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2,600 | 8,596 | 1,851,291 | Gretchen Wilson | 2026-08-09T03:12:06Z | **Gretchen Wilson** (born June 26, 1973) is a country music singer.
In 2004 she had her first number one album on Billboard's Hot Country Songs music chart. As late 2013 she had a song on Billboard's Country Airplay music chart.
## Career
Wilson got a contract with Epic Records in 2003.
## Discography
Studio album... | [] |
2,601 | 8,598 | 532,461 | Blue Balliett | 2026-01-29T03:15:42Z | **Elizabeth "Blue" Balliett Klein** (born in 1955) is an American writer. Her first book is *Chasing Vermeer*. *Chasing Vermeer* made the Children's bestseller list in 2004. In the story, two sixth graders help solve a mystery involving a Vermeer painting. The story has to do with pentominoes, patterns, and coinciden... | [] |
2,602 | 8,604 | 1,340,369 | Eyelash | 2023-08-01T04:53:08Z | An **eyelash** is a hair that grows at the edge of the eyelids. They protect the eye from small things like dust. The average person has hundreds of eyelashes. They have a life span of about 3 months.
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2,603 | 8,607 | 9,565,646 | Prague | 2024-05-26T17:09:47Z | **Prague** (**Praha** in Czech) is the capital and the largest city of the Czech Republic. 1.4 million people live there.
Prague has been known as one of the most beautiful European cities since the Middle Ages. It is often called the "City of 100 Towers", the "Rooftop of Europe" or the "Heart of Europe." Prague was a... | [] |
2,604 | 8,608 | 1,367,976 | Wallet | 2023-10-24T11:37:59Z | A **wallet** is a small flat container, mostly of leather or fabric, that a person uses to hold cash, credit cards, identification cards, etc. Most men usually keep their wallets in their pockets, while women usually keep them in larger bags called purses.
Wallets, particularly in Europe, where larger coins are preval... | [] |
2,605 | 8,609 | 40,117 | Memory card | 2026-04-09T11:30:59Z | A **memory card** is a form of flash memory that is used in a range of electronic devices, such as a digital camera or video game console. The memory card stores data, like images, music, saved games or other computer files.
Flash memory devices like this contain no moving parts so they are not easily damaged. This m... | [] |
2,606 | 8,610 | 1,652,218 | Computer printer | 2025-08-25T04:42:20Z | A **computer printer** is a piece of hardware for a computer. It allows a user to print items on paper, such as letters and pictures. Usually, a printer prints under the control of a computer. Many can also work as a photocopier and fax machine, or with a digital camera to print directly without using a computer.
## T... | [] |
2,607 | 8,613 | 640,235 | Chasing Vermeer | 2023-10-20T19:23:07Z | ***Chasing Vermeer*** is a children's novel. It is about two children noticing strange coincidences relating to art. The book was written by Blue Balliett and published (printed) by Scholastic in 2003. It says many things about the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.
The sequel to the book is *The Wright 3*.
## Characte... | [] |
2,608 | 8,614 | 1,875,224 | Great Wall of China | 2026-09-19T11:58:32Z | 40.67693 N 117.23193 E
The **Great Wall of China** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="zh"><div data-arg data-name="t">萬里長城</div><div data-arg data-name="s">万里长城</div><div data-arg data-name="p">Wànlǐ Chángchéng</div><div data-arg data-name="lit">"Ten-Thousand Mile Long Wall"</div><div data-arg data-n... | [] |
2,609 | 8,615 | 532,461 | Amazon River | 2026-09-29T05:44:51Z | The **Amazon River** (also called *Rio Amazonas* in Portuguese and Spanish) is the largest river in the world by the amount or volume of water it carries. It flows through the tropical forests of South America, mainly in Brazil. Its headwaters are in the Andes Mountains in Peru, on the western edge of South America and... | [] |
2,610 | 8,616 | 532,461 | Pyramid | 2025-01-19T21:06:13Z | A **pyramid** is a structure, usually made of stone, built in the shape of a pyramid. From ancient to modern times people in many different parts of the world have built such structures.
