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| x USS Constitution |
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Ship | United States Constitution |
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named after the Constitution of the United States of America by President George Washington, she is the oldest commissioned vessel afloat in the world....
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| x USS Constitution |
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Ship | United States Constitution |
The keel of a Lexington-class battlecruiser, to have been named USS Constitution (CC-5), was laid down at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September 1920. Her construction was suspended in February 1922 by the Washington Naval Treaty and she was...
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| x Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Person | Martin Luther King, Sr. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an African American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States and he is...
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| x Martin Luther King, Sr. | Person | Martin Luther |
Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. (December 19, 1899 – November 11, 1984), born as Michael King and later known as "Daddy King", was a Baptist minister, an advocate for social justice, an early civil rights leader and the father of Martin Luther King...
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| x Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site |
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Museum | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site established on October 10, 1980, consists of several buildings surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr.'s boyhood home on Auburn Avenue in the Sweet Auburn district of Atlanta, Georgia. Ebenezer Baptist...
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| x Martin Luther King Day |
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Holiday | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. It is one of four United States...
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| x Martin Luther King Bridge |
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Bridge | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
The Martin Luther King Bridge (formerly known as the Veterans Bridge) in St. Louis is a cantilever truss bridge of about 4000 feet in total length across the Mississippi River, connecting St. Louis with East St. Louis, Illinois. The bridge serves as...
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| x Martin Luther King III | Person | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957, age 51 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American human rights advocate and community activist. He is the first son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. His siblings are...
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| x Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial | Protected Site | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
The Martin Luther King Jr., National Memorial is a planned memorial, spearheaded by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, to be constructed in Washington, D.C. as a permanent testament to American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The memorial will...
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| x Martin Luther King, Jr. High School | Employer | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School is a public high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The school nickname is the Unicorns.
The school was built in 1972. Like many schools that opened in...
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| x Martin Luther King Middle School | Educational Institution | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Martin Luther King Middle School (commonly MLK or King) is a public school in Berkeley, California serving grades 6-8. Its address is 1781 Rose Street.
MLK was originally named Garfield Junior High School after U.S. President James A. Garfield. It...
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| x Florence Nightingale |
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Person | Florence |
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (in her own pronunciation IPA: [ˈflɒɾəns ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl]; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as "The Lady with the Lamp", was a pioneering nurse, writer, and noted statistician.
Florence Nightingale was...
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| x Florence Nightingale Museum |
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Museum | Florence Nightingale |
The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in central London, England. It is open to the public seven days a week.
The museum tells the story of the life and work...
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| x USS Florence Nightingale |
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Ship | Florence Nightingale |
USS Florence Nightingale (AP-70) was an Elizabeth C. Stanton-class transport ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), the nursing pioneer.
Florence Nightingale was launched 28 August 1940 by Moore...
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| x Florence Nightingale David | Person | Florence Nightingale |
Florence Nightingale David (known as F. N. David), was an English statistician, born on August 23, 1909 in Ivington, Herefordshire, England. She was named after Florence Nightingale, who was a friend of her parents.
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| x Florence Nightingale Effect | Florence Nightingale |
The Florence Nightingale Effect is a psychological complex where people who are entrusted with the care and wellbeing of vulnerable patients begin to form a romantic attraction and often erotic attraction towards their charges. Medical workers, such...
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| x Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery | Florence Nightingale |
The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is a school within King's College London. It is primarily concerned with the education of people to become nurses and midwives. It also carries out nursing research, continuing professional...
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| x Bloomers |
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Amelia Bloomer |
Bloomers is a word which has been applied to several types of divided women's garments for the lower body at various times.
The original bloomers were an article of women's clothing invented by Elizabeth Smith Miller of Peterboro, NY but popularized...
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| x Amelia Bloomer Project | Amelia Bloomer |
The Amelia Bloomer Project is an annual book list published by the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table for the purpose of honoring children's books with feminist themes published during the...
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| x Cardigan |
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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan |
For the rock band see The Cardigans
A cardigan is a type of sweater (not Jumper) that ties, buttons or zips down the front; by contrast, a pullover does not open in front, but forms a solid tube around the torso. The cardigan was named after James...
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| x Roald Dahl Plass |
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Location | Roald Dahl |
Roald Dahl Plass (Welsh: Plas Roald Dahl) is a public plaza in Cardiff Bay, part of Cardiff, Wales. It is named after Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl, and is located on the coast along the south of the city centre. The square is home to the Senedd ...
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| x Roald Dahl Children's Gallery |
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Structure | Roald Dahl |
The Roald Dahl Children's Gallery is in Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. It was opened on 23 November 1996 by Terence Hardiman, an actor popular with children due to his role as The Demon Headmaster in a television series. The...
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| x Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre | Structure | Roald Dahl |
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is in the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England, which was the home of the children's writer and short story writer Roald Dahl for many years until his death in 1990.
The museum was officially...
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| x Roald Dahl |
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Film writer | Roald Amundsen |
Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter, born in Wales of Norwegian parents, who rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the...
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| x Amundsen Sea |
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Body Of Water | Roald Amundsen |
The Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica. It is bounded by Thurston Island to the east and Cape Dart to the west. Named for the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen by the Norwegian expedition of...
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| x Kirrily Robert |
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| x T'Pau |
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Musical Artist | T'Pau |
T'Pau was a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts.
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| x Linux |
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Computer Game Platform | Linus Torvalds |
Linux (commonly pronounced IPA: /ˈlɪnəks/ in English; variants exist) is a generic term that commonly refers to Unix-like computer operating systems that use the Linux kernel. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open...
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| x They Might Be Giants |
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Musical Artist | They Might Be Giants |
They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. Formed in 1982, they are...
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| x Alexandria |
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Location | Alexander the Great |
Alexandria (Arabic: الإسكندرية al-Iskandariyya; Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ Rakotə; Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια; Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya), with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving...
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| x Duran Duran |
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Musical Artist | Durand Durand |
Duran Duran are an English rock band. They were one of the most commercially successful of the New Wave bands and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States. Since the 1980s they have placed 21 singles in the...
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