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421318 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Horta | Victor Horta | Victor Pierre Horta (; Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theorist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels (1892–93), often consi... |
421401 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20Junior%20Football%20Association | Scottish Junior Football Association | The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "junior" refers to the level of football played, not the age of the players. The closest equivalent terminology woul... |
421422 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20security%20hacking%20incidents | List of security hacking incidents | The list of security hacking incidents covers important or noteworthy events in the history of security hacking and cracking.
1900
1903
Magician and inventor Nevil Maskelyne disrupts John Ambrose Fleming's public demonstration of Guglielmo Marconi's purportedly secure wireless telegraphy technology, sending insulti... |
421462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak%20Cliff | Oak Cliff | Oak Cliff is an area of Dallas, Texas, United States that was formerly a separate town in Dallas County; Dallas annexed Oak Cliff on April 04, 1903 (Dallas Ordinance Vol. 12, Pg. 1). It has since retained a distinct neighborhood identity as one of Dallas' older established neighborhoods.
Oak Cliff has turn-of-the-20th... |
421469 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair%20Deal | Fair Deal | The Fair Deal was a set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in 1945 and in his January 1949 State of the Union address. More generally, the term characterizes the entire domestic agenda of the Truman administration, from 1945 to 1953. It offered new proposals to continue New Deal libe... |
421473 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Mists%20of%20Avalon | The Mists of Avalon | The Mists of Avalon is a 1983 historical fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which the author relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine (Morgan le Fay), a priestess fighting to save her Celtic religion in a country whe... |
421508 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zsef%20Mindszenty | József Mindszenty | József Mindszenty (; 29 March 18926 May 1975) was a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Esztergom and leader of the Catholic Church in Hungary from 1945 to 1973. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, for five decades "he personified uncompromising opposition to fascism and communis... |
421517 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobsonian%20telescope | Dobsonian telescope | A Dobsonian telescope is an altazimuth-mounted Newtonian telescope design popularized by John Dobson in 1965 and credited with vastly increasing the size of telescopes available to amateur astronomers. Dobson's telescopes featured a simplified mechanical design that was easy to manufacture from readily available compon... |
421553 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll%20Gardens%2C%20Brooklyn | Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn | Carroll Gardens is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Taking up around 40 city blocks, it is bounded by Degraw and Warren Streets (north), Hoyt and Smith Streets (east), Ninth Street or the Gowanus Expressway (south), and Interstate 278, the Gowanus and Brooklyn–Queens ... |
421624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel%20Roberts%20Poinsett | Joel Roberts Poinsett | Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779December 12, 1851) was an American physician, diplomat and botanist. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina legislature and the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico, a Unionist leader in South Carolin... |
421699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings%20Ismay%2C%201st%20Baron%20Ismay | Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay | Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965), was a British politician, diplomat and general in the British Indian Army who was the first Secretary General of NATO. He also was Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the Second World War.
Ismay was born in Nainital, India, in 1... |
421706 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Murphy | Jim Murphy | James Francis Murphy (born 23 August 1967) is a Scottish former politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2014 to 2015 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2008 to 2010. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Renfrewshire, formerly Eastwood, from 1997 to 2015. He identifies as a social de... |
421709 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation%20of%20Czechoslovakia%20%281938%E2%80%931945%29 | Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945) | The military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany began with the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, continued with the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and by the end of 1944 extended to all parts of Czechoslovakia.
Following the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938 and the Munich ... |
421730 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Pickles | Eric Pickles | Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles, (born 20 April 1952) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar from 1992 to 2017. He served in David Cameron's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to 2015. He previously served as... |
421739 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Czechoslovakia%20%281948%E2%80%931989%29 | History of Czechoslovakia (1948–1989) | From the Communist coup d'état in February 1948 to the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Czechoslovakia was ruled by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (, KSČ). The country belonged to the Eastern Bloc and was a member of the Warsaw Pact and of Comecon. During the era of Communist Party rule, thousands of Czechoslovaks fac... |
421810 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicane%20%28musician%29 | Chicane (musician) | Nicholas Bracegirdle (born 28 February 1971), known professionally as Chicane, is an English musician, composer, songwriter, and record producer. Among his works are singles "Offshore", an Ibiza trance anthem included in many compilations in both chill-out and dance versions; "Saltwater", which featured vocals by Clann... |
421825 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa%20Waiver%20Program | Visa Waiver Program | The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a program of the United States federal government that allows nationals of specific countries to travel to the United States for tourism, business, or while in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. It applies to all fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puert... |
421841 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20of%20Communist%20Czechoslovakia | Society of Communist Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia, of all the East European countries, entered the postwar era with a relatively balanced social structure and an equitable distribution of resources. Despite some poverty, overall it was a country of relatively well-off workers, small-scale producers, farmers, and a substantial middle class. Nearly half t... |
421853 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii | Wii | The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, following the GameCube and is a seventh-generation console alongside Microsoft's X... |
421894 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissel%20Kyrkjeb%C3%B8 | Sissel Kyrkjebø | Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.
Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias. She sings mainly in English and Norwegian and has also sung so... |
421901 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20communist%20Czechoslovakia | Economy of communist Czechoslovakia | In the mid-1980s, Communist Czechoslovakia was prosperous by the standards of the Eastern Bloc, and did well in comparison to many richer western countries. Consumption of some goods like meat, eggs and bread products was even higher than the average countries in Western Europe, and the population enjoyed high macroeco... |
421915 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Nautilus%20%28SS-168%29 | USS Nautilus (SS-168) | USS Nautilus (SF-9/SS-168), a and one of the "V-boats", was the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name.
Construction and commissioning
Nautilus was originally named and designated V-6 (SF-9), but was redesignated and given hull classification symbol SC-2 on 11 February 1925. Her keel was laid on 10 May... |
421981 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitute%20good | Substitute good | In microeconomics, two goods are substitutes if the products could be used for the same purpose by the consumers. That is, a consumer perceives both goods as similar or comparable, so that having more of one good causes the consumer to desire less of the other good. Contrary to complementary goods and independent goods... |
421984 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzler%20%28Marvel%20Comics%29 | Dazzler (Marvel Comics) | Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, often in association with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980).
A mutant with the ability to convert sound vibrations into light and energy beams, Dazzler was developed as a cross-prom... |
422000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Taiwan | Cinema of Taiwan | The cinema of Taiwan or Taiwan cinema ( or ) is deeply rooted in the island's unique history. Since its introduction to Taiwan in 1901 under Japanese rule, cinema has developed in Taiwan under ROC rule through several distinct stages, including taiyu pian (Taiwanese film) of the 1950s and 1960s, genre films of the 1960... |
422001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Hong%20Kong | Cinema of Hong Kong | The cinema of Hong Kong () is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland China and Taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub... |
422017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi%20Protected%20Access | Wi-Fi Protected Access | Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), and Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) are the three security certification programs developed after 2000 by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses researchers had found in the prev... |
422023 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incentive | Incentive | In general, incentives are anything that persuade a person to alter their behavior in the desired manner. It is emphasized that incentives matter by the basic law of economists and the laws of behavior, which state that higher incentives amount to greater levels of effort and therefore higher levels of performance.
Di... |
422038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo | Vigo | Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas.
The municipality, with an... |
422051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District%20Municipality%20of%20Muskoka | District Municipality of Muskoka | The District Municipality of Muskoka, more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka or Muskoka, is a regional municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Muskoka extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in the ea... |
422068 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Israelis | List of Israelis | Israelis ( Yiśraʾelim) are the citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel, a multiethnic state populated by people of different ethnic backgrounds. The largest ethnic groups in Israel are Jews (75%), followed by Arabs (20%) and other minorities (5%).
Academics
Archaeology
Israel Finkelstein
Amihai Maz... |
422111 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Flavius | Operation Flavius | Operation Flavius (also referred to as the Gibraltar killings) was a military operation in which three members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) were controversially shot dead by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar on 6 March 1988. The trio were believed to be planning a car bomb attack on B... |
422115 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Frankton | Operation Frankton | Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations inserted by captained by Lieut... |
422211 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug%20McGraw | Tug McGraw | Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. (August 30, 1944 – January 5, 2004) was an American professional baseball relief pitcher and long-time Major League Baseball (MLB) player, often remembered for coining the phrase "Ya Gotta Believe", which became the rallying cry for the 1973 New York Mets.
