Written in 1866, ’The Blue Danube’ (“An der schönen blauen Donau”) is Austria’s unofficial national anthem, intended at the time of its creation to capture the soul of Vienna and lift the country’s spirit following military defeat by Prussia. The Blue Danube (02:57) “The Blue Danube” is the common English…
The Byzantine Empire finally fell in 1453, after an Ottoman army stormed Constantinople during the reign of Constantine XI. Byzantine Empire. Written By: Byzantine Empire, the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived for a thousand years after the western half had crumbled into various feudal kingdoms and which…
Formed in 1983 as Roxx Regime, the band soon changed their musical message to reflect their Christian beliefs, and the band’s name was also changed to Stryper. They went on to become the first overtly Christian heavy metal band to gain acceptance in the mainstream. Stryper was originally known as…
Official Camp Fire tally is 85 deaths , but we found 50 more. It ignited in the early morning hours of Nov. 8, 2018 and would rage for more than two weeks, devastating the town of Paradise before it was extinguished. FRONTLINE’s new documentary Fire in Paradise examines who’s to…
Leonard retired again in 1991 after losing a WBC super welterweightsuper welterweightsuper welterweight, 154 pounds (70 kg) middleweight, 160 pounds (72.5 kg) super middleweight, 168 pounds (76 kg) light heavyweight, 175 pounds (79 kg) cruiserweight, 200 pounds (91 kg)https://www.britannica.com › boxing › Weight-divisionsboxing – Weight divisions – Encyclopedia Britannica title…
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005, to September 1, 2008. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was also nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids’…
The album, titled III, was released in November 2014 and became the band’s seventh number one. It was preceded by the single “These Days”, which became the band’s 12th number one single in the UK. The album itself, called III, was released on 28 November 2014 and became the band’s…
By the 1980, wooden rackets became obsolete. Instead, brands like Dunlop and Prince switched over to graphite frames. World class tennis players John McEnroe and Steffi Graf dominated the court with the Dunlop Max200G. Most manufacturers continued to make their racquets from wood until the 1960s, with few other design…
Agoncillo’s book was written in 1947 in order to hook the present onto the past. The 1890s themes of exploitation and betrayal by the propertied class, the rise of a plebeian leader, and the revolt of the masses against Spain, are implicitly being played out in the late 1940s. When…
Originally appearing on Channel 4 ’s The 11 O’Clock Show, and subsequently as the title character of Channel 4’s Da Ali G Show in 2000 and on HBO in 2003–2004, he is also the title character of the film Ali G Indahouse. In a 2001 poll by Channel 4 Ali…