The word "pyramid" comes from the Greek word *pyramis* which meant "wheat cake." The ancient Egyptian word for them was something li... | [] |
2,611 | 8,617 | 1,843,442 | Care Bears | 2026-07-24T04:17:31Z | The **Care Bears** are a very successful toy franchise from the 1980s. Over forty million of these stuffed teddy bears, made with a variety of colours, were sold from 1983 to 1987. Each Bear had a name, a job, and a symbol tied to it. For example, Funshine Bear makes sure people have a good time, no matter what they a... | [] |
2,612 | 8,625 | 532,461 | Bolzano | 2025-12-25T09:41:22Z | **Bozen** (Bolzano; Bozen; Bulsan, Southern Bavarian: *Bozn*) is the capital city of the province of Province of Bolzano-Bozen in northern Italy's Alto Adige.
Its population is 98.057 (March 2005) and the area of the municipality is 52.34 km^2^. Bolzano has had Italian-speaking inhabitants since the Middle Ages.
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2,613 | 8,626 | 1,834,904 | Flubber | 2026-07-08T20:24:19Z | ***Flubber*** is a 1997 American science fiction comedy movie directed by Les Mayfield (who had previously directed another John Hughes scripted remake, *Miracle on 34th Street*) and written by Hughes, based on an earlier screenplay by Bill Walsh. A color remake of *The Absent-Minded Professor* (1961), the film was pro... | [] |
2,614 | 8,636 | 1,248,114 | Mary Wollstonecraft | 2025-06-17T09:38:56Z | **Mary Wollstonecraft** (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer. She was born in Spitalfields, a daughter of a rich farmer who inherited his fortune. Her father was known because he was sometimes violent towards her, her four siblings, and their mother when his farms failed. Mary Wollstonecraft was the... | [] |
2,615 | 8,638 | 1,011,913 | Isle of Wight | 2025-11-16T13:44:26Z | The **Isle of Wight** is an island county that is just off the south coast of England. It is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) by 20 kilometres (13 miles) in size. About one hundred and twenty thousand people live on the island.
The Isle of Wight is a county. This means that it has a council of people who make decisions ... | [] |
2,616 | 8,642 | 532,461 | Alzheimer's disease | 2026-08-23T01:52:01Z | **Alzheimer's Disease (AD)** is a brain disease that slowly destroys brain cells. As of now, there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. With time, the different symptoms of the disease become more marked. Many people die because of Alzheimer's disease. The disease affects different parts of the brain but has its worst... | [] |
2,617 | 8,643 | 1,674,404 | Elaine Paige | 2025-10-11T17:52:36Z | **Elaine Paige** OBE (born **Elaine Jill Bickerstaff**, 5 March 1948) is an English actress and singer. She was born and raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire. She is known for her roles in musical theater.
## Life
She worked in the theatre from a young age. She quickly became famous in the role of Eva Perón in the musical... | [] |
2,618 | 8,644 | 1,510,353 | Marti Webb | 2024-08-31T05:22:41Z | **Marti Webb** is a British actress and singer born in London in 1944.
She has notably played roles in musical theatre including *Evita*, *Cats*, *Godspell*, *The King and I*, *Annie*, *Thoroughly Modern Millie*, *The Goodbye Girl* and *Song and Dance*.
She first came to prominence with the song cycle "Tell Me on a S... | [] |
2,619 | 8,645 | 1,758,893 | Yahtzee | 2026-03-04T03:11:34Z | **Yahtzee** is a popular dice game that is well-known all over the world. The object of the game is to roll 5 dice (up to 3 times) to create certain combinations such as:
- Three-of-a-kind: 3 dice showing the same number (scores as sum of all dice)
- Four-of-a-kind: 4 dice showing the same number (scores as sum of all... | [] |
2,620 | 8,646 | 1,508,758 | Tim Rice | 2025-07-15T14:00:43Z | **Sir Timothy Miles Bindon** "**Tim**" **Rice** (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter and writer. He was born in 1944. Rice is probably best known for his work with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the shows *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat*, *Jesus Christ Superstar*, and *Evita*.
He also co-wrote the s... | [] |
2,621 | 8,647 | 314,522 | Evita (musical) | 2025-04-19T14:51:47Z | ***Evita*** is a musical. The lyrics were written by Tim Rice. The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical is based on the life of Eva Perón (1919-1952), the wife of Argentinian President Juan Perón, which Che is telling.
*Evita* opened on the West End in 1978, and on Broadway in 1979. It won the Lauren... | [] |
2,622 | 8,648 | 863,768 | March 8 | 2025-05-30T00:33:20Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1010 – Persian poet Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.
- 1576 – Spanish explorer Diego Garcia de Palacio sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copan.
