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Joan wore men's clothing between her departure from Vaucouleurs and her abjuration at Rouen. This raised theological questions in her own era and raised other questions in the twentieth century. The technical reason for her execution was a Biblical clothing law.[19] The appeals court reversed the conviction in part because medieval theology recognized exceptions to that stricture.^{See also:}

Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc - Historical background, Joan of Arc - Biography, Joan of Arc - Early life, Joan of Arc - Career, Joan of Arc - Capture trial and execution, Joan of Arc - Retrial, Joan of Arc - Clothing, Joan of Arc - Visions, Joan of Arc - Legacy, Joan of Arc - Notes

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The pontificate of Pope St. Pius X was noted for its conservative agenda and as one of the most controversial modern papacies. In what became his motto, Pius X stated in 1903 that his papacy will undertake Instaurare Omnia in Christo, or "to restore all things to Christ." In his first encyclical (E Supremi Apostolatus, October 4, 1903), he stated that his overriding policy as follows: "We champion the authority of God. His authority and Commandments should be recognized, deferred to, and respected." Pope Pius X - The Motu Proprio of 1 ...

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Pope Pius X, Pope Pius X - Early life and ministry, Pope Pius X - Bishop of Mantua, Pope Pius X - Cardinal & Patriarch, Pope Pius X - Papal Election, Pope Pius X - Pius X's Pontificate, Pope Pius X - The Motu Proprio of 1903 & the Restoration of Gregorian Chant, Pope Pius X - Church Administration, Pope Pius X - Liturgical Changes, Pope Pius X - Anti-Modernism, Pope Pius X - Other Activities, Pope Pius X - Death & Burial, Pope Pius X - Canonization, Pope Pius X - Papal Coat of Arms

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May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) 1610 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) 1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667) 1662 O.S. - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) 1692 O.S. - Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752) 1711 - Ruđer Josip Bo ...

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May 18, May 18 - Events, May 18 - Births, May 18 - 1048 to 1899, May 18 - 1900 to 1999, May 18 - Deaths, May 18 - 1450 to 1899, May 18 - 1900 to 1999, May 18 - 2000 onwards, May 18 - Holidays and Observances

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Having perceived that the observed characteristics of the comet of 1682 were nearly the same as those of two comets which had appeared in 1531 (observed by Petrus Apianus) and 1607 (observed by Johannes Kepler in Prague), Halley concluded that all three comets were in fact the same object returning every 76 years (a period that has since been amended to every 75-76 years). After a rough estimate of the perturbations the comet would sustain from the attraction of the planets, he predicted its return for 1757. Halley's prediction of the comet' ...

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Comet Halley, Comet Halley - Composition, Comet Halley - Early history, Comet Halley - Recent history, Comet Halley - Dates of perihelia, Comet Halley - Trivia, Comet Halley - Halley's Comet in fiction

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1976 - January. January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898) January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musician (b. 1910) January 12 - Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890) January 23 - Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, writer, and activist (b. 1898) January 30 - Mance Lipscomb, American singer (b. 1895) 1976 - February. February 1 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ...

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1976, 1976 - Events, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Unknown dates, 1976 - Births, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Deaths, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Nobel Prizes, 1976 - Templeton Prize

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1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). 1909 - Events. January 16 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 - United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. February 23 - The Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the ...

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Bird ringing - Wing tags. In some surveys, involving larger birds such as eagles, brightly-coloured plastic tags are attached to birds' wing feathers. Each has a letter or letters, and the combination of colour and letters uniquely identifies the bird. These can then be read in the field, through binoculars, meaning that there is no need to re-trap the birds. Because the tags are attached to feathers, they drop off when the bird moults. Imping is the practice of replacing a bird's normal feather with a brightly-colored false feather. A patagial tag is a permanent tag held onto t ...

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Bird ringing, Bird ringing - Introduction, Bird ringing - Similar schemes, Bird ringing - Wing tags, Bird ringing - Radio transmitters and satellite-tracking, Bird ringing - Field-readable rings, Bird ringing - Other markers, Bird ringing - Some results

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The council consists of 70 elected councillors across 24 wards. Since the 2002 local elections, the Labour Party has controlled the Council with 37 councillors. The Conservative Party has 31 seats and there are two Liberal Democrat councillors, one of whom was originally elected as a Conservative. The next elections are to be held in May 2006. Since February 2005, the Leader of Croydon Council has been Labour Councillor Tony Newman, replacing Hugh Malyan. As a cabinet-style council, the Leader heads a ten person cabinet, responsible f ...

