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* Strelitzia nicolai – White or Giant bird of paradise ; Wild banana ; Blue-and-white Strelitzia
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Strelitzia and nicolai
* White Bird of Paradise, also known as Strelitzia nicolai, a South African flower
* Strelitzia nicolai ( also Wild Banana ), banana-like plants with erect woody stems
The large white flowers are structurally similar to those of its relatives, the bird-of-paradise flowers Strelitzia reginae and Strelitzia nicolai, but are less attractive.
Strelitzia and –
* Strelitzia caudata – Mountain Strelitzia
S. parvifolia ) – Strelitzia, Bird of paradise, or Crane lily
The garland which surrounds the coloured badge comprises the Thistle of Scotland, the Tudor Rose of England and the Shamrock of Ireland – symbols taken from the old colour – and the other two flowers, the Protea, the National flower of South Africa and the Strelitzia, the flower of Natal ( now KwaZulu-Natal ).
Strelitzia and paradise
Among the many species of birds of paradise is the Strelitzia reginae, an indigenous plant to South Africa and South America.
nicolai and ;
The species S. nicolai is the largest in the genus, reaching 10 m tall, with stately white and blue flowers ; the other species typically reach 2 to 3. 5 m tall, except S. caudata which is a tree of a typically smaller size than S. nicolai.
– and White
* 1973 – Watergate Scandal: U. S. President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aides H. R.
* 1877 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician ( d. 1952 )
* 1924 – Samuel Bowers, American murder, co-founded White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan ( d. 2006 )
In 1992 – 1993 a research team headed by Tim White discovered the first A. ramidus fossils — seventeen fragments including skull, mandible, teeth and arm bones — from the Afar Depression in the Middle Awash river valley of Ethiopia.
* 1941 – Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
* 1974 – Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
* 1998 – Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an " improper physical relationship " with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
* 1587 – Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, becomes the first English child born in the Americas.
* 1590 – John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
* Ailanthus triphysa ( White Siris ) – northern and eastern Australia.
" The Transubstantiation of a Poor White ", in Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward the History of the Part Which Black People Have Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860 – 1880 ( 1935 ).
* 1814 – British troops invade Washington, D. C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House is set ablaze, though not burned to the ground ; as well as several other buildings.
* 1917 – Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
* 1940 – James Brady, American activist, 15th White House Press Secretary
* 1955 – Jacob Lew, American politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
* 1978 – Jason White, Scottish rugby player
This was started by Roy Noble, who built the guitar played by Clarence White from 1968 to 1972, and was followed by Bill Collings, Marty Lanham, Dana Bourgeois, Randy Lucas, Lynn Dudenbostel and Wayne Henderson, a few of the luthiers building guitars today inspired by vintage Martins, the pre – World War II models in particular.
* 1941 – Susan Dorothea White, Australian painter and sculptor
* 1945 – Harriet Miers, American lawyer, 31st White House Counsel
* 1821 – James Springer White, American theologian ( d. 1881 )
* 1950 – Steve Ferrone, English drummer ( Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Average White Band
* 1928 – James White, Irish writer ( d. 1999 )
* Paul Johner vs Aron Nimzowitsch, Dresden 1926, NimzoIndian Defence, Rubinstein Variation ( E47 ), 0 – 1 One of Nimzowitsch's most famous games sees White fall deep into passivity and get squeezed.
* 4, 000 – 11, 000 Leukocytes: White blood cells are part of the body's immune system ; they destroy and remove old or aberrant cells and cellular debris, as well as attack infectious agents ( pathogens ) and foreign substances.
In its first-ever home opener at Memorial Stadium later in the afternoon, they treated a sellout crowd of 46, 354 to a 3 – 1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
– and Giant
* Lynn, John Albert, Giant of the Grand Siècle: The French Army, 1610 – 1715, Cambridge University Press, 1997
* 1947 – Derek Shulman, English musician ( Gentle Giant )
* 1963 – Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler
Two of the Giants " Giant Quarterbacks " logos ; primary logo 1956 – 60 ( top ), and secondary logo 2000 – 2009.
* 1869 – The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is " discovered ".
* 1992 – An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing 9 replacement workers.
* CricInfo – Bearded Giant by E. W.
* January 27 – André the Giant, French professional wrestler ( b. 1946 )
* February 2 – It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human.
* June 1 – Tinius Olsen awarded a United States Patent for the Little Giant Testing Machine
* The Camera Obscura in San Francisco – the Giant Camera of San Francisco at Ocean Beach, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
* Arundo donax – Giant Cane, Spanish Cane ( south and east Mediterranean, to India ; naturalised in many additional areas )
The Leshan Giant Buddha, built during the latter half of the Tang Dynasty ( 618 – 907 ).
* Cambodia – Lion, Kouprey ( mammal ), Giant Ibis ( bird ), Elephant
* People's Republic of China – Chinese Dragon, Giant panda ( mammal )
John Arthur (" Jack ") Johnson ( March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946 ), nicknamed the " Galveston Giant ," was an American boxer.
* The Jetsons # 1 – 5 ( Harvey Comics, September 1992 – November 1993 ); Big Book # 1 – 3, Giant Size # 1 – 3
Following the termination of the club's sponsorship deals with Car Giant, Le Coq Sportif, and Sellotape at the end of the 2007 – 08 season, in early July 2008 it was expected to be announced that Gulf Air would be the new shirt sponsors for 3 years.
* Joey Marella ( 1964 – 1994 ) WWE Professional Wrestling Referee, who refereed main event for the indoor attendance record setting match at WrestleMania III between André the Giant versus Hulk Hogan in the Pontiac Silverdome.
* Giant Steps – John Coltrane
His Paiste " Giant Beat " series cymbal setup ( 1969 – 1970 ):
0.156 seconds.