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Pascale Roberts (21 October 1930 – 26 October 2019) was a French actress. She was a César Award nominee. In 1957, she married Pierre Mondy but they divorced a few years later. Roberts was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Roberts was known for her roles in "The Women Couldn't Care Less", "The Sleeping Car Murders" and in "Plus belle la vie".
Roberts died on 26 October 2019 in Paris from colorectal cancer at the age of 89.
Jim Carr
James Gordon Carr (born October 11, 1951) is a Canadian politician.
In the 2015 federal election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Winnipeg South Centre. He is the Minister of International Trade Diversification in the Cabinet of Canada, headed by Justin Trudeau. He was Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018.
In October 2019, Carr was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
Katherine Lauren Hill (born August 25, 1987) is an American politician. She was the U.S. Representative for California's 25th congressional district from January 3, 2019 through November 1, 2019.
Hill is the former Executive Director of People Assisting the Homeless (PATH). She is a member of the Democratic Party.
On October 27, 2019, after days of media reports of possible sexual actions with staffers, Hill announced her resignation from Congress.
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yachigusa was married to director Senkichi Taniguchi until his death in 2007.
Yachigusa died on 24 October 2019 at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88.
Mariko Okada
She is married to director Yoshishige Yoshida.
Yoshishige Yoshida
, also known as Kijū Yoshida, is a Japanese movie director and screenwriter.
He has directed more than 20 movies between 1960 and 2004. His movie "A Promise" was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later his movie "Wuthering Heights" would compete for the Golden Palm at the 1988 Festival.
He is married to actress Mariko Okada.
Senkichi Taniguchi
Taniguchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on October 29, 2007, at the age of 95. He was married to actress Kaoru Yachigusa at the time of his death.
Pioneer MRT station
Pioneer MRT Station is a MRT station in Singapore.
Despite its name, Pioneer station is not physically located within the Pioneer planning area. Rather, its name was derived from Pioneer Road North, a major road to the west of the station that travels in the north-south direction. Pioneer station is the nearest MRT station to the Nanyang Technological University.
It is one of two above-ground stations on the MRT network with a privacy screen built along the track of the eastbound platform to ensure the privacy of nearby residents; the other station being Marsiling MRT station.
The station code was W13 before the opening.
Tuas Crescent MRT station
Tuas Crescent MRT station (EW31) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the East West Line in Tuas, Singapore. This station is named after a road in the vicinity.
Originally the station code was W16 before the opening.
It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by then-Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok when new platform screen doors opened there. It was expected to be completed by 2016 and would benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily.
According to Lianhe Zaobao, this station and the tracks linking it are built in the middle of a vehicular bridge, a historical first for Singapore train services.
It has the longest staircase in all stations with 105 steps, and the longest escalator of 17.5m in Singapore's rail network.
Tuas West Road MRT station
Tuas West Road MRT Station (EW32) is a MRT station along the East West Line in Tuas, Singapore. This station is to provide rail connection to the western part of Tuas and Tuas South from the rest of the island, and vice versa. It was formerly W17 before the opening.
It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok when new platform screen doors opened there. It was expected to be completed by 2016 and would benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily.
Many states in the Middle Ages of Europe had a system of three classes (estates) - the first estate, the second estate and the third estate. The first and second estates paid low taxes and enjoyed the facilities provided to them. In France in the 18th century the third estate paid 60% taxes, food was not provided to them and they were mostly peasants or farmers so they could not get much money.
After the money in treasury was spent, the king called a meeting of the three estates. He asked the estates to pay more taxes. The first and second estates walked out, and the king let them. The third estate however, was asked to do the heavy lifting again, and pay more tax. They didn't accept and took a pledge called the tennis court pledge and protested against the king. They got thrown in jail, but the rest of the third estate bailed them out.
This act of bravery led to the execution of the last ruler of the Bourbon Dynasty and the end of monarchy.Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai is a volcano in the East African Rift in Tanzania. The name means Mountain of God in the Maasai language.
Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano in the world that erupts a rock known as carbonatite. This is a rock which has greater than 50% of carbonate minerals.
Howard, Kansas
Howard is a city in Elk County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Elk County. In 2010, 687 people lived there.
Howard was created in 1870. It was incorporated as a city in 1877. Howard was named after Oliver O. Howard. He was a Union Army general during the Civil War, and he created Howard University. The first post office in Howard was created in February 1870. In 1901, Howard was a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live.
Howard is at (37.468517, -96.263014). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 687 people, 318 households, and 176 families living in Howard.
