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| Ziad Jarrah An aerospace engineering student, Ziad Samir Jarrah (); (May 11, 1975 pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, part of the September 11 attacks. He is believed to have taken over as the pilot of the aircraft and made an unsuccessful attempt to crash the plane into the U.S. Ziad_Jarrah | |
| Zheng He Zheng He (; Birth nameArabic/Persian nameHajji Mahmud Shams) (1371Hui Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (Chinese 三保太監下西洋) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433. There are claims that Persian stories of Sinbad the Sailor are based on the voyages of Zheng He. Zheng_He | |
| 2008 2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini era (or Common Era).2008 was designated as International Year of Planet Earth. International Year of Languages. International Year of the Potato. International Year of Sanitation. Year of the Frog. European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. 2008 | |
| 2009 2009 (MMIX) is the current year of the Anno Domini/Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It is a common year starting on Thursday and the last year of the 2000s decade.2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy. International Year of Natural Fibres. 2009 | |
| 2011 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. According to the North Korean Juche calendar, this will be Juche year 100. This year will also be the 100th of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Era year (民國100年). 2011 | |
| 2010s The 2010s decade, pronounced "twenty tens" or "two thousand (and) tens" or "the Tens", is the upcoming decade beginning January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2019. 2010s | |
| The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's most notable lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield, and drummer Alan "Reni" Wren.The band released their debut album in 1989, the self titled The Stone Roses. The_Stone_Roses | |
| Yorkshire Yorkshire | |
| Milan Kundera Milan Kundera (; born April 1, 1929, in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech and French writer of Czech origin who has lived in exile in France since 1975, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1981. He is best known as the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, and The Joke. Milan_Kundera | |
| Bristol Bristol | |
| Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (, (transliterated 'regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics.The CIS is comparable to a confederation similar to the original European Community. Although the CIS has few supranational powers, it is more than a purely symbolic organization, possessing coordinating powers in the realm of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security. Commonwealth_of_Independent_States | |
| Christopher Tolkien Christopher Reuel Tolkien (born 21 November 1924) is the youngest son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), and is best known as the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. He drew the original maps for his father's The Lord of the Rings, which he signed C. Christopher_Tolkien | |
| Arctic The Arctic ( or Arctic | |
| Carry On (series) Carry On is a long-running series of low-budget British comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. They are an energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres.Twenty-nine original films and one compilation were made between 1958 and 1978 at Pinewood Studios, with an additional movie made in 1992. Carry_On_(series) | |
| Frederick Seitz Frederick Seitz (July 4, 1911–March 2, 2008) was an American physicist and a pioneer of solid state physics. Seitz studied under Eugene Wigner at Princeton University, graduating in 1934. He, along with Wigner, came up with the concept of the Wigner-Seitz unit cell. Frederick_Seitz | |
| Turkish language Talk:Turkish_language | |
| Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. He is the best-selling author of His Dark Materials (a trilogy of fantasy novels), and a number of other books. Philip_Pullman | |
| His Dark Materials His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman comprising Northern Lights (1995, published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997) and The Amber Spyglass (2000). It follows the coming-of-age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes against a backdrop of epic events. His_Dark_Materials | |
| MQ-1 Predator MQ-1_Predator | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art | |
| Norfolk Norfolk () is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast, including The Wash. The county town is Norwich, located at . Norfolk | |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg) is an opera in three acts, written and composed by Richard Wagner. It is one of the most popular operas in the repertory, and is among the longest still commonly performed today, usually taking around four and a half hours. It was first performed at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich, on June 21, 1868. The conductor at the premiere was Hans von Bülow. Die_Meistersinger_von_Nürnberg | |
| John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes () (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas have been a central influence on modern economics, both in theory and practice. He advocated interventionist government policy, by which the government would use fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions, depressions and to prolong periods of high employment. His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics. John_Maynard_Keynes | |
| Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about south of the city of Exeter and is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council.Totnes has a long recorded history, dating back to 907AD when its first castle was built; it was already an important market town by the 12th century. Totnes | |
| François Mitterrand François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (, 26 October 1916 8 January 1996) served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, elected as representative of the Socialist Party (PS). First elected during the May 1981 presidential election, he became the first socialist president of the Fifth Republic and the first left-wing head of state since 1957. François_Mitterrand | |
| Roman triumph Roman triumph ('civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome. Its origins and development remain obscurevir triumphalis (roughly, "man honoured with triumph") for the rest of his life. After his death he was represented at the funeral of every descendant by a hired actor wearing his death-mask (imago) and clad in the all-purple, gold-embroidered triumphal toga picta ("painted" toga). In the social and political instability of the Late republic, the Roman_triumph | |
| AGM-114 Hellfire The AGM-114 Hellfire is a multi-platform, multi-target United States modular missile system. The name comes from the fact that it was originally intended to be a helicopter-launched fire-and-forget weapon (HELicopter FIRE-and-forget). Initial problems with the TV-based guidance system forced designers to consider a laser-tracking system. AGM-114_Hellfire | |
