AcharyaChanakya/simple-wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Humala's election initially concerned investors, who feared he would govern similar to far-left Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez, a former ally of his. To assuage these fears, Humala would begin his term by choosing centrists for positions in his cabinet. Humala's unpopular presidency was dominated by corruption scandals surrounding him and his politically influential wife Nadine Heredia. Environmentalists were highly critical of Humala's mining policies, and argued that he reneged on his campaign promise to reign in mining companies.
Humala was arrested by Peruvian authorities in July 2017 for illegally accepting bribes and awaits a corruption trial.
Humala ran for president again in 2021, but lost in the first round of the election.
Javier Valle Riestra
Javier Maximiliano Alfredo Hipólito Valle Riestra González Olaechea, (born January 5, 1932) is a Peruvian lawyer, jurist and politician. He was born in Lima. He is a known member of the Peruvian Aprista Party. He held several public offices, among them the most controversial being President of the Council of Ministers in the government of Alberto Fujimori (1998).
From 2006 to 2011, Valle Riestra was a member of the Congress representing Lima.
President of El Salvador
The President of El Salvador () officially known as the President of the Republic of El Salvador () is the head of state of El Salvador. The office was created in the Constitution of 1841. From 1821 until 1841, the head of state of El Salvador was styled simply as Head of State ("Jefe de Estado").
Intendant and Superior Political Chief
21 Sep 1821 – 28 November 1821 Pedro Barriere (b. ... - d. 1827)
Intendant and Governor (from 11 January 1822, President of the Junta of Government)
28 Nov 1821 - 9 February 1823 José Matías Delgado (b. 1767 - d. 1832)
Supreme Political Chief
Chief of State
22 Apr 1824 - 1 October 1824
The Civic Directory governed El Salvador from 2 to 4 December 1931 . Composed entirely of military, the civic directory began the era of military dictatorships. The civic directory ended its government when the Presidency of the Republic was handed over to Vice President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez , who would later perpetrate a massacre in 1932. The civic directory was formed by (according to the military organization to which they belonged):
National Guard :
First Infantry Regiment :
First Artillery Regiment :
First Machine Gun Regiment :
Cavalry Regiment :
Ministry of War :
Military Aviation :
Alfredo Cristiani
Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard, popularly known as Alfredo Cristiani (born November 22, 1947) is a Peruvian politician. He was the President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994. Cristiani was born in San Salvador. He is a member of the ARENA. Cristiani is of Swiss decent.
Antonio Saca
Elías Antonio "Tony" Saca González (born March 9, 1965) is a Salvadoran politician. He was the President of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009. Saca was a member of the ARENA until 2010 when he switched to the GANA from 2013. Saca was born in Usulután, El Salvador.
Fakir Musafar
Roland Loomis (August 10, 1930 – August 1, 2018), known professionally as Fakir Musafar, was an American performance artist and early artist of the modern primitive movement. He worked with and taught body modification techniques such as body piercing, tightlacing, scarification, tattooing, and flesh hook suspension.
In May 2018, Musafar announced on his website that he was suffering from terminal lung cancer. He died from the disease on August 1, 2018 in Menlo Park, California, aged 87.
Herbert King (actor)
Herbert King (1963 – 2 August 2018) was a Colombian actor. He was born in Santa Marta, Colombia.
His career started the 2000s with a role in the telenovela "Alejo, the search for love", followed by "Pedro el escamoso", "Pasión de Gavilanes", "La saga, negocio de familia", "La Tormenta", "En los tacones de Eva", "Nuevo rico, nuevo pobre".
His last movie role was in the 2017 movie "Loving Pablo" alongside Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
King died on August 2, 2018 from a heart attack in the Clinic La Colina in Bogotá, aged 55.
Winston Ntshona
Winston Ntshona (6 October 1941 – 2 August 2018) was a South African playwright and actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1975. He was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Ntshona wrote the 1973 play "The Island". He also wrote "Sizwe Banzi is Dead", which he also co-wrote. Ntshona starred in the play "Full Frontal" at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Ntshona died on 2 August 2018 from a long-illness in New Brighton, South Africa, aged 76.
Kenneth Copeland
Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is an American author, musician, public speaker, and televangelist. His work deals with the Charismatic Movement. Copeland has been known for preaching a message called the prosperity gospel, but some people criticize it.
