Month: December 2021

Cornelis Hiddingh, RNL (10 June 1809 – 4 September 1871) was a South African born Dutch lawyer and civil servant, who acted as special envoy to the Orange Free State and South African Republic in 1855–1856 and was consul general of the Orange Free State in the Netherlands between 1861 […]

Vincent Gerard Ryan (born 22 April 1938) is an Australian retired Catholic priest who has been convicted of sexually abusing 37 children. He was first charged in October 1995 and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Ryan was the first Catholic priest in the Newcastle, New South Wales, region to be […]

The Aracoma Alma Mine accident occurred when a conveyor belt in the Aracoma Alma Mine No. 1 at Melville in Logan County, West Virginia, caught fire. The conveyor belt ignited on the morning of January 19, 2006, pouring smoke through the gaps in the wall and into the fresh air […]

Ilya Vladimirovich Byakin (Russian: Илъя Владимирович Бякин; born February 2, 1963 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and National Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow, Avangard Omsk, Edmonton Oilers, and San Jose Sharks. He was inducted into […]

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but Roche did not compete. Newcombe partnered with Ken Fletcher, and they defeated Bill Bowrey and Owen Davidson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen’ Doubles tennis title at the 1966 Wimbledon Championship.[1] Men’s Doubles 1966 Wimbledon […]

Land ingen Dúngaile (died 890 AD) (sometimes spelled Lann or Flann; her patronymic sometimes Dúnlainge) was a Dál Birn princess of Osraige who was a noteworthy figure in Irish politics during a critical time in Viking-age Ireland. . . . Land ingen Dúngaile . . . She was the daughter […]

“Hang It Up” is a song by English musical duo The Ting Tings, released as the lead single from their second studio album Sounds from Nowheresville. It was released as a download on 27 December 2011.[1] It was the first song they had released since “Hands” in October 2010. The […]

Sentosa is an island just off the southern coast of Singapore. This district also includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands. . . . Singapore/Sentosa and Harbourfront . . . Formerly known by the rather unattractive name of Pulau Blakang Mati (“The Island After Death” in Malay) and the centrepiece of […]

Frostburg, often referred to as Mountain City, is a charming little town tucked in Allegany County, Western Maryland. The town is home to Frostburg State University and has a lively variety of student-oriented pubs. Frostburg has a slow, but rich history. Being one of the primary coach stops along the […]

Lewiston is the county seat of and largest city in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It is the second largest city in the Idaho Panhandle region behind Coeur d’Alene. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of both Nez Perce County in Idaho […]