"The Saga Begins" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It parodies "American Pie" by Don McLean, with lyrics that humorously summarize the plot of the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace through the point of view of Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of…

American politician and criminal who disappeared

Article The most important step forward in modern medicine, “a giant leap for mankind”: Insensibility to pain during surgery and painful procedures was published on 01 Oct 2013 in the journal Scandinavian Journal of Pain (Volume 4, Issue 4).

On May 16, 218, Elagabalus was proclaimed the true emperor of Rome by his mother and grandmother.

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On Friday 5 December 1952, a thick yellow smog brought the capital to a standstill for four days and is estimated to have killed more than 4,000 people

French playwright and actor

The storied gun battery known as Fort Blunder offers a lesson for civil engineers: Before you build, make sure your surveyors know what they’re doing. In 1818, work began on a modern, heavy fortification at the northern end of Lake Champlain. The British…

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unsolved homicide case in the United States

Have you ever wonder why eye colors of the owls are different? Their eye colors are not as simple as human’s, the colors of their eyes actually tell about

1960 film by Alfred Hitchcock

Funeral of the British princess Diana

Hofner produces a large range of classical and acoustic guitars and an exciting range of electric guitars. Today we are the largest manufacturer of stringed instruments in Europe exporting products throughout the world through our extensive dealer network.

African American Baptist Preacher

Hasbro launched the first advertising campaign for Mr. Potato Head on April 30th, 1952. Within its first few months on the market, the toy earned the company more than $4 million.

surgical intervention; drilling a hole in the skull

Levitt’s story is proof that women were in auto racing almost from the start, and she has some ideas for other drivers

1995 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki

They were labelled a waste of time and money, but in 1957 the bulging tips of Windscale Piles saved much of northern England from becoming a nuclear wasteland after a fire broke out in the reactor room. However, soon the last one will be gone.

1865 murder of the 16th President of the United States