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Hace 21 horas · Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations.The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German ...
Hace 21 horas · Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter and human rights activist. He was the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving the band in 1975, he launched a solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single.His fifth studio album, So (1986), is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times ...
Hace 21 horas · Salaam was found in 1993 by El-Farouk Khaki, who organized the Salaam/Al-Fateha International Conference in 2003. [236] Sarajevo Open Centre ( Sarajevski otvoreni centar ), abbreviated SOC, is an independent feminist civil society organization and advocacy group which campaigns for lesbian , gay , bisexual , trans and intersex ( LGBTI ) people and women rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Hace 21 horas · Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Strange was introduced during the Silver Age of Comic Books in an attempt to ...
Hace 21 horas · Several notable musical artists died of unnatural causes in the 1980s: Bon Scott, at the time lead singer of rock band AC/DC, died of acute alcohol poisoning on February 19, 1980; English drummer John Bonham of the rock band Led Zeppelin also died that year in a similar manner; The Beatles member John Lennon was fatally shot outside his home in New York City on the night of December 8, 1980 ...
Hace 21 horas · Pol Pot (born Saloth Sâr; 19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998) was a Cambodian communist revolutionary, politician and a dictator who ruled Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979. Ideologically a communist and a Khmer ethnonationalist, he was a leading member of Cambodia's communist movement, the Khmer Rouge from 1963 to 1997, and served as General Secretary of the ...
Hace 21 horas · The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot.It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 (c. 7.8 million).Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge were supported for many years by the Chinese Communist ...
