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Numantia (Spanish: "Numancia") was an ancient Celtiberian settlement. Its remains are located 7 km north of the city of Soria, on a hill known as "Cerro de la Muela" in the municipality of Garray. Numantia is famous for its role in the Celtiberian Wars. It was a city that became famous for its resistance against the Roman armies. History. Origins. The first human settlements in Numantia were established in the III millennium BC. Shepherds who made seasonal movements with their flocks inhabited this area. The area had a harsh climate but the pastures were rich. Towards the 8th century BC., handmade ceramics were used in this settlement. From the 7th century BC., the settlement became a "castro". Around 350 BC., Numantia had many inhabitants and was born as a city.  Roman authors don't agree on the people that lived there. Pliny the Elder believed it was the Pellendones. However, other authors, like Strabo and Ptolemy say in their writings that the city belongs to the Arevaci people. Roman conquest. In 153 BC, Numantia had its first serious conflict with Rome. After 20 years of fighting, in 133 BC, the Roman Senate gave Scipio Aemilianus Africanus the task of destroying Numantia. After 13 months of siege, the Numantians decided to burn the city before surrendering. The few survivors were sold as slaves.  Numantia was rebuilt in the time of Augustus. It was repopulated with Celtiberians. Modern times. Today, Numancia is an archaeological site in the province of Soria. It was declared a "Bien de Interés Cultural" (Site of Cultural Interest) on the 29th August 1882. This site is being excavated by a group of archaeologists from the Complutense University of Madrid under the direction of Alfredo Jimeno. It receives funds from the Junta de Castile and León. Since 2007 there is a controversy as the Junta of Castile and León allowed the construction of industrial estate near the ruins. Several institutions have protested against that plan despite the statement from official authorities saying that the remains won't be damaged.
Cosmoglotta is the central journal of the Interlingue movement. Edgar von Wahl founded it in the year 1922 under the name "Kosmoglott". Since 1927 (number 38) the journal has the name "Cosmoglotta". It is the official journal of the Interlingue-Union.
Mary Hemings Bell (1753-18??) was a woman from Virginia. She was the oldest child of Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings. History does not say who her father was, but it was not John Wayles. Mary Hemings was the half-sister of Sally Hemings and James Hemings. For part of her life, she was enslaved to Thomas Jefferson. Family history and early life. According to Mary Hemings' nephew, Madison Hemings, Mary Hemings' grandmother was a fully African woman and might have been born in Africa. She was enslaved to the Eppes family in Virginia. Historians do not know for sure what her name was. Papers with the names of enslaved women in the Eppes family include "Dinah," "Judy," "Abbie," "Sarah," "Parthenia," and others. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed said that there were many girls named "Thenia" in the Hemings family, and they might have been named after Parthenia. But she also says that "Sally" is a nickname for "Sarah," and there were many girls named "Sarah" and "Sally" in the Hemings family too. Mary Hemings' mother was called Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings. Mary Hemings' nephew Madison Hemings told the story: Elizabeth Hemings' mother was an African woman and her father was an English sea captain named Hemings. The sea captain tried to buy Elizabeth Hemings from her owner, but the owner said no. He said he wanted to see what a half-white, half-African child would look like. Then Captain Hemings tried to take the child away from the owner without paying, but someone told the owner about his plan. Captain Hemings left Virginia and did not come back. Captain Hemings tried to take his daughter from one of the men in the Eppes family, but historians do not know which one because they do not know when Elizabeth Hemings was born. One paper says "about 1735."  Elizabeth Hemings lived at the Eppes family's house, which was called Bermuda Hundred until 1746. That year, Martha Epp
Ruth Christ Sullivan (April 20, 1924 – September 16, 2021) was an American organizer and activist. She was known for supporting education for people with autism. In 1965 Sullivan was one of the founders of the Autism Society of America. Sullivan died in Huntington, West Virginia on September 16, 2021, at the age of 97.
