Burning of Jaffna library — The burning of the Jaffna library was an important event in the ongoing Sri Lankan civil war. An organized mob went on a rampage on the nights of May 31 to June 2, 1981, burning the Jaffna public library. It was one of the violent examples of… … Wikipedia
Rick Yancey — is an American novelist, formerly an Internal Revenue Service tax collector. His Alfred Kropp series begins with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp , which was named a Best Book for Children by Publishers Weekly and was a finalist for… … Wikipedia
Rick Yancey — ist ein amerikanischer Buchautor. Er erwarb einen B. A. in Englisch an der Roosevelt University in Chicago und arbeitete danach zunächst als Lehrer und Schauspieler. Später war er bei der amerikanischen Steuerbehörde IRS beschäftigt. Seit 2004… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Mthwakazi — This word Mthwakazi is derived from the name of Queen Mu Thwa, the first ruler of the Mthwakazi territory who ruled around 7,000 years ago. She was the matriarch of the Aba Thwa, the San people who were derogatively called the Bushmen by… … Wikipedia
South Africa under apartheid — Apartheid (meaning separateness in Afrikaans, cognate to English apart and ) was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1990. Apartheid had its roots in the history of… … Wikipedia
List of Kinnikuman characters — The following is a list of characters from the manga/anime series Kinnikuman. The characters are listed by story arc appearance order. Contents 1 Monster Extermination Chapter 2 20th Choujin Olympics Chapter 3 American Tour Chapter … Wikipedia
Warcraft (series) — The Warcraft universe is a fictional universe in which a series of games and books published by Blizzard Entertainment are set. Players were first introduced to this universe in the original in Eastern Kingdoms of the planet Azeroth. Known worlds … Wikipedia
Bernard Kerik — Infobox Governor name = Bernard B. Kerik order1 = office1 = Police Commissioner City of New York children = Angelina, Celine, Joseph and Lisa term start1 = August 21, 2000 term end1 = December 31, 2001 predecessor1 = Howard Safir successor1 =… … Wikipedia