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6062252 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR%20on%20television%20and%20radio | NASCAR on television and radio | The television and radio rights to broadcast NASCAR on television and radio are one of the most expensive rights of any American sport, with the current television contract with Fox Sports and NBC Sports being worth around .
In the early days of the sport, sports programs like CBS Sports Spectacular and ABC Wide World... |
6062284 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Monastery | The Monastery | The Monastery: a Romance (1820) is a historical novel by Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels. Set in the Scottish Borders in the 1550s on the eve of the Reformation, it is centred on Melrose Abbey.
Composition and sources
Scott had been contemplating The Monastery before August 1819, and it seems likely that he s... |
6063237 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three%20Studies%20for%20Figures%20at%20the%20Base%20of%20a%20Crucifixion | Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion | Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion is a 1944 triptych painted by the Irish-born British artist Francis Bacon. The canvasses are based on the Eumenides—or Furies—of Aeschylus's Oresteia, and depict three writhing anthropomorphic creatures set against a flat burnt orange background. It was executed in... |
6063263 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%20USC%20Trojans%20football%20team | 2005 USC Trojans football team | The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and playing for the NCAA Division I-A national championship. The team was coached by Pete Carroll, led on offense by quarterback and 2004 Heisma... |
6063273 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20USC%20Trojans%20football%20team | 2006 USC Trojans football team | The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, winning the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and playing in the Rose Bowl. The team was coached by Pete Carroll, led on offense by quarterback John David Booty, and played their home g... |
6064714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%20in%20the%20American%20Civil%20War | Pennsylvania in the American Civil War | During the American Civil War, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania played a critical role in the Union, providing a substantial supply of military personnel, equipment, and leadership to the Federal government. The state raised over 360,000 soldiers for the Federal armies. It served as a significant source of artillery gu... |
6064751 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20of%20Nossa%20Senhora%20da%20Concei%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Velha | Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição Velha | The Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição () is a church in the civil parish of Madalena, in the municipality of Lisbon.
The Church of Conceição dos Freires, or Conceição Velha, (known as the Church of the Misericórdia) was not included in the original plans to reconstruct the Lisbon riverfront, even though it was part... |
6064795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight%20Outta%20Lynwood | Straight Outta Lynwood | Straight Outta Lynwood is the twelfth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on September 26, 2006, the title drawing inspiration from hip hop group N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton. It was the sixth studio album self-produced by Yankovic. The musical styles on the album are built around parodies and pastiches of ... |
6064942 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Peter%27s%20College%2C%20Auckland | St Peter's College, Auckland | St Peter's College () is a Catholic secondary school for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition, and dedicated to St Peter. It is located in the central Auckland area of Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand. With a roll of over 1300, the school is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand. St Peter's College was establis... |
6065293 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stork%20Club | Stork Club | Stork Club was a nightclub in Manhattan, New York City. During its existence from 1929 to 1965, it was one of the most prestigious clubs in the world. A symbol of café society, the wealthy elite, including movie stars, celebrities, showgirls, and aristocrats all mixed in the VIP Cub Room of the club. The club was estab... |
6065473 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20The%20Brady%20Bunch%20characters | List of The Brady Bunch characters | The following is a list and description of the primary characters from the classic American television series The Brady Bunch, that was broadcast from September 1969 to March 1974. The characters also appeared in all subsequent reunions, remakes, and theatrical/TV films.
Cast
Main characters
Mike Brady
Michael Paul... |
6065683 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Intelligence%20Corps | Canadian Intelligence Corps | The Canadian Intelligence Corps (C Int C) is an administrative corps of the Canadian Army (CA); it includes all CA members of the Canadian Armed Forces' Intelligence Branch. Prior to the Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968, it enjoyed the same status as an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. The C ... |
6065693 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Israel | Human rights in Israel | Human rights in the State of Israel, both legally and in practice, have been evaluated by intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and human rights activists, often in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the wider Arab–Israeli conflict and Israel internal politics.