People also criticize Copeland for his anti-vaccination stance, which the say caused a large measles outbreak in his church and for using donations from his church for personal needs such as a $17.5 million private airplane.
With a net worth of USD $300 million, Copeland is the world's richest pastor.
Alec Martinez
Alec Martinez (born July 26, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He currently plays for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League. He previoulsy played for the Los Angeles Kings. He was selected by the Boston Bruins with the 95th overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft after playing for Miami University for 3 seasons. He has won the Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2012 and 2014.
In 2014, in double overtime in Game 5, he scored the Stanley Cup winning goal against the New York Rangers after he had previously scored the series winner in the Western Conference finals against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7.
List of Emmerdale characters (2017)
"Emmerdale" is a British soap opera. It was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the series producer Iain MacLeod. Ethan, Jason and Maggie made their debuts in February. Nell Fairfax was introduced in March, while Matt arrived in May. Tim Richards arrived in July. October saw the birth of Isaac Dingle. Dee Dee Willis made her first appearance in November.
Isaac Dingle made his first appearance on 3 October 2017. He is the son of Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Moira Barton (Natalie J. Robb).
Sebastian "Seb" White, played by Lily Westmoreland, made his first appearance on 9 November 2017. He is the son of Rebecca White (Emily Head) and Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley).
Greene County, Virginia
Greene County is a county in Virginia in the eastern United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,403. The county seat is Stanardsville.
Greene County was founded in 1838 from Orange County. The county is named for American Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene.
Greene County, Mississippi
Greene County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,400. The county seat is Leakesville. The county was founded in 1811 and is named after American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.
Etowah County, Alabama
Etowah County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 104,430. The county seat is Gadsden. The name is from a Cherokee word meaning "edible tree". It is the smallest county in Alabama, but one of the most densely populated.
Fayette County, Alabama
Fayette County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. In 2010, 17,241 people lived there. The county seat is Fayette.
Franklin County, Alabama
Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,704. The county seat is Russellville. The name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer.
Franklin County was founded on February 6, 1818.
Geneva County, Alabama
Geneva County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,790. The county seat is Geneva. The county was named after its county seat, which in turn was named after Geneva, New York which was named after Geneva, a Swiss city.
Hale County, Alabama
Hale County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,760. The county seat is Greensboro. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale.
Henry County, Alabama
Henry County is a county on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,302. The county seat is Abbeville. The county was named for Patrick Henry (1736–1799), famous orator and Governor of Virginia.
Henry County was founded on December 13, 1819.
Sir Dinadan
Sir Dinadan is a legendary character in the King Arthur stories. He is one of the Knights of the Round Table. His father is King Camdore. His brothers are Percival, Bor, and Aglovale. His cousin is Sir Pinel le Savage.
Dinadan was once stuffed in a dress by Lancelot, and paraded around the room. Everyone enjoyed this, including Dinadan
Dinadan was known for his fear, fiery temper and sense of humor, and fought off thirty knights on at least two occasions. Thomas Malory refers to him as Arthur's third best knight, only lower than Lancelot and Tristan.
LOL (Basshunter album)
LOL <(^^,)> is the studio album by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was released on 28 August 2006.
Ujjainiya
Ujjainiya is a sub-caste of the Parmar Clan of the Rajputs. They are also known as Purvaiya Rajputs. They can be found near Sahababad region of Bihar, and Deoghar region of Jharkhand.
Veer Kunwar Singh was a Ujjainiya Rajput.
Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी पूजा, IAST: Lakṣmī Pūjā), is a Hindu religious festival celebrated once in a year. It is celebrated on the Amavasya (new moon day) of Krishna Paksha (Dark fortnight). In the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar it is celebrated in the month of Ashwin or Kartik. The puja is done on the third day of Tihar and is considered as the main event of Deepawali.
In Hinduism, Lakshmi is goddess of wealth and lord Vishnu's wife. It is believed that in this day she visits her followers and give them gifts and blessings. To welcome the Goddess, people clean their houses and make it bright with lights. They also prepare good food and sweets for offerings.
Now You're Gone – The Album
Now You're Gone – The Album is the studio album by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was released on July 14, 2008.
Vladimír Plaček
Vladimír Plaček (29 May 1965 – 2 August 2018) was a Czech physician and politician. Plaček was a member of the ČSSD.
