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12345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Paul | Billy Paul | Billy Paul (Paul Williams; December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016) was an American R&B singer. His biggest hit was "Me and Mrs. Jones". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Paul died on the afternoon of April 24, 2016 in Blackwood, New Jersey after suffering from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81.
References
Gramm... |
12346 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita%20Coolidge | Rita Coolidge | Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American singer. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's pop, country, adult contemporary and jazz charts.
Personal life
Coolidge is part Cherokee, and this influences her music.
Coolidge married Tatsuya Suda on June 19, 2012 in the Cook Islands. Coolidge... |
12347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole%20Bayer%20Sager | Carole Bayer Sager | Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947) is an American songwriter and singer.
Singer-songwriters from New York
Singers from New York City
Grammy Award winners
1947 births
Living people
Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters |
12348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis%20Costello | Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer and songwriter. He was born in London. He was an important musician in the late 1970s punk rock and new wave music styles. In the 1980s, he played an original style of rock and roll. Later he wrote and performed music in a number of dif... |
12349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Cure | The Cure | The Cure are a British rock band. They formed in Crawley, West Sussex, England in 1976.
History
The Cure began in 1974 as 'Easy Cure'. It was formed by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) together with schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass), Lol Tolhurst (drums), and local guitarist Porl Thompson.
They began writing and demo... |
12350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawley | Crawley | Crawley is a town in West Sussex, England, near to Gatwick Airport. Crawley was built into a New Town in 1947. It now has thirteen neighbourhoods. Some famous people from Crawley are the musical group The Cure, Gareth Southgate, an England football player and comedian Romesh Ranganathan.
Neighborhoods
Pound Hill is t... |
12351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20%C3%96yster%20Cult | Blue Öyster Cult | Blue Öyster Cult is a psychedelic rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1971. They have many well-known songs like (Don't Fear) The Reaper, and Burnin' For You.
The group's best known songs are probably: The 1976 single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from the album Agents of Fortune (featured in the movie Hall... |
12352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf | Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967. The band has sold more than 25 million units worldwide, releasing 8 gold albums and 13 Hot 100 singles, including three top-10 hits in "Born to Be Wild", '"Magic Carpet Ride", and "Rock Me".
Popular culture
"Born to Be Wild," which has been l... |
12353 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence%20Clearwater%20Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Creedence Clearwater Revival (often made shorter as CCR or Creedence) was an American rock band from California, United States. They were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone. CCR was inducted into (became part of) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in... |
12358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret | Ferret | Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are domestic animals. They are the domestic form of the European polecat. They are in the weasel genus of the family Mustelidae.
Ferrets have an average length of 20 inches (51 cm) including a 5 inch (13 cm) tail, weigh about . They live for about 7-10 years. Males are larger than fema... |
12359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three%20Dog%20Night | Three Dog Night | Three Dog Night is an American rock band. They were popular from the late 1960s and early 1970s. They had 21 hit singles and 12 gold albums between 1969 and 1975.
Songs
An Old-Fashioned Love Song (written by Paul Williams)
Joy to the World (written by Hoyt Axton)
Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (by Randy Newman)
Eli's Comi... |
12360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Funk%20Railroad | Grand Funk Railroad | Grand Funk Railroad were an American rock group from Flint, Michigan. They were popular in the early and mid 1970s.
American rock bands
Musical groups from Michigan
People from Flint, Michigan |
12361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Sweet | The Sweet | The Sweet (also known as Sweet) are a British glam rock band. The group is famous for the songs such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Fox on the Run" and "Love is Like Oxygen". The group was originally called Sweetshop.
Studio albums
Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (1971)
Sweet Fanny Adams (1974)
Desolation Boul... |
12362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince%20%28musician%29 | Prince (musician) | Prince Rogers Nelson (better known as Prince) (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American musician and dancer. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was known for blending erotic lyrics with funk rock and technology. He had ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. His releases have sold... |
12363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane%20Eddy | Duane Eddy | Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) was a Grammy Award-winning American rock guitarist. Many people enjoyed his music and tried to play the same way as he did. He is best known for the music that he played without singing words. He is probably best known for his hit song Rebel Rouser (1958). Released in 1960, Eddy was the... |
12364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse | Nurse | A nurse is a person who is trained to give care to people who are sick or injured. Nurses work with doctors and other health care workers to make patients well and to keep them fit and healthy. Nurses also help with end-of-life needs and assist other family members with grieving.
Nursing is a profession, like a doctor... |
12365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent%20Femmes | Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes is a rock group. They formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1980.
