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5323703 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower%20chafer | Flower chafer | Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 sp... |
5323724 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stampede%20Pass | Stampede Pass | Stampede Pass (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, through the Cascade Range in Washington. Southeast of Seattle and east of Tacoma, its importance to transportation lies almost entirely with railroading, as no paved roads cross it. It is approximately south-southeast of Snoqualmie Pass, the... |
5324396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Riot | Richard Riot | The Richard Riot was a riot on March 17, 1955 (Saint Patrick's Day), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The riot was named after Maurice Richard, the star ice hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Following a violent altercation on March 13 in which Richard hit a linesman, NHL presiden... |
5324607 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism%20in%20Southeast%20Asia | Buddhism in Southeast Asia | Buddhism in Southeast Asia includes a variety of traditions of Buddhism including two main traditions: Mahāyāna Buddhism and Theravāda Buddhism. Historically, Mahāyāna Buddhism had a prominent position in this region, but in modern times most countries follow the Theravāda tradition. Southeast Asian countries with a Th... |
5325457 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereo%20Realist | Stereo Realist | The Stereo Realist is a stereo camera that was manufactured by the David White Company from 1947 to 1971. It was the most popular 35 mm stereo camera ever manufactured and started the era of popular stereo photography of the mid 20th century.
History
Seton Rochwite was a camera hobbyist who began designing and buildi... |
5325477 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Oklahoma%20State%20University%20people | List of Oklahoma State University people | There are more than 250,000 living Oklahoma State University alumni worldwide. Oklahoma State alumni include billionaire T. Boone Pickens, country music recording artist Garth Brooks, computer pioneer Dr. H. Edward Roberts, astronaut Wally Funk and South Korea Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo. Faculty and staff who are not... |
5325492 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwleusen | Nieuwleusen | Nieuwleusen (Low Saxon: Ni'jlusen) is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel with 9300 inhabitants as of 2021. In the 2001 municipal reform, most of the former municipality of Nieuwleusen was incorporated into the municipality of Dalfsen. Some parts of the former municipality, including the Lichtmis area, was added... |
5325658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give%20Me%20Love%20%28Give%20Me%20Peace%20on%20Earth%29 | Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1973 album Living in the Material World. It was also issued as the album's lead single, in May that year, and became Harrison's second US number 1, after "My Sweet Lord". In doing so, the song pus... |
5325875 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20University%20of%20Timi%C8%99oara | West University of Timișoara | The West University of Timișoara (; abbreviated UVT) is a public higher education institution located in Timișoara. Classified by the Ministry of National Education as a university of education and scientific research, UVT is one of the nine members of the Universitaria Consortium (the group of Romanian elite universit... |
5326401 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen%20Republic%20of%20Ichkeria | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (; ; ; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI"), known simply as Ichkeria, and also known as Chechnya, was a de facto state that controlled most of the former Checheno-Ingush ASSR.
The First Chechen War of 1994–1996 resulted in the victory of the separatist forces. After achieving de facto inde... |
5326405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-bulb%20engine | Hot-bulb engine | The hot-bulb engine is a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignites by coming in contact with a red-hot metal surface inside a bulb, followed by the introduction of air (oxygen) compressed into the hot-bulb chamber by the rising piston. There is some ignition when the fuel is introduced, but it quickly us... |
5326585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemin | Systemin | Systemin is a plant peptide hormone involved in the wound response in the family Solanaceae. It was the first plant hormone that was proven to be a peptide having been isolated from tomato leaves in 1991 by a group led by Clarence A. Ryan. Since then, other peptides with similar functions have been identified in tomato... |
5326977 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Hughes%20%28baseball%29 | Phil Hughes (baseball) | Philip Joseph Hughes (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and San Diego Padres during a career that spanned from 2007 through 2018. Hughes stands tall and weighs . He was the Yankees' first-round pi... |
5327145 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%27s | Terry's | Terry's (formerly Terry's of York) is a British chocolate and confectionery brand. The original company was founded in 1767 in York, England, and was part of the city's famous confectionery triumvirate along with Rowntree's and Cravens. The company's headquarters and factory, Terry's Chocolate Works, was closed by Kraf... |
5327307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School%20District%2071%20Comox%20Valley | School District 71 Comox Valley | School District 71 Comox Valley is a school district on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. This includes the communities of Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland as well as the surrounding rural areas and the adjacent islands of Denman and Hornby.{"type":"FeatureCollection","properties":{"name":"School District 71... |
5327433 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Route%206%20in%20Pennsylvania | U.S. Route 6 in Pennsylvania | U.S. Route 6 (US 6) travels east–west near the north edge of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from the Ohio state line near Pymatuning Reservoir east to the Mid-Delaware Bridge over the Delaware River into Port Jervis, New York. It is the longest highway segment in the commonwealth. Most of it is a two-lane rural highway... |
5327777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20policy%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Energy policy of the United Kingdom | The energy policy of the United Kingdom refers to the United Kingdom's efforts towards reducing energy intensity, reducing energy poverty, and maintaining energy supply reliability. The United Kingdom has had success in this, though energy intensity remains high. There is an ambitious goal to reduce carbon dioxide emis... |
5327904 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England%E2%80%93Germany%20football%20rivalry | England–Germany football rivalry | The English and German national football teams have played each other since the end of the 19th century, and officially since 1930. The teams met for the first time in November 1899, when England beat Germany in four straight matches. Notable matches between England and Germany (or West Germany) include the 1966 FIFA W... |
5328241 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%20Overground | London Overground | London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as the home county of Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on nine different routes.
