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5,600 | 19,070 | 70,336 | Priest | 2025-12-27T16:57:18Z | A **priest** or **priestess** is a person who is allowed to do religious rites. Their office or position is the **priesthood**, a word which can also be used for such persons collectively. In most religions and cultures in history there have been priests, although they have a lot of different names, and follow differe... | [] |
5,601 | 19,072 | 1,718,014 | Red Sea | 2025-12-28T20:45:08Z | The **Red Sea** is a sea between the Arabian Peninsula of Asia in the northeast and Africa in the southwest. It is a part of the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea is about 2200 km long and less than 330 km wide.
Many ships go through the Red Sea because the Suez Channel at the north end connects the Red Sea to the Mediterran... | [] |
5,602 | 19,073 | 1,826,927 | List of country calling codes | 2026-06-24T02:24:49Z | The page is a **list of country calling codes**. These are area codes for telephone numbers.
## Zone 1 - North American Numbering Plan Area
Places in the NANPA (North American Numbering Plan Area) have been given area codes as if they were all areas inside one country.
\* \+1 United States of America
\*\* Including ... | [] |
5,603 | 19,075 | 532,461 | Charles Lindbergh | 2023-09-16T02:17:29Z | **Charles Augustus Lindbergh** (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", was a pioneering United States airplane pilot. He became famous for making the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
## Early life
Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan. His pare... | [] |
5,604 | 19,076 | 966,595 | Pilot | 2025-08-01T10:00:54Z | A **pilot** is a person that drives a transport vehicle such as an airplane, spacecraft, or boat. All types of pilots must pass tests and obtain a license before they can operate the vehicle.
## Overview
An aircraft pilot is usually in charge of a flying machine for the whole trip. Some larger aircraft have both a p... | [] |
5,605 | 19,077 | 86,802 | Charles August Lindbergh | 2024-10-20T07:28:16Z | **Charles August Lindbergh, Sr.** (January 20, 1859 – May 24, 1924), was a United States Congressman for 6th District of Minnesota from 1907 to 1917. Lindbergh was a member of the Republican Party. He was the father of Charles Lindbergh.
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5,606 | 19,078 | 532,461 | Faroe Islands | 2026-09-06T15:39:35Z | ```
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| conventional_long_name = Faroe Islands
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5,607 | 19,079 | 1,458,798 | Faroese language | 2024-12-04T17:09:52Z | **Faroese** is the Germanic language of the Faroe Islands spoken by about 70,000 people. The language came from Old Norse which was spoken in the Middle Ages. Faroese is the most similar to Icelandic. The alphabet has 29 letters that come from the Latin alphabet.
## Faroese numbers
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| ... | [] |
5,608 | 19,080 | 22,027 | Laura Ingalls Wilder | 2021-11-09T04:14:36Z | **Laura Ingalls Wilder** (February 7, 1867 - February 10, 1957) was an American writer. She was born in Wisconsin and spent her childhood in Missouri and Kansas. She became a teacher in South Dakota at age 16.
Wilder is best known as the author of the *Little House on the Prairie* series of books. A TV series, *Little... | [] |
5,609 | 19,081 | 314,522 | Mestizo | 2026-08-25T23:47:00Z | ***Mestizo*** (meh-STEE-tzo), is a Spanish term for a mixed person who is of Native American and European ancestry. It is most often used with mixed race people.
Mestizos have existed since men from Spain controlled much of what is now Latin America. "Mestizo" is the masculine form; "Mestiza" the feminine. Mestizos fo... | [] |
5,610 | 19,083 | 1,593,189 | Royal Air Force | 2026-03-13T13:51:04Z | The **Royal Air Force** (acronym: **RAF**) is the air force of the United Kingdom. The RAF began in 1918 when the Royal Flying Corps (pronounced *core*) and the Royal Naval Air Service joined together. It is the oldest air force in the world. The first man to lead the RAF was Hugh Trenchard. The RAF has many bases acr... | [] |
5,611 | 19,085 | 1,280,805 | Tequila | 2026-06-06T15:06:42Z | **Tequila** is a Latin American drink from Mexico that contains alcohol.
It is made from a plant called agave.
It contains about 40 percent alcohol, and is often used in bars and nightclubs to make mixed drinks such as the *tequila sunrise* or the Margarita.