Bee Movie is a comedy movie made by DreamWorks Animation about a bee attempting to restore flowers for honey.
Russell, Kansas
Russell is the most biggest city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Russell County. In 2010, 4,506 people lived there.
In 1871, colonists from Ripon, Wisconsin created Russell. It was named after the county. Russell was incorporated and became the temporary county seat in 1872. After a two-year disagreement with Bunker Hill, it became the permanent county seat in 1874. In 1876, Volga Germans, mostly from the area around Saratov and Samara in Russia, started moving in and around Russell.
The first discovery oil well in Russell County was drilled west of Russell in 1923. An oil boom started and lasted through the 1930s, attracting settlers from Oklahoma and Texas. Petroleum production became an important part of the local economy.
Russell came to national attention in the mid-1990s. This was because it was the hometown of U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Arlen Specter when both men campaigned for the U.S. presidency. Dole was born and raised in Russell, and it remained his official place of residence throughout his political career.
Russell is at (38.889807, -98.857113). It has an elevation of 1,827 feet (557 m). It is in north-central Kansas at the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 281. Russell is about northwest of Wichita, west of Kansas City, and east-southeast of Denver.
The city is in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. It is about south of the Saline River and north of the Smoky Hill River. Fossil Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, goes just south of the city. It has been dammed to make a small reservoir called Fossil Lake.
The 2010 census says that there were 4,506 people, 2,041 households, and 1,216 families living in Russell.
Russell Regional Hospital is the only hospital in Russell. It was created in 1942. It is a private, non-profit, 54-bed general medical and surgical facility.
"The Russell County News" is the local newspaper. it is published weekly on Thursdays. It was a daily newspaper until 2000. It then became a twice-weekly newspaper from 2001-15.
Russell is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.
Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Russell include:
Paraíso, Costa Rica
Paraíso () is a small city in Costa Rica, located 8 km southeast of Cartago. It is a tourist attraction due to its exceptionally beautiful surrounding locales. It was founded in 1823.
Kay Hagan
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 – October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, businesswoman, and politician. She was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Hagan was a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009.
Hagan became Senator after beating Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 election. She became the first woman to beat an incumbent woman in a U.S. Senate election. She ran for re-election in 2014 and lost to Republican challenger Thom Tillis in a close race.
Hagan died on October 28, 2019 in Greensboro, North Carolina from problems caused by encephalitis, aged 66.
Shelby, North Carolina
Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. It lies near the western edge of the Charlotte combined statistical area. The population was 20,323 at the 2010 census.
Cleveland County, North Carolina
Cleveland County is a county on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,078. Its county seat is Shelby.
The county was made in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties.
These counties are bordered to Cleveland County:
These communities are in Cleveland County:
Max Cleland
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (born August 24, 1942) is an American politician. Cleland, a Democrat, is a disabled US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the United States Senator from Georgia from 1997 through 2003.
From 2003 to 2007, he was on the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. From 2009 to 2017, he was Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Since he left office in 2003, no other Democrat from Georgia has served a full term in the United States Senate.
John W. Nicholson
Minneapolis, Kansas
Minneapolis is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Ottawa County. In 2010, 2,032 people lived there.
Minneapolis was originally called Markley's Mills. It was renamed Minneapolis about 1871, after Minneapolis, Minnesota. A railroad was built through Minneapolis in 1878.
Minneapolis had its own minor league baseball team called the Minnies in 1905. They also had it from 1908-1909, and again in 1912, alternately as part of the Kansas State League or Central Kansas League.
Minneapolis is at (39.124719, -97.705209). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 2,032 people, 832 households, and 528 families living in Minneapolis.
Rudy Ray Moore
Oriental Telephone Company
The Oriental Telephone Company was a company that Alexander Graham Bell created to manufacture his telephones.
Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal is the sequel to the video game Doom (2016). It can be now be played on the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The Nintendo Switch version will be playable at a later time.
Similar to the story of Doom 2, the demons from Hell invade Earth. According to Id Software, they hoped to expand the Doom story much more than in the earlier Doom games. Places where the player goes include Earth, Mars, Phobos (one of Mars's moons), Sentinel Prime, Argent d'Nur, Nekravol, and even the game's version of Heaven, Urdak. Some of these planets have been taken over or are being taken over by the Hell dimension.
The monsters and weapons have been redesigned so that they look more like the ones in Doom and Doom 2. Each weapon received new attachments, so they play differently than they did in Doom (2016). The game also added new mechanics like extra lives, wall-climbing, air-dashing, swinging from monkey bars, and swinging from grappling hooks. The player also received a flamethrower so that they can gain armor points when they damage inflamed enemies. The game is designed where certain body parts of the demon enemies can be damaged, so attacking and destroying those body parts can disable certain attacks and make them easier to kill.
