In the 1950s he went to Buffalo but was still touring and recording mainly with Jimmy Rushing and Big Joe Turner. In 1958 he was in Europe with the Jazz at the Philharmonic tour and played at the Newport Jazz Festival. He was partly paralyzed after a stroke. His last years were troubled by illness and poverty. He died on March 23, 1967 in Buffalo being 62 years old.
Barq's
Barq's or (Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer) is a soft drink (soda) which has a caramel color in it. Barq's is a brand of root beer and is notable for being the first major North American root beer which contained caffeine. Barq's is manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Barq's is pronounced ""Barks"".
Barq's was invented by Edward Charles Edmond Barq and his younger brother, Gaston who worked for "The Barq's Brothers Bottling Company" which was founded in 1890 in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. However, Barq's was not actually bottled and sold until 1898 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Early on in their brand they created a popular creation called "Orangine", which was an orange-flavored soda. Orangine won a gold medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition World's Fair.<ref name="http://www.overcaffeinated.org/database/soda-pop/barqs-root-beer.php">Caffeine Database | Caffeine and Ingredients in Barqs Rootbeer, OverCaffeinated.org's Report on the Ingredients in Barq's Rootbeer</ref>
The company sells all sorts of flavors of Barq's such as:
Non-periodic comet
Non-periodic comets are comets have only passed through the Solar System once. They do not orbit around the Sun, or they may take longer than 200 years to orbit. They are on orbits that will not bring them back to the Sun for hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years – if ever. Comets not expected to return to the Solar System include C/1980 E1, C/2000 U5, C/2001 Q4 (NEAT), C/2009 R1, C/1956 R1, and C/2007 F1 (LONEOS).
The official names of non-periodic comets begin with a "C"; comets that have been lost or disappeared have names that begin with a "D", like 3D/Biela.
African Great Lakes
The African Great Lakes () are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift.
Matajur
Matajur is a 1642 meter tall mountain in the Julian Alps on the border between Slovenia and Italy. It is located on the border between the Soča valley and the Italian mountainous region known as Venetian Slovenia, with views over the Adriatic Sea. Its prominence is 1385 m.
On 26 October 1917 the Nazi officer Erwin Rommel captured the mountain with 100 men, against an Italian force of over 7000.
Gas-filled tube
A discharge tube, or a gas-filled tube is an arrangement of electrodes in an insulated container, containing a gas. Very often, glass or ceramics are used as insulation. When there is enough charge on these electrodes, there will be an electric discharge, which will produce light. In the 19th century, Heinrich Geißler developed the Geissler tube,and Philipp Lenard did experiments that led to the development of the vacuum pump. Both technologies were used to develop the discharge tube. The most common kind of discharge tube is the gas discharge lamp.
Claude Auchinleck
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), nicknamed "The Auk", was a British army commander during World War II. He was a career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, where he developed a love of the country and a lasting affinity for the soldiers he commanded. In July 1941 he was appointed Commander in Chief of the Middle East theatre; after initial successes the war in North Africa turned against the British, and he was relieved of the post in 1942 during the crucial Alamein campaign. He served thereafter as C-in-C India until his resignation in 1947. He retired to Marrakesh, where he died at age 96.
Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes
Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, VC, MC (18 May 1917 – 18 November 1941) was an Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. At the time he was the youngest lieutenant colonel in the British Army.
Battle of Mactan
The Battle of Mactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27, 1521. It was the first time the Filipino people fought back against the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan. Led by the chief Lapu-Lapu, they attacked the Spanish at Punta Engano on the northeast corner of Mactan Island. Lapu-Lapu's war chief was Bugto Pasa. Magellan was killed in the battle.
Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American political activist, stand up comedian and actress. She was co-host on the radio show "The Majority Report".
Garofalo is of Italian and Irish descent. Her father is a former executive at Exxon. Garofalo was raised as a conservative Catholic. Garofalo now describes herself as an atheist.
She had two "Emmy Award" nominations for her role on "The Larry Sanders Show".
Krypton difluoride
Krypton difluoride is a chemical compound, made of krypton and fluorine. The compound is chemically unstable. It will break into its components within a few days. Kryptondifluoride reacts with an explosion when it comes in contact with water or with organic compounds. Kryptondifluoride is a strong oxidizing agent; it is able to convert xenon to xenonhexafluoride or iodine to iodine pentafluoride. KrF is the strongest known oxidizing agent, stronger than oxygen difluoride or elementary fluorine.
Bad Boys (1995 movie)
Bad Boys is an American action comedy. The movie is about the trafficking of drugs in the Miami area. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in the movie. The earlier stars as Mike Lowrey; the latter as Marcus. "Bad Boys" was released in April 1995. There was a 2003 sequel, "Bad Boys II".
Martin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American comedian, former boxer, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Frankfurt to African-American parents. He has been in many kinds of movies, including the "Bad Boys" movies, the "Big Momma's House" series, "Open Season", the short film "Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run", and many others as well. He also starred in the sitcom "Martin" between 1992 and 1997.
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a sports and live music stadium in Washington, D.C.. It was originally called "D.C. Stadium". In 1969 it was renamed after US Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The D.C. United soccer team plays there. In the past, the stadium was also the home of the Washington Redskins football team, and the Washington Senators and Washington Nationals baseball teams.
Nationals Park
Nationals Park is the baseball stadium where the Washington Nationals baseball team plays. Before Nationals Park opened in 2008, the Nationals played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
American Red Cross National Headquarters
American Red Cross National Headquarters is the main location for the American Red Cross. It is in Washington, D.C. and was built between 1915 and 1917. The building has stained glass windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany inside. They are the largest windows that he designed outside of a religious building. Because of the building's importance it was made a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
Blood eagle
The Blood Eagle is a torture method where a person is cut by the ribs from the spine, breaking the victims ribs so they resembled blood-stained wings, and having their lungs pulled out. Salt was also sometimes sprinkled in the wounds. The torture method was mostly mentioned in Norse saga literature. King Ælla of Northumbria, Halfdan son of King Haraldr Hárfagri of Norway, King Edmund, King Maelgualai of Munster, and possibly Archbishop Ælfheah of Canterbury are all believed to have been victims of the torture method.
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