George Washington was the first president of the USA.
Upon graduation, he became a radio sports announcer. A screen test in 1937 won him a contract in Hollywood. During the next two decades he appeared in 53 films.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas.
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the USA.
Barack Obama won the United States presidential election of 2008.
Michael Schumacher is a former Formula One driver, seven-time world champion, and current advisor and occasional test driver for Ferrari.
Fias current president is Max Mosley.
On May 1, 1994, in the San Marino Grand Prix, where his race-leading Williams inexplicably speared off the Imola track and hit the concrete wall at Tamburello corner.
The Prince of Wales became Duke of Cornwall in 1952 on The Queen's accession, and he receives the annual net revenues from the Duchy of Cornwall to meet all his costs.
Prince William was 15-years-old when Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
The royal family's official name, or lack thereof, became a problem during World War I, when people began to mutter that Saxe-Coburg-Gotha sounded far too German. King George V and his family needed a new, English-sounding name. After considering everything from Plantagenet to Tudor-Stuart to simply England, the king and his advisors chose the name Windsor.
He was born at 9.03pm on 21 June 1982, at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London.
The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and has four children and eight grandchildren.
There are many great traditions of Wales, but three stand out that make it culturally distinct from its neighbors: the Eisteddfod, the Noson Lawen and the Cymanfa Ganu. Of these, the Eisteddfod is probably the most ancient and certainly the most popular.
Snowdon is the highest mountain at 3,650 feet.
The Welsh flag has two equal horizontal stripes, white above green, and a large red dragon passant.
The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
The most popular sports in Wales are rugby union, cricket and football. But rugby union is commonly referred to as the country's national sport attracting the largest crowds for international matches.
Ancient Romans played with wooden and metal yo-yo's. The word "yo-yo" may come from Tagalog language (the language of the Philippines), meaning "to come back."
Mobiles were invented by the American sculptor Alexander Calder in the early 20th century. These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc.
The can opener was invented in 1858 by Ezra Warner. Until then, cans were opened using a hammer and chisel; the can opener was invented 50 years after the metal can was invented. The can opener was improved in 1870 by William Lyman. Lyman's device used a rotating wheel and a sharp edge. His can opener only fit one size of can, and first had to pierce the center of the can. The modern-day type of can opener (using a serrated wheel) was invented in 1925.
The first electrical ignition system or electric starter motor for cars was invented by them.The self starting ignition was first installed in a Cadillac on February 17, 1911. The invention of starter motor by Charles Kettering eliminated the need for hand cranking.
The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956. The theory behind one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, the Hovercraft, was originally tested in 1955 using an empty KiteKat cat food tin inside a coffee tin, an industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales.
The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States of America.
According to the CIA, the following is the order of religious preferences in the United States: christian(78.5%), unaffiliated (12.1%), none (4%).
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14.
The United States has a population of 306 million.
Most Valuable Player of 2007 was Dirk Nowitzki, who got 1138 points in votings.
The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith, the first public basketball game was in Springfield, MA, USA, on March 11, 1892. Basketball has grown into a game that more than 300 million people play worldwide.
There are currently 30 teams in the NBA. With the up and coming expansion team, Charlotte Bobcats, George Shinn moved the Hornets to New Orleans. Atlantic: Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Philadephia 76ers. Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Millwaukee Bucks. Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Supersonics, Utah Jazz. Pacific: Golden State Warriors, Los Angelas Clippers, Los Angelas Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacremento Kings. Southeast: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards. Southwest: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs.
Michael Jordan was born on 17th February, 1963.
Basketball is one of few sports with a known date of birth. It was born On December 1, 1891, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The first inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines, who migrated there at least 40,000 years ago from Southeast Asia. There may have been between a half million to a full million Aborigines at the time of European settlement; today about 350,000 live in Australia.
The highest point on the mainland is Mount Kosciusko (2,229 metres).
Australia is an independent Western democracy with a population of more than 20 million. It was estimated in late 2006, that population of Australia is 20,351,000.
Sheep, because in Australia sheep are raised for wool and for meat.
The current Prime Ministr of Australia is Kevin Rudd , who was elected in 2007.
The World Hip Hop Championships in America is currently the largest and arguably most respected of the International competitions for Hip Hop Dance featuring the worlds most recognised dance crews and nations. (Battle of the Year, the uk Bboy Championships and Juste Deboute remain the choice for specific forms).
Hip hop dance refers to dance styles, mainly street dance styles, primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture. By its widest definition, it can include a wide range of styles such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping, and even house dance. It can also include the many styles simply labelled as hip hop, old school hip hop (or hype), hip hop new style and freestyle.
