Keith John Moon was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, self-destructive behaviour.

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1946Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.^[†]

Ordinance No. 46, effective 23 August 1946, was an ordinance issued by the British Military Government (CCG/BE) in the British Zone of Allied-occupied Germany by which, among others, the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein became the State of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Province of Hanover turned into the State of Hanover.

Headlines from August 23, 1946

NINE MEN RELEASED; AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON THE MARCH NEAR THE MORGAN LINE IN EUROPE

STRIKE POSTPONED ON L.I. RAIL ROAD; U.S. PANEL NAMED; Walkout Put Off to Sept. 24 as Union Reverses Stand 6 Hours Before Deadline REPLY TO TRUMAN ACTION Appointment of Board Freezes Status Quo for 30 Days-- Repetition Feared Then

FIVE-CENT RISE DUE IN LAMB CEILINGS; COAL PRICES GO UP; Subsidy Will Not Be Revived, Causing Higher Meat Cost, OPA Official Asserts ORANGES ALSO ADVANCED Anthracite Increase of 30c a Ton, 18c on Soft Fuel Will Restore Dealer Margins

London Gets India Cabinet List; Approval of Congress Slate Due; NEW INDIA CABINET STUDIED IN LONDON

CONFERENCE UPSET BY YUGOSLAV RIFT; Further Incidents Foreseen --Byrnes and De Gasperi Discuss Venezia Giulia

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