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15 hours ago · Minister of State for Health (2007–2009) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2009–2010) Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (2010) Conservative politician. Sir Graham Brady. 15 November 2023 [36] Chairman of the 1922 Committee (2010–present) Lib. Dem. politician. Tom Brake.
15 hours ago · Trinity College, Cambridge, Peterhouse, Cambridge. Signature. Charles Babbage KH FRS ( / ˈbæbɪdʒ /; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. [1] A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. [2] Babbage is considered by some to be ...
15 hours ago · 10. 17 March 1932. An Act to confirm and give effect to a certain agreement made between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and His Majesty's Government in the Irish Free State with respect to the registration and control of veterinary surgeons. Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1932.
15 hours ago · In February he attended a Fleet Review in Deptford and inspected the Woolwich Dockyard and Royal Arsenal with Anthony Deane. For three months he stayed at Sayes Court as the guest of John Evelyn, a member of the Royal Society. He was trained on a telescope at the Greenwich Observatory by John Flamsteed.
15 hours ago · Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of ...
15 hours ago · Its Counter-Subversive Activities Committee in 1946 began publishing the American Legion Firing Line, a newsletter for members which provides information on communist, fascist, and other extremist groups to its subscribers. It warned members against far-right groups such as the John Birch Society and antisemitic groups. By the late 1950s, the ...
15 hours ago · Plan of the Xibeigang royal cemetery, showing major tombs (blue) and sacrificial pits (grey). The largest place for the afterlife lay in the Royal Cemetery, located in what is now Xibeigang 西北岡, Anyang, serving as the resting place for many royal family members. The king would be buried in a wooden chamber, with many servants (as much as ...
