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Hace 1 día · The family Trochilidae was introduced in 1825 by Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors with Trochilus as the type genus. In traditional taxonomy, hummingbirds are placed in the order Apodiformes, which also contains the swifts, but some taxonomists have separated them into their own order, the Trochiliformes.
- Trochilidae, Vigors, 1825
- Apodiformes
Hace 3 días · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
Hace 5 días · It is said that Saint Nicholas continued this tradition of secret gift-giving on Christmas Eve each year, and it wasn’t until after he died that his secret was revealed. The stories of his generosity, paired with the proximity of his Dec. 6 feast day and the birth date of Jesus, contributed to him gradually becoming the inspiration for the figure of Santa Claus today.
Hace 4 días · Burns, 65, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and former US ambassador to NATO, was confirmed by a vote of 75-18 to the position that had stood vacant for more than a year. "If there's a place that we need an ambassador, it's China," Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who chairs the Foreign Relations Committee, said before ...
Hace 2 días · Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios (/ ˈ k ɪr i ɒ s / KIRR-ee-oss; Greek: Νικόλαος Χίλμυ Κύργιος, romanized: Nikólaos Chílmi Kírios; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Kyrgios achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13 on 24 October 2016.
Hace 5 días · At the outbreak of war Ellis went to 610 Squadron at Wittering as a Flight Commander. Over Dunkirk he destroyed a Me109 on 29th May and a Me110 on the 31st. He shared a He111 on 12th June. Above: Ellis with the wreckage of one of his victims. Ellis shared a Do17 on 3rd July, destroyed two Me109's on the 24th, three more on the 25th, damaged a ...
Hace 3 días · #1945 Nicholas Pritzker on the 2024 Billionaires - Nicholas (Nick) Pritzker is a cousin of the late Jay Pritzker and his brothers Donald and Robert, who