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5,612 | 19,087 | 1,373,270 | One Thousand and One Nights | 2024-02-01T03:57:34Z | ***One Thousand and One Nights*** is an old cycle (or group) of stories that mostly come from Arabia and Persia, and a few also from India, Central Asia and China. All these stories were later collected together. There are different layers of the stories:
- Uppermost is the story of Queen Scheherazade who needs to ent... | [] |
5,613 | 19,092 | 70,336 | Coup d'état | 2024-12-21T01:03:03Z | A **coup d'état** (pronounced \[{{#IPA}}ˌku.de.ˈta{{/IPA}}\]), or just **coup** (\[{{#IPA}}ˈku{{/IPA}}\]) for short, is the removal of a head of state and/or a head of government from power (overthrow). Unlike a revolution in which large numbers of people usually take over, a coup can be done by a small number of peopl... | [] |
5,614 | 19,110 | 1,674,404 | Walt Disney | 2026-10-01T15:39:09Z | **Walter Elias Disney** (IPAC: ˈdɪzni; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. Disney was an important person in the American animation industry and throughout the world. He is regarded as an international icon and philanthropist. He is well know... | [] |
5,615 | 19,125 | 693,482 | Eucharist | 2026-07-26T15:17:01Z | The **Eucharist**, also called **Holy Communion**, the **sacrament**, or the **Lord's supper**, is a religious ritual in many Christian churches. It is especially important to Catholics, who believe it is necessary for salvation.
## Biblical basis
According to the Bible, the Eucharist began at the Last Supper, when J... | [] |
5,616 | 19,131 | 414,448 | Little House (book series) | 2026-01-19T21:16:03Z | ***Little House on the Prairie*** is a book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1935. It is one part of series of books about Wilder's childhood in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Kansas during the late 19th century. The books have been made many times into movies and television series. Some other writers have also written bo... | [] |
5,617 | 19,133 | 1,848,933 | Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano | 2026-08-03T08:02:47Z | **Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano** is an Italian choir of children. They were created in Bologna in 1963 by Mariele Ventre. The children had to help singing children at Zecchino d'Oro festival. In 1995, Mariele Ventre died and the choir had a new director - Sabrina Simoni - and a new name - *Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" ... | [] |
5,618 | 19,135 | 248,920 | Ward Cunningham | 2024-10-16T07:42:54Z | **Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham** (born May 26, 1949) is an American computer programmer. He started the first wiki website on March 25, 1995, and is considered the inventor of that software. He currently lives in Beaverton, Oregon.
Ward Cunningham got a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science f... | [] |
5,619 | 19,137 | 5,295 | Rope | 2023-08-18T18:10:22Z | A **rope** is made out of several threads. The material can be organic, like flax, or it can be small threads of steel (in case of a steel rope, wire or cable). A rope can be used to lift, or pull things, like pulling a ship into a harbor with another ship, or fixing the ship so it does not move away. The twisting of f... | [] |
5,620 | 19,138 | 1,687,111 | The X-Files | 2025-11-10T13:59:22Z | ***The X-Files*** is an American science fiction television series set in the Washington D.C. area and Maryland. It ran from its creation in 1993 until 2002, lasting for nine seasons. On January 24, 2016, a new season began airing. The series is about two FBI agents, Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David... | [] |
5,621 | 19,139 | 16,695 | Patent | 2026-02-16T15:36:46Z | A **patent** gives an inventor the right to stop other people making or using their invention. If someone makes or uses that invention without being allowed to, the inventor can sue that person in court to make them stop. The inventor can sell the patent to another person or company.
A **patent** lasts for up to 20 ... | [] |
5,622 | 19,140 | 1,674,404 | The Wizard of Oz | 2026-09-23T14:58:51Z | ***The Wizard of Oz*** is an American musical movie. It was produced by MGM and released by MGM in 1939. The movie is based on the children's book *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz* by L. Frank Baum. This book was first published in May 1900. The book and movie are about a little girl's adventures in the land called Oz. This... | [] |
5,623 | 19,142 | 1,832,612 | Assassination | 2026-07-04T09:07:32Z | **Assassination** is the murder of an important or popular person, usually, a political leader, like the head of a country or of a political party. Assassinations are usually done for political reasons or for payment. A person who **assassinates** someone is called an **assassin**.
