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2,100 | 7,433 | 1,629,609 | Student | 2025-07-15T15:10:48Z | A **student** is a person who goes to school to learn something. Students can be children, teenagers or adults who are going to university, but it may also be other people who are learning, such as in college. A young person who cannot be classed as a student is called a pupil. Usually, students will learn from a teach... | [] |
2,101 | 7,434 | 1,720,120 | Suburb | 2026-09-07T14:47:00Z | A **suburb** is an area of a town or city, a little away from the downtown (city center), where there are fewer big buildings and mainly houses, schools and shops. Such places are called suburban areas or suburban districts. Sometimes, the suburbs cover a very large area. The suburbs are part of the metropolitan area a... | [] |
2,102 | 7,435 | 1,553,350 | Skyscraper | 2024-12-30T13:50:53Z | A **skyscraper** is a very tall high-rise building, usually more than 152 metres (500 feet) in height. Most skyscrapers are built in urban areas such as cities, and they are very common in the central business district (also called downtown) areas of many large cities including New York City, Chicago, London, Paris, S... | [] |
2,103 | 7,436 | 1,748,101 | Integer | 2026-03-13T06:30:42Z | In mathematics, **integers** are whole numbers (natural numbers, their negatives, and zero). Integers can also be shown on a number line like this:
\({...-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4,...}\,\!\)
In particular, zero or 0 is an integer that is neither positive nor negative. An integer is a whole number with no frac... | [] |
2,104 | 7,437 | 1,754,187 | Natural number | 2026-02-25T04:04:26Z | {\| style\="float:right;width:256px;border:2px solid black;margin:0 0 0 10px"
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2,105 | 7,438 | 8,960,679 | Golden Rule | 2023-07-24T21:19:20Z | The **Golden Rule** is a moral which says *treat others how you would want to be treated*. This moral in various forms has been used as a basis for society in many cultures and civilizations. It is called the 'golden' rule because there is value in having this kind of respect and caring attitude for one another.
Peopl... | [] |
2,106 | 7,439 | 532,461 | Leicester | 2026-08-15T21:11:14Z | **Leicester** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Audio"><div data-arg>Leicester.ogg</div><div data-arg>pronunciation</div></template>) is a city in the East Midlands region of England and it is the county town of Leicestershire.
In the 2011 census the population of Leicester was about 330,000. The ci... | [] |
2,107 | 7,441 | 16,695 | Hollywood | 2026-04-29T08:33:23Z | **Hollywood** is a district in Los Angeles, California. It is very famous around the world as a place where movies and television series are made. It has many different attractions such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the famous Hollywood Sign. Many tourists come to Hollywood to see all of these things. Because of th... | [] |
2,108 | 7,442 | 430,706 | Saturday Night Live | 2026-04-12T01:30:36Z | ***Saturday Night Live*** ***(SNL)*** is a popular American television program. It has been broadcast on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. It is one of the longest-running television programs in American television. It is broadcast from NBC studios in New York City. The name comes from the fact that the program i... | [] |
2,109 | 7,443 | 532,461 | Elvis Presley | 2026-08-02T02:40:58Z | **Elvis Aaron Presley** (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. He is widely considered as one of the most influential and most famous musicians of the 20th century, widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s greatest cultural icons. Presley is one of the biggest selling musica... | [] |
2,110 | 7,446 | 314,522 | Sherwood Forest | 2026-08-26T00:17:03Z | **Sherwood Forest** is a historic forest in Nottinghamshire, England. It is famous for its links to the legend of Robin Hood. The forest covers more than 420 hectares of woodland and heath.
## History
The forest was once part of a much larger royal hunting forest in medieval times. Kings used it for hunting deer and... | [] |
2,111 | 7,447 | 15,149 | Mount Everest | 2026-07-28T00:01:26Z | **Mount Everest** is the highest mountain on Earth. Mount Everest is in the Himalayas, a tall mountain range in Asia. It is about 8848 m high and one of the Seven Summits. Everest is located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas in the Solukhumbu district of Nepal.
Mount Everest is on the line between two... | [] |
2,112 | 7,448 | 1,011,873 | Luanda | 2024-07-25T22:52:10Z | **Luanda** is the capital and the largest city of Angola. Its former name was **Loanda**. It is a main seaport of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. In 1995, about 3 million people lived there.
It is a center of manufacturing, but very destroyed because of a long civil war.
