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1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
of lands which the Iroquois did not occupy. In the following year, the Treaty of Fort McIntosh attempted to open most of the Ohio Country to American settlement. This united the tribes of the Western Confederacy in opposition to American encroachment on their territories. In 1786, a Wyandot messeng... | 26,200 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
for native lands in the region without addressing the concerns of the native nations.
## Formation of the confederacy.
Co-operation among the Native American tribes forming the Western Confederacy had gone back to the French colonial era. It was renewed during the American Revolutionary War. The ... | 26,201 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Upper Sandusky.
The confederacy was a loose association of primarily Algonquin-speaking tribes in the Great Lakes area. The Wyandot (Huron) were the nominal "fathers," or senior guaranteeing tribe of the confederacy, but the Shawnee and Miami provided the greatest share of the fighting forces. Oth... | 26,202 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
warriors from two bands of the Overmountain Towns fought alongside the Shawnee from the inception of the Revolution through the years of the Indian Confederacy. In addition, the Chickamauga (Lower Town) Cherokee leader, Dragging Canoe, sent a contingent of warriors for a specific action.
Some warr... | 26,203 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
of the American Revolutionary War, was delighted with the United States' failures, and hoped for British involvement in the creation of a neutral barrier state between the United States and Canada. In 1793, however, Simcoe abruptly changed policy and sought peace with the United States in order to ... | 26,204 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
series of isolated raids in the mid-1780s, resulting in escalating bloodshed and mistrust. In the fall of 1786, General Benjamin Logan led a force of Federal soldiers and mounted Kentucky militia against several Shawnee towns along the Mad River. These were defended primarily by noncombatants while... | 26,205 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
in increasing casualties. During the mid- and late-1780s, American settlers south of the Ohio River in Kentucky and travelers on and north of the Ohio River suffered approximately 1,500 casualties. Settlers retaliated with attacks on Indians.
## Harmar Campaign.
In 1790, President George Washingt... | 26,206 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
militia and regulars departed Fort Washington on 7 October 1790. From 19–21 October 1790, General Harmar lost 3 successive skirmishes near Kekionga (present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana. On 19 October, a scouting party of about 400 mixed forces under the command of Colonel John Hardin was lured into an ... | 26,207 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
awaited reinforcements from General Harmar, which never came. Instead, forces under Little Turtle overwhelmed Hardin and compelled the U.S. forces to retreat in the second battle known as Harmar's Defeat. With 3 consecutive losses, more than 300 casualties, and low morale, Harmar retreated to Fort ... | 26,208 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
and was now serving as governor of the Northwest Territory, to mount a more vigorous effort by Summer 1791. After considerable trouble finding men and supplies, St. Clair was somewhat ready, but the troops had received little training. The army of 1,486 and 200 camp followers did not depart Fort Wa... | 26,209 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Turtle and Blue Jacket, struck quickly. Surprising the Americans, they soon overran the poorly prepared perimeter. The barely trained recruits panicked and were slaughtered, along with many of their officers, who frantically tried to restore order and stop the rout. After 4 hours, St. Clair ordered... | 26,210 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
States losses in any of its battles with Native Americans. St. Clair and his aide-de-camp were among the wounded. With a casualty rate of 97%, St. Clair's Defeat remains one of the worst disasters in U.S. Army history.
