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| “ | Edward Thomas Daniell (6 June 1804 – 24 September 1842) was an English artist known for hisetchings and thelandscape paintings he made during an expedition to theMiddle East, includingLycia, part of modern-day Turkey. He is associated with theNorwich School of painters, a group of artists connected by location and personal and professional relationships, who were mainly inspired by theNorfolk countryside. | ” |
| “ | Limusaurus is agenus oftheropoddinosaur that lived in what is now China during theLate Jurassic, around 161 to 157 million years ago. The type and only speciesLimusaurus inextricabilis was described in 2009 from specimens found in theUpper Shishugou Formation in theJunggar Basin. The genus name consists of the Latin words for "mud" and "lizard", and the species name means "impossible to extricate", both referring to these specimens possibly dying after being mired. | ” |
| “ | Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 by physicistsLise Meitner andOtto Robert Frisch and chemistsOtto Hahn andFritz Strassmann. Fission is anuclear reaction orradioactive decay process in which thenucleus of anatom splits into two or more smaller, lighter nuclei. The fission process often producesgamma rays and releases a very large amount of energy, even by the energetic standards of radioactive decay. Scientists already knew aboutalpha decay andbeta decay, but fission assumed great importance because the discovery that anuclear chain reaction was possible led to the development ofnuclear power andnuclear weapons. | ” |
| “ | Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed mission in the United StatesApollo program, the third toland on theMoon, and the first to land in thelunar highlands. It was the last of the "H missions," landings at specific sites of scientific interest on the Moon for two-day stays with two lunarextravehicular activities (EVAs or moonwalks). The mission was originally scheduled for 1970, but was postponed because of the investigation following the failure ofApollo 13 to reach the Moon's surface, and the need for modifications to the spacecraft as a result. | ” |
| “ | The Marciana Library or Library of Saint Mark (Italian:Biblioteca Marciana, but in historical documents commonly referred to asLibreria pubblica di san Marco) is apublic library inVenice, Italy. It is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories formanuscripts in Italy and holds one the world's most significant collections ofclassical texts. It is named afterSt. Mark, thepatron saint of the city. The library was founded in 1468 when thehumanist scholar CardinalBessarion,bishop of Tusculum and titularLatin patriarch of Constantinople, donated his collection of Greek and Latin manuscripts to theRepublic of Venice, with the stipulation that a library of public utility be established. | ” |
| “ | Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by English musicianDavid Bowie, released on 17 December 1971 byRCA Records. After the release of his 1970 album,The Man Who Sold the World, Bowie took time off from recording and touring duties due to various professional problems. He instead settled down to write new songs, prolifically composing them on piano rather than guitar as he had hitherto done. | ” |
| “ | Dali (alsoDaal orDæl;Georgian: დალი) is a goddess from themythology of theGeorgian people of theCaucasus region. She is ahunting goddess who serves as the patron of hoofed wild mountain animals such asibexes anddeer. Hunters who obeyed her numeroustaboos would be assured of success in the hunt; conversely, she would harshly punish any who violated them. She is most prominently attested in the stories of theSvan ethnic subgroup in northwestern Georgia. Many authors have described parallels between Dali and stories from othermythologies. As a patron of the hunt associated with hoofed beasts, she has been compared withArtemis ofGreek mythology, aScottishhag called theglaistig, and the maiden who tames theunicorn. Her associations with gold, seduction, and the morning star have led scholars to draw connections with goddesses such asAphrodite andIshtar, who have similar mythological themes. Her story remains an important part of Georgian cultural consciousness, and she is often referenced witheponyms andliterary allusions. Though younger people treat her as a figure from mythology, some older hunters still consider her to be a real figure one might encounter deep in the forest. | ” |
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| “ | Rastafari, also known asRastafarianism and theRastafari Movement, is a religion that developed inJamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both anew religious movement and asocial movement byscholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of the movement and much diversity exists among practitioners, who are known as Rastafari, Rastafarians, or Rastas. Rasta beliefs are based on a specific interpretation of theBible. Amonotheistic belief in a single God, referred to asJah, who partially resides within each individual, is integral to them. Rastas accordHaile Selassie, theEmperor of Ethiopia between 1930 and 1974, central importance; many regard him as theSecond Coming ofJesus and Jah incarnate, while others see him as a human prophet who fully recognised the inner divinity in every individual. Rastafari isAfrocentric and focuses attention on theAfrican diaspora, which it believes is oppressed within Western society, or "Babylon". | ” |