It was founded by Portuguese in 1575 as **S... | [] |
2,113 | 7,449 | 1,783,640 | Pepsi | 2026-05-18T15:12:33Z | **Pepsi** is a carbonated cola soft drink made by PepsiCo. A can of Pepsi (330ml) has 8 cubes of sugar in it, whereas Coca-Cola has 7.
They often sponsor (help fund/advertise on an event) sports events and music events, like the Super Bowl. Pepsi also has huge sponsorships for the MGM Mirage hotels in Las Vegas, Nevad... | [] |
2,114 | 7,451 | 1,824,376 | Penguin | 2026-09-17T10:24:38Z | **Penguins** are seabirds in the family **Spheniscidae**. They use their flippers to swim underwater, but they cannot fly in the air. They eat fish and other seafood. Penguins lay their eggs and raise their babies on land.
Penguins in the wild only live in the Southern Hemisphere: Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, S... | [] |
2,115 | 7,453 | 863,768 | March 6 | 2025-05-30T00:30:09Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 12 BC – The Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar is named "Pontifex Maximus", incorporating his position into that of Emperor.
- 1447 – Nicholas V becomes Pope.
- 1454 – Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledged allegiance to Casimir IV of Poland, and the Polish king agr... | [] |
2,116 | 7,455 | 1,689,652 | 1953 | 2025-12-28T16:37:53Z | **1953** (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 20 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the 34th President of the United States.
- January 31 - In the night to February 1, a storm severely floods parts of the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
- May 29 – Ja... | [] |
2,117 | 7,456 | 10,249,747 | 1820 | 2025-05-11T06:30:57Z | **1820** (MDCCCXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- Venus de Milo is discovered.
- Hans Christian Ørsted discovers the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
## Births
- March 22 – John Brown, English cri... | [] |
2,118 | 7,458 | 1,810,719 | Cannibalism | 2026-05-26T12:24:45Z | **Cannibalism** is where a member of a species eats the flesh of another member of that species. It is also called **anthropophagy** when humans do it. Anthropologists are not sure how widespread it was, but it did happen in some societies.
The word 'cannibalism' comes from the Island Carib people of the Lesser Antill... | [] |
2,119 | 7,459 | 863,768 | May 29 | 2025-05-30T00:30:12Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1176 – Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1328 – Philip VI of France is crowned King.
- 1453 – Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captures Constantinople after a 53–day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire.
- 1613 ... | [] |
2,120 | 7,460 | 1,838,440 | Halloween | 2026-07-15T08:00:38Z | **Halloween** is a celebration on the night of October 31. It is most practiced in the United States, and Canada. Children wear costumes and go to people's homes saying "Trick or treat!" to ask for candy (sweets in the UK) and people give it to them. People traditionally dress up as ghosts, witches, or other scary thin... | [] |
2,121 | 7,462 | 1,862,887 | Frida Kahlo | 2026-09-26T18:05:42Z | **Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ** (6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954), Mexican Painter usually known as **Frida Kahlo**. She was known for her surreal and very personal works. She was married to Diego Rivera, also a well-known painter.
She was born in Coyoacán, Mexico to a German father and Mexican mother. She was... | [] |
2,122 | 7,463 | 248,920 | 1932 | 2026-09-11T19:54:23Z | **1932** (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang tries to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan and fails.
- February 4 - The 1932 Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York.
- August 6 - The first Veni... | [] |
2,123 | 7,464 | 1,459,812 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | 2025-08-25T15:53:09Z | ***Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream*** is a book written by Hunter S. Thompson. The book is based on an article Thompson wrote for *Rolling Stone* magazine. It was later made into a movie directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro.
## The ... | [] |
2,124 | 7,465 | 532,461 | Graham Chapman | 2026-08-14T04:18:32Z | **Graham Chapman** (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was most famous as a member of Monty Python. He was openly gay and was in a long-term relationship with writer David Sherlock. Chapman was born in Leicester. He studied medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He died of o... | [] |
2,125 | 7,466 | 1,838,096 | Michael Palin | 2026-07-14T16:30:50Z | **Sir Michael Edward Palin** [KCMG CBE]{.small} (born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian and writer.
Palin was born in Broomhill, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He studied modern history at Brasenose College, Oxford.
He became famous as a member of Monty Python in the 1970s. Afterwards he had his own tel... | [] |
2,126 | 7,467 | 1,838,096 | Terry Jones | 2026-07-14T16:29:34Z | **Terence Graham Parry Jones** (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, poet, presenter and writer. He was a member of Monty Python.
