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Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitars, piano), Jonny Greenwood (guitars, keyboards, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitars, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass, synthesizers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992. The song was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to greater international fame. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer is often acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s. Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) marked an evolution in Radiohead's musical style, as the group incorporated experimental electronic music, Krautrock and jazz influences. Radiohead's work has appeared in a large number of listener polls and critics' lists. While the band's earlier albums were influential on British rock and pop music, musicians in a wide variety of genres have been influenced by their later work. (more...) Recently featured: Joseph Barbera – Jimmy McAleer – Pied Currawong Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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José Sócrates NATO takes over command of the no-fly zone in Libya. After failing to pass austerity measures through the Assembly of the Republic, José Sócrates (pictured) resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal. American mathematician John Milnor is awarded the Abel Prize for his contributions to geometry, topology and algebra. Actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79. The House of Representatives of the Philippines impeaches Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez for alleged betrayal of public trust. Earthquake in Japan · Middle East and North Africa protests Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
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March 25: Feast of the Annunciation in Christianity; Independence Day in Greece (1821) 421 – According to legend, the city of Venice (in modern Italy) was founded exactly at the stroke of noon with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo (pictured) at the islet of Rialto. 1821 – Metropolitan Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag in the Monastery of Agia Lavra to symbolically mark the beginning of the Greek War of Independence. 1911 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed more than 140 garment workers, many of whom could not escape the burning building because the managers had locked the doors to the stairwells and exits. 1949 – The Soviet Union began mass deportations of over 90,000 people from the Baltic states to Siberia. 1975 – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was shot and killed by his nephew Faisal bin Musa'id. More anniversaries: March 24 – March 25 – March 26 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now March 25, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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A chart of reference ranges for blood tests sorted by mass and molarity. Reference ranges are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results from blood samples. Each set of values is usually defined as the range within which 95% of the normal population would fall.

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