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Произведения автора582007
Battle of Villers-Bocage
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the liberation of German-occupied France. The battle was the result of a British attempt to improve their position by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in the German defences to the west of the city of Caen. After one day of fighting in and around the small town of Villers-Bocage and a second day defending a position outside the town, the British force retired largely intact.
Elton John and Tim Rice`s Aida
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Elton John and Tim Rice`s Aida is a 1999 concept album that contains songs from, but predates the main production of, the 2000 musical Aida.
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu Tanambogo
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, between the forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied (mainly United States (U.S.) Marine) ground forces. It took place from 7–9 August 1942 on the Solomon Islands, during the initial Allied landings in the Guadalcanal campaign.
Battle of Tory Island
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Tory Island, (sometimes called the Battle of Donegal, Battle of Lough Swilly or Warren`s Action) was a naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 12 October 1798 between French and British squadrons off the northwest coast of Donegal, then in the Kingdom of Ireland. The last action of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Battle of Tory Island ended the final attempt by the French Navy to land substantial numbers of soldiers in Ireland during the war.
Curtis W. Fentress
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA (born 1947) an American Architect, is the Principal-in-Charge of Design at Fentress Architects, an international design studio he founded in Denver, Colorado in 1980. Fentress Architects also has studios in Los Angeles, CA, San Jose, CA, and Washington, D.C..
Little Jeannie
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Little Jeannie" (spelled "Little Jeanie" on the cover of the single) is a song by Elton John and Gary Osborne, recorded by John and released as a single in 1980 from John`s album 21 at 33. It was written for Jeannie Bonds, who was in the Miss. Sumter pageant in 1979. It reached number three on the Billboard pop chart in the United States, becoming the singer`s biggest U.S. hit since 1976`s "Don`t Go Breaking My Heart" (a duet with singer Kiki Dee), and his highest-charting solo hit since 1975`s "Island Girl". It became John`s fifth number one on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and on August 12, 1980 it was certified gold by the RIAA. In Canada, it reached number one on the RPM 100 national...
Don`t Go Breaking My Heart
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Don`t Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" (a pun on the expression "an horse and cart, blanche"), and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Tamla Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. It is not to be confused with the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song of the same title recorded in 1966 by Dionne Warwick.
Leo Strauss
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a political philosopher and classicist who specialized in classical political philosophy. He was born in Germany to Jewish parents and later emigrated to the United States. He spent most of his career as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, where he taught several generations of students and published fifteen books.
DePaul University College of Law
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! DePaul University College of Law is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded in 1897 as the Illinois College of Law, the school became part of DePaul University in 1912 and is one of the academic colleges of DePaul, a Big East Conference university. The College is known for its Intellectual Property Law program , headed by Professor Barbara B. Bressler, and its Health Law program, headed by Professor Nanette Elster. Both programs have garnered top 20 placements in the U.S. News World Report rankings in recent years. In 2004, the school established the International Aviation Law Institute, the first of its kind in the United States. DePaul University College of Law is ranked...
Franklin stove
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after its inventor, Benjamin Franklin. It was invented in 1741. It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room`s air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire`s hot fumes around the baffle. It was intended to produce more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace. It is also known as a "circulating stove" or the "Pennsylvania fireplace".
Cleopatra 2525
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.
Government House, Canberra
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Government House, Canberra, commonly known as Yarralumla, is the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla, in the City of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
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