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Encyclopedia - 1883: Encyclopedia - 1883
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Wagner: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Wagner - Wagner's Influence And Legacy
Wagner's contributions to art and culture are undeniable and monumental. In his lifetime, and for some years after, Wagner inspired fanat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1945: Encyclopedia Ii - 1945 - Deaths
1945 - January. January 3 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. 1877) January 22 - Else Lasker-Schuler, German poet (b. 1869) January 31...   » Read the article

Article - Spirit World: Life In The Spirit World - Part One
There is only one way in which we can be given information about what it is like in the Spirit world. That information has to come fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georges-pierre Seurat: Encyclopedia Ii - Georges-pierre Seurat - Life
Seurat attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1878 and 1879. After a year of military service at Brest military academy, he returned to Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1939: Encyclopedia Ii - 1939 - Deaths
1939 - January-March. January 2 - Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) January 23 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A. S. Neill: Encyclopedia Ii - A. S. Neill - Criticisms Of Neill
Other than the predictable accusations of naivety and unrealistic idealism, or moral indifference, some of the criticisms are more empiri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 5: Encyclopedia Ii - June 5 - Deaths
June 5 - 535 to 1899. 535 - Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople 1017 - Sanjo, Emperor of Japan (b. 976) 1118 - R...   » Read the article

Article - Spirit World: Heaven And Hell - Places Or States Of Mind?
 Would it surprise you to hear that there are many people who would prefer NOT to believe in an afterlife? For many, the prospect of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Yi Kuomintang: Encyclopedia - Chen Yi Kuomintang
Chen Yi (Chinese: 陳儀; Hanyu Pinyin: Chén Yí; Wade-Giles: Ch'en I; 1883 - June 18, 1950) was the Chief Executive and Garrison Comman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darfur: Encyclopedia Ii - Darfur - Economy And Demography
Darfur's has an estimated population of 6 million people. Darfur's economy is primarily based on subsistence agriculture, producing cerea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bangalore: Encyclopedia Ii - Bangalore - History
Pottery dating back to 4000 BCE and silver coins of Roman emperors Augustus, Tiberius and Claudius have been excavated in and around pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clement Attlee: Encyclopedia Ii - Clement Attlee - Early Political Career
During the war Atlee served in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia , where he was badly wounded at El Hanna. He recovered back in England, and was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 18: Encyclopedia Ii - May 18 - Births
May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chester A. Arthur: Encyclopedia Ii - Chester A. Arthur - Presidency
In 1878, Grant's successor, Rutherford B. Hayes attempted to reform the Customs House. He ousted Arthur, who resumed the practice of law ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tsunami: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsunami - Warnings And Prevention
Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted, but there are some warning signs of an impending tsunami, and there are many systems...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 7: Encyclopedia Ii - June 7 - Births
June 7 - 1529 to 1899. 1529 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters (d. 1615) 1761 - John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Of Teck: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Of Teck - Princess Of Wales
On January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria died, and the Duchess of York's father-in-law, Albert Edward, ascended the throne as King Edward VII....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jorhat: Encyclopedia Ii - Jorhat - Culture
The healthy education and cultural life of Jorhat can be best judged from the fact that District has as many as five Daily Newspapers pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hispanics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hispanics - Artists
List of Hispanics - Architects. Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Tyler: Encyclopedia Ii - John Tyler - Biography
John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead. He was educated at the College of William and Mary and wen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia Ii - 1971 - Births
1971 - January. January 1 - Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey player January 2 - Lisa Harrison, American basketball player January 7 - Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty (清朝, 1644–1911) was founded after the defeat of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus (滿族). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tobacco: Encyclopedia Ii - Tobacco - History
Native Americans used tobacco before Europeans arrived in America, and early European settlers in America learned to smoke and brought th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Prince Chun: Encyclopedia - 2nd Prince Chun
The 2nd Prince Chun (Chinese: 醇親王) (February 12, 1883 - February 3, 1951) was born Zaifeng (Chinese: 載灃; Wade-Giles: Tsai-feng)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1838: Encyclopedia - 1838
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clement Lindley Wragge: Encyclopedia - Clement Lindley Wragge