Plaček served on the Senate from 2012 until his death on 2 August 2018.
Plaček died on 2 August 2018 at the age of 53.
Jackson County, Alabama
Jackson County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,227. The county seat is Scottsboro. It was named for Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and afterward President of the United States of America.
Lamar County, Alabama
Lamar County (formerly Jones County and Sanford County) is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,564. The county seat is Vernon. The name is in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi.
Lauderdale County, Alabama
Lauderdale County is a county in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,709. The county seat is Florence. The name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee.
Lawrence County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,339. The county seat is Moulton. The county was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey.
Lawrence County was founded on February 6, 1818.
Lee County, Alabama
Lee County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 140,247. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865.
Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,782. The county seat is Athens. The name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream.
Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,027. The largest city is Demopolis and the county seat is Linden. It is named in honor of the site of Battle of Marengo near Turin, Italy, where French leader Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800.
Marengo County was founded on February 6, 1818.
Macon County, Alabama
Macon County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. In 2010, 21,452 people lived there. The county seat is Tuskegee. The name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina.
Macon County was founded on December 18, 1832.
Lowndes County, Alabama
Lowndes County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,299. The county seat is Hayneville. It is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina.
Hayneville, Alabama
Madison County, Alabama
Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 334,811, making it the third-most populous county in Alabama. The county seat is Huntsville. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America.
Madison County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Marion County, Alabama
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,776. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina who was known as "The Swamp Fox."
Marion County is in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses .
The county was created on February 13, 1818. The county seat was originally founded in Pikeville in 1820, and moved to Hamilton in 1881.
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga (born 11 March 1958) is a Malian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Mali from 8 April 2017 to 29 December 2017. Previously, he was Minister of Defence since 3 September 2016. He is a member of the Rally for Mali.
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (; born 8 June 1954) is a Malian politician. He has been Prime Minister of Mali since 31 December 2017.
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods (original "Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald") is the most famous play by Austrian writer Ödön von Horvath. It first performed in 1931 in Berlin. Johann Strauss wrote a piece of music with the same name (which is generally called "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald"). This is where the title of the piece is from.
TicketGuardian 500
Bundelkhand
The Road to Wigan Pier is a book by George Orwell. It was published in 1937. The first part of the book is about poverty in Lancashire and Yorkshire. It describes how people lived with very little money. In the second part of the book, the writer talks about how he thinks socialism could help make people's lives better.
George Orwell was paid to write a book about how people in Northern England lived. He travelled to different parts of the country to find out what people's lives were like. He stayed with families in different towns and also went to workplaces like coal mines.
The first part of the book talks about the way people lived. It talks about their houses, food, jobs and education. It describes what happened to people if they lost their jobs or became unwell.
The second part of the book talks about socialism. George Orwell explains why he thinks socialism would help poor people have better lives.
Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. (born July 23, 1968 in Oakland, California) is an American retired professional basketball player. He started at the point guard position. He is best known for his 13-year time with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won an NBA championship. He was nicknamed "The Glove" by his cousin during the 1993 Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns when he held his opponent Kevin Johnson defensively "like a glove" on the court. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013. Payton is considered by many to be the greatest defensive guard of all time and one of the greatest defenders in basketball history. He used his quick feet in order to master the art of staying in front of his opponent on defense. He was also one of the best at guarding Michael Jordan, although in the 1996 NBA Finals the Sonics largely used Hersey Hawkins to guard Jordan. Payton's best teammate for many years was All-Star Shawn Kemp, and the Sonics had many deep playoff runs including playing in the 1996 NBA Finals.
Payton is widely considered one of the best point guards of all time and is the only point guard who has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, which he won in 1996. He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. He was also a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Team member.
Payton ranks fourth in steals, eighth in assists and 32nd in points among the NBA's career leaders. Payton is also considered one of the greatest college basketball players of all time and ranks among all-time leaders in assists and steals.
Payton is also known by the much lesser used nickname GP, an initialism for his first and last name, which he even at one point had as a license plate. One of his sons, Gary Payton II, has played in the NBA as well.
Walter Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Frazier is very well known by the nickname Clyde as well as the much lesser known nickname Mr. Cool. He was raised in Southern Illinois.
As their floor general, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network.
