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Interpol notice. An Interpol notice is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats by police in a member state (or an authorised international entity) to their counterparts around the world. The information disseminated via notices concerns individuals wanted for serious crimes ...
Juan Ponce de León (/ ˌ p ɒ n s d ə ˈ l iː ə n /, also UK: / ˌ p ɒ n s eɪ d ə l eɪ ˈ ɒ n /, US: / ˌ p ɒ n s d ə l i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ p ɒ n s (ə) d eɪ-/, Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈponθe ðe leˈon]; 1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513.
The Purple People (Italian: Il Popolo Viola) was an Italian mass protest movement who, among other things, called for the resignation of now former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The movement was disaffected with mainstream Italian politics, and identified themselves at demonstrations and rallies by wearing items of the colour purple ...
Here's a look at the bridge's history. Part of its anniversary celebration, the Purple People Bridge will host a Backroads Wine Festival on Thursday. Here's a look at the bridge's history.
Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America . Her novel Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black was published anonymously in 1859 in Boston, Massachusetts, and was not widely known. The novel was discovered in 1982 by the ...
The Purple People Bridge is a pedestrian-only bridge that stretches 2,670 feet over the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. History [ edit ] The original bridge first opened on April 1, 1872, under the name Newport and Cincinnati Bridge , and was Cincinnati's first railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River. [2]
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They switched to small size in 1929 and are the only type of currency in circulation today in the United States. They were originally printed in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. The $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 denominations were last printed in 1945 and discontinued in 1969, making the $100 bill ...