Billy Joe Maxwell (July 23, 1929 – September 20, 2021) was an American professional golfer. Maxwell was born in Abilene, Texas. He won the U.S. Amateur title in 1951. Maxwell won seven times on the PGA Tour. He also played on the 1963 Ryder Cup team and was elected to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Maxwell died on September 20, 2021 at the age of 92.
Neil McCarthy (May 18, 1939 – September 18, 2021) was an American college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997. McCarthy died at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 18, 2021 at the age of 81.
Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region.  Smøla is the 272nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,150.
Gudmund Olav Restad (19 December 1937 – 18 September 2021) was a Norwegian politician. He was a member of the Norwegian Centre Party. He was Minister of Finance from 1997 to 2000. He was Mayor of Smøla from 1980 to 1985. He was a member of the Storting between 1985 until 2001. He was born in Skaun, Norway. Restad died on 18 September 2021 at the age of 83.
Skaun is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The city is the 297th largest by area and the 127th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,325.
Stephen Critchlow (16 November 1966 – September 2021) was a British actor. He was in episodes of "Torchwood" and "Doctor Who". He has also appeared in "" as Kenneth Horne. He also appeared in "Skins". Critchlow died in September 2021, at the age of 54.
Robin Thede ( ; born July 27, 1979) is an American comedian, actress and writer. In 2015, she became the first African-American woman to be head writer for a late-night talk show ("The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore").  From 2017 to 2018, Thede hosted "The Rundown with Robin Thede" on BET. She created and co-stars in the HBO series "A Black Lady Sketch Show".
Andre Keith Braugher (; July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Captain Raymond Holt in the police comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2013–2021), playing captain Raymond Holt. In 1998 and 2006, he won an Emmy Award.  He also played Frank Pembleton in the police drama series "" (1993–1999) and used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the comedy-drama series "Men of a Certain Age" (2009–2011). Braugher died on December 11, 2023 from lung cancer in South Orange, New Jersey at the age of 61.
Steve Davisson (1957/1958 – September 19, 2021) was an American politician and pharmacist. He was born in Salem, Indiana. He was a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2010 until his death in 2021. Davisson died on September 19, 2021 from cancer in Salem at the age of 63.
Ole Nordhaug (3 February 1925 – 19 September 2021) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. He was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Møre from its creation in 1983 until his retirement in 1991. He was born in Bolsøy, Norway. He became the Dean of the Fredrikstad Cathedral from 1977 until 1983. Nordhaug died on 19 September 2021 in Oslo, Norway at the age of 96.
Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings (1735-1807) was a woman from Virginia. She was the mother of Sally Hemings and eleven other people. For part of her life, she was enslaved to Thomas Jefferson. Hers was the largest family to live at Monticello. Family history and early life. According to Elizabeth Hemings' grandson, Madison Hemings, her mother was a fully African woman and might have been born in Africa. She was enslaved to the Eppes family in Virginia. Historians do not know for sure what her name was. Papers with the names of enslaved women in the Eppes family include "Dinah," "Judy," "Abbie," "Sarah," "Parthenia," and others. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed said that there were many girls named "Thenia" in the Hemings family, and they might have been named after Parthenia, also spelled Parthena. But she also says that "Sally" is a nickname for "Sarah," and there were many girls named "Sarah" and "Sally" in the Hemings family too. So Elizabeth Hamings' mother's white name was probably Parthenia or Sarah. Madison Hemings told the story: Elizabeth Hemings' mother was an African woman and her father was an English sea captain named Hemings. The sea captain tried to buy Elizabeth Hemings from her owner when she was born. Even though he offered the owner a lot of money, the owner still said no. He said he wanted to see what a half-white, half-African child would look like. Then Captain Hemings tried to take the child away from the owner without paying, but someone told the owner about his plan. Captain Hemings left Virginia and did not come back. Captain Hemings tried to take his daughter from one of the men in the Eppes family, but historians do not know which one because they do not know when Elizabeth Hemings was born. One paper says "about 1735." Elizabeth Hemings lived at the Eppes family's house, which was called Bermuda Hundred until 1746. That year, Martha Eppes married John Wayles.