Israel is ... |
6067492 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Twins%20of%20Destiny | The Twins of Destiny | The Twins of Destiny (known as Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde (The Twins of the Edge of the World) in French, or 天命神童 (Destiny's Children) in Chinese) was a 1991 animated television series produced by French writer Jean Chalopin. It followed the fictional quest of two children, Jules and Julie, in their travels across Eu... |
6067609 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20cricket%20team%20in%20Australia%20in%201994%E2%80%9395 | English cricket team in Australia in 1994–95 | The England cricket team toured Australia in 1994–95 to compete in the Ashes series against their hosts. The series consisted of five Test matches, Australia winning three, England one, and the other match was drawn. Australia retained the Ashes a third consecutive time.
Overview
The experienced Mike Gatting was adde... |
6067611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar%20Little | Omar Little | Omar Devone Little is a fictional character on the HBO drama series The Wire, portrayed by Michael K. Williams. He is a notorious Baltimore stick-up man, who frequently robs street-level drug dealers. He is legendary around Baltimore for his characteristic duster, under which he hides his shotgun, large caliber handgun... |
6067865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nietzsche%20contra%20Wagner | Nietzsche contra Wagner | Nietzsche contra Wagner; Out of the Files of a Psychologist is a critical essay by Friedrich Nietzsche, composed of selections he chose from among his earlier works. The selections are assembled in this essay in order to focus on Nietzsche's thoughts about the composer Richard Wagner. As he says in the preface, when th... |
6068009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20birds%20of%20the%20Netherlands | List of birds of the Netherlands | This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Netherlands. The avifauna of the Netherlands included a total of 564 species documented in the wild through October 2022 according to Checklist of Dutch Bird Species with supplemental additions from Avibase. The checklist "incorporates all decisions by the Dutch rariti... |
6069043 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20C.%20Tidball | John C. Tidball | John Caldwell Tidball (January 25, 1825 – May 15, 1906) was a career United States Army artillery officer who served in the United States Horse Artillery Brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as the Commander of the Department of Alaska, the military governor o... |
6069126 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20perception | Time perception | The study of time perception or chronoception is a field within psychology, cognitive linguistics and neuroscience that refers to the subjective experience, or sense, of time, which is measured by someone's own perception of the duration of the indefinite and unfolding of events. The perceived time interval between two... |
6069615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War%20in%20Somalia%20%282006%E2%80%932009%29 | War in Somalia (2006–2009) | The war in Somalia, also called the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia or the Ethiopian intervention in the Somali Civil War, was a conflict largely involving Ethiopian forces and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG), supplemented by troops from Puntland. The initial weeks of the conflict focused on deposing the... |
6069646 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest%20Theater | Forest Theater | The Forest Theater is an historic amphitheater in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Founded in 1910, it is one of the oldest outdoor theaters west of the Rockies. Actor/director Herbert Heron is generally cited as the founder and driving force, and poet/novelist Mary Austin is often credited with suggesting the idea. As f... |
6069806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen%20Eighty-Four%20in%20popular%20media | Nineteen Eighty-Four in popular media | References to George Orwell's 1949 dystopian political novel Nineteen Eighty-Four themes, concepts and plot elements are also frequent in other works, particularly popular music and video entertainment.
References on stage
A successful new adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four (by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan), whic... |
6070061 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murine%20respirovirus | Murine respirovirus | Murine respirovirus, formerly Sendai virus (SeV) and previously also known as murine parainfluenza virus type 1 or hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ), is an enveloped, 150-200 nm–diameter, negative sense, single-stranded RNA virus of the family Paramyxoviridae. It typically infects rodents and it is not pathogenic f... |
6070212 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campeonato%20Brasileiro%20S%C3%A9rie%20A | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian f... |
6070223 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfarers%20of%20Catan | Starfarers of Catan | Starfarers of Catan is a multiplayer board game loosely based on the Settlers of Catan series of games. It was created by Klaus Teuber as an official spin-off and is distributed by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English.