McGraw recorded the final out of ... |
422212 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skymark%20Airlines | Skymark Airlines | () is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered at Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled services with a main base at Haneda Airport with another base at Kobe Airport where it is the dominant carrier. It also operates a base at Naha Airport. It is the only Japanese airline offering regular schedule... |
422214 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist%20Party%20of%20Czechoslovakia | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Czech and Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa, KSČ) was a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. It was a member of the Comintern. Between 1929 and 1953, it was led by Klement Gottwald. The KSČ was the sole gover... |
422218 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Clowes | Daniel Clowes | Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in Eightball, a solo anthology comic book series. An Eightball issue typically contained several short pieces and a chapter of a longer narrative that was late... |
422247 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness | Self-awareness | In philosophy of self, self-awareness is the experience of one's own personality or individuality. It is not to be confused with consciousness in the sense of qualia. While consciousness is being aware of one's body and environment, self-awareness is the recognition of that consciousness. Self-awareness is how an indiv... |
422269 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact%20%281997%20American%20film%29 | Contact (1997 American film) | Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, based on the 1985 novel by Carl Sagan. Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film. It stars Jodie Foster as Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen t... |
422272 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Hamilton%20%28British%20Army%20officer%29 | Ian Hamilton (British Army officer) | General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, (16 January 1853 – 12 October 1947) was a senior British Army officer who had an extensive British Imperial military career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hamilton was twice recommended for the Victoria Cross, but on the first occasion was considered too young, and on ... |
422279 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy%20Gibson | Guy Gibson | Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944) was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid in 1943, resulting in the breaching of two large dams in the Ruhr ... |
422293 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Sailfish%20%28SS-192%29 | USS Sailfish (SS-192) | USS Sailfish (SS-192), was a US , originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The sinking drowned 26 crew members, but an ensuing rescue operation, using the McCann Rescue Chamber for the first time, saved the lives of the remaining 33 aboard... |
422308 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue%20Fei | Yue Fei | Yue Fei (; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju () was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty and considered a national hero of China, known for leading Southern Song forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty in nor... |
422315 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifted%20education | Gifted education | Gifted education (also known as gifted and talented education (GATE), talented and gifted programs (TAG), or G&T education) is a sort of education used for children who have been identified as gifted and talented.
The main approaches to gifted education are enrichment and acceleration. An enrichment program teaches ad... |
422323 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred%2C%20Lord%20of%20the%20Mercians | Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians | Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of English Mercia shortly after the death or disappearance of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. Æthelred's rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking-ruled Danelaw. His ancestry is unknown.... |
422366 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark%20New%20Zealand | Spark New Zealand | Spark New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand telecommunications and digital services company providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, broadband, and digital technology services including cloud, security, digital transformation and managed services. Its customers range from consumers to small - medi... |
422461 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20Mary%20University%20of%20London | Queen Mary University of London | Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London.
Today, Queen Mary has six campuses across East and Central London in Mile End, White... |
422481 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy%20equivalence | Mass–energy equivalence | In physics, mass–energy equivalence is the relationship between mass and energy in a system's rest frame, where the two quantities differ only by a multiplicative constant and the units of measurement. The principle is described by the physicist Albert Einstein's formula: . In a reference frame where the system is movi... |
422504 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramakrishna | Ramakrishna | Ramakrishna Paramahansa (; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhay or Chatterjee was an Indian Hindu mystic and spiritual leader. After adhering to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantra, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as... |
422572 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20castration | Chemical castration | Chemical castration is castration via anaphrodisiac drugs, whether to reduce libido and sexual activity, to treat cancer, or otherwise. Unlike surgical castration, where the gonads are removed through an incision in the body, chemical castration does not remove organs, nor is it a form of sterilization. Chemical castra... |
422586 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20British%20postage%20stamps | List of British postage stamps | This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain. This list should be consistent with printed publications, and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
Queen V... |
422592 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic%20dentistry | Forensic dentistry | Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology involves the handling, examination, and evaluation of dental evidence in a criminal justice context. Forensic dentistry is used in both criminal and civil law. Forensic dentists assist investigative agencies in identifying human remains, particularly in cases when identifying i... |
422642 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur | Manipur | Manipur, (, : ) historically known as Kangleipak, is a state in northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanmar, Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the sout... |
422674 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg%20Battlefield | Gettysburg Battlefield | The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the site of the first shot at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the ea... |
422678 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozz%20Williams | Rozz Williams | Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and the industrial project Premature Ejaculation. Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic ... |
422715 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCAS | UCAS | The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS ) is a charity and private limited company based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, which provides educational support services. Incorporated on 27 July 1993, the company's main role is to operate the application process for British universities and colleges.... |
422752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA%20Technologies | CA Technologies | CA Technologies, Inc., formerly Computer Associates International, Inc., and CA, Inc., was an American multinational enterprise software developer and publisher that existed from 1976 to 2018. CA grew to rank as one of the largest independent software corporations in the world, and at one point was the second largest. ... |
422764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Rail%20Class%2055 | British Rail Class 55 | The British Rail Class 55, also known as a Deltic, or English Electric Type 5, is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Railways. Twenty-two locomotives were built, designed for the high-speed express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Edinburgh a... |
422791 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20O%27Brien%20%28British%20politician%29 | Mike O'Brien (British politician) | Michael O'Brien KC (born 19 June 1954) is a British lawyer and former Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 1992 to 2010, serving in a number of ministerial posts.