American rock bands
American punk bands
People from Wisconsin |
12367 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy%20Osbourne | Ozzy Osbourne | John Michael '"Ozzy"' Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English heavy metal singer.
Osbourne was born in Marston Green, England. He grew up in Aston, Birmingham, England. He has dyslexia. He was convicted of burglary when he was a teenager, for which he was fined. He was sent to prison for not paying the fine.
Os... |
12368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah%20Shore | Dinah Shore | Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore, March 1, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American singer and host of her own talk show.
Television talk show hosts
Singers from Tennessee
1916 births
1994 deaths |
12369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan%20Adams | Bryan Adams | Bryan Guy Adams (November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock musician. He is known for the songs Summer of '69 and (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. He has performed with many other musical artists such as Def Leppard, Tina Turner, Sting, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Barbra Streisand and Melanie C. His best-selling albums ar... |
12371 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Orbison | Roy Orbison | Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer. In 1987, he was named into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Orbison was popular in the 1960s. He became less popular in the 1970s, but began to make a career comeback in the 1980s. However, as he was becoming more popular again, he died of a ... |
12372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor%20Dayne | Taylor Dayne | Taylor Dayne (born as Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962) is an American singer. She is best known for her song, "Tell it to my heart".
1962 births
Living people
Singers from New York |
12373 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Stills | Stephen Stills | Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. He is most famous as a member of the groups Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash. In 2003, Rolling Stone listed him at #28 on a list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
References
Singer-songwriters from Texas
Singer... |
12374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob%20SquarePants | SpongeBob SquarePants | SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated comedy TV show made by the late marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. It premiered on May 1, 1999.
It is Nickelodeon's most popular show. It has been made into many pieces of merchandise. The main character, SpongeBob is an adult sea sponge that acts like a chi... |
12377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20%26%20Paula | Paul & Paula | Paul & Paula (Ray Hildebrand, born December 21, 1940, and Jill Jackson, born May 20, 1942) are a pop/rock singing duo. They charted three Billboard Top 40 singles in 1963.
Musical groups from Texas |
12378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafood | Seafood | Seafood is food made from fish or other sea animals (such as shrimp and lobsters). The harvesting (collecting) of seafood is called fishing.
Seafood is rich in protein, and is usually thought as healthy food.
Seafood |
12379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer%20review | Peer review | Peer review is a process used when publishing documents where the work is reviewed by the author's peer group (someone in their field). It is a way of checking and reviewing a person's work. It is often used by scientists, scholars, medical professionals, engineers, and in some aspects of government.
For example, scie... |
12383 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto%20Rico | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a U.S. territory in the Caribbean Sea. This means that it is part of the United States and citizens of Puerto Rico are citizens of the United States as well. Puerto Rico is not an independent country, but there has been a movement for independence for almost two centu... |
12386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Ke%20Quan | Jonathan Ke Quan | Jonathan Ke Quan (born August 20, 1971 as Ke Huy Quan) is a Vietnamese-American former child actor.
In the 1980s, he appeared in several movies. His best known roles were as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). He now works as a stunt coordinator on many movies, fo... |
12387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage | Pilgrimage | A pilgrimage is when people travel to a place of worship that is usually far away. They may have to go to a different city or country. Usually a pilgrimage is done for spiritual or religious reasons. The purpose of Christian pilgrimage was summarized by Pope Benedict XVI this way:
There are also non-religious pilgrima... |
12391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1703 | 1703 | The year 1703 (MDCCIII) started on a Monday, (or a Thursday by the 11-day slower Julian calendar).
Events
St. Petersburg becomes the capital of Russia
February 2 – an earthquake hit the town of L'Aquila, Italy.
February 4 – in Japan, the 47 samurai (47 Ronin) commit seppuku, a ritual suicide.
February 14 – an e... |
12392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon | Watermelon | A watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a plant which was first domesticated in Africa. It is a cultivated edible fruit worldwide, there are more than 1000 varieties.
About 6% of a watermelon is sugar, which makes it very sweet. There are many different types of watermelon. Some have a green rind on the outside and a re... |
12396 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monrovia | Monrovia | Monrovia is the capital of Liberia. It is Liberia's most populous city with a population of 1,010,970. The city is named after 5th U.S. President James Monroe.
Monrovia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society. They wanted free slaves. Liberia has the word liberty in it and it was meant for slaves for ... |
12397 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Anka | Paul Anka | Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He is best known for such songs as Diana (1957) and Lonely Boy (1959).
Anka was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.