The Overg... |
5328402 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis%20Ishikawa | Travis Ishikawa | Travis Takashi Ishikawa (born September 24, 1983) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and current Minor League coach. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ishikawa has also filled in as an outfielder at times in his ... |
5329520 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%20and%20apartheid | Israel and apartheid | Israel's policies and actions in its ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories have drawn accusations that it is committing the crime of apartheid. Leading Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights groups have said that the totality and severity of the human rights violations against the Palestinian p... |
5329704 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20Indianapolis%20500 | 2007 Indianapolis 500 | The 91st Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 2007. It was the twelfth Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and marked the fifth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves started the race on the pole position.
The race began at 1:... |
5329771 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20Vu%20%28Beyonc%C3%A9%20song%29 | Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song) | "Déjà Vu" is a song by American singer Beyoncé, featuring vocals by her future husband, rapper Jay-Z. It was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Beyoncé for her second solo album, B'Day (2006). "Déjà Vu" is an R&B song, which incorporates elements of 1970s funk and soul music. Its music is largely based on live ... |
5330098 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Glascock%20Prize%20winners%20and%20participants | List of Glascock Prize winners and participants | The Glascock Poetry Prize is awarded to the winner of the invitation only Kathryn Irene Glascock Intercollegiate Poetry Contest at Mount Holyoke College.
1993 - present
2023 (100th):
Winner: Thomas Bosworth from Dartmouth College
Winner: Portlyn Houghton-Harjo from Pratt Institute
Ace Chandler from Mount Holyoke... |
5330368 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial%20metabolism | Microbial metabolism | Microbial metabolism is the means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce. Microbes use many different types of metabolic strategies and species can often be differentiated from each other based on metabolic characteristics. The specific metabolic properties of... |
5331308 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood%20Sportatorium | Hollywood Sportatorium | The Hollywood Sportatorium was an indoor arena in Pembroke Pines, Florida (originally Hollywood), located at 17171 Pines Boulevard (originally 16661 West Hollywood Boulevard). The Sportatorium was from downtown Miami and from downtown Fort Lauderdale. During its 18 years of operation, it was the only venue of its kin... |
5331594 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming%20lessons | Swimming lessons | Swimming lessons are the process of learning to swim. In most countries there is a definition of a number of swimming levels that are reached in the process of the curriculum. The respective certificates of swimming tests are required for further training in aquatic abilities. Many countries have defined a minimum swim... |
5331946 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtec%20languages | Mixtec languages | The Mixtec () languages belong to the Mixtecan group of the Oto-Manguean language family. Mixtec is spoken in Mexico and is closely related to Trique and Cuicatec. The varieties of Mixtec are spoken by over half a million people. Identifying how many Mixtec languages there are in this complex dialect continuum poses ch... |
5332050 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avadhanam | Avadhanam | Avadhānaṃ is a literary performance popular from the medieval era in India. Avadhānaṃ was originated and primarily cultivated among Telugu poets. It involves the partial improvisation of poems using specific themes, metres, forms, or words. The true purpose of an Avadhanam event thus is the showcasing, through entertai... |
5332128 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop%20F-15%20Reporter | Northrop F-15 Reporter | The Northrop F-15 Reporter (later RF-61) was an American unarmed photographic reconnaissance aircraft. Based on the Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter, it was the last piston-powered photo-reconnaissance aircraft designed and produced for the United States Air Force. Though produced in limited quantities, and with... |
5332227 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kev%20Carmody | Kev Carmody | Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", which was recorded with co-writer Paul Kelly for their 1993 single. It was c... |
5332448 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban%20Health%20Resource%20Centre | Urban Health Resource Centre | The Urban Health Resource Centre (UHRC) is a non-government organization in India that works towards improved the health, nutrition, well-being and social organization among poor urban communities. Established in 2005 in New Delhi, UHRC works in Indore, Agra and Delhi.
UHRCO works through demand-supply improvement, c... |
5332461 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis%20Seckler | Phyllis Seckler | Phyllis Evalina Seckler (18 June 1917 – 31 May 2004), also known as Soror Meral, an American occultist and writer. She was a ninth degree (IX°) member of the Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), and a lineage holder in the A∴A∴ tradition. She was a student of Jane Wolfe, herself a student... |
5332514 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les%20Aspin | Les Aspin | Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994.
In Congress, Aspin had a repu... |
5332521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Perth%2C%20Western%20Australia | History of Perth, Western Australia | Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It was established by Britain as the Swan River Colony in 1829. The area had been explored by Europeans as early as 1697, and occupied by the Indigenous Whadjuk Noongar people for millennia.
Perth was established by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative ce... |
5332817 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goyard | Goyard | Maison Goyard, or simply Goyard, is a French trunk and leather goods maker established in 1792 as Maison Martin in Paris; the company also operated as Maison Morel, before becoming Maison Goyard in 1853. The brand is known for a certain amount of secrecy surrounding its products; little is known of the origins of the i... |
5332957 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League%20of%20Revolutionary%20Struggle%20%28Marxist%E2%80%93Leninist%29 | League of Revolutionary Struggle (Marxist–Leninist) | The League of Revolutionary Struggle (Marxist–Leninist) was a Marxist–Leninist[1] movement in the United States formed in 1978 by merging communist organizations. It was dissolved by the organization's leadership in 1990.
The LRS(M-L) was formed from a merger of the Asian American communist organization I Wor Kuen and... |
5333006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch%20%28card%20game%29 | Switch (card game) | Switch (also called Two Four Jacks or Black Jack, or Last Card in New Zealand) is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and as alternative incarnations in other regions. The sole aim of Switch is to discard all of the cards in one's hand; the first player to pl... |
5333892 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20situ%20resource%20utilization | In situ resource utilization | In space exploration, in situ resource utilization (ISRU) is the practice of collection, processing, storing and use of materials found or manufactured on other astronomical objects (the Moon, Mars, asteroids, etc.) that replace materials that would otherwise be brought from Earth.
ISRU could provide materials for lif... |
5334192 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual%20mimicry | Sexual mimicry | Sexual mimicry occurs when one sex mimics the opposite sex in its behavior, appearance, or chemical signalling.
It is more commonly seen within invertebrate species, although sexual mimicry is also seen among vertebrates such as spotted hyenas.
Sexual mimicry is commonly used as a mating strategy to gain access to ... |
5334200 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20McGowan%20%28footballer%29 | Paul McGowan (footballer) | Paul McGowan (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cove Rangers.
McGowan started his career with Scottish Premier League club Celtic, but struggled to break into the first team and was sent out on loan several times. He spent the 2006–07 season with third-tier side Mor... |
5334242 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Ireland%20Assembly%20%281982%29 | Northern Ireland Assembly (1982) | The Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1982 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore the devolution to Northern Ireland which had been suspended 10 years previously. The Assembly was dissolved in 1986.
Origins
The Assembly emerged as a result of initiatives by the then Secretaries of State for ... |
5334404 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%20AFL%20season | 1998 AFL season | The 1998 AFL season was the 102nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 27 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game hom... |
5334607 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa | Africa | Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both aspects. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's h... |
5335419 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCP%20Group | OCP Group | The OCP Group (OCP S.A.) (formerly Office Chérifien des Phosphates) is a state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer. Founded in 1920, the company has grown to become the world's largest producer of phosphate and phosphate-based products and it is one of the largest phosphate,... |
5335737 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker%20%28surname%29 | Tucker (surname) | Tucker is a surname of disputed origin.