Early life
Mike O'Brien attended state schools, a Roman Catholic primary school, St George's and then later... |
422802 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20O%27Brien | William O'Brien | William O'Brien (2 October 1852 – 25 February 1928) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was particularly associate... |
422813 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt%20Rutan | Burt Rutan | Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (; born June 17, 1943) is a retired American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, and energy-efficient air and space craft. He designed the record-breaking Voyager, which in 1986 was the first plane to fly around the world... |
422814 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Osborne | George Osborne | George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the Cameron government. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parli... |
422837 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers%20Vimy | Vickers Vimy | The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the Vimy was designed by Rex Pierson, Vickers' chief designer.
Only a handful of Vickers Vimy aircraft had entered service... |
422880 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arby%27s | Arby's | Arby's is an American fast food sandwich restaurant chain with more than 3,300 restaurants in the US. In 2012 it ranked third in systemwide sales in the US in the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant industries, behind Subway and Panera Bread. In October 2017, Food & Wine called Arby's "America's second largest san... |
422886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volos | Volos | Volos ( ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos is also the only outlet to the sea from Thessaly, the country's largest agricultural region. With a populat... |
422892 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier%20Lethbridge-Stewart | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and played by Nicholas Courtney. He is one of the founders of UNIT (United Nations In... |
422994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20object%20identifier | Digital object identifier | A digital object identifier (DOI) is a persistent identifier or handle used to uniquely identify various objects, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). DOIs are an implementation of the Handle System; they also fit within the URI system (Uniform Resource Identifier). They are widely ... |
423014 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20titles%20and%20honours%20of%20Elizabeth%20II | List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II | Elizabeth II (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being gi... |
423021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahnenerbe | Ahnenerbe | The (, "Ancestral Heritage") was a (SS) pseudo-scientific organization which was active in Nazi Germany between 1935 and 1945. It was established by Heinrich Himmler in July 1935 as an SS appendage devoted to the task of promoting the racial doctrines espoused by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. The was composed of... |
423060 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV2 | ITV2 | ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available... |
423081 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans%20Committee | Veterans Committee | The Veterans Committee is the popular name of various committees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum that elect participants other than recently retired players.
Originally, it referenced the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee to Consider Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players; a for... |
423155 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Sanford | Terry Sanford | James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917April 18, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, was a two-time U.S. presidential candidate in the 1970s, and served as a U.S. senator from 1986 to 199... |
423161 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard%20Hot%20100 | Billboard Hot 100 | The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio play in the U.S.
A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by Billboard website... |
423165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent%20Radio%20News | Independent Radio News | Independent Radio News provides a service of news bulletins, audio and copy to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom and beyond. The managing director, Tim Molloy, succeeded long-term MD John Perkins in November 2009. Perkins had been MD of IRN since 1989. IRN's shareholders are Global (54.6%), Bauer Radio (... |
423215 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Franklin | Battle of Franklin | The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. Confederate Lieutenant General (LTG) John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee conducted numerous f... |
423269 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HO%20scale | HO scale | HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot). It is the most popular scale of model railway in the world. The rails are spaced apart for modelling standard gauge tracks and trains in HO.
The name H0 comes from 1:87 scale being half that of 0 scale, which was originally the small... |
423300 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-8 | STS-8 | STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on August 30, 1983, and landed on September 5, 1983, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut, Guion Bluford. Th... |
423330 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega-City%20One | Mega-City One | Mega-City One is a fictional city that features in the Judge Dredd comic book series and related media. A post-nuclear megalopolis covering much of what is now the Eastern United States and some of Canada, the city's exact geography depends on the writer and artist working the story. From its first appearance it has be... |
423387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifreeze%20protein | Antifreeze protein | Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) or ice structuring proteins refer to a class of polypeptides produced by certain animals, plants, fungi and bacteria that permit their survival in temperatures below the freezing point of water. AFPs bind to small ice crystals to inhibit the growth and recrystallization of ice that would oth... |
423388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political%20colour | Political colour | Political colours are colours used to represent a political ideology, movement or party, either officially or unofficially. They represent the intersection of colour symbolism and political symbolism. Politicians making public appearances will often identify themselves by wearing rosettes, flowers, ties or ribbons in t... |
423413 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highways%20in%20Poland | Highways in Poland | Controlled-access highways in Poland are part of the national roads network and they are divided into motorways and expressways. Both types of highways feature grade-separated interchanges with all other roads, emergency lanes, feeder lanes, wildlife crossings and dedicated roadside rest areas. Motorways differ from ex... |
423459 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-cent%20piece%20%28United%20States%29 | Two-cent piece (United States) | The two-cent piece was produced by the Mint of the United States for circulation from 1864 to 1872 and for collectors in 1873. Designed by James B. Longacre, there were decreasing mintages each year, as other minor coins such as the nickel proved more popular. It was abolished by the Mint Act of 1873.
