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e. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through ...
Carole King Klein[3] (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. One of the most successful songwriters in American history, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 over the latter half of the 20th century. [4] King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, [5] making ...
Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia has been hosted since 2003 by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American nonprofit organization funded mainly by donations from readers. [7] Initially only available in English, editions of Wikipedia in more than 300 other languages have been developed.
831. FIPS code. 06-38520. GNIS feature IDs. 1652734, 2411544. Website. www.kingcity.com. King City (variants: Kings City, City of King) [8] is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, [8] at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). [6]
LeBron Raymone James Sr. (/ ləˈbrɒn /; [1] lə-BRON; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " King James ", he is widely recognized as one of the greatest players in the sport's history and is often compared with Michael Jordan ...
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film [7] produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson.It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and Scatman Crothers.
This journey was a source of his later ideas for the modernization of Siam. He was crowned king in his own right as Rama V on 16 November 1873. [5] [clarification needed] Sri Suriwongse then arranged for the Front Palace of King Pinklao (who was his uncle) to be bequeathed to King Pinklao's son, Prince Yodyingyot (who was Chulalongkorn's cousin).
King Sihamoni's public statement in August 2013 amid the political crisis arising from that year's election In the lead-up to the 2013 Cambodian general election, Sihamoni at the request of the government, granted a royal pardon which enabled then Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy, who had been in self-imposed exile since 2009, to partake in the election which was welcomed by the United Nations ...