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Statue. v. t. e. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
Hamas, [d] an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya ( Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized : Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah, lit. 'Islamic Resistance Movement'), [52] is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist [53] political and military movement governing parts of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip.
Musical artist. Margaret Yvonne Kao Middleton (September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s, made several recordings, and later acted on television and stage. DeCarlo was born in Vancouver, British ...
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. [3] [4] [5] They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier ...
Spring Branch Independent School District. / 29.782361°N 95.514583°W / 29.782361; -95.514583 ( District office) Spring Branch Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Hedwig Village, Texas, United States in Greater Houston. The district serves portions of western Houston, [1] including most of Spring ...
Willowridge High School (Houston) / 29.585772; -95.482586. Willowridge High School is a public high school in Houston, Texas, United States and part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Willowridge serves grades 9 through 12. The school serves many areas of northeast Fort Bend County east and north of FM 2234, and a section of Houston ...
History 1983–1991: early years. AOL began in 1983, as a short-lived venture called Control Video Corporation (CVC), founded by William von Meister.Its sole product was an online service called GameLine for the Atari 2600 video game console, after von Meister's idea of buying music on demand was rejected by Warner Bros. Subscribers bought a modem from the company for $49.95 and paid a one ...
Anahuac ISD. Anahuac Independent School District is a public school district based in Anahuac, Texas ( USA ). The district serves Anahuac and several unincorporated areas, including Double Bayou, Hankamer, Monroe City, Oak Island, Smith Point, Turtle Bayou, and Wallisville. The district operates one high school, Anahuac High School .