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- astronomical sextants for measuring the apparent distances between stars. Observatories have been enormously useful in advancing scientific ...10 KB (1,374 words) - 19:55, 17 November 2022
- of their publications to a repository. The requirement was originally ... In some countries, submitting copies is a pre-requirement for receiving ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 19:03, 25 October 2022
- officer (from 1971), and chairman of the board (from 1976–1994) of ... Morita was born in Nagoya, Japan, on January 26, 1921. His family ...10 KB (1,542 words) - 07:15, 16 June 2023
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting ... The original British Broadcasting Company was founded in 1922, by ...29 KB (4,446 words) - 05:21, 26 August 2023
- Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals (programs ... The term broadcast was coined by early radio engineers from the mid ...26 KB (3,776 words) - 04:32, 22 November 2023
- inventor, best known for his pioneering work in the use of radio wave transmissions ... Marconi's mastery of long-distance signal transmission by radio ...27 KB (3,973 words) - 00:54, 7 March 2023
- Telemetry is a technology that allows the remote measurement and reporting ... Telemetry typically refers to wireless communications (i.e. using ...8 KB (1,232 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio ... From the organization of the first true radio networks in the late ...19 KB (2,902 words) - 00:51, 9 January 2023
- The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting ... Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in 1969, at which time ...16 KB (2,300 words) - 18:03, 14 April 2023
- Radio, once known as "wireless telegraphy" or "radiotelegraphy ... Radio technology gives humanity the convenience of extremely rapid ...35 KB (5,160 words) - 22:45, 7 December 2022
- international celebrity when she became the first journalist to be expelled ... Her biographer said of her, "she was the voice of courage and ...14 KB (2,067 words) - 17:28, 30 January 2024
- Irish poet and playwright. He was part of the generation of "thirties ... MacNeice was born in Belfast, the youngest son of John Frederick and ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 04:06, 4 November 2022
- 1, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. The player of the joke or hoax ... beneficial or harmful. Laughter is good for the individual, and the coming ...22 KB (3,192 words) - 15:56, 11 August 2023
- or simply alternative) is a branch of the rock music genre that became ... Independent record labels were established during the punk era, which ...22 KB (3,494 words) - 00:45, 9 January 2023
- Military intelligence (abbreviated “MI” or “int.” in Commonwealth ... units for collecting information in specific ways. Intelligence ...18 KB (2,595 words) - 10:58, 10 March 2023
- The Elizabeth Tower, formerly known as the Clock Tower, is the world ... Although not as historical a London landmark as the Tower of London ...22 KB (3,639 words) - 22:14, 23 November 2023
- was a Scottish broadcasting executive. As the general manager of the BBC ... Born July 20, 1889, in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, in Scotland John ...14 KB (2,192 words) - 00:36, 10 February 2023
- engineering discipline that deals with the development of technologies ... Electrical engineers may work on such things as the construction of ...26 KB (3,608 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- patents to his credit. De Forest invented the triode vacuum tube, which ... De Forest's zeal for promoting the mass media helped shape it ...19 KB (2,827 words) - 18:59, 25 October 2022
- to instruct or facilitate social interaction in its audience by embedding lessons ... Most often, edutainment seeks either to tutor in one or more specific ...16 KB (2,367 words) - 18:18, 12 February 2024
- Psychological warfare is a tactic involving the use of propaganda ... of psychological warfare to be formulated in attempts to achieve victory ...20 KB (3,129 words) - 23:30, 2 December 2022
- Belgian-American journalist who specialized in international politics. Following ... of government, monarchs, and key figures of the world, including Saddam Hussein ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 03:52, 15 August 2023
- Electronic engineering is a discipline that utilizes the behavior ... The name electrical engineering is still used to cover electronic ...28 KB (3,902 words) - 16:01, 13 February 2024
- Time magazine is a weekly publication, based in New York City, bringing ... American news magazine, that established the format followed by others ...20 KB (2,824 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. One of the first multi ... has sold over 100 million copies around the world, with at least 50 million ...19 KB (2,966 words) - 17:48, 31 October 2023
- right|250px|CBS's Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, home to the Late ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United ...26 KB (4,054 words) - 22:42, 7 January 2024
- Buddy Holly (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), was the stage ... Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas to Lawrence ...11 KB (1,803 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2023
- John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the ... Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals ...18 KB (2,751 words) - 18:37, 25 November 2023
- thumb|300 px|Walton Hall, headquarters of the Open University. (Artist: ... is a field of education that focuses on the pedagogy, technology, and ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- personality. They are considered one of the oldest breeds of domestic ... The origin of the Abyssinian is shrouded in mystery. Early cat books ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 07:07, 14 June 2023
- Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far and graphein = write) ... long distances, that is, for telegraphy. The word telegraph alone generally ...24 KB (3,473 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
- important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 60s. ... Raised in Minnesota, Cochran moved with his family to California in ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 18:05, 12 February 2024
- was a gifted scientist, who contributed to the understanding of cosmic rays ... Homi Bhabha was born in a rich Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 11:24, 2 February 2024
- SI Units are the most widely used system of units. They are the most ... The emergence of an internationally recognized system of units at ...15 KB (2,449 words) - 18:28, 22 December 2022
- an inclusive range of subjects across the academic and vocational spectrum ... While some continue to support the idea of selective education, with ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea ... The Solomon Islands have been inhabited by Melanesian people for at ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 14:00, 3 May 2024
- was an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. He became one ... Miller's best-known recordings include "In the Mood," ...15 KB (2,226 words) - 17:37, 23 May 2024
- 8, is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political, and social ... The holiday that developed from these beginnings blended the culture ...18 KB (2,637 words) - 10:37, 6 March 2024
- an American journalist and television and radio figure who reported for CBS ... 039;s work continued to bring information to the public in candid yet accurate ...32 KB (5,062 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal ... five consecutive nominations (1941–1945) in the actress category, winning ...27 KB (3,873 words) - 22:37, 26 July 2022
- was an American newspaper baron, owner of the Chicago Tribune, and popularly ... A leading opponent of United States entry into World War II and of ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:14, 16 December 2022
- In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object that has been ... experimentation, and monitoring of the Earth's environment and ...35 KB (4,993 words) - 00:11, 8 January 2024
- The Battle of Tannenberg in 1914, was a decisive engagement between ... The Allied battle plan prior to the War had been based on France and ...18 KB (2,883 words) - 01:37, 26 September 2023
- The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet that rose to the top of ... After founding the group in Detroit, Michigan, as The Four Aims, lead ...13 KB (2,032 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- of Melbourne for 46 years, and one of the most influential public figures ... In 1895 he was appointed to the chair of Moral theology, and in 1903 ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 18:15, 24 January 2024
- Espionage is the practice of obtaining confidential information through ... Industrial espionage is the practice of obtaining confidential information ...16 KB (2,298 words) - 12:20, 21 January 2023
- The Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR, is a lineage-based ... The organization faced controversy on several occasions over its discriminatory ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 22:25, 25 January 2024
- Majulah Singapura ("Onward Singapore") is the national anthem ... Originally composed in the key of G major, in 2001, the national anthem ...17 KB (2,551 words) - 00:16, 22 October 2023
- Indian Standard Time (IST) represents the time observed throughout ... Indian Standard Time calculates on the basis of 82.5° E longitude ...13 KB (1,858 words) - 18:36, 4 March 2024
- He was one of the first to expose the use of psychiatric imprisonment ... Vladimir Bukovsky was born in the town of Belebey, Bashkirian ASSR ...20 KB (2,721 words) - 20:45, 3 May 2023
- The Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas ) are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles ...25 KB (3,561 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
- Bill Haley (July 6, 1925 - February 9, 1981) was one of the first ... After a mildly successful career as a western swing performer in the ...21 KB (3,146 words) - 16:05, 31 October 2023
- The telephone (or phone) (from Greek: tele = far away; phone = voice ... signals and vice versa, and which allows the subscriber to initiate or ...25 KB (3,620 words) - 02:57, 19 April 2023
- Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world ... AFP continues to be based in Paris, with regional centers in Washington ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic ... This effect is so powerful and delightful to the listeners (and singers) that ...25 KB (3,778 words) - 08:05, 20 September 2023
- Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status ... It was created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty as a vestige of the much ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- engineer, innovator, and inventor of the world's first television; ... Baird's work was part of the great advance in technology that ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 20:54, 1 May 2024
- presentation directly aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of people ... Although effective in both wartime and peaceful situations, propaganda ...32 KB (4,797 words) - 01:18, 12 April 2023
- The reed organ is a keyboard instrument that operates via bellows ... Most pressure wind type reed organs were built in Europe, although ...24 KB (3,811 words) - 03:00, 8 December 2022
- The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 was a conference organized by the ... . Much of the work of the Conference involved deciding which of the ...26 KB (3,995 words) - 08:51, 18 November 2022