- 1618 – Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculatio... | [] |
2,623 | 8,650 | 1,611,993 | Sunset Boulevard (movie) | 2025-07-05T22:21:39Z | ***Sunset Boulevard*** is a 1950 American black comedy film noir movie about a screenwriter (William Holden) accompanying a retired Hollywood silent movie actress (Gloria Swanson) who wants to return to acting in movies. It was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won three. For Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical theater... | [] |
2,624 | 8,653 | 863,768 | September 26 | 2025-05-30T00:33:22Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1087 – William II of England is crowned king in Westminster Abbey.
- 1345 – Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
- 1371 – Battle of Maritsa in the Serbian-Turkish War.
- 1580 – Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation (voyage around the world).
- 1687 – ... | [] |
2,625 | 8,658 | 10,249,785 | 1785 | 2025-05-11T06:38:49Z | {{#Year article header}}1785{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 1 – The Montgolfier brothers fly across the English Channel.
## Births
- December 26 – Laurent Clerc, co-founder of the first American school for the deaf
## Deaths
- January 3 – Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)
- January 19 – ... | [] |
2,626 | 8,660 | 532,461 | Molière | 2025-05-21T21:24:05Z | **Molière** (1622 – 17 February 1673) was a French actor, director and writer. His real name was **Jean-Baptiste Poquelin**, Molière was his stage name. He wrote some of the most important comedies in human history.
He was born in Paris where his father owned a carpet shop. As a young person, Molière decided to live a... | [] |
2,627 | 8,661 | 532,461 | Principality of Sealand | 2026-08-18T23:53:22Z | 51 53 42.6 N 1 28 49.8 E scale:5000
The **Principality of Sealand** is an unrecognized micronation that claims HM Fort Roughs (also known as Roughs Tower) as its territory. Roughs Tower is an offshore platform in the North Sea around <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="convert"><div data-arg>12</div><d... | [] |
2,628 | 8,663 | 1,458,798 | Sticky note | 2025-04-04T23:33:32Z | A **sticky note** (or **Post-it** note) is a small piece of paper with a strip of glue along one edge that make it "sticky," so you can stick it to things. It was invented by Arthur Fry.
The most common sticky note is the Post-it, which is made by a company called 3M. In 1974 a man named Arthur Fry came up with the id... | [] |
2,629 | 8,668 | 1,687,111 | Becker (TV series) | 2025-11-10T21:05:22Z | ***Becker*** is an American sitcom that was originally first aired on the CBS network on November 2, 1998. It starred Ted Danson as Dr. John Becker, a very grumpy family doctor who is unhappy with his life in The Bronx, New York. Becker became famous for his witty responses and constant negative outlook on all situatio... | [] |
2,630 | 8,669 | 1,508,758 | Ted Danson | 2025-08-28T17:09:42Z | **Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III** (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor and producer. Danson was born in San Diego, California and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is best known from his work on television. His roles include:
- Dr. John Becker in *Becker*
- Sam Malone in *Cheers*
- Jack Holden in *Three Men a... | [] |
2,631 | 8,676 | 1,652,218 | Digital camera | 2025-08-25T05:37:05Z | A **digital camera**, also known as a **digicam**, is a camera that stores pictures on digital storage instead of film. Because of this, a digital camera can hold many more pictures than a traditional film camera. A digital camera can sometimes hold hundreds or thousands of pictures. Many use a memory card to store the... | [] |
2,632 | 8,677 | 1,674,404 | Cheers | 2026-04-05T17:53:11Z | ***Cheers*** is a long-running American sitcom made by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. The show premiered on September 30, 1982 and had its widely watched series finale on May 20, 1993, followed by a long and ongoing run in syndication. In eleven seasons, there were... | [] |
2,633 | 8,678 | 693,599 | Jackie Chan Adventures | 2026-02-13T03:13:55Z | ***Jackie Chan Adventures*** is an American animated television series. Episodes were first broadcast on the WB television network, and later syndicated on other networks such as the Cartoon Network. It features fictionalized Jackie Chan and his niece Jade on their adventures trying to stop evil.
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2,634 | 8,681 | 1,458,798 | Stapler | 2025-05-28T20:26:51Z | A **stapler** is an office tool that is used to place thin items such as paper together. It uses a small piece of wire (a staple) to put them together. The ends of the staple are pointed and go into the paper.
There is also a chain of stores called *Staples*, which sells office supplies.
