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Siege of Badajoz (1812)

In the siege of Badajoz, also called the third siege of Badajoz, an Anglo-Portuguese Army under the command of the …

2021 Meron crowd crush

On 30 April 2021, at about 00:45 IDT (UTC+3), a deadly crowd crush occurred on Mount Meron, Israel, during the …

Glynis Johns

Glynis Margaret Payne Johns was a British actress. In a career exceeding seven decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared …

Mike McDaniel

Michael Lee McDaniel is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the …

Kidal

Kidal is a town and commune in the desert region of northern Mali. The town lies 285 km (177 mi) …

Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. Suburban and exurban in character, …

Cornwall

Cornwall is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland …

Buffalo Bill Dam

Buffalo Bill Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Originally 325-foot …

Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)

Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of …

Hanu-Man

Hanu-Man is a 2024 Indian Telugu-language superhero film written and directed by Prasanth Varma and produced by K. Niranjan Reddy …

Jane Curtin

Jane Therese Curtin is an American actress and comedian.

Rum Rebellion

The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was a coup d'état in the British penal colony of New South Wales, staged by …

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday is the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following …

Wareru

Wareru was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, located in present-day Myanmar (Burma). By using both diplomatic and military skills, …

Battle of the Solent

The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, between the …

Chiara Ferragni

Chiara Ferragni is an Italian blogger and influencer.

Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is …

Keon Coleman

Keon Coleman is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He …

MV Sewol

MV Sewol was a South Korean vehicle-passenger ferry, built and previously operated in Japan. She operated between Incheon and Jeju. …

Humaira Asghar

Humaira Asghar Ali Chaudhry was a Pakistani actress, model and theatre artist.

2024 NFL draft

The 2024 NFL draft was the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. …

Guided bomb

A guided bomb is a precision-guided munition designed to achieve a smaller circular error probable (CEP).

Clayton Kershaw

Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A …

De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal …

Jan van Riebeeck

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck was a Dutch navigator, ambassador and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company.

Western Chalukya Empire

The Western Chalukya Empire ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. This dynasty …

Valentinian III

Valentinian III was Roman emperor in the West from 425 to 455. Starting in childhood, his reign over the Roman …

Dwarf planet

A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit around the Sun, massive enough to be …

The Kennel Club

The Royal Kennel Club (KC) is the official kennel club of the United Kingdom. It is the oldest recognised kennel …

Third Battle of Seoul

The Third Battle of Seoul was a battle of the Korean War, which took place from December 31, 1950, to …