Encyclopedia - 1911: Encyclopedia - 1911
1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). 1911 - Events. 1911 - January-June. January 1 - Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1911: Encyclopedia Ii - 1911 - Events
1911 - January-June. January 1 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 - In London, in what becomes known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frank Lloyd Wright: Encyclopedia Ii - Frank Lloyd Wright - Works
Frank Lloyd Wright - 1880's. Hillside Home School I, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1887 Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessemer Alabama: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessemer Alabama - Industry
In 1911, the town was served by five railroad lines: Alabama Great Southern (Queen & Crescent route), the Louisville & Nashville ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1991: Encyclopedia Ii - 1991 - Deaths
1991 - January-February. January 5 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslavian poet (b. 1922) January 8 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 25: Encyclopedia - April 25
April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). There are 250 days remaining. April 25 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdare: Encyclopedia - Aberdare
Aberdare (Welsh: Aberdâr) is an industrial town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff in the traditional county of Glamorgan, in s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abd Ar-rahman I: Encyclopedia - Abd Ar-rahman I
Abd ar-Rahman I (ruled 756-788) was the founder of a Muslim dynasty that ruled Spain for nearly three centuries. He was a grandson of His...   » 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 - Astrology: Dragons Throughout The Ages - Dragons Importance In Astrology.
Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amethyst: Encyclopedia - Amethyst
Amethyst is a violet or purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. The name is generally said to be derived from the Greek a, "n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Relativity: Encyclopedia Ii - General Relativity - History
General relativity was developed by Einstein in a process that began in 1907 with the publication of an article on the influence of gravi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Iridology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Iridology
iridology (eye analysis, iridiagnosis, irido-diagnosis, iris diagnosis): Ostensibly diagnostic system whose principle is that every bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dow Jones Industrial Average: Encyclopedia Ii - Dow Jones Industrial Average - History
First published on May 26, 1896, the DJIA represented the average of twelve stocks from various important American industries. Of those o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E. E. Cummings: Encyclopedia Ii - E. E. Cummings - Education And Early Career
From 1911 to 1916 Cummings attended Harvard, from which he received a B.A. degree in 1915 and a Master's degree for English and Classical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinz Guderian: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinz Guderian - Biography
Guderian was born in the German West Prussian town of Kulm, now Chełmno, Poland. From 1901 to 1907 Guderian attended various military sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coup D'état: Encyclopedia Ii - Coup D'état - Types Of Coups
Samuel P. Huntington has divided coups into three types (ignoring Luttwak's non-military coups) Breakthrough coups - In which a revoluti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom - History
Historically, the bulk of the power over the Government of the Kingdom was vested in the Sovereign, acting on the advice of bodies such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1910s: Encyclopedia - 1910s
1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1910s - Events and trends. The 1910s rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alban Berg: Encyclopedia - Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese Schoo...   » 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 - List Of People From Nebraska: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From Nebraska - Entertainment
List of people from Nebraska - Film/Theater. Adele Astaire (1897-1981), dancer and entertainer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), dancer and ac...   » 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 - Puyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Puyi - Biography
Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924. Chosen by Cixi on her deathbed, Puyi ascended to the throne at age 2 years 10 months in December 190...   » 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 - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting 慰亭; Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵　Traditional: 袁世凱; Simplified: 袁世凯; Hanyu Pinyin: Yuán Shì...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T. E. Lawrence: Encyclopedia Ii - T. E. Lawrence - Early Years
Lawrence was born in Tremadoc, Caernarfonshire, North Wales, of mixed English and Irish ancestry. His father, Sir Thomas Chapman, was a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grock: Encyclopedia - Grock
Grock (January 10, 1880, Reconvilier, Switzerland - July 14, 1959, Imperia, Italy), original name Karl (Charles) Adrien Wettach, was a Sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Nobility: Encyclopedia - Chinese Nobility
Although formally The Son of Heaven, the power of the emperor varied between different emperors and different dynasties, with some empero...   » 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 - Sigmund Freud: Encyclopedia Ii - Sigmund Freud - Patients
This is a partial list of patients whose case studies were published by Freud, with pseudonyms substituted for their names: Anna O. = Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gothic Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Gothic Novel - Examples
Gothic novel - Gothic satire. Northanger Abbey (1818) by Jane Austen (Full text at Wikisource) Nightmare Abbey (1818) by Thomas Love ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georges Braque: Encyclopedia - Georges Braque
Georges Braque (May 13, 1882 – August 31, 1963) was a French painter and sculptor, and with Pablo Picasso one of the inventors of Cubis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Mahone: Encyclopedia Ii - William Mahone - Heritage
