- 1988-1998: John Madden
- 1999: John Madden / Garrison Hearst
- 2000: John Madden / Barry Sanders / Dorsey Levens
- 2001: Eddie George
- 2002: Daunte Culpepper
- 2003: Marshall Faulk
- 2004: Michael Vick
- 2005: Ray Lewis
- 2006: Donovan McNabb
- 2007: Shaun Alexander
- 2008: Vince Young
- 2009: Brett Favre
- 2010: Troy Polamalu / Larry Fitzgerald
- 2011: Drew Brees
- 2012: Peyton Hillis
- 2013: Calvin Johnson
- 2014: Barry Sanders / Adrian Peterson
- 2015: Richard Sherman
- 2016: Odell Beckham Jr.
- 2017: Rob Gronkowski
- 2018: Tom Brady
- 2019: Antonio Brown
- 2020: Patrick Mahomes
- 2021: Lamar Jackson
- 2022: Tom Brady / Patrick Mahomes
- 2023: John Madden
- 2024: Josh Allen
- 2025: Christian McCaffrey
Sunday, December 15, 2024
List of Madden video game cover athletes
This post is a list of Madden video game cover athletes. Source: Wikipedia
Sunday, December 8, 2024
List of United Nations specialized agencies
This post is a list of United Nations specialized agencies. There are 15 agencies listed below alphabetically. Wikipedia: List of specialized agencies of the United Nations
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Bank Group (WBG)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
List of United Nations principal bodies
This post is a list of United Nations principal bodies. There are 6 bodies listed below alphabetically.
Economic and Social Council
"...responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialized agencies, the eight functional commissions, and the five regional commissions under its jurisdiction." (Wikipedia: United Nations Economic and Social Council, 11.22.24 UTC 21:03)
General Assembly
"...main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ." (Wikipedia: United Nations General Assembly, 10.26.24 UTC 01:38)
International Court of Justice
"...adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues." (Wikipedia: International Court of Justice, 12.6.24 UTC 01:00)
Secretariat
"...setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of th UN..." (Wikipedia: United Nations Secretariat, 10.7.24 UTC 15:57)
Security Council
"...peacekeeping operations, enacting international sanctions, and authorizing military action." (Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council, 12.2.24 UTC 03:11)
Trusteeship Council
"...help ensure that trust territories were administered in the best interests of their inhabitants and of international peace and security." (Wikipedia: United Nations Trusteeship Council, 11.26.24 UTC 00:24)
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Collection of facts about the Second Opium War
This post is a collection of facts about the Second Opium War (1856-1860). There are 15 facts listed below.
- Qing dynasty vs. United Kingdom, France, United States, Russia
- Fought over opium trade
- Arrow cargo ship seized by China: Oct 8th, 1856
- First Battle of Canton: Oct - Nov 1856
- Battle of the Barrier Forts: Nov 1856
- Second Battle of Canton: Dec 1857
- Treaties of Tientsin: June 1858
- First Battle of Taku Forts: May 1858
- Treaty of Aigun: May 1858
- Second Battle of Taku Forts: June 1859
- Third Battle of Taku Forts: Aug 1860
- Battle of Zhangjiawan: Sept 1860
- Battle of Palikao: Sept 1860
- Convention of Peking ends war: Oct 24th, 1860
- Opium trade continues and China cedes Hong Kong
Sources
Collection of facts about the First Opium War
This post is a collection of facts about the First Opium War (1839-1842). There are 19 facts listed below.
- Qing dynasty vs. United Kingdom
- China bans opium trade and seizes opium stocks: 1839
- Battle of Kowloon: Sept 1839
- Battle of Chuenpi: Nov 1839
- Capture of Chusan: July 1840
- Second Battle of Chuenpi: Jan 1841
- Battle of the Bogue: Feb 1841
- Battle of First Bar: Feb 1841
- Battle of Whampoa: Mar 1841
- Battle of Canton: Mar 1841
- Battle of Amoy: Aug 1841
- Second Capture of Chusan: Sept - Oct 1841
- Battle of Chinhai: Oct 1841
- Battle of Chapu: May 1842
- Battle of Woosung: June 1842
- Battle of Chinkiang: July 1842
- Nerbudda incident: Aug 1842
- Treaty of Nanking ends war: Aug 29th, 1842
- Opium trade continues and China cedes Hong Kong
Sources
Collection of facts about the Taiping Rebellion
This post is a collection of facts about the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864). There are 9 facts listed below.
- Qing dynasty vs. Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Uprising lead by Hong Xiuquan
- Attempt to overthrow government and spread Christianity
- God Worshipping Society formed: 1843
- Jintian uprising: Jan 11th, 1851
- Tianjing incident: Sept - Oct 1856
- Battle of Jiangnan: Feb - May 1860
- Battle of Shanghai: Jun 1861
- Third Battle of Nanjing: Mar - July 1864
- Total casualties: 20 - 30 million
Sources
Collection of facts about the Boxer Rebellion
This post is a collection of facts about the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). There are 11 facts listed below.
- Anti-imperialist uprising in China
- Boxers and Qing dynasty vs. Eight-Nation Alliance: British Empire, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, United States, Italy, Austria-Hungary
- Battle of Senluo Temple: Oct 1899
- Siege of the International Legations: June 20th - Aug 14th, 1900
- Seymour Expedition: June 1900
- Battle of Tientsin: July 1900
- Gaselee Expedition: Aug 1900
- Boxer Protocol ends uprising: Sept 7th, 1901
- War reparations owed by China: 450,000,000 taels of silver
- Total casualties: 100,000
- Chinese Christian casualties: 32,000
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