The game is designed to be much more difficult than the earlier games because the player has much less ammunition and the enemies are more aggressive.
The game has multiplayer like its prequel, but there is a new mechanic called Invasion Mode where players can play as demons and invade other players' campaigns to kill them, though Id Software said that players allowing this feature in their own campaigns would be up to themselves.
Social Liberal Party (Brazil)
The Social Liberal Party (; often abbreviated as PSL) is a right-wing conservative party in Brazil. Until 2018, the main ideology followed by the party was social-liberalism, however, with the membership of the controversial congressman Jair Bolsonaro, the party shifted its political positions to more right-wing and conservative-oriented ones, namely economic liberalism, liberalism, monarchism and anti-communism.
The party was founded on October 30, 1994. Its current president is Luciano Bivar.
In the 2018 Presidential elections in Brazil, the party won through Jair Bolsonaro, defeating far-left rival Fernando Haddad, a member of the Workers' Party, thus making Bolsonaro the President-elected of Brazil. He received more support from Evangelical Christians, the middle-class, farmers, as well as from people in South Brazil.
World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; French: "Agence mondiale antidopage", AMA) is a foundation to fight against drugs in sport. It was set up by the International Olympic Committee and is based in Canada.
WADA promotes, coordinates and monitors the fight against drugs in sports. The agency does scientific research, educates, and has anti-doping capability. It monitors the World Anti-Doping Code. This is enforced by the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport. The Council of Europe Anti-Doping Convention and the United States Anti-Doping Agency have similar aims, and work with WADA.
Muesli (pronounced as ) is a type of breakfast cereal made with rolled oats and other ingredients such as grains, nuts, seeds and fresh or dried fruits. Muesli is often served with milk or yoghurt, or occasionally with fruit juice. These liquids are usually added to soften the muesli and to add extra flavor.
Muesli was first developed in 1900 by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner. He invented muesli so that patients in his hospital were able to eat a ready-made meal in a dry form, either made fresh or stored.
Zoltán Jeney
Zoltán Jeney (March 4, 1943 – October 28, 2019) was a Hungarian composer. Jeney was a professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, where he was Head of the Department of Composition. Several of his compositions were released on the Hungaroton label.
The Durrells
The Durrells is a British comedy-drama. It won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for best actress in 2017 for Keeley Hawes.
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes is an English actress. She played on The Durrells.
She won an award in 2017 for best actress in the Durrells.
Year of the Rabbit (TV series)
Stephen P. Cohen
Stephen Philip Cohen (1936 – October 27, 2019) was an American political scientist and professor of security studies. He was a known expert on Pakistan, India, and South Asian security.
He was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and an emeritus professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He authored at least 12 books, and named as one of America's 500 most influential people in foreign affairs.
Cohen died on October 27, 2019 at the age of 83.
Ministry of Human Rights (Pakistan)
Shireen Mazari
Gerald Baliles
Baliles died on October 29, 2019 under hospice care in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 79. He had kidney cancer and pulmonary fibrosis at the time of his death.
Shinsegae
Shinsegae (, )
Shinsegae (Korean: 신세계, ) is an South Korean department store, along with many other businesses, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The name Shinsegae literally means "New World" in Korean. Its flagship store in Centum City, Busan, was the world's largest department store at , surpassing Macy's flagship Herald Square in New York City in 2009.
Shinsegae was originally part of the Samsung Group "chaebol", separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment), Saehan Group (Electronic Media/Apparel/Textiles), and the Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom). The chairman Lee Myung-hee is the daughter of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull and younger sister of the chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Kun-hee.
The group owns the brands Shinsegae and E-Mart, and is in direct competition with Lotte Shopping and Hyundai Department Store Group. Currently, it is the largest retailer in South Korea.
Parris Glendening
Juana Maria
Juana Maria, born on San Nicolas Island, CA, better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, was a Native American woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived alone on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California from 1835 until her rescue in 1853. She died after getting dysentery. A children's book, "Island of the Blue Dolphins" was based on her.
Next United Kingdom general election
The Next United Kingdom general election is by default scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, in line with the Fixed-term Parliament Act. It will elect the next Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Most of the polling data says it will be a very narrow election. Some polls don't include Northern Ireland because their parties are different to the UK's. Current polling data from the electionpolling.co.uk website says the Conservatives will get a 2 seat majority
Alfred A. Bianchi (March 26, 1932 – October 28, 2019) was an American professional basketball player, coach, general manager, consultant and scout. He was born in New York City. He played for the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers from 1956 through 1966. He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 1967 through 1969. Bianchi was also the general manager for the New York Knicks.