Personal life
Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Camelia and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka, Sr. They owned a re... |
12398 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Young | Neil Young | Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American musician and old man. He is known for his country and rock songs.
Many of his songs have a political and/or personal message. He was also a member of the groups Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Some of his best-known songs are "... |
12399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hitchhiker%27s%20Guide%20to%20the%20Galaxy | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series by Douglas Adams. It started out as a radio show series for the BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
Between 1979 - 1992, Adams wrote a series of five books.
In 1980, a second radio series was broadcast.
In 1981, it was made into a television series.
In 2004... |
12401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookbook | Cookbook | A cookbook, or cookery book, is kind of book that tells people how to prepare food for eating using specific instructions called a recipe. Most cookbooks also have tips on how to eat and present the food as well. They usually list the ingredients needed, time needed to cook, and the instructions. They may give other ti... |
12403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia | Somalia | Somalia (; ), officially called the Federal Republic of Somalia (; ), is a country in Africa. It used to be known as the Somali Republic. It is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden with Yemen to the north, the Guardafui Channel and Somali... |
12405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%20Blanc | Mel Blanc | Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (born Melvin Jerome Blank ; May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality. Nicknamed The Man of a Thousand Voices, he was best known for his voices in Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera cartoons, among others.
Blanc was born on May 30, 1908 in San Francisco, Cali... |
12407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConAgra%20Foods%2C%20Inc. | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | ConAgra Foods, Inc. is a food packing company that packs food for supermarkets, restaurants, and other businesses. It is located in North America.
Sources
Other websites
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
American food companies
Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska
1919 establishments in North America |
12408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod | IPod | The iPod is a range of portable music players designed by the company Apple Inc. in California. The iPod comes with computer cables so that the user can put music from their computer onto the iPod, and play music from it using headphones. Newer iPods allow a user to play games, view pictures, watch videos and use the i... |
12411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa%20Rica | Costa Rica | Costa Rica (officially called Republic of Costa Rica), is a country in Central America. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish. The official currency is the colón. It has enjoyed ... |
12412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (Belongs to china and the glorius ccp) is a state in the north-central United States. Two of the five Great Lakes and four other states (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota) border Wisconsin. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison. The biggest city in Wisconsin is Milwaukee.
History
Native first settled i... |
12413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odia%20Coates | Odia Coates | Odia Coates (November 13, 1941 – May 19, 1991) was an American singer. She is best remembered for her duet with Paul Anka, "(You're) Having My Baby" from 1974. The song was #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart for three weeks in 1974.
References
1941 births
1991 deaths
American pop musicians
Singers from Mississippi |
12414 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy%20Grant | Amy Grant | Amy Lee Grant (November 25, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her Contemporary Christian music, as well as pop music hits. Grant is the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever. She released her first album in 1977 at the age of 16.
Early life
Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia.... |
12416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalida | Dalida | Dalida (real name: Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti) (January 17, 1933 - May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian-born Italian/French biggest international singing icon and actress. She was born in Cairo to an Italian family. She had Italian citizenship all her life. From 1961, she also had French citizenship. She died in 1987. She is s... |
12417 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bangles | The Bangles | The Bangles are an all-female American rock band. The band started in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The Bangles are best known for their hit (popular) songs "Walk Like an Egyptian" (which featured a dance where a person walks by bending the left hand forward and the right hand backward), and "Manic Monday".
Albums ... |
12418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britcom | Britcom | "Britcom" is short for "British sitcom". It is a situation comedy show produced in the United Kingdom. This is what they are called especially in the United States and Australia, where they have cult followings. Some of them like Till Death Do Us Part and Steptoe and Son were remade as American comedy TV shows (All in ... |
12421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre | Millimetre | The millimetre is a metric unit of length. The symbol for the millimetre is mm. There are 1,000 millimetres in a metre.
Units of length |
12425 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris%20Kristofferson | Kris Kristofferson | Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a Scottish actor, musician, and writer. He is known for writing country songs for other people or singing them himself. He is also a well-known actor and appeared in films like Star is Born, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Bla... |
12427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20constant | Mathematical constant | A mathematical constant is a number, which has a special meaning for calculations. For example, the constant π (pronounced "pie") means the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This value is always the same for any circle. A mathematical constant is often a real, non-integral number of interest.
