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28352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus | Janus | Janus was a two-faced god of Roman mythology who kept the gate of Heaven. He was the god of beginnings and ends, and so of gates, doors, doorways and passages. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. The Romans named the month of January (Ianuarius) in his honor. In Jan... |
28354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Care%20Bears%20Adventure%20in%20Wonderland | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland is an animated movie from 1987, released by Cineplex Odeon Films. It is the last big-screen movie to star the Care Bears characters, and is loosely based on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories.
This movie has a sequel called Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986).
... |
28360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea | Rhea | Rhea could mean:
Mythology
Rhea (mythology), in Greek mythology the sister and wife of Cronos and the mother of many of the other major gods
Rhea Silvia, in Roman mythology the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus
People
These people have "Rhea" as their family name:
Caroline Rhea (b.1964), stand-up comedian, tel... |
28362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting | Conducting | Conducting in music means beating time to help a group of musicians to sing or play well together.
If an orchestra is playing music, it is important that they all play exactly together. They need to know exactly when to start, what tempo (speed) to go, how loud or quietly to play, and what the mood of the music shoul... |
28363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian%20language | Norwegian language | The Norwegian language is the official language of Norway. It is spoken by over four and a half million people, and it belongs to the group of North Germanic languages which are spoken in Scandinavia. These include Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Faeroese.
Two forms of the language exist: (which means "book language")... |
28369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Polynesia | French Polynesia | French Polynesia (, Tahitian: Porinetia Farani) is a French "overseas collectivity" (French: collectivité d'outre mer, or COM) with the particular designation of "overseas country" (French: pays d'outre-mer, or POM) in the southern Pacific Ocean.
The country is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands. The most... |
28370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitude | Magnitude | Magnitude could mean:
Magnitude (mathematics), a measure of the size of a mathematical object.
In astronomy:
Magnitude (astronomy)
Magnitude of an eclipse
In seismology:
Either of two measures of earthquake strength:
Richter magnitude scale
Moment magnitude scale
Other:
Magnitude is an attack in the Pokémon fiction... |
28372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osnabr%C3%BCck | Osnabrück | Osnabrück is a city in Germany in the state of Lower Saxony. It is around 1,200 years old. The castle dates back to the 19th century. The city was founded by Charlemagne. It has about 165,000 inhabitants, and is twinned with Derby, UK, as well as five other cities around Europe.
Osnabrück is in the south of the state,... |
28373 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbour | Neighbour | A Neighbour (or neighbor in American English) is a person who lives nearby, normally in a house or apartment that is next door or, in the case of houses, across the street. Some people form friendships with their neighbours, and help them by sharing their tools and helping with gardening tasks. Other people become frus... |
28374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop%20%28electronics%29 | Flip-flop (electronics) | For the type of shoes (sandals), see Flip-flop
In electronics, a flip-flop or latch is a circuit that has two stable states and can be used to store information. Signals applied to control inputs can change the circuit’s state. It is the basic storage element in sequential logic. Flip-flops and latches are fundamental... |
28383 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi%20Tajiri | Satoshi Tajiri | is the person that created the fictional world of Pokémon. He created Pokémon because he liked to collect insects when he was a child and Pokémon is similar to collecting insects. He was born in Tokyo and in the forest he liked collecting insects. He wanted to be a scientist who studied insects. He was pushed away as a... |
28385 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilkley | Ilkley | Ilkley is a tourist town in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The biggest attraction there is the wonderful and big Ilkley moors. It is very green and grassy and provides walks for any type of people. One of these walks includes a big rock and a little rock called the Cow and Calf Rocks. This is one ... |
28388 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econometrics | Econometrics | Econometrics is a branch of economics. It is the use of statistical and mathematical methods to describe the relation between economic forces such as capital (any of the tools, work, or other things needed to make something useful), interest rates (the price of borrowing money), and labor.
Much of econometrics is maki... |
28389 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia | Franconia | Franconia ( ; Franconian dialect: Franggn ) is the northern part of the German federal state of Bavaria. This region is divided in three smaller regions: Oberfranken, Mittelfranken, and Unterfranken. The biggest city in Franconia is Nuremberg.