Possible derivation of the name
The origin of the name is not entirely certain, but since it has a long history as a surname on the continent, as in England and from thereon, also in the United States, it presumably has the same Saxon roots.
In England
Recorded as both Tucker ... |
5335922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakeney%20Point | Blakeney Point | Blakeney Point (designated as Blakeney National Nature Reserve) is a national nature reserve situated near to the villages of Blakeney, Morston and Cley next the Sea on the north coast of Norfolk, England. Its main feature is a spit of shingle and sand dunes, but the reserve also includes salt marshes, tidal mudflats ... |
5336029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz%20CL-Class%20%28C216%29 | Mercedes-Benz CL-Class (C216) | The Mercedes-Benz C216 is the last generation for the grand tourer with name Mercedes-Benz CL-Class. It replaced the C215 platform. In 2014 it was replaced by the C217 S-Class Coupe.
Initial release (2006–)
Like its predecessors, the C216 has no B-pillar interrupting the sleek curve of the side windows. The C216 body... |
5336550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotelis%20F.C. | Ergotelis F.C. | The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete (), commonly known simply as Ergotelis (), is a Greek professional football club, department of the multi-sport club Gymnastics Club Ergotelis, which is based in Heraklion, Crete. It is the club's oldest and most successful department, officially established in 1929 and n... |
5336641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta | Yogyakarta | Yogyakarta (; ; ) is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, batik textile... |
5336733 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic%20and%20Latino%20American%20Muslims | Hispanic and Latino American Muslims | Hispanic and Latino American Muslims are Hispanic and Latino Americans who are of the Islamic faith. Hispanic and Latino Americans are an ethnolinguistic group of citizens of the United States with origins in Spain and Latin America. Islam is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God (Alla... |
5336787 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puebla%20Cathedral | Puebla Cathedral | The Basilica Cathedral of Puebla, as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is known according to its Marian invocation, is the episcopal see of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico). It is one of the most important buildings in the historic center of Puebla declared a World Heritage Site by... |
5336990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery%20sound%20ranging | Artillery sound ranging | In land warfare, artillery sound ranging is a method of determining the coordinates of a hostile battery using data derived from the sound of its guns (or mortar or rockets) firing, so called target acquisition.
The same methods can also be used to direct artillery fire at a position with known coordinates, so called ... |
5337301 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Ten | Great Ten | The Great Ten (Shi Hao Xia) or (十豪侠) is a team of Chinese comic book superheroes in the DC Comics Universe, who are sponsored by the government of the People's Republic of China. Appearing in comics published by DC Comics, they were introduced in 52 #6 (June 2006), and were created by Grant Morrison, J. G. Jones, and J... |
5337621 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese%20orthography | Portuguese orthography | Portuguese orthography is based on the Latin alphabet and makes use of the acute accent, the circumflex accent, the grave accent, the tilde, and the cedilla to denote stress, vowel height, nasalization, and other sound changes. The diaeresis was abolished by the last Orthography Agreement. Accented letters and digraphs... |
5337925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respirometry | Respirometry | Respirometry is a general term that encompasses a number of techniques for obtaining estimates of the rates of metabolism of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, tissues, cells, or microorganisms via an indirect measure of heat production (calorimetry).
