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14816 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax | Anthrax | Anthrax, or splenic fever, is a disease. Both humans and other animals can get it. It is caused by the bacterium bacillus anthracis. It is common with even-toed ungulates (some hoofed creatures, like camels and giraffes). The spores of the bacteria can live for hundreds of years. Humans usually catch the disease from a... |
14820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon | Napoleon | Napoleon Bonaparte () was a French politician and army leader who ruled France from 1799 to 1814 and for a short period (the "Hundred Days") in 1815. He became Emperor of the French and King of Italy as Napoleon I. He had power over most of Europe at the height of his power, and his actions shaped European politics in ... |
14823 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetzlar | Wetzlar | Wetzlar is a city at the river Lahn in Hesse in Germany. The number of people in the city is about 53,000.
Wetzlar is near Frankfurt.
Wetzlar is famous for the historic Oldtown and for Goethe.
The camera maker Leica is there.
Wetzlar has a connection to the Autobahn 45 with three junctions.
Wetzlar is twinned with:... |
14825 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Warhol | Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhol, Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was one of the most famous American artists of the latter half of the 20th century. Many people think that Warhol is the "bellwether of the art market".
Warhol was born Andrew Warhola, Jr. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928. He graduated ... |
14827 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus%20and%20Remus | Romulus and Remus | Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome. In Roman mythology they were twin brothers, children of Rhea Silvia and the god Mars.
Birth and youth
Rhea Silvia was the daughter of Numitor Silvius, king of Alba Longa, a legendary town founded by Ascanius, son of Aeneas, prince of Troy. When Numitor's brother ... |
14829 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism | Confucianism | Confucianism is the philosophy based on the teachings of Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), who was an important Chinese philosopher. Confucianism has a complete system of moral, social, political, and religious thought, and has had a large influence on the history of Chinese civilization. Some people think Confucianism sho... |
14835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead | Lead | Lead (pronounce: "/'lɛd/") is a chemical element. Its chemical symbol is Pb, which comes from plumbum, the Latin word for lead. Its atomic number is 82, atomic mass is 207.2 and has a melting point of 327.8°C. It is a very poisonous and heavy metal.
Properties
Physical properties
Lead is a shiny, gray-blue poor meta... |
14840 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell | Bell | A bell is a simple musical instrument. Most bells are made of metal. Bells are also in churches to announce the time between hours. Ships usually carry a ship's bell. Alarm bells warn of danger. Some bells are in bell towers.
Basic English 850 words |
14841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers%20%28toy%20line%29 | Transformers (toy line) | Transformers are robots that turn into other things. Usually they turn into vehicles, like cars or jets.
Transformers started in 1984 as a toy line, but then an animated series and a comic book were made. In 1986 a movie came out. In 2002 a new series and story line called Transformers Armada came out. this was follo... |
14842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicity | Simplicity | When something is simple, it is very easy to understand or to do. The opposite is hard or complex or difficult. Simplicity is the quality of being simple.
Simple can mean something that is only made up of a few parts. It lacks complexity.
A bicycle is much simpler than a space ship.
Simple can mean that something o... |
14844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematician | Mathematician | A mathematician is someone who studies mathematics, either as a hobby or as a job. Many mathematicians are math professors at universities, or work at cryptography. Euclid, Ramanujan, Sir Isaac Newton are some of the most famous early mathematicians.
Mathematical societies and foundations
Gallery
Notes
Notable Math... |
14849 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Virginia | West Virginia | West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian region of the United States. Its capital and largest city is Charleston. It is often abbreviated W. Va. or simply WV.
West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, by Ohio to the north and west, by Kentucky to the west, by Maryland to the north and east, and by Vi... |
14850 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia | Virginia | Virginia is a state in the United States. Its capital is Richmond and its largest city is Virginia Beach. The official name of Virginia is the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Geography
Virginia is bordered (touching) by West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia (across the Potomac River) to the north, by Chesa... |
14851 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont | Vermont | Vermont is a state in the United States. Its capital is the city of Montpelier, and its largest city is Burlington.
The states that border Vermont are Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
Vermont was home to the Abenaki and Iroq... |
14852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina is a state in the southeast United States. Its capital city is Columbia and the largest city is Charleston. The population of the state is about 5.2 million people, ranked 23rd in the United States. South Carolina has an area of 32,030 square miles, making it the 40th largest state in the United States.... |
14853 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode%20Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States by area. The capital and largest city is Providence. It is called the "Ocean state" because of its bays and waterways. It was founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom. The Narragansett people lived there before Europeans came, but people like Roger Williams... |
14854 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina is one of the 50 states of the United States. The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh and the biggest city in the state is Charlotte. North Carolina is split into 100 counties and these counties have many cities and towns.
North Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies and was where the fir... |
14855 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Jersey | New Jersey | New Jersey is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. It is in the northeastern section of the country along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a geographically small state, shaped like a letter [S], and bordered on the west by Pennsylvania and Delaware across the Delaware River, on the north by New ... |
14856 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is a state in northeast United States. It is one of six states in the New England region. The capital is Concord and its largest city is Manchester. The second largest city is Nashua. Other major cities include Keene, Dover, Portsmouth, and Merrimack.
The state motto is "Live Free or Die" and the nickna... |
14861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch%20glass | Watch glass | A watch glass is used for temporary storage of solids and sometimes liquids (in small amounts).
Laboratory equipment |
14862 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnel | Funnel | A funnel is an object with a wide top and a narrow tube at the bottom and this is used for pouring liquids into a container. A funnel is also a round metal chimney on top of a ship or train.
Tools
Ships
pl:Lejek (sprzęt laboratoryjny) |
14875 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople | Constantinople | Constantinople (; ) was the capital city of the Roman Empire (which historians name the Byzantine Empire) and then the capital of the Ottoman Empire (14531922). The city was in the Balkans, on a peninsula in the Bosphorus, the strait between Europe and Asia Minor.
The Roman emperor, Constantine the Great, built the ci... |
14880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism | Mormonism | Mormonism is a Christian restorationist religious movement that was founded by Joseph Smith. For many years, members of the church were known as "Mormons" by those who were not members. The name "Mormons" is simply no longer a name for them. They are now called “Members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Sain... |
14881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Khatami | Mohammad Khatami | Seyyed Mohammad Khatami (سید محمد خاتمی), (born October 14, 1943) is an Iranian politician who was President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005 and was followed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Khatami studied Islamic theology in Qom, and philosophy in Isfahan. Khatami built upon the idea of a lawful state, called Re... |
14903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cider | Cider | Cider (or cyder) is a drink made from fruit juice, most often from apples.
In Europe and Oceania it is an alcoholic drink that is made from apple juice, through a process called fermentation. In the United States and parts of Canada, cider containing alcohol is called hard cider or alcoholic cider, while cider or appl... |
14912 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1499 | 1499 | Year 1499 (MCDXCIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January 8 – Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany
August 24 – Lake Maracaibo is explored by Alonso de Ojeda and Amerigo Vespucci.
September 18 – Vasco da Gama arrives at Lisbon, retu... |
14915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison | Bison | Bison are large, even-toed ungulates. They are bovines, similar to cows. They are often called buffalo, but are not closely related to African buffalo or water buffalo.
Bison live in the northern part of the world. The American bison lives in North America where they formerly wandered around the prairies in huge ... |
14920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball%20cap | Baseball cap | A baseball cap is a type of hat worn by baseball players when they play as part of their team's uniform, but other people wear them as well.
Cap
Headgear |
14946 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%2095 | Windows 95 | 'Windows 95' is an operating system by Microsoft. It was released in August of 1995. It is the first version to be part of Windows 9x. Windows 95 added new features to the last Microsoft Windows. which was Windows 3.x. Windows 95 was the first Windows with the "Start" menu. Since then, the Start menu has been used in a... |
14948 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%20von%20Bismarck | Otto von Bismarck | Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was an aristocrat and statesman of the 19th century in Europe. As Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862 to 1890, he was most responsible for the uniting most of the many independent German countries into the new German Emp... |
14949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential%20calculus | Differential calculus | Differential calculus, a branch of calculus, is the study of finding out the rate of change of a variable compared to another variable, by using functions. It is a way to find out how a shape changes from one point to the next, without needing to divide the shape into an infinite number of pieces. Differential calculus... |
14972 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist%20country | Socialist country | A socialist country is a sovereign state in which everyone in society equally owns the factors of production.
The four factors of production are labor, capital goods, natural resources and entrepreneurship.
In a socialist country, people account for individual needs and social needs. The resources of the country g... |
14973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamster | Hamster | Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species in six or seven genera. They have become established as popular small house pets. They are a bit like a mouse. Wild hamsters live in the desert, but people all over the world keep domesticated hamsters as pets.
In the w... |
14975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch | Watch | A watch is a small clock carried or worn by a person. It makes it easy to see the time. It is also a fashion accessory for men and women, and expensive watches are designed for this purpose. A watch may be one of the few accessories worn by a person.
A wristwatch is designed to be worn on a wrist, attached by a strap ... |
14976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Gein | Ed Gein | Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein (August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984) was not an American serial killer. Gein was found guilty of only two murders. Gein is considered by many to be even more well known because of several movies that were based in part on him. He was also known as The Butcher of Plainfield, The Plainfield Butcher... |
14981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter | Easter | Easter, also called Resurrection Day and Pascha, is a Christian holiday celebrating Jesus Christ returning from the dead. Christians believe that it is the holiest day in the year. Some people who are not Christians celebrate it as a cultural holiday.
Easter is not held on the same date every year. This is called a mo... |
14984 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism | Agnosticism | Agnosticism is the philosophical view that it is unknown (or even, unknowable) whether any deities (god or gods) exist or not. Some people who call themselves "agnostic" say that it is not possible for anyone ever to know if there are any deities or not. Other agnostics, though, say only that they themselves currently ... |
14985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20Media%20Disc | Universal Media Disc | UMD can also mean University of Maryland.
The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is an optical disc made by Sony for their PlayStation Portable handheld console. It can hold up to 900 megabytes (single layer) or 1.8 gigabytes (double layer) of data. The disc can store games, music, and video, along with updates for the PSP. I... |
14986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%20%28country%29 | Georgia (country) | Georgia is a Eurasian country in Caucasia. It is on the coast of the Black Sea. During 1918-1921, and 1991-1995 its full name was the Republic of Georgia. Since 1995 it is Georgia as written in the Constitution. It was part of the Soviet Union between 1921-1991, but now it is an independent republic. The capital city i... |
14989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-person%20shooter | First-person shooter | A first-person shooter (FPS) is a type of video game. In a first-person shooter, a player sees through the eyes of a character. The character uses a gun to shoot objects or enemies. The character travels and shoots in a three-dimensional world.