After suffering a stroke, Mahone died in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 1895. He was interred in the family mausoleum in Blandford Cemet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunset Boulevard 1950 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunset Boulevard 1950 Film - Background
The street after which the film is named has been associated with Hollywood film production since 1911 when the town's first film studio ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Of China: Encyclopedia - Emperor Of China
The emperor or huángdì (皇帝) of China was the head of government and head of state of China from the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ralph Vaughan Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Biography
Born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father Arthur Vaughan Williams was rector, he was taken by his mother to live with her fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schizophrenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Schizophrenia - Overview
Schizophrenia is often described in terms of "positive" and "negative" symptoms. Positive symptoms include delusions, auditory hallucinat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Petty 2nd Earl Of Shelburne: Encyclopedia - William Petty 2nd Earl Of Shelburne
The Earl of Shelburne The Most Honourable William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne PC, KG (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), also k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Los Angeles Police Department: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles Police Department - History
The first specific Los Angeles police force was founded in 1853 as the Los Angeles Rangers, a volunteer force that assisted the existing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacques-bénigne Bossuet: Encyclopedia - Jacques-bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 - April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 11 Number: Encyclopedia - 11 Number
11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. Eleven is the smallest positive integer requiring three syllables in Eng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia Ii - 1976 - Deaths
1976 - January. January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898) January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Film Industry: Encyclopedia Ii - Film Industry - Film Theory
Film theory seeks to develop concise, systematic concepts that apply to the study of film/cinema as art. Classical film theory provides a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ta Kung Pao: Encyclopedia Ii - Ta Kung Pao - History
Ying Lianzi (英斂之) founded the newspaper in Tientsin (now Tianjin) on 17 June 1902 in order to, in Ying's own words, 'help China bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carmarthen: Encyclopedia - Carmarthen
Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 18 Brumaire: Encyclopedia - 18 Brumaire
18 Brumaire, the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the coup d'état by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthre...   » 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 - 1980: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 - Events
1980 - January. January 1–April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom. January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Successio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South China Sea Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - South China Sea Islands - History
The countries with the most extensive participation and well documented history on the Islands are China and Vietnam. The South China Sea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Management Techniques: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Management Techniques - 19th Century
developed by innovators like Eli Whitney, James Watt, and Matthew Boulton middle of the 19th century - human element with theories of wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queen's College Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Queen's College Hong Kong - Some Notable Alumni
Queen's College Hong Kong - Politicians Government Officials and Legislators. Sun Yat-sen (孫中山), the chief leader of the 1911 Xi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajiravudh: Encyclopedia - Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh (January 1, 1881 – November 25, 1925) (also known as Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua; Thai-script พร...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo Tolstoy: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo Tolstoy - Religious And Political Beliefs
Tolstoy's Christian beliefs were based on the Sermon on the Mount, and particularly on the phrase about turn the other cheek, which he sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1830: Encyclopedia Ii - Births
1830 - Month/day unknown. Mary Hunt, American temperance movement leader (d. 1906) Harriet (Galápagos tortoise), the world's oldest k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia Ii - Births
1850 - January - April. January 4 - Frederick York Powell, English historian and scholar (died 1904) January 6 - Eduard Bernstein, Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1867 - January—April. January 1 - The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1850 - Unknown Date. The United States Republican Party is founded Foundation of the University of Sydney, the oldest in Australia The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu: Encyclopedia Ii - Chen Duxiu - Biography
Chen Duxiu - Chronological life. Oct 1879 to Oct 1901: Early life and education. Oct 1910 to Sep 1915: Planned the 1911 Revolution. Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Okhranka: Encyclopedia Ii - Okhranka - History
The first special security department was Department on Securing the Order and Public Peace (Отделение по охранению �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Highness: Encyclopedia Ii - Highness - Western European Tradition
These abstractions arose in great profusion in the Roman empire, both of the East and West (subject to a now very confusion inflation and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi: Encyclopedia - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (Potsdam December 10, 1804 - Berlin February 18, 1851), was not only a great German mathematician but also consi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triad: Encyclopedia Ii - Triad - History Of Triads
