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Robert Hanson Harrison (1745 – April 2, 1790) was an American Army officer, lawyer, and judge. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and is best known for being George Washington's military secretary, effectively acting as Washington's chief of staff for most of the war. Early life. Robert Hanson Harrison was born in Charles County, Maryland, to Dorothy Hanson Harrison and Colonel Richard Harrison. His held positions such as justice of the peace and member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Little is known about Robert's early life and education. He moved to Fairfax County in 1765 and became a lawyer. Early Career. By 1768, Harrison had a steady law practice and often represented George Washington. Harrison was a member of Alexandria's Committee of Correspondence and joined the militia, becoming an officer in the Fairfax Independent Company in 1774 and 1775. In September 1775, he was commissioned as a major in the Fairfax County Militia. American Revolution. On November 6, 1775, Robert Hanson Harrison became an aide to General Washington and, in May 1776, Washington's military secretary. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 5, 1776. Harrison helped draft Washington's correspondence and was present at all major actions. He also negotiated prisoner exchanges with Alexander Hamilton. After his father died in 1780, Harrison resigned in 1781. Washington praised his skills, integrity, and bravery. Later Career. Returning to Maryland, Robert Hanson Harrison became Chief Justice of the General Court of Maryland on March 12, 1781. His court dealt with property confiscation cases. Due to poor health, he declined higher court appointments. On September 24, 1789, President Washington nominated him for the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Senate confirmed him. Harrison declined because of health and family issues. Despite encouragement from Washington and Hamilton, his health worsened, and he ultimately declined the appointment again in January 1790. Personal Life. Harrison's first wife was Sarah Johnston, daughter of important attorney from Virginia and political leader named George Johnston Sr. After Sarah’s death, he married Grace Dent from Charles County, Maryland. Harrison died at his home in Charles County on April 2, 1790. His burial location is not known.
Éric Woerth (born January 29, 1956, Creil, Picardy, France) is a French politician. Budget minister and then labor minister in the first two François Fillon governments from 2007 to 2010, he was mayor of Chantilly from 1995 to 2017. From 2017 to 2022 he was deputy and president of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly. In 2022 he announced that he would leave The Republicans to support Emmanuel Macron and was re-elected under the Ensemble banner. He has been a commissioner of the National Assembly since June 29, 2022. Éric Woerth graduated from Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University, HEC Paris and Sciences Po.
Jolanda van Meggelen (born 1961) is a Dutch former judoka. She won a medal at the inaugural female World Judo Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1980 World Judo Championships in the -72kg category. Two years later she won the silver medal at the 1982 European Judo Championships. She lived with her parents in Maassluis. In the early 1980s she became a certified child caregiver.
Godwin of Wessex (died 15 April 1053) was an Anglo-Saxon earl, the head of a noble and rich family in Wessex. He was the father of King Harold II () and of Edith of Wessex. Edith married King Edward the Confessor in 1045 ().
Jola Bink (born 21 September 1962) is a Dutch former judoka. She won the bronze medal at the 1982 World Judo Championships in the -48kg category. Besides of that Bink became three times Dutch national champion, won international competitions in London, Aachen and Leonding, and finished 5th at the European Championships. Career. Bink competed in the -48kg category until 1984. She became three times Dutch national champion, in 1981, 1982 and 1983. In October 1982 she reached the final of the international tournament in Leonding and then lost from the British Karen Briggs. In December 1982 at the World Championships in Paris she reached the semi-finals with a victory over the Swedish Lena Bergqvist. After losing from the French Marie-France Colignon, Bink won from the Canadian Tina Takahashi in the bronze medal match. In May 1983 at the European Championships in Genoa she lost from the Finnish Jaana Ronkainen in the quarterfinals. After a victory over the Polish Wanda Gondek, Bink lost the fight for bronze against the French Fabienne Boffin. Jola Bink was active in higher weight classes for a few years afterwards, but without main successes. Bink lived in Molenschot.
The flag of Medellín () has two horizontal stripes of white and green with the coat of arms of Medellín conceived by the emperor Carlos V in 1539 when was named Medellín. It was adopted 4 may 2021.
The flag of Warsaw, officially the flag of the capital city of Warsaw is one of the symbols of Warsaw.
