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Belfast International Airport (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 24 km (15 miles) west of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is also known as Aldergrove, after the village of that name lying immediately to the west of the airport. Belfast International shares its runways with the Royal Air Force base RAF Aldergrove, which otherwise has its own facilites. Belfast International Airport - Timeline. November 1917: Aldergrove selected to be the Royal Flying Corps training establi ...

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A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. In the case of Yorkshire in England, there are three county towns, one for each Riding: Northallerton for the North Riding, Beverley for the East Riding, and Wakefield for the West Riding. Contrary to popular belief, there are no civil administrative offices for the ...

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* Only the part of the borough to the north of the River Tees is within the ceremonial County Durham. County Durham is a county in north-east England. Its county town is Durham. It is a county of contrasts: the remote and sparsely populated dales and moors of the Pennines characterise the interior; while nearer the coast the county is highly urbanised, and was once dominated by the coal mining industry. County Durham - The name. The form of the county name is unique in England. Many co ...

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A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. The name is derived from the number one hundred and it may in some areas once have referred to a hundred men under arms - in England, however, it was that amount of land sufficient to sustain one hundred families. It was a traditional Germanic system described as early as AD 98 by Tacitus (the centeni). Similar systems were used in the traditiona ...

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William Whittingham (c. 1524-1579) was an English Biblical scholar and religious reformer. Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, he became a zealous Protestant; as such he found it prudent to flee to France when Mary I ascended the throne of England. By 1554, Whittingham made his way to Frankfurt, Germany, where he joined a group of Protestant exiles from Mary's reign. There, he met up with John Knox and became a supporter of Calvinism. He took over Knox's role as minister to the English congregation of exiles in Geneva. In Geneva, he started the work for which he is best remembered, a Bi ...

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The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The First War (1296–1328) began with the English invasion of Scotland in 1296, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328. The Second War (1332–1357) began with the English supported invasion of Edward Balliol and the 'Disinherited' in 1332, and ended around 1357 with the signing of the Treaty of Berwick. The wars were part of a grea ...

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A fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. Activities at fairs vary widely. Some are important showcases for businessmen in agricultural, pastoral or horticultural districts because they present opportunities to display and demonstrate the latest machinery on the market. Fairs are also known by many different names around the world, such as carnival, fete or fête, county or state f ...

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Cathedrals are among the most ambitious buildings ever conceived, far exceeding the size and complexity of most other constructions and often requiring many years to complete. This article describes some of the elements of cathedral architecture and how these elements have varied from place to place and time to time. Romanesque and Gothic cathedral architecture is laid out upon some conventional ground plans, which are discussed at Cathedral diagram. Consult the articles in the See also section (be ...

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In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, and St. Christopher is the patron saint of travellers, for example. Eastern Orthodoxy generally doesn't associate saints with occupations and activities, or does so to a much lesser degree. Patron saints can also be associated with geographical areas: St. Joseph is the patron saint of Belgium, and St. Patrick is patron saint of Ireland, fo ...

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 - Total (2001 census)  - Metropolitan (2005)  - Population Growth  - Rank 2,481,494 (source) 5,304,100 (source) 1.9% annually Ranked 1st Latitude: Longitude: City of Toronto Toronto is Canada's largest city and the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto's population is 2,481,494 (2001 Census), and the population of the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) is estimated at 5,304,100 in 2005 (Statistics Canada). A Greater Toronto Area (GTA) ...

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1093 - Battles. May 26 - Battle of the Stugna River (princes of Kievan Rus vs Polovtsy) November 13 - Battle of Alnwick (Malcolm III of Scotland vs William II of England) 1093 - Births. King Conrad III of Germany King Roger II of Sicily 1093 - Deaths. April 13 - Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) August 29 - Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) November 13 - King Malcolm III o ...

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1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1967 - Events. 1967 - January. January 2 - Charlie Chaplin opens his last film, A Countess From Hong Kong in England. January 4 - Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 - Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. January 10 - Segregationist Lester Maddo ...

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Porter. Porter - a person who carries objects Porter - a style of beer Porter - one of the minor orders of the Roman Catholic ministry / a doorkeeper or gatekeeper Porter- mexican indie band Porter - the railroad occupation. The Pullman Palace Car Company in the United States hired black men as Pullman Porters Porter - member of staff in many of the colleges of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Durham H. K. Porter, Inc - a manufactur

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1096 - Events. Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the People's Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as a kingdom 1096 - Births. Hugh of St. Victor, scholar King Stephen of England (d. 1154) < ...

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June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. June 16 - Events. 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses 1586 - Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir 1745 - British troops take Cape Breton Island, which is now part of Nova Scotia, Canada 1745 - Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg, N ...

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This is a list of noteworthy bands and musicians from the North East of England. Andy Taylor of Duran Duran (born and grew up in Newcastle) The Animals (formed in Newcastle, all members born and grew up in the Newcastle area) Ant and Dec - formerly known as pop-duo PJ and Duncan (born and grew up in Newcastle) Brian Johnson of Geordie and AC/DC (born and grew up in Dunston, Gateshead) Bruce Welch (grew up in Chester le Street) Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music (born and grew up in Wash

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A nightclub (often shortened to club) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. In most other languages, night clubs are referred to as "discos" or "discothèques" (French: discothèque; German: Disko; Japanese: ディスコ, disuko or クラブ, kurabu). Nightclubs are always associated with music and have a dance floor, however small: a drinking establishment without music is a saloon or bar, pub or tavern. Though a nightclub may have a floor show or other enterta ...

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1871 - Events. 1871 - January - April. January 2 - Amadeus I becomes King of Spain. January 10 - France surrenders to end the Franco-Prussian War January 18 - The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The ...

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This is a list of film-related events in 1999. 1998 in film 1999 in film 2000 in film 1998 in home video 1999 in home video 2000 in home video 1998 in television 1999 in television 2000 in television 1999 in film - Events. April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - T ...

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The A1, at 409 miles (658 km) long, is the longest numbered British road. It joins London, the capital city of England, to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. However, where there arises a need to distinguish between the modern road, on its bypasses and some former part of the road, where it passed through the various towns, the name "A1" is sometimes reserved for the modern road, while "the Great North Road" refers to its original course. A1 road - Origins and History. For the numbering rationale see: G ...

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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The present incumbent is Rowan Williams. Today the archbishop fills four main roles: he is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, which covers the east of the County of Kent and extreme north-east Surrey. Founded in 597, it is the oldest bishopric in the English church. he is the metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury, which covers the southern two- ...

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The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. He is remembered mainly for his role in the disastrous Suez Crisis of 1956. In a 2004 poll [1] of 139 political science academics organised by MORI, Eden was voted the least successful British Prime Minister of the 20th Century. This echoed the outcome of an earlier survey by BBC Radio's The Westminster Hou ...

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