35,843 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 149 of 359.
“Mandeville was named after the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire.”
“He released his first solo album, "Presenting Isaac Hayes," in 1968.”
“the Queensland Museum returns thousands of artefacts and sacred objects to Papua New Guinea (PNG).”
“A 40-year-old cyclist has died in hospital after a collision with a van in East Sussex.”
“His 1972 soundtrack to the movie "Shaft," went platinum and won an Oscar for "Theme From Shaft."”
“The objects and artefacts were taken from PNG for safe keeping by the Colonial Administrator, Dir William McGregor in the 1880s.”
“on Friday”
“He rose to the top of the charts in the 1970's on the Stax label, a soul record label.”
“The consignment makes it the largest ever transfer from a museum to a country of origin of cultural heritage material in the history of the world.”
“she was taken to the Conquest Hospital in Hastings where she died from her injuries a few hours later.”
“A 1985 interview with film historian VITO RUSSO”
“The 58-year-old driver of the Ford Transit van, from St Leonards, was uninjured.”
“The book was first published in 1981”
“Rival fans invaded the pitch at Hillsborough after the club's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on 2 May.”
“an updated version was then published in 1987”
“Some 1,500 extreme fitness competitors flocked to Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor National Park to compete in the Ironman 70.3 competition.”
“RUSSO died in 1991 of AIDS”
“Challengers faced a gruelling 1.2-mile (1.9km) swim, an 56-mile (90km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21km) run - 70.3 miles in total.”
“We'll also hear routines from two of Carlin's comedy albums: "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics" (Eardrum Records 7 91593-2) and "Jammin' In New York" (Eardrum Records 7 92221-2).”
“The top 100 will compete in the Ironman World Championship in Clearwater, Florida, next November.”
“first World Series appearance in 41 years.”
“Winner Fraser Cartmell, from Stirling, finished the race in 4h 17m.”
“this weekend”
“on Monday”
“Rebroadcast from 3/26/93”
“between about 1130 BST on Sunday and 1100 BST on Tuesday.”
“when October 12th was Columbus Day”
“All six lanes of the motorway were closed to allow two air ambulances and other emergency vehicles to get to the scene.”
“He launched surf rock in 1960 with his band, the Deltones.”
“two other people were seriously injured”
“He described the surf sound in a 1963 article as 'a heavy staccato sound on the lowkey guitar strings, with a heavy throbbing beat—like thunder, or waves breaking over you.'”
“The man who died had been travelling in the Astra”
“17th century”
“at about 1825 BST on Saturday”
“(Penguin, 1995)”
“number 41 bus”
“This interview was orginally recorded in May, 1986.”
“Crowe, 46, who was born in New Zealand, became an Australian citizen in 2006.”
“(HERMAN died in 1987)”
“The release of the film Robin Hood this month is of global interest and we thought it would be very fitting to pay tribute to this great actor by producing the Robin Hood stamp pack," the spokesman added.”
“(From an interview recorded in 1985).”
“Sir Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, starring Crowe and Cate Blanchett, will open this year's Cannes Film Festival.”
“In the 1930s and 40s his band ranked with the Goodman, Dorsie, and Miller bands in popularity.”
“which happened at about 1555 BST”
“At 57, he's just published his first novel, "Body & Soul" (Houghton & Mifflin).”
“No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.”
“fans of his 1967 autobiography "Stop Time".”
“just after 0600 BST”
“Conroy has one other book, a collection of short stories called "Midair".”
“about 1100 BST”
“the supplies will be distributed to the tens of thousands of local residents who stayed in the city after Zairean rebels captured it earlier this month.”
“Two lanes were closed during the morning rush hour on Tuesday after the lorry jack-knifed on the M4 and hit the central reservation.”
“relief agencies were able to bring food and medicine to the Zairean border town of Goma today.”
“It happened on Saturday at bridge 70, Wolseley Bridge, on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Rugeley.”
“1996 Cape May Music Festival”
“The Canal and River Trust's website, external says the closure is in place from Weir 10, Bishton, to bridge 70.”
“Recorded on May 19th, the opening night of this year's Festival.”
“Twelve inbound flights were diverted to Birmingham Airport and one flight was diverted to Leeds Airport.”
“In May of this year, we broadcast a live concert with singer-songwriter ARTHUR ALEXANDER.”
“just after 1400 BST”
“ALEXANDER had spent the past fifteen years driving a bus for a community center in Cleveland, but this year he returned to performing and released a new album, "Lonely Just Like Me" (Elektra Nonesuch), his first release in twenty years.”
“by four men”
“his first release in twenty years.”
“66-year-old”
“(Concert Rebroadcast from 5/7/93).”
“the man was struck by the 0600 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads service just before 0845 BST on Thursday.”
“She had her start singing in the 1950s in Boston”
“The 30-year-old was driving a Vauxhall Vectra”
“She recorded her first album in 1955”
“Pauline Spilsbury, 61, of Bobbersmill, was hit by the vehicle at a pedestrian crossing in Alfreton Road, at the junction with Gregory Boulevard.”
“She dropped out of singing for a while but made a comeback during the 70s in New York's cabaret world”
“The 25-year-old taxi driver and his female passenger were not injured in the incident.”
“He was on the road accompanying Tony Bennett for 21 years”
“Crews from Ampthill, Biggleswade, Harrold, Kempston, Leighton Buzzard, Sandy, Shefford and Stopsley attended the incident in Hampshire Way, Luton, at about 16:15 BST on Sunday.”
“he left the Priesthood in 1969”
“The service attended another fire in Sundon Park Road at 23:45 BST, which it said was also deliberate.”
“Tristan Scott, 82, from St Austell, died of a heart attack on Saturday.”
“He was a member of the association for more than 50 years”
“His funeral is due to be held on 14 June in St Austell.”
“He had recently been honoured by the association for 60 years' of service to football in the county, and for 50 years' service to the association itself.”
“Your pictures of Scotland: 17-24 Sept”
“Nine-year-old Peter Sanders from Bishopton shows that age is no barrier to catching this impressive image of a ladybird on a sunflower”
“Two men threatened to shoot the postmaster at Woodville Post office at about 0915 BST on Saturday”
“Half an hour later a man threatened staff with a knife at Tesco Express in Hilton. Several hundred pounds was stolen.”
“Nobody was hurt in either of the incidents.”
“both the shop's cashier and manager were threatened.”
“It is believed the 26-year-old, who was originally from Hull, had been riding a quad bike when it plunged 150m (492ft) into a ravine last Wednesday.”
“His body is expected to be flown home next week.”
“Forty homes and three businesses in Stockport had to be evacuated”
“just after 1100 BST”
“from 1800 BST”
“The collision involving a silver Honda Jazz, a green VW Polo and a silver Peugeot 206 happened on the A3 southbound, near Milford, on 29 May.”
“A 79-year-old woman”
“died a week later.”
“mid morning on Sunday”
“It was reported at about 13:30 on Monday 15 June.”
“The game was held up for over 10 minutes after the 25-year-old was involved in a heavy collision near the end of the match.”
“Five men had to be cut from a car after it crashed into a wall in Greater Manchester in the early hours.”
“The emergency services were called to Mottram Road in Hyde, near to its junction with Higham Lane, just before 0200 BST.”
“destroyed more than 5,000 sq ft (1,524 sq metres) of grassland.”
