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Jun 2022...22 May 1976. ( 1976-05-22) Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.

Jun 2022...January March. January 5 The Great Kalmyk Migration is led by Ubashi Khan, from the east bank of the Lower Volga River back to the homeland of Dzungaria, at this time under Qing Dynasty rule.; January 9 Emperor Go-Momozono accedes to the throne of Japan, following his aunt's abdication.; February 12 Upon the death of Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of Sweden by his son ...

Jun 2022...Film Incestuous families or several kinds of incest in one film or a film series. The American horror films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original series 19741994 and remake series 20032006) and Wrong Turn (2003) feature villains who are the product of inbreeding.; Two of the shorts of the anthology film Immoral Tales (1973) deal with incest. The first story features two cousins who have ...

Jun 2022...Alberto Pedro Caldern (September 14, 1920 April 16, 1998) was an Argentinian mathematician. His name is associated with the University of Buenos Aires, but first and foremost with the University of Chicago, where Caldern and his mentor, the analyst Antoni Zygmund, developed the theory of singular integral operators. This created the "Chicago School of (hard) Analysis" (sometimes simply ...

Jun 2022...The portrayals of bisexuality in the media reflect societal attitudes towards bisexuality in the existing media portrayals.Throughout history, numerous bisexual characters have appeared in television series, including cartoons, anime, video games and web series, along with literature, comics, radio, and other mediums. Bisexuality is a sexual orientation that refers to the romantic and/or ...

Jun 2022...Jesus (c. 4 BC AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah (the Christ), prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. ...

Jun 2022...Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) is an American geographer, historian, ornithologist, and author best known for his popular science books The Third Chimpanzee (1991); Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997, awarded a Pulitzer Prize); Collapse (2005), The World Until Yesterday (2012), and Upheaval (2019). Originally trained in biochemistry and physiology, Diamond is known for drawing from a ...

Jun 2022...Simon "Si" Ramo (May 7, 1913 June 27, 2016) was an American engineer, businessman, and author. He led development of microwave and missile technology and is sometimes known as the father of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). He also developed General Electric's electron microscope.He played prominent roles in the formation of two Fortune 500 companies, Ramo-Wooldridge (TRW ...

Jun 2022...The Royal Households of the United Kingdom consist of royal officials and the supporting staff of the British Royal Family, as well as the Royal Household which supports the Sovereign. Each member of the Royal Family who undertakes public duties has their own separate household. When Elizabeth II succeeded her father George VI as sovereign of the United Kingdom, she appointed a new household.

Jun 2022...Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI (May 7, 1909 March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation.He invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and the retinex theory of color vision, among other things.His Polaroid instant camera went on sale in late 1948 and ...

Jun 2022...The discovery of gold in Victoria in mid-1851 sparked a gold rush, and Melbourne, the colony's major port, experienced rapid growth.Within months, the city's population had nearly doubled from 25,000 to 40,000 inhabitants. Exponential growth ensued, and by 1865 Melbourne had overtaken Sydney as Australia's most populous city.. An influx of intercolonial and international migrants, particularly ...

Jun 2022...John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence. He co-authored the document that coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), developed the Lisp programming language family, significantly influenced the design of the ALGOL programming language ...

Jun 2022...An Apparent Death: And An A: Andre De Moller Trio: 19641965: Rhythm & Blues: Andre De Moller, John Eddy, Ken Kramer, Malcolm Johnson: 1965 name changed to Blue Dogs, Records-Walk on Boy, Help Me, Anthony Nieves: 2004Present Rock pop Anthony Nieves

Jun 2022...Lesley Jane Beale (also Clarke and Collins) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Laurie Brett.She made her first appearance on 22 June 2004. Brett took maternity leave in 2011 and departed on 19 May. She returned on 8 November and departed again on 27 January 2012. Jane made a temporary return to the show on 6 January 2014 until 20 May and permanently from 24 ...

Jun 2022...Isabella Karle (December 2, 1921 October 3, 2017) was an American chemist who was instrumental in developing techniques to extract plutonium chloride from a mixture containing plutonium oxide. For her scientific work, Karle received the GarvanOlin Medal, Gregori Aminoff Prize, Bower Award, National Medal of Science, and the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award (which is the Navy's ...

Jun 2022...Robert H. Burris (April 13, 1914 May 11, 2010) was a professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1961. Research in Burris's lab focused on enzyme reaction mechanisms, and he made significant contributions to our knowledge of nitrogen fixation.

Jun 2022...This is a list of books published as Penguin Classics.. In 1996, Penguin Books published as a paperback A Complete Annotated Listing of Penguin Classics and Twentieth-Century Classics (ISBN 0-14-771090-1).. This article covers editions in the series: black label (1970s), colour-coded spines (1980s), and the most recent editions (2000s).

May 2022...Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882 9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering. He co-authored an early major textbook on the subject which essentially introduced the concept of unit operations.He also co-developed the Houdry process under contract to The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil) into modern fluid catalytic ...

Jun 2022...The 2004 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Monday, October 11, with the champions of the three NL divisionsalong with a "wild card" teamparticipating in two best-of-five series. They were: (1) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division champion, 10557) vs. (3) Los Angeles Dodgers ...

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