The American Indian coalition did not immediately follow up on their victory. I... | 26,211 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
President Washington declared the US to be "involved in actual war!" and urged Congress to raise an army capable of conducting a successful offense against the Western Confederacy. Congress responded by establishing the Legion of the United States and increasing military pay. It also passed the Mil... | 26,212 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
with less than 150 men each, including infirmed soldiers and servants. On 11 June 1792, a force of about 15 Shawnee and Delaware attacked the northern-most outpost, Fort Jefferson, while the detachment there was cutting hay. Four soldiers were killed and left in the hay and 15 were captured. Eleven... | 26,213 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
servant William Lynch and guide/interpreter William Smalley. Truman and Lynch were killed; Truman was apparently killed prior to April 20, 1792 at what later became Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio. A similar mission in May 1792 under Colonel John Hardin also ended in Hardin and his servant Freeman bein... | 26,214 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
pro-war factions, especially Simon Girty, the Shawnee, and Miami, debated moderate factions, especially the Six Nations represented by Cornplanter and Red Jacket. The Council agreed that the Ohio River must remain the boundary of the United States, that the forts in the Ohio Country must be destroy... | 26,215 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
following the decision of the Auglaize Grand Council, Little Turtle led a force of 200 Miami and Shawnee past Fort Jefferson and Fort St. Clair, and reached Fort Hamilton on 3 November in time to attack close to the United States settlements on the anniversary of St. Clair's Defeat. They captured t... | 26,216 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
fort, losing six killed and four missing, while another five were wounded. Major Adair later criticized Fort St. Clair's commandant, Captain Bradley, for his failure to come to their aid. Little Turtle's force lost two warriors, but captured the camp and all provisions. All horses were killed, woun... | 26,217 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Great Lakes in order to avoid the fate of John Hardin and Alexander Truman in 1792. At the council, disagreement broke out between Shawnee and the Six Nations. The Shawnee and Delaware insisted that the United States recognize the 1768 Fort Stanwix Treaty between the Six Nations and Great Britain, ... | 26,218 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
U.S. claims to any lands above the Ohio since they were based on treaties made with nations that did not live there, and with money that had no value to the Native tribes. The council proposed that the U.S. relocate white settlers using the money that would have been used to buy Ohio lands and pay ... | 26,219 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
and the Legion of the United States.
## Legion of the United States.
After St Clair's disaster, Washington ordered General "Mad" Anthony Wayne to form a well-trained force and put an end to the situation. Wayne accepted the appointment in 1792 and took command of the new Legion of the United Stat... | 26,220 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Wayne advanced his troops north into Indian held territory. In November, the Legion built a new fort north of Fort Jefferson, which Wayne named Fort Greeneville on 20 November 1793 in honor of General Nathanael Greene. The Legion wintered here, but Wayne dispatched a detachment of about 300 men on ... | 26,221 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Indian force of over 1,200 warriors under the nominal command of the Odawa Bear Chief and British officers arrived at Fort Recovery with powder and shot, intent on recovering the same cannons. The force destroyed an escort and captured or scattered several hundred pack horses used for supply convoy... | 26,222 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
the Native Nations casualties range from 17 to 50 killed, and perhaps 100 wounded, some of whom later died of their wounds. Little Turtle identified Wayne as a "black snake who never sleeps," and asked the British for artillery and soldiers, which the British declined to provide.
From Fort Recover... | 26,223 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Finally, as the Legion approached Fort Miamis, Wayne stopped to build Fort Deposit, which acted as a rally point and baggage camp so that the Legion could go into battle as light infantry.
## Battle of Fallen Timbers.
On the morning of 20 August, the Legion approached Falling Timbers, a location ... | 26,224 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
formed a reserve. Once contact had been established, U.S. scouts identified the location of Confederacy warriors, and Wayne ordered an immediate bayonet charge. Legion dragoons also charged and attacked with sabres. Blue Jacket's warriors fled from the battlefield to regroup nearby Fort Miami, but ... | 26,225 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
arrived at Kekionga on 17 September 1794, and Wayne personally selected the site for a new U.S. fort. Wayne wanted a strong fort built, capable of withstanding not only an Indian uprising, but a possible attack by the British from Fort Detroit. The fort was finished by 17 October, and was capable o... | 26,226 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Winter, Wayne also reinforced his line of defensive forts with Fort St. Marys, Fort Loramie, and Fort Piqua.
## Treaty of Greenville and Jay Treaty.
Within months of Fallen Timbers, the United States and Great Britain negotiated the Jay Treaty, which required British withdrawal from the Great Lak... | 26,227 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
States presidential election, in which John Adams beat Jay Treaty opponent Thomas Jefferson.
The United States also negotiated the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. Signed by President Washington on 22 December 1795, the northwest Native American tribes were forced to cede southern and eastern Ohio an... | 26,228 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
region.
