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Ming (c. 1498 or 1499–2006), also known as Hafrún, was an ocean quahog clam (Arctica islandica, family Arcticidae) that was dredged off the coast of Iceland in 2006 and whose age was calculated by counting annual growth lines in the shell. Ming was the oldest individual (non-clonal) animal ever discovered whose age could be precisely determined.
The Hongzhi Emperor (30 July 1470 – 9 June 1505), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1487 to 1505.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Wu Sangui (Chinese: 吳三桂; pinyin: Wú Sānguì; Wade–Giles: Wu San-kuei; 8 June 1612 – 2 October 1678), courtesy name Changbai (長白) or Changbo (長伯), was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the founding of the Qing dynasty.
A 19-year-old college student who went missing from Pasadena, Texas, on Feb. 8 has been found slain in Houston.. The Pasadena Police Department is actively investigating the death of Payas Deo ...
Quahogs have a long history in the state. The shells of the large, hard-shelled clam were used by the indigenous Narragansett people as wampum. In Rhode Island, a hunt is on for the reason for ...
According to the History of Ming, the first five sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Prince Zhu Shuang, Prince Zhu Gang, Emperor Yongle, and Prince Zhu Su, were all born to Empress Ma. According to the Ming Veritable Records, Emperor Yongle was born on April 17, 1360, and Prince Zhu Su was born on July 9, 1361. This situation has long ...
A cause of death has been revealed for actress Esta TerBlanche, the late "All My Children" star who died last summer at the age of 51.. TerBlanche died of an intracranial hemorrhage, according to ...