Italy has a Prime Minister while Germany has a Chancellor. They have the same job but a different title.
In the United Kingdom, the Chancellor means the Chancellor of the... |
12208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD | MUD | In terms of computer games, a MUD (short for Multi-User Dungeon, Multi-User Dimension or Multi-User Domain) is a multiplayer online game that is usually completely text-based.
Types of video games
Video game genres |
12209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses%20S.%20Grant | Ulysses S. Grant | Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822–July 23, 1885), born Hiram Ulysses Grant, was an American general who helped the Union Army of the United States win the American Civil War. He later became the 18th president of the United States (1869-1877).
Early life
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasan... |
12210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada | Grenada | Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad) is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea that received its independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. Its capital is St. George's.
The island was invaded by the American military in 1983 because of Cuba's presence there. In 2004, a hurricane named Ivan destroyed most of ... |
12224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accrington | Accrington | Accrington is a town in Lancashire, England. It is in North West England. The town had a population of 35,203 in the 2001 census. The Accrington Stanley Football Club play here.
Towns in Lancashire |
12226 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yateley | Yateley | Yateley is a suburban town in England in the county of Hampshire. It had a population of 21,011 according to the 2001 census.
Location
It is on the borders with Berkshire and Surrey. It lies some 35 miles (56 km) west-south-west of London and 15 miles (24 km) south of Reading. Other local towns and villages include E... |
12227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon | Stratford-upon-Avon | Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in England. It is famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare. It lies on the River Avon, 22 miles (35 km) south east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south west of the county town, Warwick.
Towns in Warwickshire
Sites associated with William Shakespeare |
12228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune | Pune | Pune is the 8th largest metropolis in India. It is in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city is famous for the great Maratha king Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The game of badminton was invented there in the 19th century. It is also the birthplace of spiritual teacher Meher Baba. Mula and Mutha are the two rivers that... |
12229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer%20%28Devon%29 | Beer (Devon) | Beer is the name of a village in Devon, South West England. It is famous for underground quarries started by the Romans which have supplied stone for many of England's Historic buildings. Fishing was also a large industry with smuggling connections and the ladies of Beer made the lace for Queen Victoria's wedding dress... |
12232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly | Fly | A fly (plural: flies) is an insect of the order Diptera. The Diptera is a large order of advanced flying insects.
Their most obvious distinction from other insects is in their flight. A typical fly has two flight wings on its thorax and a pair of halteres. The halteres, which evolved from the hind wings, act as flight... |
12249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhikr | Dhikr | The Arabic word Dhikr means remembrance. Another word is Dhikrullah (remembrance of God).
Dhikr is a kind of worship to God. It is often performed by the Sufis in congregation, and each Sufi order has its special kind of Dhikr.
However all Muslims must do dhikr.There are many benefits of doing Dhikr according to Islam... |
12252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockey | Jockey | A jockey is a person who rides horses in horse races. Most jockeys have to be under a certain weight and/or height, so they would not be too heavy on the horse.
Horse riding
Sports occupations |
12253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Lazenby | George Lazenby | George Lazenby (born September 5, 1939) is an Australian-born model and actor. He was born in Goulburn, New South Wales. He is best known for his role as James Bond in the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1968). He is the only actor to play the role of Bond only once in an official James Bond movie.
Other webs... |
12256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone | Cone | In common speaking and geometry, a cone is a solid object that one gets when one rotates a right triangle around one of its two short sides, the cone's axis. The disk made by the other short side is called the base, and the point of the axis which is not on the base is the cone's apex or vertex. An object that is shape... |
12257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice%20cream | Ice cream | Ice cream is a frozen dessert made from cream and ice, with added flavors and sweeteners. This mixture is quickly frozen while it is stirred continuously in a mixer,so that large ice crystals do not form. Some ice cream is made with carrageenan,a gum found in seaweed so that it is not sticky and easily eatable. Nowaday... |
12258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace%20Coolidge | Grace Coolidge | Grace Anna Coolidge (née Goodhue; January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957) was First Lady of the United States. She was the wife of United States President Calvin Coolidge. She acted as the First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929.
