Margaret Eleanor Whiting was an American popular music and country music singer who gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.
USS Escolar (SS-294), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the escolar.
Baron Norrie, of Wellington in New Zealand and of Upton in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1957 for Sir Willoughby Norrie upon his retirement as Governor-General of New Zealand. As of 2010 the title is held by his eldest son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1977.
Lieutenant-General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie,, was a senior officer of the British Army who fought in both World Wars, following which he served terms as Governor of South Australia and the eighth Governor-General of New Zealand.
The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini designed for the British Motor Corporation (BMC) by Sir Alec Issigonis and John Sheppard.
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular song which refers to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). It was featured in the 1946 film, The Harvey Girls, where it was sung by Judy Garland, with support from Ben Carter, Marjorie Main, Virginia O'Brien, Ray Bolger, and the MGM Chorus. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year.
HaMoked an Israel based human rights organization founded by Dr. Lotte Salzberger with the stated aim of assisting "Palestinians subjected to the Israeli occupation which causes severe and ongoing violation of their rights." HaMoked states that it works for the enforcement of the standards and values of international human rights and humanitarian law.
No. 30 Commando, from 1943–1946 known as 30 Assault Unit, was a British Commando unit during the Second World War, originally formed to gather intelligence.
"Dream", sometimes referred to as "Dream ", is a jazz and pop standard with words and music written by Johnny Mercer in 1944. He originally wrote it as a theme for his radio program. It has been and performed by many artists, with the most popular versions of this song recorded by The Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra, and Roy Orbison.
Peewee Moke is a Samoan rugby league player. His position of choice is at centre.
Moke were a British rock band who released two albums and a handful of singles; most notably the single "My Degeneration", described as "an angry indictment of callous youth".
Moke is a term used in the British Isles as slang for "donkey". In Australia it refers to a nag or inferior horse, and is employed by residents of the Hawaiian Islands in similar fashion as the British to derogatorily describe segments of the local Polynesian population. In practice, the word "moke" is similar to "redneck", as it is only used to describe a certain personality type, instead of an entire ethnic group.
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song. The music, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie Laura, which starred Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, is heard frequently in the movie. The film's director, Otto Preminger, had originally wanted to use Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" as the theme, but Raksin was not convinced that it was suitable. Angered, Preminger gave Raksin one weekend to compose an alternative melody. Raksin later said, and maintained for the rest of his days, that when, over that weekend, his wife sent him a "Dear John" letter, the haunting theme seemed to write itself.
Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Moke is a Dutch band from Amsterdam, which was founded in 2005. They published their debut album Shorland in 2007. The band is most popular in the Netherlands, where they became commonly known after a performance in the daily television show 'De Wereld Draait Door'. Their single "This Plan" is used by Toyota in the commercial for the Yaris. They performed at several festivals, like London Calling, Lowlands and Pinkpop. They also were the supporting act of Paul Weller, Keane, Razorlight and Amy MacDonald.
The Selangor Labour Party was a political party in Selangor, Malaya. The party was founded on 22 December 1951. As of 1953, K.C. Chia was the chairman of the party, A. Tharmalingam the secretary and M. Arokiasamy the vice chairman. The party was represented in the Federal Legislative Council by Wong Pak Choy.
Riz Mokal is Senior Counsel at the World Bank and heads the Bank's Global Initiative on Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes. The Initiative has responsibility for ensuring the relevance and responsive to current circumstances of the Bank's Principles for Effective Insolvency and Creditor Rights Systems. The Principles, together with the Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law compiled by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, constitute the unified international best practice standard in this domain. They form the basis on which the Bank is mandated to undertake assessments and advise on the reform of enterprise credit formation and distress resolution regimes around the world. As part of the Initiative, Mokal has assessed and advised on the reform of jurisdictions in Middle East, Africa, Central and South Asia, and Eastern Europe.
Johnny Hunter was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s. He played in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Eastern Suburbs club, with whm he won the 1945 NSWRFL Premiership, as well as in England for Huddersfield, with whom he won the 1953 Challenge Cup.
Mokal or Mokal Singh, was the Maharana of Mewar Kingdom. Henry Soszynski dates his reign to r. 1421–1433, and his lifespan to c. 1409 – c. 1433. S. Devadas Pillai dates his reign to 1397–1433.
Wilfred Moke Abro is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a centre back for Konyaspor.
