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1 day ago · 2004 federal redistribution. Due to the 2001 census, Canada's 301 electoral districts increased to 308 as of April 1, 2004. Boundary changes took effect across the country to even out population redistribution, and seven new districts were formed. Each province has a minimum number of seats, and therefore it is rare for a province to lose seats ...
1 day ago · Edwin Stanton. Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.
1 day ago · Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC (born Beverly Jean Santamaria; February 20, 1941 [1]) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and social activist. [2] Sainte-Marie's singing and writing repertoire includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism. She has won recognition, awards, and honors for her music as well as her work in education and ...
1 day ago · Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. [1] His career spans over 70 years, with 28 Grammy Awards won out of 80 nominations, [2] and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before ...
1 day ago · Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev [b] [c] (15 April [ O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev stunned the communist world with his denunciation of his predecessor ...
1 day ago · David Bergman, Jacques Ehrlich, Haim Gouri: David Bergman, Jacques Ehrlich, Haim Gouri, Beit Lohamei HaGhettaot 102 Minutes that Changed America: 2008: Nicole Rittenmeyer 130 Children: 2022 Ainara Aparici Ainara Aparici, Daniela Camino 199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story: 2008: Gregg Godfrey: 299 Queen Street West: 2023: Sean Menard: Sean ...
1 day ago · Charles Avery, silent film actor, Keystone Cops; Sewell Avery, chairman of Montgomery Ward, first president of Museum of Science and Industry (born in Michigan) John Avildsen, Oscar-winning film director, Rocky, Save the Tiger, Lean on Me, The Karate Kid; David Axelrod, political advisor to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, author, TV ...