Biography
Her parents were Andrew and Lemira B. Goodhue. She was their only child. She... |
12260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20U.S.%20state%20flowers | List of U.S. state flowers | The state flower is a symbol for each state in USA, the state flowers for each state are:
References
Flowers, List of U.S. state
Flowers
Lists of plants |
12262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith | Blacksmith | A blacksmith is a person who works with iron and steel. The blacksmith hammers hot iron on an anvil to change its shape. Blacksmiths make iron and steel tools.
A smith is a person who works in metal. A blacksmith works with iron and steel. A thousand years ago, people only knew about seven metals (iron, gold, silver, ... |
12263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas | Caracas | Caracas is the capital city of Venezuela. Santiago de Leòn de Losada founded the city in 1567. It is where Simon Bolivar was born. The city has nearly 6 million people, who live in the metropolitan area. Caracas is the center of the economical activity of the country and also hosts the main government offices of Venezu... |
12268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestar%20Runner | Homestar Runner | Homestar Runner, also called H*R, is an Internet surreal comedy cartoon that was made using Adobe Flash. It usually gets updated every Monday (but, except for an update on April Fools' Day of 2014 and a few cartoons since, it has not been actively updated since December 2010) with a cartoon, a game, or a Strong Bad Ema... |
12275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst%20K%C3%B6hler | Horst Köhler | Horst Köhler (born 22 February 1943) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. He was the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU and the CSU, and the liberal FDP, for becoming President. Köhler was elected to his first five-year t... |
12277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012 | 2012 | 2012 (twenty twelve) (MMXII) was a .
The year 2012 was the International Year of Cooperatives and the Alan Turing Year.
2012 was the Chinese Year of Water Dragon based on the 12-year Chinese Zodiac cycle.
Events
January
January 1 – Start of Denmark's Presidency of the European Union
January 5 – Portia Simpson-M... |
12278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Williams | John Williams | John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. He has composed many soundtracks for blockbuster movies such as Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, Jaws 2, Indiana Jones, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Philosopher... |
12279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman | Superman | Superman is a famous comic book character, and is often known as the first modern superhero character. He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932, while they were still in high school. He first appeared in Action Comics issue #1 in 1938. Later, he appeared in movies, television series, cartoons, commercials... |
12280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia | Camellia | Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan and Indonesia. Scientists are still discussing how many species there are. The number of species varies between 100 and 250. Linnaeus named the genus inhonour of Fr. Georg Joseph Kamel, a ... |
12281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia | Magnolia | Magnolia can mean:
A magnolia (tree), that blooms white flowers, which are also called Magnolias
Magnolia (movie), 1999 movie
Magnolia, Arkansas
Magnolia, Iowa
Magnolia Hall hitopia |
12285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation | Exponentiation | In mathematics, exponentiation (power) is an arithmetic operation on numbers. It can be thought of as repeated multiplication, just as multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition.
In general, given two numbers and , the exponentiation of and can be written as , and read as " raised to the power of ", or ... |
12288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega | Sega | is a company that makes video games. In the past, they also made video game consoles. Their main office is in Tokyo, Japan. They also have offices in other continents – for example, North America and Europe. Their most famous video games are the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Another famous Sega series is Streets of Rage.
... |
12292 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary%20school | Primary school | A primary school (or elementary school) is a school for children between the ages of about five and eleven. It comes after preschool. When children finish learning at primary school, they go to secondary school.
In Bangladesh, pre-primary classes start with the 5years children learning program where the children are t... |
12293 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant | Restaurant | A restaurant (sometimes known as a diner) is a place where cooked food is sold to the public, and where people sit down to eat it. It is also a place where people go to enjoy the time and to eat a meal.
Some restaurants are a chain, meaning that there are restaurants which have the same name and serve the same food.... |
12294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimmed%20milk | Skimmed milk | Skimmed milk (United Kingdom), or skim milk (United States of America) is made when all the cream (also called milkfat) is removed from whole milk. Sometimes, only half the cream is removed, resulting in semi-skimmed milk instead.
