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Here you can find a listing of all the famous people, ancient and modern, we have on the website, in first name order. Explore all our Famous People Famous People are featured in first name order. Banjo Paterson - Australian bush poet, author of Waltzing MatildaBarack Obama - 44th President of the USABeethoven - Brilliant pianist and classical composerBenjamin Harrison - 23rd President of the USABill Clinton - 42nd President of the USABlackbeard - Notorious pirate of the CaribbeanBonnie Prince Charlie - pretender to the British throneBoudicca - brave Celtic queen who rebelled against the RomansBram Stoker - Irish writer best known for DraculaBruce Ismay - Chairman of the White Star Line, owners of the Titanic.
United States of America USA Facts Flag Seal Capital City Currency History Landforms Maps Population Symbols. Name: United States, or USA, or U.S.Name: (long form) United States of America Name Origin: America is named after the Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci Capital City: Washington D.C.
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From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, discover surprising and intriguing language facts from around the globe. Afghanistan While some sources claim that Afghan may come from the Sanskrit Avagana, itself perhaps derived from the Sumerian name of the Badakshan region, Ab-bar-Gan, ‘Mountainous Country’, according to a Persian translation, Afghan means ‘wailing’ or ‘moaning’. Albania Just like Afghanistan, Albania is a mountainous country. Algeria Algeria is the Anglicization of the Arabic name Al Jazā᾽ir, ‘the islands’. Andorra.
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Last year, I marked the day by writing a post about what fiction writers could learn from Conan Doyle's famous detective: 10 Elementary Tips For Writers From Sherlock Holmes To celebrate the anniversary of his birthday this year, I want to share 17 quite interesting pieces of trivia about the creator of the world's most famous detective. Conan is not part of his surname. He name is Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. After he left high school he started to use Conan as part of his surname.He was a medical doctor, having studied medicine from 1876 to 1881 at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.Doyle had five children – a daughter and a son with his first wife, Louisa and two sons and a daughter with second wife, Jean.
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Remember, remember the fifth of November: A guide to Guy Fawkes Night. This evening, millions of people in Great Britain (and some people elsewhere) will celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by setting off fireworks and building bonfires.
Many will light effigies of Fawkes — a 17th century revolutionary — on fire. If you're an American, this quirky, slightly violent British custom may seem pretty strange to you — not least because we don't (yet) have any holidays that make it socially acceptable to burn effigies. Here's a guide to clear up the confusion. What's the history of Guy Fawkes Night? The holiday goes way back to the early 17th century, when Catholics were severely persecuted in Britain. In response, a small group of Catholic dissidents plotted to kill King James, blow up the House of Lords with gunpowder, and spark a rebellion. To that end, they stockpiled 36 barrels of gunpowder in a cellar below Parliament, in London.
Okay, so how did this become a holiday? Over time, it became a rather festive event, with bonfires and public drinking.