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He was born in 1886 in the Hinche, His family had come from the Dominican Republic.
Name on birth certificate: François Borgia Charlemagne Peralte, Date of birth on birth certificate: 10 October 1885.
His father was General Remi Massena Peralte.
Source for correction: 1885–1985, Un Centenaire; Charlemagne Peralte,, Georges Michel.
Privately published in Port-au-Prince, 1989.
Footnote, p. 19.
Cites research of Roger Gaillard concerning birth and baptismal certificates in Premiere Ecrasement du Cacoism, Port-au-Prince:Le Natal, 1981.
Also appears in Douglas Henry Daniels's English translation of Michel's book,Charlemagne Peralte and the First American Occupation.
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing CO.,
Haitian fighters
An officer by career, Charlemagne Péralte was a  military officer and chief of the city of Léogane when the US Marines invaded Haiti in July 1915. (
See United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934)) He did not surrender to US troops without fighting, He quit his job and went home to Hinche to take care of his family's land.
In 1917, he was arrested.
He tried and failed to rob a police payroll.
He was sent  to labor camp for five years.
He then got other fighters and began battles against US troops.
Péralte's fighters were called "Cacos", a historic name of previous heroes.
The Cacos were strong fighters.
The US had to send more soldiers.
The US had to use airplanes.
The "Cacos" attacked Port-au-Prince in 1919, but did not win.
Peralte and his "Cacos" fought for two years.
He began a new a provisional government in the north of Haiti, He was betrayed by one of his officers, Jean-Baptiste Conzé.
Conze led a US soldier into the camp of the "Cacos" near Grand-Rivière Du Nord.
The US soldier was Herman H. Hanneken and was promoted afterwards.
Péralte was shot in the heart at close range.
His body was taken,
The US troops took a picture of Charlemagne Péralte's body tied to a door.
The picture was shown in many parts of the country.
The picture looked like the crucifixion and made Peralte a hero and a martyr.
His body was removed from its grave in 1935 for a special funeral.
The then-President of Haiti, Sténio Vincent attended.
The funeral was held in Cap-Haïtien.
His grave can still be seen today.
A portrait of Charlemagne Péralte can now be seen on Haitian coins.
These coins were stamped by the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide after his 1994 return.
was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 13 December 1931 to 15 May 1932.
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Steppenwolf is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The character was created by Jack Kirby and made his first appearance in New Gods #7 (February 1972).
Steppenwolf (which is German for "wolf of the steppe", or coyote) is one of the New Gods,  the uncle of the archvillain Darkseid.
Steppenwolf is an immortal with superhuman strength, speed and stamina appropriate to his race.
He is an experienced military leader.
The character made his first movie appearance in Zack Snyder's Justice League movie, portrayed by Irish actor Ciarán Hinds.
DCU Guide: Steppenwolf
The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
He was created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa.
The character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" in Detective Comics #225 (Nov. 1955).
Martian Manhunter is one of the seven original members of the Justice League of America.
J'onn J'onzz has featured in other DC Comics-endorsed products, such as video games like Injustice: Gods Among Us, television series, animated films, and merchandise like action figures and trading cards.
The character was ranked #43 on IGN's greatest comic book hero list.
Black Canary (also known as Sara Lance) is the name of two fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and Dinah Laurel Lance along with rebooted amalgam version within The New 52.
The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino.
The character debuted in Flash Comics #86 (August 1947).
One of DC's earliest super-heroines, Black Canary has appeared in many of the company's flagship team-up titles including Justice Society of America and Justice League of America.
Since the late 1960s, the character has been paired with archer superhero The Green Arrow professionally and romantically.
Black Canary has been adapted into various media.
In Birds of Prey she was played by Rachel Skarsten, and in Smallville she was played by Alaina Huffman.
In Arrow and the Arrowverse shows the characters Dinah Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, and Dinah Drake are portrayed by Katie Cassidy, Caity Lotz, and Juliana Harkavy.
Dinah Lance made her cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe film Birds of Prey, portrayed by Jurnee Smollett-Bell.
IGN rated her its 81st-greatest all-time comic book hero.
She was number 26 on Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam (), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939.
His main villains are Doctor Sivana and Black Adam.
Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics.
He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM" (acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury), can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight, and other abilities.
Zachary Levi  played Shazam!
in the 2019 DC Extended Universe movie Shazam!.
Black Manta (David Hyde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The character first appeared in Aquaman #35 (September 1967) and is the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman.
The character made his movie debut in the James Wan Aquaman movie, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Gorilla Grodd is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic book published by DC Comics.
He was written as an enemy of The Flash.
The character first appeared in The Flash #106 (May 1959) and he was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino.
Gorilla Grodd is an evil and super-intelligent gorilla who gained mental powers after being exposed to the radiation of a meteorite.
