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2000s; 2010s; 2020s; 2030s; 2040s; 2050s; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. I. Internet slang (8 C, 135 P) Pages in category "2000s slang"
The Words of the Year usually reflect events that happened during the years the lists were published. For example, the Word of the Year for 2005, 'integrity', showed that the general public had an immense interest in defining this word amid ethics scandals in the United States government, corporations, and sports. [1]
While he awaited burning for heresy, the friars and people present argued over who was responsible for Bilney's death; the friars threatened to withhold alms from the people if they were blamed "The murder of Zwingli", by Karl Jauslin (1842–1904).
The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
First Lady of the People's Republic of China; widow of the President of China Li Xiannian [274] David W. Torrance: M: June 22, 1924: 100 years, 225 days: British: Church minister [275] László Fuchs: M: June 24, 1924: 100 years, 223 days: Hungarian-born American: Mathematician [276] Roberto Ledesma: M: June 26, 1924: 100 years, 221 days: Cuban ...
Words coined from the years 1901 to 2000. Most words will be classed by their respective decade they were coined in; this category is only to be used directly on an article if the decade the neologism was coined is uncertain.
Claude Shannon (1916–2016), founder of information theory and modern cryptography, invented Minivac 601, and co-invented the first wearable computer (with Edward O. Thorp) Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963), together with Lucio Bini (1908–1964), Italy – Electroconvulsive therapy; Leona Chalmers (c. 1937), U.S. – modern menstrual cup