# Aftermath.
Most of the western forts were abandoned in 1796; Fort Washington, the last, was moved across the Ohio River to Kentucky in 1803 and became the Newport Barracks. General Wayne supervised the surrender of British posts in the Northwest Territory, and personally selected the co... | 26,229 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Territory, and in February 1803, the State of Ohio was admitted to the Union. The border between Ohio and the Indiana Territory closely followed the line of advanced forts and the Greenville Treaty Line.
Several veterans of the Northwest Indian War are known for their later achievements, including... | 26,230 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
Northwest theater of the War of 1812.
# Key figures.
## United States.
- Henry Knox, Secretary of War
- Josiah Harmar, Brigadier General in command during the 1790 Harmar Campaign
- Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory and Major General at St. Clair's Defeat
- Anthony Wayne, ... | 26,231 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
(Wyandot)
- Egushawa (Ottawa)
- Joseph Brant (Mohawk)
## British Empire.
- Sir Guy Carleton Commander-in-Chief of British North America
- William Campbell, British Major in command of Fort Miamis
- John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
- Alexander McKee British Agent to the ... | 26,232 |
1055471 | Northwest Indian War | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest%20Indian%20War | Northwest Indian War
British North America
- William Campbell, British Major in command of Fort Miamis
- John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
- Alexander McKee British Agent to the Western Confederacy and Colonel in the Indian Department
# See also.
- American Indian wars
# Further reading.
- F... | 26,233 |
1055553 | Algaut | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Algaut | Algaut
Algaut
Algaut (or "Algöt") was a Geatish king who ruled West Götaland according to the Heimskringla. Snorri Sturluson relates that he was burnt to death by his son-in-law, the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler. | 26,234 |
1055557 | Massouda Jalal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massouda%20Jalal | Massouda Jalal
Massouda Jalal
Massouda Jalal is a politician in Afghanistan, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs from October 2004 to July 2006. She was also the only woman candidate in the
2004 Afghan presidential election.
She has a background as a pediatrician, teacher at Kabul University, and a UN World Fo... | 26,235 |
1055557 | Massouda Jalal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massouda%20Jalal | Massouda Jalal
university faculty, as a United Nations employee within the World Food Programme. Her husband is a law instructor at Kabul University; they have three children.
# Career.
Although she was uninvolved in politics during the Taliban regine, Jalal emerged after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 as a leading ... | 26,236 |
1055557 | Massouda Jalal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massouda%20Jalal | Massouda Jalal
vocally criticized the Karzai government for not significantly advancing the social position of women.
As an outsider in Afghanistan's power structure, Jalal stressed her independence from the warlords and past oppressive regimes. Although many of the candidates for the Afghan presidency withdrew from t... | 26,237 |
1055557 | Massouda Jalal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massouda%20Jalal | Massouda Jalal
She was a member of the Karzai Administration from October 2004 to July 2006, serving at the Women's Affairs minister in the cabinet.
In January 2009 an article by Ahmad Majidyar of the American Enterprise Institute included Jalal on a list of fifteen possible candidates in the 2009 Afghan Presidential ... | 26,238 |
1055557 | Massouda Jalal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Massouda%20Jalal | Massouda Jalal
arzai Administration from October 2004 to July 2006, serving at the Women's Affairs minister in the cabinet.
In January 2009 an article by Ahmad Majidyar of the American Enterprise Institute included Jalal on a list of fifteen possible candidates in the 2009 Afghan Presidential election.
Although Majid... | 26,239 |
1055561 | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Revolutionary%20Workers%20Headquarters | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters
Revolutionary Workers Headquarters
Revolutionary Workers Headquarters (RWH) was a U.S. Marxist-Leninist organization that formed out of a split from the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) in 1977. After Mao Zedong, leader of the Communist Party of China, died in 1976, the majority o... | 26,240 |
1055561 | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Revolutionary%20Workers%20Headquarters | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters
in China, the RWH also criticized the RCP for ultra-leftism, or left-idealism in their approach to political work in the U.S. After leaving the RCP, the RWH also did an extensive critique of the RCP's line on the national question, criticizing the RCP for being "white chauvinist".
Th... | 26,241 |
1055561 | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Revolutionary%20Workers%20Headquarters | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters
the RWH merged with the Proletarian Unity League and the Organization for Revolutionary Unity to form the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.
During its brief existence, RWH cadre were active in various movements, including the labor movement, struggles of oppressed nationalities, t... | 26,242 |
1055561 | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Revolutionary%20Workers%20Headquarters | Revolutionary Workers Headquarters
ompanies doing business in then-apartheid dominated South Africa, and others. Through its cadres who worked in the Revolutionary Student Brigade, the RWH was directly involved with the founding of the Progressive Student Network.
Initially, RWH activity was almost exclusively found i... | 26,243 |
1055586 | Dance Band on the Titanic | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance%20Band%20on%20the%20Titanic | Dance Band on the Titanic
Dance Band on the Titanic
Dance Band on the Titanic is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1977. Its vinyl release is a double album. It was later released as a single CD.
# Reception.
Reviewed at the time of release, Sounds said, "Mr Chapin ... | 26,244 |
1055586 | Dance Band on the Titanic | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance%20Band%20on%20the%20Titanic | Dance Band on the Titanic
Barbara Carr – vocals
- Stephen Chapin – piano, vocals
- Tom Chapin – guitar, banjo, vocals
- Harry DiVito – trombone
- Howie Fields – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Marsh Lynn Goldberg – vocals
- Jeff Gross – vocals
- Neil Jason – bass
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion
- Bernie Keising – ... | 26,245 |
1055586 | Dance Band on the Titanic | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dance%20Band%20on%20the%20Titanic | Dance Band on the Titanic
banjo, vocals
- Harry DiVito – trombone
- Howie Fields – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Marsh Lynn Goldberg – vocals
- Jeff Gross – vocals
- Neil Jason – bass
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion
- Bernie Keising – bass, vocals
- Art Krahulek – vocals
- Barbara Lindquist – vocals
- Theodore ... | 26,246 |
1055566 | Mullett Lake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mullett%20Lake | Mullett Lake
Mullett Lake
Mullett Lake is a lake in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lake is named after John Mullett, who, together with William A. Burt, made a federal survey of the area from 1840 to 1843. A neighboring lake was named after Burt. Historically, Mullett Lake has been recorded as Mul... | 26,247 |
1055566 | Mullett Lake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mullett%20Lake | Mullett Lake
the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan across the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula to Cheboygan on Lake Huron.
The Inland Waterway was a Native American trade route that was later opened to small steamer and modern recreational traffic.
Interstate 75 passes to the west of the lake, with two intercha... | 26,248 |
1055566 | Mullett Lake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mullett%20Lake | Mullett Lake
including brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, splake, smelt, northern Pike, muskellunge, yellow perch, walleye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass,sunfish and most notably lake sturgeon (the state record specimen was taken from these waters)
In the census-designated place of Mullett Lake, w... | 26,249 |
1055566 | Mullett Lake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mullett%20Lake | Mullett Lake
ate record specimen was taken from these waters)
In the census-designated place of Mullett Lake, which is located on the north end of Mullett Lake, there is a historic former Michigan Central passenger train station. The station sits directly at the end of Polish Line Road and has about of lake front prop... | 26,250 |
1055597 | Michael Dixon (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Dixon%20(political%20activist) | Michael Dixon (political activist)
Michael Dixon (political activist)
Michael Dixon is an American libertarian political activist and was the national chair of the United States Libertarian Party from 2004 to 2006.
A management consultant in the financial services industry, Dixon was elected to the position of nation... | 26,251 |
1055597 | Michael Dixon (political activist) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Dixon%20(political%20activist) | Michael Dixon (political activist)
sition of national chair on the first ballot by delegates to the 2004 Libertarian National Convention in Atlanta. Dixon had previously served as a member of the Libertarian National Committee (as an at-large member and as a regional representative) since 1998, and as chair of the Illi... | 26,252 |
1055590 | Sakharov Prize | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sakharov%20Prize | Sakharov Prize
Sakharov Prize
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, honours individuals and groups of people who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought. Named after Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize was establ... | 26,253 |
1055590 | Sakharov Prize | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sakharov%20Prize | Sakharov Prize
the laureate's name is announced late in October. The prize is awarded in a ceremony at the Parliament’s Strasbourg hemicycle (round chamber) in December. The prize includes a monetary award of €50,000.