Throughout history, assassinations ... | [] |
5,624 | 19,144 | 248,920 | Gillian Anderson | 2026-09-13T20:31:54Z | **Gillian Leigh Anderson**, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="post-nominals"><div data-arg data-name="country">GBR</div><div data-arg data-name="size">100%</div><div data-arg>OBEh</div></template> (born August 9, 1968) is an American film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer. Her credi... | [] |
5,625 | 19,145 | 532,461 | Debt | 2026-05-02T11:30:29Z | **Debt** is what someone owes to someone else. Usually, debt is in the form of money, but it can also be items, services, favors, or other things. Thus if you make an agreement to give or do something for someone else, you now owe a debt. Unpaid debt can lead to problems such as the Greek government-debt crisis. Debt i... | [] |
5,626 | 19,146 | 532,461 | Uranium | 2025-11-21T09:21:01Z | **Uranium** is a chemical element (a metal) on the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 92, which means that a uranium atom has 92 protons in its center, the nucleus.
The Uranium dug out of the ground is made from three different isotopes. The isotopes are different types of uranium with different numbers of ne... | [] |
5,627 | 19,151 | 1,696,626 | The Graduate | 2025-11-27T20:00:07Z | ***The Graduate*** is a 1967 American movie based on a novel by Charles Webb, and directed by Mike Nichols. It is set in Southern California.
In the movie and book, a recent college graduate (played by Dustin Hoffman) is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the wife of his father's business partner. He later fall... | [] |
5,628 | 19,156 | 1,349,344 | Aquitaine | 2026-09-11T12:11:30Z | **Aquitaine** (Occitan: *Aquitània*; Akitania; Aquitania) is a part of southwestern France. It was once an administrative region but is now part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. With over 41,000 square kilometers, it is one of the largest regions of mainland France (the largest of all French regions ... | [] |
5,629 | 19,168 | 1,458,798 | Nightmare | 2025-03-28T18:16:33Z | A **nightmare** is a very powerful dream that the sleeper finds disturbing or [frightening](https://simple.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/frightening). Nightmares usually have either physiological causes, like a high fever, or psychological ones, like trauma or stress in the sleeper's life. Nightmares are common, but nightmare... | [] |
5,630 | 19,169 | 932,285 | Melilla | 2024-04-10T11:34:04Z | **Melilla** is a city in North Africa, which is separated from Spain by the Mediterranean Sea. It is an exclave that belongs to Spain, and is all surrounded by Morocco, which believes it should belong to them. Ceuta is another such city. Until it became a self-governing city in 1995, it belonged to the Province of Mála... | [] |
5,631 | 19,171 | 932,285 | Ceuta | 2024-04-10T11:35:00Z | **Ceuta** is a Spanish city in North Africa, at the Strait of Gibraltar which divides it from mainland Spain. It is an exclave of Spain, and is all surrounded by Morocco, which believes it should belong to them. Melilla is another such city. The city area is about 20 square kilometers, and there are over 82,000 people ... | [] |
5,632 | 19,175 | 5,295 | Burkina Faso | 2026-09-13T09:42:15Z | **Burkina Faso** (UK: Help:IPA/English /bɜːˌkiː.nə ˈfæs.əʊ/, US: /bʊrˌkiː.nə ˈfɑː.soʊ/) is a country in West Africa. It used to be called Upper Volta and the name was changed to Burkina Faso in 1984. The country was once ruled by France, but it has been independent since 1960. The capital is Ouagadougou.
In 2005, abou... | [] |
5,633 | 19,176 | 1,734,355 | Battle of Waterloo | 2026-04-05T04:52:32Z | **The Battle of Waterloo** was a battle that was fought between the French on one side and the British and the Prussians on the other.
Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor of France and had started and lost the Napoleonic Wars. He had built an empire that stretched from Spain to the Russian border. Defeated at the Battle ... | [] |
5,634 | 19,178 | 1,464,674 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2025-04-27T15:14:31Z | **São Tomé and Príncipe,** officially the **Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe** is an island nation in Central Africa, it is located off the Gulf of Guinea. The main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe are about 140 km apart and about 250 and 225 km, respectively, off of the northwestern coast of Gabon. The cou... | [] |
5,635 | 19,180 | 1,633,172 | Equatorial Guinea | 2026-06-10T18:48:45Z | The **Republic of Equatorial Guinea** is a nation in west central Africa, and one of the smallest countries in Africa. It borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west. The country's territory is both on the continent and on islands. The continental part is known as Río ... | [] |
5,636 | 19,181 | 86,802 | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | 2024-10-22T00:32:33Z | **Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo** (born 5 June 1942) has been the President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. Mbasongo did the military academy in Zaragoza, Spain. He came to power in a military coup, deposing the former leader Francisco Macías Nguema. Ngema had ruled the country for the previous decade. He was known to... | [] |
5,637 | 19,182 | 1,869,023 | Voldemort | 2026-09-08T17:35:42Z | **Lord Voldemort** (born **Tom Marvolo Riddle**) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the *Harry Potter* series of children's books.