Whole-animal metabolic rates
The metabolism of an animal is estim... |
5338204 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Vampilov | Alexander Vampilov | Alexander Valentinovich Vampilov () (19 August 1937 – 17 August 1972) was a Soviet playwright. His play The Elder Son was first performed in 1969, and became a national success two years later. Many of his plays have been filmed or televised in Russia. His four full-length plays were translated into English and Duck Hu... |
5338312 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%20in%20popular%20culture | Frankenstein in popular culture | Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, and the famous character of Frankenstein's monster, have influenced popular culture for at least a century. The work has inspired numerous films, television programs, video games and derivative works. The character of the Monster remains one of the most... |
5338444 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountjoy%20Square | Mountjoy Square | Mountjoy Square () is a Georgian garden square in Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city just under a kilometre from the River Liffey. One of five Georgian squares in Dublin, it was planned and developed in the late 18th century by Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy. It is surrounded on all sides by terraced, ... |
5338897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20tattooing | History of tattooing | Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art and the archaeological record. Both ancient art and archaeological finds of possible tattoo tools suggest tattooing was practiced by the Upper Paleolithic period in Europe. However, direct... |
5339004 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery%20in%20ancient%20Rome | Slavery in ancient Rome | Slavery in ancient Rome played an important role in society and the economy. Unskilled or low-skill slaves labored in the fields, mines, and mills with few opportunities for advancement and little chance of freedom. Skilled and educated slaves—including artisans, chefs, domestic staff and personal attendants, entertain... |
5339378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship%20by%20Google | Censorship by Google | Google and its subsidiary companies, such as YouTube, have removed or omitted information from its services in order to comply with company policies, legal demands, and government censorship laws.
Numerous governments have asked Google to censor content. In 2012, Google ruled in favor of more than half the requests th... |
5339589 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | 1963 in the United Kingdom | Events from the year 1963 in the United Kingdom. This year sees changes in the leadership of both main political parties, the Profumo affair and the rise of The Beatles as well as the launch of the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who.
Incumbents
Monarch – Elizabeth II
Prime Minister - Harold Macmillan (Conservativ... |
5339733 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | 1964 in the United Kingdom | Events from the year 1964 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
Monarch – Elizabeth II
Prime Minister - Alec Douglas-Home (Conservative) (until 16 October), Harold Wilson (Labour) (starting 16 October)
Parliament
42nd (until 25 September)
43rd (starting 27 October)
Events
1 January – Top of the Pops first airs on... |
5339888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeSourdsville%20Lake%20Amusement%20Park | LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park | LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park was an amusement park located in Monroe, Ohio. Founded by Edgar Streifthau, the park originally opened in 1922 as a family picnic destination with swimming amenities. Throughout the 1940s, LeSourdsville Lake transformed into an amusement park with the addition of rides, attractions, an... |
5339890 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGME | KGME | KGME (910 AM) is a commercial radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, featuring a sports format known as "Fox Sports 910." Owned by iHeartMedia, the station's studios are located in Phoenix near Sky Harbor International Airport, and broadcasts with 5,000 watts—directional at night—from a transmitter site at the intersection... |
5340183 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahir%20Shah | Tahir Shah | Tahir Shah (, ; né Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد طاهر الهاشمي); born 16 November 1966) is a British author, journalist and documentary maker of Afghan-Indian descent.
Family
Tahir Shah was born into the saadat of Paghman, an ancient and respected family hailing from Afghanistan. Bestowed with further lands and ... |
5340460 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dancing%20Water%2C%20the%20Singing%20Apple%2C%20and%20the%20Speaking%20Bird | The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird | The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird is a Sicilian fairy tale collected by Giuseppe Pitrè, and translated by Thomas Frederick Crane for his Italian Popular Tales. Joseph Jacobs included a reconstruction of the story in his European Folk and Fairy Tales. The original title is "", for which Crane g... |
5340649 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie%20Blackmore | Ritchie Blackmore | Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar riffs and has been known for playing both classically influenced and blues-ba... |
5340721 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Gillan | Ian Gillan | Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice.
Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan started and fronted several local bands in the mid-1960s, and eventually join... |
5340861 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s%20Guardado | Andrés Guardado | José Andrés Guardado Hernández (; born 28 September 1986) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis.
Popularly known as Principito (Spanish for Little Prince), Guardado came through the youth ranks at Atlas, making his professional debut in 2005 before signing... |
5341022 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6sem%20Sultan | Kösem Sultan | Kösem Sultan (; 1589 – 2 September 1651), also known as Mahpeyker Sultan (; ), was Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I, Valide Sultan as the mother of sultans Murad IV and Ibrahim, and () Valide Sultan as the grandmother of Sultan Mehmed IV. She became... |
5341065 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20de%20l%27Ours | Jean de l'Ours | Jean de l'Ours () or John the Bear, John of the Bear, John-of-the-Bear, John Bear, is the leading character in the French folktale Jean de l'Ours classed as Type 301B in the Aarne–Thompson system; it can also denote any tale of this type.