Marina Tucaković (; 4 November 1953 – 19 September 2021) was a Serbian songwriter. She wrote many hit albums and wrote over 4,000 songs. She wrote for Slađana Milošević, Oliver Mandić and Zana. Many of her songs were performed at the Eurovision Song Contest. She was born in Belgrade. In 2018, Tucaković was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died on 19 September 2021 from COVID-19 at a hospital in Belgrade, aged 67.
Labelle is an American all-female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The founding members were Patti LaBelle (formerly Patricia Holt), Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash. The group members each went on their own after the end of a tour in 1976.
Sarah Dash (August 18, 1945 – September 20, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her career began as a member of Patti LaBelle &amp; The Bluebelles. Dash worked for LaBelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards. She was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She appeared in the movie "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band". Dash died, aged 76, on September 20, 2021.
Nona Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, author, and actress. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle. She sang the hit "Lady Marmalade." She is a distant cousin of Jimi Hendrix. Hendryx is bisexual.
(, ) is a mountain range and an active volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It erupted twice in the 20th century, in 1949 () and again in 1971 (). The last eruption was in 2021.
The 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption was a volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja on the island of La Palma, one of the most active volcanoes in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the first volcanic eruption on the island since the eruption of Teneguía in 1971. At 85 days, it is the longest known eruption of a volcano on La Palma. The eruption began at 16:12 UTC on 19 September 2021 in a forested area called Cabeza de Vaca. An earthquake swarm started on 11 September, which led to the volcanic eruption on 19 September. Around 300 people from the local area were evacuated shortly after the eruption. The eruption led to the evacuation of more than 8,000 people, and the lava has destroyed more than 3,000 buildings. It is the most damaging volcanic eruption on La Palma since records began. Initially, when the eruption started, it had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 0, when it was a purely lava eruption. But with the ashfall that began a week later, the Volcanic Explosivity Index of the eruption rose to 2. On 28 September, at around 23:02 UTC, the lava flow reached the sea at the Perdido Beach. On 20 November, the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) was upgraded from VEI 2 to VEI 3, when the ashfall reached 10 million m³. On 12 December, the volcanic eruption broke the local record, when it reached 85 days of continuous activity. The eruption is the longest known eruption of a volcano on La Palma. Previously, the eruption of the Tajuya volcano in 1585 was the longest at 84 days. No reliable data is available about earlier volcanic eruptions, before Spanish colonization of La Palma in the 15th century. On 13 December, the volcanic eruption stopped. Noting weak seismicity and zero tremors, scientists said that a resumption of the eruption is highly unlikely, giving locals hope that it is over. On 25 December 2021, after 12 days with no activity from the volcano, the eruption was officially declared to have ended.
Gabrielle Venora Petito (March 19, 1999 – August 27, 2021) was an American woman from Suffolk County, New York, who was reported missing on September 11, 2021. Her body was found on September 19 in Wyoming with her cause of death being a homicide. Her partner, Brian Laundrie, was the main suspect behind her death. He was found dead on October 20, 2021. Background. Petito was traveling across the United States with her fiancé. Her family lost contact with her in late August when she was in or near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, is missing and wanted for questioning in her disappearance and death. Body found. On September 19, 2021, authorities said they found a body that matched what Petito looked like. It was discovered in Bridger–Teton National Forest, Wyoming. Two days later it was confirmed that the remains were Petito's and, based on reports from an autopsy, it was reported that her cause of death was homicide. In October, her death was determined to have occurred three to four weeks before her body was found with the cause being homicide by strangulation. Brian Laundrie. Police officials are searching for Petito's ex-fiance Brian Laundrie, was missing beginning on September 14. He was the main suspect in her death. On September 22, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warrant for Laundrie's arrest on charges of debit card fraud. On October 20, Laundrie's remains and some of his belongings were found at a park in North Port, Florida, that had recently been underwater due to flooding.