The books were written by British author J.K. Rowling. Voldemort first appears in the 1997 fantasy novel *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / Sorcerer's Stone*. He... | [] |
5,638 | 19,187 | 1,882,354 | Hogwarts | 2026-09-30T21:08:00Z | **Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry** is a fictional boarding school in J. K. Rowling's best-selling *Harry Potter* series. It is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and seventeen living in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.
## Hogwarts houses
### Gryff... | [] |
5,639 | 19,194 | 532,461 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2026-09-27T00:28:24Z | The **Toronto Maple Leafs** are a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL).
## Origin
They were formed in 1917 as one of the six original NHL teams. They were called the Toronto Arenas, but changed their name to St. Patricks, then to Maple Leafs, in the 1920s. The maple leaf is a symbol of Can... | [] |
5,640 | 19,195 | 86,802 | Detroit Red Wings | 2026-05-17T21:48:32Z | The **Detroit Red Wings** are a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL).
## History
### Early history
The Red Wings were formed in 1926. The Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) folded that year, and many of the players from the WCHL's Victoria Cougars went to play for Detroit. As a result... | [] |
5,641 | 19,196 | 532,461 | Wayne Gretzky | 2026-09-28T03:21:34Z | **Wayne Gretzky** (born January 26, 1961 Brantford, Ontario) known as "The Great One", is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. Gretzky played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 20 seasons. He was coach and part-owner of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes until he stepped down on September 24, 2009. He also managed Ca... | [] |
5,642 | 19,197 | 86,802 | Hart Memorial Trophy | 2026-05-18T19:09:10Z | The **Hart Trophy** is given to the most valuable player of the National Hockey League every year. It was given to the NHL by Dr. David Hart, father of NHL coach and manager Cecil Hart. It was first awarded in 1924.
Wayne Gretzky has won the most Hart Trophies with nine, followed by Gordie Howe with six and Eddie Sh... | [] |
5,643 | 19,200 | 1,678,918 | Frankfurt | 2026-08-14T15:59:19Z | **Frankfurt**, officially **Frankfurt am Main** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-de"><div data-arg>ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn</div><div data-arg>lang</div><div data-arg>De-Frankfurt_am_Main-pronunciation.ogg</div></template>; Hessian: *Frangford am Maa*, {{lit.}} "Frank ford on the Main"), is one of t... | [] |
5,644 | 19,204 | 1,161,309 | Hugh Capet of France | 2025-05-18T19:59:47Z | **Hugh Capet** (French: *Hugues Capet*) (c. 941 – 24 October 996) was King of the Franks from 987 until his death in 996. The Capetian dynasty he started ruled France in an unbroken line for 300 years.
## Early career
Hugh was born in the winter of 941 and was the son of Hugh the Great and Hedwige of Saxony. His gran... | [] |
5,645 | 19,205 | 1,716,777 | Disney Channel | 2025-12-26T15:49:38Z | **Disney Channel** is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company.
Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name **The Disney Channel** as a premium channel on top of basic cable telev... | [] |
5,646 | 19,211 | 10,286,230 | List of dog breeds | 2025-05-26T16:42:22Z | People have carefully bred dogs for thousands of years. Sometimes they inbreed dogs who have the same close ancestors, and sometimes they mix dogs from very different ancestors or even from different breeds. This continues today, resulting in hundreds of dog breeds, some that are similar to each other, and others that... | [] |
5,647 | 19,213 | 1,674,404 | Milli Vanilli | 2026-09-21T14:42:13Z | **Milli Vanilli** was a German R&B music group created and formed in Munich by producer **Frank Farian**. The group members were Fab Morvan (born 1966) and Rob Pilatus (1965-1998). They were popular in the late-1980s. Their 1988 debut album, Girl You Know It's True, sold more than 7 million copies worldwide and won the... | [] |
5,648 | 19,222 | 1,011,873 | 1706 | 2025-07-05T15:27:11Z | {{#Year article header}}1706{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- September 7 – War of Spanish Succession – The armies of Austria and Savoy defeat the French army at the Battle of Turin.
## Births
- January 17 – Benjamin Franklin, American philosopher, founding father and inventor (d. 1790)
## Deaths
- March 3 – J... | [] |
5,649 | 19,223 | 435,471 | Geology | 2026-05-24T00:02:54Z | **Geology** is the study of the nonliving things that the Earth is made of. Geology is the study of rocks in the Earth's crust. People who study geology are called **geologists**. Some geologists study minerals (mineralogist) and the useful substances the rocks contain such as ores and fossil fuels. Geologists also ... | [] |
5,650 | 19,224 | 1,398,040 | Pisa | 2024-07-03T22:13:49Z | **Pisa** is a city and a *comune* in Tuscany, Italy. About 90,000 people live in the city. The city has a very long and turbulent history. The "Leaning Tower of Pisa" is a famous landmark of Pisa.
