In 1918, during World War I, it was the place of the "Battle of the Piave River", the last major Austro-Hungarian attack during the Italian Campaign, which failed. The Battle of the Piave was the decisive battle of World War I on the Italian Front.
Battle of Thebes
Thebes had been under Macedonian occupation since the battle of Chaeronea, which had resulted in the defeat and deposition of Thebes as the pre-eminent city-state of Southern Greece. The Thebans had reluctantly accepted this, as well as their compulsory membership in the League of Corinth, which had been previously imposed by Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander's father.
The expedition against Persia had been long in the works, and Alexander did not make it a secret that he planned to avenge the attacks on Greece by Persia a century and a half before, despite that at the time his kingdom had been a Persian vassal state. It was as a result of this planned expedition that King Darius III started to distribute money to the Greek city-states with the hope that they would rise against their new Hegemon. In addition to this, he had sent his most able general Memnon of Rhodes against the Macedonian troops that were already stationed in Ionia at this time.
In addition to this, news of Alexander had not reached the southern Greek city states for some time. He had been busy with the siege of Pelium and a rumour had reached them that he had died during the course of this siege. Demosthenes - a prominent Athenian politician - produced a man who claimed to have been present at the siege and claimed that Alexander was dead. Alexander had, indeed, been injured during this siege, so it was not a totally implausible claim to make.
Upon learning of the alleged death of Alexander, Theban exiles in Athens raced off to their native city in Boeotia and sought to incite a revolt from Macedonian rule there. The Cadmaea, the citadel that was situated upon a hill in Thebes, was occupied by a Macedonian garrison, and it was this place that the Thebans sought to attack. To this effect, they killed two Macedonian officers who had been roaming the city, and declared their independence from Macedonia.
Collin County, Texas
Collin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 782,341 people lived there. The county seat is McKinney.
The county and the county seat are named after Collin McKinney.
The county has a total area of 886 square miles.
These school districts are in Collin County:
China Airlines Flight 676
China Airlines Flight 676 was a flight from Bali, Indonesia to Taipei, Taiwan operated by an Airbus A300 with 197 people on board. On February 16, 1998, the plane crashed near into a residential area in Taoyuan City due to bad weather and pilot error. All 197 people died and at least 8 more on the ground.
John Chittick
John Chittick (February 27, 1948 – April 5, 2017) was an American HIV/AIDS expert. He was known for his series of Global AIDS Walks to fight the spread of HIV by educating youth. He worked in over 85 countries providing outreach to young people at the grassroots level.
He was a former lecturer on AIDS at Harvard School of Public Health. He spoke about adolescent HIV/AIDS nationally and internationally at conferences. He was the executive director and founder of TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth AIDS advocacy organization with its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. He was known to youth as "Dr. John."
Chittick died on April 5, 2017 in Portsmouth, Virginia at the age of 69.
Mária Pozsonec
Mária Pozsonec (16 January 1940 – 4 April 2017) was a Hungarian-born Slovenian politician. From 1990 and 2008, she served as representative of the Hungarian national community in the National Assembly of Slovenia.
Pozsonnec was born to Hungarian parents in the village of Dolga vas near Lendava. She studied in Subotica (Serbia), and studied pedagogy at the University of Maribor, in Slovenia. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Prekmurje.
During the 1980s, she emerged as an activist of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia.
In the first free elections in Slovenia in April 1990, she was elected to the National Assembly as the representative of the Hungarian national community. She was re-elected four times, in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. In 2008, she was defeated by László Göncz.
She served as vice-mayor of Lendava from November 2006 till November 2011.
Pozsonec died on 4 April 2017 at the age of 77.
Jim Leyland
James Richard "Jim" Leyland (born December 15, 1944) was a baseball manager. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Detroit Tigers. He won the World Series with the Marlins in 1997. He retired after the 2013 season.
Grayson County, Texas
Grayson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 120,877 people lived there. The county seat is Sherman.
Denton County, Texas
Denton County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 662,614 people lived there. The county seat is Denton.
The county was made in 1846. It was named after John B. Denton.
The county has a total area of 953 square miles.
These school districts are in Denton County:
Wise County, Texas
Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 59,127 people lived there. The county seat is Decatur.
The county was created in 1856.
The county has a total area of 923 square miles.
Jack County, Texas
Jack County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 9,044 people lived there. The county seat is Jacksboro.
The county was founded in 1857.
The county has a total area of 920 square miles.
Young County, Texas
Young County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 18,550 people lived there. The county seat is Graham.
The county has a total area of 931 square miles.
Throckmorton County, Texas
Throckmorton County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 1,641 people lived there. The county seat is Throckmorton.
The county was created in 1858. It is named after William Throckmorton.
The county has a total area of 915 square miles.
Haskell County, Texas
Haskell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, 5,899 people lived there. The county seat is Haskell.
Arturo García Bustos
Arturo García Bustos (August 8, 1926 – April 7, 2017) was a Mexican painter and print maker. He was known as one of “Los Fridos” which were students who studied under Frida Kahlo at her home in Coyoacán. He was born in Mexico City.
While he was better known for his graphic work, he also did a number of murals. In 1947 he assisted Frida Kahlo with a mural at the Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez House in Coyoacán. Most of his career was spent teaching and giving lectures, seminars and conferences. He taught engraving at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Guatemala City and founded the Taller de Grabado at the Casa del Lago in Chapultepec.
Bustos died on April 7, 2017 in Coyoacán, Mexico City, aged 90. He was married to artist Rina Lazo.
J. Geils
John Warren "J." Geils Jr. (February 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017) was an American guitarist. He was a member of the rock group The J. Geils Band.
Geils was born in New York City and grew up in Far Hills, New Jersey. In 1964, he went to Northeastern University and was a trumpeter in the marching band. When he was drawn to folk musicians in Boston, he left Northeastern for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he studied mechanical engineering.
The J. Geils Band was influenced by soul music and rhythm and blues, but it moved toward pop and rock by the time the album "Love Stinks" (EMI, 1980) came out. Their next album, "Freeze Frame", produced the song "Centerfold", which sat at number one for six weeks. Tension and conflict arose among band members, and Peter Wolf left to pursue a solo career. The band broke up in 1985.
Geils was found dead at age 71 in his Groton, Massachusetts on April 11, 2017.
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Stonewall County, Texas