20 January

The lyrics of their songs are often humorous, tongue-in-cheek critiques of German government or society. They gained popularity in Germany after a long hiatus with their song "Olli Kahn", referring to Germany's star World Cup goalie Oliver Kahn. The band's lead singer is Sebastian Krumbiegel, and their most popular singles have been "Millionär", "Küssen verboten", "Olli Kahn" and "Deutschland". In a pun with the band's own name and the Brothers Grimm fairy tale The Frog Prince, the symbol, or logo, of the band is a green frog wearing a crown. It has appeared ...

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Die Prinzen, Die Prinzen - Overview, Die Prinzen - The band, Die Prinzen - Discography, Die Prinzen - Singles, Die Prinzen - Albums, Die Prinzen - Videos

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The K5 left Torbay on 19 January 1921 with the K8, K15, K10 and K22 for a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay. The submarine was being commanded by an experienced officer, Lieutenant-Commander John A Gaimes, DSO, RN, but with a new crew. The other officers onboard were Lieutenant F Cuddeford, Engineer-Lieutenant E Bowler, Acting Engineer-Lieutenant G Baker, Lieutenant B Clark and Acting Lieutenant R Middlement. The full complement i ...

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HMS K5, HMS K5 - War service, HMS K5 - Loss, HMS K5 - Problems with the K-class

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With almost eight years of prior service in the Pentagon, Brown was the first scientist to become secretary of defense. Brown involved himself in practically all areas of departmental activity. Consistent with the Carter administration's objective to reorganize the federal government, Brown launched a comprehensive review of defense organization that eventually brought significant change. But he understood the limits to effective reform. In one of his first speeches after leaving office, "'Managing' the Defense Department-Why It ...

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Harold Brown Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Early life and career, Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Later life

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The D800s were originally intended for the Paddington-Birmingham route and tests proved that their extra weight and power allowed them to run to a two hour schedule with 368 tons in tow: one coach more than a Class 40 could manage. These plans were put back when Paddington became the temporary London terminus of choice for Birmingham during the early 1960s, whilst BR's preferred route from Euston via Rugby was electrified. Loads of greater than 370 tons would be required and the service remained steam-hauled until the advent of the more powe ...

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British Rail Class 42, British Rail Class 42 - Mechanical details, British Rail Class 42 - Names and liveries, British Rail Class 42 - Service, British Rail Class 42 - Withdrawal, British Rail Class 42 - Class details

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The first USS Buchanan (DD-131) was launched on 2 January 1919 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. Charles P. Wetherbee. The ship was commissioned 20 January 1919 with Lieutenant H. H. J. Bensen in command. Buchanan reported to Commander, Destroyer Force, at Guantanamo, Cuba, and was temporarily attached to Destroyer Squadron 2 until ordered to the Pacific Fleet in July 1919 for duty with Destroyer Flotilla 4. From on 7 June 1922 until on 10 April 1930 Buchanan was out of commission at San Diego. Sh ...

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USS Buchanan DD-131, USS Buchanan DD-131 - Service with the United States Navy, USS Buchanan DD-131 - Details, USS Buchanan DD-131 - Ship's bell, USS Buchanan DD-131 - Service with the Royal Navy - HMS Campbeltown I42, USS Buchanan DD-131 - Exploits at Saint-Nazaire France

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After the 1795 Third Partition of Poland, Poland ceased to exist as an independent state. From 1795 through the opening of World War I, several unsuccessful uprisings to regain an independent state took place. An 1806 uprising was followed by the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw which lasted for eight years before being partioned again between Prussia and Russia. At the end of World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's proposition of his Fourteen Points for peace met opposition from the European nations that stood to lose any power o ...

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Greater Poland Uprising, Greater Poland Uprising - Background, Greater Poland Uprising - The uprising, Greater Poland Uprising - Appraisal, Greater Poland Uprising - Timeline of uprising, Greater Poland Uprising - Events before, Greater Poland Uprising - Uprising, Greater Poland Uprising - Between ceasefire and reunification, Greater Poland Uprising - Epilogue

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Emperor Meiji was the surviving son of Emperor Kōmei by the lady-in-waiting Nakayama Yoshiko (1834–1907), the daughter of Lord Nakayama Tadayasu, sometime minister of the left (sadaijin) and a scion of the Fujiwara. He was born eight months before the arrival of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry and the United States squadron of "black ships" in Edo Bay and two years before the first of the so-called unequal treaties which the Tokugawa shogunate signed with Perry. Originally titled Sachi no miya (Prince Sachi), the future emperor spent mo ...

