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Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles (1984) is John Hughes's directorial debut teen comedy starring Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker, whose family forgets her 16th birthday; it grossed over $25 million on a $6.5 million budget.
Sixteen Guards
The Sixteen Guards (十六卫) were the central guard divisions of China's Tang dynasty, commanding the palace guard while provincial militia offices stored the troop rolls under a system built on Sui foundations.
Sixteen Kingdoms (十六国)
Sixteen Kingdoms (十六國, Shiliuguo), 304–439 CE: short-lived mostly non-Han states in northern China and Sichuan after Western Jin's collapse, named by Cui Hong, ended by Northern Wei's 439 unification of the north.
Sixteen Points
The Sixteen Points (十六条) is the programmatic document adopted in August 1966 by the Chinese Communist Party that set out the targets and methods of the Cultural Revolution.
Sixteen Rank System of Baekje
The Sixteen Rank System of Baekje (백제 관등) was the official rank hierarchy of the Korean kingdom of Baekje, attributed to King Goi in 260.
Sixteen Stone
Sixteen Stone is the 1994 debut album by British rock band Bush, produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley at Westside Studios, London; a six-times-platinum post-grunge landmark with the singles Everything Zen, Comedown, Machinehead, and Glycerine.
Sixteen Tons
Sixteen Tons (16 Tons), coal mining song written by Merle Travis in 1946; Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 recording topped US country, pop, and UK charts, selling over four million copies about a miner indebted to the company store.
Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Sixteenth Amendment (1913) lets Congress tax incomes without apportionment among the states. Covers Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., ratification, Eisner v. Macomber, and Moore v. United States.
Sixteenth Finance Commission
The Sixteenth Finance Commission is the Indian constitutional body recommending the division of central taxes between the Union and the States for 2026 to 2031, chaired by Arvind Panagariya.
Sixten Jernberg
Sixten Jernberg (Edy Sixten Jernberg, 1929–2012), Swedish cross-country skier from Lima, Dalarna. Won nine Olympic medals (4 gold) 1956–1964, a then record, plus four world titles and two Vasaloppet wins.
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Sixth Amendment (1791) guarantees criminal accuseds a speedy public jury trial, notice, confrontation, compulsory process, and counsel; key rulings include Gideon, Faretta, Crawford, and Ramos.
Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses is a 19th-century pseudepigraphic grimoire attributed to Moses, compiled by Johann Scheible in 1849 and central to hoodoo and obeah.
Sixth Crusade
The Sixth Crusade, also known as the Crusade of Frederick II, was the 1228–1229 expedition in which excommunicated Emperor Frederick II recovered Jerusalem through the Treaty of Jaffa with Sultan al-Kamil.
Sixth Doctor
The Sixth Doctor is the sixth incarnation of Doctor Who's title character, played by Colin Baker, debuting in The Twin Dilemma (1984) and featuring in The Trial of a Time Lord. Known for a patchwork costume, the Valeyard storyline, and a rehabilitated reputation via Big Finish audio.
Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the last dynasty of the Old Kingdom, a line of Memphite kings who ruled roughly 180 years, from Teti to Pepi II.
Sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly
The sixth emergency special session (ESS-6, Afghanistan) was a 1980 UN General Assembly session on the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, convened via Uniting for Peace after USSR veto; it adopted resolution ES-6/2 calling for withdrawal.
Sixth form
Sixth form: Years 12-13 education for ages 16-18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, in school sixth forms or sixth form colleges, offering A levels, T Levels, and other Level 2/3 qualifications.
Sixth form college
Sixth form college: standalone English 16-18 institution in the FE sector teaching A levels, distinct from school sixth forms and FE colleges; first opened 1967, incorporated under the 1992 Act, with higher value-added A level outcomes.
Sixth generation of video game consoles
Sixth generation of video game consoles (128-bit era), 1998-2001 launches: Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox. PS2 dominated with ~160 million sold; Xbox was most powerful; Dreamcast pioneered online play and ended Sega's hardware business.
Sixth grade
Sixth grade (grade 6) is the sixth year of US schooling, ages 11-12, usually the first middle school year. Covers world geography and ancient civilizations curricula, grade configuration research, transition supports, and international equivalents like UK Year 7.
Sixth nerve palsy
Sixth nerve palsy (abducens palsy, CN VI palsy): paralysis of the sixth cranial nerve causing esotropia and horizontal double vision worse at distance and toward the affected side; usually microvascular, about 80% recover.
Sixth Party System
The Sixth Party System is the current era of U.S. party politics, commonly dated from 1968, marked by southern white realignment to the Republicans, candidate-centered parties, and growing polarization; some analysts argue a seventh system began with Trump.
Sixth Street (Austin, Texas)
Sixth Street (formerly Pecan Street) is downtown Austin's historic entertainment district, renamed in 1884, a 1979 National Register district of Victorian commercial buildings including the 1886 Driskill Hotel, now undergoing a traffic and streetscape redesign.
Sixth Street ABF Beacon Fund I
Sixth Street ABF Beacon Fund I is a pair of Delaware limited partnerships formed in 2024 that sell limited partnership interests to institutional investors, managed by Sixth Street.
Sixth Street Growth Partners
Sixth Street Growth Partners, also known as Sixth Street Growth, is the growth-equity platform of Sixth Street, a global investment firm founded in 2009 and based in Dallas, Texas.
Sixth Street Partners
Sixth Street Partners, commonly Sixth Street, is a San Francisco-based global investment firm founded in 2009 as TPG's credit platform, independent since 2020, managing over $130 billion.
Sixth Street Private Asset Based Investment Fund I, L.P.
Sixth Street Private Asset Based Investment Fund I, L.P. is a Cayman Islands asset based finance fund of Sixth Street, established in 2023 and fully sold at $1.455 billion.
Sixth Street Private Asset Based Investment I Note Issuer
Sixth Street Private Asset Based Investment I Note Issuer is a Delaware note-issuing vehicle formed in 2023, which sold $1.455 billion of membership interests in 2024.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Europe
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Europe is the European middle-market direct lending fund series of Sixth Street, making first-lien loans since 2015; its third fund closed at €3.75 billion in 2026.
Sixth Street Sports & Live Entertainment
Sixth Street Sports & Live Entertainment is a dedicated sports and live-entertainment investment strategy of the global investment firm Sixth Street, formalized in 2024 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas.