Jun 15, 2022 · Regarded as pioneers of electronic music, OMD combined an experimental, minimalist ethos with pop sensibilities, becoming central figures in the late-1970s/early-1980s emergence of synth-pop. McCluskey and Humphreys led precursor group the Id from 1977–1978, and re-recorded their track "Electricity" as OMD's debut single in 1979.
- 1978–1996, 2006–present
- Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Stuart Kershaw
- Electronic, new wave, synth-pop, experimental
- Meols, Merseyside, England
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1 day ago · The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (commonly called the Metrodome) was a domed sports stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.It opened in 1982 as a replacement for Metropolitan Stadium, the former home of the National Football League's (NFL) Minnesota Vikings and Major League Baseball's (MLB) Minnesota Twins, and Memorial Stadium, the former home of the Minnesota Golden Gophers ...
- December 29, 2013; 8 years ago
- April 3, 1982; 40 years ago
- US$55 million, ($205 million in 2021 dollars)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 19, 2022 · Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick ordered the Dodgers to erect a 42 feet (12.8 m) screen in left field to prevent pop flies from becoming home runs. Its cables, towers, wires, and girders were in play. The "short porch" in left field looked extremely attractive to batters.
- 29.2 acres (11.8 ha)
- Art Moderne
- John and Donald Parkinson (original), DLR Group (renovations)
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Jun 11, 2022 · Forty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1999. Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, S Club 7 and Westlife were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1999. The first number-one single of the year was "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S.
Jun 18, 2022 · Field size: Left Field – 339 feet (103 m) Left-Center – 377 feet (115 m) Center Field left corner – 411 feet (125 m) Center Field right corner – 403 feet (123 m) Right-Center – 367 feet (112 m) Right Field – 328 feet (100 m) Surface: Kentucky Bluegrass: Construction; Broke ground: August 30, 2007; 14 years ago () Opened
Jun 18, 2022 · September 23, 2020 [a] Wrigley Field / ˈrɪɡli / is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman 's Chicago Whales of the Federal League, which folded after the 1915 ...