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Emperor Meiji, Emperor Meiji - Life, Emperor Meiji - Meiji Restoration

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1986 in South Africa - January. A Soweto man throws a grenade at 3 policemen, police retailiate and kill the man 4 January - Two people are killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine at Stockpoort in the Ellisras area not far from the Botswana border 5 January - A policeman and a terrorist or freedom fighter are killed at a police roadblock on East London / King Williamstown road 7 January - A grenade is thrown at a Railways policeman in Soweto

Competitors take their throw from inside a circle 2.135 metres (7 feet) in diameter. They must rest the shot in between the neck and shoulder and keep it tight to the neck while throwing. At the end of the throw, the thrower must push the throwing arm straight with the thumb pointing down; if the thrower does not push the ball out and throws it like a baseball, the thrower may receive injury. Throwing a shot requires immense strength and power as well as grace and balance; while not as much so as discus, shot put is not merely heaving a meta ...

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Shot put, Shot put - Competitions and rules, Shot put - Putting styles, Shot put - World records, Shot put - Top 10 performers, Shot put - Men, Shot put - Women

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After The First English Civil War King Charles I was a prisoner of the Parliamentarians. They tried to negotiate a compromise with him but he stuck steadfastly to his view that he was King by Divine Right and attempted in secret to raise an army to fight against them. When it became obvious to the leaders of the Palimentarians that they could not negotiate a settlement with him and they could not trust him not to raise an army to attack them, they reluctantly came to the conclusion that they would have to kill him. The House of Commons on 13 ...

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Regicide, Regicide - The Regicide of Mary Queen of Scots, Regicide - The Regicide of Charles I of England, Regicide - Other regicides, Regicide - Regicides as murders, Regicide - Regicide in Modern Culture, Regicide - Bibliography

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Abe's contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982; her keel was laid down 3 November 1984 at Newport News, Virginia. The ship was launched on 13 February 1988 and commissioned on 11 November 1989. Abraham Lincoln was transferred to the Pacific, in September 1990. Its maiden Western Pacific deployment came unexpectedly on 28 May 1991 in response to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. While heading toward the Indian Ocean, the ship was diverted to support evacuation operations after Mount Pinatu ...

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USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 - Ship history, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 - Cultural references, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 - External Link

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The ship sailed 22 January 1944 for the Marshalls. She covered the unopposed landings on Majuro 31 January and then sailed to Kwajalein Atoll. Taking up firing position inside the lagoon 2 February, she provided gunfire support for the advancing Marines until the island was secured 3 days later. Then Haggard patrolled and escorted transports in the Kwajalein area until sailing for Engebi, Eniwetok Atoll 17–19 February. There the destroyer again provided close fire support with her 5-inch guns, helping to secure Eniwetok. With the Marshalls in American hands, Haggar ...

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USS Haggard DD-555, USS Haggard DD-555 - Central Pacific, USS Haggard DD-555 - Philippines, USS Haggard DD-555 - Japan

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Yoido Full Gospel Church - Early years: 1958-1961. The Yoido Full Gospel Church was founded by Dr David Yonggi Cho and Mrs Choi Ja-shil (최자실), both Assemblies of God pastors. On May 15, 1958, a worship service was held in the home of Choi Ja-shil. Apart from the two pastors, only Choi Ja-shil's three daughters (one of whom later married David Yonggi Cho) and one elderly woman, who had come in to escape from the rain, attended the first service. The two pastors began a vigorous campaign of knocking on doors, ...

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Yoido Full Gospel Church, Yoido Full Gospel Church - History, Yoido Full Gospel Church - Early years: 1958-1961, Yoido Full Gospel Church - The Seodaemun Church: 1961-1973, Yoido Full Gospel Church - The Yoido Church: 1973-present, Yoido Full Gospel Church - Ministries of the church, Yoido Full Gospel Church - Recent activities, Yoido Full Gospel Church - Theology

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Mondale has been involved in national politics since the 1940s. At 20 years old, he was already making a name in Minnesota politics by helping organize Hubert H. Humphrey's successful Senate campaign in 1948. Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman appointed Mondale to the state's attorney general in 1960, to fill the vacancy left by Miles Lord who was named U.S. attorney. Mondale had just successfully managed Freeman's gubernatorial campaign. Mondale was just 32, and only four years out of law school, when he became attorney general of Minnesota. He spent two terms as attorney general. He also served ...

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Walter Mondale, Walter Mondale - Early life, Walter Mondale - Entry into politics and U.S. Senator, Walter Mondale - 42nd Vice President, Walter Mondale - Presidential nominee of 1984, Walter Mondale - Private citizen and ambassador, Walter Mondale - 2002 election, Walter Mondale - Norwegian ancestry

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Shortly before the Iranian Revolution in 1978, Hayedeh emigrated to the United Kingdom. She moved on to the United States in 1982 to continue her career. From 1982 until the end of her life, Hayedeh lived in Los Angeles near her sister, Mahasti, also a well-known Persian singer. The growth of the Persian-American community in Southern California (due to the increasing number of Persians leaving Persia (Iran) to escape the fundamentalist government) bolstered Hayedeh's career in the 1980s. Hayedeh's political and nostalgic songs such a ...