The shared universe, much like the original DC Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.
The movies have been in production since 2011 and in that time Warner Bros. has distributed four movies with more than ten in various stages of production.
The series has grossed over $3 billion at the global box office, currently making it the seventeenth highest-grossing movie franchise.
The movies are written and directed by a variety of screenwriters and feature large, often ensemble, casts.
Several actors, including Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher, are set to appear in numerous movies.
The first movie in the DCEU was Man of Steel (2013), which was followed by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Aquaman (2018) and Shazam! (
2019) Birds of Prey (2020), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) .
Future movies include: Shazam!
Fury of the Gods (2022), Black Adam (2022), and The Flash (2022).
Other projects are also in many stages of development, including Justice League Dark, a third Wonder Woman movie, and untitled solo movies for Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Supergirl, and other characters.
Television shows that are being made for HBO Max include Peacemaker and Green Lantern Corps.
Box office money made
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Aquaman is a 2018 American superhero movie based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sixth movie in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
The movie was directed by James Wan, from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall and stars Jason Momoa as Aquaman, with Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman in supporting roles.
In the movie, Aquaman sets out to lead the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, replacing his half-brother, King Orm, who seeks to unite the seven underwater kingdoms against the surface world.
Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman:
The king of the undersea nation of Atlantis, with the ability to manipulate the tides of the ocean, communicate with other aquatic life, swim at supersonic speeds, and possesses superhuman strength.
Otis Dhanji portrays a young Arthur Curry.
Amber Heard as Mera:
The queen of the undersea nation of Atlantis and Arthur's love interest.
Mera possesses hydrokinetic and telepathic powers that allow her to control her aquatic environment and communicate with other Atlanteans.
Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko: Atlantis' chief scientific advisor.
Patrick Wilson as Orm Marius / Ocean Master:
Aquaman's corrupted half-brother, who seeks to take the throne.
Wilson previously had a voice cameo as the President of the United States in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Hyde / Black Manta: A ruthless treasure hunter and mercenary, who is Aquaman's archenemy.
Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry: Arthur Curry's father.
Dolph Lundgren as Nereus: The king of the undersea nation of Xebel.
Nicole Kidman as Atlanna: Arthur Curry's mother, and former queen of Atlantis.
Ludi Lin as Murk: The leader of the Men-of-War, the frontline army of Atlantis.
Djimon Hounsou as the Fisherman King
Michael Beach as Jesse Kane: Black Manta's father.
Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin: A marine biologist who was friends with Arthur's father.
Much of the first film's cast, including Mamoa, Heard, and Wilson, will reprise their roles.
2018 movies
Mera () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
She was developed by Jack Miller and Nick Cardy.
The character first appeared in Aquaman #11 (September 1963) as a queen of the sea.
Mera was ranked 81st in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
American actress Amber Heard will portray Mera in the upcoming live-action movie Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder,and will return in Aquaman, directed by James Wan.
Geoff Johns (born January 25, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book and television writer, movie producer, and television producer.
He is the president and Chief Creative Officer at DC Comics since 2010.
His most notable work in different media has used the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash, and Superman.
He is known for his work on The WB/The CW's Smallville, Arrow and The Flash.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born 1986) is an American actor.
He is best known for his role Cadillac in the television series The Get Down.
He also starred in Baywatch (2017).
He also appeared in The Greatest Showman and DC's Aquaman as Black Manta.
Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Before acting, Abdul-Mateen was an architect.
Thaal Sinestro () is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abusing his power.
He is the archenemy of Green Lantern and founder of the Sinestro Corps, though he occasionally has acted in anti-heroic roles as well.
The character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane, and first appeared in Green Lantern (vol.
2) # 7 (August 1961).
Mark Strong portrays Sinestro in the live-action movie Green Lantern.
The Wizard is a 1989 American adventure comedy-drama family movie.
It was directed by Todd Holland.
It was written by David Chisholm.
It stars Fred Savage, Christian Slater, Jenny Lewis, Beau Bridges, and Luke Edwards.
The movie is about three children travelling to California.
The youngest of the three is a genius in video games.
The Wizard is famous for its extensive product placement of video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The MOVIE was also famous for being North America's introduction to one of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3.
After his little brother, Jimmy (Luke Edwards), a boy who is always with his lunchbox, is put into a mental institution, Corey (Fred Savage) breaks him out and the pair run off together to California.
On their way, Corey meets a girl named Haley (Jenny Lewis) and discovers that Jimmy is a genius at playing video games.
With talents like this, he could easily win the top prize of $50,000 at Video Armageddon.
While the three travellers are going (hitch-hiking) to the competition, the boys' parents hire a bounty hunter to track them down.