Bianchi died on October 28, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona from congestive heart failure at the age of 87.
Hans-Peter Uhl
Hans-Peter Uhl (5 August 1944 – 29 October 2019) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Uhl was born in Tübingen, Nazi Germany. Uhl was a member of the member of the German Bundestag from 1998 through 2017.
Uhl died on 29 October 2019 of a long-illness at the age of 75.
Friday (1995 movie)
Friday is a 1995 American stoner comedy movie directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. It stars Cube and Chris Tucker as Craig Jones and Smokey. The movie is about two unemployed best friends who must pay a local drug dealer on the night of Friday. The movie co-stars Nia Long, Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr., Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon.
The movie was released on April 26, 1995. It received positive reviews from critics. It has a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jim Geringer
James Edward Geringer (born April 24, 1944) is an American politician. He was the 30th Governor of Wyoming from 1995 to 2003.
Geringer is one of the founding governors of Western Governors University (WGU) and is currently chairman of the WGU Board of Trustees.
Rosemary Harris (writer)
Rosemary Jeanne Harris (20 February 1923 – 14 October 2019) was a British writer of children's fiction. She won the 1968 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. She was known for her "The Moon in the Cloud" trilogy. Harris was born in London.
Harris died on 14 October 2019 at the age of 96.
ContraPoints
Natalie Wynn (born October 21, 1988) is an American YouTuber and feminist writer. Her videos focus on topics such as politics, gender, and philosophy on her channel ContraPoints, which is seen as an inspiration for left-wing video essays on YouTube. She encouraged her viewers to vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 US elections.
Wynn was born in Arlington, Virginia. She is a transgender woman and a lesbian. Her videos' main themes are not usually her own identity, but viewers get to follow her journey as she explores her own identity as side notes during her philosophical videos.
Adore Delano
Marion County, Oregon
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 315,335 at the 2010 census. It is the fifth-most populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Salem.
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (, ) (born February 20, 1919) is one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja. He is a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran.
In 2012 he became widely known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy.
Janusz A. Brzozowski
Janusz John Antoni Brzozowski (May 10, 1935 – October 24, 2019) was a Polish-Canadian computer scientist. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.
From 1967 to 1996 he was Professor at the University of Waterloo. He was known for his works to mathematical logic, circuit theory, and automata theory.
Brzozowski died of cancer at his home in Waterloo, Ontario on October 24, 2019 at the age of 84.
Russell Brookes
Russell Brookes (16 August 1945 – 30 October 2019) was a British former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985.
In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers.
In the World Rally Championship, he finished on the podium of his home event, the RAC Rally, three times in a row from 1977 to 1979.
Brookes died on 30 October 2019 at the age of 74.
David Price (politician)
David Eugene Price (born August 17, 1940) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for since 1997, previously holding the position from 1987 to 1995. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Erwin, Tennessee
Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a critical moment in both the history of Chile and the Cold War.
Following many years of social unrest and political tension between the opposition-controlled Congress of Chile and the socialist President Salvador Allende, as well as economic warfare ordered by US President Richard Nixon.
Allende was overthrown by the armed forces and national police.
The presidential palace was bombed. During the air raids and ground attacks that preceded the coup, Allende gave his final speech, in which he vowed to stay in the presidential palace. Direct witness accounts of Allende's death agree that he killed himself in the palace.
This marked the beginning of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Gove City, Kansas
Gove City is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Gove County. In 2010, 80 people lived there.
Gove City was created in 1885. It became the county seat in 1886, and it incorporated in 1888. It is named after Grenville Gove. He was a member of the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
Gove City is at (38.959576, -100.487316). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 80 people, 37 households, and 22 families living in Gove City.
Gove is a part of USD 292 Wheatland. The Wheatland High School mascot is a Thunderhawk.
Gove High School was closed through school unification. The Gove High School mascot was Gove Panthers.
Diosdado Peralta
Alan Peter Cayetano
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2019 to 2020.
He also was the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines from 2017 to 2018. From 2007 to 2017, he was a Senator of the Philippines.
Girard, Kansas
Girard is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Crawford County. In 2010, 2,789 people lived there.
Girard was created in the spring of 1868. It was named after the town of Girard, Pennsylvania, the old home of Charles Strong. It was built around a railroad line of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad. They built it there to try to gain an advantage over its rival, Crawfordsville.