The first prize was awarded jointly to South African Nelson Mandela and Russian Anatoly Marchenko. Th... | 26,254 |
1055590 | Sakharov Prize | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sakharov%20Prize | Sakharov Prize
receive it until 2013 as a result of her political imprisonment in Burma. The prize has also been awarded to organisations, the first being the Argentine Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in 1992. Five Sakharov laureates were subsequently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, Malala... | 26,255 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
Cham, Switzerland
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
# Location.
Cham is located on the northern shore of Lake Zug, northwest of the cantonal capital of Zug. Surrounding Cham, Steinhausen is to the east, Hünenberg is to the west, Lake Zug is south, and Maschwanden and Knona... | 26,256 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
Niederwil, Oberwil and Bibersee.
Cham has an area, , of . Of this area, 63.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
# History.
The shores ... | 26,257 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
city's name, Cham, means 'village' and refers to a large Celtic settlement on the shore of Lake Zug. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, there was also an Alamannic settlement, but only place names remain. The first mention of the town (as "Chama") occurred on 16 April 858 when King Lo... | 26,258 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
Habsburgs, attempting to maintain their influence in the region following the loss of Zug to the Swiss Confederation in 1364, bought part of the town in 1366 and completely bought the Hünenberg family out in 1370. However, following the decisive Habsburg defeat in the Battle of Sempach in 1386, Cham w... | 26,259 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
to Cham.
Following the 1798 invasion of Switzerland and the collapse of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Cham finally became an independent town; although the citizens still paid some taxes and tithes to Zug until 1816 when most were abolished and 1872 when the last one ended.
The rapid industrialization ... | 26,260 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
villages and preserve the parkland along the lake. In 1991 the town was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage. By 1990 Cham was the third largest city in the canton of Zug.
# Demographics.
Cham has a population (as of ) of . 19.6% of the population was made up o... | 26,261 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
the Green Party (17.8%).
In Cham, about 76.4% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either a university or a "Fachhochschule").
The historical population was
# Weather.
Cham has an average of 136.1 days o... | 26,262 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
primary and secondary education, kindergarten and a public green with sports facilities available all year round.
Cham also provides visitors and residents alike with hotel services, congress hall, churches (Roman Catholic and Reformed), a marina, and a castle (St. Andreas). The church of St. James i... | 26,263 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
Cistercian convent at Frauenthal, the Castle of St. Andreas, two buildings in the old city, and the brickyard.
# Transportation.
Cham is located from Zug and is centrally located between Luzern () and Zürich (). The Swiss Federal Railways line from Luzern through Thalwil to Zürich occasionally stops... | 26,264 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
in the tertiary sector, with 783 businesses in this sector.
For most of Cham's history, farming and light industry were the main sources of income. The Lorze River has always been a key for the development of the city. The first recorded watermill in Cham was built in 1279. About 1641 a dyeing and bl... | 26,265 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
a major fire in 1888 the factory closed, but the dormitories for child laborers for the factory are now a children's home.
In 1864, Cham was connected to the Zürich-Lucerne train line. In 1866, the American Page family founded the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in Cham to take advantage of this n... | 26,266 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
War I, the company faced financial crisis and began to shut down production in Cham.
In 1905, one-third of the population worked in agriculture, while half worked in industry. By 1955, nearly two-thirds of the population worked in industry. In the following year, industrial jobs decreased while the c... | 26,267 |
1055552 | Cham, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cham,%20Switzerland | Cham, Switzerland
ham – 1956) a Swiss painter and member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
- George Page (1910 in Cham - date of death unknown) an American alpine skier, competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Grégory Rast (born 1980 in Cham) a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer
- Cora Huber (born 1981 in Cham)... | 26,268 |
1055569 | Mike Bassett: England Manager | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike%20Bassett:%20England%20Manager | Mike Bassett: England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager
A faux-documentary (mockumentary), the film follows Bassett as he starts his international management career. after England's football manager has a heart attack. Journalist Martin Bashir provides voice-over, and the film features satirical cameo appearances ... | 26,269 |
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Bassett and the team head to Brazil for the tournament.