- |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ... Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- Polynesia (from the Greek words meaning "many islands") ... Polynesia may be described as the islands within a triangle with its ...17 KB (2,443 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established ... The scope of the European Court of Human Rights and the legally binding ...17 KB (2,642 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- movement from 1925 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture ... Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 1930s ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 04:01, 15 August 2023
- Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific ... 40 to 55 miles (60km to 90km) of open sea. The three atolls are located in ...17 KB (2,411 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based ... In some tropical and subtropical regions, where the amount of precipitation ...16 KB (2,431 words) - 17:37, 25 January 2023
- and roll music, which has its earliest roots in early-1960s garage and psychedelic ... Hard rock became a template of society and reflected the many views ...19 KB (3,125 words) - 00:43, 27 January 2021
- Hijacking is the assumption of control of a vehicle through some means ... increase security and reduce such threats, the ultimate solution to the problem ...26 KB (3,897 words) - 15:49, 25 January 2023
- The Beatles were a highly influential English rock 'n' roll ... The Beatles popularity led the "British Invasion" of United ...38 KB (5,974 words) - 15:30, 30 April 2023
- Times, The (London) The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 17:36, 30 April 2023
- and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She was ... She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television ...44 KB (6,146 words) - 18:00, 3 May 2023
- 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 15:01, 21 May 2024
- printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. The content may be general or ... The first newspapers appeared as a daily news posting known as Acta ...26 KB (3,891 words) - 23:23, 14 November 2022
- music, recorded most notably at Sun Records in Memphis, beginning in 1954 ... After the huge success of "Blue Suede Shoes," Perkins was ...15 KB (2,405 words) - 19:21, 26 November 2023
- American singer-songwriter and guitarist and the son of folk musician Tim Buckley. Emerging in the 1990s, Buckley impressed critics and audiences with ...23 KB (3,508 words) - 04:32, 31 July 2022
- | countryofbirth = United Kingdom | dateofdeath = February 24, 1993 (age 51) ... | countryofdeath = United Kingdom | position = Defender ...23 KB (3,813 words) - 05:17, 17 November 2023
- Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, Order of the British Empire DBE ... Her appeal is so large that Christie is often cited, by the Guinness ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 06:43, 16 June 2023
- Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa ... It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms ...16 KB (2,385 words) - 18:51, 21 May 2024
- Interoperability refers to the ability of diverse systems and organizations ... rapidly taking place at various levels and in various fields. Interoperability ...21 KB (2,868 words) - 13:29, 7 February 2023
- | Associated_acts = Derek and The Dominos, The Graham Bond Organisation ... Ginger Baker. They were celebrated as the first great power trio and ...18 KB (2,740 words) - 06:17, 11 January 2024
- Scottish novelist, best known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- Television (or TV) (from the Greek tele, meaning "far," ... With the growth and influence of the television industry, it is not ...27 KB (3,983 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- (June 3, 1865 – January 20, 1936) was the first British monarch belonging ... From the age of 12, George served in the Royal Navy, but upon the ...39 KB (5,812 words) - 13:04, 14 November 2022
- – November 28 1962) was queen regnant of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 ... proving that a woman was as capable as men in the daunting task of leading ...26 KB (3,973 words) - 12:30, 2 October 2020
- The Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche; French: Îles ... These islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four islands in the southern Pacific ... Pitcairn is also famed for being the least populated country in ...17 KB (2,562 words) - 06:19, 24 November 2022
- Guangdong (formerly spelled "Kwangtung") is a province on ... Guangdong, located remote from the centers of power in Chinese civilization ...24 KB (3,310 words) - 02:43, 5 March 2023
- Order of Merit (OM), Privy Council of the United Kingdom (PC) (born ... She was the 155th Speaker to be elected. She had served as Deputy ...16 KB (2,349 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2023
- born British entrepreneur and media owner, the founder of Reuters news agency ... An innovator in the field, he still recognized the need to cooperate ...11 KB (1,609 words) - 01:30, 23 November 2022
- The Canadian Screen Awards ( link=no|Les prix Écrans canadiens ) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry ...36 KB (5,123 words) - 19:13, 25 November 2023
- 2015) was an Australian politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia ... Fraser represented a more conservative, and in some respects, colonial view ...31 KB (4,378 words) - 06:35, 5 November 2022
- Records and made a major contribution to the record industry. He also co ... The son of a distinguished Turkish diplomat, Ertegun co-founded Atlantic ...12 KB (1,872 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 04:23, 11 March 2023
- Xerographic office photocopying was introduced by Xerox in the 1960s ... Photocopying is widely used in business, education, and government ...16 KB (2,312 words) - 22:46, 28 March 2023
- Aruba is a 32 kilometer-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the ... The original native people of Aruba and surrounding islands were the ...22 KB (3,174 words) - 17:44, 16 August 2023