## Important buildings
- The Leaning Tower, the most famous image of the city.
- Campo dei Miracoli (in English: "Square ... | [] |
5,651 | 19,225 | 1,011,913 | Cheshire | 2025-11-16T11:43:14Z | **Cheshire** is a rural county in England. It is the North West part of the country, just south of Manchester. Cheshire covers 905 square miles (2,344 km2) and had a population of around 1.1 million in 2021.
Cheshire's county town is the cathedral city of Chester, while its most populated town is Warrington.
It is ... | [] |
5,652 | 19,226 | 532,461 | Cayman Islands | 2026-03-03T01:49:37Z | The **Cayman Islands** are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. The territory is made up of three islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac. Its capital, George Town, is on the main island (Grand Cayman).
## Government
The Cayman Islands are governed by the United Kingdom. The Monarch choose... | [] |
5,653 | 19,229 | 1,011,873 | 1167 | 2025-10-09T14:23:14Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1167{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1167{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed *Daijo Daijin*, chief minister of the government of Japan
- Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily
- Absalon, ... | [] |
5,654 | 19,230 | 1,011,873 | 1097 | 2025-10-09T14:21:08Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1097{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1097{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Edgar I deposes Donald III to become king of Scotland.
- The First Crusade reaches Constantinople.
- Crusaders besiege Nicaea, win the Battle of Dorylaeum, and capture Latakia from the Sel... | [] |
5,655 | 19,231 | 10,249,788 | 1782 | 2025-05-11T06:39:23Z | {{#Year article header}}1782{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 7 – The first American commercial bank opens (Bank of North America).
- January 15 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage
- February 5 – ... | [] |
5,656 | 19,232 | 1,011,873 | 1197 | 2025-10-09T14:23:34Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1197{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1197{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as King of Jerusalem.
- Theobald III becomes Count of Champagne.
- The town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland is consecrated, and dedicated to St Thoma... | [] |
5,657 | 19,234 | 1,011,873 | 1210 | 2025-10-09T14:23:41Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1210{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1210{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan.
- Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor excommunicated by Pope Innocent III for invading ... | [] |
5,658 | 19,235 | 814,900 | E-mail | 2025-08-04T15:00:40Z | **Electronic mail** (or **e-mail** or **email**) is an Internet service that allows people who have an e-mail address (accounts) to send and receive electronic letters. Those are much like postal letters, except that they are delivered much faster than snail mail when sending over long distances, and are usually free.
... | [] |
5,659 | 19,239 | 1,011,873 | 1231 | 2025-10-09T14:23:54Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1231{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1231{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- March 17 – Emperor Shijō of Japan (died 1242)
- Guo Shoujing, Chinese astronomer and mathematician
- John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (died 1304)
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore (di... | [] |
5,660 | 19,240 | 1,011,873 | 1242 | 2025-10-09T14:24:00Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1242{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1242{{/Year article header}}
## Deaths
- February 10 – Emperor Shijō of Japan (born 1231)
- October 7 – Emperor Juntoku of Japan (born 1197)
- William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
- Archambaud VIII of Bourbon
- Hojo Yasutoki, r... | [] |
5,661 | 19,241 | 1,011,873 | 1183 | 2025-10-09T14:23:25Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1183{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1183{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Emperor Go-Toba, reign of 82nd emperor of Japan starts (1183-1198)
## Deaths
- June 11 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (born 1155)
- Alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emp... | [] |
5,662 | 19,242 | 1,011,873 | 1155 | 2025-10-09T14:23:06Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1155{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1155{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- February 28 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (died 1183)
- May 17 – Jien, Japanese poet and historian (died 1225)
- November 11 – King Alfonso VIII of Castile (died 1214)... | [] |
5,663 | 19,243 | 10,250,033 | 1567 | 2025-05-11T07:33:53Z | **1567** (MDLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. He replaces Margaret of Parma as Governor of the Netherlands... | [] |
5,664 | 19,244 | 824,868 | The Dillinger Escape Plan | 2026-04-05T14:16:36Z | **The Dillinger Escape Plan** is an American mathcore band. They formed in New Jersey in 1997. They are generally a heavy group, with punk roots and influences from punk bands like The Bronx and Bad Brains. They formed as a hardcore punk band as known as "Arcane" which later became the Dillinger Escape Plan.
