1912 - December - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1912: Encyclopedia - 1912
1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plymouth: Encyclopedia Ii - Plymouth - History
The earliest known settlement in Plymouth dates back to 1000BC with a small iron age trading port located at Mount Batten. It is thought ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Modern Times
Republican institutions replaced royal ones in Bavaria during the upheavals of November 1918. Provisional National Council Minister-Presi...   » 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 - Gregorian Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Calendar - Accuracy
The Gregorian calendar improves the approximation made by the Julian calendar by skipping 3 Julian leap days in every 400 years, giving a...   » 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

Encyclopedia - Sheffield: Encyclopedia Ii - Sheffield - Industry And Economy
Sheffield has an international reputation for metallurgy and steel-making.[20] Many innovations in these fields have been made in Sheffie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sheffield: Encyclopedia Ii - Sheffield - Transport
Sheffield - National and international travel. Sheffield is linked into the national motorway network via the M1 and M18 motorways. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1836: Encyclopedia - 1836
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1954: Encyclopedia - 1954
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1954 - Events. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Household Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Household Of Japan - Current Members Of The Imperial Family
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1875: Encyclopedia Ii - 1875 - Events
1875 - January - April. January 12 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodore Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodore Roosevelt - Presidency
McKinley was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, on September 6, 1901, and died September 14, vaulting Roosevelt into the presidency. Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spork: Encyclopedia Ii - Spork - History Of The Spork
The spork is a physical manifestation of the "runcible spoon" mentioned in the Edward Lear poem "The Owl and the Pussycat", re-moulded by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Armstrong Custer: Encyclopedia Ii - George Armstrong Custer - Custer In Popular Culture
George Armstrong Custer - Films. George Custer has been played in motion pictures by Francis Ford (1912 twice), Ned Finley (1916), Dust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990 - Events
1990 - January. January 3 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 4 - over 300 people were k...   » 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 - 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 - 1954: Encyclopedia Ii - 1954 - Events
1954 - January. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Au...   » 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 - 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 - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Events
1975 - January. January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate ...   » 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 - Hirohito: Encyclopedia Ii - Hirohito - World War Ii
In the immediate aftermath of the war, many believed that the Shōwa Emperor was an evil mastermind behind the war while others claimed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Booth: Encyclopedia - William Booth
For the England and Yorkshire cricketer, see Major William Booth William Booth (April 10, 1829 – August 20, 1912) was the founder and 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stop Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Stop Motion - History
Stop motion animation is almost as old as film-making itself. The first instance of the technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Party Uk: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Party Uk - Conservative Party Today
However illustrious the history and recent political past of the Conservative party, it has been out of Government since 1997. The party,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia - Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF or by some of its supporters The Peoples Army) is a loyalist paramilitar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bordeaux: Encyclopedia Ii - Bordeaux - Transportation
There have been several plans for a subway network to be set up but they were given up for both geological and financial reasons. A tramw...   » 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 - Birdman Of Alcatraz: Encyclopedia Ii - Birdman Of Alcatraz - His Life
Stroud was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 28, 1890, to Elizabeth and Ben Stroud. He was the couple's first child, although Eliza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oakland California: Encyclopedia Ii - Oakland California - Sports
Oakland is currently home to four professional sports teams: Oakland Athletics, American League of Baseball. Oakland Raiders, charter te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cleveland Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cleveland Ohio - Early Years: 1796–1860
As one of thirty-six founders of the Connecticut Land Company, General Moses Cleaveland was selected as one of its seven directors and wa...   » 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 - 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 - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Culture
Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg...   » 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 - George S. Patton: Encyclopedia Ii - George S. Patton - World War I
At the onset of the USA's entry to World War I, General Pershing promoted Patton to the rank of Captain. While in France under the Third ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Key West Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Key West Florida - History
In Pre-Columbian times Key West was inhabited by the Calusa people. The first European to visit was Juan Ponce de León in 1521. As Flori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jiangsu: Encyclopedia Ii - Jiangsu - Demographics
The majority of Jiangsu residents are ethnic Han Chinese. Other minorities include the Hui and the Manchus. Demographic indicators in 200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kim Philby: Encyclopedia Ii - Kim Philby - Espionage
After leaving Westminster School in 1928 at the age of 16, Philby went on to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was introduced to and b...   » 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 - Charlie Chaplin: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlie Chaplin - Mccarthyism
Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1952, he retained his British nationality. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zinaida Gippius: Encyclopedia - Zinaida Gippius
Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius Зинаида Николаевна Гиппиус (1869 - 1945) was a Russian symbolist poet and author. She ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Taze Russell: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Taze Russell - Death Aftermath And Legacy
During his return from a ministerial tour of the western and southwestern United States, the already ill Pastor Russell died from the res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turquoise: Encyclopedia Ii - Turquoise - Imitations
The Egyptians were apparently the first to produce an artificial imitation of turquoise, in the glazed earthenware product faience. Later...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massachusetts: Encyclopedia Ii - Massachusetts - Government
The capital of Massachusetts is Boston and the current governor is His Excellency Mitt Romney (Republican). All governors of Massachusett...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York Yankees: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Yankees - Controversy
It is a heated debate whether the Yankees' free-spending is positive or negative for baseball, and whether a strict salary cap would make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia - University Of Hong Kong
明徳格物 Wisdom and virtue The University of Hong Kong (zh-hk: 香港大學, zh-cn: 香港大学, pinyin: Xiānggǎng Dàxué; abbrev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Film Industry: Encyclopedia Ii - Film Industry - Animation
Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photogr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qin Shi Huang: Encyclopedia - Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) (November/December 260 BC-September 10, 210 BC), personal name Zheng, was king of the Chinese State of Qin from...   » 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 - Qing Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Qing Dynasty - Qing Government And Society
Qing Dynasty - Society. Manchu males had the custom of braiding hair into a pigtail known as a queue. During the Qing Dynasty, the Manc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1912: Encyclopedia Ii - 1912 - Events
1912 - January-March. January 1 - Establishment of Republic of China. January 5 - Prague Party Conference January 6 - New Mexico is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1912: Encyclopedia Ii - 1912 - Births
1912 - January-February. January 1 - Kim Philby, British spy (d. 1988) January 3 - Armand Lohikoski, Finnish director (d. 2005) Januar...   » Read the article