Jones was born on 1 February 1942 in Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales. He was married to Alison Telfer, and later to Anna Söderström.
In Sept... | [] |
2,127 | 7,469 | 532,461 | New York (state) | 2026-06-18T00:26:08Z | The **State of New York**, often called just **New York**, or **New York State** (**NYS**) to distinguish it from the city of New York, is a state of the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, which were the first thirteen states to make up the US. New York is in the northeastern United States, bo... | [] |
2,128 | 7,470 | 1,625,383 | Rolling Stone | 2026-04-05T05:38:32Z | ***Rolling Stone*** is an American popular culture magazine that mainly features articles about music, as well as sports, movies, and celebrities. It also features movie and album reviews, "greatest of all time" lists, and political editorials and commentary.
It was founded in 1967 in San Francisco, California.
Some... | [] |
2,129 | 7,471 | 248,920 | Ralph Steadman | 2026-08-11T20:56:03Z | **Ralph Idris Steadman** (born 15 May 1936) is a British cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his artwork for the books and articles of Hunter S. Thompson.
## Personal life
Steadman was born in Salford, Manchester, and brought up in Towyn, North Wales. He went to Ysgol Emrys Ap Iwan (high school), Abergel... | [] |
2,130 | 7,472 | 1,713,323 | Tunisia | 2026-02-27T08:44:08Z | **Tunisia**, officially the **Tunisian Republic**, is a country in the Arab Maghreb in North Africa. It shares its borders with two countries including Algeria to the west, and Libya to the southeast. Tunis is the capital and largest city.
## Ancient history
Since history has been recorded, there were Berber tribes l... | [] |
2,131 | 7,473 | 1,696,118 | 1972 | 2026-02-11T08:58:14Z | **1972** (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- February 18 – U.S. President Richard Nixon visits China.
- May 15 – Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama is shot by Arthur H. Bremer at a Laurel, Maryland political rally.
- June 13-22 – Hurricane Agnes strikes Florida a... | [] |
2,132 | 7,474 | 5,295 | 1979 | 2026-08-15T16:06:06Z | **1979** (MCMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 4 – The State of Ohio agrees to pay \$675,000 to families of the dead and injured in the Kent State shootings
- February 1 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile
- Marc... | [] |
2,133 | 7,476 | 1,011,873 | Malaysia | 2026-08-02T23:29:21Z | **Malaysia** is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime ... | [] |
2,134 | 7,479 | 532,461 | Mickey Mouse | 2026-09-24T02:26:26Z | **Mickey Mouse** is an American cartoon character created in 1928 at Walt Disney Animation Studios by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He is the Walt Disney Company's mascot.
Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who wears red shorts, large yellow shoes and white gloves. He is known for his small size and falsetto voice, the ... | [] |
2,135 | 7,480 | 532,461 | HIV | 2026-09-07T07:46:05Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Paraphyletic group"><div data-arg data-name="name">Human immunodeficiency viruses</div><div data-arg data-name="image">HIV-budding-Color.jpg</div><div data-arg data-name="image_alt">Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 (in green) budding from cultured lymphocyte. Mul... | [] |
2,136 | 7,481 | 10,446,348 | Frank Zappa | 2025-08-09T00:20:51Z | **Frank Vincent Zappa** (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician and composer. He was known for his strange style of music, which was often weird and funny. He made various types of music and many albums. Zappa worked with many other musicans, most notably his 1960s group The Mothers of Invention... | [] |
2,137 | 7,482 | 1,687,111 | Tasmania | 2025-12-09T15:05:26Z | **Tasmania** (Palawa Kani: *lutruwita*) is a large island off the southern coast of mainland Australia. It is a state of Australia. Its capital and the largest city is Hobart. The island was joined to the mainland until the end of the most recent ice age about 10,000 years ago.
Tasmania has wonderful natural history,... | [] |
2,138 | 7,484 | 314,522 | M*A*S*H | 2024-12-29T18:48:39Z | ***M\*A\*S\*H*** was an American media franchise that had several novels and a movie. Several television series have also been based on it. These include *M\*A\*S\*H* (1970 movie), *M\*A\*S\*H (TV series)* (1972), *AfterMASH* and *Trapper John, M.D.*.