Frazier is thought of as one of the greatest point guards of all time, and particularly one of the greatest defensive guards as well. He was noted for his very quick hands, and it is claimed that he once stole the ball on eight consecutive plays in a 1971 game against Atlanta (steals were not an official statistic at the time).
At one point Frazier held the single-game championship round record for assists when he scored 36 points, had 19 assists, 7 rebounds (and a claimed 6 steals) in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals.
Frazier is also a spokesman for Just for Men hair products, often starring alongside baseball player Keith Hernandez.
Marshall County, Alabama
Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,019. The county seat is Guntersville. A second courthouse is in Albertville. The name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States.
Monroe County, Alabama
Monroe County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,068. The county seat is Monroeville. The name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
It is the birthplace of notable writer Harper Lee and served as the childhood home for Truman Capote, her lifelong friend and a fellow writer.
Adwa Al-Dakheel
Adwa Al-Dakheel () ; born 27 January 1992) is a Saudi Arabian author, poet, pilot, musician and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Falak, Ns3a and Dar Technology and co-founder of the Social Advisors. She also is the founder of the multiple exciting startups currently operating in the jewelry industry, the media industry and the financial technology industry.
Al-Dakheel won first prize in the poetry competition at the World Poetry Forum in Washington. Adwa wrote her debut book at the age of 16. She is also the author of the book “Proven Billionaire Formula”. Al-Dakheel won an honorary grade at Suffolk University in Boston for three consecutive years.
Adwa was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 27 January 1992. She started writing poems and playing guitar at the age of 8. Al-Dakheel won first prize in the poetry competition at the World Poetry Forum in Washington. Watching the Bloomberg channel on tv taught her how to analyze the stock exchange markets. After working on stock exchange markets as an analyst, she wrote her debut book “Proven Billionaire Formula” (Arabic: کتاب الزبدة). She also was the Kingdom’s squash champion for 2008 and 2009.
Montgomery County, Alabama
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, its population was 229,363, making it the fourth-most populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital.
Montgomery County was founded on December 6, 1816. It is named in honor of Lemuel P. Montgomery, a U.S. Army military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812.
Homage to Catalonia is a book by George Orwell. It was published in 1938. In the book, the author talks about his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. He explains what he saw and what happened to him.
George Orwell went to Spain in 1936, just after he had finished writing The Road to Wigan Pier. He wanted to fight against fascism. As well as fighting in the war, he wanted to write about what happened so people in Britain would know what was happening.
Orwell tells the story of what happened to him in the war. He talks about what Barcelona was like when it was run by anarchists and how the soldiers got ready to fight in the war. Next, Orwell talks about fighting in trenches. The second part of the book talks about how some of the groups fighting against the fascists started to argue amongst themselves and how Orwell had to leave the country to escape some of the groups who had turned against him.
Morgan County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 119,490. The county seat is Decatur. The county was founded on February 6, 1818 and was originally called Cotaco County. On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan of Virginia.
Perry County, Alabama
Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,591. The county seat is Marion. The county was founded on December 13, 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy.
Pickens County, Alabama
Pickens County is a county on the central western border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,746. The county seat is Carrollton, in the center of the county. It is a prohibition, or dry county, although the communities of Carrollton and Aliceville voted to become wet in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Pickens County was founded on the western border of Alabama on December 20, 1820, and named for American Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina. The county seat was relocated from Pickensville to Carrollton in 1830.
Carrollton, Alabama
Carrollton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Pickens County. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,019, up from 987 in 2000.
Pike County, Alabama
Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,899. The county seat is Troy. The name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806.
Pike County was one of the oldest in the state, founded on December 17, 1821.
Pike County
Pike County is the name of ten counties in the United States:
All were named to honor Zebulon Pike.
Pike County, Illinois
Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 16,430. The county seat is Pittsfield.
Pike County was founded on January 31, 1821 out of Madison County. It was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, leader of the Pike expedition in 1806 to map out the south and west parts of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike served at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and was killed in 1813 in the War of 1812.
Burmese Days is a novel by George Orwell. It was his first novel. It was published in 1934. The book is about colonialism and racism in Burma.
George Orwell worked as a policeman in Burma for five years. He thought the way people were treated in parts of the British Empire was unfair and he used some of his own experiences as ideas. For example, he based the fictional town of Kyauktada on the real town of Katha, where he worked.