The film was followed by a television series, "" in 2005.
In 2014 a second film, "Mike Bassett: Interim Manager", attempted to get £250,000 funding on the website "Kickstarter". After the time limit for the funding expired, the camp... | 26,270 |
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the second most successful is a former England captain who is interested in the job, but the FA decide that he is too much of a "loudmouth" and refuse to consider him (a reference to the numerous times Brian Clough was passed over for the England job), while none of the other English manag... | 26,271 |
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the England players' performances to cars, and coach Dave Dodds (Bradley Walsh), a spineless "yes man" who once managed with Mike at Colchester United (a reference to Phil Neal under the Graham Taylor era). The team need one win from three World Cup qualifiers to get to the World Cup Final... | 26,272 |
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4–4–2 formation, and attempts to bring football back to where it belongs. Unfortunately, he loses his first two games in charge, and his managerial career is already on the rocks.
Needing to beat Slovenia in the final qualifier to make it to Brazil, England can only manage a draw. However... | 26,273 |
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home after they can only manage a goalless draw with unfancied Egypt before losing 4-0 to Mexico. To make matters worse, Bassett also receives a phone call from his wife back in England, informing him that his son was bullied at school for the Egypt draw, resulting in his eyebrows being sh... | 26,274 |
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Assistant manager Urquart is sacked after punching Bassett for berating him as useless and when Mike mixes flaming sambucas with anti-depressants, it seems things can get no worse.
The morning after his drunken incident, he is involved in a press conference where he is expected to step do... | 26,275 |
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and blasts a shot which deflects off the crossbar. Tonkinson then punches the ball into the net- likely a reference to the Hand of God Goal from Argentina's Diego Maradona which helped to knock England out of the 1986 World Cup.
England advance to the knock-out stages, where they beat Rom... | 26,276 |
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the third place playoff, which is not seen in the film. At the airport, the team depart the plane to a cheering crowd, where Bassett confirms to the waiting press that he will remain as manager.
# Cast.
- Ricky Tomlinson – Mike Bassett
- Amanda Redman – Karine Bassett
- Bradley Walsh –... | 26,277 |
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Thomsen – Dr. Hans Shoegaarten
- Lloyd McGuire – Midlands rep
- Atomic Kitten - Themselves
- Keith Allen - Himself
- Gabby Logan - Herself
- Barry Venison - Himself
- Alan Green - Commentator
- Brian Moore - Commentator
- Clive Tyldesley - Commentator
- Martin Tyler - Commentator
... | 26,278 |
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Job". Shot in high definition, the film is made to look like it had been shot on 35mm.
# After the film's events.
In the follow up television series, "", it is revealed that Bassett was sacked by England after failing to qualify for the 2004 European Championships, including a defeat to ... | 26,279 |
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Amos Lawrence
Amos Lawrence (22 April 1786 – 31 December 1852) was an American merchant and philanthropist.
# Biography.
Born in Groton, Massachusetts, Lawrence was the son of Samuel Lawrence, a Revolutionary War officer, and one of the founders of Groton Academy (now Lawrence Academy at Groton), where... | 26,280 |
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with $20 of his savings. His employers' business there failed. Amos was appointed by the creditors to settle the firm's accounts, and after doing that to their satisfaction he rented a shop on Cornhill and founded a dry-goods establishment on his own account in December. In 1808, his brother Abbott entere... | 26,281 |
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firm did much for the establishment of the cotton textile industry in New England. In 1830, it came to the aid of financially distressed mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. In that year, the Suffolk, Tremont and Lawrence companies were established in Lowell, and Luther Lawrence, the eldest brother, represente... | 26,282 |
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firm, where thereafter Abbott Lawrence was the head. The later years of Amos's life were spent mostly in furthering various philanthropic enterprises. According to his records, from 1829 until his death, Amos Lawrence gave over $639,000 (in 1840s dollars) to charitable causes. In 1842, he decided not to a... | 26,283 |
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sizable sums.
