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They filled three large blocks. The business became a private limited company in 1895, with a share capital of £200,000. The business was later run by Player's sons John Dane Player and William Goodacre Player. In 1901, in response to competitive threats from the American Tobacco Company, Player's merged with the new Imperial Tobacco Company ...
The largest ticker-tape parade in history took place in New York City as an estimated 4 million well-wishers turned out to salute American astronaut John Glenn.The city sanitation department collected 3,474 tonnes (3,419 long tons; 3,829 short tons) of tossed paper afterward, compared to an average of 50 tonnes (49 long tons; 55 short tons) for parades in the 21st century.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the governing body for full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom.The Association was founded in 1859 with the founding aim of raising funds for an annual national rifle meeting to improve standards of marksmanship.
The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: 功夫之王: Gong Fu Zhi Wang or Gung Fu Ji Wong and translated King of Kung Fu ; Working title: The J & J Project [6]) is a 2008 wuxia martial arts film [7] written by John Fusco and directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
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Kingdom Coaster is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Dutch Wonderland near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The first coaster ever built by Custom Coasters International , it uses a single Philadelphia Toboggan Company train with buzz bars .
Kingdom is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. The series was adapted into a two-season, seventy-seven episode anime series by studio Pierrot. The first season of thirty-eight episodes aired from June 4, 2012, to February 25, 2013.
The Association of NHS Charities, operating as NHS Charities Together, is a federation of over 250 charitable organisations that support the devolved National Health Service (NHS), their staff, volunteers and patients, in the United Kingdom. It acts as a collective voice for NHS charities, as well as coordinating national fundraising efforts.