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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › JonestownJonestown - Wikipedia

    10 hours ago · The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name " Jonestown ", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. Jonestown became internationally infamous when, on November 18, 1978, a total of 918 [1] [2] people died at the settlement, at the ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_WallThe Wall - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest / EMI and Columbia / CBS Records. It is a rock opera about Pink, a jaded rock star who constructs a psychological "wall" of social isolation. The album was a commercial success, topping the US charts for 15 weeks and reaching ...

    • December 1978 – November 1979
    • 30 November 1979
  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bob_GeldofBob Geldof - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Bob Geldof. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE ( / ˈɡɛldɒf /; [1] born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SladeSlade - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, [1] achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles.

    • Dave Hill, John Berry, Russell Keefe, Alex Bines
  5. 2 days ago · Early life External audio Country Music Legend Merle Haggard, interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air, 42:14, August 14, 1995. Haggard's parents were Flossie Mae (née Harp; 1902–1984) and James Francis Haggard (1899–1946). The family moved to California from their home in Checotah, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression, after their barn burned in 1934. They settled with their two elder ...

  6. 10 hours ago · As of 2022, it is the sixth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market and also the seventh most-held reserve currency in global reserves. [7] The Australian dollar was introduced as a decimal currency on 14 February 1966 to replace the non-decimal Australian pound , with the conversion rate of two dollars to the pound (A£1 = A$2).

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Larry_PageLarry Page - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American businessman, computer scientist, and internet entrepreneur best known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin.. Page was chief executive officer of Google from 1997 until August 2001 when he stepped down in favor of Eric Schmidt, and then again from April 2011 until July 2015 when he became CEO of its newly formed parent organization ...