WebA cable car (usually known as a cable tram outside North America) is a type of cable railway used for mass transit in which rail cars are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are distinct from funiculars, where the cars are permanently …

Web"Turkey in the Straw" is an American folk song that first gained popularity in the 19th century. Early versions of the song were titled "Zip Coon", which were first published around 1834 and performed in minstrel shows, with different people claiming authorship of the song.The melody of "Zip Coon" later became known as "Turkey in the Straw"; a song …

WebHoboken (/ ˈ h oʊ b oʊ k ən / HOH-boh-kən; Unami: Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,690 in 2021, ranking the city the 668th-most-populous in the country. With more …

WebThe Ethiopian–Egyptian War was a war between the Ethiopian Empire and the Khedivate of Egypt, a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, from 1874 to 1876.It remains the only war between Egypt and Ethiopia in modern times. The conflict resulted in an unequivocal Ethiopian victory that guaranteed continued independence of Ethiopia in the years …

WebThe Dream of the Fisherman's Wife (Japanese: 蛸と海女, Hepburn: Tako to Ama, "Octopus(es) and the Shell Diver"), also known as Girl Diver and Octopi, Diver and Two Octopi, etc., is a woodblock-printed design by the Japanese artist Hokusai.It is included in Kinoe no Komatsu ('Young Pines'), a three-volume book of shunga erotica first published …

WebJean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (/ ˈ f ʊr i eɪ,-i ər /; French: ; 21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.The …

WebC. F. Martin was born in 1796 in Markneukirchen, a small town in Germany historically famous for building musical instruments.He came from a long line of cabinet makers and woodworkers.His father, Johann Georg Martin, also built guitars. By the age of 15, according to the book "Martin Guitars: A History" by Mike Longworth, C. F. Martin apprenticed to …

WebAustralian frontier wars is a term applied by some historians to describe violent conflicts between Indigenous Australians (including both Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders) and non-Indigenous settlers during the colonisation of Australia. The first conflict took place several months after the landing of the First Fleet in January 1788, and the last …

WebEnglefield House is an Elizabethan country house with surrounding estate at Englefield in the English county of Berkshire.The gardens are open to the public all year round on particular weekdays and the house by appointment only for large groups. Englefield House and its adjoining entrance courtyard are listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for …

WebIn the 1820s, during a period of severe drought, after the abolition of slavery caused the Great Trek, Nguni armies, Southern (Xhosa) and especially Northern Nguni (Zulu, Swazi, Shangani, Gaza, Matabele or Ndebele, and Ngoni) people who speak related Bantu languages and inhabit southeast Africa from Cape Province to southern Mozambique, …