## Albums... | [] |
5,665 | 19,245 | 1,503,679 | Queensrÿche | 2024-08-21T02:19:02Z | **Queensrÿche** is an American heavy metal band. They formed in Bellevue, Washington in 1982. They have made 16 studio albums, one extended play (EP), and many DVDs. When the band was made, its members were singer Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo, drummer Scott Rockenfield, and bassist Eddie Jack... | [] |
5,666 | 19,246 | 1,668,201 | Midnight Oil | 2026-02-21T19:32:03Z | **Midnight Oil** (known informally as "**The Oils**") are an Australian rock band. It formed in Sydney in 1972. The members are Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The lineup also included Bones Hillman (bass) and Rob Hirst (drums and vocals) until their deaths ... | [] |
5,667 | 19,247 | 314,522 | Jon Bon Jovi | 2024-07-11T19:13:40Z | **John Francis Bongiovi** (born March 2, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey) better known as **Jon Bon Jovi**, is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of the hard-rock band, Bon Jovi.
## Biography
In 1983, Jon was one of the founding members of Bon Jovi. Earlier he sang in bands *Starz* an... | [] |
5,668 | 19,249 | 1,267,963 | On the Waterfront | 2023-01-15T09:25:37Z | ***On the Waterfront*** is a 1954 American movie about mob violence among longshoremen (people who unload ships) in New Jersey. Directed by Elia Kazan, it stars Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Karl Malden.
The movie won eight Academy Awards: for Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Saint), Be... | [] |
5,669 | 19,250 | 824,868 | Faith No More | 2026-04-30T16:25:01Z | **Faith No More** is an alternative metal band. They were formed by bassist Billy Gould, drummer Mike Bordin, and keyboarder Roddy Bottum in San Francisco, California, USA, in 1981 and broke up on April 20, 1998. However, they got back together in 2009 and have continued playing since.
They became successful with sing... | [] |
5,670 | 19,251 | 1,871,143 | The Pretenders | 2026-09-12T14:28:14Z | **The Pretenders** are an English rock and punk rock band. They formed in Hereford in 1978.
## Discography
- *Pretenders* (1980)
- *Pretenders II* (1981)
- *Learning to Crawl* (1984)
- *Get Close* (1986)
- *Packed!* (1990)
- *Last of the Independents* (1994)
- *¡Viva El Amor!* (1999)
- *Loose Screw* (2002)
- *Break U... | [] |
5,671 | 19,254 | 1,879,032 | Schindler's List | 2026-09-30T21:25:12Z | ***Schindler's List*** is a 1993 American epic historical drama movie directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the historical novel *Schindler's Ark* (1982) by Thomas Keneally. The film follows Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved more than a thousand most... | [] |
5,672 | 19,255 | 1,477,024 | Chlorofluorocarbon | 2025-09-30T09:13:24Z | A **chlorofluorocarbon** (CFC) is a gas used for various purposes including solvents, refrigerants, and aerosol sprays. They are organic chemicals and contain carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine. They were much used in the middle of the 20th century, replacing chemicals that were toxic or flammable or had other pr... | [] |
5,673 | 19,256 | 966,595 | Singin' in the Rain | 2022-06-21T05:17:59Z | ***Singin' in the Rain*** is a 1952 American movie musical romantic comedy movie starring Gene Kelly. It was directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen. It is set in Los Angeles, California in 1927. It gives an amusing look at Hollywood's change from silent movies to "talkies".
It is considered to be among the best movie mus... | [] |
5,674 | 19,257 | 640,235 | North and South | 2023-10-21T22:33:05Z | ***North and South*** is a novel by John Jakes. It is the first of three books about two friends who must fight against each other during the American Civil War.
*North and South* had two sequels. They are called *Love and War* and *Heaven and Hell*. The books were written in 1982, 1984, and 1987.
There were also TV... | [] |
5,675 | 19,278 | 1,824,376 | Internet Movie Database | 2026-07-25T10:43:09Z | **IMDb** (or **Internet Movie Database**) is an online database of information (facts) about actors, movies, TV shows, and video games. The IMDb database started in October 1990, moved to the World Wide Web in 1993, and has been owned by Amazon.com since 1998.
