Karl Kobelt - the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Department of Defence; Military Department. He was president of Switzerland twice in 1946 and 1952. Predecessor: Johannes Baumann Successor: Giuseppe Lepori.
KANU - rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002. From October 1952 to December 1959, Kenya was under a state of emergency arising from the "Mau Mau" rebellion against British colonial rule. During this period, African participation in the political process increased rapidly. The first direct elections for Africans to the Legislative Council took place in 1957. The Kenya African National Union was founded in 1960. The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) was founded in 1960, to challenge KANU. KADU's aim was to defend the interests of the small minority tribes, such as the Kalenjin to which Moi belonged, against the dominance of the big Luo and Kikuyu tribes that comprised the majority of Kanu's membership (Kenyatta himself being a Kikuyu). KADU pressed for a federal constitution, while.
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg - (January 28, 1865 - September 22, 1952), First president of Finland 1919-1925, a Nationalist Liberal. Ståhlberg was born in Suomussalmi in Finland. He was christened Carl Johan, which he later changed to Finnish form like most fennomans (supporters of Finnish language and culture). In Oulu Finnish lycee he was the primus of his class. In 1889 he graduated in Laws, as a Bachelor of Arts. He had a long career as the presenter and planner of the Senate's legislation already when Finland was a Russian Grand Duchy. He supported constitutional legislative policies, including legislative resistance, against the attempted Russification of Finland, eventually even women's suffrage, and had a moderate line on Prohibition. In the beginning of Finland's independence he became the chairman of the Constitutional Council. They formed the first Constitution.
Kaypro Computer - the world. Kaypro was originally a division of Non-Linear Systems, founded by Andy Kay, the inventor of the digital voltmeter, in 1952. The Kaypro II, released in 1982, was the first all-metal portable computer, competing successfully with the Osborne 1, shipping more than 10,000 units a month in 1983. Kaypro continued to manufacture a variety of CP/M-compatible systems throughout the 1980s, incorporating features such as higher-density floppy drives and hard drives, and as MS-DOS gained popularity, produced a number of IBM-compatible systems running that operating system as well. However, Kaypro had difficulty continuing its early success, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 1990. In June 1992, Kaypro filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and in 1995, its remaining assets were sold for $2.7 million. The Kaypro name briefly re-emerged as.
Kathryn Bigelow - Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow (born 1952) is known as a movie director having placed her distinctive style on male-dominated genres like Science fiction, Action and Horror. She was born in San Carlos, California, USA, as the only child of a paint store manager and a librarian. Bigelow entered the cinema by way of the art world, starting her creative life as a painter. She took up formal studies at the San Francisco Art Institute for two years before winning a prestigious scholarship to the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in 1971. Bigelow entered the graduate film programme at Columbia University where she studied theory and criticism. Her first short film, The Set-Up (1978), is a 20-minute deconstruction of violence in film. After co-directing Mont Montgomery on the biker movie The Loveless.
Kashmiri literature - century),who wrote mystical verses. Later, came Habba Khatun (16th century) with her lol style. Other major names are Rupa Bhavani (1621-1721), Arnimal (d. 1800), Mahmud Gami (1765-1855), Rasul Mir (d. 1870), Paramananda (1791-1864), Ghulam Ahmad Mahjur (1885-1952), Abdul Ahad Azad (1903-1948), and Zinda Kaul (1884-1965). In contemporary times, Hindi, Urdu, and English have become the languages of literary expression. Amongst these authors are Shaikh Abdullah and Ram Nath Kak who have written autobiography. Other authors of Kashmiri ancestry include Salman Rushdie and M.J. Akbar..
Kasaoka - 427.01 persons per km². The total area is 135.97 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1952. External Links Official website in Japanese.
Kathleen Ferrier - by Bach and Handel, and Gluck's Orfeo. She made numerous recordings in her short career, though some of her performances were not recorded, or recordings were destroyed. These include performances of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius, and The Messiah. She died of breast cancer in 1953. Discography Bach, B Minor Mass, Suzanne Danco, Kathleen Ferrier, Peter Pears, Bruce Boyce, Norman Walker, BBC Chorus, Boyd Neel Orchestra, conducted by George Enescu, (1951), BBC Bach, St Matthew Passion, Greene, Suddaby, Ferrier, Cummings, Bach Choir, Jacques Orchestra, conducted by Reginald Jacques, Decca, now on Dutton. Bach and Handel arias(sung in English), London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult, Decca, recorded 7th and 8th October, 1952. Brahms, Alto Rhapsody, Op 53, Men of the Oslo Philharmonic Chorus, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Erik Tuxen, Oslo (1949), APR Brahms,.