Some typical elements are that the hero is born half-bear, half-human; he obtain... |
5341408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language%20politics | Language politics | Language politics is the way language and linguistic differences between peoples are dealt with in the political arena. This could manifest as government recognition, as well as how language is treated in official capacities.
The topic covers many related issues. As such, this page serves as a central resource for mul... |
5341987 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax%20policy | Tax policy | Tax policy refers to the guidelines and principles established by a government for the imposition and collection of taxes. It encompasses both microeconomic and macroeconomic aspects, with the former focusing on issues of fairness and efficiency in tax collection, and the latter focusing on the overall quantity of taxe... |
5342188 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian%20battleship%20S%C3%A3o%20Paulo | Brazilian battleship São Paulo | São Paulo was a dreadnought battleship of the Brazilian Navy. It was the second of two ships in the , and was named after the state and city of São Paulo.
The British company Vickers constructed São Paulo, launching it on 19 April 1909. The ship was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy on 12 July 1910. Soon after, it ... |
5342191 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discernment%20of%20Spirits | Discernment of Spirits | Discernment of spirits is a term used in Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Charismatic (Evangelist) Christian theology to judge the influence of various spiritual agents on a person's morality. These agents are:
from within the human soul itself, known as concupiscence (considered evil)
Divine Grace (considered g... |
5342362 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945%E2%80%931960%20in%20Western%20fashion | 1945–1960 in Western fashion | Fashion in the years following World War II is characterized by the resurgence of haute couture after the austerity of the war years. Square shoulders and short skirts were replaced by the soft femininity of Christian Dior's "New Look" silhouette, with its sweeping longer skirts, fitted waist, and rounded shoulders, wh... |
5342569 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naousa%2C%20Imathia | Naousa, Imathia | Naousa (, historically Νάουσσα - Naoussa; ), officially The Heroic City of Naousa is a city in the Imathia regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece with a population of 21,139 (2016). It is located at the foot of the Vermio Mountains. According to the 2011 census its population was 20,176 inhabitants. The wider munic... |
5342601 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate%20Monument%20in%20Louisville | Confederate Monument in Louisville | The Confederate Monument in Louisville is a 70-foot-tall monument formerly adjacent to and surrounded by the University of Louisville Belknap Campus in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Relocation of the monument to Brandenburg, Kentucky, along the town's riverfront began November 2016, and was completed in mid-Dece... |
5342788 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iravan | Iravan | Iravan also known as Iravat and Iravant, is a minor character from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The son of Pandava prince Arjuna (one of the main heroes of the Mahabharata) and the Naga princess Ulupi, Iravan is the central deity of the cult of Kuttantavar (Kuttandavar) which is also the name commonly given to him in t... |
5342829 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%20AFL%20season | 1990 AFL season | The 1990 AFL season was the 94th season of the Australian Football League (AFL) and the first under this name, having been known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. It was the highest level senior Australian rules football competition and administrative body in Victoria; and, as it featured clubs from New Sout... |
5343460 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland%2C%20Columbus%20and%20Cincinnati%20Railroad | Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad | The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (CC&C) was a railroad that ran from Cleveland to Columbus in the U.S. state of Ohio in the United States. Chartered in 1836, it was moribund for the first 10 years of its existence. Its charter was revived and amended in 1845, and construction on the line began in Novembe... |
5343488 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle%20and%20motorcycle%20dynamics | Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics | Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics is the science of the motion of bicycles and motorcycles and their components, due to the forces acting on them. Dynamics falls under a branch of physics known as classical mechanics. Bike motions of interest include balancing, steering, braking, accelerating, suspension activation, and ... |
5344275 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Rassinier | Paul Rassinier | Paul Rassinier (18 March 1906 – 28 July 1967) was a political activist and writer who is viewed as "the father of Holocaust denial". He was also a member of the French resistance who survived Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps. A journalist and editor, he wrote hundreds of articles on political and econo... |
5344719 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetch%21%20with%20Ruff%20Ruffman | Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman | Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (sometimes shortened as Fetch!) is an American live-action/animated television series that aired on PBS Kids Go! and is largely targeted toward children ages 6–10. It is a reality-game show that is hosted by an animated anthropomorphic dog named Ruff Ruffman who dispenses challenges to the show... |