Orwell finished writing the book in 1933 and it was published the year after. He had it published in the United States because of concerns that the characters were described too much like actual people in Orwell's life and made them look bad.
In Burma, a man called John Flory lives on his own. He is unhappy with his life and misses his home in England but he has been in Burma so long, he does not feel like he can return home. Flory does not like the other English people in the town. He thinks they treat the local people very cruelly. Flory's best friend is an Indian doctor called Veraswami and some people make fun of him for being friendly with someone who is not white.
A young lady called Elizabeth moves to the town and Flory plans to marry her. He hopes that if he does, he might be able to become happy. At the same time, an important Burmese man in the town called U Po Kyin makes a plan to have more power and this effects Flory and Veraswami.
Flory kills himself.
U Po Kyin believe that he can wipe out the negative karma of his evil actions by giving money to build pagodas. However, he dies of a stroke before the first pagoda can be built. His wife has a dream where he is reborn as a snake or frog.
Marianne Williamson
Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American spiritual teacher, author, and lecturer. She has published twelve books, including four "New York Times" number one bestsellers.
Williamson is on the Board of Directors of the RESULTS organization, which works to end poverty in the United States and around the world.
In January 2019, Williamson launched her presidential bid for the Democratic primaries in the 2020 election. She ended her campaign on January 10, 2020.
Williamson was born in Houston, Texas, in 1952. Williamson studied theater and philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California for two years before dropping out in her Junior year and moving to New York City to be a cabaret singer. In 1979, Williamson returned to Houston, where she ran a metaphysical bookstore.
In 1997 Williamson published her book "Healing the Soul of America" (hardcover originally titled "The Healing of America") and began a more energetic political engagement. In this book, Williamson laid out plans to “transform the American political consciousness and encourage powerful citizen involvement to heal our society.”
She has been a guest on television programs such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Good Morning America", and "Real Time with Bill Maher". In December 2006, a "Newsweek" magazine poll named her one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. She is known for her book "A Course in Miracles", a non-religious self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy.
Williamson ran and lost in the election for the seat of California's 33rd congressional district in 2014.
Famous elected and public officials endorsed her campaign, including former Governors Jennifer Granholm and Jesse Ventura; former Congressmembers Dennis Kucinich and Alan Grayson; and Van Jones, among others. Alanis Morissette wrote and performed her campaign theme song, entitled "Today".
On August 2, 2018, The Guardian reported that she was exploring the possibility of a presidential run in 2020. On January 28, 2019, Williamson formally announced her campaign in Los Angeles. After only appearing in one of the debates and low poll numbers, Williamson ended her campaign on January 10, 2020. She later endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in February 2020.
Williamson is Jewish, and was briefly married. In 1990, Williamson had her only child, India Emma.
Rick Genest
Rick Genest (August 7, 1985 – August 1, 2018) was a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model. He was also known as Zombie Boy. Genest was featured in Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way", with Lady Gaga wearing makeup to replicate Genest's tattoos.
He was cast as the character "foreman" in the 2013 movie "47 Ronin".
Planned to be unveiled in 2019, an sculpture of Genest called “Self-Conscious Gene” will be a new permanent fixture at the Science Museum, London, UK. The statue is to be created by British artist Marc Quinn.
On August 1, 2018, Genest was found dead after a fall from the balcony at his Plateau-Mont-Royal apartment. Police ruled his death as a suicide.
Hannie van Leeuwen
Johanna (Hannie) van Leeuwen (18 January 1926 – 1 August 2018) was a Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party (until 1980) and the Christian Democratic Appeal. She was born in Delft, the Netherlands.
Van Leeuwen was an MP from 1966 to 1978, and a Senator from 1995 to 2007.
She also was an alderwoman of Zoetermeer, and acting mayor of Hazerswoude and Nootdorp.
Hannie van Leeuwen died in Rotterdam on 1 August 2018, aged 92.
A Clergyman's Daughter is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1935. It tells the story of a young woman called Dorothy Hare who loses her memory and finds herself lost in London.
George Orwell spent some time living rough on the streets and working in fields in Kent so that he could understand what life was like for poor people. These experiences gave Orwell some of the ideas he used for the book.
After the book was released, Orwell said that he did not like it and he did not want it to be published again whilst he was alive. He did say that it could be published again if his family needed money after he died.
The story has five chapters which are each written in a different style.