| Fidel Castro Fidel_Castro | |
| Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000 | |
| La fille du régiment La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Written while the composer was living in Paris, the French libretto is by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. A slightly different Italian-language version (in translation by Callisto Bassi) was adapted to the tastes of the Italian public. La_fille_du_régiment | |
| United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is the interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations. The mission was established on 10 June 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244. United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo | |
| Group sex Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. The main focus of this page is group sex among humans, however group sex also occurs in other animal species - e.g. bighorn sheep and bonobos. Group_sex | |
| Reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the term reality television is most commonly used to describe programs of this genre produced since 2000. Reality_television | |
| Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 Queen Elizabeth II.Margaret spent much of her early life in the company of her elder sister and parents, The Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother). Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon | |
| Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is the current Mayor of New York City. He was listed as the eighth-richest American, with a net worth of US $16 billion, in the Forbes 400 on Sept. 17, 2008, making him the richest resident of New York City, ahead of David H. Michael_Bloomberg | |
| Palermo Palermo (Sicilian:Palermu, ) is a historic city in southern Italy, the capital of the autonomous region Sicily and the province of Palermo. The city is noted for its rich history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the north-west of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Palermo | |
| Abolitionism Abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and emancipate slaves in western Europe and the Americas. The slave system aroused little protest until the 18th century, when rationalist thinkers of the Enlightenment criticized it for violating the rights of man, and Quaker and other evangelical religious groups condemned it as un-Christian. Abolitionism | |
| Robbie Williams Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams (born 13 February 1974, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is a Grammy Award-nominated and multi BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career started at the age of 15 as a dancer and singer of the pop band Take That in 1989, which he left in 1995 to launch his solo career. Robbie_Williams | |
| The Times The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of News International. The_Times | |
| Coins of the pound sterling The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom is denominated in pounds sterling (symbol "£"), and, since the introduction of the two pound coin in 1998, ranges in value from one penny to two pounds. Since decimalisation, on 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 (new) pence. For several hundred years prior to decimalisation, the pound was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 (old) pence. British coins are minted by the Royal Mint in Llantrisant Coins_of_the_pound_sterling | |
| Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (, , lit. Defense Army for Israel), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (), are Israel's military forces, comprising the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its Chief of General Staff, the Ramatkal, subordinate to the Defense Minister of Israel; the current Chief of Staff, since 2007, is Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi. Israel_Defense_Forces | |
| Orientalism Orientalism refers to the imitation or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West by writers, designers and artists. An "Orientalist" may be a person engaged in these activities, but it is also the traditional term for any scholar of Oriental studies. Orientalism was more widely used in art history referring mostly to the works of French artists in the 19th century, whose subject matter, color and style used elements from their travel to the Mediterranean countries of Orientalism | |
| Primo Levi Primo Michele Levi (31 July 1919—11 April 1987) was a Jewish-Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor and author of memoirs, short stories, poems, essays and novels.He is best known for his work on the Holocaust, and in particular his account of the year he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz, the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. If This Is a Man (published in the United States as Survival in Auschwitz) has been described as one of the most important works of the twentieth century. Primo_Levi | |
| Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (, , Kiev March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian novelist and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for the novel The Master and Margarita, which The Times has called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century. Mikhail_Bulgakov | |
| University of Glasgow University_of_Glasgow | |
| Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI (; ; ; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. Pope_Benedict_XVI | |
| Lullingstone Roman Villa Lullingstone Roman Villa is a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain, situated near the village of Eynsford in northwest Kent, south eastern England. It is unknown which family lived in the villa and owned the large estate that would have surrounded it, though they would have had to be wealthy. They may have been Roman, though they could also have been native Celtic Britons who had collaborated with the invaders and adopted their customs. Lullingstone_Roman_Villa | |
| Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (born 29 November 1932) served as the President of France from 17 May 1995 until 16 May 2007. As President he also served as an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the French Légion d'honneur. Chirac was the second-longest serving President of France (two full terms, first seven years and second five), behind François Mitterrand. Chirac is the only person to have served twice as Prime Minister under the Fifth Republic. Jacques_Chirac | |
| Cockney Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations. Geographically and culturally, it often refers to working class Londoners, particularly those in the East End. Linguistically, it refers to the form of English spoken by this group. pearly King (or pearly Queen) worn by London costermongers who sew thousands of pearl buttons onto their clothing in elaborate and creative patterns. Cockney | |
| Russian Orthodox Church Russian_Orthodox_Church |
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