## Novel
*M\*A\*S\*H* started as a novel written by Richard Hooke... | [] |
2,139 | 7,494 | 532,461 | Donald Sutherland | 2025-05-05T13:31:06Z | **Donald McNichol Sutherland** OC (July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian actor. He had appeared in more than 100 movie and television shows.
Sutherland was known for his roles in *Fellini's Casanova*, *Klute*, *Don't Look Now*, *Invasion of the Body Snatchers*, *JFK*, *Ordinary People*, *Pride & Prejudice,* an... | [] |
2,140 | 7,496 | 248,920 | Paul Martin | 2026-04-01T18:00:39Z | **Paul Martin Jr.** <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Post-nominals"><div data-arg data-name="country">CAN</div><div data-arg>PC</div><div data-arg>CC</div><div data-arg>KC</div></template> (born August 28, 1938) is a Canadian politician. He was the twenty-sixth Prime Minister of Canada. He was also t... | [] |
2,141 | 7,497 | 1,839,057 | Machine gun | 2026-07-16T10:42:27Z | A **machine gun** is a weapon that can fire one bullet after another as long as the trigger is pulled and there are bullets ready to fire. This is called automatic fire. A more general name for this type of weapon is an **automatic weapon**. Machine guns fire bullets delivered from a long chain of cartridges called an ... | [] |
2,142 | 7,498 | 1,161,309 | Robin Hood | 2026-06-25T18:00:43Z | **Robin Hood** is a folk hero from the Middle Ages in England. He is a legendary person, and people have told stories about him for centuries. There are also many books, plays, movies, and cartoons that tell stories about Robin Hood.
There are many different versions, but in most stories, Robin Hood is an outlawed nob... | [] |
2,143 | 7,500 | 1,825,805 | Basketball | 2026-09-20T23:50:07Z | **Basketball** is a team sport where two teams (usually consisting of five players) play against each other on a rectangular court. The objective is to get the ball through a hoop mounted high on a backboard on the opponent's side of the court, while preventing the opponent from shooting it into your team's hoop. It is... | [] |
2,144 | 7,501 | 1,764,118 | Folk hero | 2026-03-16T23:34:04Z | A **folk hero** is a person, who may or may not have existed, and is famous and well liked by people, or people of a certain country. Usually it is someone who helped the common people or fought against the authorities, such as a bad king. People tells stories about folk heroes, most of their stories have been passed d... | [] |
2,145 | 7,503 | 1,876,783 | January 1 | 2026-09-21T21:01:09Z | ## Events
### Up to 1800
- 153 BC – Roman consuls begin their year in office.
- 45 BC – The Julian calendar is first used.
- 193 – The day after Commodus is murdered, the Roman Senate chooses Pertinax to succeed him as Roman emperor.
- 1001 – Stephen I is named as the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II.
- 143... | [] |
2,146 | 7,504 | 248,920 | Seth Green | 2026-07-29T16:46:52Z | **Seth Benjamin Green** (born **Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green**; February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor. He became famous in the late 1990s after appearing in many teen movies. His most notable roles include Scott Evil in the *Austin Powers* series of movies, Chris Griffin on the television s... | [] |
2,147 | 7,506 | 1,773,816 | Ashton Kutcher | 2026-08-19T10:40:00Z | **Christopher Ashton Kutcher** (born February 7, 1978), is an American actor, producer, and former model. He became well known when he played Michael Kelso on *That '70s Show*. In 2003, Kutcher produced and starred in his own series, *Punk'd*, as the host.
In May 2011, Kutcher was announced as Charlie Sheen's replacem... | [] |
2,148 | 7,508 | 1,557,476 | Linus Torvalds | 2026-09-18T19:10:54Z | **Linus Benedict Torvalds** (IPAC: ˈliːnəs\_ˈtɔːrvɔːldz , <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-sv"><div data-arg>ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds</div><div data-arg>langfi</div><div data-arg>Sv-Linus_Torvalds2.ogg</div></template>; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American software engineer.
His parents named ... | [] |
2,149 | 7,509 | 532,461 | Thomas Jefferson | 2026-03-26T02:51:53Z | **Thomas Jefferson** (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He wrote the Declaration of Independence, which he and 55 other Founding Fathers signed. He also wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Jefferson was also a plantation owner and had many slav... | [] |
2,150 | 7,510 | 9,676,509 | Tahiti | 2024-07-31T11:23:57Z | **Tahiti** is an island in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is part of the French Polynesia. Papeete is the capital and largest city. Other major cities are Faaa and Mahina. About 169 674 people live there (2002). The languages that are spoken in Tahiti are French and Tahitian which are both official. In Tahiti (in the S... | [] |
2,151 | 7,513 | 31,155 | Geneva (canton) | 2023-06-10T16:45:52Z | **Geneva** is a canton in Switzerland. The capital of the canton is Geneva City.
