Notable historic examples of scorched-earth tactics include the Russian army's strategy during the failed Swedish invasion of Russia, the failed Napoleonic invasion of Russia, William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea in the American Civil War, colonel Kit Carson's subjugation of the American Navajo Indians, Lord Kitchener's advance against the Boers, the initial Soviet retreat commanded by Joseph Stalin during the German Army's invasion of the Soviet Union in the Second World War, the subsequent Nazi German retreat on the Eastern Front, and the burning 605-732 oil wells by retreating Iraqi military forces in the Gulf War.
Dissected Till Plains
The Dissected Till Plains are physiographic parts of the Central Lowlands province. In turn, those are part of the Interior Plains physiographic part of the United States. They are in southern and western Iowa, northeastern Kansas, the southwestern corner of Minnesota, northern Missouri, eastern Nebraska, and southeastern South Dakota.
The Dissected Till Plains were created by pre-Wisconsin glaciers during the Pre-Illinoian Stage. Glacial scouring and deposition by the Laurentide ice sheet and the later accumulation of loess during the Wisconsin Stage created the rolling hills and good, healthy dirt in the region.
The region is also the western edge of the Corn Belt.
List of University of Kansas people
The list of University of Kansas people includes notable alumni and faculty of the University of Kansas. It is in Lawrence, Kansas.
"For athletes and coaches, see the relevant section in Kansas Jayhawks"
The Immortals (Gunn novel)
The Immortals was a book by James E. Gunn. It was released in 1964. It takes place in Lawrence, Kansas. It was used as inspiration for the 1970 TV series "The Immortal".
Lüterkofen-Ichertswil
Lüterkofen-Ichertswil is a municipality of the Bucheggberg district in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It was created in 1961 from the merger of the two independent municipalities of Lüterkofen and Ichertswil.
Seewen
Seewen is a municipality of the district Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Baslerweiher is a pond above the village.
Himmelried
Himmelried is a municipality of the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Samuel J. Jones
Samuel Jefferson Jones (April 16, 1827 December 10, 1883) was a pro-slavery man who was the Douglas County sheriff in Kansas Territory from late 1855 until early 1857. He helped create the territorial capital of Lecompton. He was an important person in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict.
In 1858, he moved to La Mesilla, New Mexico Territory. In September 1858, he was chosen to be the collector of customs at Paso del Norte (now Ciudad Juárez). In New Mexico, he was involved with the promotion of Mowry City. When that town's future failed, he bought a ranch near La Mesilla and died there in 1883. His grave was later returned to Lecompton in 2013.
Élie Brousse
Élie Brousse (28 August 1921 – 2 July 2019) was a French rugby league player. He played as a second-row. He played for Roanne, Marseille and Lyon Villeurbanne in the French Rugby League Championship. He played for the French national team 31 times between 1946 and 1953. He was born in Bages, Aude.
Brousse died on 2 July 2019 in Roanne, at the age of 97.
W. Thomas Molloy
William Thomas Molloy (July 27, 1940 – July 2, 2019) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was the Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 2018 until his death in 2019. His appointment as Lieutenant Governor was made by Governor General of Canada Julie Payette. Molloy was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
In May 2019, Molloy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died on July 2, 2019 from the disease in Saskatoon at the age of 78.
Gladys Berejiklian
Gladys Berejiklian (born 22 September 1970) is an Armenian Australian politician. She is the 45th and current Premier of New South Wales since 23 January 2019. She is the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2003, representing the seat of Willoughby. Berejiklian was born in Sydney.
Supervillain
Supervillains, sometimes called supercriminals, are fictional characters generally appearing in comic books and in superhero movies as antagonists of superheroes. A Supervillain normally has powers that make him or her a threat that only a superhero can stop. A lot of Supervillains are enemies of specific superheroes. For example, the Supervillain Lex Luthor is an enemy of Superman, The Joker is an enemy of Batman, and the Green Goblin is an enemy of Spider-Man.
Daniel Andrews
Daniel Michael Andrews (born 6 July 1972) is an Australian politician. He is the 48th Premier of Victoria since 2014. He has been the leader of the Victorian branch of the Labor Party since 2010. From 2010 to 2014, Andrews was Leader of the Opposition in that state.
On 24 November 2018, he was re-elected as Premier of Victoria when Victorian Labor won the 2018 election in a landslide.
Night game
A night game, also called a nighter, is a sports game that happens at night. Depending on the sport, this can be done either with floodlights or with the usual low-light conditions. The term "night game" is typically used only for sports usually held outdoors. Although indoor sports often happen at night, these events are have lights regardless of the time of day they happen.
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and members. It also can be about celebrating an organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States. It does not exist in Canada.
The tradition of homecoming has its start in alumni football games at colleges and universities since the 19th century. Many schools including Baylor, Southwestern, Illinois, and Missouri have said that they held the first modern homecoming.
Will Hodgman
William Edward Felix Hodgman (born 20 April 1969) is an Australian politician. He was the 45th Premier of Tasmania from 31 March 2014 to 20 January 2020. He was a member for the Division of Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 2002 to 2020. In March 2018, he became the longest-serving leader in the history of the Tasmanian Liberals.
Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of the party with the largest representation of seats in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.
The current Chief Minister is Andrew Barr of the Labor Party, who was elected by the Assembly on 11 December 2014 following the resignation of Katy Gallagher.
Andrew Barr
Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician. He is the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since December 2014. He has been a Labor Party member for the seat of Molonglo in the ACT Legislative Assembly since 5 April 2006.
Gary Humphries
Gary John Joseph Humphries (born 6 July 1958) is an Australian politician. He is the Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He was a member of the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory for the Liberal Party of Australia from 2003 to 2013.
He was the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2000 to 2001.
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory.
The Chief Minister is formally appointed by the Administrator, who will appoint the head of whichever party holds the majority of seats in the unicameral Legislative Assembly.
Since 31 August, following the 2016 election, the Chief Minister is Michael Gunner of the Labor Party. He is the first Chief Minister to have been born in the Northern Territory.