Other large cities in Franconia are Coburg, Aschaffenburg, Würzburg, Erlang... |
28391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20of%20Arms | King of Arms | A King of arms is a government officer in countries like England, Scotland, and Wales. He grants coats of arms to other people. King of Arms is the highest rank of officer of arms. Some countries do not have a King of Arms, but have another person that grants coats of arms.
Heraldic jobs
In England, Wales and Northern... |
28395 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychokinesis | Psychokinesis | Psychokinesis or telekinesis is the supposed ability to change matter, energy, space or time by using your mind. It is often mentioned and performed in science fiction movies and video games.
Abilities
Psychokinesis is the word used to describe many different abilities. These abilities include:
moving objects (this... |
28398 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20international%20Cartoon%20Network%20channels | List of international Cartoon Network channels | Cartoon Network is an international cartoon television channel for children owned by Turner Broadcasting.
Channels
Current
Americas
Cartoon Network Canada
Cartoon Network South America
Europe
Cartoon Network Europe
Cartoon Network Central & Eastern Europe
Cartoon Network Russia and Southeastern Europe
Cartoon Netwo... |
28401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography | Autobiography | An autobiography is a biography in which the author writes about his or her own life. It is a self-written account of one's own life.
It is one of the earliest forms of literature, but the word itself is quite modern.
The word comes from the Greek stems "auto" (meaning "self"), "bio“ (meaning "life"), and "graph" (me... |
28402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penjing | Penjing | Penjing (盆景 pinyin: pén jǐng, literally tray scenery), also known as penzai is the ancient Chinese art of growing trees and plants in containers. The plants are kept small by skilled pruning.
Penjing is similar to the Japanese art of bonsai.
History
The first historical reference to penjing is from the 9th century.
... |
28403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Eno | Brian Eno | Brian Eno (born 15 May 1948) is an English musician. He was one of the original members of the band Roxy Music. He makes music called electronic music, which is music made using computers and other electronic devices, like the synthesizer. Brian Eno has worked with other famous musicians and groups like David Bowie and... |
28404 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby%20%28character%29 | Kirby (character) | For the game series see, Kirby (series)
Kirby, Now sold over 42 million copies Is one of Nintendo’s Best sellers and even though he’s cute, he’s really Dangerous (To the bad guys.) from King Dedede (Who wants to be king of dreamland) to Void termina (Destroyer of Worlds) He’s defeated them all. He can swim, fly, inh... |
28406 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor | Capacitor | A capacitor (also called condenser, which is the older term) is an electronic device that stores electric energy. It is similar to a battery, but can be smaller, lightweight and a capacitor charges or discharges much quicker. Capacitors are used in many electronic devices today, and can be made out of many different t... |
28410 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condenser | Condenser | Condenser may mean:
The old name for a capacitor
Condenser (laboratory), a device used in a chemistry laboratory |
28411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy | Strategy | Strategy is a word which was first used by the military. It comes from an ancient Greek word for the general officer commanding all the armed forces of a state. A strategy is a long term plan on what to do to achieve a certain goal. When talking about the near future, people often use the word tactics. Military theo... |
28412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design%20pattern | Design pattern | In Computer science, a Design pattern is an abstract solution to a certain problem. Design patterns are used in object oriented programming. They give a possible solution to a problem of designing software.
Design patterns became popular around the year 1995. They also simplify the language between computer scientists... |
28416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo%2C%20Texas | Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in the northern part of Texas. The city's economy is mostly based on cattle. In 2000, 173,627 people lived there.
References
Cities in Texas
County seats in Texas |
28417 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansdowne%2C%20Pennsylvania | Lansdowne, Pennsylvania | Lansdowne is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US.
Cities in Pennsylvania |
28418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillingham%20F.C. | Gillingham F.C. | Gillingham Football Club is an English football club. They are based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. They are currently in Football League One. They play home games at Priestfield Stadium. Gillingham are managed by Steve Lovell and the chairman is Paul Scally. The club captain, Gabriel Zakuani, plays in defence. The... |
28430 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round%20%28music%29 | Round (music) | A round in music is a song which can be sung by two or more groups of people. One group starts off and the next group start to sing the same song a bit later. It should sound nice together. When a group gets to the end of the song they start again. They can go round and round, singing it several times.