- Delhi, sometimes referred to as Dilli or Dhilli, is the second largest ... Delhi is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world ...33 KB (4,788 words) - 09:20, 28 January 2024
- 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second secretary-seneral of ... As secretary-general, Hammarskjöld took the stance that he was not ...15 KB (2,373 words) - 07:44, 12 January 2024
- The Helsinki Final Act, Helsinki Accords, or Helsinki Declaration ... On the other hand, by signing the document, the Soviet Union had also ...14 KB (2,090 words) - 17:19, 6 February 2022
- known simply as Elvis but also called "The King of Rock 'n' ... amp;B) and country. Even though Presley was the first real rock and roll star ...31 KB (4,709 words) - 17:51, 13 February 2024
- ) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) ... Geneva was a center of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and ...24 KB (3,552 words) - 06:46, 18 April 2024
- print and broadcast) or online social media. The term Fake news is a neologism ... officials and institutions accountable to the public. The proliferation ...44 KB (6,310 words) - 00:32, 25 March 2024
- The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen, also referred ... Aruba seceded in 1986 as a separate country within the Kingdom of ...29 KB (4,221 words) - 04:34, 11 March 2023
- The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the military occupation ... The islands were too small to serve as a launching pad for an invasion ...28 KB (4,315 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- English composer. He was a student at the Royal College of Music and ... He was a musical patriot who believed strongly in the importance of ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- Free schools have their roots in the anarchist Modern Schools of Spain ... organizations are found throughout the world with interested learners ...28 KB (4,345 words) - 06:52, 23 January 2023
- Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked sub-Saharan ... Niger was an important economic crossroad, and the empires of Songhai ...18 KB (2,433 words) - 21:41, 31 July 2023
- Khachaturian made a notable contribution to the world of music while preserving ... Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (then a part ...10 KB (1,319 words) - 21:29, 11 August 2023
- based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The ... In many countries, ATC services are provided throughout the majority ...41 KB (6,292 words) - 07:01, 16 June 2023
- A submarine communications cable is a cable laid beneath the sea to ... had introduced their working telegraph in 1839, the idea of a submarine ...19 KB (2,734 words) - 21:23, 26 February 2023
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., in 1917, to manufacture an electric ... The brand Panasonic was created by Matsushita in 1955, for use in ...25 KB (3,633 words) - 11:11, 11 March 2023
- The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation during the Cold War between ... The crisis started on October 16, 1962, when U.S. reconnaissance was ...24 KB (3,635 words) - 06:42, 11 January 2024
- and sacred draughts.” Non-literal: “From the University, we receive enlightenment ... |country = England, United Kingdom |type = Public |website = http://www ...34 KB (4,989 words) - 13:06, 3 May 2023
- means to effect public and social order. The term is most commonly associated ... The responsibilities of police include fighting crime, but more generally ...30 KB (4,393 words) - 06:56, 4 March 2023
- Lidice is a small village that lies in the rolling hills of Bohemia ... During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was occupied by the forces ...12 KB (1,879 words) - 22:48, 25 October 2022
- Dame Muriel Spark, (February 1, 1918 – April 13, 2006) was the greatest ... She was born Muriel Sarah Camberg in Edinburgh, to a Jewish father ...16 KB (2,563 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country ... From 1991 to 2002, the country suffered greatly under the devastating ...38 KB (5,601 words) - 20:08, 21 April 2023
- Journalism is the reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting ... officials and institutions accountable to the public, while media critics ...45 KB (6,779 words) - 14:13, 9 September 2023
- and books of memoirs. Born an only child in Cork (city), Ireland, to Minnie ... Frank O'Connor was raised in an extremely chaotic environment ...11 KB (1,818 words) - 05:07, 9 April 2024
- The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers—Barry, Robin, and Maurice ... The multiple award-winning group was successful for most of its 40 ...20 KB (3,173 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- his emphasis to singing, becoming one of the most popular and best-known ... Cole was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He received music lessons from ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 01:27, 11 November 2022
- The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement ... Almost the entire Congress leadership, both at the national and local ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 15:58, 7 December 2022
- Labour politician. He was a key figure on the left of the party in the mid ... represented by his writing and speeches. On the one hand, he was a class warrior ...28 KB (4,168 words) - 18:03, 27 July 2023
- inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey ... Clarke served in the Royal Air Force as a radar instructor and technician ...45 KB (6,700 words) - 11:08, 16 August 2023
- ), the name of a film Indian musical comedy film directed by Rajkumar ... Lage Raho Munna Bhai has had a strong cultural impact in India, popularizing ...43 KB (6,480 words) - 05:34, 4 March 2023
- name Isak Dinesen. Blixen wrote works both in Danish and in English; but ... Her memoirs of pioneering a coffee farm in Africa, where she had an ...13 KB (2,057 words) - 18:02, 14 May 2024