The first post office in Girard was created in September 1868.
The first celebration in Girard happened on July 4, 1868, marking Sunday school and Independence Day. Under a law passed in March 1871, Girard became a third class city. In early April the first city officers were elected. The last meeting of the trustees was held April 5, and the first meeting of the new Council was held on April 7.
In May 2003, four people were killed and over a dozen injured by the biggest tornado in Crawford County. At least ten people died in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. The Girard tornado was first rated as an F4, but is a strong candidate for an upgrade to F5 status.
Girard is at (37.510204, -94.844157). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
The 2010 census says that there were 2,789 people, 1,080 households, and 710 families living in Girard.
"Hometown Girard" is the local newspaper. It started on February 15, 2013. It is published every two weeks.
Hiawatha, Kansas
Hiawatha (Ioway: "Hári Wáta" pronounced ) is the biggest city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Brown County. In 2010, 3,172 people lived there.
Hiawatha was created in 1857. This makes it one of the oldest towns in Kansas. John M. Coe, John P. Wheller, and Thomas J. Drummond were important in creating the city, and the place was found on February 17, 1857. B.L. Rider was responsible for naming Hiawatha. It was named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Song of Hiawatha". Hiawatha became the Brown County Seat in 1858. The first school opened in 1870.
The main street was called Oregon Street after the Oregon Trail. Parallel streets north of it were named after Indian tribes north of the Trail, and streets south carried tribal names of those south of the Trail.
Hiawatha is named after a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called "The Song of Hiawatha". The Onondaga and Mohawk Indian leader Hiawatha is in the poem. Next the former Ioway-Sac reservation and the present-day Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Hiawatha is called "Hári Wáta" in Ioway. It means "I am looking far away". This name may be the result of choosing Ioway words that sound like the English name. It has nothing to do with the Onondaga-Mohawk leader.
The city has also had the oldest Halloween parade in the United States. They started it in 1914.
Hiawatha is at (39.852530, -95.536429). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 3,172 people, 1,369 households, and 843 families living in Hiawatha.
Phillipsburg, Kansas
Phillipsburg is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Phillips County. In 2010, 2,581 people lived there.
Phillipsburg was created in 1872. It became the county seat because it is in the middle of the county. It became county seat on July 26, 1872, but the first people did not come until Fall 1872. It was named after politician and journalist William A. Phillips. Phillipsburg was incorporated as a city in 1880.
The first post office was created in Phillipsburg on December 23, 1872. The first postmaster was Fred A Dutton. The name of the post office was spelled Phillipsburgh until 1893. Named in honor of John Bissel, Fort Bissel was built in 1872 to protect against possible harm from Native Americans. It closed in 1878. The Fort was rebuilt in the city park in 1962. The first cemetery in the town, Close cemetery, was created on March 19, 1879 by the Fairview cemetery association. It was given to the city on June 4, 1889. A branch of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was created through Phillipsburg in 1887. Also in 1887 complete telephone systems were installed in the city. A fire almost destroyed the entire town square in 1906. The current courthouse was built in 1912. "Kansas' Biggest Rodeo" was first held in 1929. It happens every year on the last weekend in July or first weekend in August.
In 1939, Consumer's Cooperative Association opened the world's first cooperative oil refinery on the north edge of town. It closed in 1992.
Phillipsburg is at (39.755173, -99.322331). It is in northwestern Kansas on the western edge of the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Phillipsburg is in the middle of Phillips County. It is about 20 miles south of the Nebraska border. The city is on the north side of Deer Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Solomon River. Plotner Creek, a tributary of Deer Creek, goes south along the western edge of the city. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Phillipsburg's climate is either a humid subtropical climate (Köppen "Cwa") or a humid continental climate (Köppen "Dwa"). Phillipsburg meets the criteria for a true winter dry season under the Köppen climate classification, which is a rare for its region and for the United States outside of South Florida. The average temperature for the year in Phillipsburg is 51 °F (11 °C), and the average yearly precipitation is 23.3 inches (594 mm). On average, January is the coldest month, July is the hottest month. May is the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in Phillipsburg was 120 °F (49 °C) in 1936; the coldest temperature ever was -28 °F (-33 °C) in 1989.
The 2010 census says that there were 2,581 people, 1,116 households, and 702 families living in Phillipsburg.
Phillipsburg is has the USD 325.
The Phillipsburg Panthers have won the following Kansas State High School championships:
Norton, Kansas
Norton is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Norton County. In 2010, 2,928 people lived there.
Norton was created in 1872. It was named after Capt. Orloff Norton.
