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Six Dynasties poetry

Six Dynasties poetry (六朝詩) is the Chinese verse written from roughly 220 to 589 CE, during the centuries of division between the Han and Sui dynasties.

Six Feet Under (band)

Six Feet Under: American death metal band formed 1993 in Tampa, Florida, by vocalist Chris Barnes (Cannibal Corpse) and guitarist Allen West (Obituary); Metal Blade act known for Haunted (1995), the Graveyard Classics covers series, and groove-heavy death 'n' roll.

Six Feet Under (TV series)

Six Feet Under: HBO drama series (2001–2005, 63 episodes) created by Alan Ball about the Fisher family's Los Angeles funeral home; known for its death-per-episode structure, dark humor, and acclaimed finale "Everyone's Waiting."

Six Flags

Six Flags (NYSE: FUN), North America's largest regional amusement park operator, formed by the July 2024 Cedar Fair merger; 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks, nine resorts; named for the six flags over Texas.

Six Flags AstroWorld

Six Flags AstroWorld was a Houston, Texas theme park opened June 1, 1968 by Roy Hofheinz and run by Six Flags from 1975 until its October 30, 2005 closure; its 104-acre site sold for $77 million and remains largely parking.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, opened as Fiesta Texas in 1992, is a theme park in San Antonio, Texas, built in a former limestone quarry and operated by Six Flags.

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure is a large amusement park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, opened July 1, 1974, with 14 roller coasters, a 350-acre Wild Safari, and adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park; former home of Kingda Ka, with Bakunawa debuting 2027.

Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America, opened May 29, 1976 as Marriott's Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, is a Six Flags theme park with 15 coasters including American Eagle, Batman: The Ride, Raging Bull, and record-setting Goliath.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is a chain of water parks owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, with separately gated locations including Arlington, Los Angeles (Valencia), Concord, Phoenix, Splashtown, New Jersey, Rockford and Chicago, known for wave pools, lazy rivers and drop-tower slides.

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, USA: 260-acre theme park opened 1971, joined Six Flags 1979; world-record roller coaster count (19–20), 'Thrill Capital of the World', Six Flags–Cedar Fair merged owner since 2024.

Six Flags New England

Six Flags New England is an amusement and water park in Agawam, Massachusetts, formerly Riverside Park and Gallup's Grove, acquired by Premier Parks in 1996 and rebranded in 2000; known for the Intamin hyper coaster Superman The Ride.

Six Flags New Orleans

Six Flags New Orleans, originally Jazzland (2000), was a New Orleans East amusement park bought by Six Flags in 2002 for $69M and permanently closed after Katrina flooding in 2005; its ~230-acre site is now being redeveloped by Bayou Phoenix.

Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia is an Austell, Georgia theme park, opened June 16, 1967, as one of the first in the Southeast, and is named for six flags.

Six flags over Texas

Six flags over Texas names the six nations that held sovereignty over Texas (Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, CSA, USA) and the 1961 Arlington theme park named for them, founded by Angus G. Wynne Jr.

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas, the original Six Flags park, opened August 5, 1961 in Arlington, Texas, founded by Angus G. Wynne Jr. and named for six flags that flew over Texas; 205 acres, 14 coasters, partnership-owned.

Six Flags Qiddiya City

Six Flags Qiddiya City is a theme park in Qiddiya City near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, opened December 31, 2025 as the first Six Flags park outside North America, with 28 rides across six themed lands and five record rides including Falcons Flight.

Six Flying Dragons (육룡이 나르샤)

Six Flying Dragons (육룡이 나르샤) is a 2015-2016 SBS 50-episode fusion sageuk by Kim Young-hyun and Park Sang-yeon, directed by Shin Kyung-soo, starring Yoo Ah-in as Yi Bang-won; it depicts Goryeo's fall and Joseon's founding, averaging 14.3% ratings.

Six Four

Six Four is a 2023 four-part ITVX British crime drama by Gregory Burke and Ben A. Williams, adapting Hideo Yokoyama's Japanese novel to Glasgow, starring Kevin McKidd and Vinette Robinson as parents searching for their missing daughter.

Six Garrisons

The Six Garrisons (六镇) were six military garrisons the Northern Wei dynasty kept on its northern frontier to guard the capital Pingcheng against the Rouran nomads.

Six Garrisons Rebellion

The Six Garrisons Rebellion (六镇之乱) was a series of uprisings by the garrison populations of the Northern Wei's six northern border garrisons, beginning in 523 and ending in 529.

SIX Group

SIX Group AG is a Zurich-based Swiss financial market infrastructure operator, formed in 2008, that runs the securities exchanges of Switzerland and Spain and the Swiss payment system.

Six Jwapyeong

The Six Jwapyeong (육좌평; 六佐平) were the six first-rank ministerial offices of the Korean kingdom of Baekje, traditionally established under King Goi in 260, though historians dispute the dating.

Six Kings Slam

The Six Kings Slam is a six-player men's tennis exhibition held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during Riyadh Season since 2024, offering the largest prize money in tennis.

Six Living Ministers

The Six Living Ministers (생육신) were six early Joseon officials who refused to serve King Sejo after he deposed the boy-king Danjong, living in retirement as exemplars of loyalty.

Six Ministerial Clans of Jin

The Six Ministerial Clans of Jin (晋国六卿) were hereditary noble houses of the Spring and Autumn period state of Jin that monopolized its army and government.

Six Ministries

The Six Ministries (육조) were the six departments handling the practical administration of Korea's Joseon state, reorganized by King Taejong in 1405 and replaced in 1894.

Six Ministries of the Le court

The Six Ministries of the Le court (Lục bộ) were the central executive organs of Vietnam's Later Le dynasty, completed between 1459 and 1471 under the Ming model.

Six Minutes to Midnight

Six Minutes to Midnight is a 2020 British spy thriller directed by Andy Goddard, starring Eddie Izzard and Judi Dench, inspired by the real Augusta-Victoria College, a Bexhill-on-Sea finishing school for daughters of the Nazi elite (1932-1939).

Six Monopolies

The Six Monopolies (六筦) were six state-controlled economic operations instituted by Wang Mang of the Xin dynasty, enforced under separate regulations with death as the penalty for violators.

Six Months Ago

"Six Months Ago" (Heroes season 1, episode 10) is a flashback episode aired on NBC on November 27, 2006, written by Aron Eli Coleite and directed by Allan Arkush, showing Sylar's origin, Nathan's accident, and Hiro's failed attempt to save Charlie six months before the series begins.