Skimmed milk is more popular in the United States than Britain. It contains less fat than... |
12300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate | Chocolate | Chocolate is a food made from cacao beans. It is used in many desserts like pudding, cakes, candy, ice cream, and Easter eggs. It can be in a solid form like a candy bar or it can be in a liquid form like hot chocolate. Commercial chocolate has sugar and sometimes milk added. It has a melting point of about .
Dark cho... |
12301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1828 | 1828 | Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar.
Events
January–March
January 22 – UK: The Duke of Wellington takes over as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from Lo... |
12303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland | Northumberland | Northumberland is the most northern county in England. Lindisfarne is an island close offshore. The county town is Morpeth. Its finest church is Hexham Abbey. Historically Northumberland occupies a small part of the former Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.
History
Northumberland is where Roman occupiers once guarde... |
12305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin | Violin | The violin is a string instrument which has four strings and is played with a bow. The strings are usually tuned to the notes G, D, A, and E. It is held between the left collar bone (near the shoulder) and the chin. Different notes are made by fingering (pressing on the strings) with the left hand while bowing with th... |
12306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train%20station | Train station | A train station or railway station (also called a railroad station, rail station, or depot) is a place where passengers can get on and off trains and/or goods may be loaded or unloaded.
Early stations were usually built to handle passengers and goods. Today, goods are usually only unloaded at big stations. Stations a... |
12307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway%20track | Railway track | A Railway track or railway line is a set of two parallel rows of long pieces of steel.
They are used by trains to transport people and things from one place to another. (In America, people say railroad as well as railway). Often, there is more than one set of tracks on the railway line. For example, trains go east on ... |
12308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail%20transport | Rail transport | Rail transport is the movement of passengers and goods using wheeled vehicles, made to run on railway tracks. In most countries, this transportation method helps trade and economic growth. Railways (UK) or railroads (North America) provide an energy-efficient way to transport material over land. The railway tracks are... |
12312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterway | Waterway | A waterway is any body of water that can be used for transportation by people in boats. These include rivers, lakes, oceans, and canals.
They must be wide and deep enough for the boats, and either have no waterfalls and rapids, or have ways for boats to get around them, such as locks.
zh-min-nan:Chúi-lō·
zh:水系 |
12313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminus | Terminus | Terminus is a Latin word that literally means "Boundary stone" but can refer to:
Terminal station, a bus station or railway station acting as an end destination
Jupiter (god), also known by this name
Atlanta, Georgia, which was originally called Terminus |
12314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction | Junction | A junction is any place where linear things, especially roads and railway tracks, meet.
A Road junction is a place where roads meet. These are known as 'T' junctions and 'X' junctions.
Railway junction
A railway junction is a place where two railway tracks join. The shape of a junction looks like
Y
X
Sometimes... |
12316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station | Station | Station has many meanings, so it is often used with other words to tell people which one is meant:
In transport:
Railway station, a place where trains stop to load or unload passengers or cargo
Bus station, a place where buses stop to load or unload passengers and things
Gas station, a place where gas (petrol) can be ... |
12317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1816 | 1816 |
Events
Known as the "Year Without A Summer" in the northern hemisphere because of global cooling caused by the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption that happened in 1815.
February 12 – Fire almost destroyed the city of St. John's, Newfoundland.
March 23 – Law frees serfs in Estonia
March 25 – Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke ... |
12318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Brown | James Brown | James Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American R&B and funk singer. He was known as the "Godfather of Soul".
He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina and grew up in Augusta, Georgia. Brown was arrested by police on many occasions. When he was 16, he was convicted of armed robbery, for which he spent thr... |
12319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous%20Huxley | Aldous Huxley | Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 22 November 1963) was an English writer, and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
He wrote a number of novels, on various themes. Most of his books are about modern society, the effects of modern science and, later, on mysticism and psychedelic drugs like... |
12320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan%20Thomas | Dylan Thomas | Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet. He was born in the town of Swansea. He published his first book of poetry in 1932. In addition to writing poetry, he was an excellent speaker. He toured the United Kingdom and the United States reciting his poems. He wrote works for radio includ... |
12321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20Gorcey | Leo Gorcey | Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917 – June 2, 1969) was an American actor. He is most famous for appearing the Dead End Kids series.