Grande Prairie is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is at the crossing of Highway 43 and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway). Grande Prairie was the seventh-largest city in Alberta in 2021, with 64,141 people living there, and was one of Canada's fastest growing cities between 2001 and 2006, and Canada's most northern city with more than 50,000 people. The city has the swan as its official symbol because it is close to the birds moving route. Grande Prairie is also sometimes named the "Swan City".  History. The Grande Prairie area was, before, known as Buffalo Plains, It was named after the buffalo, which was in the area. Émile Grouard, a Priest, was the first to call the city Grande Prairie. In the 18th century, there were Dane-zaa (Beaver) people living there, they traded with the North West Company at Dunvegan. In 1880, because of the fur trade war between the Hudson Bay Company, and fur traders, in Dunvegan, a Hudson's Bay Company outpost called La Grande Prairie was established by George Kennedy. The post was made South of Dunvegan and northwest of the present-day city of Grande Prairie. The Edson Trail from Edson to Grande Prairie was opened in 1911 so that travelers can go to the Grande Prairie area. Grande Prairie was made into a village by the Province of Alberta in 1914. A railway was built to help travelers go there. The railway made lots of people to go there turning it into a town on March 27, 1919.  Grande Prairie was a part of a military stopover point, helping the town. In 1947, There was oil and a pulp mill in the town, helping the town and making the town grow bigger. Highway 43 was created to connect Grande Prairie to other cities, making more people live there. The town of Grande Prairie was made into a city in 1958. At that time, there were 7,600 people living there. The opening of the Procter &amp; Gamble kraft pulp mill in 197
Vincent Arthur Smith, , (3 June 1843–6 February 1920) was an Irish Indologist and art historian. Biography. Smith was born in Dublin on 3 June 1843 which was then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His father was Dr. Aquilla Smith, well known in the medical and numismatic areas.
The Eternals are a fictional race of humanoids appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by Jack Kirby, making their first appearance in "The Eternals" #1 (July 1976). Fictional history. In the Marvel Universe, the Eternals are an offshoot of humanity known as Homo immortalis which were created one million years ago by the enigmatic alien Celestials to defend Earth with their superhuman powers and abilities. Their primary adversaries are the Deviants, who share a similar origin and pose a regular threat to humanity. Due to their virtual immortality, Eternals have largely secluded themselves from humans, with their god-like status forming the basis of various mythological figures around the world. In other media. Since their appearance, the Eternals have had several of their own series, in addition to crossing into other titles, such as "Thor" and "X-Men". They made their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with their own feature movie "Eternals", directed by Chloé Zhao, which was released November 5, 2021.
Highway 99 ("British Columbia Highway 99") is a provincial highway in British Columbia that travels from the U.S. border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor. It is a major north–south road within Vancouver and connects the city to several suburbs as well as the U.S. border, where it continues south as Interstate 5. The central section of the route, also known as the Sea to Sky Highway, serves the communities of Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. Highway 99 continues through Lillooet and ends at a junction with Highway 97 near Cache Creek. The highway's number, named in 1940s, was derived from former U.S. Route 99, the predecessor to Interstate 5 and a major route for the U.S. West Coast. Highway 99 originally was the King George Highway in Surrey, portions of Kingsway from New Westminster to Vancouver, and local streets. It was extended across the Lions Gate Bridge and to Horseshoe Bay in the 1950s along a new highway that would later be incorporated into Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway), which has a concurrency with Highway 99 in West Vancouver.
Eyes of Wakanda is an upcoming animated American web television miniseries, based on the Marvel Comics country of the same name. It is the twenty-fifth television series and the third animated series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the eleventh installment of . The series is produced by Marvel Studios and will be released on Disney+. The series will premiere in 2024. Synopsis. Throughout Wakandan history, brave warriors have been tasked to travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artifacts. Production. On February 1, 2021, "Deadline" reported that Ryan Coogler was developing a television series set in Wakanda for Disney+. On May 27, 2021, "Deadline" reported that Danai Gurira would be reprising her role as Okoye in an origin spin-off series for Disney+. On November 1, 2022, in an interview with "Collider", Nate Moore revealed that the series was "probably not as far along as people want it to be". On November 9, 2022, "Variety" reported that Ryan Coogler was developing multiple television series set in Wakanda for Disney+. In an interview with "Variety", Nate Moore revealed that some ideas for the series involved characters from the "Black Panther" films and other series would include characters that would be completely new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On December 11, 2023, it was announced that an animated television series centered on Wakanda titled "Eyes of Wakanda" was in development for Disney+. That same day, it was reported that the series would premiere in 2024. On January 12, 2024, "Variety" reported that the series was separate from the live-action series set in Wakanda that was in development. On March 21, 2024, in an interview with "Men's Health", Brad Winderbaum revealed that the events depicted in the series would be part of the main continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also confirmed that Todd Harris had directed all of the series' episodes. On May 18, 2024, Brad Winderbaum revealed in an interview that Todd Harris had created the series.
A sursingar is a musical instrument that originated in India. It is a stringed instrument which means it creates sound from the vibration of a string.
In 1993, Otto Waalkes made "Friesenjung", in the song he talks about his home life. Ski Aggu and Joost Klein, used it as the sample for their song "Friesenjung". On May 25, 2023, this song was released as a single and claimed the #1 spot in the German and Austrian charts.