Triad - Precursor to triads—Tian Di Hui. The Triads were started as a resistance to the Manchu Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. In the 17...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Parliament Of The United Kingdom - History
In the medieval period there were three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, and these developed separate parliaments. The 1707 Act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yantai: Encyclopedia - Yantai
Yantai (Simplified: 烟台; Traditional: 煙台; Hanyu Pinyin: Yāntái) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Lilly: Encyclopedia - William Lilly
William Lilly (May 1 (O.S.)/May 11 (N.S.), 1602 - June 9, 1681), was a famed English astrologer and occultist during his time. Lilly was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek: Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akkad: Encyclopedia - Akkad
Akkad (or Agade) was a city and its region of northern Mesopotamia, situated on the left bank of the Euphrates, between Sippar and Kish (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1988: Encyclopedia - 1988
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1988 - Events. January 1 - The Evangelical Lutheran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1989: Encyclopedia - 1989
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The world population growth in absolute numbers is believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1996: Encyclopedia - 1996
1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1998: Encyclopedia - 1998
1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1994: Encyclopedia - 1994
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990: Encyclopedia - 1990
1990 (MCMXC) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. 1990 - Events. January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1993: Encyclopedia - 1993
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1944: Encyclopedia - 1944
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1944 - Events. January 4 - The Battle of Monte ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970: Encyclopedia - 1970
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. 1970 is the Unix epoch time. 1970 - Events. January 1 - Construction begins on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babe Ruth: Encyclopedia - Babe Ruth
Second in career home runs (714) First in career slugging percentage (.690) Third in career runs scored (2174) Second in career runs ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 23: Encyclopedia - August 23
August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. August 23 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1991: Encyclopedia - 1991
1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1991 - Events. 1991 - January. January 2 - Sharon Pratt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1956: Encyclopedia - 1956
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1956 - Events. January 1 - End of Anglo-Egyptian Codominiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1979: Encyclopedia - 1979
This page refers to the year 1979. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). 1979 (MCMLXXIX) is a common year starting on Monday. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1972: Encyclopedia - 1972
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. 1972 - Events. International year of the book January 2 - The Pierre Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia - 1976
1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1976 - Events. January 12 - UN Security Council...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1978: Encyclopedia - 1978
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). 1978 - Events. January 1 - The Copyright...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California: Encyclopedia - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., situated northwest of Downtown. Due to its fame and identity as t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1974: Encyclopedia - 1974
1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). 1974 - Events. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1867: Encyclopedia - 1867
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1909: Encyclopedia - 1909
1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). 1909 - Events. January 16 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia - 1850
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ontario General Elections: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ontario General Elections - 1867-1889
List of Ontario general elections - Seats. 1Liberal-Conservative was the title used by some members of the Conservative Party in the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1840: Encyclopedia - 1840
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1830: Encyclopedia - 1830
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1857: Encyclopedia - 1857
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1938: Encyclopedia - 1938
1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1938 - Events. January 3 - The March of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980: Encyclopedia - 1980
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. It is equivalent to 2733 a.U.c., and to 1359 AH. 1980 - Events. January 1–April ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian Law - Property Law
The Code recognizes many ways of disposing of property: sale, lease, barter, gift, dedication, deposit, loan, or pledge, all of which wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1983: Encyclopedia - 1983
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 1983 - Events. January 2 - The musical Annie is pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf: Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26, 1700 – May 9, 1760), German religious and social reformer,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augusta, Lady Gregory: Encyclopedia Ii - Augusta, Lady Gregory - Works
Selected plays Twenty Five (1903) Spreading the News (1904) Kincora: A Play in Three Acts (1905) The White Cockade: A Comedy in Three Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Procter & Gamble: Encyclopedia Ii - Procter & Gamble - History
William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, formed the company known as Procter & Gamble in 1837. The two men, imm...   » Read the article