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London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Croydon - Status, London Borough of Croydon - Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon - History, London Borough of Croydon - Croydon Town Hall, London Borough of Croydon - Taberner House, London Borough of Croydon - Leading figures, London Borough of Croydon - Districts, London Borough of Croydon - Railway stations, London Borough of Croydon - Individuals associated with the Borough of Croydon

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Stroud was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 28, 1890, to Elizabeth and Ben Stroud. He was the couple's first child, although Elizabeth had two daughters from a previous marriage. Stroud left home at a young age, and by 1908 was in Cordova, Alaska, where he met and began a relationship with 36-year old Kitty O'Brien, a dance-hall entertainer and prostitute. In November 1908 they moved to Juneau, Alaska. On January 18, 1909, while Robert was away at work, an acquaintance of theirs, F. K. "Charlie" Von Dahmer, raped and viciously ...

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Birdman of Alcatraz, Birdman of Alcatraz - His Life, Birdman of Alcatraz - The Book and Film, Birdman of Alcatraz - Truth versus Fiction

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Famous Psychic People

History is full of people with psychic gifts. Some have later proved to be fraudulent, but others have confounded investigators and continue to be a source of mystery. Here you can read brief accounts of famous psychic people, from as far back as the 1800's to modern times.

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1939 - January-March. January 2 - Roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864) January 23 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. 1903) January 24 - Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867) January 28 - William Butler Yeats, Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865) February 10 - Pope Pius XI (b. 1857) February 11 - Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer (b. 1874) February 12 - S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (b. 1868)See also:

1939, 1939 - Events, 1939 - January, 1939 - February, 1939 - March, 1939 - April, 1939 - May, 1939 - June, 1939 - July, 1939 - August, 1939 - September, 1939 - October, 1939 - November, 1939 - December, 1939 - unknown dates, 1939 - Ongoing events, 1939 - Births, 1939 - January, 1939 - February, 1939 - March, 1939 - April, 1939 - May, 1939 - June, 1939 - July, 1939 - August, 1939 - September, 1939 - October, 1939 - November, 1939 - December, 1939 - Deaths, 1939 - January-March, 1939 - April-August, 1939 - October-September, 1939 - Nobel Prizes

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Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's. Hillside Home School I, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1887 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois, 1889 Frank Lloyd Wright - 1890's. Louis Sullivan Bungalow, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1890 Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina James Charnley Bungalow, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1890 Gutted by Hurricane Katrina, with much of the structure moved 3 to 4 feet from its foundation. Restoration would be in the mi ...

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright - Early years, Frank Lloyd Wright - Europe and personal troubles, Frank Lloyd Wright - Taliesin and beyond, Frank Lloyd Wright - More personal turmoil, Frank Lloyd Wright - Enduring legacy, Frank Lloyd Wright - Quotations, Frank Lloyd Wright - Works, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1890's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1900's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1910's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1920's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1930's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1940's, Frank Lloyd Wright - 1950's, Frank Lloyd Wright - Other, Frank Lloyd Wright - Unbuilt works

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1971 - January. January 1 - Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey player January 2 - Lisa Harrison, American basketball player January 7 - Chavo Guerrero Jr., American professional wrestler January 8 - Jason Giambi, baseball player January 9 - Scott Thornton, Canadian hockey player January 11 - Mary J. Blige, American singer January 17 - Leonardo Ciampa, American composer January 17 - Kid Rock, American singer January 18 - Jon Davis, American s ...

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1971, 1971 - Events, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - unknown dates, 1971 - Births, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September-, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - Unknown date, 1971 - Deaths, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - Nobel Prizes

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Selected plays Twenty Five (1903) Spreading the News (1904) Kincora: A Play in Three Acts (1905) The White Cockade: A Comedy in Three Acts (1905) Hyacinth Halvey (1906) The Doctor in Spite of Himself (1906) The Canavans (1906) The Rising of the Moon (1907) Dervorgilla (1907) The Workhouse Ward (1908) The Rogueries of Scapin (1908) The Miser ( ...

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Augusta, Lady Gregory, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Early life and marriage, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Early writings, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Cultural nationalism, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Founding of the Abbey, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Later career, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Retirement and death, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Works, Augusta, Lady Gregory - Online texts

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1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ...

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1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - January, 1998 - February, 1998 - March, 1998 - April, 1998 - May, 1998 - June, 1998 - July, 1998 - August, 1998 - September, 1998 - October, 1998 - November, 1998 - December, 1998 - Unknown Dates, 1998 - Births, 1998 - Deaths, 1998 - January-February, 1998 - March-July, 1998 - August-December, 1998 - Unknown date, 1998 - Nobel Prizes, 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1998 - Fields Medalists, 1998 - Templeton Prize

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1835 - Month/day unknown. The Toledo War was fought between the State of Ohio and the Michigan Territory over the city of Toledo and the Toledo Strip. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, Copernicus' book on the motion of the Earth, is removed from the Index of Prohibited Books. Samuel Colt patents the first revolver Civil war erupts in Uruguay between supporters of Blanco and Colorado parties Cachar Levy, forerunner of Assam Rifles, is founded in India ...