- The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... Initially a site for English penal colonies in the eighteenth and ...28 KB (3,913 words) - 17:55, 22 August 2023
- Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki-gaisha, or Toyota ... however it ranks first in net worth, revenue, and profit. It is also ...43 KB (6,055 words) - 04:51, 1 May 2023
- leader who led Uganda to independence from the British colonial administration ... While attending a meeting of the British Commonwealth in 1971, he ...20 KB (3,066 words) - 11:05, 10 March 2023
- |motto = Dominus Illuminatio Mea"The Lord is my Light" rd/history.shtml A Brief History of the University.] Retrieved June ...35 KB (5,122 words) - 13:07, 3 May 2023
- Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country ... Yet the nation is on the verge of collapse. Under the leadership of ...26 KB (3,749 words) - 06:06, 13 June 2023
- political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic ... He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature ...41 KB (6,282 words) - 03:22, 24 November 2022
- The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without ... The instrument's controlling section usually consists of two ...52 KB (7,562 words) - 23:57, 12 March 2023
- The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television ... CNN was founded in 1979, by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld. The founding ...16 KB (2,425 words) - 10:13, 25 November 2023
- ; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of four municipalities of ... The urban area of Tianjin is located along the Haihe River, and is ...29 KB (3,826 words) - 23:22, 30 April 2023
- Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies ... years, Belgrade's wider city area was the birthplace of the largest ...32 KB (4,559 words) - 20:15, 20 January 2022
- Australian author widely regarded as one of the major English-language novelists ... Although his parents were Australian, White was born in Knightsbridge ...13 KB (2,140 words) - 16:45, 21 November 2022
- May 15, 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving ... James Menzies and Kate Menzies (nee Sampson) in Jeparit, Victoria, a small ...23 KB (3,472 words) - 01:43, 16 December 2022
- New York Times, The The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City and distributed ...18 KB (2,766 words) - 15:40, 30 April 2023
- prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryūkyū Islands in a chain ... The three tribal federations of the Ryukyu Islands were united in ...37 KB (5,344 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- (November 22, 1890 – November 9,1970), in France commonly referred to ... known as a tank tactician and an advocate of the concentrated use of armored ...41 KB (6,470 words) - 02:09, 13 January 2023
- The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa. Though ... Since declaring its independence in 1960, Chad has suffered instability ...18 KB (2,543 words) - 11:58, 13 May 2024
- Home education, also called homeschooling or home school, is the process ... Especially in the English-speaking nations, homeschooling provides ...29 KB (4,035 words) - 16:36, 1 March 2023
- using electronic devices. As defined by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical ... electromechanical designs and they paved the way for the later emergence ...23 KB (3,345 words) - 16:02, 13 February 2024
- The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an island ... "Tall is her body." Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands ...26 KB (3,800 words) - 17:13, 30 January 2024
- simply as Steve Irwin and nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter," was ... Crocodile Hunter was broadcast in 137 countries in 1999, with as many ...16 KB (2,294 words) - 04:43, 28 April 2023
- she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from ... childhood as "Betty," was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Harlow ...21 KB (3,286 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2023
- scientist whose main contributions were in focused auditory attention ... |right|250px|Colin Cherry was the first to study the "cocktail ...15 KB (2,203 words) - 22:30, 7 January 2024
- The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New ... The Empire State Building has been named by the American Society of ...16 KB (2,435 words) - 18:29, 13 February 2024
- Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ... Arab geographers, for over a thousand years the island was ruled by independent ...42 KB (6,170 words) - 15:45, 27 April 2023
- Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre ... Grunge became commercially successful in the first half of the 1990s ...30 KB (4,642 words) - 10:14, 25 February 2023
- observer.jpg|thumb|250px|Aircraft spotter on the roof of a building in London ... A major campaign of World War II, the Battle of Britain is the name ...41 KB (6,464 words) - 11:35, 20 September 2023
- Electroplating involves the coating of an electrically conductive ... The process used in electroplating is called electrodeposition and ...13 KB (1,984 words) - 17:16, 29 December 2021
- author, and public figure. He served as the Chief Rabbi of the United ... While widely recognized as a leading representative of Judaism in ...46 KB (6,319 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
- genres emerging from or influenced by the culture of African Americans ... African American genres are the most important ethnic vernacular tradition ...16 KB (2,453 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador ... Quito is considered to have one of the oldest and best preserved colonial ...31 KB (4,586 words) - 00:07, 15 April 2023
- jazz clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing." Perhaps the most brilliant clarinetist of jazz, Benny Goodman was ...22 KB (3,480 words) - 10:10, 28 September 2023
- Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten ... In India, he enjoyed excellent relations with Jawaharlal Nehru and ...36 KB (5,344 words) - 04:07, 4 November 2022
- racer who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains ... The Campbell's were wealthy from the family's diamond business ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 17:19, 30 January 2024
- Industrial engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with ... Industrial engineering draws upon the principles and methods of engineering ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 22:36, 5 February 2023
- Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is ... President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled the country since ...26 KB (3,689 words) - 19:14, 13 February 2024
- and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter ... and, after a period of estrangement in the 1970s, continues to perform ...21 KB (3,235 words) - 00:45, 26 February 2023
- The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United ... The House of Commons evolved at some point during the fourteenth century ...50 KB (8,030 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- Holst is most famous for his orchestral suite The Planets. Having studied at the Royal College of Music in London, ...22 KB (3,380 words) - 18:13, 24 July 2023
- |longtype = Secular with roots in Christianity and Paganism ... celebrated on October 31, particularly in the United States where it ...37 KB (5,487 words) - 23:07, 3 August 2023
- The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination that ... The Seventh-day Adventists are active advocates for freedom of religion ...48 KB (7,327 words) - 10:10, 26 January 2023
- a skyscraper if it clearly stands out above the surrounding built environment ... architecture and construction technology. On the one hand, they allow for the ...21 KB (3,158 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs ... The English term public opinion dates from the eighteenth century ...30 KB (4,541 words) - 18:05, 14 April 2023
- The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in North Africa. The full Arabic ... Though Morocco hosted many peoples over the centuries, from the ancient ...40 KB (5,727 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- Tuvalu (pronounced too-VAH-loo) is an island nation located in the ... only about 26 square kilometers, making it the fourth smallest country in ...20 KB (3,026 words) - 21:13, 7 March 2024
- Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked nation ... The original inhabitants of southern Africa were the Bushmen (San ...20 KB (2,852 words) - 19:53, 20 November 2023
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- This practice has been all too common in human history. Even biblical ... Genocide has been deemed criminal by the United Nations, as well as ...35 KB (5,250 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- Copyright is the exclusive right given to the creator of a creative ... computer software, and architecture. The appropriate use of copyright ...45 KB (6,771 words) - 03:01, 8 January 2024
- most remembered for being a leading pioneer in animation and innovative amusement ... admission, suffered two nervous breakdowns in his lifetime, did not have ...23 KB (3,587 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- 1999) was an English pop singer who, among the female artists of the British ... 1963 to 1970, Springfield had 18 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. She ...17 KB (2,683 words) - 17:22, 12 February 2024
- [[Image:Japanese internment camp in British Columbia.jpg|thumb|250px ... of law fairly applied by a judiciary. The most notorious concentration ...40 KB (5,981 words) - 02:41, 8 January 2024
- was an Egyptian statesman who served as the third president of Egypt from ... a man of peace. Egypt and Israel had been in a state of war since 1948. ...17 KB (2,556 words) - 05:50, 11 August 2023
- The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin ... Although the three leaders arrived with differing objectives, the ...30 KB (4,408 words) - 02:51, 19 April 2023
- The Gambia, commonly known as Gambia, is the smallest country on ... Like its neighbor, The Gambia relies heavily on the export of groundnuts ...24 KB (3,469 words) - 15:37, 30 April 2023
- The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked nation in Southern Africa, ... nonviolent. They rejected a one-party state in a 1993 referendum and peacefully ...23 KB (3,242 words) - 10:56, 9 March 2023
- A revolution occurred in twentieth century music listening as the ... Music performances became increasingly visual with the broadcast and ...34 KB (5,125 words) - 20:42, 3 November 2020
- Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and ranks sixth in ... metropolitan area was the fifth-largest in the United States. A commercial ...34 KB (4,831 words) - 03:00, 24 November 2022
- The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year period involving the ... The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began ...40 KB (5,946 words) - 15:41, 4 February 2023
- The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty first ... Considered New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty is nonetheless ...36 KB (5,742 words) - 16:42, 2 May 2023
- - March 13, 1999), was considered a talent in music, art, theater, and writing ... Falk also contributed to a series of novels about the 'Phantom ...28 KB (4,294 words) - 19:00, 25 October 2022
- Transylvania is a Central European region located in the eastern half ... Dracula while within Romania and Hungary the region is known for the scenic ...47 KB (6,836 words) - 02:15, 2 May 2023
- (December 5, 1927 - October 13, 2016), born in the Year of the Rabbit), was ... The root of Bhumibol's longevity and endurance lay in his popularity ...35 KB (4,836 words) - 23:02, 15 May 2024