Alaqua Cox (born February 13, 1997) is a Native American (Menominee) actress. She landed her breakthrough role – her first ever acting experience – as Maya Lopez / Echo within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series "Hawkeye" (2021), continuing as the protagonist in the spin-off series "Echo" (2024).
India's expressways, the highest class of roads, totalled in length as of July 2023, with an additional under construction. These roads are designed for maximum speeds of 120 km/h and are controlled by interchanges. The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, currently under construction, will be the longest expressway in India upon completion. The Mumbai–Pune Expressway, started in 2002, was the first 6-lane operational expressway in India. The majority of investment for constructing expressways comes from the central government, with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra being the only states investing in building expressways through dedicated corporations. The National Highways Authority of India, operating under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, oversees the construction and maintenance of these expressways. The government's National Highways Development Project aims to expand the expressway network and plans to add an additional of expressways by 2025.
"Walking on Broken Glass" is a 1992 song by Scottish singer Annie Lennox and is the third single from her debut studio album "Diva". It went to number 8 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 14 in the United States, number 58 in Australia, number 1 in Canada, number 23 in New Zealand and number 31 in Sweden. The music video features actor Hugh Laurie. Track listings. CD single Tracks 2 to 5 were recorded for "MTV Unplugged" in July 1992. UK CD single
This is a list of awards received by American actress and model Chloë Grace Moretz.
Dylan John Llewellyn (born 10 September 1992) is an English actor, known for portraying Martin "Jono" Johnson in "Hollyoaks", James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom "Derry Girls", Jack in "Big Boys" and PC Kelby Hartford in "Beyond Paradise".
Felicity Jane Montagu (born 12 September 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Lynn Benfield, the long-suffering assistant of Alan Partridge and Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise.
An overseas territory is a territory that is separated from the metropolis of the country. Overseas territory may refer to:
The Omaha and Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a very urbanized and double-state region in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa in the Midwestern United States. Omaha, Nebraska operates as the city on which this region is centered. As of the 2020s, the Omaha metropolitan area has the most people in both Nebraska and Iowa. This region has eight counties: three in Iowa and five in Eastern Nebraska. Other cities in the area include La Vista, Bellevue and Papillion. Fremont is also often included in these areas.
The Des Moines metropolitan area, or the Des Moines—West Des Moines Regional Area, is the largest area overall in the U.S. state of Iowa. The main city of the Metro region is Des Moines. Six counties in Central Iowa make up the region. The counties are Polk, Dallas, Madison, Warren, Guthrie and Jasper. Cities in the metro area include Urbandale, Ankeny and Pleasant Hill.
DAM (Arabic: دام) meaning "ever-lasting" or short for "Da Arab MC's" is a Palestinian hip hop band based in the city of Lod in Israel. The band is known for highlighting issues faced by Palestinians. They critique the Israeli government, Arab authorities, and also address topics such as women's rights in the Arab world. They are nowadays one of the most popular Arab hiphop bands and give concerts worldwide. Their music is famous for the way it sheds light on Palestinians' perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. History. The band started by Tamer Nafar's early passion for rap and music. He involves his younger brother, Suhell Nafar, and together they start releasing songs. Eventually, their friend Mahmoud Jrere comes into the picture when he reaches out to the brothers because of their shared interest in rap and music. Together they form the band group DAM. In the beginning the band does not involve politics into their songs, and mainly talk about current-day topics outside the scope of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They even performed together with music artist Subliminal, a rapper who is known for being a fanatic Jewish-Israeli nationalist and also performs this in his songs. This changes when they bring out their song called "Meen Erhabi", which translates to "Who is the Terrorist?" The song is a protest song showcasing the discrimination they experience as Arabs in Israel. A story is being sketched within the song that shows the public what daily life feels like for a Palestinian living under occupation. On the international stage this brought the group a lot of attention and also prescribed them as one of the "first" Arab hiphop bands. The song was downloaded over a million times.  Nowadays. The band is now less active than it was in their earlier years. It consists of four set members now, with Maysa Daw. In addition to his involvement with DAM, Tamer Nafar also has a career as a single artist. Suhell Nafar is a Music Supervisor in a Netflix show called "MO" and is also the head of an independent label called "WANA". Message. DAM tries to get their messages across
"Teenagers" is a song by My Chemical Romance. It runs 2:41. It has about billion streams on Spotify. It is considered to be their biggest hit. The song discusses gun violence in high school. It is on their album "The Black Parade".
In August 1916, Romania joined World War I on the Allied side. They fought on the Eastern Front. 1916. Romania joined the First World War in August 1916. They entered Hungarian territory. A German-Bulgarian attack from the Bulgarian border pushed into Romanian territory. Forces from Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire made it to the Russian border. Forces from Russia were moved to Romania to help the Romanians. 1917. In November 1917, Bolsheviks took over Russia. They signed peace with the Central Powers, so Romania would do the same. 1918. Russia left the war in March 1918 with the civil war. Romania invaded Bessarabia and annexed it. Romania left the war in May 1918. The Central Powers left the occupied areas in November 1918 when the war ended.