The French name is *Genève*, The German name is *Genf*, in Italian it is *Ginevra*.
Geneva is the seat of many institutions of the United Nations. It has about 186.000 inhabitants and a very old university. About 960.000 people live in t... | [] |
2,152 | 7,514 | 1,011,873 | John Heinz | 2023-02-05T18:59:14Z | **Henry John Heinz III** (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American politician from Pennsylvania and the great-grandson of the founder of H. J. Heinz Company. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and was a US senator from 1977 to 1991. He was killed in a plane crash in... | [] |
2,153 | 7,515 | 640,235 | The Tempest | 2023-10-22T12:54:36Z | ***The Tempest*** is one of William Shakespeare's last comedies. It tells the story of a wizard who drives a ship to the island he lives on, in order to undo something that happened to him in the past. Unlike most of Shakespeare's plays, it does not appear to be based on an earlier story.
## Story
The play is set on... | [] |
2,154 | 7,517 | 40,117 | Calendar | 2026-04-04T19:09:30Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}{{CURRENTYEAR}}{{/Year in various calendars}}
A **calendar** is a tool for organizing days. People use calendars to say when something happened, and for planning things that have not happened yet. The calendar gives the days names and numbers, called calendar dates. The *dates* are usually... | [] |
2,155 | 7,518 | 8,630 | Randall Cobb | 2024-09-15T15:28:46Z | **Randall Craig** "**Tex**" **Cobb** (born May 7, 1950) is a former American boxer and actor from Texas. He fought champion boxer Larry Holmes for the WBC World Heavyweight title at Houston's Astrodome on November 26, 1982. Holmes beat Cobb, winning all 15 rounds on two scorecards, and fourteen out of fifteen on the th... | [] |
2,156 | 7,519 | 1,526,601 | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | 2025-05-08T15:44:20Z | **Aquilino Quilinging Pimentel Jr.** (December 11, 1933 – October 20, 2019), also known as **Nene**, was a politician in the Philippines.
## Career
He was first elected as a delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention. He then went into exile when President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. He came back in 19... | [] |
2,157 | 7,521 | 1,532,458 | Pat Robertson | 2024-10-23T14:10:31Z | **Marion Gordon** "**Pat**" **Robertson** (March 22, 1930 – June 8, 2023) was an American evangelist and host of the 700 Club, a Christian news and talk show on television. He ran for President in 1988 against George H.W. Bush, but did not win the primaries. He said several times that natural disasters, such as Hurri... | [] |
2,158 | 7,522 | 1,765,437 | Full House | 2026-05-19T05:33:42Z | ***Full House*** is an American comedy television series set in San Francisco. It originally aired from 1987 to 1995. It told the story of Danny Tanner (Bob Saget), a man whose wife has died and is left alone with his three daughters, DJ (Candace Cameron), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and Michelle (Mary-Kate and Ashley O... | [] |
2,159 | 7,523 | 1,011,873 | 1888 | 2025-07-05T15:35:01Z | {{#Year article header}}1888{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- August 9 - Fred C. Newmeyer, American actor and director (d. 1967)
- November 7 - Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (d. 1934)
- December 22 - J. Arthur Rank, movie executive (d. 1972)
## Deaths
- March 6 – Louisa May Alcott, American wr... | [] |
2,160 | 7,524 | 744,335 | Hot Press | 2022-02-28T02:35:30Z | **Hot Press** is a music and political magazine. It was founded in 1977. The magazine is based in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is different from other similar magazines by its anti-establishment opinion and the amount of focus on Irish music, most notably early U2. It is currently edited by Niall Stokes.