The dance style primarily associated with hip hop is breaking, which appeared in New York City during the early 1970s and truly became a cornerstone (or "element") of hip hop as a culture.
During the 1990s and 2000s, parallel with the evolution of hip hop music, hip hop dancing evolved into heavier and more aggressive forms. While breaking continued to be popular on its own, these newer styles were danced upright, and draw much inspiration from earlier upright styles.
All hip hop styles from the 1980s and beyond are sometimes collectively called new school while the distinct styles from the 1960-70s, such as breaking, uprocking, locking and popping, are considered old school. However, this classification is controversial, and often old school hip hop (or, in some areas, hype) is used solely for the late 1580s upright and jumpy hip hop styles, excluding locking, popping and breaking, and new style hip hop for the heavier hip hop styles of today.
Ben Nevis (Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis, pronounced [peˈɲivəʃ]) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of Scotland, close to the town of Fort William. The summit, at 1,344 metres (4,409 ft) above sea level, features the ruins of an observatory, which was permanently staffed between 1883 and 1904. The meteorological data collected during this period is still important for understanding Scottish mountain weather. C. T. R. Wilson was inspired to invent the cloud chamber after a period spent working at the observatory.
The flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is sometimes called the Union Jack. This red, white, and blue flag was first used in 1801. The flag of the UK is a combination of the flags of England (the cross of St. George), Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick).
The population of Britain is at present nearing 60 million people, a figure which shows a substantial increase from the 1991 census statistic of approximately 55 million.
The United Kingdom does not include the Isle of Man (which lies between Great Britain and the island of Ireland) and the Channel Islands (which lie off the North coast of France). These are direct dependencies of the British Crown, maintaining their own legislative, monetary and taxation systems. Each have their own parliaments and a Governor, appointed by the Crown.
The term was used officially for the first time during the reign of King James VI of Scotland, James I of England. Though England and Scotland each remained legally in existence as separate countries with their own parliaments, on 20 October 1604 King James proclaimed himself as 'King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland', a title that continued to be used by many of his successors.
The most accepted golf history theory is that golf (as practised today) originated from Scotland in the 12th century, with shepherds knocking stones into rabbit holes in the place where the famous Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews now sits. However, the origin of golf is unclear and open to debate. Scholars have claimed references to a form of golf from hieroglyphs found on stone tablets dating to ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. Chuiwan ("ch'ui" means hitting and "wan" means small ball in Chinese) a game consisting of driving a ball with a stick into holes in the ground was first mentioned in Dōngxuān Records (Chinese: 東軒錄), a Chinese book of 11th century, and Chinese professor Ling Hongling of Lanzhou University claims that the game was brought to Europe by the Mongols in the 12th and 13th centuries. A Dutch game was mentioned on 26 February 1297 in a city called Loenen aan de Vecht. Here they played a game with a stick and leather ball. Whoever hit the ball into a target several hundreds of meters away the most number of times, won. The Scottish game of gowf was mentioned in two 15th century laws prohibiting its play.
There is general agreement that the Scots were the earliest of golf addicts but who actually invented the game is open to debate. We know that golf has existed for at least 500 years because James II of Scotland, in an Act of Parliament dated March 6, 1457, had golf and football banned because these sports were interfering too much with archery practice sorely needed by the loyal defenders of the Scottish realm! It has been suggested that bored shepherds tending flocks of sheep near St. Andrews became adept at hitting rounded stones into rabbits holes with their wooden crooks. And so a legend that persists to this day was born!
Professional Golfers' Association, (with or without the apostrophe), is the usual term for a professional association in men's golf. It is often abbreviated to PGA. There are several PGAs around the world, including:Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain & Ireland)Professional Golfers' Association of AmericaA person who carries your bag and clubs for you.
"Bogey" was the first stroke system, developed in England at the end of the 19th Century.
The first documented use of a evergreen tree at Christmas and New Year celebrations is in town square of Riga, the capital of Latvia, in the year 1510.
In China Santa Claus is called 'Shen Dan Lao Ren' .
As of January 1, 2008 64,473,140 people live in the French Republic. 61,875,822 of these live in metropolitan France, whereas 2,597,318 live in the French overseas departments and territories.
The name France comes from Latin Francia, which literally means "land of the Franks, Frankland". Originally it applied to the whole Frankish Empire, extending from southern France to eastern Germany.
France is located in Europe bordered by Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany, Switzerland, and Italy to the east; the Mediterranean Sea and Spain to the south; and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Area: total: 547,030 sq km land: 545,630 sq km water: 1,400 sq km note: includes only metropolitan France, but excludes the overseas administrative divisions Area—comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Colorado
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, French for "Liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood)", is the motto of France, and is a typical example of a tripartite motto.
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Dr. James Naismith.