In contr... |
12432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning%20Tower%20of%20Pisa | Leaning Tower of Pisa | The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a building in Pisa, Italy. It is a bell tower. It is famous because it is not vertical. In 1990 the tower was leaning at 5.5 degrees and increasing. After that, much restoration work has been done to stop it from falling over completely. There was scaffolding all around the tower for 2... |
12433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower | Tower | A tower is a tall structure. Towers are different from buildings because people do not live in them. Many castles have towers. Today, towers are very tall. Some things they are used for are to send radio signals, for observation, or to hold up bridges.
sq:Kulla |
12435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel%20Aviv | Tel Aviv | The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo (; ) is a municipality in Israel, often just called Tel Aviv. It is Israel's second largest city and main commercial, financial, and industrial center. It is on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
In 2018, 451,523 people lived in the city of Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is a part of an area of... |
12436 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometry | Trigonometry | Trigonometry (from the Greek trigonon = three angles and metron = measure) is a part of elementary mathematics dealing with angles, triangles and trigonometric functions such as sine (abbreviated sin), cosine (abbreviated cos) and tangent (abbreviated tan). It has some connection to geometry, although there is disagree... |
12437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotheism | Monotheism | Monotheism is the belief in only one god, rather than two or more, which would be polytheism such as Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt and partly Hinduism. Many religions are monotheistic, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i Faith, Sikhism, Eckankar, Zoroastrianism, Cao Dai and Tenrikyo. Some pagan a... |
12438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytheism | Polytheism | Polytheism means believing in many gods. A person that believes in polytheism is called a polytheist. A religion with polytheism can be called a polytheistic religion.
Polytheism is well documented in historical religions of classical antiquity, especially those of ancient Greeks and Romans. Other ancient people who w... |
12439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelvana | Nelvana | Nelvana is a Canadian animation studio. It was founded in 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith. The company is now owned by Corus Entertainment. It is named after a local comic book superheroine of the 1940s.
It specialises mainly in the field of child-friendly TV show... |
12441 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb%20Bush | Jeb Bush | John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. He served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.
Bush is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, and grandson of... |
12442 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland | Auckland | Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. About 2 million people live in the Auckland region. For a short time in New Zealand's history it was the capital city. Now Wellington is the capital city.
Auckland is in the north of the North Island. It is on two harbours: the Manukau and Waitemata harbours. It is known a... |
12446 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism | Capitalism | Capitalism is an economic system. In it the government plays a secondary role. People and companies make most of the decisions, and own most of the property. Goods are usually made by individuals who work for companies that produce the goods. The companies then sell what is made by the individuals and make a profit. Th... |
12447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana | Ghana | Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) is a country in West Africa. Thirty-one million people live there; its capital is Accra. It is in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Côte d'Ivoire and Togo.
Since Ghana is near the Equator, the climate is very warm and tropical. The eastern coastal belt is warm and co... |
12448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry%20Shortcake | Strawberry Shortcake | Strawberry Shortcake is a doll. The doll has red hair and smells like strawberries. Kenner products created the first Strawberry Shortcake doll in 1979. At that time she resembled a typical rag doll, complete with freckles, a mop of red yarn hair, and a strawberry printed bonnet but the unique selling point was that, s... |
12450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina%20Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Aguilera made her debut in Star Search in 1990. Three years later, she starred on The New Mickey Mouse Club. She was signed to RCA Records after making the song "Reflection" for the movie Mulan. Aguilera rec... |
12456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken | Chicken | Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a term which refers to the male of a number of poultry. It is raised in many places for its meat and eggs. They are usually kept by humans as livestock. Some breeds of chickens can fly for a short distance. Some sleep in trees (if there are trees around).
A male chicken is called ... |
12460 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy%20disk | Floppy disk | The floppy disk (or a 3 1/2 floppy for today's standard) is a removable magnetic storage medium. Floppy disks are used for moving information between computers, laptops or other devices. Some early digital cameras, electronic music instruments and older computer game consoles use floppy disks. Floppy disks are insert... |
12461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat%20King%20Cole | Nat King Cole | Nathaniel Adams Coles, professionally known as Nat King Cole, (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965) was an American jazz musician, singer and songwriter. He was born in the southern city of Montgomery, Alabama. His father was a Christian minister. Millions of Nat King Cole’s recordings were sold while he was alive. He ... |
12463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice%20of%20America | Voice of America | The Voice of America (VOA) is the official broadcasting service of the United States government. It is one of the best-known stations in international broadcasting. Along with English, VOA broadcasts in many other languages. VOA's broadcasts are made to share a positive view of the United States with the world. America... |
12465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Gershwin | George Gershwin | George Gershwin (September 26, 1898; Brooklyn, New York – July 11, 1937; Hollywood, California) was an American composer and a pianist.
