Wham-O Inc. is an American toy company based in Carson, California, United States. It is known for creating and marketing many popular toys for nearly 70 years, including the Hula Hoop, Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly String, Hacky Sack and Boogie Board.
WHAM is an AM clear channel station in Rochester, New York. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a News/Talk format. Its studios are located at Five Star Bank Plaza in downtown Rochester. WHAM is an affiliate of the Fox News Radio Network.
WUHF is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Rochester, New York, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates ABC affiliate WHAM-TV under a shared services agreement with owner Deerfield Media. The two outlets share studios on West Henrietta Road in Henrietta. On cable, WUHF can be seen on Charter Spectrum channel 7 in both standard and high definition.
"Last Christmas" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in December 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written and produced by George Michael, and has been covered by many artists since its original release.
Andrew John Ridgeley is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work in the 1980s as a member of the musical duo Wham!
Wham! were an English pop duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, formed in London in 1981.
Make It Big is the second studio album from British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984. It was mostly recorded at Studio Miraval in Southern France to escape the press and enable George Michael to work peacefully and mixed at Good Earth Studios in London and Marcadet Studios in Paris. In comparison to their earlier work, the duo had more control over the album's production, as George Michael became the sole credited producer, a position he would subsequently hold on all future releases until the group split in 1986. The album was a critical and commercial success, hitting number one in both the UK and the US and spawning four singles, all topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
WROC-TV, virtual channel 8, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Rochester, New York, United States. Owned by the Nexstar Media Group, WROC-TV has studios on Humboldt Street in downtown Rochester, and its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, New York.
WHAM-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Rochester, New York, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and VHF channel 13 from a transmitter on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton. The station is owned by Deerfield Media; the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns Fox affiliate WUHF, operates WHAM-TV under a shared services agreement. The two outlets share studios on West Henrietta Road in Henrietta. On cable, WHAM-TV can be seen on Charter Spectrum channel 13 in both standard and high definition.
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by the British duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified Platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies.
"Everything She Wants" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, originally released as a single in 1984 on Epic Records on a double A-side with "Last Christmas". It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo, becoming their third consecutive million-selling number-one hit in the United States.
"Bad Boys" is a song by British pop duo Wham! which was a hit in 1983. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and released on Innervision Records.
"The Edge of Heaven" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.
Isaiah Mays was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Wham Paymaster Robbery in Arizona Territory.
The Wham Paymaster robbery was an armed robbery on a United States Army paymaster transporting over US$28,000 in gold and silver coins and his escort that occurred on May 11, 1889. Major Joseph W. Wham was transporting a payroll from Fort Grant, Arizona Territory to Fort Thomas when he and his escort of eleven Buffalo Soldiers were ambushed. During the attack, the bandits wounded eight of the soldiers, forced them to retreat to cover, and stole the payroll. As a result of their actions under fire, Sergeant Benjamin Brown and Corporal Isaiah Mays were awarded the Medal of Honor while eight other soldiers received a Certificate of Merit. Eleven men, most from the nearby Mormon community of Pima, were arrested with eight tried on charges of robbery. At trial, all the accused were found not guilty, and the stolen money has never been recovered.
Fred Louis Wham was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
WFYL is a daytime-only radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States, the station is currently owned by Alan and Susan Loch, through licensee Trinity Associates Broadcasting, LLC. Its Valcom whip antenna and transmitter are located in Jeffersonville in the Jeffersonville Golf Club.
The Big Tour was the second concert tour by English musical duo Wham!, launched in support of their multi-platinum second studio album Make It Big with over six million units sold in the US alone. The tour spanned 4 months between December 1984 and April 1985, comprising 39 shows across the UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, United States, Hong Kong and China. Wham! made history in China and achieved worldwide publicity by being the first Western pop act to visit the country.
Whamamerica! was a concert tour by English musical duo Wham!. It was launched due to the success of their 1984 certified multi-platinum studio album Make It Big, which sold four million copies in the United States by the end of the year. The tour spanned nineteen days between August and September 1985, comprising nine shows across the United States and Canada.
