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Fair play award. Germany. ← 2013. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams. The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the tenth and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje) was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city of Albany, New York developed at this site. It was built in 1624 as a replacement for Fort Nassau, which had been built on nearby Castle Island and served as a trading post until 1617 or 1618, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , [14] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [15]
Islamist extremism [7] On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in London, England. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge, and then crashed on Borough High Street, just south of the River Thames.
200s: 3rd century in science. 300s: 4th century in science. 400s: 5th century in science. 500s: 6th century in science. 600s: 7th century in science. 700s: 8th century in science. 800s: 9th century in science. 900s: 10th century in science. 1000s: 11th century in science.
1623 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1623rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 623rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 23rd year of the 17th century, and the 4th year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1623, the ...
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, KG ( / ˈvɪlərz / VIL-ərz; 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), [1] [2] was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. [3] [4] Buckingham remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of ...