Karlspreis - European peace. Past recipients of the award include 1950 Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi 1951 Hendrik Brugmans 1952 Alcide de Gasperi 1953 Jean Monnet 1954 Konrad Adenauer 1956 Sir Winston S. Churchill 1957 Paul Henri Spaak 1958 Robert Schuman 1959 George C. Marshall 1960 Joseph Bech 1961 Walter Hallstein 1963 Edward Heath 1964 Antonio Segni 1966 Jens Otto Krag 1967 Joseph Luns 1969 The European Commission 1970 François Seydoux de Clausonne 1972 Roy Jenkins 1973 Don Salvador de Madariaga 1976 Leo Tindemans 1977 Walter Scheel 1978 Konstantin Karamanlis 1979 Emilio Colombo 1981 Simone Veil 1982 King Juan Carlos I. of Spain 1984 Karl Carstens 1986 The People of Luxemburg 1987 Henry A. Kissinger 1988 François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl 1989 Frère Roger 1990 Gyula Horn 1991 Václav Havel 1992 Jacques Delors 1993.
Kane County Cougars - played in Geneva, Illinois. The Midwest League came to Kane County in 1991 after a franchise that was previously based in Decatur, Illinois (1952-74) and Wausau, Wisconsin (1975-90) relocated there. While they've always been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County, they were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 and 1992 and with the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2002 before joining the A's for the 2003 season. As a Marlins farm team some key contributors to the 2003 World Series championship team played in Kane County on their way to the big leagues. Series MVP Josh Beckett played for the Cougars in 2000, while Dontrelle Willis had the league's best winning percentage and earned run average in 2002. The Cougars play their home games at Philip B..
Kathy Tyers - Kathy Tyers was born on July 21, 1952 in Long Beach, California. She is noted for writing science fiction and has also written a travel book and recorded two folk music CDss with her husband Mark. They currently live in Montana. Tyers graduated from Montana State University with a degree in macrobiology and, after marrying Mark, became certified to teach K-12. When her church opened a private school, she took over teaching the lower grades. In 1979, she retired from teaching to start a family; their son Matthew was born in 1981, and she began writing in earnest two years later. Bibliography of Kathy Tyers: Leave Her, Johnny (1986 CD) Firebird (1987, revised 1999) Fusion Fire (1988, revised 2000) The Very Best Dreams (1988 CD) Crystal Witness (1989) Exploring the Northern.
Kaige Chen - Kaige Chen Kaige Chen (b. 1952) is a famous Chinese film director. He is one of the most prominent of the Fifth-Generation directors from China. Filmography Yellow Earth (1984) Life on A String (1991) Farewell, My Concubine (1992) Temptress Moon (1996) The Emperor and The Assassin (1999) Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment "100 Flowers Hidden Deep") (Short) Together (2003) See also: Cinema of China.
KARE - as channel 11-1). KARE-11 was first known as WTCN (the “TCN†stood for “Twin Cities Newspapersâ€), though it was not the first TV station in the Twin Cities to carry that name. Channel 4 originally carried the WTCN name, but it was changed to WCCO following the station's merger with WCCO Radio in 1952. In 1953, the station started broadcasting on channel 11 with a time sharing agreement with station WMIN. Each station would use the transmitter for two hours, then allow the other channel to take over for the next two. The two stations eventually merged. The original transmitter for WTCN and WMIN was located atop the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, the tallest building in the city at the time. A growing city center meant that the transmitter would eventually.
Kentucky Derby - Cavalcade 1935 Omaha* 1936 Bold Venture 1937 War Admiral* 1938 Lawrin 1939 Johnstown 1940 Gallahadion 1941 Whirlaway* 1942 Shut Out 1943 Count Fleet* 1944 Pensive 1945 Hoop, Jr 1946 Assault* 1947 Jet Pilot 1948 Citation* 1949 Ponder 1950 Middleground 1951 Count Turf 1952 Hill Gail 1953 Dark Star 1954 Determine 1955 Swaps 1956 Needles 1957 Iron Liege 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Tomy Lee 1960 Venetian Way 1961 Carry Back 1962 Decidedly 1963 Chateaugay 1964 Northern Dancer 1965 Lucky Debonair 1966 Kauai King 1967 Proud Clarion 1968 Forward Pass++ 1969 Majestic Prince 1970 Dust Commander 1971 Canonero II 1972 Riva Ridge 1973 Secretariat* 1974 Cannonade 1975 Foolish Pleasure 1976 Bold Forbes 1977 Seattle Slew* 1978 Affirmed* 1979 Spectacular Bid 1980 Genuine Risk 1981 Pleasant Colony 1982 Gato del Sol 1983 Sunny's Halo.