- The Grand Canyon is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by ... Geologists estimate that formation of the canyon required at least ...19 KB (2,919 words) - 20:27, 13 September 2021
- ) refers to India's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth ... Panaji (Panjim) serves as the state's capital. Vasco da Gama ...39 KB (5,868 words) - 03:54, 24 May 2024
- or technology. Science fiction is found in media as diverse as, but not ... Science fiction is part of, and in organizational or marketing contexts ...54 KB (7,938 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly ... Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids, generally ...37 KB (5,368 words) - 21:28, 9 November 2023
- Many publications can be published in this manner: Scholarly journals ... or any product of intellectual activity. In this context, non-open access ...20 KB (2,877 words) - 00:47, 18 November 2022
- The Scopes Trial (often called the Scopes Monkey Trial) was a highly ... The Scopes Trial (Scopes v. State, 152 Tenn. 424, 278 S.W. 57 (Tenn ...29 KB (4,801 words) - 17:27, 25 January 2023
- The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the ... under Control Council Law No. 10 at the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunals ...26 KB (4,019 words) - 01:19, 17 November 2022
- Bix holds a unique place in the early history of jazz. Among the white ... Beiderbecke was born in Davenport, Iowa, to a middle-class family ...14 KB (2,109 words) - 18:01, 31 October 2023
- Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, and a major ... The city of Freetown was founded in 1787, by Great Britain as a settlement ...24 KB (3,436 words) - 21:04, 27 November 2023
- The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more ... The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton ...32 KB (4,813 words) - 19:02, 14 May 2023
- and songwriter, widely considered one of the greatest blues guitarists ... King had a a large number of hits in the R&B market in the 1950s ...26 KB (3,986 words) - 05:20, 26 August 2023
- Kigali has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda ... The settlement began as a small colonial outpost and functioned as ...17 KB (2,485 words) - 23:00, 3 March 2023
- The 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident, sometimes referred to as the ... A subsequent USAF investigation blamed the accident on several factors ...67 KB (10,179 words) - 23:19, 30 March 2024
- , ['beŋgəɭuːru]), serves as the capital of the Indian state ... During the British Raj, Bangalore developed as a center for colonial ...48 KB (6,769 words) - 03:28, 17 September 2023
- consisting of all, or large parts of the armed forces of one geopolitical ... as well as having significant impact on the territory and its people being ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 11:07, 6 March 2024
- Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region including the ... The term has also been used to refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula ...27 KB (3,890 words) - 02:32, 21 April 2023
- New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific ... New Zealand's total land area, nearly 270,000 km², is about ...23 KB (3,336 words) - 18:04, 25 July 2023
- was a nuclear physicist who became known as the "father" of nuclear ... Ernest Rutherford was the son of James Rutherford, a farmer who had ...17 KB (2,514 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- sectarian violence, and ethnic persecution, in particular with the expulsion ... When he assumed power in 1971, Uganda had experienced a series of ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 21:36, 25 July 2021
- a famous Irish author, novelist, and one of the great spokespersons for Christianity ... As a youth, the untimely death of his mother, the cruelty of his schoolmates ...27 KB (4,330 words) - 19:28, 24 November 2023
- parachute jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. The military developed ... Formerly, most parachuting was performed by the military forces of ...19 KB (3,068 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- Kilns are thermally insulated chambers, or ovens, in which a controlled ... Primitive kilns date back to the early days of civilization and are ...23 KB (3,896 words) - 23:03, 3 March 2023
- At the end of the Second World War, a ravaged Japan was occupied by ... The U.S. ended its occupation in part to bolster its efforts in the ...33 KB (4,957 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg ... ), archaically spelled Luxemburg, is a small landlocked country in ...46 KB (6,759 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- He is best known for his revolutionary work in and numerous contributions ... In the United States, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other ...61 KB (9,138 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- allegedly passing atomic weapons secrets to the Soviet Union, as they were ... In the 1990s, Soviet communications decrypted in the Venona project ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 21:16, 4 October 2022
- guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country ... and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most ...65 KB (9,151 words) - 15:55, 15 May 2023
- Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was the most widely ... Henson's success as an artist and entrepreneur was the consummation ...18 KB (2,873 words) - 20:58, 3 April 2024
- politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. Chamberlain is perhaps the most ill-regarded British prime minister ...55 KB (8,451 words) - 16:28, 11 November 2022
- of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 200 million ... including 74.5 million albums in the United States alone. ...51 KB (7,954 words) - 20:40, 9 April 2023
- and disc jockey who has been a major figure in U.S. culture for more than ... Much of Dylan's most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when ...41 KB (6,363 words) - 05:45, 16 November 2023
