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Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.
The song opens with a single guitar repeatedly playing a simple four-note riff before the bass, rhythm guitar, organ, drums and vocals begin. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is one of a number of songs from the late 1960s which feature the flanging audio effect. The band's next single release, "Black Veils of Melancholy", was similar but flopped ...
Matchgirls' strike. In July 1888, the women and teenage girls working at the Bryant & May match factory in Bow, London, England went on strike. At first, the strikers were protesting the dismissal of a worker after employees had refused a demand from Bryant & May management to repudiate an article on terrible working conditions at the factory.
All songs written by Matchbook Romance, all lyrics written by Andrew Jordan. [6]"Introduction" – 1:34 "Your Stories, My Alibis" – 4:46 "Playing for Keeps" – 3:45
The Papua New Guinea women's national basketball team is the women's national basketball team of Papua New Guinea. It is managed by the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea "BFPNG". [2] It has been the most successful team at the Pacific Games where it won the gold medal four times. The team is yet to qualify for the Olympic Games, FIBA ...
The Papua New Guinea women's team made their Twenty20 International debut on 7 July 2018 against Bangladesh in Amstelveen during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. [citation needed] The list is arranged in the order in which each player won her first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won their first Twenty20 cap in the same ...
Lenna (or Lena) is a standard test image used in the field of digital image processing, starting in 1973. [ 1] It is a picture of the Swedish model Lena Forsén, shot by photographer Dwight Hooker and cropped from the centerfold of the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine. The image has attracted controversy in recent years because of its ...
Christie Brinkley has been a fashion icon for decades, and the former Sports Illustrated cover model shows no signs of slowing down. In a recent appearance at Polo Hamptons 2024 in Bridgehampton ...