Gorcey was one of the famous people who appeared on The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, but he asked to have his picture removed.
1917 births
1969 deaths
American mov... |
12323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750 | 1750 |
Births
May 31 – Karl August of Hardenberg, statesman and reformer (d. 1822)
September 5 – Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (d. 1774)
December 23 – King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
Deaths
July 28 – Johann Sebastian Bach (b. 1685)
September 15 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (b. 1690) |
12325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana | Indiana | Indiana is a U.S. state in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Other famous cities and towns include Bloomington, Gary, Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Evansville, Muncie, and Marion. People who live in Indiana are sometimes called Hoosiers. Indiana's state bird... |
12327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marun%20Field | Marun Field | The Marun field is a large oil field in Iran. It is 67 kilometers long and usually 7 kilometers wide. It is west of Dezful. It was discovered in 1964 and was drilled in 1966 for the first time.
Iran |
12329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf | Wolf | The wolf (Canis lupus) is a mammal of the order Carnivora. It is sometimes called timber wolf or grey wolf.
It is the ancestor of the domestic dog. A recent study found that the domestic dog is descended from wolves tamed less than 16,300 years ago south of the Yangtze River in China.
There are many different wolf su... |
12331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Lampard | Frank Lampard | Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978 in Romford, London, England) is an English former footballer and manager whose the current manager of Premier League club Everton. He was known at his playing time at Chelsea. He is the son of Frank Lampard Senior, a former West Ham and England player. Lampard went to Brentwood Sc... |
12332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini | Eswatini | Eswatini is a country in Africa. It is officially the Kingdom of Eswatini (Umbuso weSwatini). It was called Swaziland until April 2018.
Its capital is Mbabane. The country is named after the 19th-century king Mswati II. Eswatini was colonized by the British and the Boers at the end of the 19th century.
Eswatini is a... |
12333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia | Liberia | The Republic of Liberia is a small country on the coast of West Africa. It has common borders with Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. The country has a size of about by . As of 2021, there are about 5,000,000 people in Liberia. The capital city of Liberia is Monrovia. For ships, Liberia is a flag of convenience.
... |
12334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20African%20Republic | Central African Republic | The Central African Republic (CAR) (, , or Centrafrique ; Sango Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is mostly a plateau or high, flat piece of land about 941 metres above the sea. The CAR covers a land area of about , and has an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2008. B... |
12335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Jong-nam | Kim Jong-nam | Kim Jong-nam (May 10, 1971 - February 13, 2017) was the eldest son of Kim Jong-il, the former leader of North Korea.
He tried to enter Japan using a fake passport in May 2001. This was to visit Disneyland. This caused his father to not approve of him. Kim Jong-nam's younger half-brother Kim Jong-un was made the heir... |
12336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Sahara | Western Sahara | Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; Amazigh: Tanẓṛuft Tutrimt; ) is a territory in Africa. To the north is Morocco, to the east is Algeria, to the south is Mauritania, and to the west is the Atlantic Ocean. Its surface is . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world. Most of the territory i... |
12337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunis | Tunis | Tunis (, Tūnis) is the capital city of Tunisia. As of 2004, 728,463 people lived in the city. About 1.6 million live in the metropolitan area.
Other websites |
12338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique | Mozambique | Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in southeastern Africa. Its capital is Maputo. There are about 31 million people. In 1975, Mozambique became independent from Portugal. (National Day on 25th June, 1975) The country was named Moçambique by the Portuguese after the Island of Mozambique whic... |
12339 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian%20Fossey | Dian Fossey | Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985) was an American zoologist. She is best known for studying gorillas in Rwanda.
Fossey was inspired by a book called The Mountain Gorilla by George Schaller. Fossey studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda because of the book. When people want to get close to gorillas and ge... |
12344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland | Maryland | Maryland is a state in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. It is on the south-east of the East Coast. Its capital is Annapolis, and its biggest city is Baltimore.
The governor of Maryland is Larry Hogan. He was elected in the 2014 election. Hogan was re-elected during the 2018 election.
The state... |
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