Clement Lindley Wragge (19 September 1852 - 10 December 1922) was a meteorologist born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England. After tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tsunami: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsunami - Characteristics
Although often referred to as "tidal waves", a tsunami does not look like the popular impression of "a normal wave only much bigger". Ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperialism In Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperialism In Asia - France In Indochina
France, which had lost its empire to the British by the end of the eighteenth century, had little geographical or commercial basis for ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark Twain: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark Twain - Early Life
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri, the third of four surviving children of John and Jane Clemens. While he was still...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan: Encyclopedia - Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan
Yang style (楊氏) T'ai Chi Ch'uan in its many variations is the most popular and widely practised style in the world today and the seco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alamo Mission In San Antonio: Encyclopedia - Alamo Mission In San Antonio
The Álamo (formally: San Antonio de Valero Mission) is the name of former mission and fortress compound, now a museum, in San Antonio, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Artists
List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright Iv - World War Ii
In September 1940, Wainwright was promoted to Major General (temporary) and returned to the Philippines, in December, as commander of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahatma: Encyclopedia - Mahatma
Mahatma is Sanskrit for "Great Soul." This epithet is applied to people like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (who was so qualified by Nautamla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benito Mussolini: Encyclopedia Ii - Benito Mussolini - Fascist Dictatorship
At first Mussolini was supported by the Liberals in parliament. With their help, he introduced strict censorship and altered the methods ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Móric Beňovský: Encyclopedia Ii - Móric Beňovský - Legacy
Besides being the author of a bestseller of the break of 18th and 19th century (see 1783), Benovsky became a rich source of inspiration f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia - Puyi
For the Chinese ethnic group, see Buyei. Puyi (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yiddish Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Yiddish Theatre - The Effect Of The Holocaust
Like the rest of Yiddish-language culture, Yiddish theatre was devastated by the Holocaust. A major portion of the world's Yiddish-speake...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bradford - Institutions, Galleries, Parks And Museums
The University of Bradford has around 10,000 students. It received its Royal Charter in 1966, but traces its history back to the 1860's. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bodh Gaya: Encyclopedia - Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the place of Buddha's attainment of Enlightenment. The complex, located about 96 kilometers from Patna (situated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yiddish Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Yiddish Theatre - The Early Years
Abraham Goldfaden is generally considered the founder of the first professional Yiddish theatre troupe, which he founded in Iaşi, Romani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disaster: Encyclopedia - Disaster
A disaster (from Latin meaning, "bad star") is the impact of a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, liveliho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Vietnam - Dynastic Period
When the Lê emperor Lê Long Đĩnh died in his twenties, a court general named Lý Công Uẩn took the chance to take over the throne ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Chengfu: Encyclopedia - Yang Chengfu
Yang Chengfu (Hanyu Pinyin), or Yang Ch'eng-fu (Wade-Giles) ( 楊澄甫, 1883-1936) is historically considered the best known teacher of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - Connecticut - Sports Teams
Minor League Hockey Teams: Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League Danbur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Butler Yeats: Encyclopedia Ii - William Butler Yeats - Modernism
In 1913, Yeats met American poet Ezra Pound. Pound traveled to London to meet the older man, whom he considered "the only poet worthy of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Time: Encyclopedia - Universal Time
Universal Time (UT) is a timescale based on the rotation of the Earth. It is a modern continuation of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), i.e....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London Ontario: Encyclopedia Ii - London Ontario - Law And Government
Main article: London City Council London's municipal government is split between 14 councillors (two representing each of London's seven ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - Peru - Sports
Soccer: The most popular Peruvian sport is soccer (World Cup appeareances: 1930,1970,1978,1982 two Copa America tournaments). Although th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Harvard Crimson: Encyclopedia Ii - The Harvard Crimson - About The Crimson
The Harvard Crimson is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard undergraduates. The student p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adirondack Mountains: Encyclopedia Ii - Adirondack Mountains - The Land
Adirondack Mountains - The Park. A large portion of the Adirondack range is encompassed within the six million acres (24,000 km²) of A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Calcutta: Encyclopedia - University Of Calcutta
Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) was the first modern universi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Vietnam - 1980s
Vietnam's third constitution, based on that of the USSR, was written in 1980. Through the 1980s, Vietnam received nearly $3 billion a yea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeen: Encyclopedia Ii - Aberdeen - Statues
Adjacent to Union Terrace Gardens stands a colossal bronze statue of William Wallace, by W. G. Stevenson. Also nearby these same gardens ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ice Hockey: Encyclopedia Ii - Ice Hockey - Terminology
Ice hockey - Statistics. Goal Assist Plus/minus Save percentage Goals Against Average Ice hockey - Personnel. Alternate captain Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Revolution Of 1917: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Revolution Of 1917 - October Revolution
Main article: October Revolution. The October Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin and was based upon the ideas of Karl Marx. It marked t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvey Spencer Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Harvey Spencer Lewis - Inventions
According to Michael Nowicki's (F.R.C.) Rocrucians Salon WebSite, and especially its Mysterious Inventions of Dr. Lewis page, H. Spencer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ivan Turgenev: Encyclopedia Ii - Ivan Turgenev - Bibliography
Novels 1857 - Рудин (Rudin) 1859 - Дворянское Гнездо (Dvoryanskoye Gnezdo or Home of the Gentry, A Nest of Gentlefo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Edison: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Edison - Early Years
Edison had a late start in his schooling due to childhood illness. His mind often wandered and shortly into his schooling, his teacher Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Kafka: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Kafka - Bibliography
Franz Kafka - Short Stories. Description of a Struggle (Beschreibung eines Kampfes - 1904-1905) Wedding Preparations in the Country (H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Art Of Italy - Gothic Period
The Gothic period marks a transition from the medieval to the Renaissance and is characterised by the styles and attitudes nurtured by th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeen: Encyclopedia Ii - Aberdeen - Churches
Like most Scottish burghs, Aberdeen has many churches, most of them of good design. The East and West churches of St Nicholas' Kirk, thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From New York State: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From New York State - Entertainment
List of people from New York State - Film/Theater. Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunderland - Current Social And Economic Development
As with most post-industrial towns in the North of England, Sunderland continues to suffer from multi-generational long term unemployment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification
The Sui Dynasty (隋朝) managed to reunite the country in 589 after almost 300 years of disjunction. The unification is the second short...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sylvanus Morley: Encyclopedia Ii - Sylvanus Morley - Fieldwork In Mexico And Central America
Morley was to devote the next 18 years working in the Maya region, overseeing the seasonal archaeological digs and restoration projects, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Mail - Editorial Stance
The Daily Mail considers itself to be the voice of Middle England, speaking up for the small-c conservative values of large swathes of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brooklyn: Encyclopedia Ii - Brooklyn - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 2,465,326 people, 880,727 households, and 583,922 families residing in the County. The population ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Musicians
List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Tyler: Encyclopedia Ii - John Tyler - Presidency
His presidency was rarely taken seriously in his time; he was usually referred to as the "Acting President" or "His Accidency" by opponen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marxism: Encyclopedia Ii - Marxism - Criticisms
Many proponents of capitalism have argued that capitalism is a more effective means of generating and redistributing wealth than socialis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Vietnam - Origins
According to Vietnamese legends, the first Vietnamese descended from the dragon lord Lạc Long Quân and the heavenly spirit Âu Cơ. L�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Edison: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Edison - Trivia
"To Steinway & Sons — Gents, I have decided to keep your grand piano. For some reason unknown to me it gives better results than an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tram: Encyclopedia Ii - Tram - History
Appearing in the first half of the 19th century, trams were at first pulled by horses. The first trams, known as streetcars or horsecars,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cricket Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cricket Topics - Grounds
List of cricket topics - Australia. See also: List of cricket grounds in Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sydney Cricket Ground...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1883: Encyclopedia Ii - 1883 - Events
1883 - Unknown date. Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (German.bacteriologist) discovers the cholera bacillus. Antonio Gaudi begins to buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1883: Encyclopedia Ii - 1883 - Births
1883 - January-June. January 3 - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1967) January 6 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese po...   » Read the article