Solomon Northup (July 10, – ) was an American abolitionist. He wrote the memoir "Twelve Years a Slave". He was born as a free African American. He was a farmer and a professional violinist. He owned land in Washington County, New York.  Kidnapping. In 1841, he was offered a traveling musician's job. He went to Washington, D.C., where slavery was legal. He was drugged, kidnapped, and sold as a slave. He was taken to New Orleans and was a slave for 12 years in Louisiana.  He remained a slave until he met Samuel Bass, a Canadian working on his plantation who helped send letters to New York. New York state law helped New York citizens who had been kidnapped and sold into slavery. His family and friends got help from the Governor of New York, Washington Hunt, and Northup got his freedom again on January 3, 1853. Speaker. Northup traveled through the United States making speeches about what happened to him. He did this because he wanted voters to end slavery. Northup wrote his speeches down as a book, "12 Years a Slave", and Derby published it in 1853. Northup's book was published one year after "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. By then, people were saying that surely Beecher Stowe had only made up how bad slavery was. Northup dedicated the book to Beecher Stowe. He and Derby both said "12 Years a Slave" helped prove that Beecher Stowe had not lied about slavery being bad. They called it "Another "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin"." Death. Northup is believed to have died in 1863 as that was when he was last seen or heard of.
The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy movie directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson. It was written by "The Muppet Show" writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns. The Muppet Movie was the first movie to star the Muppets. In 2009, The Muppet Movie was selected by the United States National Film Registry. Plot. The movie tells the origin story of the Muppets, as Kermit the Frog goes on a cross-country tour to Los Angeles, encountering several of the Muppets who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business along the way while being pursued by a greedy restaurant person named Doc Hopper who plans to turn Kermit into a frog legs dish.
Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited as "Paul and Joe") and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, with animation done by Grimsaem, Anivision, Plus One Animation, Sunwoo Animation, and Toon City. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. The title refers to the recess period during the daily schedule, in the North American tradition of educational schooling, when students are not in lessons and are outside in the schoolyard. During recess, the children form their own society, complete with government and a class structure, set against the backdrop of a regular school. Plot. Recess portrays the lives of six fourth graders—cheeky and popular lovable rogue Theodore Jasper "T.J." Detweiler (Ross Malinger, Andrew Lawrence), Jock Vince LaSalle (Rickey D'Shon Collins), tomboy Ashley Spinelli (Pamela Adlon), wise fool Mikey Blumberg (Jason Davis), geek Gretchen Grundler (Ashley Johnson), and awkward new kid Gus Griswald (Courtland Mead)—as they go about their daily lives in a school environment at Third Street Elementary School in Little Rock, Arkansas.[4][5] A major satirical point of the show is that the community of students at school is a microcosm of traditional human society complete with its own government, class system, and set of unwritten laws. They are ruled by a monarch, a sixth grader named King Bob, who has various enforcers to make sure his decrees are carried out. The society has a long list of rigid values and social norms that imposes a high expectation of conformity upon all the students.