Primary cast
Fred Savage as Corey Woods
Luke Edwards as Jimmy Woods
Jenny Lewis as Haley Brooks
Christian Slater as Nick Woods
Beau Bridges as Sam Woods
Will Seltzer as Putnam
Wendy Phillips as Christine Bateman
Sam McMurray as Mr. Bateman
Recording took place between June 5 and July 25, 1989.
Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band was nearly cast in the lead role, but due to location conflicts (problems) was never officially offered the part.
In a 2008 reunion and 2014 interview, Todd Holland, the director of the movie, revealed that the original cut of the movie was 2.5 hours long and included an extended backstory (background) for Corey and Jimmy.
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Pasty Cline – "Leavin' On Your Mind"
BoDeans – "Red River"
New Kids on the Block – "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
Real Life – "Send Me an Angel '89"
New Kids on the Block – "Hangin' Tough"
Martha & The Vandellas – "Nowhere to Run"
Paul Carrack – "I Live by the Groove"
Bobby Brown – "Don't Be Cruel"
Paul Anka – "My Way"
Sally Dworsky – "I Found My Way"
Mark Thomas Esper (born April 26, 1964) is an American lobbyist and former government administrator for the United States Department of Defense.
Esper is the 27th and current United States Secretary of Defense since July 2019.
He was the 23rd United States Secretary of the Army from November 2017 until July 2019.
He served as Vice President of government relations at Raytheon.
On July 19, 2017, it was announced that President Donald Trump had the intention of nominating Esper to become U.S. Secretary of the Army.
He is Trump's third nominee for the position, following the withdrawals of Vincent Viola and Mark E. Green.
He was confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 2017.
He resigned on June 24, 2019 to become acting Defense Secretary.
President Donald Trump announced on June 18, 2019, that Esper would become acting Secretary of Defense.
Three days later, Trump nominated Esper to serve the job full time.
On July 23, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 90–8.
On November 5, 2020, shortly after the 2020 presidential election, it was reported that Esper had prepared a letter of resignation from his position as Secretary of Defense.
He was fired by President Trump four days later on November 9.
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American actor.
He worked with movie director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), City of Hope (1991) and Lone Star (1996).
He is also known for his role as Lt.
McMahon in the 1994 action movie Speed.
In 2014, Morton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Eli Pope in Scandal.
He is also known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka.
In 2016, Morton played Dr. Silas Stone, father of Victor Stone/Cyborg, in a cameo role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as part of the DC Extended Universe.
He will play the role again in the upcoming Justice League (2017).
Joe Morton sings "The Devil's Lonely Fire" from Badland.
Sausage Party is a 2016 American adult 3D computer animated adventure and comedy movie.
It was a spoof of both movies Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016).
Frank is one of the sausages who dreams of living with his hot dog bun girlfriend, Brenda.
When Frank and Brenda's packages are chosen by a woman named Camille Toh to leave a supermarket called Shopwell's, a returned jar of Bickle's honey mustard unsuccessfully warns the groceries that the Great Beyond is a noble lie.
Frank fails to stop Honey Mustard from committing suicide.
This causes the two carts to crash each other, while Brenda, Frank and some groceries end up leaving the cart.
The douche plots revenge against Frank and Brenda, after getting his nozzle bent.
Teresa, a taco, falls in love with Brenda right after meeting her.
Barry becomes frightened, when he discovers Camille preparing to cook the other purchased foods.
Barry escapes from a window.
When Frank separates from his friends, who disapprove of him being skeptical of the Great Beyond, he finds a cookbook behind the freezer section.
When Frank reveals the contents for the rest of the groceries and before the humans return to the supermarket, the groceries choose to not believe Frank, despite his warning.
Seth Rogen as Frank Wienerton, a sausage who begins to learn the truth of his existence and groceries.
Kristen Wiig as Brenda Bunson, a hot dog bun from an 8-bun package of Glamour Buns (net weight 340 grams) and Frank's girlfriend.
Jonah Hill as Carl, one of friends Frank's friends.
Bill Hader as Firewater, an old Native American bottle of liquor and the leader of the immortal Non-Perishables.
Michael Cera as Barry, a deformed sausage and one of Frank's friends.
James Franco as the Druggie, a drug-addicted human and the first one to see the foods as sentient beings, after injecting himself with bath salts.
Danny McBride as Honey Mustard, a jar of Bickle's Honey Mustard who is returned to one of the shelves.
He warns Frank and the other products of the reality of the "Great Beyond".
Craig Robinson as Mr. Grits, a box of grits and one of the immortal Non-Perishables.
Paul Rudd as Darren, the manager of Shopwell's who is nicknamed the "Dark Lord" as he disposes of expired food and spilled items.
Nick Kroll as Douche, a literal, murderous, ruthless and figurative douche, who seeks revenge on Frank for breaking his nozzle and preventing him from reaching the "Great Beyond".
David Krumholtz as Kareem Abdul Lavash, a Middle Eastern lavash.
Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., a Jewish Woody Allen-esque bagel.
Salma Hayek as Teresa del Taco, a Mexican lesbian taco shell.
The movie was given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA due to the visibility of pubic hair.
The pubic hair was then removed.
The movie got an R-rating for strong crude sexual content, explicit language and drug use.
Sausage Party took in $97.7 million in North America and $42.8 million in other countries.
The total take-in was $140.4 million, against a budget of $19 million.
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Arizona Coyotes, a national hockey team
Arizona Cardinals, a national football team
Arizona Diamondbacks, a baseball team
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the New Silk Road, is a plan by the government of the People's Republic of China to build infrastructure for transportation, from China to other countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
The project was announced in 2013.
The "Belt" means the roads and railway tracks on land.
The "Road" means sea routes.
Yash Pal (26 November 1926 – 24 July 2017), also known as Yash Pal Singh, was an Indian scientist, educator and educationist.
He was known for his works to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder.
In his later years, he has become one of the leading science communicators of the country.
Starting his career at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), he later remained chairman of the University Grants Commission from 1986 to 1991.
In 2013, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.
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Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.
He is a CGI character voiced and performed by Andy Serkis.
Snoke is the leader of the First Order, an organization brought back from the fallen Galactic Empire, which wants to reclaim control of the galaxy.
Powerful with The Force, he has seduced Kylo Ren to become evil and eventually led to him killing his father Han Solo.
Snoke also appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi where he bridge the minds of Rey and Kylo Ren in order to manipulate them.
Kylo Ren kills Snoke and takes his place as leader of the First Order.
In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker it is revealed that Snoke is a clone and a puppet of the resurrected Emperor Palpatine.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is an American epic space opera movie written and directed by Rian Johnson.
It was released worldwide in December 2017.
It is the second movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, after Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
It is followed by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
The movie is produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis in returning roles.
New cast members include Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.
Fisher died in December 2016, making The Last Jedi her final movie role.
The movie was announced after Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm in October 2012.
It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
John Williams, composer for the previous seven films, returned to compose the score.
Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015, with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016.
The Last Jedi was released on December 15, 2017.
A sequel, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was released on December 20, 2019.
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Bucyrus is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Crawford County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 43,784 people lived there.
The county seat is Bucyrus.
Cuyahoga County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 1,280,122 people lived there.
It was named after the Cuyahoga River.
1810 establishments in Ohio
Stark County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 375,586 people lived there.
Greene County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 161,573 people lived there.
It was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War.
Mahoning County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2020, 228,614 people lived there.
The county seat is Youngstown.
Campbell (; ) is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.
The population was 8,235 at the 2010 census.
Montgomery County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 535,153 people lived there.
Befotaka is a town in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region in south-eastern Madagascar.
It is near the Itomampy river.
Sogndal is a municipality in Norway.
It is in Sogn og Fjordane county.
It is on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn.
The village of Sogndalsfjøra (population 3,455 in 2012) is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality.
Other villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, Fimreite, Nornes, and Fjærland.
Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen is  southwest of Kaupanger.
Official Homepage of Sogndal
Disentis/Mustér (, ) is a municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Official webpage of the municipality Disentis/Mustér
Le Vaud is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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Emmingen was first mentioned in 820, Liptingen in 761.
The municipalities were joined together in 1975.
Flix is a municipality found in the province of Tarragona in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain.
Bludesch is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
Tatabánya () () is a city in northwestern Hungary.
It is in the Central Transdanubian region.
It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County.
Centerville is a city in Ohio in the United States.
It is in both Montgomery and Greene counties.
Fessenheim is a commune.
Lost in Space is an American science fiction TV series which was created by Irwin Allen and produced at the 20th Century Fox studios.
It ran on CBS from 1965 until 1968, making three seasons with a total of 83 episodes.
Its first season was made in black-and-white while its second and third seasons were made in color.
The show stars Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright and Jonathan Harris.
The show's music was composed by Johnny Williams.
Lost in Space is set to the year 1997, when the United States sends the Robinson family on a mission in outer space to the planet Alpha Centauri, which is thought to support life.
However, while trying to sabotage this mission, Dr. Smith is accidentally trapped inside the ship, Jupiter 2.
To try to return to Earth, Dr. Smith ends up changing the ship's course, causing him and the Robinsons to become hopelessly lost in space.
Because the series was unexpectedly canceled, the story was never finished.
In the last episode, Dr. Smith and the Robinsons are still lost in space, stuck in a junkyard.
Guy Williams as Dr. John Robinson, father of the Robinsons
June Lockhart as Maureen Robinson, mother of the Robinsons
Mark Goddard as Major Don West, captain of the ship Jupiter 2
Marta Kristen as Judy Robinson, older daughter of the Robinsons
Maxwell jenkins as Will Robinson, only son and youngest child of the Robinsons
Angela Cartwright as Penny Robinson, younger daughter of the Robinsons
Jonathan Harris as Dr. Zachary Smith
Lost in Space article on the IMDb
The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW.
