The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1864. The Knights of Pythias is the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. It was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the legend of Damon and Pythias. This legend illustrates the ideals of loyalty, honor, and friendship that are the center of the order. Membership in the organization was restricted to whites only. African Americans were excluded so they formed their own organization, the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, RPG, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The convention is the largest fan convention event in the Southern United States and second largest in North America with an attendance of 190,000 recorded in 2024.
BrickFest was the first convention for adult fans of LEGO (AFOLs) in the United States. The focus was to have fans bring their creations, often referred to as MOCs, to display and share with fellow enthusiasts.
The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1967, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to a director for their work within Indian cinema. It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi.
The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from December 26, 2000 to January 5, 2001. The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2–1 overtime victory over Sweden.
The 2000 World Junior Hockey Championships, was the 24th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was hosted in Skellefteå and Umeå, Sweden from December 25, 1999, to January 4, 2000. The Czech Republic won the gold medal with a 1–0 shootout victory over Russia in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 4–3 shootout victory over the United States. This still remains as the only tournament to where both medal games have been decided in a shootout.
Afşar Dam is a dam in Manisa Province, Turkey, built between 1973 and 1977. The dam creates a lake which is 5.25 km ² and irrigates 13,500 hectares.
2005 in Iraq was marked by the first elections held in the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Cerebral Palsy Football, also called 7-a-side football or formerly Paralympic Football, is an adaptation of association football for athletes with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injury. From 1978 to 2014, cerebral palsy football was governed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA). In January 2015, governance of the sport was taken over by the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football, under the umbrella of Para Football.
Digital Film Makers Forum is a public charitable trust registered as a non-profit organisation in India for the promotion of digital films based on Thrissur, Kerala. It is an affiliated Organization to Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and is organized by a group of amateur filmmakers in Thrissur.
Neeta Pillai is an Indian actress from Kerala, India who predominantly working in the Malayalam film industry. She debuted with Poomaram in 2018, alongside Kalidas Jayaram.
Nirmal Baby Varghese is an Indian film director in Malayalam. He is known for his historical documentary film Thariode. His feature directorial debut Vazhiye, was an experimental movie made in found footage style and it is the first found footage movie in Malayalam. He is also script writer, film editor, and public relations officer. He is the younger brother of film producer Baby Chaithanya. He runs his own independent film production company called Casablanca Film Factory.
The 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships took place in Riga, Latvia, on 1 October 2023. As the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships, they included the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, which were last held in 2020. A flat, single-lap marathon course in the Baltics' largest city. All courses were traffic-free.
Jnana Saradhi is an Indian documentary film in Malayalam Language, duration with 90 minutes directed by Sathish Kalathil. It is a historical movie and, it narrates about the history of the first communal school of Kerala, Namboodiri Vidyalayam. The film produced by the school teachers and released on 24- June- 2022 under the banner of Digital Film Makers Forum.
Malapulayattam also known as Chikk Attam is a tribal dance performed by the Malapulayan tribals of Idukki district in Kerala, as part of worshiping the deities Mariamman, Kaliyamman and Meenakshi in their caste-related festivals.
The Malamekkara Mulluthara Devi Temple is a Hindu temple located in Malamekkara, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India.
The Vadayothidam Abhimanyu Temple is a Hindu temple located in Vadayothidam, Kuttiady, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. And, it is the only temple in Kerala for Abhimanyu.
Kalathil Sree Rudra Devi Temple, known as Kalathil Sree Rudhiramala Bhagavathi Temple is located at east side of Manathala, near the bank of Conolly Canal in Chavakkad, Thrissur district, Kerala. It is one of the rare temples in Kerala, with Chithrakkoodakkallus to worship serpent deities.
