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Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison in 1990 just outside Seattle, Washington, and its current headquarters are located in nearby Renton. Originally the company only published role-playing games such as the third edition of Talislanta and its own The Primal Order.
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Zendesk Zendesk was founded in 2007 by Mikkel Svane, Morten Primdahl, and Alexander Aghassipour. The company was started in a loft located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The three men were working in customer service solutions and found several problems with customer tracking and incident reporting software.
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Biography Terry Pratchett. Sir Terence David John Pratchett, more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He was best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, THE CARPET PEOPLE, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (THE COLOR OF MAGIC) was published in 1983, he had been writing two books a year on average.
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Cato Institute Learn more from the Center for Media and Democracy's research on climate change. This article is part of the Tobacco portal on Sourcewatch funded from 2006 - 2009 by the American Legacy Foundation. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank founded by Charles G. Koch and funded by the Koch brothers. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute states that it favors policies that are consistent with the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, and peace..
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William Moulton Marston William Moulton Marston, Founder of DISC. William Moulton Marston created the foundational theories behind DISC behavioral analysis. But that’s only part of the story. He lived from 1893 to 1947.
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Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian was created by Robert E. Howard in a series of fantasy stories published in Weird Tales magazine in 1932. For months, Howard had been in search of a new character to market to the burgeoning pulp outlets of the early 1930s.
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Eugene Kinckle Jones Eugene Kinckle Jones. Eugene Kinckle Jones (July 30, 1885 – January 11, 1954) was one the seven founders (commonly referred to as Seven Jewels) of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Cornell University in 1906. Jones became Alpha chapter’s second President.
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25 Facts for 225 Years: Celebrating the Coast Guard's 225th Birthday #1 The Coast Guard was founded on August 4, 1790, after Congress commissioned the construction of ten ships to help enforce federal tariffs and prevent smuggling. #2 Alex Haley, who wrote the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Roots,“ was the Coast Guard’s first journalist.
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Look Back at Making of 'Wizard of Oz' After several failed careers, including actor and salesman, and declaring bankruptcy, author L. Frank Baum hit a goldmine when he published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900. The book became the bestselling children's book for two years and led to stage shows and a series of Oz books.
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2004-08: Big Three Take Wizards to Playoffs On May 15 the team officially became known as the Washington Wizards. At the same time, the team prepared for a move from suburban Landover, Md., to MCI Center in downtown Washington under the ownership of Abe and Irene Pollin.
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Cowardly Lion The Cowardly Lion is a fictional animal character created by L. Frank Baum, author and inventor of the Oz legacy. He is introduced in Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. He makes his debut appearance in the sixth chapter of the novel titled The Cowardly Lion. He also is the third and final being to join the story's child protagonist and heroine of the tale named Dorothy Gale.
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History of Abercrombie & Fitch The company was originally established as Abercrombie Co. by David Abercrombie on June 4, 1892, in a small waterfront shop at 36 South Street in downtown Manhattan, New York. Wealthy New York businessman Ezra Fitch became one of the store's regular customers.
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The Wizard of Oz Mysteries A Short History of Oz The classic musical film, The Wizard of Oz, was inspired by the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written in 1899 and published in 1900 by author, Lyman Frank Baum.
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Zillow Zillow Group is an online real estate database company that was founded in 2006 and created by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia.Spencer Rascoff is the current CEO of Zillow, Inc.illow Group is an online real estate database company that was founded in 2006 and created by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia.
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Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR).
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Conan the Barbarian Publication history. Conan the Barbarian was created by Robert E. Howard in a series of fantasy stories published in Weird Tales magazine in 1932. For months, Howard had been in search of a new character to market to the burgeoning pulp outlets of the early 1930s.
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GO BANANAS IS BACK!! The charity was founded in 1928 by King George V, who came to Newcastle to open the Tyne Bridge. The Chronicle adopted the idea of giving to children in the area and the Chronicle Sunshine Fund was established. “It’s hard to put into words how much we appreciate the support and how grateful we are to The Sunshine Fund”
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John Wick (game designer) John Wick (game designer) John Wick is an American role-playing game designer best known for his creative contributions to the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) properties Legend of the Five Rings and 7th Sea. He self-published Orkworld under the Wicked Press banner, and later co-founded the Wicked Dead Brewing Company with Jared Sorensen.
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San Diego Comic-Con It was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans, which included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the San Diego Comic Book Convention.
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- Who founded the Helmsley hotel chain? The Helmsley chain of hotels was founded by Harry Helmsley who began life as a businessman and, together with his wife Leona, built up his property empire which includes the H…elmsley hotels.
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Dorothy Gale (Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum, author and creator of the Oz Legacy. She is the child protagonist and heroine of Baum's first Oz book, which is considered to be one of the first American Fairytales written titled: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', published in 1900.
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- Welcome to the Magic: The Gathering Wiki. The wiki about Magic: The Gathering, a game developed by. Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast.
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Edward Jones Investments Edward Jones was founded by Edward D. Jones in 1922. (A different Edward D. Jones was a cofounder of Dow Jones.) Edward Jones' son Edward D. Ted Jones was responsible for the creation of the individual branch network which has spread across rural communities and suburbs throughout the US and Canada.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Company Abercrombie & Fitch Co. was founded in 1892 in New York City by David T. Abercrombie and Ezra H. Fitch. Abercrombie, a former prospector, miner, trapper, and railroad surveyor or engineer, owned a small shop and factory producing camping equipment in lower Manhattan.
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Mark Volman Volman and Howard Kaylan founded The Turtles, a popular band of the late 1960s. In December 1968, NME magazine reported that Volman had insured his distinctive frizzy hair for US$100,000 against fire, theft or loss due to illness.olman was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Westchester, a suburb of Los Angeles, where he graduated from Westchester High School in 1965. In 1992, aged 45, he started his bachelor's degree at Loyola Marymount University.
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Hogwarts founders Hogwarts founders. The Hogwarts founders, also known as the Hogwarts Four, were four witches and wizards who established Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the medieval era, in the 10th century.