## Other w... | [] |
2,161 | 7,525 | 1,161,309 | Alabama Song | 2024-08-19T16:54:40Z | The "**Alabama Song**" comes from the 1930 operetta *Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny*. The music is by Kurt Weill; officially the lyrics are by Bertolt Brecht, but were probably actually written by Elisabeth Hauptmann. The lyrics for the "Alabama Song" are in English (although a specific type of English) and are... | [] |
2,162 | 7,526 | 1,756,652 | The Doors | 2026-02-28T21:16:38Z | **The Doors** were an American rock band. They were one of the most popular rock groups of all time. Led by singer Jim Morrison, along with Ray Manzarek (keyboards), Robby Krieger(guitar) and John Densmore (drums), the group is thought of today as a major influence on rock music, and they are still just as popular as t... | [] |
2,163 | 7,529 | 248,920 | Mickey Gilley | 2026-05-14T18:26:58Z | **Mickey Leroy Gilley** (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country musician and singer-songwriter. He was a cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart. He was best known for his nightclub "Gilley's" which was featured in the movie *Urban Cowboy* and his hit song "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing... | [] |
2,164 | 7,530 | 248,920 | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2026-05-14T18:44:54Z | **Jerry Lee Lewis** (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His best known singles were "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential". He was honored in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2022.
## Career
Like other music players who were ... | [] |
2,165 | 7,531 | 532,461 | Jimmy Swaggart | 2025-07-17T06:40:47Z | **Jimmy Lee Swaggart** (March 15, 1935 – July 1, 2025) was an American Pentecostal televangelist. His church, Family Worship Center, is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Swaggart wrote about 50 Christian books. He sold over 15 million records worldwide as a gospel artist. He also received a Grammy Award nomination.
## Career... | [] |
2,166 | 7,532 | 1,813,459 | Johnny Cash | 2026-05-30T20:32:07Z | **John Ray** "**Johnny**" **Cash** (born **J. R. Cash**; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a Grammy Award-winning American musician, actor and author. He is considered one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. He is well known for his country music, his music spanned many other genres, includin... | [] |
2,167 | 7,533 | 22,027 | Pluto (mythology) | 2025-06-12T00:52:01Z | **Pluto** is the god of the underworld in Roman mythology. Pluto is also known as **Hades** in Greek mythology. Pluto is also the god of wealth because diamonds and other jewels come from underground.
A myth about Pluto is that he took Proserpina, who was the daughter of Ceres, to the underworld to be his wife. Ceres... | [] |
2,168 | 7,534 | 1,851,539 | Maoism | 2026-08-22T02:08:15Z | **Maoism** is a form of communism based on the teachings of the Chinese leader Mao Zedong, who led the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to victory in the Chinese Civil War, and ruled China from 1949 until his death in 1976. Maoism is a version of Marxism–Leninism as well as Stalinism that Mao adapted to fit the conditions... | [] |
2,169 | 7,535 | 693,482 | C++ | 2026-08-02T13:23:06Z | **C\+\+** (**pronounced "c plus plus"**) is a computer programming language based on C. It was created for writing computer programs. In the 1990s, C\+\+ became one of the most used programming languages in the world. Like C, C\+\+ uses manual memory management (unlike most mainstream languages, where memory management... | [] |
2,170 | 7,537 | 1,832,141 | Korean War | 2026-07-03T13:08:21Z | The **Korean War** (Korean: 한국전쟁, Russian: Корейская Война, Chinese: 朝鲜战争) took place between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. It was a civil war fought between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). South Korea was supported by the militaries of several countrie... | [] |
2,171 | 7,538 | 586 | John Landis | 2023-10-21T23:43:50Z | **John Landis** (born August 3, 1950) is an American movie director. Landis was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Los Angeles, California. He started his career working as a mailboy at 20th Century Fox.
Some of his movies are:
- *The Kentucky Fried Movie*
- *National Lampoon's Animal House*
- *The Blues Brother... | [] |
2,172 | 7,545 | 1,398,040 | March 21 | 2025-11-23T19:12:27Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is prevented from doing so at the Praenestine Gate, known as Vivarium, by the defenders under Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
- 1152 – The marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen El... | [] |
2,173 | 7,546 | 39,458 | Edith Massey | 2019-08-04T07:47:08Z | **Edith Massey** (May 25, 1918 - October 24, 1984) was an American actress.
She acted in several of director John Waters' most well-known movies: *Multiple Maniacs*, *Pink Flamingos*, *Female Trouble*, *Desperate Living*, and *Polyester*. Waters discovered Massey as a waitress in a Baltimore, Maryland, USA bar he and ... | [] |
2,174 | 7,549 | 532,461 | Statue of Liberty | 2026-09-26T10:25:30Z | The **Statue of Liberty** (officially named ***Liberty Enlightening the World*** and sometimes referred to as **Lady Liberty**) is a monument symbolising the United States. The statue is placed on Liberty Island, near New York City Harbor. The statue commemorates 100 years since the signing of the United States Declara... | [] |
2,175 | 7,550 | 40,117 | 1875 | 2025-07-14T11:16:40Z | {{#Year article header}}1875{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- March 3 – Georges Bizet's Carmen debuts in Paris
- Wadworth Brewery founded.