Setting
Starfarers takes place in a futuristic setting where, in the distant future, the ... |
6070500 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelin%20of%20Glasgow | Jocelin of Glasgow | Jocelin (or Jocelyn) (died 1199) was a twelfth-century Cistercian monk and cleric who became the fourth Abbot of Melrose before becoming Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland. He was probably born in the 1130s, and in his teenage years became a monk of Melrose Abbey. He rose in the service of Abbot Waltheof, and by the time of t... |
6070524 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules%20Ferry%20laws | Jules Ferry laws | The Jules Ferry Laws are a set of French laws which established free education in 1881, then mandatory and laic (secular) education in 1882. Jules Ferry, a lawyer holding the office of Minister of Public Instruction in the 1880s, is widely credited for creating the modern Republican school (l'école républicaine). The ... |
6071401 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20March | William March | William March (September 18, 1893 – May 15, 1954) was an American writer of psychological fiction and a highly decorated U.S. Marine. The author of six novels and four short-story collections, March was praised by critics but never attained great popularity.
March grew up in rural Alabama in a family so poor that he c... |
6071434 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | 1987 in the United Kingdom | Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom.
The major political event of this year is the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June's general election, making her the longest continuously-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century. The year is also marked by six dis... |
6071726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold%20Typhoon | Gold Typhoon | Gold Typhoon Group is a Chinese entertainment company founded in Hong Kong as Gold Label in 2004 with the support of EMI. It acquired EMI Music Taiwan / EMI Music China (Typhoon Records) in 2008 to adopt its current name. On 1 January 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Global Management Asia (PGMA) un... |
6071794 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema%20of%20Peru | Cinema of Peru | While the Peruvian film industry has not been nearly as prolific as that of some other Latin American countries, such as Mexico or Argentina, some Peruvian movies produced enjoyed regional success. Historically, the cinema of Peru began in Iquitos in 1932 by Antonio Wong Rengifo (with a momentous, initial film billboar... |
6072105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20of%20Cantimpr%C3%A9 | Thomas of Cantimpré | Thomas of Cantimpré (Latin: Thomas Cantimpratensis or Thomas Cantipratensis) (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, 1201 – Louvain, 15 May 1272) was a Flemish Catholic medieval writer, preacher, theologian and a friar belonging to the Dominican Order. He is best known for his encyclopedic woek on nature De natura rerum, for the moral te... |
6073034 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Urich | Phil Urich | Philip Benjamin "Phil" Urich () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #125 (June 1995). He was a superhero as the Green Goblin, and a supervillain as the Hobgoblin. He was later crowned the Goblin Knight before dubbing himself the G... |
6073102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20college%20sports%20team%20nicknames%20in%20North%20America | List of college sports team nicknames in North America | The following is a sports team nicknames for colleges (universities in non-U.S. English) in North America, primarily in the United States and Canada.
These are the general, collective nicknames that various colleges and universities' athletic teams compete under, grouped by a general theme before dividing into specifi... |
6073894 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation | Fermentation | Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substances through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food production, it may more broadly refer to any process in which the activity of m... |
6074253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert%20Strike | Desert Strike | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in March 1992 for the Sega Genesis. The game was released on several other formats such as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, including a much upgraded version for the Amiga home computer. The game was inspired by the ... |
6074313 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument%20of%20Jesus%27%20crucifixion | Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion | The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion (known in Latin as crux, in Greek as stauros) is generally taken to have been composed of an upright wooden beam to which was added a transom, thus forming a "cruciform" or T-shaped structure.
Most Christian denominations present the Christian cross in this form, and the tradition ... |
6074442 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20works%20based%20on%20Arthurian%20legends | List of works based on Arthurian legends | The Matter of Britain stories, focusing on King Arthur, are one of the most popular literary subjects of all time, and have been adapted numerous times in every form of media. This list enumerates some of the notable works.
Modern literature
Adam Ardrey: Finding Merlin (2007)
A. A. Attanasio: The Dragon and the Uni... |
6074980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter%20service%20vehicle | Winter service vehicle | A winter service vehicle (WSV), or snow removal vehicle, is a vehicle specially designed or adapted to clear thoroughfares of ice and snow. Winter service vehicles are usually based on a dump truck chassis, with adaptations allowing them to carry specially designed snow removal equipment. Many authorities also use smal... |
6075055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikev | Eikev | Eikev, Ekev, Ekeb, Aikev, or ʿEqeb (—"if [you follow]," the second word, and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 46th weekly Torah portion (, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Deuteronomy. It comprises Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25. The parashah tells of the bles... |
6075690 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20The%20Dark%20Tower%20characters | List of The Dark Tower characters | The Dark Tower is a series of eight novels written by American author Stephen King, which incorporate multiple genres including fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western. Below are The Dark Tower characters that come into play as the series progresses.
