Mahākāśyapa (Sanskrit; Pali: Mahākassapa; Japanese: 摩訶迦葉 Maha Kasho or Makakasho) or Kāśyapa was one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and convened and directed the First Buddhist Council. He […]
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Buenos Aires Underground
The Buenos Aires Underground (Spanish: Subterráneo de Buenos Aires) locally known as Subte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsuβte] from subterráneo – ‘underground’ or ‘subterranean’) is a mass transit subway system that serves […]
Elford Albin Cederberg
Elford Albin Al Cederberg (March 6 1918 – April 17 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
John Blake Rice
John Blake Rice (May 28 1809 – December 17 1874) was an American actor theatrical producer and politician. He served as mayor of Chicago Illinois (1865–1869) as a member of […]
Pruneface
Pruneface is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip Dick Tracy drawn by cartoonist Chester Gould.
Fédération Internationale d’Escrime
The Fédération Internationale d’Escrime (FIE) (English: International Fencing Federation) is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today its head office is at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne […]
Pierce Mason Butler
Pierce Mason Butler (April 11 1798 – August 20 1847) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the 56th Governor of South Carolina from 1836 to 1838. He […]
Unión General de Trabajadores
The Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT General Union of Workers) is a major Spanish trade union historically affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE).
John Scott (died 1485)
Sir John Scott (or Scot) (c. 1423 – 17 October 1485) of Scot’s Hall in Smeeth was a Kent landowner and committed supporter of the House of York. Among other […]
Tom Coburn
Thomas Allen Tom Coburn (born March 14 1948) is an American politician medical doctor and Southern Baptist deacon. A member of the Republican Party he is the junior United States […]