The economic tur... |
423470 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oirats | Oirats | Oirats (, Oirad, ) or Oirds (, Oird; ; ), also formerly Eluts and Eleuths (, Èlǔtè), are the westernmost group of the Mongols whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.
Historically, the Oirats were composed of four major tribes: Dzungar (Choros or Olots), Torghut, Dörbet an... |
423471 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%20Lau | Emily Lau | Emily Lau Wai-hing, JP (; born 21 January 1952) is a politician in Hong Kong who champions press freedom and human rights. A former journalist, she became the first woman directly elected on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1991 LegCo elections. She has served as Legislative Councillor for the New Territorie... |
423475 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared | Jared | Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation.
Origin
In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (Genesis 5:18). The biblical text in the Book of Jubilees im... |
423479 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-tailed%20black%20cockatoo | Yellow-tailed black cockatoo | The yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Zanda funerea) is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring in length. It has a short crest on the top of its head. Its plumage is mostly brownish black and it has prominent yellow cheek patches and a yellow tail band. The body feathers are edged with yellow giv... |
423488 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn%20McGrath | Glenn McGrath | Glenn Donald McGrath (; born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer whose career spanned 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late 20... |
423530 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highwayman | Highwayman | A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers. This type of thief usually travelled and robbed by horse as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot; mounted highwaymen were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads. Such criminals operated until the mid- or late 19th century. Highwaywome... |
423546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble%20Fish | Rumble Fish | Rumble Fish is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The film stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spano, Diane Lane, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage, Chris Penn, and Dennis Hopper.
The fil... |
423571 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Birch%20%28missionary%29 | John Birch (missionary) | John Morrison Birch (May 28, 1918 – August 25, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces military intelligence captain, OSS field agent in China during World War II, as well as former Baptist minister and missionary. He was killed in a confrontation with Chinese Communist soldiers during an assignment he was ordered on... |
423573 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor%20Faustus%20%28play%29 | Doctor Faustus (play) | The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. It was probably written in 1592 or 1593, shortly before Marlowe's death. Two different versions of the p... |
423621 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moche%20culture | Moche culture | The Moche civilization (; alternatively, the Mochica culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto-Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD during the Regional Development Epoch. While this issue is the subject of some debate, many scholars contend that t... |
423672 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchman%20Nee | Watchman Nee | Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng (; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. His evangelism was influenced by the Plymouth Brethren.
In 1922, he initiated church meetings in Fuzhou, Fujian province, that may be consider... |
423675 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%20Swim-Two-Birds | At Swim-Two-Birds | At Swim-Two-Birds is a 1939 novel by Irish writer Brian O'Nolan, writing under the pseudonym Flann O'Brien. It is widely considered to be O'Brien's masterpiece, and one of the most sophisticated examples of metafiction.
The novel's title derives from Snám dá Én (Middle Irish: "The narrow water of the two birds"; Mode... |
423676 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominik%20Ha%C5%A1ek | Dominik Hašek | Dominik Hašek (, ; born January 29, 1965) is a Czech former ice hockey goaltender who mostly played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders of all time, Hašek also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators in his 16-seaso... |
423729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism%20%28metaphysics%29 | Libertarianism (metaphysics) | Libertarianism is one of the main philosophical positions related to the problems of free will and determinism which are part of the larger domain of metaphysics. In particular, libertarianism is an incompatibilist position which argues that free will is logically incompatible with a deterministic universe. Libertarian... |
423732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Howard | Tim Howard | Timothy Matthew Howard (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for USL Championship club Memphis 901 FC, a club of which he is a minority owner and sporting director. He is also international ambassador in the US for former club Everton. Widely co... |
423755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative%20divisions%20of%20Portugal | Administrative divisions of Portugal | Portugal is a unitary state with delegated authority to three levels of local government that cover the entire country:
2 autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira), and in Continental Portugal: 2 metropolitan areas, and 21 intermunicipal communities
308 municipalities
3091 civil parishes () (except Corvo Island which... |
423757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tomorrow%20People | The Tomorrow People | The Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979.
The theme music was composed by Australian music composer, Dudley Simpson, who composed music for two BBC... |
423772 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolyGram | PolyGram | PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a holding for their record companies, and was renamed "PolyGram" in 1972. The ... |
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