## Births
- February 2 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist and composer
- February 28 – Christie MacDonald, actress and singer
- May – Paul Sarebresole
- July 26 – Carl Jung... | [] |
2,176 | 7,551 | 532,461 | Ankst | 2025-07-23T17:58:30Z | **Ankst** is a Welsh independent record label formed in 1988 at Aberystwyth University. Ankst has been the launch-pad for several popular Welsh artists, including Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. The label is now based in Pentraeth on Anglesey.
## Other websites
- [Official website](http://www.ankst.co.... | [] |
2,177 | 7,552 | 5,295 | 1988 | 2025-10-09T08:06:20Z | **1988** (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
## [Events]{lang="ase" dir="ltr"}
- February 13 – Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. He calls his new home "Neverland".
- March 12 – Record producer Jimmy Iovine presents the Special Olympics with a donation... | [] |
2,178 | 7,553 | 863,768 | April 1 | 2025-05-30T00:30:22Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 286 – Roman Emperor Diocletian makes his general Maximian co–emperor.
- 325 – Emperor Cheng of Jin, at the age of 4 years, becomes Emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China, succeeding his father, Emperor Ming of Jin.
- 527 – Byzantine Empire: Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I... | [] |
2,179 | 7,554 | 248,920 | January 8 | 2025-07-15T20:08:59Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 307 – Jin Huidi, Chinese Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, is poisoned, and succeeded by his son, Jin Huaidi.
- 871 – Battle of Ashdown – Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army.
- 1198 – Innocent III becomes Pope.
- 1297 – François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture ... | [] |
2,180 | 7,555 | 248,920 | October 4 | 2025-10-07T16:49:44Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 23 – Rebels capture the then-Chinese capital city Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. They kill and behead the Emperor, Wang Mang, two days later.
- 610 – Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, otherthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor.
- 1511 – Formation o... | [] |
2,181 | 7,557 | 1,174,418 | February 11 | 2025-10-14T20:06:01Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 660 BC – Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno.
- 244 – mutinous soldiers in Zaitha, Mesopotamia (present–day Iraq) murder Roman Emperor Gordian III.
- 731 – Gregory II ends his reign as Pope.
- 824 – Paschal I ends his reign as Pope.
- 1531 – Henry VIII of England is re... | [] |
2,182 | 7,558 | 1,847,283 | T. S. Eliot | 2026-07-31T06:37:14Z | **Thomas Stearns Eliot** OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was an American-born British poet. He was one of the most important poets of the 20th century. He also wrote plays and some important essays about literature.
## Early life
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, then went to college at Harvard. He spent mo... | [] |
2,183 | 7,559 | 248,920 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | 2026-06-13T22:40:50Z | **Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber** (born 22 March 1948) is a British composer and impresario of musical theatre. His company, the Really Useful Group, is one of the largest theatre operators in London.
## Career
In 2018, Webber became one of fifteen people to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award.
Durin... | [] |
2,184 | 7,560 | 863,768 | October 24 | 2025-05-30T00:31:05Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 69 – Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.
- 1147 – After a siege of four months crusader knights reconquer Lisbon.
- 1260 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the pres... | [] |
2,185 | 7,561 | 1,820,463 | Bob Kane | 2026-06-19T00:27:01Z | **Bob Kane** (October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American cartoonist. He is best known for creating the superhero Batman with Bill Finger. Kane was originally considered the only creator of Batman but, beginning in 2015, Bill Finger was considered a creator of Batman too.
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2,186 | 7,563 | 1,478,376 | Batman | 2026-08-08T18:10:19Z | **Batman** is a fictional character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger for DC Comics. He is one of the most famous superheroes ever made. Batman is the secret identity of the very rich and successful businessman **Bruce Wayne**. He first appeared in comic books, and was later used in several radio series, movies, TV p... | [] |
2,187 | 7,564 | 314,522 | Val Kilmer | 2026-08-30T00:55:03Z | **Val Edward Kilmer** (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor, who was known for his roles in *Top Gun*, *Tombstone*, *The Doors*, *Heat* and *Batman Forever*. He was married to Joanne Whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. The couple had a daughter named Mercedes and a son named Jack.