Usually ro... |
28431 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%20bladder | Gall bladder | The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ in your abdomen. It stores about 50 ml of acidic liquid (bile) until the body needs it for digestion. That liquid helps digest fat. The gallbladder is about 7-10cm long in humans. It is dark green in color because of the bile in it. It is connected to the liver and the duodenum by... |
28435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addenbrooke%27s%20Hospital | Addenbrooke's Hospital | Addenbrooke's Hospital is a large hospital in Cambridge, England. The hospital lets people in to look around, once every two years. You can visit the mortuary, the operating theatres and the hospital roof.
Buildings and structures in England
Cambridge
Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
28439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala | Koala | Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an herbivore marsupials that live in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. They are the only living species in the family Phascolarctidae. They are related to the wombats.
Koalas are often called koala bears, because a koala looks like a small bear or teddy bear. However, it is... |
28440 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Adams%20%28composer%29 | John Adams (composer) | John Coolidge Adams is an American composer. He was born in 1947. His music often uses minimalism with large orchestras and lots of different sounds. He was named after John Adams, the 2nd President.
Life
He studied music at Harvard University. After he had graduated he packed all his belongings into his Volkswagen ... |
28457 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcuffs | Handcuffs | Handcuffs are a type of restraint, often used by police to ensure suspects cannot escape or hurt anyone. They do this by securing a person's wrists together. They are usually metal and are made up of two parts linked together by a chain. Handcuffs cannot be removed without the right key, and a handcuffed person cannot ... |
28458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashlight | Flashlight | A flashlight (in North American English) or torch (in most Commonwealth countries) is a small, portable spotlight.
Its function is a beam of light which helps to see. It usually requires batteries.
The light is made by a small light bulb. In the 20th century, it was usually an incandescent bulb. Nowadays most use LE... |
28488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination | Discrimination | Discrimination is when someone is treated unfairly or differently. Discrimination is when a person is treated unfairly or badly because the person is one of a particular group. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that all persons must be protected against any kind of discrimination, or even its inciting.
... |
28498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest%20Rutherford | Ernest Rutherford | Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson OM PC FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand-born British scientist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his work on nuclear physics, and for his theory of the structure of the atom.
Career
Rutherford was one of the first researchers in ... |
28509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serialism | Serialism | Serialism is a way of composing music using a series of notes in a particular order and using this to build up a whole piece of music. These series and patterns can also be applied to other parts of music (like how loud or soft it is).
A simple example
To show how serialism works we can take a very simple example. L... |
28512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric%20Chopin | Frédéric Chopin | Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849; pronounced SHOH-pen) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the greatest Romantic piano composers. Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, a village in the Duchy of Warsaw. A famous child prodigy, he grew up in Warsaw where he completed ... |
28516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail%20Glinka | Mikhail Glinka | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804–1857) was a Russian composer, regarded as the first to become very famous.
Russia is a very large country. In the 18th century there was a lot of music in Europe, but Russian people had not yet heard it. A lot of them were very poor and modern transport did not exist. By the time Glinka ... |
28521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1510 | 1510 |
Events
January 23 – Henry VIII of England, then 18 years-old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals himself.
Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy.
Formation of the Holy League to defend the Italian States.
Peter Henlein builds the first... |
28524 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsoid | Ellipsoid | An ellipsoid is a shape like a sphere, but it may be longer in one or more directions, like an egg, or a rugby ball. It is the 3 dimensional analogue of an ellipse.
The Earth is shaped slightly like an ellipsoid. Its shape is called an oblate spheroid. An ellipsoid shaped like the Earth, called a reference ellipsoid, ... |
28525 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt%20Rocks | Liancourt Rocks | Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima 竹島 in Japanese, Dokdo 독도 in Korean) are a group of small islands in the Sea of Japan. The islands are currently occupied under the South Korean armed police. The name Liancourt Rocks comes from the French whaling ship Liancourt. The people on the Liancourt made a map of the islands in 1849. T... |
28527 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram | Pentagram | A pentagram is a five-pointed star, with all lines the same length and all angles the same. A 'pentangle', 'star pentagon', or 'pentalpha' means the same thing. It is a type of pentagon.