Protagonists
Ka-tet of the Nineteen and/or Ninety and Nine
Ro... |
6075812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20awards%20and%20nominations%20received%20by%20Usher | List of awards and nominations received by Usher | Usher is an American R&B singer. He has received multiple awards and nominations for his work in music and film. His awards are predominantly in R&B, Pop, and hip-hop genre categories.
Throughout the course of his career, Usher has won eight Grammy awards, 35 ASCAP Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards, 14 BMI Awards, nin... |
6076549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde%2C%20New%20Zealand | Hyde, New Zealand | Hyde is a locality in Otago, New Zealand, located in the Strath-Taieri. It is close to the northern end of the Rock and Pillar Range on State Highway 87 between Middlemarch and Ranfurly.
Hyde is best known as the site of the Hyde railway disaster of 4 June 1943, in which 21 people were killed when an express train on t... |
6076974 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Army%20Birthdays | U.S. Army Birthdays | The U.S. Army was founded on 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year.
The 14 June date is when Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole. This procedure and the desir... |
6077013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So%20It%20Goes%20%28TV%20series%29 | So It Goes (TV series) | So It Goes was a British TV music show presented by Tony Wilson on Granada Television between 1976 and 1977. It is most famous for showcasing the then burgeoning punk rock movement. It was named partially in reference to Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
The show's first series, produced by Chris Pye, ga... |
6077234 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Delaware%20hurricanes | List of Delaware hurricanes | The following is a list of tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of Delaware. Since reliable records began, no tropical cyclone has struck the state while maintaining hurricane intensity, and only two storms since 1851 caused hurricane-force winds in the state. The state often experiences the direct effects of... |
6077347 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%20Brazilian%20coup%20d%27%C3%A9tat | 1964 Brazilian coup d'état | The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état () was the overthrow of the Brazilian president João Goulart by a military coup from March 31 to April 1, 1964, ending the Fourth Brazilian Republic (1946–1964) and initiating the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985). The coup took the form of a military rebellion, the declaration ... |
6077895 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred%20%28series%29 | Thoroughbred (series) | Thoroughbred is a series of young-adult novels that revolves around Kentucky Thoroughbred racing and equestrianism. The series was started in 1991 by Joanna Campbell (better known as Jo Ann Simon, previously Haessig), and numbered 72 books, in addition to several "super editions" and a spin-off series, Ashleigh, by the... |
6078078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarryd%20Hayne | Jarryd Hayne | Jarryd Lee Hayne (born 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who also briefly played American football and rugby union sevens.
Hayne began his career in 2006 as a er for the Parramatta Eels, winning the NRL's Dally M Rookie of the Year award. The following year, he made his debut for New S... |
6078698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo%20Falc%C3%B3n | Angelo Falcón | Angelo Falcón (June 23, 1951 – May 24, 2018) was a Puerto Rican political scientist best known for starting the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City in the early 1980s, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center that focuses on Latino issues in the United States. It is now known as the National Insti... |
6078736 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana%20Highway%2010 | Louisiana Highway 10 | Louisiana Highway 10 (LA 10) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs in an east–west direction from U.S. Highway 171 (US 171) south of Leesville to the Mississippi state line east of Bogalusa.
The route connects a string of small towns and cities across the Central Louisiana, Acadiana, and Florida ... |
6079157 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden%20Siren%202 | Forbidden Siren 2 | Forbidden Siren 2 is a 2006 survival horror stealth game developed by Japan Studio's Project Siren team and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. It is a sequel to 2003's Siren (Forbidden Siren). A film inspired by the game but featuring a different plot and characters, Siren, was rele... |
6079325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley%20Addy | Wesley Addy | Robert Wesley Addy (August 4, 1913 – December 31, 1996) was an American actor of stage, television, and film.
