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The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. The operating system has been developed by Google on a yearly schedule since at least 2011. [1] New major releases are usually announced at Google I/O in May, along with beta testing, with ...
In electromagnetism, Faraday's law of induction describes how a changing magnetic field can induce an electric current in a circuit. This phenomenon, known as electromagnetic induction, is the fundamental operating principle of transformers, inductors, and many types of electric motors, generators and solenoids. [1][2] In the literature, however, Faraday's law is used to refer to two closely ...
The Wii The Wii is Nintendo 's fifth home video game console, released during the seventh generation of video games. It is the successor to the GameCube, and was first launched in North America on November 19, 2006, followed by a launch in Japan and PAL regions in December 2006. This list of Wii games documents all games released for the Wii video game console. The list of GameCube games lists ...
Ænima (/ ˈɑːnɪmə / AH-ni-mə) [4] is the second studio album by the American rock band Tool. It was released in compact disc format on September 17, 1996, and in vinyl format on October 1, 1996, [5][6][7] through Zoo and Volcano Entertainment. Produced by the band and David Bottrill, the album was recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood and The Hook in North Hollywood. It is the ...
Local elections in the United Kingdom were held on 7 May 2026 for 5,066 English councillors [3] for 136 English local authorities [4] (all 32 London borough councils, 32 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary authorities, 6 county councils, 48 district councils) and six directly elected mayors in England. Most of these seats in England were last up for election in 2022. Some of these elections were ...
Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') [1][2][3] is a form of government in which power rests with a small number of people. Leaders of such regimes are often referred to as oligarchs, and generally are characterized by having titles of nobility or high amounts of wealth. [4][5]
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974, after the resignation of Spiro Agnew. A member of the Republican Party, Ford previously served in the ...
Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006. [44] On the US Billboard 200 chart, the album peaked at number five and spent 157 weeks on the chart—the longest chart run by an album in the 2000s. [45] With Taylor Swift, she became the first female country music artist to write or co-write every track on a platinum-certified debut album. [46]