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1835, 1835 - Events, 1835 - Month/day unknown, 1835 - Births, 1835 - Deaths

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1975 - January. January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up January 2 - The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by Congress January 5 - The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. January 7 - OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. January 8 - Ella Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, becoming the firs ...

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1975, 1975 - Events, 1975 - January, 1975 - February, 1975 - March, 1975 - April, 1975 - May, 1975 - June, 1975 - July, 1975 - August, 1975 - September, 1975 - October, 1975 - November, 1975 - December, 1975 - Unknown dates, 1975 - Births, 1975 - January, 1975 - February, 1975 - March, 1975 - April, 1975 - May, 1975 - June, 1975 - July, 1975 - August, 1975 - September, 1975 - October, 1975 - November, 1975 - December, 1975 - Deaths, 1975 - Unknown date, 1975 - January, 1975 - February, 1975 - March, 1975 - April, 1975 - May, 1975 - June, 1975 - July, 1975 - August, 1975 - September, 1975 - October, 1975 - November, 1975 - December, 1975 - Nobel Prizes, 1975 - Templeton Prize

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Pope Leo XIII made him a cardinal in a secret consistory on June 12, 1893. He was named Cardinal-Priest of Saint Bernardo alle Terme. Three days after this, Cardinal Sarto was publicly named Patriarch of Venice. This caused difficulty, however, as the government of the reunified Italy claimed the right to nominate the Patriarch based on its previous alleged exercise by the Emperor of Austria. The poor relations between the Roman Curia and the Italian civil government since the annexation of the Papal States in 1870 placed additional strain on the appointment. Sarto wa ...

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Pope Pius X, Pope Pius X - Early life and ministry, Pope Pius X - Bishop of Mantua, Pope Pius X - Cardinal & Patriarch, Pope Pius X - Papal Election, Pope Pius X - Pius X's Pontificate, Pope Pius X - The Motu Proprio of 1903 & the Restoration of Gregorian Chant, Pope Pius X - Church Administration, Pope Pius X - Liturgical Changes, Pope Pius X - Anti-Modernism, Pope Pius X - Other Activities, Pope Pius X - Death & Burial, Pope Pius X - Canonization, Pope Pius X - Papal Coat of Arms

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List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), composer. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (b. 1933), conductor. Enrique Granados (1867–1916), composer. Alicia de Larrocha (b. 1923), pianist. Luis de Pablo (b. 1930), composer. Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999), composer and pianist, known fo ...

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List of Spaniards, List of Spaniards - Actors, List of Spaniards - Artists, List of Spaniards - Architects, List of Spaniards - Explorers and conquistadores, List of Spaniards - Film directors, List of Spaniards - Leaders and politicians, List of Spaniards - Ancient, List of Spaniards - Medieval, List of Spaniards - Modern, List of Spaniards - Contemporary, List of Spaniards - Literature, List of Spaniards - A–D, List of Spaniards - E–H, List of Spaniards - I–L, List of Spaniards - M–P, List of Spaniards - Q–T, List of Spaniards - U–Z, List of Spaniards - Military, List of Spaniards - Musicians, List of Spaniards - Classical, List of Spaniards - Singers, List of Spaniards - Philosophers and humanists, List of Spaniards - Science and technology, List of Spaniards - Social scientists, List of Spaniards - Sports, List of Spaniards - Others

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Cocaine addiction is the obsessive or uncontrollable abuse of cocaine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) shows promising results. Spiritual based Twelve-step programs such as Cocaine Anonymous (modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous) have some success combatting this problem. A cocaine vaccine is also being tested which may prevent the recipient from feeling the desirable effects of the drug, although a similar effort to develop a heroin vacci ...

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Cocaine, Cocaine - History, Cocaine - The coca leaf, Cocaine - Isolation, Cocaine - Popularization, Cocaine - Prohibition, Cocaine - Modern usage, Cocaine - Pharmacology, Cocaine - Appearance, Cocaine - Forms of cocaine, Cocaine - Methods of administration, Cocaine - Mechanism of action, Cocaine - Metabolism and excretion, Cocaine - Effects and health issues, Cocaine - Cocaine as a local anesthetic, Cocaine - Cocaine addiction, Cocaine - Treatment, Cocaine - Usage, Cocaine - In the United States, Cocaine - Works concerning cocaine, Cocaine - Books about cocaine, Cocaine - Movies about cocaine

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