5345650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Zealand%20Bill%20of%20Rights%20Act%201990 | New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 | The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (sometimes known by its acronym, NZBORA or simply BORA) is a statute of the Parliament of New Zealand part of New Zealand's uncodified constitution that sets out the rights and fundamental freedoms of anyone subject to New Zealand law as a bill of rights, and imposes a legal requ... |
5346610 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jow-Ga%20kung%20fu | Jow-Ga kung fu | Jow Ga Kung Fu (Chinese: 周家) (or Jow Ga Kuen, Zhou Jia Chuan, or other forms of romanisation) () is a form of Kung Fu. It was founded by Jow Lung who was born in 1891, on the eleventh day of the third lunar month (April 16, 1891) in Sa Fu Village of the Canton Province, and died in 1919. His father was Jow Fong Hoy and... |
5346734 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20NBA%20All-Star%20Game | 2009 NBA All-Star Game | The 2009 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 15, 2009, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2008–09 season. It was the 58th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the Phoenix Suns. The Western Confe... |
5347230 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial%20classification%20of%20Indian%20Americans | Racial classification of Indian Americans | The racial classification of Indian Americans has varied over the years and across institutions. Originally, neither the courts nor the census bureau classified Indian Americans as a race because there were only negligible numbers of Indian immigrants in the United States. Early Indian Americans were often denied their... |
5347444 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%20Ming%20of%20Song | Emperor Ming of Song | Emperor Ming of Liu Song ((劉)宋明帝; 9 December 439 – 10 May 472), personal name Liu Yu (劉彧), courtesy name Xiubing (休炳), childhood name Rongqi (榮期), was an emperor of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. He became emperor after his violent and impulsive nephew Liu Ziye was assassinated in 465, as he was regarded as more lenient... |
5347506 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games%20for%20Windows%20%E2%80%93%20Live | Games for Windows – Live | Games for Windows – Live or GFWL (trademarked as Games for Windows – LIVE) was an online gaming service used by Games for Windows–branded PC titles that enables Windows PCs to connect to Microsoft's Live service. Users, each with a unique Gamertag (the Microsoft username service for gaming that began on Xbox Live), are... |
5347668 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Pitt%20Provincial%20Park | Fort Pitt Provincial Park | Fort Pitt Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was built in 1829 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and was a trading post on the North Saskatchewan River in Rupert's Land. It was built at the direction of Chief Factor John Rowand, previously of Fort Edmonton, to trade... |
5347856 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War%20of%20the%20Confederation | War of the Confederation | The War of the Confederation () was a military confrontation waged by the United Restoration Army, the alliance of the land and naval forces of Chile and the Restoration Army of Peru, formed in 1836 by Peruvian soldiers opposed to the confederation, and the Argentine Confederation against the Peru–Bolivian Confederatio... |
5348091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalkeeper%20%28association%20football%29 | Goalkeeper (association football) | A goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring (putting the ball over the goal-line of the goal). This is accomplish... |
5348271 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company%20union | Company union | A company or "yellow" union is a worker organization which is dominated or unduly influenced by an employer and is therefore not an independent trade union. Company unions are contrary to international labour law (see ILO Convention 98, Article 2). They were outlawed in the United States by the 1935 National Labor Rela... |
5348351 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate%20%28drink%29 | Mate (drink) | or maté ( , Spanish: , Portuguese: ) is a traditional South American caffeine-rich infused herbal drink. It is also known as or , and ka’ay in Guarani. It is made by soaking dried yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) leaves in hot water and is traditionally served with a metal straw () in a container typically made from a... |
5348493 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary%20treatment | Secondary treatment | Secondary treatment (mostly biological wastewater treatment) is the removal of biodegradable organic matter (in solution or suspension) from sewage or similar kinds of wastewater. The aim is to achieve a certain degree of effluent quality in a sewage treatment plant suitable for the intended disposal or reuse option. A... |
5348809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cividade%20de%20Terroso | Cividade de Terroso | Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the Ave river, in the suburbs of present-day Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
Located, in the heart of the Castro region, the cividade played a leading role in the early urbanizati... |
5348831 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Lorenzo%20Nuovo | San Lorenzo Nuovo | San Lorenzo Nuovo is a small town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Latium region of Italy. It is an agricultural center producing potatoes, olive oil, garlic, onions, cereals and grapes. A second source of revenue is tourism.
Geography
The town is located on the northern side of Lake Bolsena's crater rim.... |
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