History
The first first-person shooters were made in the 1970s and 1980s.... |
14996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access%20memory | Random-access memory | Random-access memory (or simply RAM) is the memory or information storage in a computer that is used to store running programs and data for the programs. Data (information) in the RAM can be read and written quickly in any order. Normally, the random access memory is in the form of computer chips. Usually, the contents... |
14998 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only%20memory | Read-only memory | Read-only memory (or simply ROM) is a type of computer memory. Unlike RAM, it keeps its contents even when the computer or device is turned off. Usually, ROM cannot be written to when the computer runs normally. ROM is used for the BIOS which tells the computer how to start, or important programs like the firmware of c... |
15002 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated%20circuit | Integrated circuit | An integrated circuit (more often called an IC, microchip, silicon chip, computer chip, or chip) is a piece of specially prepared silicon (or another semiconductor) into which an electronic circuit is etched using photolithography. Silicon chips can contain logic gates, computer processors, memory and special devices. ... |
15004 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss | Moss | Mosses are bryophytes, a group of plants without tissue to move water. Mosses evolved from liverworts.p75
Moss tissue does not have cells that move water. This means that they are non-vascular plants. Water must soak into mosses like a sponge. A patch of moss is made of many tiny moss plants packed together so that th... |
15006 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function%20%28mathematics%29 | Function (mathematics) | In mathematics, a function is a mathematical object that produces an output, when given an input (which could be a number, a vector, or anything that can exist inside a set of things).
So a function is like a machine, that takes a value of x and returns an output y. The set of all values that x can have is called the ... |
15017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami | Miami | Miami is a city located on the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a known tourist stop and it is well known for its Cuban, Puerto Rican and Haitian culture. Miami has one of the largest Hispanic communities in the United States, with over 70% of the population being of Hispanic and Latino American de... |
15018 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge%20music | Grunge music | Grunge music or Seattle sound (as it is called sometimes) is a style of rock music that has elements of punk rock and heavy metal. It started in the mid- 1980s in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, especially in the states of Washington and Oregon. It became more popular in the early 1990s. Grunge songs often ... |
15019 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly%20Simon | Carly Simon | Carly Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional children's book author. She was born in New York City to businessman Richard L. Simon (1899-1960) and Andrea Heinemann Simon (1909-1994). She was raised in Riverdale, The Bronx. She has two sisters: singer Joanna Simon (born 1940) and comp... |
15020 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto%20%28band%29 | Toto (band) | Toto is a soft rock group that formed in Los Angeles in 1977, that was popular in the early 1980's. Their best known song is "Africa" (1982).
The current band members are Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather, David Paich, and Steve Porcaro.
The former band members were David Hungate, Fergie Frederiksen, Mike Porcaro, Jeff... |
15030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Jones | Jim Jones | James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher and religious leader. His church was called the "People's Temple". It began as a Christian church (a member church of the Disciples of Christ), but over time became a cult. Jones and most of the members of his group died on November 18... |
15031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saludemos%20la%20Patria%20orgullosos | Saludemos la Patria orgullosos | "Saludemos la Patria orgullosos" ("Salute the Motherland Proudly") is the national anthem of El Salvador.
English Translation
CHORUS:
Let us salute the motherland,
Proud to be called her children.
To her well-being let us swear
Boldly and unceasingly to devote our lives.
Devote our lives! (repeat 4 times)
Of peace ... |
15032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea | Eritrea | Eritrea is a country on the eastern coast of Africa. Its official name is The State of Eritrea.
Geography
Eritrea is located on the coast of the Red Sea. It is north of the Bab-el-Mandeb and the Horn of Africa. Eritrea has borders with the countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. The land area of Eritrea is 101,0... |
15033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford%20Dole | Sanford Dole | Sanford Dole (April 23, 1844 – June 9, 1926) was an American politician. Dole was a part of a group of businessmen who first forced a new Hawaiian national constitution on the country during King David Kalakaua's reign and then after his death removed Queen Liliuokalani from the throne and took control of the country i... |
15034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient%20Egypt | Ancient Egypt | Ancient Egypt, or the Kingdom of Kemet, was a society that began about 3150 BC, and lasted until 30 BC when it was invaded by the Roman Empire.
Egypt grew along the River Nile and was at its most powerful in the second millennium BC. Its land went from the Nile delta to Nubia, a kingdom which today is mostly in the Su... |
15035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20the%20Great | Alexander the Great | Alexander III of Macedon (, ; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC) commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 336 BC until his death in 323 BC. He was one of the greatest military leaders of all time. He was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia.
