Tiu Keng Leng Station — MTR infobox livery=CBEA34 namecolour=Black line=Kwun Tong line2=Tseung Kwan O caption=Tiu Keng Leng station, terminus of the HK MTR lines|Kwun Tong district=Sai Kung area=Tseung Kwan O open=August 18, 2002 type=Underground platformtype=Island… … Wikipedia
Stairs Expedition to Katanga — The Stairs Expedition to Katanga of 1891−1892 led by Captain William Stairs was the winner in a race between two imperial powers to seize Katanga, a vast mineral rich territory in Central Africa, which it achieved through the killing of an… … Wikipedia
Kingston Lacy — is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, now owned by the National Trust. From the 17th to the late 20th centuries it was the family seat of the Bankes family, who had previously resided nearby at Corfe Castle until… … Wikipedia
Downball — is a playground game similar to table tennis, except that it is played on the ground and the ball (typically a tennis ball but other balls can be used) is hit with a player s hand. The origins of downball can be traced back to Australia. Downball … Wikipedia
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero — Pōtatau I, Māori King (Pōtatau Te Wherowhero) (circa 1800 – June 25, 1860) was a Māori warrior, leader of the Waikato tribes, the first Māori King and founder of the Te Wherowhero royal dynasty. He was first known as simply Te Wherowhero and… … Wikipedia
Elwyn King — Elwyn Roy Bo King DSO DFC (13 May 1894 ndash;28 November 1941) was an Australian fighter pilot and ace in World War I. He scored 26 aerial victories in combat during the war, making him the fourth best Australian pilot in terms of kills. King was … Wikipedia
Henry King (police officer) — Henry King was a blacksmith who in 1878 became the third chief of police in Los Angeles, California. He served two terms of more than two years each, from December 5, 1878, to December 11, 1880, and from December 11, 1881, to June 30, 1883.As… … Wikipedia
Cecil R. King — Infobox Congressman name=Cecil R. King width= state=California district=17th party=Democratic term=August 1942 January 1969 preceded=Lee E. Geyer succeeded=Glenn M. Anderson date of birth= birth date|1898|1|13|mf=y place of birth= Fort Niagara,… … Wikipedia
1807 in New Zealand — There is a new sealing rush to the Bounty and Auckland Islands. Sealing also continues at Bass Strait and the Antipodes Islands. Foveaux Strait is a frequent stop for these sealing ships. Whaling continues off the east coast of the North Island.… … Wikipedia
1806 in New Zealand — Sealing continues at Bass Strait and the Antipodes Islands. At the end of the year there is a new sealing rush to the Bounty and Auckland Islands. Few sealers, if any, are known to have visited the Foveaux Strait area at this time, although this… … Wikipedia
Anglo-Corsican Kingdom — Infobox Former Country native name = Regno di Corsica conventional long name = Anglo Corsican Kingdom common name = Corsica status = Unrecognized state continent = Europe region = Western Europe country = France era = Age of Enlightenment year… … Wikipedia