The first hotel in Norton was a log house. It was built in 1873.
One of the first pictures of a tornado was taken in Norton in 1909. The photographer was Will Keller.
Norton is at (39.833338, -99.890899). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. The city is on the north side of Prairie Dog Creek in Norton County. Before the Bureau of Reclamation built Keith Sebelius Lake in 1963, Norton had a lot of floods. The dam has since fixed the problem, and it created the current reservoir that sits southwest of Norton. The Nebraska border is north of Norton.
The 2010 census says that there were 2,928 people, 1,290 households, and 763 families living in Norton.
Ness City, Kansas
Ness City is a city in Ness County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Ness County. In 2010, 1,449 people lived there. Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building in downtown, and nicknamed "Skyscraper of the Plains".
Ness City was created in 1878. The town grew a lot when a railroad was built there in 1886.
Ness City is at (38.452250, -99.905989). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,449 people, 635 households, and 392 families living in Ness City.
Dighton, Kansas
Dighton is a city in Lane County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Lane County. In 2010, 1,038 people lived there. Dighton is named after Dick Dighton, a surveyor.
Dighton is at (38.481506, -100.464893). It is at the intersection of K-96 and K-23. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,038 people, 506 households, and 282 families living in Dighton.
Dighton USD 482 Public Schools has two schools in Dighton. They are the Dighton Jr/Sr High School and the Dighton Elementary School.
The Lane County Library is in Dighton.
Troy, Kansas
Troy is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Doniphan County. In 2010, 1,010 people lived there.
Troy was platted in 1855. It was named after the ancient city of Troy. The first house in Troy was built in 1856, and the first store opened in 1857. Troy was incorporated as a city in 1860. The first post office in Troy was created in March 1857.
Troy is at (39.788099, -95.090840). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,010 people, 421 households, and 275 families living in Troy.
Westmoreland, Kansas
Westmoreland is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County. In 2010, 778 people lived there.
Westmoreland was platted in 1871. It was named after Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Westmoreland is at (39.394770, -96.414154). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Westmoreland is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2010 census says that there were 778 people, 301 households, and 192 families living in Westmoreland.
Washington, Kansas
Washington is a city in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,131.
Washington was created in spring 1860. In 1860, it became the county seat. Until the end of the American Civil War, it was protected by two stockaded buildings, the Washington Company House and Woolbert's Stockade Hotel.
The first post office in Washington was created in November 1861.
Washington is at (39.816877, -97.052503). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,131 people, 512 households, and 311 families living in Washington.
Lose You to Love Me
"Lose You to Love Me" is a song performed by American singer-actress Selena Gomez. It was released on October 23, 2019, as the dual lead single (along with “Look at Her Now”) from her third solo album, "Rare". Gomez wrote the song with Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, and its producer, Mattman & Robin. FINNEAS, known for producing his sister Billie Eilish's songs, produced this song as well.
In an interview with Radio.com, Gomez explained that the song was about rediscovering self-worth.
In its first week on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the song entered at number 15 but jumped to #1 the next week, giving Gomez her first US number-one hit.
WaKeeney, Kansas
WaKeeney is a city in Trego County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Trego County. In 2010 census, 1,862 people lived there.
In 1877, James Keeney, a land speculator in Chicago, bought land at the place of modern-day WaKeeney from the Kansas Pacific Railway. He, and business partner Albert Warren, created Warren, Keeney, & Co., surveyed and plotted the site in 1878. They created a colony there in 1879. They named the colony WaKeeney, a portmanteau of their last names.
They said it was "The Queen City of the High Plains", advertising and holding celebrations to attract settlers. The colony grew quickly, but crop failures made settlers leave in 1880 as quickly as they had come. By 1882, all that was left were "five poorly patronized retail stores". Years later, Volga Germans began settling the area.
WaKeeney became the county seat in June 1879. It was incorporated as a city in 1880.
WaKeeney is at (39.024467, -99.881972) at an elevation of 2,447 feet (746 m). It is in northwestern Kansas at the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 283. It is northwest of Wichita, east-southeast of Denver, and west of Kansas City.
WaKeeney is in the High Plains region of the Great Plains. It is about north of Big Creek, a tributary of the Smoky Hill River. A small tributary of Big Creek goes south from near the center of the city.
WaKeeney has a humid continental climate (Köppen "Dfa"). It has hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature is 52.8 °F (11 °C), and the average yearly precipitation is 23.6 inches (600 mm). Snowfall averages 25.2 inches (640 mm) per year. On average, January is the coldest month, and July is both the hottest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature ever in WaKeeney was 110 °F (43 °C) in 1980; the coldest temperature ever was -25 °F (-32 °C) in 1989.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,862 people, 864 households, and 500 families residing in the city.
Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40 run concurrently southeast-northwest just south of WaKeeney. They intersect U.S. Route 283, which goes north-south through WaKeeney. U.S. 283 goes east-west for one mile in downtown WaKeeney. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 40 Business and the old alignment of U.S. 40.
Trego WaKeeney Airport is on the west side of U.S. 283. It is just south of I-70. The airport is publicly owned. It has one concrete runway. It is used for general aviation.
Union Pacific Railroad has one freight railroad, the Kansas Pacific (KP) line, through WaKeeney. It goes east-west through the WaKeeney.
The "Western Kansas World" is the local newspaper. It is published once per week.
K231BG is a translator of radio station KJIL in Copeland, Kansas. It broadcasts from WaKeeney on 94.1 FM. It plays a Contemporary Christian format.
WaKeeney is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.
Hill City, Kansas
Hill City is a city in Graham County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Graham County. In 2010, 1,474 people lived there.
The first settlement at Hill City was made in 1876. This makes it the oldest town in Graham County. The community was named after W. R. Hill, a first settler. Hill City was platted in 1878. The first post office in Hill City was created in September 1878. Hill City was designated county seat in 1880. By 1915, Hill City had 647 people living there.
Hill City located at (39.367319, -99.845558). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
On June 26, 2012 the temperature reached 115 °F (46 °C), breaking the June record tied just 2 days earlier. It was the hottest city in the United States for four days in a row it had temperatures of 114°, 111°, 115°, and 115 °F (46°, 44°, 46°, and 46 °C).
On June 9, 2005 a large tornado passed 1 mile south of Hill City. A large tornado hit just north of the city on June 20, 2011.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,474 people, 669 households, and 404 families living in Hill City.
Hill City is served by USD 281 Graham County. The district high school is in Hill City. The Hill City High School mascot is Ringnecks.
The Hill City Ringnecks have won the following Kansas State High School championships:
Holton, Kansas
Holton is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Jackson County. In 2010, 3,329 people lived there.
In 1859, the abolitionist John Brown took a group of escaped slaves through Holton. This lead to an incident called the "Battle of the Spurs".
Holton is at (39.4652724, -95.7363723). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Holton has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says Holton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
The 2010 census says that there were 3,329 people, 1,442 households, and 832 families living in Holton.
Hoxie, Kansas
Hoxie is a city in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Sheridan County. In 2010, 1,201 people lived there.
Hoxie was planned in early 1886. The town creators convinced the residents of Kenneth, a community three miles to the north and the current county seat, to move south (including their buildings) at their expense to the new site of Hoxie. The people of Kenneth knew a railroad would go through Hoxie and not Kenneth, so the offer sounded good. The towns agreed to consolidate and carry out that plan, making Hoxie the new county seat. It was named for H. M. Hoxie, a railroad official. The railroad (which became part of the Union Pacific Railroad) came in 1888.
The 99-mile Plainville-Colby line of the Union Pacific railroad was abandoned in 1998. It went through Hoxie.
Hoxie is at (39.354329, -100.439952). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Hoxie has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Hoxie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,201 people, 546 households, and 341 families living in Hoxie.
"The Sheridan Sentinel" is the local newspaper. It was published once per week. The name changed from "The Hoxie Sentinel" in 2016. "The Hoxie Sentinel" was created in 1884. It was called the "Weekly Sentinel". It was called "The Hoxie Sentinel" from 1886 to 2016.
Zápara People
Sápara people, also Zápara people or Sáparos, are natives of the Amazon rainforest. They have lived around the border of Peru and Ecuador long before the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Their oral traditions and expressions were declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Since 2009, the Sápara people are a Nation inside of the Republic of Ecuador.
About 480 Sáparos live in 400,000 hectares of Amazonian territory between the Conambo and Pinduyacu rivers, and between the rivers Curaray and Napo inside of the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador. There are also a hundred Sáparos living in two towns, Arabelas and Iquitos, near the river Tigre in Peru. Most of the Sápara territory is located within these coordinates: latitude: -2.2186; longitude: -76.5087. <mapframe latitude="-2.2186" longitude="-76.5087" zoom="10" width="400" height="300" align="right" />The Sápara people are the smallest native group in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The population has decreased from about 200,000 people in the 16 century to almost 500 in the second decade of the 21 century. They live in the Ecuadorian towns of Kuitza (Llanchamacocha), Aremano (Jandiayacu), Mazaraka (Mazaramu), Cuyacocha, and Akamaru.