It is part of a line of past BMW roadsters such as the BMW Z1, BMW 507, BMW Z8, and the BMW Z3.
The Z4 replaces the Z3.
First generation production started in 2002 to replace the BMW Z3 introduced in 1995, at a plant in Greer, South Carolina, of BMW US.
Both roadster and coupe versions of the car were made.
The Z4’s body dimensions were larger and its wheelbase was longer and wider.
The suspension was also upgraded to be stiffer and the car was equipped with a sport package which firmed up the steering.
When it came out, it won Automobile magazine's "Design of the Year Award".
With the 2009 model year, BMW started making the second-generation Z4 at BMW's Regensburg, Germany plant as a retractable hardtop roadster.
In 2009, the BMW Z4 II won the Red Dot Design Award.
Carl von Ossietzky (3 October 1889 – 4 May 1938) was a German journalist and peacemaker.
He was awarded the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize because he exposed the secret German re-armament.
He was convicted of treason and spying afterwards.
Nobel prize biography
David Seth Kotkin (September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American illusionist.
He is described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.
Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records.
Copperfield has won a total of 21 Emmy Awards.
Copperfield was knighted by the French government.
He has also been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress.
Copperfield was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, United States.
His parents were immigrants from the USSR which is now present-day Ukraine.
David Copperfield is a novel written by Charles Dickens. "
David Copperfield" can also mean:
David Copperfield (1935 movie), a 1935 movie based on the novel
David Copperfield (illusionist), an American magician
Barbara Marx Sinatra (née Blakeley; March 10, 1927 – July 25, 2017) was an American model and showgirl.
She was born in Bosworth, Missouri.
She was married to Zeppo Marx from 1959 to 1973 and was the fourth and final wife of Frank Sinatra from 1976 until his death in 1998.
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Models from Missouri
Entertainers from Missouri
Margaret "Gretel" Bergmann-Lambert (née Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017) was a German-born American Jewish athlete.
She was born in Laupheim, Württemberg.
She competed as a high jumper during the 1930s.
Because of her Jewish origins, the Nazis prevented her from taking part in the 1936 Summer Olympics, after which she left Germany and vowed never to return.
She later moved to the United States.
Bergmann died in Queens, New York on July 25, 2017 at he age of 103.
Thomas James Fleming (July 5, 1927 – July 23, 2017) was an American military historian and historical novelist.
Fleming was the author of over forty nonfiction and fiction titles.
His work was about the particular interest on the American Revolution, with titles such as Liberty!
The American Revolution And The Future Of America, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the History of America and Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge.
Thomas Fleming's home page
The American Revolution Center
The American Revolution Round Table (New York)
The Society of American Historians
Booknotes interview with Fleming on The New Dealers' War, August 26, 2001.
In Depth interview with Fleming, January 4, 2004
Fleming's Presentation at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on June 6, 2013
Solomon Perel (born 21 April 1925), also Shlomo Perel or Sally Perel, is a German-born Israeli author and motivational speaker.
He was born in Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany to a German Jewish family.
He escaped persecution by the Nazis by pretending to be an ethnic German.
His life story is told in the 1990 movie Europa Europa loosely based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon (I Was Hitler Youth Salomon).
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It Just Comes Natural is the 24th studio album by George Strait.
The album was released on October 3, 2006 through MCA Nashville Records.
The song "Give It Away" from the album was Strait's 41st Number One for Billboard Hot Country Songs.
A Sangul Utindaanː is a traditional spiritual custodian of the Sangul people in Northern Ghana.
Some sources translate this position's name to mean the Sangul's "overlord" or "landlord".
In November 2017, the serving Utindaan is Wunikpel Mbaliye Jato.
The  descendants of the Utidaan are Gasetiib, a clan in the Tatale-Sangul District.
This role is not the same as one with a similar name in the Saboba District of Northern Ghanabhggg, which has a different title and role.
The Governor of Bihar is a head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar.
The Governor is appointed by the President for a time of 5 years.
Phagu Chauhan is the current Governor of Bihar state.
History of Governor's of Bihar
States and territories of India-related lists
Bihar governors
Keshari Nath Tripathi (; born 10 November 1934) is an Indian politician.
He was the Governor of West Bengal.
He took promise as Governor of West Bengal on 24 July 2014 and as Governor of Bihar on 27 November in 2017.
He was selected as the Governor of Mizoram on 4 April 2015.
He is an experienced BJP leader.
Earlier, he was the speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Governors of Meghalaya
Governors of Mizoram
Current Indian Governors
Current Indian lieutenant governors
Current Indian administrators
Cheviot is a city in Ohio in the United States.