Chita Gross (born 1 November 1962) is a Dutch former judoka. She won a bronze medal at the 1986 World Judo Championships in the -56kg category. She switched to the -61kg category and won the next year a silver medal at the 1987 European Judo Championships in Paris. Next to those achievements she had several other international successes and made women's judo flourish during her era. Next to judo, she worked as a sports teacher and lived in Vlaardingen. She retired from Judo in January 1989.
Maison Yusif Fragrance is a Ghanaian fragrance company from Accra founded in 2017 by Yusif Meizongo Jnr. Presently, the brand offers over 20 fragrances. Maison Yusif features fragrances such as 'The Vatican' and 'Leather To Excellence'. The Vatican was judged the Best Niche Fragrance by the Perfumista Awards in France. In 2023, Ghana Business Executive Magazine named Maison Yusif as the 'Best Brand In Fragrance Innovation' at the Ghana trade and commerce awards.
Yvonne Vringer (born 20 February 1954) is a Dutch former judoka. She started with judo around 1969. She won the bronze medal at the inaugural female European Judo Championships winning the bronze medal in the -61kg category at the 1975 European Judo Championships in Munich. She had also other international successes between 1976 and 1978, including in at the British Open in 1976 and 1977. She also competed at the 1975 European Judo Championships in Arlon finishing in fifth place. She lived in Amsterdam and trained at the sports school "Philips". She also worked there as a sports teacher and trained children from 6 to 12 years old. During her first years of judo, she also played handball.
The Gundia Indian frog, Gundia frog, or Gundia leaping frog ("Indirana gundia") is a frog. It lives in India in the Western Ghat mountains. Home. This frog lives on the ground in forests where there are dead leaves and rocks on the ground. This frog cannot live where all the trees are gone or where they are too small for the branches to come together like a roof. People have seen this frog between 66 and 1080 meters above sea level. Young. The frog lays eggs on the ground or on rocks. This frog's tadpoles do not live in the water and instead move across wet rocks and moss using their tails and their back legs. Their back legs grow on them sooner than other tadpoles' back legs. Danger. Scientists believe this frog is in some danger of dying out because the place it lives is becoming worse. However, its habitat is not cut into groups so that the frogs in each piece cannot go to each other. People change the place where it lives to make places to raise animals, to get wood to use, to make roads, and to make things for visitors. In some places, people change the place where the frog lives to grow coffee plants. Making things to stop landslides can hurt this frog by changing the rocks that it lives on. Some of the places the frog lives are protected parks: Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Kudremukh National Park, Kempholey Reserve Forest, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, and Ranipuram Vested Forest . Scientists have seen the fungus "Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis" on this frog, but they do not know how much danger the frog is in from the fungus. "Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis" causes the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.
The Belgian Second Division was the second highest division in the Belgian football league system. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Association. History. The second division was made in 1909 and called the Promotion. From 1923, there were only two leagues in that division (named Promotion A and Promotion B).
"Good Fortune" is a 2000 song by English singer PJ Harvey and is the leading single from her fifth studio album "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea". It went to number 41 in the United Kingdom, number 100 in France and number 71 in Australia.
The Purépecha flag is the official flag of the Purépecha people, an Indigenous nation in Michoacán, Mexico. This flag consists of four fields of four colors with a shield and the words "Juchari Uinapekua" (Our Strength) below the shield. This flag is unique in its kind and emerged in the town of Santa Fe de la Laguna in 1980. It is an ethnic flag of Mexico.
The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge, 90 km/h (55 mph) speed limit, in British Columbia, Canada, that opened to traffic in 2012. It carries 10 lanes of traffic with space for a light rail line. The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned about 2 km over the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia in the Vancouver metro area. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was removed by reverse construction, a process which took 3 years to complete.
Volkhov () is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is on the river Volkhov and is east of St. Petersburg. In 2010, 47,182 people lived there. Volkhov has two railway stations. History. The town developed during the industrialization in the first half of the 20th century. The train station was built in the village of Zvanka (), while the railway line connects St. Petersburg with Vologda. A second rail line runs north of the station towards Murmansk, which was built in 1916. Volkhov hydroelectric station was built in 1918. The power station was opened in 1926. In 1932, the first Soviet aluminum plant was founded near the dam. In 1941, German troops stopped by the Red Army in Volkhov. It was known as Volkhovstroy until 11 April 1940.
The Oise is a river in Belgium and France. It has long. The river starts in the Belgian province of Hainaut, south of Chimay. It flows into the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. The river flows through the departments: Aisne, Oise, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines.
Fabian Lukas Schär (born 20 December 1991) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a centre-back for Newcastle United and the Switzerland national team.