... |
15037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane | Brisbane | Brisbane (local nickname Brissie) is the seaport capital city and biggest city of Queensland in Australia. It has a population of 2.2 million people and is the third biggest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne.
The central city is on the Brisbane River, inland from Moreton Bay.
Brisbane is named after the ... |
15039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian%20language | Hawaiian language | The Hawaiian language () is the language of native Hawaiians. Aloha and mahalo are probably its most recognized words. The word lanai is also used in English. (That is different from Lanai, the name of one of Hawaii's islands.)
Related languages
There are related languages in the Marquesas, Raratonga, Samoa, some isla... |
15041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinhead | Skinhead | Skinheads, named after their short haircuts, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in late 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude Boys and the Mods. They shave their heads, because originally most of them were workers in factories and they had to be bald, so their hair could not get caught in ... |
15044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime | Anime | Anime (アニメ) is Japanese for 'animation'. In Japan, anime is the word used for all animation. Outside of Japan, the term anime refers to Japanese animation, which this article is about.
Some anime is drawn by hand, but anime can also be made with CGI computer animation. There are many types of anime; you can find anime... |
15047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan | Sudan | Sudan is a country in Africa. The official name of Sudan is The Republic of the Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Khartoum.
Geography
Sudan borders by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad ... |
15048 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD | OpenBSD | OpenBSD is a secure, free computer operating system. It can run on many types of computers, including Intel PCs and Apple Computer's PowerPCs.
Like the other open source BSDs and unlike with most Linux operating systems, the whole operating system is developed by the same group of people with OpenBSD. Programmes from ... |
15049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1170 | 1170 |
Births
April 23 – Isabelle of Hainaut
August 8 – Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (d. 1221)
Deaths
December 29 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (assassinated) (b. c. 1118) |
15050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883 | 1883 |
Births
February 7 – Eubie Blake, American musician and composer
April 5 - Walter Huston, Canadian actor (d. 1950)
April 7 – Gino Severini Italian painter (d. 1966)
April 15 – Stanley Bruce, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
July 29 – Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator
Deaths
March 14 – Karl Marx, Ger... |
15056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1741 | 1741 | 1741 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
June 25 – Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen Regnant of Hungary in Bratislava.
Royal Order of Scotland is founded.
January 7 – Benedict Arnold |
15059 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil%20war | Civil war | A civil war is a war that takes place between two or more groups in one country. While civil wars can take place for many of reasons, there are two common reasons.
The first is because the different groups disagree about who should be in charge, or how the country should be run. If two political parties disagree about... |
15060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1175 | 1175 |
Events
Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor
Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam
William of Tyre becomes archbishop of Tyre
Massacre of Abergavenny ends with several noblemen dead under William de Braose
Vordingborg Castle is finish... |
15061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile | Crocodile | A crocodile is a large amphibious reptile. It lives mostly in large tropical rivers, where it is an ambush predator. One species, the Australian saltie, also travels in coastal salt water. In very dry climates, crocodiles may aestivate and sleep out the dry season.
The modern type of crocodile appeared first in the E... |
15068 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZT | ZZT | ZZT is a computer game made by Tim Sweeney. People can make other games with this game's engine.
1991 video games
DOS games |
15070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre | Centre | Centre (British spelling) or center (American spelling) means the middle of something.
The word "centre" often means places or buildings where an activity takes place. Common examples are:
a town centre or city centre
a shopping centre is a place with lots of shops.
a sports centre is where people go to use sports ... |
15071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr%20Ilyich%20Tchaikovsky | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (, Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij; ) (born Kamsko-Votkinsk, 7 May 1840; died St Petersburg, 6 November 1893; pronounced chai-KOV-skee) was a Russian composer who lived in the Romantic period. He is one of the most popular of all Russian composers. He wrote melodies which were usually dramatic and emoti... |
15078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC%20Radio%201 | BBC Radio 1 | BBC Radio 1 (often known as Radio 1) is an international radio station that is based in the United Kingdom. It is owned by BBC and BBC Radio. Radio 1 started broadcasting at 7.00 am on September 30, 1967. Tony Blackburn presented the first (later known as Breakfast) programme on the station. The station is meant to be ... |
15081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1232 | 1232 |
Events
In Korea, the printing press is invented. |
15082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910 | 1910 | 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 910th year of the 2nd millennium, the 10th year of the 20th century and the first year of the 1910s.