Dorothy Hare is a young woman who lives with her father, a clergyman. He is very strict and treats Dorothy badly. She spends her days working hard for her father with no time for herself. One evening, she is invited to dinner by a male friend, Mr. Warbuton, who sexually assaults her. Afterwards, she stays up late to finish some work for the church.
Dorothy is now in London with no memory of the past eight days. She meets a group of young people who bring her to Kent to work in the fields with them. When she returns to London, it is difficult for her to find a place to stay and after a while she is homeless and has to sleep in Trafalgar Square.
Dorothy spends a night outdoors in Trafalgar Square. She is arrested and spends 12 hours in prison.
Dorothy's father sends a letter to his cousin who helps Dorothy to get a job as a school teacher. The owner of the school is only interested in making money but Dorothy tries to make the classes more interesting for the students. The owner of the school does not like this and after a while she tells Dorothy to leave the school and Dorothy loses her job.
As Dorothy leaves the school, Mr. Warbuton arrives. He tells Dorothy that someone had spread rumours about her behaving badly but nobody believed them anymore and it was safe for Dorothy to return home. Mr. Warbuton asks Dorothy to marry him but she says no and ends up back in her old routine.
Auto Club 400
1930 Dominican Republic hurricane
The 1930 Dominican Republic hurricane was one of the most deadly tropical cyclones in the history of the Caribbean or Atlantic basin. It was the fifth deadliest Atlantic storm on record.
The hurricane was small although strong when it went through the Caribbean.
The storm caused 2,000-8,000 deaths, mostly in the Dominican Republic.
Damage from the storm was over $50 million.
The storm also struck Cuba and southern Florida. It then brushed eastern North Carolina with strong tropical storm force winds.
Hurricane Bret
Hurricane Bret was the only hurricane to Texas in the 1990s. The storm hit a lightly populated region of Texas on August 22-23, 1999. It was a small hurricane.
Bret struck south-central Texas with winds of .
There were four indirect deaths from the storm in Texas. Bret killed no people directly.
Damage from Bret was unusually low for a major hurricane.
STP 500
The STP 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every spring at Martinsville Speedway, It was first run in 1950 and held in conjunction with the Camping World Truck Series race the previous day. Goody's Powder sponsored the race from 1996 to 2002 and again in 2007 to 2012. The race is first of two races held at the racetrack, with the other one being the First Data 500 in November.
The trophy is in the form of a grandfather clocks.
Fox NASCAR
Fox NASCAR, also known as NASCAR on Fox, is the brand name of NASCAR coverage provided by Fox Sports, that airs on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox, Fox News Channel (formerly FX) and Fox Sports Net, The network covers the first sixteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as well as fourteen NASCAR Xfinity Series races, and all 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
NASCAR on NBC
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
The O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Samsung sponsored the race from 2002-2012, the sponsorship was grandfathered in 2003 when Nextel became title sponsor, when they banned wireless sponsorships, since the merger in 2005 with Sprint and Nextel, since Sprint and Nextel were combined.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1936 and it was Orwell's third book. It tells the story of a man who does not want to focus on money and tries to live a different life.
Like the character in the book, Orwell spent some time working in a book shop. He used some of these experiences of living in poverty to give him ideas for the book.
George Orwell said afterwards that he did not like this book. He said that it should not be published again until after he had died.
The main character is a man called Gordon Comstock. He had a well paid job until he gave it up for a part time job in a book shop so he could spend more time writing poetry. He does not have much money and he struggles to pay for the basic things he needs like food and a place to live.
Coming Up for Air is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1939, just before the beginning of World War II. It tells the story of a man called George Bowling who sees the world changing around him.
Orwell wrote the book in Morocco. He was there to get better after being shot in the Spanish Civil War.
George Bowling is a 45 year old man who lives with his wife and children. He thinks about when he was a child and he used to enjoy spending time outdoors and going fishing. He wins some money on a horse race and decides to spend it on visiting the town where he grew up. When he returns to the town, he sees that everything has changed and that all the good things from his memories are now gone.
Advance Auto Parts Clash
The Advance Auto Parts Clash is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in February the weekend before the Daytona 500, It began as the Busch Clash and was a 50-mile "all out sprint", In its current format, it is made up of two segments, starting with the 25-lap segment, which culminates with the final 50-lap segment, The race, like the Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race in May, carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse, circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular season races, where one series mistake can largely ruin a season. However, due to the smaller fields, huge crashes in the Daytona 500 are uncommon.