Millard Owen Sheets (June 24, 1907 – March 31, 1989) was an American artist, teacher, and architectural designer. He was one of the earliest of the California Scene Painting artists and helped define the art movement. Many of his large-scale building-mounted mosaics from the mid-20th century are still extant in Southern California. His paintings are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Chicago Art Institute, the National Gallery in Washington D.C.; and the Los Angeles County Museum. Early life and education. Millard Sheets was born June 24, 1907, and grew up in the Pomona Valley, east of Los Angeles. He is the son of John Gosper Sheets and (1878 – 1947) and Marilla Mae Owen (1883 – 1907). He attended the Chouinard Art Institute and studied with painters Frank Tolles Chamberlin and Clarence Hinkle. While he was still a teenager, his watercolors were accepted for exhibition in the annual California Water Color Society show. By the age of 19, he was elected into membership of the California Water Color Society. The following year he was hired to teach watercolor painting even before his graduation from Chouinard. Career. In 1929 he won second prize in the Texas Wildflowers Competitive Exhibitions, and the generous award allowed Sheets to travel to Europe for a year to further his art education. By the early 1930s he began to achieve national recognition as a prominent American artist. He was exhibiting in Paris, New York City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Houston, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and many other cities throughout the United States. In Los Angeles he was recognized as the leading figure and driving force behind the California Style watercolor movement. Between 1935 and 1941, his recognition, awards, and output increased, winning him repeated mention in "Art Digest" and a color reproduction of his work in the book "Eyes on America". In 1935 at age 28, he was the subject of a monograph published in Los Angeles. His art
Charles Clark Reid (August12,1937 June1,2019) was an American painter, illustrator, and teacher, notable for his watercolor style. He has won numerous national and international awards for both his watercolor and oil works, and also hosted many workshops in the US and abroad. He has had numerous books published, instructional DVDs and created a postage stamp and an iconic ad campaign with his watercolor depictions. His watercolor works and oil paintings are in private and college museum collections. Early life. Reid became interested in painting at the age of 14 when his parents encouraged him by letting him use a room in the family home for his art. His father gave him illustrated history books and books about Charles Marion Russell and Frederic Remington, both known for their paintings of the American Old West. Reid's father enrolled him in a correspondence course at the Famous Artists School, when he was 16 years old. Reid also attended South Kent School and the University of Vermont (1955-1957). Disillusioned while at the University of Vermont he enrolled in the Art Students League of New York, while in Manhattan from 1957 to 1959. He met Frank J. Reilly there, who became his teacher. He was invited to exhibit in New York City at the ROKO Gallery and at the FAR Gallery during 10 years in the 70s until its closure in 1979. Recognition and honors. Although not a member of the American Watercolor Society, they exhibited Reid's work four times: in 1973 with "Sleeping Girl," in 1975 with "Miss Goodman", in 1978 with "Narda," and in 1984 with "Mary". Reid won the Samuel J. Bloomingdale Memorial Award with "Miss Goodman" and the High Winds Award with "Narda." In 1975, he won the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Childe Hassam, Speicher, Betts, and Symons Purchase Fund Award with "Wally." He won the same award again in 1976 with "In the Studio." In 1975, he was admitted as an Associate at the American National Academy of Design, and in
The Malabar Headland National Park is a national park on the coast of New South Wales, Australia . It is around 13 kilometres southeast of Sydney CBD in the Local Government Area Randwick City near Malabar . With an area of 18 hectares, it is the smallest national park in the state. "Malabar Headland" is a headland and has a size of 1.77 km². Use of the headland. The area of the headland has been mainly used for agriculture since the European settlement. Later, the Europeans built residential and military buildings and also practiced shooting and equestrian sports on the site. During World War II, "Malabar Headland" was fortified for military defence purposes. The historic facilities are now a listed building. There is also a large target practice area on the peninsula called the "ANZAC Rifle Range", which is still in use today. Flora and fauna. On the headland, one of the few areas in the south of Sydney with its original landscape, with a vegetation of different species in the form of Banksia bushes, has largely been preserved. There are also small heathlands and other plants that grow on the sandstone cliffs. In National Park and on the peninsula a subspecies was a bat "(Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis)" demonstrated further grey head flying foxes "(Pteropus poliocephalus)" pezoporus "(Pezoporus wallicus wallicus)," sooty oystercatcher "(Haematopus fuliginosus)" and the high-risk Gold Rosella "(Neophema chrysogaster" ).  Miscellaneous. Hiking trails lead through the national park. The Hawkesbury sandstone cliffs drop vertically into the sea for spectacular views. The national park is administered by the "La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council" .