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17 hours ago · 3,363 aircrew. 2,265 aircraft (summer 1940 – May 1941) [3] The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term Blitzkrieg, the German word meaning 'lightning war'. [4]
17 hours ago · Signature. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. [1] In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, [a] many of which are still widely watched and studied today.
17 hours ago · Vernor Vinge, 79, science fiction writer (A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, Rainbows End) (b. 1944) Bennett Braun, 83, psychiatrist and proponent of the Satanic panic conspiracy theory (b. 1940) March 21 Ron Harper, 91, actor (Garrison's Gorillas, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost) (b. 1933)
17 hours ago · The timeline of historic inventions is a chronological list of particularly important or significant technological inventions and their inventors, where known. [a] History of technology By technological eras Premodern Prehistoric Stone Age (lithic) Neolithic Revolution Copper Age Bronze Age Iron Age Ancient Modern Proto-industrialization First Industrial Revolution Standardization Second Industrial Revolution Machine Age Atomic Age Jet Age Space Age Third Industrial Revolution Digital ...
17 hours ago · John Dickson Burn Notice (2007–2011) – They collaborated on eight episodes. The Good Guys (2010) – They collaborated on one episode. Randy Edelman. Tall Tale (1995) Diabolique (1996) Trevor Morris. Mental (2009) – They collaborated on one episode. Reign (2013–2014) – They collaborated on two episodes. Rachel Portman. Benny & Joon (1993)
17 hours ago · Abbasid Caliphate. The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire ( / əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəsɪd /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized : al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