The word pentacle originally meant 'any symbol that protects against evil spirits'. There are many of such symbols, only a few of wh... |
28530 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene | Benzene | Benzene, also known as benzol, is an organic chemical compound with the formula C6H6. It is a colorless and flammable liquid with a sweet smell. Benzene molecules are a ring of six carbon atoms that are each bonded to one hydrogen atom. It is an aromatic compound, meaning the ring has alternating double bonds.
Benze... |
28536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian%20devil | Tasmanian devil | The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a meat eating mammal. It is a marsupial, which means it has a small pouch to carry its babies. It is the largest meat eating marsupial in the world. It is nocturnal, which means it sleeps during the day and is awake during the night. Tasmanian devils now live only in Tasman... |
28543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Haydn | Joseph Haydn | Joseph Haydn (also known as Franz Joseph Haydn) was an Austrian composer. He was born on March 31 or April 1, 1732, and died on May 31, 1809. He was one of the most famous composers in the Classical music period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony."
Life
Haydn's father made wheels for a living, and had th... |
28550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale%20%28music%29 | Scale (music) | In music, a scale is a set of notes in order of their pitch (that is, their frequency). If the scale starts with the note which has the lowest pitch and goes up to the note with the highest pitch, the scale is called ascending. If the scale starts with the note which has the highest pitch and goes down to the note with... |
28552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthology%20%28language%29 | Orthology (language) | For the use in evolutionary biology, see Orthology (biology)
Orthology is the study of the right use of words in language. The word comes from Greek ortho- ("correct") and -logy ("science of"). This science is a place where psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and many other fields of learning come together. The most n... |
28560 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1712 | 1712 |
Events
January 26 – Tuscarora War: More than half of the Native Americans in Colonel John Barnwell's Carolina militia desert during the crossing of the Cape Fear River.
January 29 – Tuscarora War: Colonel John Barnwell's Carolina militia attack the sprawling Tuscarora farming community of Torhunta by focusing on F... |
28568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei%20Company | Toei Company | Toei Company, Ltd. (東映株式会社 Tōei Kabushiki-gaisha (pronounced toe ay) is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a shareholder in several television companies. It is notable f... |
28569 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoko%20Takeuchi | Naoko Takeuchi | Naoko Takeuchi (武内直子 Takeuchi Naoko), born March 15, 1967, is a manga artist from Japan. She lives in Tokyo. She wrote the manga Sailor Moon, which was so popular it was made into an anime, musicals, video games and more. Her husband, Yoshihiro Togashi, is the creator of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter.
1967 births
L... |
28570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi%20Ga%20Yo | Kimi Ga Yo | Kimigayo (きみ が よ; Kanji: 君が代) is the national anthem of Japan. The name of the song roughly means 'Imperial Reign' in English. The anthem is based on a poem written by an unknown poet from Japan about one thousand years ago. The music was written more recently (about two hundred years ago) and was then rewritten shortl... |
28592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%20Fools%27%20Day | April Fools' Day | April Fools' Day (also known as April Fool's Day) is celebrated in many countries on April 1 every year. On this day, practical jokes (or April Fools) are played on friends and family. The jokes are done to embarrass them. In some countries, April Fools only last until noon, and if someone plays a joke after, they are ... |
28602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque%20music | Baroque music | Baroque music is a set of styles of European classical music which were in use between about 1600 and 1750 during the Baroque period.
The word "Baroque" is used in other art forms besides music: we talk about Baroque architecture, painting, sculpture, dance and literature. The Baroque period comes between the Renaissa... |
28660 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon | Canyon | A canyon (or gorge) is a big crack in the ground, or a very deep valley. Most canyons are made by rivers. A few are made by earthquakes. They can be big, like the Grand Canyon, or small.
Canyons can be formed by erosion by running water which will take rocks and soil away.
References |
28669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern%20language | Pattern language | Pattern language is used to mean a system of patterns that have a certain meaning other than just the pattern.
Method
The pattern can be a pattern which has a hidden meaning shown through any sense like sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.