Story of his life
Childhood
George Gershwin was born on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York.
His family immigrated to the United States. Gershwin, his two brothers and sister ... |
12468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Copland | Aaron Copland | Aaron Copland (, ; November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer who wrote modern music.
Aaron Copland wrote many kinds of music. He wrote music for the orchestra, piano, and voice. He wrote music for plays, movies, and dance. Copland also was a conductor, pianist, speaker, teacher, and writer.
Music cr... |
12484 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/464%20BC | 464 BC |
Events
Earthquake in Sparta. |
12485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphthong | Diphthong | A diphthong (pronounced "DIF-thong" or "DIP-thong") is a vowel where the speaker has to move their mouth into two different positions to make. It is a vowel where two different vowel qualities can be heard. Examples are:
waist, die, noise, road, house, fierce, bear, sure. Each of these is a different vowel sound.
A mo... |
12489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Price%20is%20Right | The Price is Right | The Price is Right is a USA game show on CBS. The current version started in 1972, and was hosted by Bob Barker for a long time. However, in 2006, Bob Barker announced that he would leave the show. His last episode aired in June 2007. Comedian Drew Carey is now the host; his first episode aired in October 2007.
In th... |
12503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthong | Monophthong | A monophthong (pronounced "Mono-F-thong") is simply a vowel. The word monophthong comes from the old Greek language. Mono means one or single, and the -phthong means sound or tone, from the basic word phthalein, which means to speak, create sound with the voice. The word monophthong shows that a vowel is spoken with ex... |
12505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalua | Kalua | Kalua is a Hawaiian cooking method. The word "kalua" means "to cook in an underground oven" in Hawaiian. The oven is a hole in the ground called an imu. Kalua is most often used to cook pig. Kalua pig is a popular food at luaus.
Ancient Hawaiians used rocks from rivers to cook pig. They heated the rocks in the imu and... |
12509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet | Ultraviolet | Ultraviolet is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum shown on the left side of the picture below as black—because humans cannot see light of such short wavelength (or high frequency). Many animals such as some insects, some reptiles, crocodiles, salamanders, and small birds can see things that reflect this light. UV... |
12513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithology | Ornithology | Ornithology is the study of birds. A person who studies birds is called an ornithologist.
Aspects
Several aspects of ornithology differ from other disciplines, because they are easy to see and are often attractive. Many studies of birds have been done by amateurs working in a scientific manner.
History
Konrad Gesner ... |
12514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod%20Stewart | Rod Stewart | Sir Roderick David Stewart, (born 10 January 1945) is a British pop singer, known professionally as Rod Stewart. He was born in London to an English mother and Scottish father. When he started singing in the 1960s, he was player for Brentford F.C., a football team. He started singing in local R&B groups, in the 1970s ... |
12515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Connery | Sean Connery | Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was known for his charm and good looks, which have made him very famous. He was best known for playing James Bond in seven of the James Bond movies. He appeared in 94 movies. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his ro... |
12521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1666 | 1666 |
Events
September – The Great Fire of London destroys most of London. |
12522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1867 | 1867 |
Births
April 6 – Wilbur Wright
April 9 – Chris Watson, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
November 7 – Marie Curie, Polish-French chemist and physicist (d. 1934)
Deaths
January 14 – Jean Auguste Ingres, French painter (b. 1780)
January 30 – Emperor Komei of Japan (b. 1831)
May 12 – Friedrich William E... |
12526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Specials | The Specials | The Specials were an English new wave/ska band. They were originally from Coventry, England and formed in 1977. They were part of the ska revival in Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
During the ska revival, bands began playing 1950s-style Jamaican ska music. The Specials often mixed other popular music style... |
12528 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC%20%26%20the%20Sunshine%20Band | KC & the Sunshine Band | KC & The Sunshine Band was a disco group, that was popular in the 1970s. They formed in Miami in 1973.
Hits are "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "Give It Up", "Get Down Tonight", and "Please Don't Go".
Album discography
Do It Good (1974)
KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) US #4, ... |
12529 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta%20Flack | Roberta Flack | Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937) is an American R&B singer. She was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She has released nineteen studio albums. She has had three number one singles. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was her first number one. It won the 1973 Grammy Record of the Year. In 1974 Flack perfor... |
12537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arad%2C%20Romania | Arad, Romania | Arad (pronunciation in Romanian: ; Hungarian: Arad; Serbian: Арад, Arad) is the capital city of Arad County, in the western part of Romania, in Crişana, Ardeal. It is found on the Mureş River.