| “ | Bernard A. Maguire,S.J. (February 11, 1818 – April 26, 1886) was an Irish-AmericanCatholic priest andJesuit who served twice as the president ofGeorgetown University. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United States at the age of six, and his family settled inMaryland. Maguire attendedSaint John's College inFrederick, Maryland, and then entered theSociety of Jesus in 1837. He continued his studies at Georgetown University, where he also taught and wasprefect, until hisordination to thepriesthood in 1851. In 1852, Maguire was appointedpresident of Georgetown University. His tenure was regarded as successful; new buildings were erected, the number of students increased, and thepreparatory division was partially separated fromGeorgetown College. Upon the end of his presidency in 1858, he engaged inpastoral andmissionary work inWashington, D.C., Maryland, andVirginia, and developed a reputation as a skilledpreacher. In the aftermath of theAmerican Civil War, which devastated the university, Maguire again became president of Georgetown in 1866. The long-plannedGeorgetown Law School was established at the end of his presidency. His term ended in 1870, and he returned to missionary work, traveling throughout the country. He died inPhiladelphia in 1886. | ” |
| “ | The 1940association football match between the national teams ofMandatory Palestine andLebanon was the latter's first official international match, and the former's last before they became theIsrael national team after 1948. The match took place on 27 April 1940 at theMaccabiah Stadium inTel Aviv. Officiated byJohn Blackwell of theBritish Army, the game was watched by 10,000 spectators and ended in a 5–1 victory for the home side. | ” |
| “ | The1988 Football League Second Division play-off Final was anassociation football match contested betweenChelsea andMiddlesbrough overtwo legs on 25 May 1988 and 28 May 1988. It was to determine which club would play the next season in theFirst Division, the top tier of English football. Middlesbrough were promoted to the First Division where they remained for one season before they were relegated. Chelsea won the Second Division the following season and, as of 2020[update], remain in the top tier of English football. After thefinal whistle of the last game, a few hundred Chelsea fans broke onto the pitch and threw projectiles at the visiting supporters. It took the police around 40 minutes to clear the pitch and theterraces, and 45 people were injured, including 25 police officers. In total, 102 arrests were made, and Chelsea were later found guilty of failing to control their supporters. They were given a £75,000 fine and had to close their terraces for the first six matches of the subsequent season. | ” |
| “ | The1993 Football League First Division play-off Final was anassociation football match which was played on 31 May 1993 atWembley Stadium, London, betweenLeicester City andSwindon Town. The match was to determine the third and final team to gainpromotion from the1992–93 Football League First Division, the second tier ofEnglish football, to thePremiership. Swindon took a 3–0 lead as they scored three goals in eleven minutes either side of half time.Glenn Hoddle, Swindon'splayer-manager, opened the scoring late in the first half and early second-half goals fromCraig Maskell andShaun Taylor made it 3–0 after 53 minutes. Leicester'sJulian Joachim scored four minutes later, and with further goals fromSteve Walsh andSteve Thompson, the score was level at 3–3. With six minutes of the match remaining, the refereeDavid Elleray awarded Swindon apenalty which was converted byPaul Bodin, securing a 4–3 victory. The win saw Swindon promoted to the top tier of English football for the first time in their club's 73-year League history. | ” |
| “ | Burnley Football Club (/ˈbɜːrnli/) is an Englishassociation football club based inBurnley,Lancashire. Founded on 18 May 1882, it was one of the first to become professional (in 1883), and subsequently put pressure on theFootball Association to permit payments to players. The club entered theFA Cup for the first time in1885–86 and was one of the 12 founder members of theFootball League in1888–89. The team currently competes in thePremier League, the top tier ofEnglish football. | ” |
| “ | TheMagnavox Odyssey is the first commercialhome video game console. The hardware was designed by a small team led byRalph H. Baer atSanders Associates, whileMagnavox completed development and released it in the United States in September 1972 and overseas the following year. Patents by Baer and the other developers for the system and the games, including what was termed by a judge as "the pioneering patent of the video game art", formed the basis of a series of lawsuits spanning 20 years, earning Sanders and Magnavox over US$100 million. The release of the Odyssey marked the beginning of thefirst generation of video game consoles and was an early part of the rise of the commercialvideo game industry. | ” |
| “ | Landis' Missouri Battery was anartillery battery that served in theConfederate States Army during the early stages of theAmerican Civil War. The battery was formed in late 1861 and early 1862 and fielded two12-pounder Napoleon cannons and two 24-pounder howitzers, and a maximum of 62 men. The battery providing artillery support at theSecond Battle of Corinth in 1862 and formed part of Confederate defenses at the battles ofPort Gibson andChampion Hill in May 1863. It saw action during theSiege of Vicksburg, but was captured when the Confederate garrison there surrendered on July 4 and was not reformed. | ” |
| “ | TheFirst Punic War was was the first ofthree wars betweenCarthage andRome, the two main powers of the westernMediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 23 years (264–241 BC) they struggled for supremacy, primarily on the island ofSicily and its surrounding waters, and also in North Africa. After immense losses on both sides the Carthaginians were defeated. | ” |
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