Early years
Addy was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the second child and only son of John Roy Addy, a minister, and his Danish-born wife, Maren S. Nelson, a nurse. The family had come from Ohio, where Addy's father ... |
6079645 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Pike | The Pike | The Pike was an amusement zone in Long Beach, California. The Pike was founded in 1902 along the shoreline south of Ocean Boulevard with several independent arcades, food stands, gift shops, a variety of rides and a grand bath house. It was most noted for the Cyclone Racer (1930–1968), a large wooden dual-track roller ... |
6079658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts%20in%20Australia | Arts in Australia | The Arts in Australia refers to the visual arts, literature, performing arts and music in the area of, on the subject of, or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding Indigenous and colonial societies. Indigenous Australian art, music and story telling attaches to a 40–60,000-year heritage and co... |
6079785 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre%20of%20Australia | Theatre of Australia | Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the live performing arts in Australia: performed, written or produced by Australians.
There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the Corroboree, which go back more than 30,000 years. After British settlement in 1788, Australian t... |
6080141 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20entities%20that%20have%20issued%20postage%20stamps%20%28F%E2%80%93L%29 | List of entities that have issued postage stamps (F–L) | This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840. The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp . These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organise... |
6080169 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20entities%20that%20have%20issued%20postage%20stamps%20%28M%E2%80%93Z%29 | List of entities that have issued postage stamps (M–Z) | This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840. The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp . These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organise... |
6080265 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Jimmy%20Neutron%20characters | List of Jimmy Neutron characters | Characters in the American film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the animated television series spin-off The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and other media include:
Main
Cast table
James Isaac Neutron (voiced by Debi Derryberry) is an extremely intelligent boy who uses scientific knowledge and inventions to solve... |
6080829 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20Andrejew | André Andrejew | André Andrejew (21 January 1887 – 13 March 1967) was one of the most important art directors of the international cinema of the twentieth century. He had a distinctive, innovative style. His décors were both expressive and realistic. French writer Lucie Derain described Andrejew at the peak of his career as "an artist ... |
6081403 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koryo-saram | Koryo-saram | Koryo-saram (; ; ; Uzbek: Корё-сарам / Koryo-saram) or Koryoin () are ethnic Koreans in the post-Soviet states that descend from Koreans who were living in the Russian Far East during the late 19th century.
Approximately 500,000 ethnic Koreans reside in the former Soviet Union, primarily in the now-independent states... |
6081982 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex%20marriage%20in%20Australia | Same-sex marriage in Australia | Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. Legislation to allow it, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from Governor-General Peter Cosgrove the following day. The law came into effec... |
6082177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenberger%20v.%20University%20of%20Virginia | Rosenberger v. University of Virginia | Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, 515 U.S. 819 (1995), was an opinion by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding whether a state university might, consistent with the First Amendment, withhold from student religious publications funding provided to similar secular student public... |
6082336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo-ku%2C%20Kobe | Hyōgo-ku, Kobe | is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.56 km2 and a population of 106,322 (as of January 1, 2015).
The area's location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan. The capital of Japan was ... |
6082436 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%20Notre%20Dame%20Fighting%20Irish%20football%20team | 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team | The 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. The Irish completed the season with a record of 9–3, culminating in an app... |
6082474 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Notre%20Dame%20Fighting%20Irish%20football%20team | 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team | The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. The team completed the season with a record of ten wins and three losses... |
6082538 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre%20Dame%20Fighting%20Irish%20football%20rivalries | Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries | Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries refers to rivalries of the University of Notre Dame in the sport of college football. Because the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are independent of a football conference, they play a national schedule, which annually includes historic rivals University of Southern California and ... |
6082936 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seder%20hishtalshelus | Seder hishtalshelus | In Kabbalistic and Hasidic philosophy, seder hishtalshelut or hishtalshelus () refers to the chain-like descent of spiritual worlds (Olam/Olamot) between God and Creation. Each spiritual world denotes a complete realm of existence, resulting from its general proximity or distance to divine revelation. Each realm is als... |
6082997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling-in | Filling-in | In vision, filling-in phenomena are those responsible for the completion of missing information across the physiological blind spot, and across natural and artificial scotomata. There is also evidence for similar mechanisms of completion in normal visual analysis. Classical demonstrations of perceptual filling-in invol... |
6083353 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udea%20and%20Her%20Seven%20Brothers | Udea and Her Seven Brothers | "Udea and her Seven Brothers" is a Northern African (Libyan) fairy tale collected by Hans Stumme in Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis. Scottish novelist Andrew Lang included it in The Grey Fairy Book.