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Hayedeh, Hayedeh - Early career, Hayedeh - The 1979 Revolution and immigration to the West, Hayedeh - Hayedeh in exile, Hayedeh - Death

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1990 in South Africa - February. 11 February - President FW de Klerk scraps apartheid and releases Nelson Mandela The African National Congress, Pan Africanist Congress and the Communist Party are unbanned 1990 in South Africa - March. 4 March - Brigadier Oupa Gqozo of the Ciskei Defence Force leads a coup in the homeland of Ciskei 12 March - African National Congress president Oliver Tambo and vice-president Nelson Mandela meet ...

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1990 in South Africa, 1990 in South Africa - Events, 1990 in South Africa - February, 1990 in South Africa - March, 1990 in South Africa - April, 1990 in South Africa - May, 1990 in South Africa - June, 1990 in South Africa - August, 1990 in South Africa - September, 1990 in South Africa - December, 1990 in South Africa - Unknown date, 1990 in South Africa - Births, 1990 in South Africa - Deaths

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1974: The Movement of the Disinherited is formed by the Shi'i leader Imam Moussa Sader and member of parliament Hussein Husseini. 20 January 1975: The Lebanese Resistance Detachments are formed as a military wing of The Movement of the Disinherited, and came to be popularly known as Amal (from the acronym Afwaj al-Mouqawma Al-Lubnaniyya). ...

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Amal Movement, Amal Movement - History, Amal Movement - Origin, Amal Movement - Amal during the Lebanese war, Amal Movement - The war of the camps, Amal Movement - Amal after the war

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The Twelve Colonies of Kobol long ago created the Cylons as machine worker drones for humanity. These machines became independent after fighting in wars between the Colonies, rose in rebellion, created their own empire, and launched war on their masters. Forty years before the series takes place, a ceasefire was declared, the war ended and the Cylons withdrew to their own new planet, after which they were never seen or heard from again. However, unknown to the Colonies, they had been evolving into more human form, creating synthetic bio-mech ...

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Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries, Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries - Synopsis, Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries - Miniseries air dates, Battlestar Galactica 2003 miniseries - List of episodes

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The African section of the 2006 World Cup qualifying groups were also used as qualifiers for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. Although only the top team of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top three teams in each of the five groups made their way to the African Cup of Nations. Hosts Egypt qualified automatically, and as they finished in the top three of their group, the fourth placed finisher of that group, Libya, got the 16th spot. With the qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup throwing up surprise group winners in ...

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2006 African Cup of Nations, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Qualifiers, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Host Cities & Venues, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Squads, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Round 1, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Group A, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Group B, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Group C, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Group D, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Quarterfinals, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Semifinals, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Third place playoff, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Final, 2006 African Cup of Nations - Top Scorers

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2005-06 in English football - Summer transfer window. The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August. 16 May 2005 - Paul Stalteri from Werder Bremen to Spurs, free 17 May 2005 - Patrik Berger from Portsmouth to Aston Villa, free 20 May 2005 - Aaron Hughes from Newcastle United to Aston Villa, £1m 26 May 2005 - Simon Davies from Tottenham Hotspur to Everton, £4m 30 May 2005 - Edu from Arsenal to Valencia, free 1 June 2 ...

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2005-06 in English football, 2005-06 in English football - Overview, 2005-06 in English football - Events, 2005-06 in English football - National team, 2005-06 in English football - Honours, 2005-06 in English football - Transfer deals, 2005-06 in English football - Summer transfer window, 2005-06 in English football - January transfer window, 2005-06 in English football - Deaths

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1996 in South Africa - May. 2 May - South Africa and China exchange letters granting each other most-favoured-nation status 8 May - South Africa's new constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Assembly 1996 in South Africa - April. 15 April - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission starts its first formal hearings 1996 in South Africa - June. 19 June - Roberto Robaina, Cu ...

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1996 in South Africa, 1996 in South Africa - Events, 1996 in South Africa - May, 1996 in South Africa - April, 1996 in South Africa - June, 1996 in South Africa - August, 1996 in South Africa - September, 1996 in South Africa - October, 1996 in South Africa - December, 1996 in South Africa - Unknown date, 1996 in South Africa - Sport, 1996 in South Africa - Football Rugby Union, 1996 in South Africa - Football Soccer, 1996 in South Africa - Births, 1996 in South Africa - Deaths

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