## Hea... | [] |
2,188 | 7,567 | 752,027 | Eva Gabor | 2026-09-30T03:37:54Z | **Eva Gabor** (February 11, 1919 – July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-American actress. She was born in Budapest. She was best known for her role as Lisa Douglas on the television series, *Green Acres*. Her elder sisters, Zsa Zsa and Magda Gabor, were also actresses and socialites. She died of pneumonia on July 4, 1995 in L... | [] |
2,189 | 7,569 | 1,777,200 | Snoopy | 2026-03-31T23:51:54Z | **Snoopy** is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip *Peanuts*, by Charles M. Schulz. Born on the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, Snoopy began as a background character. Eventually he stood on his hind legs and became a main character. Snoopy has many alter egos, and many siblings.
Snoopy's doghouse looks small from th... | [] |
2,190 | 7,574 | 532,461 | John Wilkes Booth | 2026-07-25T22:30:27Z | **John Wilkes Booth** (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor. He is known for killing U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next morning.
Booth was born in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland to English immigrant parents. He was a very well-known stage acto... | [] |
2,191 | 7,577 | 532,461 | Annapolis, Maryland | 2026-05-12T16:38:13Z | **Annapolis** is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the census in 2020, it’s population was 40,812. It is home to the United States Naval Academy, where the United States Naval Officers get their training. It is also home to Saint John's College, originally King William's School founded in 1696. Anna... | [] |
2,192 | 7,579 | 1,769,592 | Keanu Reeves | 2026-03-20T13:49:54Z | **Keanu Charles Reeves** (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in movies like the *Bill and Ted* series, *The Matrix* series, *Speed*, and *John Wick*. He also played John Constantine in the 2005 movie *Constantine*.
At age 9, he started his acting career by appearing onstage, and at ... | [] |
2,193 | 7,582 | 532,461 | Kurt Cobain | 2026-08-04T14:50:34Z | **Kurt Donald Cobain** (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994) was an American musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana, which also included bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. He was also a left-handed guitarist.
In 2023, Cobain appears at number 36 on the *Rolling Stone* maga... | [] |
2,194 | 7,583 | 5,295 | Mikhail Gorbachev | 2026-05-28T10:34:25Z | **Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev** (sometimes spelled Gorbachov) (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician and leader from 1985 to 1991 during the end of the Cold War from 1989 to 1991.
He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-91), Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the... | [] |
2,195 | 7,586 | 841,593 | Tron | 2026-05-20T19:02:10Z | ***Tron*** otherwise referred to as ***GX-12***, is a 1982 American science fiction movie released by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and Gold-Clu System), Bruce Boxleitner as Dr. Alan T. Bradley (and Blue-Tron), Cindy Morgan as Dr. Lora Baines (and Yori), Dan Shor as Roy Zack Kleinbe... | [] |
2,196 | 7,587 | 1,861,059 | Garfield | 2026-08-25T02:17:01Z | ***Garfield*** is a famous comic strip created by Jim Davis.
The comic is about an 8-year-old cat called Garfield, a 5-year-old dog called Odie, and their owner, Jon Arbuckle. The cat is named after Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S. President James Garfield). It debut... | [] |
2,197 | 7,593 | 1,595,360 | Michael Moore | 2026-02-18T06:31:11Z | **Michael Francis Moore** (born April 23, 1954 in Davison, Michigan, USA) is an American writer and moviemaker. He is known for his strong liberal political views. He often expresses them using humor and satire. His work includes *Roger & Me*, *Fahrenheit 9/11*, *Sicko*, and *Bowling for Columbine,* and the satire show... | [] |
2,198 | 7,594 | 1,351,064 | Hawaiian Punch | 2023-09-12T00:59:35Z | **Hawaiian Punch** is the name of a brand of sweetened fruit punch drinks owned by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (DPSU). It was created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yates, and Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping, and customers later discovered that it was an appealing drink when mixed with water.
In 1962, the character of P... | [] |
2,199 | 7,597 | 532,461 | Whale | 2026-06-21T13:47:05Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Paraphyletic group"><div data-arg data-name="subheader"><template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="longitem"><div data-arg>An informal group<br />
within the infraorder Cetacea</div></template></div><div data-arg data-name="name">Whale</div><div data-arg data... | [] |
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