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1 day ago · Nottingham ( / ˈnɒtɪŋəm / ⓘ NOT-ing-əm, locally / ˈnɒtnʊm /) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 33 miles (53 km) south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace -making, bicycle and tobacco ...
1 day ago · War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was ...
1 day ago · Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as in Talloires, France. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. [ 7]
1 day ago · Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ( / ˈhɒɡwɔːrts /) is a fictional boarding school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series and serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World universe. [ 3]
1 day ago · The Dolphins subsequently trained in Miami Gardens at Biscayne College, later renamed St. Thomas University, from 1970 until 1993. In 1993, the Dolphins opened the Miami Dolphins Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. In 2006, the facility added a domed field that allows the team to practice during thunderstorms which are ...
1 hour ago · Rudolf Jelínek, 89, Czech actor ( Thirty Cases of Major Zeman, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Zelená vlna ). [ 4] Vijay Kadam, 67, Indian actor ( De Danadan, Police Line ), cancer. [ 5] Tuíre Kayapó, 54, Brazilian indigenous rights activist, ovarian cancer. [ 6] Dame June Mariu, 92, New Zealand netball player ( national team) and Māori ...