Guernsey County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 40,087 people lived there.
The county seat is Cambridge.
Formazza (Walliser German: Pomatt, Piedmontese: Formassa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont.
Formazza is about  northeast of Turin and  north of Verbania.
As of 2004 about 443 people lived there.
The municipality of Formazza contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Foppiano, Antillone, Fondovalle, Chiesa, Valdo, San Michele, Ponte, Brendo, Grovella, Canza, Sotto Frua, La Frua, and Riale.
Chesterfield is a major city in the East Midlands region of England.
Other main cities in the East Midlands include: Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, Northampton, and Mansfield.
Pickaway County is a county of Ohio in the United States.
In 2010, 55,698 people lived there.
The county seat is Circleville.
Circleville is a city in Ohio in the United States.
It is the county seat of Pickaway County.
Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio.
In the 2010 census, 45,858 people lived there.
The county was founded in 1818 and named for Benjamin Logan, who fought Native Americans in the area.
Sarzens is a former municipality of the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Abbéville-la-Rivière is a commune.
It is in the Essonne department in north France.
Fislis is a commune.
Domat/Ems (, ) is a municipality of the district of Imboden in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Bescanó is a municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain.
Piła () is a town in northwestern Poland.
In 2006, 75,044 people lived there.
Piła is the largest town in the northern part of Great Poland.
It is the capital of Piła County.
These municipalities are next to Delfinópolis:  São Roque de Minas (N),  São João Batista do Glória (E), Passos and Cássia (S), Ibiraci (SW), and Sacramento (W).
Southern Leyte (, ) is a province of the Philippines.
It is located in the Eastern Visayas region.
The capital is the city of Maasin.
Sogod, Cebu, Philippines
Sogod, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Madingley is a village in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.
It is near Coton and Dry Drayton.
Flaxlanden is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Folgensbourg is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Swedish Transport Agency's law-breaking of security for computer system was law-breaking - exposed by media in 2017 - regarding the security of  information in a database of the governmental agency, Swedish Transport Agency.
Chief of the agency, Maria Ågren let IBM work on the agency's computer systems in 2015; she did not follow a warning that came from other workers in the Swedish Transport Agency, and she did not follow a warning that came from Swedish Security Service (Säpo).
Mary J. Ruwart (born October 16, 1949) is a retired American biomedical researcher and libertarian speaker, writer, and activist.
She was a leading candidate for the 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nomination and is the author of the award-winning Healing Our World.
In March 2008, Ruwart announced her candidacy for the Libertarian presidential nomination in the 2008 election.
She lost the nomination to Bob Barr on the sixth ballot at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention on May 25, 2008.
Ruwart unsuccessfully ran for Texas Comptroller in 2010 against incumbent Republican Susan Combs.
She received 417,523 votes (10.5%) in a race that had no Democrat.
Ruwart's home page
Leo Juhani "Leksa" Kinnunen (5 August 1943 – 26 July 2017) was a Finnish racing driver, and the first Formula One driver from Finland.
He was born in Tampere, Finland.
Kinnunen won the Nordic Challenge Cup in 1969, the Interserie from 1971–1973, and helped Porsche to take the World Sportscar Championship for manufacturers in 1970 (drivers championships were not awarded until 1981).
In 1974, he switched to Formula One.
He was the last driver to compete in Formula One using an open-face helmet.
Leo Kinnunen – The Flying Finn
Sylvie Merzeau (commonly called Louise Merzeau, 8 November 1963 – 15 July 2017) was a French academic, university professor at the Paris Nanterre University, specializing on communication studies, as well as a photographer.
She was a trustee of Wikimedia France.
He was born in Saarbrücken, Germany.
Before and during the war he was a member of the Nazi Party and the SA.
After the war he served as European Commissioner for Research, Technology and Information Distribution from 1967 through 1970.
Hellwid turned 100 in August 2012.
He died on 22 July 2017 in Berlin of cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 104.
Giovanni Battista Pichierri (February 12, 1943 – July 26, 2017) was an Italian prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
He was born in Sava, Apulia.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1967.
Pichierri served as bishop of the Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy from 1990 to 1999.
He then served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie from 1999 to his death in 2017.
Lawrence Anthony Pezzulo (May 3, 1926 – July 26, 2017) was an American politician and Foreign Service officer.
He served as the United States Ambassador to Nicaragua (1979–1981) and to Uruguay (1977–1979) during the Jimmy Carter presidency.
Pezzulo was born in New York City.
He married Josephine DiMattia in February 1950.
Maxlei dos Santos Luzia or simply Max (27 February 1975 – 26 July 2017) was a Brazilian goalkeeper.
He was born in Rio de Janiero.
