On 16 October 2009, Ghana won the U-20 World CupU-20 World CupThe FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship for male players under the age of 20, organised by FIFA. The competition has been staged every two years since the first tournament in 1977 held in Tunisia.…
Scotland also recorded large falls, as did the Midlands and North of England. September saw snow in Dartmoor! A snowy period. 1920-23 were little or average. From 1895-99 the UK had 4 consecutive years of little/average snowfall, of which the only noteworthy fall was of 1ft in the Eastern spine…
: to have one’s own ideas and make one’s own choices about what should be done Her parents want her to go to college, but she has a mind of her own and insists on trying to become an actress. —often used figuratively I can’t get the camera to work…
Goebel remains the only state governor in the United States to ever be assassinated while in office. Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Goebel succumbed to the bullet wound on February 3, 1900, at age forty-four. He served as governor for three days. Goebel remains the only governor to have been … William…
Billy Mitchell was the first person to ever get a perfect score in Pac-ManPac-ManPac-Man is an action maze chase video game; the player controls the eponymous character through an enclosed maze. The objective of the game is to eat all of the dots placed in the maze while avoiding four…
On December 14, 1993, four employees were shot and killed and a fifth employee was seriously injured at a Chuck E. A verbal squabble escalated into a violent clash of 18 patrons at the Boynton Beach, Florida, Chuck E. Cheese in 2013. Three were arrested and a … A Chuck E.…
The most leaves on a clover stem (Trifolium repens L.) is 56 and was discovered by Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki City, Iwate, Japan, on 10 May … MORIOKA, Iwate Pref. – A 56-leaf clover found last year by farmer Shigeo Obara in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, has been recognized by … What does…
Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain, have won the most Tours with five each. Indurain is the only man to win five consecutive Tours. Henri Cornet is the youngest winner; he won in 1904, just short of his 20th birthday. Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and…
Find out how Doubt stacks up against the other CBS TV shows. On February 24th 2017, CBS pulled Doubt from the schedule. On May 17th, the cancellation was confirmed. On June 20th, CBS announced it would air the rest of season one on Saturdays. As of today it is not…
: to be able to use (something) or to deal with (something or someone) well and effectively He has a way with words. : to do exactly what one wants to do to or with (something or someone) especially : to have sex with (someone, and especially someone over whom…