The 1987 race, won by Bill Elliott, was completed at an average speed of , It stands as the fastest-sanctioned race in the history of NASCAR (though it was not a points-paying event).
Can-Am Duel
The Can-Am Duel is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event before to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway, It consists of two races, held on Thursday, determine the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is unique in NASCAR, Only the two front row starters (the pole position and the outside pole) are determined by the ordinary qualifying process of timed laps, After the top two positions are locked in, the rest of the starting grid is set in the finishing order in both races, Drivers participate in one of the two races, Half the field entering the Daytona 500 races in the first race, and the other half the second, The finishing order of the first race fills the odd positions in the starting grid (inside of each row), and the finishing order for the second race fills the even positions of the starting grid (outside of each row).
Ocuilan de Arteaga
Ocuilan de Arteaga is a city in the state of México in Mexico. About 1,091 people live there.
Food City 500
The Food City 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Bristol Motor Speedway, it is one of two NASCAR races held at the circuit, with the other one being the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race in mid August, It was the first venue to host the fifth-generation car, a race won by Kyle Busch.
The Food City 500 was sponsored by Stand Up to Cancer.
The Food City 500 is one of the famous races at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, and it is home to two Xfinity Series race, two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races and one Camping World Truck Series race.
In 2010 and 2017, Kyle Busch swept all three series at Bristol in the fall race.
Modibo Keïta
Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960–1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism.
Moussa Traoré (25 September 1936 – 15 September 2020) was a Malian soldier and politician. He was the President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a Lieutenant, he was ousted on 19 November 1968 military coup by Modibo Keïta.
Traoré died on 15 September 2020 in Bamako, aged 83.
Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a former President of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002), and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.
Randolph County, Alabama
Randolph County is a county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,913. The county seat is Wedowee. The name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia.
Randolph County was founded on December 18, 1832.
Wedowee, Alabama
Wedowee is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Randolph County. At the 2010 census the population was 823, up from 818 in 2000.
Russell County, Alabama
Russell County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,947. The county seat is Phenix City. The name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians.
Russell County was founded on December 18, 1832.
St. Clair County, Alabama
St. Clair County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,593. It has two county seats in Ashville and another in Pell City. It is one of two counties in Alabama, and one of 33 in the United States, with more than one county seat. The name is in honor of General Arthur St. Clair, an officer in the French and Indian War.
St. Clair County was founded on November 20, 1818.
Sumter County, Alabama
Sumter County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,763. The county seat is Livingston. The name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina.
Sumter County was founded on December 18, 1832.
Abigail Spencer
Abigail Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress. She played Rebecca Tyree on the soap opera "All My Children" (1999-2001). She also had roles on "Mad Men" (2009). She later played Lucy Preston in the NBC science fiction show "Timeless".
Spencer appeared in many movies, such as "This Means War" (2012), "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013) and "The Sweet Life" (2016).
Spencer was born in Gulf Breeze, Florida, near Pensacola.
Cuba, Alabama
Cuba is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 346, down from 363 in 2000.
Intercourse, Alabama
Emelle, Alabama
Emelle is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Epes, Alabama
Epes is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Gainesville, Alabama
Gainesville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2010 census the population was 208, down from 220.
Gainesville was founded in 1832 and incorporated in 1835.
Geiger, Alabama
Geiger is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 170, up from 161 in 2000.
Geiger was incorporated in 1912.
Bellamy, Alabama
Bellamy is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 543.
Addison, Alabama
Addison is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Akron, Alabama
Akron () is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Allgood, Alabama
Allgood, formerly known as Chepultepec, is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2010 census, the population was 622.
Altoona, Alabama
Altoona is a town in Alabama in the United States.
Anderson, Alabama
Anderson is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Ardmore, Alabama
Ardmore is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Argo, Alabama
Argo is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Ariton, Alabama
Ariton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Arley, Alabama
Arley is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Ashford, Alabama
Ashford is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 2,148 at the 2010 census, up from 1,853 at the 2000 census.
Ashford was incorporated in June 1891.