- The Kingdom of Norway, commonly known as Norway, is a Nordic country ... Norway plays a significant role in the pursuit of stability and world ...44 KB (6,442 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- A tank is an armored, tracked vehicle designed to engage enemies in ... First used in World War I to break the deadlock of the trenches, tanks ...57 KB (9,115 words) - 04:01, 27 February 2023
- The Anschluss Until the German spelling reform of 1996, Anschluss was ... (German: connection, or political union), also known as the Anschluss ...45 KB (6,819 words) - 05:13, 31 July 2023
- A graphic novel is a type of comic book. As the name suggests, it ... Graphic novels are typically bound in longer and more durable formats ...26 KB (4,043 words) - 19:24, 24 May 2024
- Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை), formerly known as Madras, the ... The British established the city in the seventeenth century, developing ...44 KB (6,123 words) - 14:52, 5 December 2023
- a British writer, author of novels including The Grass is Singing and The Golden ... (1944–1956), when she was writing on the theme of radical social issues ...22 KB (3,145 words) - 21:11, 26 March 2024
- January 15, 1918 – September 28, 1970) was the president of Egypt from 1956 ... Nasser is seen as one of the most important political figures in recent ...39 KB (5,970 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
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- The Republic of Finland is a Nordic country situated in Northern Europe ... advancement, education, freedom of the press, human development, ...43 KB (6,190 words) - 19:49, 26 March 2024
- (Nepali/Hindi: गंगटोक), the capital and largest town of ... of about fifty thousand people serves as the center of Sikkim's tourist ...22 KB (3,354 words) - 04:26, 18 April 2024
- Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals ... with major stationary sources, but the greatest source of emissions ...34 KB (4,855 words) - 07:00, 16 June 2023
- Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe comprising the western ... Bohemia was unified under the Premyslid dynasty, under whose helm ...30 KB (4,624 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- Montevideo is the largest city, capital, and chief port of Uruguay ... Montevideo is the commercial, political, and intellectual center of ...15 KB (2,073 words) - 13:12, 10 March 2023
- – November 18, 1969) was a prominent United States businessman and political ... He served briefly as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom ...31 KB (4,694 words) - 04:52, 7 May 2024
- Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and is its largest city, with ... Bratislava was a key economic and administrative center of the Kingdom ...38 KB (5,662 words) - 22:52, 20 November 2023
- Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... Perhaps because of the ancient nature of their sound, the bagpipes ...25 KB (3,916 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact ... than a mile (1.6 km) across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles ...56 KB (8,507 words) - 00:50, 20 February 2024
- Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (June 19, 1917 – July 1, 1999) was ... In 1980, both Nkomo and Mugabe took part in the Lancaster House talks ...18 KB (2,723 words) - 05:07, 7 May 2024
- (January 31, 1938 - ) reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until ... during her childhood so Beatrix followed in the footsteps of four remarkable ...28 KB (3,868 words) - 10:18, 26 September 2023
- The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian nation situated ... One of the most isolated nations in the world, Bhutan is often described ...39 KB (5,985 words) - 03:39, 1 October 2023
- The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos (Keeling ... The geographical location and history of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ...29 KB (4,147 words) - 22:20, 7 January 2024
- on stage and screen. A pre-eminent actress in her era, she won two Emmy Awards ... She is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest classical ...26 KB (3,842 words) - 18:10, 24 January 2024
- Prague (Czech: Praha), is the capital and largest city of the Czech ... Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of Europe ...35 KB (5,518 words) - 00:31, 12 April 2023
- Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين ... Bahrain was the first location in the region in which oil reserves ...38 KB (5,603 words) - 05:46, 26 August 2023
- enjoyed pop music cross-over success during the era of the Nashville Sound ... of her albums have been sold since her death in a 1963 plane crash at the age ...17 KB (2,547 words) - 16:47, 21 November 2022
- New Year's, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the ... displays of fireworks at midnight, welcoming in the New Year. In contemporary ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- The Laotian Civil War (1962-1975) was an internal fight between the ... The fighting in Laos included significant participation by North Vietnamese ...23 KB (3,523 words) - 06:54, 4 March 2023
- spent much of his life working with lepers in Hawaii, who were forced by ... Father Damien's tireless efforts to alleviate the suffering of ...24 KB (3,819 words) - 01:38, 26 March 2024
- Canberra is the federal capital of the Commonwealth of Australia located ... city. Following an international contest for the city's design, a design ...37 KB (5,453 words) - 19:15, 25 November 2023
- professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later ... successful appearances as a contestant on the radio quiz show Information ...35 KB (5,253 words) - 23:47, 29 May 2024
- poems. He is best known for his books about the teddy bear, Winnie the Pooh ... Milne's generosity lives beyond him. Royalties from the Pooh ...15 KB (2,362 words) - 06:49, 13 June 2023