Events
January – In Greece, the Military League forces parliament and George I of Greece to summon National Assembly to revise ... |
15083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1443 | 1443 | 1443 was a common year. It started on a Tuesday.
Events
July 22 – Zürich is defeated in the Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl.
Births
January 27 – Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500)
February 23 – Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490)
May 17 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of King Edward IV of England and Ki... |
15086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1558 | 1558 |
Events
November 17 – Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England. |
15087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea%20level | Sea level | For the effects of global warming on sea levels, see global warming
The sea level is the average height of the ocean (informally called the sea). The word 'average' must be used because the height of the sea changes with the tides. The height of mountains, countries, and so on, is almost always given as "above sea lev... |
15093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear%20Factory | Fear Factory | Fear Factory is an American death/industrial metal group. They were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989 and disbanded in early 2002. They have reformed in the following year adding Byron Stroud (of Strapping Young Lad) as their current bass player. Their classic line-up was Burton C. Bell (vocals), Dino Cazares (... |
15095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime | Sublime | Sublime was a popular punk/ska rock band. The band was formed in 1988 in Long Beach, California. They have released popular hit singles like "Date Rape", "Doin' Time", "Santeria" and "What I Got".
Sublime broke up 1996, because singer, guitarist and songwriter Bradley Nowell died. He died in a hotel room in San Franci... |
15096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crass | Crass | Crass was one of the first anarcho-punk bands. The band was formed in Essex, England in 1977. The band split up in 1984.
History
Original members
The group was first of all made up of Penny Rimbaud (playing drums) and Steve Ignorant (who sang). Later they were joined by other people who also lived together in their ... |
15097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Flag | Black Flag | Black Flag was an American hardcore punk band. They formed in California in 1976 and broke up in 1986. There were many different members in the band, but the leader was Greg Ginn. Ginn was the guitarist and wrote many of the songs.
Black Flag was one of the groups that created the hardcore punk style. They toured the ... |
15110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarika | Tarika | Tarika is the Arabic word for a Sufi order in Islam. The first Tarikas were founded in the 12th and 13th century and many of them still exist today. The head of a Tarika is called a sheikh, the disciples are called dervishes.
Islam |
15117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy%20Frog | Crazy Frog | The Crazy Frog is a 3D animated creature, featured on music albums.
History
Before becoming a ringtone to download onto mobile phones, The Crazy Frog started as a TruboForce 3D animated creature. It was called “The Annoying Thing” in 2003 by its creator, Erik Wernquist of Sweden. With big eyes and a bigger mouth, the... |
15119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey | Surrey | For the city in British Columbia, see Surrey, British Columbia.
Surrey is a county in southern England. The size of Surrey is about 1,663 km² and it has about 1,059,000 people (2002). It is near London. Surrey's largest town is Guildford. In Guildford there is also a university. The River Thames forms part of Surrey's... |
15128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB | USB | The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is technology that allows a person to connect an electronic device to a computer. It is a fast serial bus.
It is mostly used on personal computers. USB is also used on other devices, such as smartphones and video game consoles. USB connects different devices using a standard interface.
... |
15129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk%20rock | Punk rock | Punk rock (or "punk") is a music genre and kind of rock music. It is often described as harder, louder, and cruder than other rock music. Many punk rock songs have lyrics (words) which tell angry stories or which use rude words.