## Other websites
- [Internet Movie Database (IMDb) websi... | [] |
5,676 | 19,280 | 532,461 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2026-09-30T12:31:05Z | The **Chicago Blackhawks** are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were formed in 1926, named after the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I which was nicknamed the "Blackhawk Division". The division was named after Chief Black Hawk, a native American lea... | [] |
5,677 | 19,283 | 1,876,358 | Cape Verde | 2026-09-21T08:01:58Z | **Cape Verde** (IPAC: ˈvɜːrd(i)) or **Cabo Verde** (IPAC: ˌkɑːboʊ\_ˈvɜːrdeɪ, IPAC: ˌkæb-) (Cabo Verde, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-pt"><div data-arg>ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ</div><div data-arg>pron</div></template>), officially the **Republic of Cabo Verde**, is an island country in Africa. It is a grou... | [] |
5,678 | 19,284 | 532,461 | Madeira | 2026-08-28T22:55:21Z | **Madeira** is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between 32 22.3 N 16 16.5 W and 33 7.8 N 17 16.65 W, just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union.
The archipelago comprises the major part of one of the two autonomous regions of Portuga... | [] |
5,679 | 19,285 | 532,461 | Cameroon | 2026-05-25T21:51:12Z | **Cameroon** (officially called the **Republic of Cameroon**) is a country in Central Africa. Its capital is Yaoundé. The largest city in Cameroon is Douala. The population of Cameroon is about 20 million. Cameroon's president is Paul Biya. They speak nearly 250 languages in Cameroon. French and English are the officia... | [] |
5,680 | 19,286 | 1,719,269 | Guinea-Bissau | 2025-12-31T06:57:16Z | **Guinea-Bissau** is a country in Africa. It borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the south. The official language is Portuguese, and the capital is Bissau. About 1,442,000 people live in Guinea-Bissau as of 2006. The country was a Portuguese colony in the 19th century. At that time is was called Portuguese Guinea. ... | [] |
5,681 | 19,287 | 10,283,318 | Mauritius | 2025-05-25T13:46:08Z | The **Republic of Mauritius** is an island nation in the Mascarene Islands. It includes Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon as well as Mauritius. It was formerly ruled by the European countries: France, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, but is now independent from these all European Colonies.
Port Louis is its capital.... | [] |
5,682 | 19,295 | 844,864 | It's a Wonderful Life | 2025-12-24T23:53:27Z | ***It's a Wonderful Life*** is a 1946 movie directed by Frank Capra. It is inspired by a story similar to *A Christmas Carol*.
## Cast
- James Stewart as George Bailey
- Donna Reed as Mary Hatch
- Lionel Barrymore as Mr. Potter
## Other websites
-
- [Essay on the deeper meaning of the movie](https://noirdame.com/fe... | [] |
5,683 | 19,297 | 532,461 | Djibouti | 2026-03-03T23:04:20Z | **Djibouti** (officially called the **Republic of Djibouti**) is a country on the eastern coast of Africa. The capital city is also called Djibouti.
Djibouti gained its independence from France on June 27, 1977. The country was created out of the French Somaliland (later called the French Territory of the Afars and Is... | [] |
5,684 | 19,298 | 532,461 | Mauritania | 2026-03-07T14:25:10Z | **Mauritania** is a country in northwest Africa. The capital city, which is also the biggest city in the country, is Nouakchott. It is on the Atlantic coast. Its president is General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
At 1,030,700 km² (397,929 mi²), Mauritania is the world's 29th-largest country (after Bolivia). It is similar i... | [] |
5,685 | 19,299 | 1,570,152 | Lake Huron | 2025-04-23T00:04:51Z | **Lake Huron** is one of North America's five Great Lakes. It is the third one up from the mouth. Like Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior, it is also part of the boundary between the USA and Canada. The Huronian glaciation, billions of years ago, is named for the lake.
Lake Huron is more than 200 miles (325 km... | [] |
5,686 | 19,304 | 9,482,471 | Réunion | 2024-04-14T20:13:19Z | **Réunion** (La Réunion) is an island of France. It is also a region of France and an overseas department of France, meaning France owns the island nation. It is in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 km (125 miles) southwest of Mauritius. Its capital is Saint-Denis. The highest point in La Reunion is La pit... | [] |
5,687 | 19,306 | 844,779 | Lake Erie | 2023-07-15T09:44:41Z | **Lake Erie** is one of the Great Lakes in North America. It is the second to the last in the Great Lake system before water flows into the St. Lawrence River. Like Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario, Lake Erie is part of the boundary between the USA and Canada. In 1813 a naval battle was fought on the lake.
