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Hace 23 horas · cia .gov. The Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA) / ˌsiː.aɪˈeɪ /, known informally as the Agency [6], metonymously as Langley [7] and historically as the Company, [8] is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from ...
Hace 23 horas · Martin Van Buren (/ v æ n ˈ b jʊər ən / van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə(n) vɑm ˈbyːrə(n)] ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's attorney general and U.S. senator, then briefly ...
Hace 23 horas · The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.. The war started when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807 ...
Hace 23 horas · Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta, with over 82.4 million native speakers.. Cantonese is viewed as a vital and inseparable part of the cultural identity for its native speakers across large swaths of southeastern ...
Hace 23 horas · Louis C.K. (born 1967) Vladimir Caamaño (born 1979) Angelique Cabral (born 1979) Liz Cackowski; Sid Caesar (1922–2014) Frank Caeti (born 1973) ... William Jackson Harper (born 1980) Neil Patrick Harris (born 1973) Rachael Harris (born 1968) Robin Harris (1953–1990) Blake Harrison (born 1985)
Hace 23 horas · Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king.Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as the Lord Edward.
Hace 23 horas · George William Coleman, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Fall River (2003–2014). Júlio Sarmento da Costa, 64, East Timorese politician, MP (2017–2018). Destiny Deacon, 67, Australian indigenous photographer. (death announced on this date) Mark Gormley, 67, American singer-songwriter.