Kent (disambiguation) - artist William Kent, the architect Other things named Kent Kent was a cigarette brand, first to introduce smoke filters in 1952 Kent, the Swedish rock band HMS Kent, a ship The Duke of Kent The Kingdom of Kent The Earl of Kent Ford Kent is an engine used in for instance Ford Anglia Fort Kent, Maine The Kent Applicative Operating System, a computer operating system Kent Acres, Delaware Kent City, Michigan Kent Group National Park, in Tasmania, Australia Kent Narrows, Maryland The Kent Recursive Calculator, a programming language Kentville, Nova Scotia New Kent Road in London New Kent County, Virginia.
Kentucky Oaks - Viva America 1919 Lillian Shaw 1920 Lorraine 1921 Nancy Lee 1922 Startle 1923 Untidy 1924 Princess Doreen 1925 Deeming 1926 Black Maria 1927 Mary Jane 1928 Easter Stockings 1929 Rose of Sharon 1930 Alcibiades 1931 Cousin Jo 1932 Suntica 1933 Barn Swallow 1934 Fiji 1935 Paradisical 1936 Two Bob 1937 Mars Shield 1938 Flying Lee 1939 Flying Lill 1940 Inscolassie 1941 Valdina Myth 1942 Miss Dogwood 1943 Nellie L. 1944 Canina 1945 Come and Go 1946 First Page 1947 Blue Grass 1948 Challe Anne 1949 Wistful 1950 Ari's Mona 1951 How 1952 Real Delight 1953 Bubbley 1954 Fascinator 1955 Lalun 1956 Princess Turia 1957 Lori-El 1958 Bug Brush 1959 (1) Wedlock (2) Hidden Talent 1960 Make Sail 1961 My Portrait 1962 Cicada 1963 Sally Ship 1964 Blue Norther 1965 Amerivan 1966.
Keith Murdoch - Murdoch (August 12, 1885 - October 4, 1952) was an Australian journalist and media mogul and the father of Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch was born in Melbourne in 1885 and was educated at Camberwell Grammar School and the London School of Economics. After graduation, he began a career in journalism with The Age. Murdoch applied to become Australia's official war historian upon the outbreak of World War I in August 1914. In the ballot to decide on that position he lost out to Charles Bean. In August 1915 that Murdoch managed to get permission to visit Anzac Cove, and for the purpose of investigating the alleged mismanagement of mail sent to Australian soldiers serving in the Gallipoli campaign. Murdoch agreed to hand deliver a letter detailing the mismanagement of the campaign from.
Kentucky Futurity - Worthy 1928 - Spencer 1929 - Walter Dear 1930 - Hanover's Bertha 1931 - The Protector 1932 - The Marchioness 1933 - Meda 1934 - Princess Peg 1935 - Lawrence Hanover 1936 - Rosalind 1937 - Twilight Song 1938 - McLin Hanover 1939 - Peter Astra 1940 - Spencer Scott 1941 - Bill Gallon 1946 - Victory Song 1947 - Hoot Mon 1948 - Egan Hanover 1949 - Bangaway 1950 - Star's Pride 1951 - Ford Hanover 1952 - Sharp Note 1953 - Kimberly Kid 1954 - Harlan 1955 - Scott Frost 1956 - Nimble Colby 1957 - Cassin Hanover 1958 - Emily's Pride 1959 - Diller Hanover 1960 - Elaine Rodney 1961 - Duke Rodney 1962 - Safe Mission 1963 - Speedy Scot 1964 - Ayres 1965 - Armbro Flight.
Kenneth Anger - My Demon Brother. Several of his films are collected in the 4 volume Magick Lantern Cycle, these are marked * in the filmography. Filmography Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat (1941) Tinsel Tree (1941-1942) Prisoner of Mars (1942) The Nest (1943) Escape Episode (1944) Drastic Demise (1945) Escape Episode (shorter sound version) (1946) Fireworks (1947)* Puce Moment (1949)* The Love That Whirls (1949) Maldoror (1951-1952, unfinished) Eaux d'Artifice (1953)* Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (1953) Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954, recut in 1966)* Thelema Abbey (1955) Historie d'O (1959-1961) Scorpio Rising (1963)* Kustom Kar Kommandoes (1965)* Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)* Rabbit's Moon (1972)* Lucifer Rising (1980).
Kim Stanley Robinson - Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is a writer initially identified as a leading member of the "humanist", or literary, camp of science fiction authors in the 1980s, but whose Mars trilogy is a solid example of hard science fiction. His fiction frequently delves into ecological and utopian themes with a political sophistication and point of view rarely seen elsewhere in the field. The utopian novels Robinson's utopias are strikingly different in that the society portrayed is dynamic and subject to flaws and outside pressures, rather than the static perfection displayed in more classic utopias, in which literary values take a back seat to the political argument. His utopian novels include the Three Californias trilogy, which consists of the post-disaster novel The Wild Shore (1984, his first), the future dystopia The.