Twinnings
Sister cities
Atlit, Israel
Fushun, China
Gyula, Hungary
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
Giv'atayim, Israel
... |
12539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexual | Transsexual | Transsexual people are people who change their appearance to more closely resemble that of the opposite sex. Transsexuals may be male or female. They typically take hormones and often undergo surgeries to support this process. They usually adopt a new name and may legally have their name changed.
People who go from m... |
12540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist | Pianist | A pianist is a person who plays the piano.
A pianist can play music for piano alone or play together with other musicians in an ensemble or orchestra. Pianists also play along singers, solo musicians, and other performers in their leading performance.
Related pages
List of classical pianists
Entertainment occupat... |
12541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone%20book | Telephone book | A telephone book or phone book or telephone directory is a book that has lists of telephone numbers of people and businesses. People use phone books to look up the phone numbers of people and places when they need to call them. One example of a telephone book is Yellow Pages.
Other websites
International telephone bo... |
12542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20dip%20sandwich | French dip sandwich | The French dip sandwich is a popular dish. It is a sandwich, usually on French bread, with roast beef on the inside. It comes with a special sauce called jus which is usually made with the juice and fat that came off the roast beef when they were cooking it. It was not originally from France; two restaurants in Los Ang... |
12543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry | Coventry | Coventry is a city in England. It is the 9th biggest city in England. It is also a metropolitan borough. It is in the West Midlands county. It used to be in Warwickshire.
During the 19th century Coventry became a great manufacturing area, especially for bicycles. In the 20th century it made many motor cars. It also m... |
12544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Preston | Billy Preston | Billy Preston (September 2, 1946 - June 5, 2006) was an American R&B musician. He is best known for his piano and organ playing.
Preston began playing piano when he was three years old. He worked with many other musicians including Aretha Franklin, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, the Jackson 5 and the Rol... |
12546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop | Pop | A pop is an onomatopoeic term for a quick sharp explosion.
Pop or POP could also mean:
Computer science
Partial-order planning, an agorithm
Post Office Protocol, Internet protocol used for E-mail
Pop, an operation on a Stack
Food and drink
Corn Pops, breakfast cereal
Pop, carbonated soft drink
Pop (frozen snac... |
12549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20virus | Computer virus | A computer virus is a program that is able to copy itself when it is run. Often, computer viruses are run as a part of other programs. Any program that is affected by the virus is "infected". Biological viruses also work that way, as they copy themselves as part of other organisms. This is how the computer virus got it... |
12552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac | Mac | Mac can be:
Apple Macintosh, computer
Mackintosh, raincoat
Slang or informal for; man; son; macaroni
MAC can be:
Media Access Control (MAC), MAC address
Mid-American Conference, a sports league for universities in the United States |
12557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Jones | Tom Jones | Tom Jones can refer to:
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a 1749 novel by Henry Fielding
Tom Jones (movie), a 1963 movie based on the novel
Tom Jones (singer), a Welsh pop singer born Thomas John Woodward
Tom Jones (writer), writer of The Fantasticks
Thomas George Jones, English footballer
Tom Jones (auto rac... |
12558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades | Hades | Hades (, Háidēs) is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld in ancient Greek religion and myth. He is the eldest son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea and brother to Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera, Demeter and Chiron.
As the lord of the dead, Hades was greatly feared by the Greeks, and he had few temples or shri... |
12559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlative | Superlative | A superlative, in grammar, is an adjective describing a noun that is the best example of a given quality. In other words, a superlative describes a noun that has more of some quality than any other.
Some examples:
the coldest day (i.e. the best example of a cold day, or the day that is colder than all the others)
the... |
12565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning%20disability | Learning disability | Learning disabilities, also called learning difficulties, are conditions that make it difficult to learn and understand things in the same way others do. Some people with learning difficulties also find it hard to fit in with other people because there are many things that people must know to live in society that are n... |
12568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow | Wheelbarrow | A wheelbarrow is a kind of vehicle that is built to be pushed around with a load inside it. It is usually used in gardens.
Most wheelbarrows have one wheel, but some have two.
Wheelbarrows are used to carry heavy stuff which some people cannot carry.
Gardening tools |
12570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold | Cold | Cold is a relative term used in comparison with the adjective warm (opposite of cold). Because it is relative, there is no range in coldness. The temperatures in the winter season are often categorized as being cold. Cold is the opposite of hot.
The coldest possible temperature is −273.15 °C, which can be expressed ... |
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