Autaugaville, Alabama
Autaugaville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Avon, Alabama
Avon is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Babbie, Alabama
Babbie is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Baileyton, Alabama
Baileyton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Banks, Alabama
Banks is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Bear Creek, Alabama
Bear Creek is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Beatrice, Alabama
Beatrice is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Beaverton, Alabama
Beaverton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Belk, Alabama
Belk is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 215.
Benton, Alabama
Benton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Berry, Alabama
Berry is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,148, down from 1,238 at the 2000 census.
Billingsley, Alabama
Billingsley is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Black, Alabama
Black is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Blue Springs, Alabama
Blue Springs is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Blountsville, Alabama
Blountsville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Cardiff, Alabama
Cardiff is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Bon Air, Alabama
Bon Air is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Fairview, Alabama
Fairview is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Courtland, Alabama
Courtland is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Boligee, Alabama
Boligee is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Brantley, Alabama
Brantley is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Brilliant, Alabama
Brilliant is a town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 900, up from 762 in 2000.
Hollywood, Alabama
Hollywood is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Vredenburgh, Alabama
Vredenburgh is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Repton, Alabama
Repton is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Riverview, Alabama
Riverview is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Red Level, Alabama
Red Level is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Eva, Alabama
Eva is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Coffee Springs, Alabama
Coffee Springs is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Castleberry, Alabama
Castleberry is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Gordonville, Alabama
Gordonville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Talladega County, Alabama
Talladega County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. In 2010, 82,291 people lived there. The county seat is Talladega.
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Michael Richardson (July 30, 1949 – February 26, 2019) was an American politician. On January 2, 2017, he became the 26th Secretary of State of Oregon. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Oregon in the 2014 Oregon gubernatorial election.
Richardson was born in Los Angeles, California. He studied at Brigham Young University. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015.
In May 2018, Richardson was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. He died on February 26, 2019 from the disease in Central Point, Oregon, aged 69.
Ocuilan Municipality
Ocuilan is a municipality in the state of México in Mexico.
Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak
From November 15 to 16, 2006, a series of tornadoes broke out across the southern United States. Most of the tornadoes happened on November 15, but ended with a deadly tornado in North Carolina on the morning of November 16.
A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for the Southeast for the night of November 14 and November 15. It began in the overnight hours in Louisana and Arkansas. One tornado killed one person, another tornado in Mississippi led to several injuries, and in Montgomery, Alabama it destroyed a skating rink, but none of the 30 children inside suffered injuries.
As the squall line pushed into Georgia and northern Florida, it allowed for supercells to form. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Riegelwood, North Carolina and a tornado warning was issued at 6:29 a.m. ET. At 6:37 a.m., a F3 tornado touched down and struck a mobile home park, killing eight people including a 6-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy and 20 people were injured.
Neil Argo
Neil Argo (May 28, 1947 – August 2, 2018) was an American composer for movie and television working in Hollywood. He is most known for his work on the Public Broadcasting Service television series "Wild America".
Armand de Las Cuevas
Armand de Las Cuevas (26 June 1968 – 2 August 2018) was a French racing cyclist. He was born in Troyes, France. He won races such as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Clásica de San Sebastián. He was thought to have been one of the best time-trialists of the early 1990s, having won many prologues and individual time trials.
De Las Cuevas retired to Réunion in 1999, where he founded a cycling school. He killed himself in Réunion on 2 August 2018, aged 50.
Daan Schrijvers
Daan Schijvers (18 September 1941 – 2 August 2018) was a Dutch football player. He played as a defender in Netherlands. He was also capped for the Dutch national team 22 times. Schrijvers made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1962. He became skipper of the national team in 1964.
Schijvers died on 2 August 2018 at the age of 76.
Matija Barl
Matija Barl (February 17, 1940 – August 3, 2018) was a Slovene actor, producer and translator. He was born in Ljubljana. In 1962 he founded and organized the first, oldest and most important Slovenian music festival called Slovenska popevka.
Barl died in Marezige on August 3, 2018, aged 78.
Carlos Buttice
Carlos "Batman" Buttice (December 17, 1942 in Monte Grande, Argentina – August 3, 2018 in Buenos Aires) was a football Goalkeeper. Buttice played for most of his career in clubs of Argentina, Brazil and Chile. In Chile Buttice played for Unión Española. He was part of the 1977 Unión Española team that won the Primera División de Chile.
Buttice died in Buenos Aires on August 3, 2018, aged 75.