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54 may refer to: * 54 (number) * one of the years 54 BC, AD 54, 1954, 2054 * ''54'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Wu Ming * Studio 54, a New York City nightclub from 1977 until 1981 * ''54'' (film), a 1998 American drama film about the club * ''54'' (album), a 2010 album by Metropole Orkest * "Fifty Four", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Arch Stanton'', 2014 * 54th Division (other) * 54th Regiment of Foot (other) * 54th Infantry (other) 54th Infantry may refer to: * 54th Infantry Regiment (France) * 54th Infantry Regiment (United States) * 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry See also * 54th Regiment of Foot (other) 54th Regiment of Foot was the designation of the 43rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54 (number)
54 (fifty-four) is the natural number following 53 and preceding 55. In mathematics * 54 is an abundant number and a semiperfect number, like all other multiples of 6. * It is twice the third power of three, 3 + 3 = 54, and hence is a Leyland number. * 54 can be written as the sum of three squares in three different ways: = = = 54. It is the smallest number with this property. * It is a 19- gonal number, *In base 10, 54 is a Harshad number. *The Holt graph has 54 edges. *The sine of an angle of 54 degrees is half the golden ratio. *The number of primes objectNGC 54, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus * The number of years in three Saros cycles of eclipses of the sun and moon is known as a Triple Saros or ''exeligmos'' (''Greek'': "turn of the wheel"). In sports * Fewest points in an NBA playoff game: Chicago (96), Utah (54), June 7, 1998 * The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994, 54 years after their previous Cup win. It is the longest drought i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54 BC
__NOTOC__ Year 54 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Appius and Ahenobarbus (or, less frequently, year 700 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 54 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic * Consuls: Appius Claudius Pulcher and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. * Fifth year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars: ** July – Second of Caesar's Invasions of Britain: Julius Caesar receives nominal submission from the tribal chief Cassivellaunus and installs Mandubracius as a friendly king. ** Winter – Ambiorix revolts in Gaul. He joins with Catuvolcus in an uprising against the Roman army. Caesar's senior officers Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta and Quintus Titurius Sabinus are ambushed by the Eburones, and killed along with almost their entire forces. * Pompey build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AD 54
AD 54 ( LIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Marcellus (or, less frequently, year 807 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 54 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * October 13 – Emperor Claudius dies, possibly after being poisoned by Agrippina, his wife and niece, and is succeeded by Nero. * Nero attempts to prohibit the gladiatorial games. * Under Nero, Rome annexes Aden to protect the maritime route between Alexandria and Asia. * Two centurions are sent to the south of Egypt to find the source of the Nile, and possible new provinces. They report that while there are many cities in the desert, the area seems too poor to be worthy of conquest. * Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo arrives in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2054
In contemporary history, the third millennium of the anno Domini or Common Era in the Gregorian calendar is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000 ( 21st to 30th centuries). Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what is likely to continue and what could plausibly change in the course of this period and beyond. Predictions and forecasts not included on this timeline * List of future astronomical events ** List of lunar eclipses in the 21st century ** List of solar eclipses in the 21st century * Projections of population growth * Climate change ** Representative Concentration Pathway ** Shared Socioeconomic Pathways * Extinction * List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events * Predictions and claims for the Second Coming * Near future in fiction * Works falling into the public domain in the United States 21st century 2000s * See: 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 2010s * See: 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54 (novel)
''54'' is a novel by Wu Ming first published in Italian in 2002. Wu Ming is a collective of five authors founded in 2000. The members were formerly associated with the Luther Blissett Project, and four of them wrote the international best-selling novel '' Q''. The novel is set in Italy, former Yugoslavia, Britain and the US during the year 1954. It has been translated into several languages. All of the editions keep the original copyright statement, which allows for non-commercial reproduction of the book. Historical context and plots The novel presents a vast multitude of characters and sub-plots. It's 1954, Joseph Stalin is dead, Yugoslavia is the only socialist country to have broken relationships with the Soviet Union, and the Free Territory of Trieste is contended between Italy and her bordering neighbor country. In Italy, dissatisfaction is widespread among former members of the Resistance, as the Christian Democrat government has allowed many top figures of the Fascist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio 54
Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and a former disco nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Operated by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54 has 1,006 seats on two levels. The theater was designed by Eugene De Rosa for producer Fortune Gallo and opened in 1927 as the Gallo Opera House. The current Broadway theater is named after a nightclub on the same site, founded by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, which operated within the theater's space in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Plans for the Gallo Opera House announced in 1926, and it opened on November 8, 1927, as a legitimate theater and opera house for the San Carlo Grand Opera Company. The theater went bankrupt within two years and was renamed the New Yorker Theatre in 1930. The Casino de Paree nightclub operated at the theater from December 1933 to April 1935, and the theater briefly hosted the Palladium Music Hall in early 1936. The Federal Music Project took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54 (film)
''54'' is a 1998 American drama film about Studio 54, a famous nightclub in New York City, written and directed by Mark Christopher. It stars Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, and Mike Myers as Steve Rubell, the club's co-founder. Prior to its release in 1998, the film was extensively reshot and recut, and then released to poor critical reaction but a somewhat respectable box office. In 2008, a bootleg version of the director's cut was screened at Outfest, leading to interest for its release. In 2015, Christopher and Miramax premiered a new edit of the film at the Berlin International Film Festival, with 45 minutes of original material restored and 30 minutes of studio re-shoots removed. Plot Theatrical version In the summer of 1979, 19-year-old Irish-American filling station attendant Shane O'Shea lives in Jersey City, New Jersey with his widowed, conservative father Harlan and two younger sisters Grace and Kelly. Shane longs for a more glamorous life across the riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54 (album)
''54'' is an album of Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince Mendoza featuring jazz guitarist John Scofield, and was released in May 2010. In the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, this album was nominated to Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and Best Instrumental Arrangement went to Vince Mendoza for arranging "Carlos", the opening track of this album. Track listing #"Carlos" (John Scofield, arranged by Vince Mendoza) – 9:00 #"Jung Parade" (Vince Mendoza) – 7:38 #"Polo Towers" (John Scofield, arranged by Vince Mendoza) – 6:53 #"Honest I Do" (John Scofield, arranged by Vince Mendoza) – 4:25 #"Twang" (John Scofield, arranged by Vince Mendoza) – 9:24 #"Imaginary Time" (John Scofield, arranged by Florian Ross) – 6:21 #"Peculiar" (John Scofield, arranged by Vince Mendoza) – 7:40 #"Say We Did" (Vince Mendoza) – 8:30 #"Out Of The City" (John Scofield, arranged by Jim McNeely) – 5:34 Personnel *John Scofield – guitar *Metropole Orkest **Conductor – Vince Mendoza **Trumpet – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arch Stanton
''Arch Stanton'' is the sixth studio album by the instrumental stoner rock band Karma to Burn. It was released on August 18, 2014 by FABA and Deepdive Records. The album will be reissued in 2023 by Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Unlike their previous release '' V'', this album returns to their exclusively instrumental roots, although the final track features dialogue snippets from the classic Spaghetti Western ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', from which the album title is derived. Track listing Standard release Personnel * William Mecum William Charles Mecum (May 4, 1972 – April 29, 2021) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Division (other) , a modern Russian division
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54th Division or 54th Infantry Division may refer to: * 54th Division (People's Republic of China) * 54th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 54th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 54th Infantry Division (India), a modern Indian division * 54th Infantry Division Napoli, an Italian division of World War II * 54th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 54th Division (Spain) * 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division, a British division of World Wars I and II * 54th Guards Rifle Division, a Soviet division of World War II * 54th Guards Rocket Division 54th Guards Order of Kutuzov Rocket Division (russian: 54-я гвардейская ордена Кутузова ракетная дивизия) is a strategic rocket division under command of the 27th Guards Missile Army of the Strategic Rocket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Regiment Of Foot (other)
54th Regiment of Foot was the designation of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot prior to 1751. 54th Regiment of Foot may also refer to: *43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot, aka 54th Regiment of Foot, numbered as the 54th Foot in 1747 and renumbered as the 43rd in 1751 *52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India du ..., aka 54th Regiment of Foot, raised in 1755 and renumbered as the 52nd in 1756 See also * 54th Infantry (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