When you press the stapler d... | [] |
2,635 | 8,682 | 121,204 | Pixar | 2026-08-17T19:55:38Z | **Pixar Animation Studios** (IPAC: ˈpɪksɑr) or simply **Pixar**, is an American animation studio. It is known for its advanced CGI productions. It has been a partner of Disney for many years. In 2006, Disney bought the company. The company’s studio lot is located in Emeryville, California.
Pixar started as a division ... | [] |
2,636 | 8,684 | 1,674,404 | Finding Nemo | 2026-10-01T15:40:40Z | ***Finding Nemo*** is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy adventure movie written and directed by Andrew Stanton, released by Walt Disney Pictures and the fifth film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was co-developing with Belgium’s Araneo. It tells the story of the over-protective clownfish named Marlin (Al... | [] |
2,637 | 8,691 | 532,461 | Fibonacci | 2026-07-25T21:29:41Z | **Fibonacci**, also known as Leonardo Pisano (c. 1170 - c. 1250 AD), was a famous Italian mathematician.
Probably born in Pisa, Italy, Fibonacci was raised and educated in North Africa. This was because his father was a diplomat for the Republic of Pisa. While in North Africa, Fibonacci studied mathematics with an Ar... | [] |
2,638 | 8,695 | 314,522 | Richard Stallman | 2026-08-26T23:49:31Z | **Richard Stallman** (born March 16, 1953) is the founder of the free software movement, the GNU project, and the Free Software Foundation. He created GNU Emacs, the GNU C Compiler, and the [GNU Debugger](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Debugger). He is one of the main authors of the GNU General Public License (*GN... | [] |
2,639 | 8,697 | 532,461 | National Hockey League | 2026-09-24T11:27:17Z | **The National Hockey League** or NHL, is the highest-level professional ice hockey league in the world. It has 32 teams - 7 from Canada and 25 from the United States. The championship trophy is the Stanley Cup.
The NHL were founded in 1917. There were five original teams in 1917:
- Montreal Canadiens
- Montreal Wand... | [] |
2,640 | 8,698 | 9,880,536 | Isaac Asimov | 2024-11-13T18:09:45Z | **Isaac Asimov** (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was a writer of science fiction. He was also a biochemist with a PhD from Columbia University.
## Life
Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR to a Jewish family, on an unknown date between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920. Asimov celebrat... | [] |
2,641 | 8,712 | 863,768 | November 13 | 2025-05-30T00:33:25Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 1002 – Ethelred the Unready orders the killing of Danes of England.
- 1160 – Louis VII of France marries Adele of Champagne.
- 1553 – Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer and Lady Jane Grey are accused of high treason and sentenced to death.
- 1642 – English Civil War: Battle of Turnham ... | [] |
2,642 | 8,714 | 1,671,039 | 1980 | 2026-06-10T03:28:17Z | **1980** (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 20 – The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Los Angeles Rams to win their 4th Super Bowl championship. They hold the record for most wins by one team until 1995.
- April 12 – Terry Fox begins his *Marathon of Hope* in Ca... | [] |
2,643 | 8,715 | 10,376,642 | 1936 | 2025-07-06T21:18:22Z | **1936** (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Births
- January 2 – Roger Miller, American singer (d. 1992)
- January 28 – Alan Alda, American actor
- March 9 – Mickey Gilley, American singer, Nightclub owner (d. 2022)
- March 26 - Giora Feidman, Israeli clarinetist
- May 7 – ... | [] |
2,644 | 8,717 | 863,768 | March 5 | 2025-05-30T00:33:28Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1046 – Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he would later describe in his book *Safarnameh*.
- 1279 – The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- 1496 – England King Henry VII issued letters patern to John Cabot ... | [] |
2,645 | 8,718 | 320,190 | 1963 | 2025-08-07T08:39:48Z | **1963** (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 5 – The Beach Boys record one of their trademark songs, "Surfin' USA"
- February 11 – The Beatles record 10 songs for the album "Please Please Me"
- June 1 – Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first Prime Minister of Kenya... | [] |
2,646 | 8,719 | 1,838,218 | April 17 | 2026-07-14T20:57:39Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1080 – King Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by King Canute IV of Denmark, who later became the first Dane to be canonized.
- 1397 – Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.
- 1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract ... | [] |
2,647 | 8,720 | 863,768 | April 14 | 2025-05-30T00:33:34Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 69 – Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Roman Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne.
- 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, surrounds the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions.