Sight
The most obvious form of sight-based pattern language comes in the for... |
28676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Maritime%20Day | National Maritime Day | In the United States, National Maritime Day is held every May 22 to honor people who have served in the United States Merchant Marine service.
The first National Maritime Day was May 22, 1933, based on a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress on May 20, 1933. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first Presiden... |
28699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20fusion | Nuclear fusion | Nuclear fusion is the process of making a single heavy nucleus (part of an atom) from two lighter nuclei. This process is called a nuclear reaction. It releases a large amount of energy.
The nucleus made by fusion is heavier than either of the starting nuclei. However, it is not as heavy as the combination of the ori... |
28701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertmaster | Concertmaster | The Concertmaster (American English) or leader (British English) is the most important violinist in an orchestra. He or she will sit in the front seat, by the conductor's left. The word concertmaster comes from the German Konzertmeister.
The leader will be the highest paid member of the orchestra. He has to decide ... |
28716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual%20assured%20destruction | Mutual assured destruction | Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a military strategy in which two opposing military forces are powerful enough to completely destroy each other. It should help to avoid a nuclear war. This usually happens when both forces have nuclear weapons. If a state attacks another with nuclear weapons, the state attacked wil... |
28719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stairway%20to%20Heaven | Stairway to Heaven | Stairway to Heaven was a 1971 song by Led Zeppelin. It was on the album Led Zeppelin IV.
Hidden Satanic message
Some listeners claim that by reversing the song, a hidden Satanic message is revealed. The message is:
Oh, here's to my sweet Satan
The one whose little path would make me sad whose power is Satan
He'll gi... |
28723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin%20Lizzy | Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band that started in Dublin in 1969. Up to 1984 the band were led by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott (1949-1986). The band's famous song "The Boys Are Back in Town" is still played a lot on classic rock radio stations. Since Lynott's death, other former members have carried... |
28759 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz%20al-Abub | Aziz al-Abub | Aziz al-Abub (a.k.a. Ibrahim al-Nadhir or al-Nahdhir) was a Lebanese Hezbollah psychiatrist and mind control expert.
Aziz was a disciple of Ewen Cameron and a graduate of the Soviet Union's Patrice Lumumba Institute that specialized in mind control techniques.
Aziz al-Abub used mind-control, drugs and physical tortur... |
28760 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit | Hobbit | Hobbits are a fictional race in the Middle-earth world invented by J. R. R. Tolkien, also often called halflings.
They appeared in the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Several important main characters in those books are hobbits, such as Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins.
Hobbits (or similar beings) have be... |
28762 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbo%20Baggins | Bilbo Baggins | Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a major protagonist of The Hobbit and a minor protagonist of The Lord of the Rings.
Fictional biography
Bilbo Baggins was greeted by Gandalf the Grey and a group of 13 Dwarves known as the Company of Thorin Oakenshield. He was offered to help t... |
28766 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle-earth | Middle-earth | Middle-earth is a fictional fantasy world invented by J. R. R. Tolkien. Several of his books take place there, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It is supposed to be a long gone mythological time of our earth.
Although Middle-earth is only one continent in Tolkien's world, it is often used for the whole fi... |
28775 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold%20Ros%C3%A9 | Arnold Rosé | Arnold Josef Rosé (October 24, 1863 – August 25, 1946) was a famous violinist. He was the leader (concertmaster) of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for 50 years.
Arnold Rosé was born in Iaşi (Jassy) in what is now Romania. His family was Jewish. Their name at that time was Rosenblum. He had three brothers. All f... |
28781 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/10s | 10s |
Important people
Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor (27 BC – 14).
Tiberius, Roman Emperor (14–37).
Germanicus, Roman General |
28782 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/10s%20BC | 10s BC |
Significant people
Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor (27 BC – 14). |
28783 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/40s | 40s |
Events
The Roman emperor Caligula assassinated (41), succeeded by his uncle Claudius
Roman conquest of Britain begins under Aulus Plautius, 43 |
28784 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%20Silverdome | Pontiac Silverdome | The Pontiac Silverdome is a domed stadium in the town of Pontiac, Michigan, near Detroit. It opened in 1975 and closed in 2007. The largest crowds to come to the stadium were for WrestleMania III on March 29, 1987, where the main event was a match between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant. The crowd attendance for that ni... |
28785 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20decades | List of decades | Time
Lists |
28786 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/80s | 80s |
Important people
Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Roman Emperor (79–81).
Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor (81–96) |
28797 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian%20language | Estonian language | The Estonian language () is a Uralic language. It is mainly spoken in Estonia. The Estonian language is similar to Finnish and is one of the few national languages of Europe not to be an Indo-European language.
The Estonian alphabet uses the Latin alphabet. It has many vowels, including Ö, Ä, Õ and Ü.
It has been in... |
28804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome | Chromosome | The chromosomes of a cell are in the cell nucleus. They carry the genetic information. Chromosomes are made up of DNA and protein combined as chromatin. Each chromosome contains many genes. Chromosomes come in pairs: one set from the mother; the other set from the father. Cytologists label chromosomes with numbers.
Ch... |
28806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni%20Gabrieli | Giovanni Gabrieli | Giovanni Gabrieli (probably born Venice (date unknown), about 1553 - 57; died 21 August 1612, in Venice) was an Italian organist and composer.
He was very famous in his day and composed a great deal of church music; motets and madrigals. He lived at the end of the Renaissance period and beginning of the Baroque.
Abo... |
28807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcangelo%20Corelli | Arcangelo Corelli | Arcangelo Corelli (b.Fusignano, Imola, 17 Feb.1653; d.Rome, 8 Jan.1713) was an Italian violinist and composer. He composed some of the most important Italian music of the Baroque period. He was also very famous as a player. Other violinists learned from his style of playing and developed the art of playing the violi... |
28808 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Purcell | Henry Purcell | Henry Purcell was an English composer. He was born in 1659 in Westminster, London; he died 21 November 21 1695, Westminster). Many musicians think he is the greatest English composer of all times. Although he only lived until he was 36, he wrote a large amount of music. His compositions include church music, instrumen... |
28810 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois%20Couperin | François Couperin | François Couperin (born in Paris on 10 November 1668; died in Paris, on 12 September 1733) was a French composer who lived in the Baroque period. Many of his relatives were composers. He is often called François Couperin le Grand (The Great) because he was the most famous of the Couperin family. He is best known today ... |
28811 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph%20Willibald%20von%20Gluck | Christoph Willibald von Gluck | Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (b.Erasbach nr. Berching, July 2, 1714; d.Vienna, November 15, 1787) was a German composer. He is famous for his operas which were written in a new and exciting way. He was not interested in writing operas which were just a series of songs for singers to show off. He wanted to ... |
28812 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Ladislav%20Dussek | Jan Ladislav Dussek | Jan Ladislav Dussek (b. Ĉáslav, Bohemia, 12 Feb.1760; d.Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 20 March 1812) was a Bohemian composer of the Classical period. He travelled a lot, living in Holland, Lithuania, Italy, France and England. He lived nearly twelve years in London where he was a fashionable teacher and famous composer. He... |
28816 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes%20Brahms | Johannes Brahms | Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 - 3 April 1897) was a famous German composer. He started his career as a pianist. He was always very self-critical and destroyed any composition he thought was not really good. He thought that people were expecting him to be the “next Beethoven”, and spent many years on his first symphony be... |
28817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20Delius | Frederick Delius | Frederick Delius (b.Bradford, 29 Jan.1862; d.Grez-sur-Loing, 10 June 1934) was an English composer. At first his parents did not let him study music, so he went off to Florida to work on an orange plantation. He later returned, studied music, and settled in France for the rest of his life. His music is often quite gent... |
28819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la%20Bart%C3%B3k | Béla Bartók | Béla Bartók (b. Nagyszentimiklós, Hungary, 25 March 1881; d. New York City 26 September 1945) was a famous Hungarian composer and pianist. He was one of the most important and original composers of the 20th century. He became very interested in folk music and travelled a lot in Hungary and other countries, including Ro... |
28820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Britten | Benjamin Britten | Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, OM CH (born Lowestoft, 22 November 1913; died Aldeburgh, 4 December 1976) was one of the greatest English composers of his time. He came from East Anglia (a region in the East of England) and he often thought about the East Anglian landscape and the sea when writing... |
28822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio%20Monteverdi | Claudio Monteverdi | Claudio Monteverdi (b.Cremona, 1567; d.Venice 25 November 1643) was the most important composer of the early Baroque period. He lived at a time of great change in musical style. The first opera ever written was composed in 1597 by a composer named Jacopo Peri. Just eleven years later Monteverdi wrote an opera Orfeo ... |
28835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Kaufman | Charlie Kaufman | Charles Stuart "Charlie" Kaufman (born November 1, 1958) is an American screenwriter. Some of the movies he wrote screenplays for are Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Human Nature, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Charlie Kaufman is known for writing very surreal movies - that is, movies where the plot has... |
28841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow%20lake | Oxbow lake | An oxbow lake is a lake, or area of water, in a U-shape. It is made by special bends in a river, called meanders, getting farther away from the river until they become separate. The river becomes straight and the bend becomes a lake. This happens due to floods or when a meander's neck gets too thin.