The tale is classified, in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, as type ATU 451, "The Maiden Who Se... |
6083514 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Fitch | Jon Fitch | Jon Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL), and most recently for Bellator MMA. In the UFC, Fitch compiled a record of 14–3–1 and once challenged for the... |
6083658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%20Fairies | Disney Fairies | Disney Fairies is a Disney franchise created in 2005. The franchise is built around the character of Tinker Bell from Disney's 1953 animated film Peter Pan, subsequently adopted as a mascot for the company. In addition to the fictional fairy character created by J. M. Barrie, the franchise introduces many new character... |
6083662 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Chase%20%282006%20TV%20series%29 | The Chase (2006 TV series) | The Chase is a British television drama series that aired on BBC One between 16 July 2006 and 26 August 2007. It centred on a family-run veterinary practice.
The show was co-written by Gaynor Faye (credited as Gaynor Mellor), the daughter of the show's creator, Kay Mellor. Much filming for the series was carried out i... |
6083727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted%20Castle%20%28Six%20Flags%20Great%20Adventure%29 | Haunted Castle (Six Flags Great Adventure) | The Haunted Castle was a haunted attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in Jackson Township, New Jersey. The original Haunted House was built prior to the fall "shoulder season" of 1978 to boost attendance and as a test for building a larger facility the following year. While it was intended that it be ... |
6084213 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag%20VIII-B | Stalag VIII-B | Stalag VIII-B was a German Army prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, later renumbered Stalag-344, located near the village of Lamsdorf (now Łambinowice) in Silesia. The camp initially occupied barracks built to house British and French prisoners in World War I. At this same location there had been a prisoner camp ... |
6084323 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majida%20El%20Roumi | Majida El Roumi | Majida El Roumi Baradhy (; born 13 December 1956) is a Lebanese soprano singer and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
Early life
Majida El Roumi Al Baradhy was born on 13 December 1956 in Kfarshima. Her father, Halim El Roumi, was from a Melkite Christian family from Tyre, South Lebanon, and her mother was Egyptian.... |
6084368 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard%20disk%20drive%20failure | Hard disk drive failure | A hard disk drive failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the stored information cannot be accessed with a properly configured computer.
A hard disk failure may occur in the course of normal operation, or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or high magnetic fields, or suffering a... |
6084574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods%20of%20Jacksonville | Neighborhoods of Jacksonville | There are more than 500 neighborhoods within the area of Jacksonville, Florida, the largest city in the contiguous United States by area. These include Downtown Jacksonville and surrounding neighborhoods. Additionally, greater Jacksonville is traditionally divided into several major sections with amorphous boundaries: ... |
6085373 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambdin%20P.%20Milligan | Lambdin P. Milligan | Lambdin Purdy Milligan (March 24, 1812 – December 21, 1899) was an American lawyer and farmer who was the subject of Ex parte Milligan , a landmark case by the Supreme Court of the United States. He was known for his extreme opinions on states' rights and his opposition to the Lincoln administration's conduct of the Am... |
6086795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann%20Bannon | Ann Bannon | Ann Weldy (born September 15, 1932), better known by her pen name Ann Bannon, is an American author who, from 1957 to 1962, wrote six lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. The books' enduring popularity and impact on lesbian identity has earned her the title "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction".... |
6086796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana%20Highway%2014 | Louisiana Highway 14 | Louisiana Highway 14 (LA 14) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs in an east–west direction from the junction of U.S. Highways 90 and 171 in Lake Charles to LA 182 in New Iberia.
The highway connects a string of small communities and cities in the Acadiana region of the state at a distance of ro... |
6087226 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20South%20Korea | Law of South Korea | The legal system of South Korea is a civil law system that has its basis in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea. The Court Organization Act, which was passed into law on 26 September 1949, officially created a three-tiered, independent judicial system. The revised Constitution of 1987 codified judicial independ... |
6087470 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland%E2%80%93United%20Kingdom%20relations | Ireland–United Kingdom relations | Since at least 1542, England and later Great Britain and Ireland have been connected politically, reaching a height in 1801 with the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. About five-sixths of the island of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1922 as the Irish Free State. Historically, rela... |
6088215 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Wars%3A%20The%20Force%20Unleashed | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of The Force Unleashed multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on iOS, second-generation N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and Java-equipped mo... |
6088261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl%20G%C3%A9miniani | Raphaël Géminiani | Raphaël Géminiani (born 12 June 1925) is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand fleeing from fascist violence. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy. He became a professional and th... |
6088288 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss%20New%20York | Miss New York | The Miss New York scholarship competition selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss America scholarship competition.