- 193 – Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Empero... | [] |
2,648 | 8,721 | 1,766,485 | 1977 | 2026-03-15T18:02:32Z | **1977** (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 3 – Apple Computer is incorporated
- February 18 – *2000 AD*, a British comic, is first published
- March 10 – The rings of Uranus are discovered
- April 22 – Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone ... | [] |
2,649 | 8,722 | 863,768 | March 24 | 2025-05-30T00:33:37Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1401 – Turko-Mongol Emperor Timur sacks Damascus.
- 1603 – King James VI of Scotland becomes James VI and I as the crowns of the Kingdom of Scotland, the Kingdom of England, and the Kingdom of Ireland are joined following the death of Elizabeth I.
- 1603 – Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the tit... | [] |
2,650 | 8,723 | 863,768 | May 12 | 2025-05-30T00:33:40Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 304 – Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the beheading of the 14–year–old Pancras of Rome.
- 907 – China: Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating (giving up) the throne, ending Tang Dynasty ru... | [] |
2,651 | 8,724 | 1,011,873 | 1907 | 2025-07-05T14:35:29Z | **1907** (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 6 – Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome (*Casa dei Bambini* in San Lorenzo).
- January 14 – An ea... | [] |
2,652 | 8,725 | 1,854,608 | December 18 | 2026-08-13T12:12:09Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 218 BC – Battle of the Trebia, Hannibal's first great victory over the Roman Republic.
- 1271 – Kublai Khan renames his Empire Yuan.
- 1352 – Innocent VI is elected Pope.
- 1622 – Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Ang... | [] |
2,653 | 8,726 | 863,768 | June 4 | 2025-05-30T00:33:47Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 780 BC – The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.
- 1039 – Henry III becomes King of Germany.
- 1615 – Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan.
- 1745 – Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick I of Prussia's army defeats the Austrian army under Prince Ch... | [] |
2,654 | 8,727 | 863,768 | November 12 | 2025-05-30T00:33:50Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 764 – Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days.
- 1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes of dying Constantine VIII
- 1439 – Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Par... | [] |
2,655 | 8,728 | 1,798,285 | September 14 | 2026-05-05T06:15:39Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 81 – Domitian becomes Roman Emperor.
- 1180 – Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan.
- 1509 – Constantinople is hit by an earthquake, killing 13,000.
- 1515 – After the Battle of Marignano and defeat to French forces, Switzerland declares itself 'for ever' neutral.
- 1741 – George Frideric Hande... | [] |
2,656 | 8,729 | 863,768 | July 30 | 2025-05-30T00:33:57Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 634 – Battle of Ajnadayn: Byzantine Empire forces under Theodore are defeated by the Rashidun Caliphate near Beit Shemesh in present-day Israel.
- 762 – Baghdad is founded.
- 1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill 7 members of the Prague city council.
- 1502... | [] |
2,657 | 8,730 | 1,880,223 | September 28 | 2026-09-27T15:01:42Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 48 BC – Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. It may have occurred on September 29, his 58th birthday, but records are unclear.
- 235 – Pope Pontian resigns.
- 365 – Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople an... | [] |
2,658 | 8,731 | 1,035,196 | February 6 | 2026-04-13T04:55:53Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1643 – Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Fiji.
- 1649 – The Parliament of Scotland declares the future Charles II as King.
- 1685 – James II of England/James VII of Scotland becomes King.
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: France recognizes the United States as an independen... | [] |
2,659 | 8,732 | 5,295 | 1911 | 2026-08-16T08:45:12Z | **1911** (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- April 19 – Michel Fokine's *Le Spectre de la Rose* debuts in Monte Carlo with Nijinsky in the title role
- June 13 – Michel Fokine's *Petrushka* debuts in Paris wi... | [] |
2,660 | 8,733 | 863,768 | March 29 | 2025-05-30T00:34:07Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 502 – King Gundobad issues a new legal code (Lex Burgundionum) at Lyon that makes Gallo-Romans and Burgundians subject to the same laws.
- 1430 – The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures the Byzantine city of Thessalonica.
- 1461 – Wars of the Roses: In the Battle of Towton, Edward of Yo... | [] |
2,661 | 8,734 | 1,035,196 | January 15 | 2025-12-18T23:28:04Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.
- 1362 – A North Sea flood kills many thousands of people.
- 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-Francois Roberval a commission to settle the Province of Ne... | [] |
2,662 | 8,735 | 1,772,723 | May 19 | 2026-03-25T05:00:13Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected.
- 1051 – Henry I of France marries Anne of Kiev.
- 1314 – Visby, on the Swedish island of Gotland, is almost completely destroyed by fire.