... | [] |
5,688 | 19,308 | 1,878,824 | Mali | 2026-09-25T07:00:53Z | **Mali** (Bambara: ߡߊߟߌ, Fula: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, مالي), officially the **Republic of Mali** (République du Mali; Bambara: ߡߊߟߌ ߞߊ ߝߊߛߏߖߊߡߊߣߊ); Fula: 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, جمهورية مالي) is a landlocked country (a country entirely surrounded by land) in West Africa. Mali is bordered by Algeria on the North, Niger o... | [] |
5,689 | 19,310 | 1,674,404 | Chief Joseph | 2025-12-12T15:49:43Z | **Chief Joseph** (1840 – September 21, 1904; whose real name was **Hinmaton-Yalaktit**) was the chief of the Nez Perce Native Americans, a tribe that lived in what is now the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
His father was the leader of the Nez-Perce before him, and his mother was a member of this tribe too.
... | [] |
5,690 | 19,315 | 248,920 | Seychelles | 2025-11-13T02:51:33Z | **Seychelles** is an African country in the Indian Ocean. Its capital city is Victoria. The official languages are Creole, English, and French. It is a republic is made up of 115 islands.
Seychelles and the islands to the south, Madagascar and Mauritius, all had legal slavery and were part of the slave trade. Most of ... | [] |
5,691 | 19,316 | 1,555,874 | Square mile | 2025-06-08T21:28:26Z | A **square mile** (sometimes written *mi²* ) is a British and American unit of measurement of area. It is the area inside a square that has each side equal to one statute mile (5,280 feet or 1,760 yards). This way of talking about area is often used to say how much land there is on a farm, or in a city or country, for ... | [] |
5,692 | 19,317 | 22,027 | Regions of Peru | 2023-01-17T04:50:05Z | A **Region** is the name for one of 25 areas into which the land is divided in Peru.
Provinces of Peru
- **Name of the region** (capital of the region)
1. Tumbes (Tumbes)
2. Piura (Piura)
3. Lambayeque (Chiclayo)
4. La Libertad (Trujillo)
5. Ancash (Huaraz)
6. Lima (Huacho)
7. Callao (Callao)
8. Ica (Ica)
9. Arequi... | [] |
5,693 | 19,324 | 1,704,901 | Togo | 2026-03-12T13:01:24Z | **Togo** (officially the Togolese Republic, in French: République togolaise) is a small country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. The capital city Lomé is located along the Gulf of Guinea. About 9.3 million people live there. The official language is ... | [] |
5,694 | 19,326 | 10,291,504 | Bad Religion | 2025-05-28T13:47:24Z | **Bad Religion** is an American band that plays punk rock music. They were created in Southern California in 1979 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). People think that they brought back punk rock and helped pop-punk bands during the late 1980s. Since they wer... | [] |
5,695 | 19,327 | 1,687,111 | Meat Puppets | 2025-11-08T16:42:00Z | The **Meat Puppets** are an alternative/punk rock group from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. They were formed in 1980 by Curt Kirkwood (vocals, guitars), his brother Cris (bass) and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The band is probably best known for their 1994 radio hit "Backwater".
The band went on indefinite hiatus in 2001 as Cu... | [] |
5,696 | 19,328 | 1,812,114 | Ted Bundy | 2026-05-28T15:51:57Z | **Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy** (November 24, 1946 - January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist. He confessed to killing 30 women, although the actual number of murders committed is unknown.
## Early Life
Ted Bundy was born Theodore Robert Cowell in 1946 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Bundy ... | [] |
5,697 | 19,329 | 532,461 | Longboarding | 2026-07-10T13:17:05Z | A **longboard** is a type of skateboard. It is often longer than a regular skateboard. Longboard are made in many different shapes. They are often faster than regular skateboards. This is because of the size of the wheel and what the board is made of. Longboards are commonly used for cruising, traveling and downhill r... | [] |
5,698 | 19,330 | 693,482 | Graffiti | 2026-07-26T17:42:13Z | **Graffiti** (plural; singular: **graffiti** or **graffito**, however *graffito* is rarely used except in archeology) is marks, scratching or drawings made on a surface on a public place. It is often created with paint or spray paint (paint that is sprayed from a can). A single mark could be called a **graffito** but t... | [] |
5,699 | 19,337 | 50,978 | Appellation d'origine contrôlée | 2026-06-11T20:10:25Z | ***Appellation d'origine controlée*** (AOC, "controlled designation of origin") is a French phrase which shows that a product comes from a certain area.
Some products must come from a certain area and be made in a certain way in order to have the name of the product. The most famous example is champagne, which must... | [] |
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