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unusual facts about Drake, North Dakota



2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

Four schools became Division I independents− Bryant, from the Division II Northeast-10 Conference; North Dakota, from the Division II North Central Conference; SIU Edwardsville, from the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference; and Cal State Bakersfield, in its first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball.

5uu's

In May 2004, Dave Kerman/5uu's regrouped again in Israel, this time comprising Kerman, Drake, Cutler, Perry, Koomran and Janet Feder on prepared guitar.

Area codes 305 and 786

Drake titled a song "305 to My City" on his 2013 album Nothing Was the Same.

Astro Boy: Omega Factor

Drake: A sinister politician who seeks the total destruction of all robots.

Barbara Warren

Born Barbara Mueller in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria to Hans and Ingrid Mueller, she and her identical twin sister, Angelika Drake, left their farmhouse at 14 for high school in Innsbruck and then, at age 17, went on to study art history at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze in Florence, Italy.

Barry Hankerson

Hankerson is working on a collaboration album with Young Money's Drake and Noah "40" Shebib.

Best Coast

The band's second album, The Only Place, was developed with a flurry of influences: traditional country music (such as Loretta Lynn, Dusty Springfield and Patsy Cline), Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Drake's Take Care.

Christian Rich

They recently contributed to Drake's #1 Billboard album Nothing Was the Same on the intro of "Pound Cake" which features Jay Z and produced a song for Childish Gambino's upcoming album slated for a late December release.

Daniel K. Ludwig

These were: the Hamilton Princess and Southampton Princess in Bermuda; the Bahamas Princess (formerly the King's Inn) and the Xanadu Princess Tower (formerly the International) in Freeport; the Acapulco Princess and the Pierre Marques in Mexico; and the Francis Drake in San Francisco.

Drake baronets

The baronets' seat was originally Buckland Abbey, Sir Francis Drake's home, but upon their inheritance of Nutwell Court, near Exeter, the Drakes ceased to live year-round at Buckland.

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Under the guidance of Keno Davis, the 2007-08 season was one of the most storied in Drake history.

In 1951 Drake withdrew as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, along with Bradley as a result of the lack of action taken by the Missouri Valley Conference against Oklahoma A&M in the Johnny Bright Incident.

Drake Stadium

In addition, Drake Stadium hosted the 1970, 2008, 2011, and 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 2010 and 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Drake Tungsten

Drake Tungsten was the pseudonym that singer/songwriter Britt Daniel performed under from 1994 to 1996 as a solo artist.

Drake's Drum

Drake's Drum is mentioned in the Sabbat song "Behind the Crooked Cross" from their 1988 album History of a Time to Come.

Economy of Kazakhstan

In 2006, North Dakotan Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple led an 18-member delegation of the North Dakota Trade Office representing seven North Dakota companies and Dickinson State University on a trip to Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia.

Edwin Drake

Drake Bell and Billy Smith appear in À l'ombre des derricks ("In the Shadow of the Oil Rigs"), an episode of the Franco-Belgian comics Western series Lucky Luke, published in 1960, written by René Goscinny (co-creator of Asterix) and drawn by Morris.

Empty Houses Are Lonely

It contains songs recorded from 2001-2003 including songs from North Dakota, Five Song Demo, and Late Night at Largo, as well as previously unreleased songs.

Fintan Mundwiler

When St. Meinrad's Abbey was destroyed by fire on 2 September 1887, he rebuilt the monastery on an even greater scale, founded a commercial college at Jasper, Indiana, and assisted in the foundation of the Priory of St. Gall in North Dakota.

Flippomusic

Guest artists include Larry Gray (cello), Neal Alger (guitar), Hamid Drake (percussion), Mike Levin (Bb and bass clarinet and flute) and Katherine Hughes (violin).

Herman Beach

Named for its proximity to Herman, Minnesota, Herman Beach was formed 11,700 years ago and runs for hundreds of miles through Minnesota and North Dakota.

HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (formerly HMS Drake), is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth).

James A. Drake

Drake and his wife, Magali (Garriga) Drake, reside in Viera, Florida.

James M. McPherson

Born in Valley City, North Dakota, he graduated from St. Peter High School, and he received his Bachelor of Arts at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minnesota) in 1958 (from which he graduated magna cum laude), and his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1963.