Why does this happ... |
28846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequel | Sequel | A sequel is a story, book, play, video game, or movie that comes or takes place after another story, book, play, video game, or movie. The opposite is called a prequel. A combination of the two makes a midquel. When there are many sequels, this is called a film series.
A sequel has important parts of the first story l... |
28858 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major%20League%20Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer (MLS) is an American soccer league that started in 1996. As of the upcoming 2022 season, 28 teams will play in the league. One other team plans to join in 2023. The commissioner of the league (the person in charge) is Don Garber.
MLS, founded in the United States, is a fully professional league wit... |
28859 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%20Fire%20FC | Chicago Fire FC | Chicago Fire FC (officially Chicago Fire Football Club, and before 2020 Chicago Fire Soccer Club) is a soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Chicago. They started in 1998 and won an MLS Cup in that year. The club is named after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
League title
Major League Soccer : 1
1998
L... |
28860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus%20SC | Columbus SC | The Columbus Crew (known from 2015 to 2021 as Columbus Crew SC, and briefly in 2021 as Columbus SC) are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Columbus, Ohio. They started play in 1996, playing at Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University until opening the new Columbus Crew Stadium in 1... |
28861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting%20Kansas%20City | Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City are an American football (soccer) team that plays in Major League Soccer in Kansas City, Kansas.
They started out as the Kansas City Wiz, before changing their name to the Kansas City Wizards in 1997. Later, in November 2010, they changed their name again to Sporting Kansas City, as the team was m... |
28862 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20England%20Revolution | New England Revolution | The New England Revolution are a United States football (soccer) team from Foxborough, Massachusetts that plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer. They share the Gillette Stadium with the New England Patriots, a football team in the NFL.
The team is owned by Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England P... |
28863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20Red%20Bulls | New York Red Bulls | The New York Red Bulls are an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer in Harrison, New Jersey. Until 2006, they were known as the MetroStars. Their homeground is the Red Bull Arena in Harrison.
History
The club was founded in 1995 by John Werner Kluge and Stuart Subotnick, two managers for MetroMedia,... |
28865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%20Rapids | Colorado Rapids | The Colorado Rapids are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer. They are one of the founding clubs of the MLS. The hometown of Rapids is Denver, Colorado. The club was formed in 1996.
Stadium
Mile High Stadium; Denver, Colorado (1996–2001)
Invesco Field at Mile High; Denver, Colorado (2002–2006)... |
28866 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC%20Dallas | FC Dallas | FC Dallas is an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. The team is a founding member of the MLS. Before 2005, they were known as the Dallas Burn. The team is owned by the Hunt Sports Group, which also owns the National Football League team Kansas City C... |
28867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston%20Dynamo | Houston Dynamo | The Houston Dynamo are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Houston, Texas. In late 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes moved to the city because of financial problems in San Jose, California.
The Dynamo opened a new stadium, which opened as BBVA Compass Stadium and is now known as BBVA Stadium, in... |
28868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Jose%20Earthquakes | San Jose Earthquakes | The San Jose Earthquakes are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in San Jose, California. In December 2005, they moved to Houston, Texas to become the Houston Dynamo. Failure to secure funding for a new stadium caused the team to move. In July 2007, they were granted an expansion team, which woul... |
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