- 1364 – Charles V of France and Jeanne de Bourbon are crowned French King and Queen respectively.
- 1445 – John II of... | [] |
2,663 | 8,736 | 844,779 | February 24 | 2025-08-03T03:57:51Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 303 – Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire.
- 1303 – An English Army is defeated by a Scottish Army in the Battle of Roslin.
- 1377 – Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated in Buda.
- 1525 – The Spanish Imperial... | [] |
2,664 | 8,737 | 10,343,521 | 1962 | 2025-06-20T04:52:49Z | **1962** (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- March 16 – Walter Cronkite becomes lead anchor on the *CBS Evening News*.
- June 11-12 – Three prisoners escape from Alcatraz.
- August 6 – Jamaica becomes separate from the United Kingdom.
- August 16 – The Beatles fire dr... | [] |
2,665 | 8,740 | 693,482 | Evolution | 2026-07-26T16:50:58Z | **Evolution** is a biological process. It is how living things change over time and how new species develop. The theory of evolution explains how evolution works, and how living and extinct things have come to be the way they are.
The theory of evolution is an essential idea in biology. Theodosius Dobzhansky, a well-... | [] |
2,666 | 8,744 | 966,595 | December 31 | 2025-08-25T12:55:49Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 192 – Narcissus murders Roman Emperor Commodus.
- 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning the invasion of Gaul.
- 1225 – The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam ends after 216 years, as Tran Thai Tong, still a boy, becomes Emperor. This is the beginning of the Tran Dynasty.
- 1472 – ... | [] |
2,667 | 8,745 | 10,504,011 | December 25 | 2025-09-09T01:15:22Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 333 – Roman Emperor Constantine I promotes his youngest son Constans to the rank of *Caesar*.
- 336 – Ancient Rome holds its first documented Christmas celebration.
- 496 – Clovis I, King of the Franks, is baptized into the Roman Catholic faith in Reims by Saint Remigius.
- 597 – Augustine ... | [] |
2,668 | 8,746 | 320,190 | 1937 | 2026-06-13T09:33:14Z | **1937** (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- American Ballet Theatre founded
- January 1 – Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua
- January 11 – The first issue of *Look magazine* goes on sale in the United States.
- January 19 – Howard Hughes sets a new ai... | [] |
2,669 | 8,751 | 8,491,567 | Bedfordshire | 2022-10-16T08:36:18Z | **Bedfordshire** is a county of England. Its county town is Bedford. It borders Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire (with the Borough of Milton Keynes) and Hertfordshire. The highest elevation point is 243 m (797 ft) on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns. The county motto is "Constant Be", which is taken fr... | [] |
2,670 | 8,758 | 863,768 | March 26 | 2025-05-30T00:34:28Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 590 – Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius co–emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1027 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned.
- 1169 – Saladin becomes Emir of Egypt.
- 1344 – The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end... | [] |
2,671 | 8,759 | 863,768 | March 20 | 2025-05-30T00:34:31Z | ## Events
### Up to 1800
- 325 – The First Council of Nicaea – the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church – is held.
- 526 – An earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia.
- 685 – The Battle of Nechtansmere is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbria... | [] |
2,672 | 8,764 | 1,391,867 | October 8 | 2025-07-09T17:42:42Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1075 – Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
- 1480 – Stand–off on the Ugra River, between the forces of Akhmat Khan of the 'Great Horde', and those of Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, resulting in the retreat of the Tataro–Mongols.
- 1573 – End of the Spanish Siege of Alkmaar (Netherla... | [] |
2,673 | 8,765 | 103,847 | October 28 | 2025-10-28T17:20:43Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. Also on this day, in 312, he is defeated in battle and drowns in the River Tiber.
- 312 – Battle of Milvain Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius to become Roman Emperor.
- 1344 – The lower town of Smyrna (Izmir), in present–day Turkey, is capt... | [] |
2,674 | 8,793 | 1,760,116 | American football | 2026-08-12T17:49:35Z | **American football**, referred to as **football** in the United States and Canada and also known as **gridiron**, is a team sport. It is played by two teams with 11 players on each side. American football is played with a ball with pointed ends. Points are scored in 5 common ways, often by one team getting the ball i... | [] |
2,675 | 8,794 | 1,260,226 | The Ugly Duckling | 2024-02-26T06:24:53Z | "**The Ugly Duckling**" (Den grimme ælling) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen lavished great care on this story, spending a year perfecting it. It was first published in 1844 with "The Angel", "The Sweethearts", and "The Nightingale" in *New Fairy Tales*. The critics liked these stories. And... | [] |
2,676 | 8,799 | 1,561,235 | General relativity | 2026-05-23T00:53:26Z | **General relativity** is a theory of space and time. The theory was published by Albert Einstein in 1915.