He was known for playing for Portuguesa-RJ, Vila Nova and Botafogo.
In June 2017, Max was the victim of an attempted robbery.
The former goalkeeper suffered a fractured right hand and a cerebral edema.
On 26 July 2017, Santos Luzia died of a cerebral edema in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 42.
canalbotafogo.com
sambafoot.com
Michael McElhatton (born 12 September 1963) is an Irish actor and writer.
He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
He joined the series as a guest star in the second season, and continued to play this role until season 5, promoted to a regular cast member.
His first well known role was that of Rats Doyle in the Irish sitcom Paths to Freedom.
In 2011, he had a role in the movie Albert Nobbs  directed by Rodrigo García, and the following year the short  Pentecost , which received a nomination for Best Short Film at the 2012 Academy Awards.
Chilika Lake is the biggest brackish water lake on India's east coast.
The lake is located in Odisha.
It  is attached to the  Bay of Bengal.
Part of the lake isa bird sanctuary.
The Swedish Transport Agency () is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.
It was formed on 1 January 2009, through a merger of several government agencies, including the Civil Aviation Administration.
Law-breaking and the following loss of security for the agency's computer system
A high-speed rail line from Bangkok is being planned.
The line will be built meters above ground, on 15 kilometers of the track, "to avoid causing traffic problems in downtown Muang district", between Phukhao Lat and Ban Ko railway stations.
John Kevin "JK" Delaney (born April 16, 1963) is an American politician and businessman.
He was the United States Representative for Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
On July 28, 2017, Delaney became the first Democrat to announce he is running for President in 2020.
He ended his campaign in January 2020, days before the Iowa caucus.
Delaney was born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey.
His parents were Elaine Rowe and Jack Delaney, an electrician.
He was raised in Wood-Ridge.
He studied at Columbia University and Georgetown University Law Center.
Delaney has co-founded two companies, both of which are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
He has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2004.
In 1993, he co-founded Health Care Financial Partners, to make loans available to smaller-sized health care service providers purportedly ignored by larger banks.
In 2000, Delaney co-founded CapitalSource, a commercial lender headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland; the company provided capital to roughly 5,000 small and mid-size businesses before his departure.
United States Representative (2013–2019)
Delaney decided to run for the newly redrawn 6th District against 10-term Republican incumbent Roscoe Bartlett.
The district had long been a Republican stronghold.
During the primary, Delaney was endorsed by former President Bill Clinton, U.S. Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Comptroller Peter Franchot, the Washington Post, and the Gazette.
On April 3, 2012, Delaney won the five-candidate Democratic primary field with 54% of the vote.
The next closest opponent, State Senator Robert J. Garagiola, received 29% of the vote, 25 points behind Delaney.
Delaney introduced legislation to end partisan gerrymandering.
The Open Our Democracy Act would appoint independent redistricting commissions nationwide to end partisan gerrymandering, make Election Day a federal holiday and create an open top-two primary system.
Congressman John Delaney  official U.S. House website
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and musician.
He is known for movie roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and Sammy Jankis in Christopher Nolan's Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry (Deadwood), Bob Bishop (Heroes), Sandy Ryerson (Glee), Stu Beggs (Californication), and Action Jack Barker (Silicon Valley).
Johnson was best known for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue".
He charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits in 1986's "Give Me Wings" and "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder".
He also co-wrote "Cain's Blood", the debut single of 1990s country group 4 Runner.
Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist.
He made singles for Eddie Rabbitt, including "I Wanna Dance with You", "That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and "B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love".
He was born in Midland, Texas.
Walker Jr. produced the first three albums of Bryan White, and for Pam Tillis, Collin Raye and Travis Tritt.
He was also a session musician who played guitar.
Between 1987 and 1994, he recorded seven New Age albums, all for major labels.
Joachim Gerhard Vobbe (January 5, 1947 – July 26, 2017) was a German bishop for the Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany.
He was born in Bad Honnef, Germany.
Vobbe was ordained a priest on 14 June 1972.
After serving as a chaplain (Kaplan) for five years in Catholic parishes in Cologne (1972–1974) and Düsseldorf (1974–1977), he joined the Old Catholic Church in 1977, becoming rector in Blumberg until 1982.
He then served in Offenbach, latterly as Dean of Hesse.
Vobbe served as the Bishop of the Old Catholics in Germany (based in Bonn) until 2009.
As bishop of a church in full communion with the Church of England, he has been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop in that church's Diocese in Europe since 1999.
Ramón Xirau Subías (, ) (20 January 1924 – 27 July 2017) was a Spanish-born Mexican poet, philosopher and literary critic.
He was a research faculty member of the UNAM y and the National System of Researchers.
At the UNAM he taught at the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature and did research at the Institute of Philosophy Research.
He was a member of the Colegio Nacional since 1973.
