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Oyster ice cream is a flavor of ice cream with a savory taste. After being recorded in a 19th-century cookbook, then forgotten for the next two centuries, the ice cream flavor has been offered at a number of 21st-century oyster festivals. Savory ice cream made from oysters . . . […]

Jacques Cortelyou (ca 1625–1693) was an influential early citizen of New Amsterdam (later New York City) who was Surveyor General of the early Dutch colony. Cortelyou’s main accomplishment was the so-called Cortelyou Survey, the first map of New York City, commonly called the Castello Plan after the location in a […]

The ex-dividend date, also known as the reinvestment date, is an investment term involving the timing of payment of dividends on stocks of corporations, income trusts, and other financial holdings, both publicly and privately held. The ex-date or ex-dividend date represents the date on or after which a security is […]

Harry Clark is an American playwright and cellist. He is known for plays that combine drama with live or recorded classical music performance. Playwright Harry Clark . . . Harry Clark (playwright) . . . Born in Tucson, AZ, Clark began playing the cello at age 10. Former principal cellist […]

Caroline Mikkelsen Caroline Mikkelsen raising the flag of Norway at a cairn on the Antarctic Tryne Islands, 1935. Born 1906 Died 1998 Nationality Denmark, Norway Known for First woman on an Antarctic island 20th-century Danish-Norwegian explorer; first woman to explore Antarctica Caroline Mikkelsen (20 November 1906[1]– 15 September 1998,[2] later married […]

Jyväskylä is a nice university city in Central Finland and a sizeable part of the city’s 130,000 inhabitants are students. Beautifully set between lakes and ridges, many motorsports fans are familiar with the city as the Finnish Rally of the World Rally Championships series takes place around the city each […]

The prawn cracker (Indonesian: krupuk udang) is a form of deep fried snack made from starch and prawn. Prawn crackers are a common snack food in Southeast Asian cuisine, but they are most closely associated with Indonesia and Malaysia.[2] They have also been adapted into East Asian cuisines.[3][4] Indonesian prawn-flavoured […]

DeAngelo Tyson (born April 12, 1989) is a former American footballdefensive end. He was selected in the seventh round, 236th overall, by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Georgia. American football defensive end DeAngelo Tyson Tyson with the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 No. […]

Ward Brehm is a Minnesota businessman, leader in African humanitarian efforts and nationally known public speaker and commentator[1] on relief and development in Africa.[2] . . . Ward Brehm . . . Brehm has now served at the pleasure of three U.S. presidents in his role with the United States […]

This article documents the chronology of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2021, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this pandemic began in December 2019. Sequence of major events in a virus pandemic […]