Smoke rising from Saigon after facilities and ships in the city were attacked by United States Navy aircraft during the 12 January 1945 South China Sea raid
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Margaret (singer)(nominated by ArturSik) is a Polish singer-songwriter. She was included on a 2014 list of the 100 most-valuable stars of Polish show business compiled by the Polish edition of Forbes.
Elasmosaurus(nominated by FunkMonk) is a genus of plesiosaur that lived in North America during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 80.5 million years ago. Measuring 10.3 meters (34 ft) long, Elasmosaurus would have had a streamlined body with paddle-like limbs, a short tail, a small head, and an extremely long neck.
The Murder of Yvonne Fletcher,(nominated by SchroCat) a Metropolitan Police officer, occurred on 17 April 1984, when she was fatally wounded by a shot fired from the Libyan embassy on St James's Square, London, by an unknown gunman. Fletcher had been deployed to monitor a demonstration against the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and died shortly afterwards. Her death resulted in an eleven-day siege of the embassy, at the end of which those inside were expelled from the country and the United Kingdom severed diplomatic relations with Libya.
Neferirkare Kakai(nominated by Iry-Hor) was an ancient Egyptianpharaoh, the third king of the Fifth Dynasty. Neferirkare was acknowledged by his contemporaries as a kind and benevolent ruler, intervening in favour of his courtiers after a mishap. His rule witnessed a growth in the number of administration and priesthood officials. His rule witnessed continuing trade relations with Nubia to the south and possibly with Byblos on the Levantine coast to the north. Neferirkare started a pyramid for himself in the royal necropolis of Abusir.
MV Darlwyne(nominated by Brianboulton) was an unlicensed pleasure cruiser, a converted Royal Navypicket boat, which disappeared off the Cornish coast on 31 July 1966 with its complement of thirty-one (two crew and twenty-nine passengers including eight children). Twelve bodies and a few artefacts were later recovered, but the rest of the victims and the main body of the wreck were never found.
List of Hot Country Songs number ones of 2005(nominated by ChrisTheDude) Start at "Some Beach", "A Real Fine Place to Start", then "Play Something Country" until "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off". If that doesn't make sense, you need to read the list, which would be "Something to Be Proud Of".
List of fruit bats(nominated by Dunkleosteus77) The 197 species of bats that consume only fruit make up the suborder Megachiroptera, are found throughout the tropics of Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and have one oddity: scientists have not yet determined if they share a common ancestor.
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1990–99)(nominated by Yashthepunisher) Between 1990 and 1999, 113 individuals received this third-highest civilian award of the Republic of India. The list is sparse from 1993 to 1997 due to a pending supreme court decision that finally determined that it was not a prohibited title under the law, and that it was not unconstitutional to continue awarding them.
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust(nominated by Dudley Miles) Founded in 1956, this trust has over 16,000 members, and manages thirty-three reserves covering almost 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres), from a three-acre quarry to the largest area of moorland in the East Midlands.
List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey(nominated by Calvin999) American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey has recorded songs for fourteen studio albums. Someone else will have to count them all; I quit at 100 and was only at the letter "I". She has also stood out for having written seventeen of her own eighteen Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. Why not wish her a happy birthday on March 27?
List of songs recorded by Joy Division(nominated by BeatlesLedTV) The Manchester band with punk roots released songs beginning in 1976. Eventually they released two studio albums, one extended play and five singles, but ended with the lead singer's suicide in 1980.
List of accolades received by Kal Ho Naa Ho(nominated by Ssven2) Wait, before you say "who the Ho Naa Ho was that?", you should know that Tomorrow may never come (its English title) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani; and you should know it won 35 awards from 78 nominations.
Jimmy V Award(nominated by MWright96) An ESPY Award for "a deserving member of the sporting world who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination", received by coaches returning from cancer therapy or amputations, one man who pushed his son in a running wheelchair in more than a thousand long-distance running events for almost four decades, and last year's awardee, a 15-year-old "super fan" who has received two liver transplants.
Arthur Ashe Courage Award(nominated by The Rambling Man) Another ESPY Award, this one not limited to sports-related people or actions, presented annually to individuals who "reflect the spirit of Arthur Ashe, possess strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost".
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