The main idea of general relativity is that space and time are two different parts of spacetime. In general relativity, gravity does not work the same way that Sir Isaac Newton said gravity worked. According to ... | [] |
2,677 | 8,857 | 1,011,913 | Rutland | 2025-11-16T13:46:28Z | **Rutland** is the smallest county of England. It is surrounded by the counties of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
The main towns of Rutland are Oakham and Uppingham.
In the mid-1970s, it was the inspiration for Eric Idle's TV show, Rutland Weekend Television.
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2,678 | 8,861 | 10,343,496 | 1943 | 2025-06-20T04:45:03Z | **1943** (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
### January - March
- January 4 – End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. Earl Warren follows him.
- January 11 – The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
- January 11 –... | [] |
2,679 | 8,864 | 314,522 | Adlai Stevenson I | 2026-08-26T00:04:02Z | **Adlai Ewing Stevenson** (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was an American politician. He was vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland. he ran for president and several other political offices but lost. He was also the first assistant Postmaster General and a member of the House of Represe... | [] |
2,680 | 8,865 | 532,461 | Toledo, Ohio | 2025-11-20T22:41:00Z | **Toledo** is the fourth largest city in Ohio, USA. It was named after Toledo, Spain. It is a large industrial city and has many factories that make things like car parts and glass. Toledo is about an hour (by car) south of Detroit, Michigan. The main highways in and out of Toledo are Interstate 75, Interstate 80, Inte... | [] |
2,681 | 8,901 | 1,683,046 | The Carpenters | 2025-10-28T07:17:28Z | **The Carpenters** were an American musical duo. The members were Richard Carpenter and his sister Karen. Starting in 1969, the duo had many popular songs including "We've Only Just Begun", "Close to You", "Sing", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and others. They continued until Kar... | [] |
2,682 | 8,902 | 8,179,532 | Jerry Reed | 2022-04-19T19:03:27Z | **Jerry Reed** (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American country music singer and actor. Best known for his songs "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot You're Hot" and "Eastbound and Down", he also acted in several movies including *Smokey and the Bandit* and *The Waterboy*. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He die... | [] |
2,683 | 8,905 | 1,350,669 | 1990 | 2025-10-01T22:46:07Z | **1990** (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
### January
- January 1 – The comedy television series *Mr. Bean* airs on ITV in the United Kingdom.
- January 2 – *All My Children* airs its 20th anniversary special. The characters Joe and Ruth Martin sit down with Erica Kan... | [] |
2,684 | 8,906 | 121,204 | Bee Gees | 2026-02-01T15:30:37Z | **The Bee Gees** was a British musical group. For most of its history, the band consisted of three brothers all of whom were born on the Isle of Man, a British Crown dependency and grew up in Queensland, Australia. The brothers, **Barry Gibb** (born 1 September 1946), and twins **Maurice Gibb** (22 December 1949 – 12 ... | [] |
2,685 | 8,912 | 640,235 | Improverts | 2023-04-11T19:59:47Z | The **Improverts** are an improvised comedy group based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They are a part of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company. Their home is the Bedlam Theatre. It has been their home since they were created 18 years ago. The group is similar to *Who's Line is it Anyway?*, Comedy Store Players, and Keith ... | [] |
2,686 | 8,914 | 693,482 | Taipei 101 | 2026-07-26T10:17:04Z | **Taipei 101** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Lang-zh"><div data-arg data-name="c"></div><div data-arg data-name="s">台北101</div><div data-arg data-name="t">臺北101</div></template>) is a 101-floor building in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2004, it replaced the Willis Tower (which used to be called the Sears To... | [] |
2,687 | 8,915 | 1,611,993 | September 1 | 2025-06-16T13:06:04Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 5509 BC – The world was created, according to the Byzantine Empire.
- 327 – Start of first indiction cycle.
- 717 – Siege of Constantinople: The Muslim armada, with 1,800 ships, is defeated by the Byzantine Empire's Navy through the use of Greek fire.
- 1271 – Pope Gregory X is elected.
- 1... | [] |
2,688 | 8,917 | 10,343,501 | 1946 | 2025-06-20T04:48:41Z | **1946** (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 10 – First meeting of the United Nations.
- August 16 - Muslim League began "Direct Action Day" Riot That killed 10,000 people from Kolkata.
- December 19 - The First Indochina War begins.
### Date unknown
- AIES... | [] |
2,689 | 8,918 | 863,768 | December 11 | 2025-05-30T00:34:43Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 220 – China: Cao Pi forces Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate the Han Dynasty throne. The Cao Wei Empire is created.
- 361 – Julian the Apostate enters Constantinople as the sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.
- 630 – The Prophet Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca.
- 969 – Byzanti... | [] |
2,690 | 8,921 | 863,768 | February 4 | 2025-05-30T00:34:46Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 211 – Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta.
- 960 – Song Taizu, founder of the Song Dynasty in China, comes to power in a coup.
- 1169 – Mount Etna on Sicily erupts. It is known exactly how many people we... | [] |
2,691 | 8,922 | 640,235 | Sergio Aragonés | 2023-05-26T22:14:55Z | **Sergio Aragonés Domenech** (IPAC: ˌærəˈgoʊnᵻs; born September 6, 1937) is a popular cartoonist. He was born in Spain and grew up in Mexico. He is most famous for his cartoons for *MAD Magazine* and the comic book *Groo the Wanderer*.
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2,692 | 8,923 | 1,687,742 | Lisa Bonet | 2025-12-28T00:05:11Z | **Lisa Bonet** (born **Lisa Michelle Bonet**; November 16, 1967), also known as **Lilakoi Moon**, is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Denise Huxtable on the NBC television series, *The Cosby Show* and *A Different World*. She was also married to singer Lenny Kravitz from 1987 to 1993. S... | [] |
2,693 | 8,925 | 316,344 | Tobacco | 2025-08-15T15:18:17Z | **Tobacco** is a product prepared from the leaves of the tobacco plant by curing them. The plant is part of the genus *Nicotiana* and of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. It is used as a drug, mostly by inhaling the smoke of, but also by using snuff or chewing. People use cigarettes, cigars, and pipe to make tobacco ... | [] |
2,694 | 8,927 | 1,011,873 | Jerusalem | 2026-09-22T17:29:13Z | **Jerusalem** (IPAC: dʒəˈruːsələm; יְרוּשָׁלַיִם [<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Audio"><div data-arg>He-Jerusalem.ogg</div><div data-arg data-name="help">no</div><div data-arg><em><template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="transl"><div data-arg>he</div><div data-arg>Yerushaláyim</div></te... | [] |
2,695 | 8,933 | 532,461 | Rocky Mountains | 2026-07-26T02:37:25Z | The **Rocky Mountains**, often called **The Rockies**, are a range of mountains in the western United States and Canada. They stretch from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Western Canada, to New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. Part of the mountain range in Colorado is a national park, called Roc... | [] |
2,696 | 8,934 | 1,618,275 | Brooklyn | 2026-05-23T13:15:22Z | **Brooklyn** is one of the five boroughs of New York City. It also covers the same area as **Kings County**. Brooklyn is New York City's second-largest borough in land area (after Queens). As of 2020, about 2.7 million people live there. This is more than in any of the other four boroughs.
Brooklyn is the west end of ... | [] |
2,697 | 8,935 | 10,123,612 | Cornish language | 2025-03-09T01:57:37Z | **Cornish** (Cornish: Kernewek) is a very old language from Cornwall, in the south-west of Great Britain. A Celtic language, Cornish is very similar to Welsh and also is related to Gaelic, all three of which Brythonic languages. Cornish is less closely related to the Goidelic languages: Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic.... | [] |
2,698 | 8,937 | 1,784,032 | Watergate scandal | 2026-04-11T14:24:16Z | A United States President, Richard Nixon, was running for election against Democrat George McGovern. Afterwards, Frank Wills, a security guard, discovered clues that former FBI and CIA agents broke into the offices of the Democratic Party and George McGovern months before the election. They secretly listened to phone l... | [] |
2,699 | 8,945 | 1,824,118 | Cyan | 2026-06-18T19:37:13Z | cyan
**Cyan** is the color halfway between blue and green on the color wheel. It is one of the primary (main) colors of ink in an inkjet printer, along with black, yellow and magenta.
Cyan is a secondary color of light, along with magenta and yellow. The primary colors of light are: blue, red and green. Cyan is made ... | [] |
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