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Oxford Dictionaries defines it as a district of any non-Asian town, especially a city or seaport, in which the population is predominantly of Chinese origin. Some Chinatowns are in fact pan-Asian, meaning they could also be counted as a Koreatown or Little India. Emigration to other parts of the world from China accelerated in the 1860s.
Clinic is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Large outpatient clinics vary in size, but can be as large as hospitals. Some clinics function as a place for people with injuries or illnesses to come and be seen by a triage nurse.
Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Settlers began arriving in modern-day Palm Beach as early as 1872, and opened a post office about five years later. Standard Oil tycoon Henry Flagler became instrumental in transforming the island of jungles and swamps into a winter resort for the wealthy. Palm Beach is known for...
Martin Edward Schottenheimer was an American football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League for 21 seasons. He retired from football in 1971 and spent the next several years working in the real estate industry. He came out of retirement in 1974 to sign with the Portland Storm of the World Football League...
Stephanie Gregory was born on March 17, 1979, to Sheila and Bill Gregory. She chose her stage name Stormy Daniels to reflect her love of American rock band Mötley Crüe, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Storm. She has won numerous industry awards, and is a member of the NightMoves, AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. In 2018, Daniels...
Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. In the 1960s, Motown and its subsidiary labels were the most successful proponents of the Motown sound, a style of soul music with...
Anthony Edward Sowell was an American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile known as the Cleveland Strangler. He was arrested in October 2009 after the bodies of 11 women were discovered at his home in Cleveland, Ohio. Most of the victims were killed by manual strangulation and others were gagged or had ligatures on their bodies when they were discovered. Sowell...
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. As of October 2020, 65 Nobel laureates, 5 Fields Medalists and 3 Turing award winners have been affiliated with Yale University. The university’s assets include an endowment valued...
John Timothy Griffin is an American politician serving as the 20th and current Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. He previously was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas between 2006 and 2007 and U.S. Representative for Arkansas’s 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015. Griffin announced his candidacy for the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election in summer 2020.
Richard Craig Shelby is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Alabama. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, succeeding Thad Cochran. In 1994, the day after the Republican Revolution, Shelby switched party affiliations and became a Republican. Shelby was re-elected by a large margin in 1998 and has faced no significant electoral...