In Kichwa language, "Záparo" means a basket made of "bejuco", a tropical woody vine while in the Zaparo language, the word "Zápara" means person of the forest. The spelling of the Nation’s name has been changed to "Sápara" because the Z sound does not exist in the language of the Sáparas.
The Sáparas consider their lands, language and spirituality the three main aspects of their identity.
Their dress is mainly a vest made out of a bark from the Llanchama tree and a feather headdress.
Some Sáparas have married persons from other tribes such as the Kichwa, Shuar, and Achuar. However, the people still identify themselves as Sápara. Sáparas have become confused with their neighbors because the young people speak Kichwa and because of their low population. In fact, in the mid-1970s, the Zápara were declared extinct in Ecuador, while in Perú, they were unknown before 2001 although they appeared on the language map of the country.
The Sápara people do not have a religion. Their mythology and stories develop from their environment. Dreams and the spiritual role of Amazonian animals are important for Sáparas when making decisions.
During the 20 century, missionaries came to the rainforest to convert native people to Christianity. The Sáparas have refused these outside influences. Even when speaking Spanish, some leaders prefer not to use vocabulary related to western ideas, such as the word "devil".
Zaparoan, or "Saparoan", is a family of languages. Within this group, there are five separate languages: Coronado, Omurano, Andoa, Gae and "Záparo". More than a dozen extinct tribes spoke the Zaparoan languages. The only Zaparoan languages and dialects alive in modern times are Iquitos, Sabela and Záparo. Iquitos is spoken by 500 people in Peru and the dialect Sabela is spoken by approximately 100 people in Ecuador.
The Záparo language is spoken, in Ecuador, by 9 Sáparas, elders who are over 60 years"." Most of the Sápara people speak Kichwa, the largest native language in South America, as their mother tongue. In the 20 century, they also started to speak Spanish.
Ecuador and Perú suggested including the language and cultural expressions of the Sápara people in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee made the declaration in November 2008.
The Sápara people became the Zápara Nationality of Ecuador in 2003. In the beginning, the Sápara organization, NAZAE, represented the towns of Llanchamacocha, Jandiayacu, Mazaramu, and one family in Cuyacocha. Since 2005, the Nation includes the towns of Shiona, Pindoyacu, Balsaura and San José del Curaray.
In 2009, the Sápara people were ofﬁcially recognized as the Sápara Nation or NASE by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONFENIAE), and the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). Because of their distinction, the Sápara Nation became member of the executive board of the Development Council of Nationalities and Peoples of Ecuador, CODENPE.
The Sápara population decreased because of diseases, forced migrations, and slavery. Diseases brought by rubber companies and religious missionaries reduced the Sápara people to one group. The people also were separated from each other when their land was divided in 1941 during the war between Ecuador and Peru.
The Sápara Nation have asked for rights such as health and bilingual education, in addition to demanding the Government of Ecuador to help them to keep their language alive. The Sáparas are concerned about their right to own the land where they have lived for centuries and about protecting the environment from the actions of oil, timber and pharmaceutical companies.
The Sáparas have been fishers, hunters, gatherers and farmers. During the 1940’s, the Sáparas started to move to cities for study and work. At the same time, Sápara men were drafted into the Army. They also left their communities to work for the Shell Oil Company and large plantations. Around 2007, men used to go to the Ecuadorian coast to work for construction companies. Meanwhile, women stayed in the villages taking care of the children, keeping the house and farming. As a result of such migration, most Sápara men have learned Spanish.
Sápara people have two different education systems, the mainstream educational system and the Intercultural Bilingual Education System of the Governmental Education Division of Ecuador. While some Sáparas have moved to cities to attend Spanish-language high schools, others attend Kichwa-language schools located in their villages.
Ron Fairly
Ronald Ray Fairly (July 12, 1938 – October 30, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. He was born in Macon, Georgia. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays and the California Angels. He broadcasted for the Seattle Mariners.
Fairly died on October 30, 2019 of cancer in Indian Wells, California at the age of 81.
Jim Gregory
James M. Gregory (November 4, 1935 – October 30, 2019) was a Canadian hockey league executive and general manager. He worked in the National Hockey League. He was born in Port Colborne, Ontario. He coached and manage the Toronto Marlboros, winning two championships. He then moved to the National Hockey League's (NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs, becoming their general manager.
In 2007, Gregory was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Gregory was diagnosed with amyloidosis in 2011. He died on October 30, 2019 at his home in Toronto from the disease at the age of 83.
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