His private donations were numerous, requiring several rooms in his house to coordinate them. Among other things, Amos Lawrence donated libraries to academic institutions, established a children's hospital in Boston, and gave $10,000 for the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument (Lawrence'... | 26,284 |
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, taking especial delight in occasionally giving books from a bundle in his sleigh or carriage as he drove.
Upon his death in 1852 in Boston, his fortune was estimated at $8,100,000—roughly $ in today's dollars.
# Family.
The family firm, with Lawrence's brother Abbott Lawrence at its head, founded Law... | 26,285 |
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Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the song was released in 1994 as the third single from the band's fourth studio album "Superunknown" (1994). It is arguably the band's most recognizable and most popular song, and remains ... | 26,286 |
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at number 24 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and number nine on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Worldwide, the single reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France and Ireland.
"Black Hole Sun" was included on Soundgarden's 1997 greatest hits album "A-Sides" and also appeared on the 2010 compilation album "... | 26,287 |
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with the song while using a Leslie speaker. Guitarist Kim Thayil said that the Leslie model 16 speaker was perfect for the song as "it's very Beatlesque and has a distinctive sound. It ended up changing the song completely." Thayil said that the song "wasn't safe as milk, but it wasn't glass in someone's... | 26,288 |
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of recording Soundgarden’s 1994 album Superunknown. And he shares his reaction to first hearing Black Hole Sun during that time, "I think for the rest of my entire life, until I draw my last breath, I’ll never ever forgot how I felt when they started playing that song. From the very first few notes, I fe... | 26,289 |
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written. I guess it worked for a lot of people who heard it, but I have no idea how you'd begin to take that one literally." In another interview he elaborated further, stating, "It's funny because hits are usually sort of congruent, sort of an identifiable lyric idea, and that song pretty much had none.... | 26,290 |
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because the melody is really pretty, everyone thinks it's almost chipper, which is ridiculous." When asked about the line, "Times are gone for honest men", Cornell said:
It's really difficult for a person to create their own life and their own freedom. It's going to become more and more difficult, and i... | 26,291 |
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Hole Sun" was released in the summer of 1994 and became the most successful song from "Superunknown" on the American rock charts and arguably the band's most recognizable and popular song. It appeared on "Billboard" magazine's Hot 100 Airplay chart, reaching the top 30. The following week it debuted on t... | 26,292 |
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award for Best Hard Rock Performance and received a nomination for Best Rock Song.
Outside the United States, the single was released in Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In Canada, the song reached the top ten on the Canadian Singles Chart. It remained in the top ten for three weeks a... | 26,293 |
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stimulated a resurgence of interest in "Superunknown". "Black Hole Sun" would peak at number six on the Australian Singles Chart. "Black Hole Sun" reached the top 30 in Germany, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, and was a top ten success in Australia, France, and Ireland. It was a moderate top 20 success... | 26,294 |
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melodicism and gargantuan guitar riffs. The lyrics were classic Chris Cornell—lines didn't exactly make sense on paper but did within the song." Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" said, "The Beatles' techniques—fuzz-toned low chords, legato lead-guitar hooks and lumpy Ringo Starr-style drumming...are li... | 26,295 |
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the Beatles pays off with the hit single 'Black Hole Sun' ". The solo for "Black Hole Sun", performed by Thayil, was ranked number 63 on "Guitar World"s list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos", and number 56 on "Total Guitar"'s list of the "100 Hottest Guitar Solos". The song was included on VH1's countd... | 26,296 |
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work by 525 Post Production (Hollywood, California) and Soho 601 Effects (London). The video follows a suburban neighborhood and its vain inhabitants with comically exaggerated grins, which are eventually swallowed up when the Sun suddenly turns into a black hole, while the band performs the song somewhe... | 26,297 |
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Soundgarden videos the band was satisfied with.
The video was released in June 1994. After several weeks of airplay on MTV, a second version of the video was substituted containing more elaborate visual effects than the original, including the addition of a computer-generated black hole. The music video... | 26,298 |
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the video for their single "Lately". The video was also directed by Greenhalgh.
# Accolades.
The information regarding accolades attributed to "Black Hole Sun" is adapted in part from Acclaimed Music.
# Track listing.
All songs written by Chris Cornell, except where noted:
Promotional CD (US)
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