Hampton Lansden Fancher (born July 18, 1938) is an American actor who became a movie producer and screenwriter in the late 1970s.
He is known for writing the screenplay for Blade Runner.
Salon.com  – The flamenco man: Hampton Fancher
Santiniketan is a town in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India.
Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by Black Sabbath.
The album was released on January 31, 1994.
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd OM PC (born 8 October 1929) is a British politician.
She served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 1992.
From 1992 to 2000, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons.
She was the first, and to date only, female Speaker of the House of Commons.
She sits, by tradition, as a Crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
Brief biography by BBC News, October 2000
Reeves began his career as a screenwriter for the movies Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and The Pallbearer (1996).
He then  worked into television as a director and co-creator of the drama series Felicity (1998–2002)  alongside J.J. Abrams.
Reeves has since directed the found-footage horror movie Cloverfield (2008), the romantic horror movie Let Me In (2010), and the science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017).
In February 2017, Warner Bros. announced that Reeves would direct The Batman, set to be released in 2022 and starring Robert Pattinson as the titular character.
LAist.com Interview with Matt Reeves
Hsu was born in Zhongxinlun, Neipu (, a town of Pingtung) in 1909.
He studied at Neiho Elementary School (), Takao Middle School () and Taihok Medical College ().
In 1931, he married Chiu Jen-mei.
They had six children
After the end of World War II in 1945, Hsu began to serve as the first surgery director of National Taiwan University Hospital, but he resigned in 1950.
After that, he set up Hsu Surgery Hospital (徐外科醫院) in 1950 and created Private Meiho Senior high school (美和高中) in 1961.
In 1971, he set up the Meiho Youth baseball team, six-time world champion.
In 1984, Hsu died at the age of 76.
Father: Hsu Yu-hsiang(徐友祥)
Mother: Chiu Hua-mei(邱華妹)
Wife:Chiu Jen-mei(邱壬妹)
First daughter: Hsu Li-ying(徐麗英)
Second daughter: Huei-ying Hsu Fang(房徐蕙英), her husband is Fang Jin-yan
Granddaughter: Fang Zihning(房滋寧), Fang Lyusih(房律思)
First son: Hsu Tan-lin(徐旦隣)
Third daughter: Hsu Mei-ying(徐美英)
Second son: Hsu Yu-tu(徐於菟)
Third son: Hsu Chi-lin(徐齊隣)
Hsu's chronology
The Eifel is a mountain range mostly in Germany.
The northern part is in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The southern part is in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The western border of the Eifel is at the Belgian and Luxembourgian Ardennes.
The eastern border is at the Westerwald across the Rhine River.
The southern border is at the Hunsrück across the Moselle River.
The northern border is at the lower regions of the Rhineland.
The Eifel has hills up to about .
They are made of slate and other stones.
The highest hill is the Hohe Acht with an altitude of .
Few people live in the mountain range.
It has many trees, reservoirs and rivers.
West Eifel (Westeifel): western part, partly in Belgium and Luxembourg
East Eifel (Osteifel): central and eastern part
Venn Foreland (Vennvorland): in the very northwest (around Aachen)
Ripuarian in the North Rhine-Westphalia part and bordering Belgium
Moselle Franconian dialects in the Rhineland-Palatinate part and bordering Belgium
Luxembourgish in Luxembourg and bordering Belgium
Garry Alan Monk (born 6 March 1979) is an English football manager and former player.
He has managed EFL Championship club Middlesbrough since 2017.
He played for Torquay United, Southampton, Barnsley and Swansea City.
He has previously been the manager of Swansea and Leeds United.
Garry played for Torquay United Academy until 1995, and began playing for the first team before leaving for Southampton the next year.
He rarely played for The Saints and went out on loan to Torquay, Stockport County, Oxford United and Sheffield Wendesday.
He also played on loan for Barnsley, before joining permanently in January 2004.
He left for Swansea City in Summer 2004, and stayed there for ten years.
Garry was captain for a while, but retired from football in 2004.
Garry started managing Swansea City as their interim player-manager after Michael Laudrup was given the sack.
He was good and Swansea were not relegated to the Championship.
He became the main manager the next season, and they played well and finished eighth.
Garry was not good at the beginning of the next season, and was sacked in Christmas time 2015.
Statistics as manager
A general election was held on 12 December 2019 to elect all 650 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
The Conservative Party won with a landslide majority and Boris Johnson stayed as Prime Minister.
The Labour Party lost 60 seats, giving them their lowest number of seats (202) since 1935.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn quit after the loss saying he "would not lead Labour at the next election".
This led to a leadership election in the party where Keir Starmer became the new leader.
December 2019 events
2019 elections in Europe
Kiss Me Once is the twelfth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
It was released worldwide on 14 March 2014 by Parlophone Records, and is her first studio album since Aphrodite (2010).