In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated the Miss New York organization's license as well as licenses from Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tenness... |
6088345 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike%20and%20shot | Pike and shot | Pike and shot was a historical infantry tactical formation that first appeared during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and was used until the development of the bayonet in the late 17th century. This type of formation combined soldiers armed with pikes and soldiers armed with arquebuses and/or muskets. Other wea... |
6088904 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Northwest%20Territories | History of the Northwest Territories | The history of the Northwest Territories covers the period from thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands that encompass present-day Northwest Territories were inhabited for millennia by several First Nations. European explorers and fur traders began to explore the region sinc... |
6090245 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oi%20Va%20Voi | Oi Va Voi | Oi Va Voi are a British band formed in London, England in the year 2000. The band emerged from the UK world music crossover scene to become multi-award-winning masters of musical wanderlust with a pan-European fanbase to which they have toured to sold-out venues and headlined festivals ever since. Musically, the band s... |
6090474 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%20Seattle%20Seahawks%20season | 2005 Seattle Seahawks season | The 2005 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth playing their home games at Qwest Field and their seventh season under head coach Mike Holmgren. They won the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game and played in Super Bowl XL, which they ... |
6090525 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neglected%20tropical%20diseases | Neglected tropical diseases | Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of tropical infections that are common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They are caused by a variety of pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and parasitic worms (helminths). These diseases are contrasted ... |
6090994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasianism | Eurasianism | Eurasianism (, yevraziystvo) is a socio-political movement in Russia that emerged in the early 20th century which states that Russia does not belong in the "European" or "Asian" categories but instead to the geopolitical concept of Eurasia governed by the "Russian world" (), forming an ostensibly standalone Russian civ... |
6091534 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manawatu%20Rugby%20Union | Manawatu Rugby Union | The Manawatu Rugby Football Union (MRU) is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.
Founded in 1886, Manawatu is one of New Zealand's oldest rugby unions. In 1892, the MRU, amongst other unions, was instrumental in the founding of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU... |
6091925 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul%20Majid%20Daryabadi | Abdul Majid Daryabadi | Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an Islamic scholar, philosopher, writer, critic, researcher, journalist and exegete of the Quran in Indian subcontinent in the 20th century. He was as one of the most influential Indian Muslim scholar and was much concerned with modernism and comparative religi... |
6092360 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakus%C5%8D%20Ky%C5%8Ddai%20Let%27s%20%26%20Go%21%21 | Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! | is a manga series created by Tetsuhiro Koshita, first serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from July 1994 to October 1999. The manga centers on Retsu and Go Seiba, twin brothers who focus on the world of miniature car racing known as Mini 4WD. It is created as a tie-in to Tamiya's Mini 4WD franchise (Main... |
6092467 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trpanj | Trpanj | Trpanj (), is a municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in south-eastern Croatia.
History
Etymology
There is more than one theory about the origin of the name Trpanj. According to one, the name was derived from the Croatian verb trpjeti, meaning "to suffer." Another theory draws the origin of the name from δρεπάνη :... |
6092793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odobenocetops | Odobenocetops | Odobenocetops () is an extinct genus of small toothed whale known from Chile and Peru. Its fossils are found in Miocene-aged marine strata of the Bahía Inglesa Formation and Pisco Formation. Two species of Odobenocetops are currently recognized, O. peruvianus and the slightly younger O. leptodon.
Odobenocetops is most... |
6092878 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cor%C3%ADn%20Tellado | Corín Tellado | María del Socorro Tellado López (25 April 1927 in El Franco, Asturias, Spain – 11 April 2009), known as Corín Tellado, was a prolific Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language countries. She published more than 4,000 titles and sold more than 400 million books ... |
6094497 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nori%20Aoki | Nori Aoki | is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Aoki is one... |
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