John Clark Salyer II

In 1966, the Fish and Wildlife Service renamed the Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota as the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge to honor his legacy of contributions to the preservation of America's wildlife.

John N. Hagan

John N. Hagan (August 4, 1873 – June 4, 1952) was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938.

Linde Nijland

July 2009 Linde was asked by Joe Boyd (former producer of, among others, Nick Drake, Incredible String Band, Fairport Convention, Pink Floyd) to sing the songs "Fotheringay" and "Si tu dois partir" as part of an 'All Star' Fairport Convention reunion concert in the Barbican Hall in London with original Fairport members Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Judy Dyble, Iain Mathews, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg.

Live at Caesars Palace

#"Lady Sings the Blues Medley: Lady Sings the Blues / God Bless the Child / Good Morning Heartache / 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do"" (Billie Holiday, Ervin Drake, Porter Grainger, Arthur Herzog Jr., Dan Fisher, Irene Higgenbotham) - 7:24

Luis Palau

Palau got in touch with fellow evangelicals, and cooperated with Portland Commissioner Erik Sten, Potter, Beaverton Mayor Rob Drake, and Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis in 2008 in planning his August 22–23 festival, which will focus on volunteerism in support of the homeless.

Marcus M. Drake

Upon the resignation of Grover Cleveland as mayor on November 20, 1882 to take the Governor's seat, the Common Council elected Drake to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held in early January 1883.

Mark Matkevich

He also was a guest star on Drake & Josh in an episode entitled "Guitar," where he plays a rock guitarist for whom Drake substitutes in a concert after Josh accidentally breaks the hand of Mark Matkevich's character.

Marv Tuttle

Born Marvin W. Tuttle, Jr., and known as "Marv" professionally, graduated from Drake University with a degree in journalism, and in 1996 earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Montague Garrard Drake

Montague Garrard Drake (1692-1728), of Shardeloes, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician.

Pam Gulleson

On September 21, 2011, Gulleson announced her candidacy for the Democratic-NPL Party nomination for North Dakota's At-large congressional district in the 2012 election.

PartyNextDoor

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), better known under the stage name PartyNextDoor (sometimes styled as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer from Mississauga, Ontario who is signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label.

Ray Danton

Danton played American agent Ralph Drake who is sent to Austria to meet with western agents from six Iron Curtain countries after it is revealed that the Soviet Union had named a new head of the secret police.

Ridge Canipe

Other appearances in television shows include guest roles in Angel, Cold Case, CSI and Drake & Josh.

Riohacha

The next major attack, led by the famous English pirate Francis Drake, took place in 1569, when Drake pillaged the city searching for gold and pearls.

Roderick Rose

Roderick Rose (born Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada May 15, 1838; died Jamestown, North Dakota, September 10, 1903) was a Canadian-born American educator, lawyer, politician, and judge.

Solly Drake

After high school, Drake began his baseball career when he joined the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League as a 17-year-old outfielder that same year and returned for two more seasons in Manitoba.

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake is a 1959 American black-and-white horror film written by Orville H. Hampton and directed by Edward L. Cahn, one of a series of films they made in the late 1950s for producer Robert E. Kent on contract for distribution by United Artists.

The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake

The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake is a made for TV movie starring Adrian Paul and Sofia Pernas, released on January 17, 2009.

The Moved-Outers

It describes the internment of herself, her brother Kim, and her mother in Amache, Colorado, while her father is sent to North Dakota.

United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota, 2014

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the U.S. Representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of North Dakota in the 114th United States Congress.

Vehicle registration plates of Nevada

Co-recipient with North Dakota.

Wannagan Creek site

The Wannagan Creek site is a fossil site found just west of the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park of North Dakota, USA.

Westby, Montana

Westby is located on the state border with North Dakota, and near the international boundary with Saskatchewan.

William Henry Drake

In 1867, Drake was appointed Controller for Ireland, and two years afterwards Controller for Great Britain in the War Office.

Xu Guangchun

He has been chosen to host high-level foreign delegations, including an August, 2009 visit to Zhengzhou by seven lieutenant governors from Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota and Puerto Rico.

Yung Ladd

Yung Ladd has produced for artist such as Don Trip, Lil Wayne, Drake, The Game, Fat Joe, Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg, Future, and Young Jeezy among others.


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