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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Los_AngelesLos Angeles - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.

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  3. 14 hours ago · The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter, and the first English unitary university.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GermanyGermany - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · The English word Germany derives from the Latin Germania, which came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it for the peoples east of the Rhine. The German term Deutschland, originally diutisciu land ('the German lands') is derived from deutsch (cf. Dutch), descended from Old High German diutisc 'of the people' (from diot or diota 'people'), originally used to distinguish the language of the common people from Latin and its Romance descendants.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TurkeyTurkey - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea (and Cyprus) to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.

  6. 14 hours ago · A fort and mission were established in 1769, which gradually expanded into a settlement under first Spanish and then Mexican rule. San Diego officially became part of the U.S. in 1848, and the town was named the county seat of San Diego County when California was granted statehood in 1850.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EugenicsEugenics - Wikipedia

    14 hours ago · e. Eugenics ( / juːˈdʒɛnɪks / yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well', and -γενής (genḗs) 'come into being, growing') [1] is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. [2] [3] [4] Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding ...

  8. 14 hours ago · Willie Aames – actor. Stephen Abas – Olympic freestyle wrestler. Paula Abdul – dancer ( American Idol) Abby Abinanti – California’s first Native American female lawyer. Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist. Ansel Adams – photographer. Davante Adams – NFL wide receiver. Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer.