WebFrankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 41 km (25 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area.Frankston recorded a population of 37,331 at the 2021 census.. Due to its geographic location north of the Mornington Peninsula, it is often referred to as "the gateway to the …

WebSton (wł. Stagno) – miasto w Chorwacji, w żupanii dubrownicko-neretwiańskiej, siedziba gminy Ston.Leży na półwyspie Pelješac W 2011 roku liczyło 549 mieszkańców.. Miasto leży w strategicznym miejscu w przesmyku łączącym ląd stały z pozostałą częścią półwyspu, przebiega przez nie droga nr 414 łącząca wszystkie miejscowości półwyspu z ciągnącą …

WebAfter the Republic of Dubrovnik acquired the Pelješac in 1334, it required the protection of Ston. First, in thirty years, one of the longest defense walls in Europe was erected on one side of the peninsula, and according to a unique project, two new towns were planned: southern Ston and northern Little Ston with the aim of encompassing people to preserve …

WebThe 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 42nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 19th modern-era Cup Series.It began on Sunday, February 11, and ended on Sunday, November 18. Because of a highly controversial penalty to Mark Martin early in the season, Dale Earnhardt with Richard Childress Racing was …

WebThe Callanish Stones (or "Callanish I": Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais) are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle.They were erected in the late Neolithic era, and were a focus for ritual activity during the Bronze Age.They are near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) …

WebLonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of albums widely regarded as classics in the fusion, smooth jazz and acid jazz genres.

WebThe Stonehenge Free Festival was a British free festival from 1974 to 1984 held at the prehistoric monument Stonehenge in England during the month of June, and culminating with the summer solstice on or near 21 June. It emerged as the major free festival in the calendar after the violent suppression of the Windsor Free Festival in August 1974, with …

WebZach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous is an American mockumentary sitcom created by Bo Burnham and Dan Lagana that aired for one season on MTV from May 2 to June 29, 2013. The series stars Burnham as Zach Stone, a recent high school graduate who opts to pursue a life of fame instead of attending college, subsequently hiring a camera crew to film his …

WebThe 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, is the deadliest natural disaster in United States history and the third-deadliest Atlantic hurricane, only behind the Great Hurricane of 1780 and Hurricane Mitch overall. The hurricane left …

WebA menhir (from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age.They can be found individually as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones.Menhirs' size can vary considerably, but they often taper toward …