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Ayatollah (UK: / ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t ɒ l ə /, also US: / ˌ aɪ ə ˈ t oʊ l ə /; Arabic: اية الله, romanized: ʾāyatu llāh; Persian: آیتالله, romanized: âyatollâh [ɒːjjætˌolˈlɒːh]) is an honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy. it came into widespread usage in the 20th century.
650 Fifth Avenue (formerly known as the Piaget Building and the Pahlavi Foundation Building) is a 36-story 150 m (490 ft) building at Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed by John Carl Warnecke & Associates [ 1 ] for the Pahlavi Foundation, an organization run by the then-Shah of Iran ...
India Ayatollah Syed Mohammad Mosawi Ichgami Kashmiri (1910 - 1959) [46] Saudi Arabia Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Amri [ 47 ] India Fakhr Ul Islam Alhaj Allama Syed Taqi Hasan Naqvi Wafa Sahab Qibla known as Raees Ul Fuqaha (1921-1998) President of Idara E Jaferia, Principal of Madarsa and Hawza Ilmia Jaferia (Qadeem) and founder of ...
On December 31, 1907, a ball signifying New Year's Day was first dropped at Times Square, [160] and the Square has held the main New Year's celebration in New York City ever since. On that night, hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building, marking the start of the new ...
Times Square New Year's Eve celebration is in its 120th year. The tradition of thousands of people crowding to watch a shimmering ball be lowered in Times Square began in 1907, though the first ...
The new theocratic Constitution—whereby Khomeini became Supreme Leader of the country—was approved in December 1979. In between, the Shah fled Iran in January 1979 after strikes and demonstrations paralyzed the country, and on February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran to a greeting by several million Iranians. [82]
The Shah and Soraya's marriage ended in 1958 when it became apparent that, even with help from medical doctors, she could not bear children. Soraya later told The New York Times that the Shah had no choice but to divorce her, and that he was heavy-hearted about the decision. [117]
The Guardian Angels were formed in New York City as an unarmed organization of young crime fighters. Born: Rafael Márquez, Mexican soccer football defender, with 147 appearances on the national team, 1997 to 2018; in Zamora, Michoacán; Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian terrorist who killed 77 people on July 22, 2011; in Oslo