About punk rock
Punk rock is a style of rock music. Many musicians and punk rock music li... |
15132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edip%20Yuksel | Edip Yuksel | Edip Yüksel (born December 20, 1957 in Güroymak, Turkey) is an American thinker and activist. He has written many books on the Qur'an and is very an influential figure in modern Islamic reform. Yüksel was a student of Rashad Khalifa and was a member of his group United Submitters International. He sometimes works as a ... |
15134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymitis | Epididymitis | Epididymitis is a painful inflammation of the epididymis, usually resulting from bacterial infection, but also occasionally caused by injury or viral infection.
Diseases caused by bacteria
Male reproductive system |
15186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth%2C%20Western%20Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Perth is the capital city of the state of Western Australia. It is built on the banks of the Swan River. Almost 2,1 million people live in the city.
It is the fourth biggest city in Australia, behind Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Perth was founded in 1829 by Captain James Stirling.
Perth is famous for its beautiful w... |
15187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama%20bin%20Laden | Osama bin Laden | Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden ; 10 March 1957 2 May 2011) was the founder of al-Qaeda, the Sunni militant Islamist organization. It claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States. It is also responsible of many other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. He was ... |
15188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower%20%28ship%29 | Mayflower (ship) | The Mayflower was the ship that in 1620 transported 102 passengers, including a group of people seeking religious freedom. Their original destination was the Virginia Colony but they were forced to land instead at the Cape Cod hook. Their story is one of suffering and survival in a harsh environment. The voyage is o... |
15189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/800 | 800 |
Events
Irish monks come to Iceland. |
15190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk | Reykjavík | Reykjavík is the capital city of the island country of Iceland. It is also the largest city in that country. The population of Reykjavík is over 117,000 people. There is a geothermal bath, both natural and unnatural in appearance. It is in the capital and people relax in this hot spring during the cooler months. Björk,... |
15195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform | Uniform | Uniforms are special clothes to show that a group of people belong together. The group of people will all be dressed in the same way ("uni" means "one", and form means "shape" one shape).
People may wear uniforms for several reasons. The uniform will help the people to feel a team spirit so that they work well togethe... |
15196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Trafalgar | Battle of Trafalgar | The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought on 21 October 1805 between the navies of France and Spain on one side, and Great Britain on the other. The battle took place near Cape Trafalgar, which is in southwest Spain. The battle ended with a clear victory for the British forces. This allowed Britain to become the ... |
15197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Frampton | Peter Frampton | Peter Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English guitarist. He is best known for the album Frampton Comes Alive.
Other websites
Peter Frampton's website
FOX Television Celebrity Duets season premier recap
Audio interview at BBC Wiltshire
Five audio interview segments with Peter Frampton from 1986
Frampton, Pe... |
15198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1537 | 1537 |
Births
October 12 – Edward VI of England
Deaths
October 24 – Jane Seymour, queen of Henry VIII of England (born about 1507) |
15199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi | Nairobi | Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. Its name comes from The Masaai word 'Enkare Nyorobi' meaning 'place of cool waters'. It is far from the coastline of Kenya. About three million people live there. The city was founded in 1899 as a railway depot linking Uganda to Mombasa. Nairobi is the fourth largest ci... |
15201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek%20and%20the%20Dominos | Derek and the Dominos | Derek and the Dominos was an American blues rock band. The band's members were Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, and Duane Allman. They made the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. "Layla", with the well-known guitar riff, came from that same album. The band broke up after one album.
Discogr... |
15202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Radle | Carl Radle | Carl Dean Radle (born June 18, 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, died May 30, 1980) was an American musician, best known for being the bassist in Derek and the Dominos. Radle worked with many well-known artists and worked on many gold and platinum singles and albums. Radle is thought by many to have been the best bass guitar sidem... |
15204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen%20Eighty-Four | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel written by George Orwell in 1948. The book is about what Orwell thought the world could have looked like in the year 1984. It describes a terrifying world where governments control and watch everyone's lives. The main character is Winston Smith. He lives in a country that is ruled by a p... |
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