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Luke Humphries

Luke Humphries is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently …

Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy Leigh Sayers was an English crime novelist, playwright, translator and critic.

Irish Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was a document adopted by Dáil Éireann, the revolutionary parliament of the Irish Republic, at its …

Sepoy

Sepoy is a term related to sipahi, denoting professional Indian infantrymen, traditionally armed with a musket, in the armies of …

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which …

Dick Beardsley

Dick Beardsley is an American long-distance runner. He tied for first place with Inge Simonsen in the inaugural 1981 London …

South Korean won

The South Korean won, sometimes known as the Republic of Korea won, is the official currency of South Korea. A …

580s BC

This article concerns the period 589 BC – 580 BC.

Mike Vining

Mike Roger Vining is a retired sergeant major in the United States Army, who was one of the first members …

Nacogdoches, Texas

Nacogdoches is a city in East Texas and the county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. The 2020 U.S. …

Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10

In 1724 Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10, as part of his …

Propeller

A propeller is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form …

January 6 United States Capitol attack

On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of President …

Era of Silence

The Era of Silence was the period between 1934 and 1938 in Estonian history. The period began with the preemptive …

De-Stalinization

De-Stalinization comprised a series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in …

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city …

Vädersolstavlan

Vädersolstavlan is an oil-on-panel painting depicting a halo display, an atmospheric optical phenomenon, observed over Stockholm on 20 April 1535. …

Scottish Office

The Scottish Office was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1999, exercising a wide …

Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda, is a pan-Islamist militant organization led by Sunni jihadists who self-identify as a vanguard spearheading a global Islamist revolution …

Murder of Yvonne Fletcher

The murder of Yvonne Fletcher, a Metropolitan Police officer, occurred on 17 April 1984, when she was fatally wounded by …

Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg, often referred to as Roman von Ungern-Sternberg or Baron Ungern, was a Russian military …

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. Its founding members were brothers …

George Grey

Sir George Grey, KCB was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing …

Juan Bosch (politician)

Juan Emilio Bosch y Gaviño, also known as El Profesor, was a Dominican politician, historian, writer of short stories and …

Hauser Dam

Hauser Dam is a hydroelectric straight gravity dam on the Missouri River about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Helena, …

XZ Utils backdoor

In February 2024, a malicious backdoor was introduced to the Linux build of the xz utility within the liblzma library …

Planned French invasion of Britain (1708)

The Planned French Invasion of Britain, took place in March 1708 during the War of the Spanish Succession. Hoping to …

Joyce Smith

Joyce Esther Smith MBE is a British former long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the 3000 metres in …

Lohri

Lohri is a midwinter folk and harvest festival that marks the passing of the winter solstice and the end of …

Choe Bu

Choe Bu was a Korean diarist, historian, politician, and travel writer during the early Joseon Dynasty. He was most well …