Encyclopedia - 1923: Encyclopedia - 1923
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1923 - Events. January 1 - Grouping of all UK ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 - Events
1923 - January. January 1 - Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larger companies January 10 - Lithuania seizes and annexes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 - Deaths
1923 - January. Michel-Joseph Maunoury, French general (b. 1847) January 9 - Katherine Mansfield, British novelist (b. 1888) January 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1923 In Literature
See also: 1922 in literature, other events of 1923, 1924 in literature, list of years in literature. 1923 in literature - Events. 1923 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923 In Sports: Encyclopedia - 1923 In Sports
See also: 1922 in sports, other events of 1923, 1924 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1923 in sports - Auto racing. First 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law
The Right Honourable Andrew Bonar Law (September 16, 1858 - October 30, 1923) was a Conservative British statesman and Prime Minister. An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1920s: Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1920s
Professional boxing in the 1920s was basically a sport that was practiced only in the United States, although several world champions wen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 In Aviation - Events
January Air Union is created by the merger of Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes (CMA) with Grands Express Aériens (CGEA). February ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 In Rail Transport - Events
1923 in rail transport - January events. January 30 - The Canadian National Railway (CN) absorbs the Grand Trunk Railway and spins off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 In Aviation - First Flights
January January 9 - Cierva C.4 January 19 - Armstrong Whitworth Wolf March Aero A.18 Hawker Woodcock May Gloster Grebe June June 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South American Championship 1923: Encyclopedia Ii - South American Championship 1923 - Matches
Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1923 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1923 Film - Synopsis
The locale of the story is in the city of Paris ten years before Columbus discovered America, and is a serious, tragic production through...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish General Election 1923: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish General Election 1923 - Results
The results were as follows: N.B. Cumann na nGaedhael's results are compared with those of the Pro-Treaty faction of Sinn Féin in the pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gustav Stresemann: Encyclopedia Ii - Gustav Stresemann - Second Cabinet October - November 1923
Changes November 3, 1923 - The Social Democratic Ministers, Sollmann, Radbruch, and Schmidt, resign. Sollmann is succeeded as Interior M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 In Rail Transport - Births
1923 in rail transport - Unknown date births. Robert R. Dowty, construction foreman for the Jupiter and 119 steam locomotive replicas ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1923 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1923 Film - Preservation
Original prints of the film were on cellulose nitrate film stock and were either worn out, decomposed or were destroyed by the studio (mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - Second Period 1921-1923
During Poland's second Promethean period (1921-1923), following the Treaty of Riga, Poland went forward with her independent life within ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - Third Period 1923-1926
In the third period (1923–1926), after Piłsudski had removed himself from power, successive Polish governments eliminated the Promethe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Rise To The Top 1921-1923
In early 1921, when the Communist Party was split into numerous factions and disagreements were threatening to get out of hand, Zinoviev ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - With Stalin And Kamenev Against Trotsky 1923-1924
During Lenin's illness, Zinoviev, his close associate Kamenev and Joseph Stalin formed a ruling 'triumvirate' (or 'troika') in the Commun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mayors Of Istanbul: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mayors Of Istanbul - Second Constitutional Monarchy 1908-1923
During the reign of Young Turks between 1908-1918 and thenafter until the foundation of the republic, 23 mayors served in the capital. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - First Government May 1923 - January 1924
Stanley Baldwin - Changes. 1923 - Neville Chamberlain took over from Baldwin as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir William Joynson Hicks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prose Of The Republic Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Prose Of The Republic Of Turkey - Republican Period Literature 1923-
Prose of the Republic of Turkey - novel. Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, novelist (1890-1973) Orhan Kemal, novelist (1914-1970) Murathan M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Armenian Casualties: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Armenian Casualties - Armenian Casualties 1917-18 To 1923
While the Ottoman official statistics covered 1917-18, and some of German figures, most other figures excluded them. Another problem rema...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Upshur Dd-144: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Upshur Dd-144 - 1923–1941
Recommissioned on 2 June 1930, Lt. Comdr. Morton L. Deyo in command, Upshur operated with the Battle Fleet and Scouting Force, first on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Larkin In America 1914 - 1923
Some months after the lockout ended, Larkin left for the United States. He intended to recuperate from the strain of the lockout and rais...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Stresemann's Golden Era 1923-1929
Gustav Stresemann was Reichskanzler for a brief period in 1923, and served as Foreign Minister from 1923-1929, a period of relative stabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Stresemann's Golden Era 1923–1929
Gustav Stresemann was Reichskanzler for a brief period in 1923, and served as Foreign Minister from 1923-1929, a period of relative stabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W.t. Cosgrave: Encyclopedia Ii - W.t. Cosgrave - Second Government September 1923-june 1927
W.T. Cosgrave - Changes. March 7, 1924: Joseph McGrath resigns from the government as Minister for Industry & Commerce. March 19, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W.t. Cosgrave: Encyclopedia Ii - W.t. Cosgrave - Second Government September 1923-june 1927
W.T. Cosgrave - Changes. March 7, 1924: Joseph McGrath resigns from the government as Minister for Industry & Commerce. March 19, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Flag: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Flag - Reform And Decline 1789-1923
The flag of the Ottoman navy was made red as red was to be the flag of secular institutions and green of religious ones, following the Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Western Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Western Railway - 1923 Grouping
At the outbreak of World War I the GWR, along with the other major railways, was taken into government control. After the war the governm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lev Kamenev: Encyclopedia Ii - Lev Kamenev - With Zinoviev And Stalin Against Trotsky 1923-1924
During Lenin's illness, Kamenev was the acting Sovnarkom and Politburo chairman. Together with Zinoviev and Joseph Stalin, he formed a ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Early Years: Internal Conflict 1919-1923
The Republic was under great pressure from both left and right-wing extremists. The left accused the ruling Social Democrats of having be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Early Years: Internal Conflict 1919–1923
The Republic was under great pressure from both left and right-wing extremists. The left accused the ruling Social Democrats of having be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldham Athletic A.f.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldham Athletic A.f.c. - 1923 To 1940
Back in the second division for the first time since 1910, Oldham finished in mid-table for several seasons before narrowly missing out o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Armenian Casualties: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Armenian Casualties - The Armenian Genocide: Total Armenian Casualties 1914 To 1923
While there is no clear consensus as to how many Armenian's have lost their live during what is called the Armenian genocide and what fol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrew Bonar Law - Bonar Law's Government, October 1922 - May 1923
For a full list of Ministerial office holders, see Conservative Government 1922-1924 Andrew Bonar Law - Prime Minister and Leader of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karl Benz: Encyclopedia Ii - Karl Benz - Benz-söhne 1906 To 1923
Karl Benz and his son Eugen moved to live to Ladenburg, and with their capital founded the company Carl Benz Sons (Benz-Söhne) in 1906. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Walt Disney Company: Encyclopedia Ii - The Walt Disney Company - Management 1923-present
The Walt Disney Company - Current board of directors. John Bryson John S. Chen Roy E. Disney (Director Emeritus; non-voting) Judith Es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communist Party Usa: Encyclopedia Ii - Communist Party Usa - Early Factional Struggles 1923-1929
Now that the aboveground element, or "open party" as it was known, was legal the communists decided that their central task was to develo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - Rail Transport In Great Britain - Grouping 1923–1947
Under the Railways Act 1921 the majority of the railway companies in Great Britain (and few in Northern Ireland) were grouped into four m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - San Francisco Opera: Encyclopedia Ii - San Francisco Opera - Founder/general Director Gaetano Merola 1923 To 1953
While the first performance of the San Francisco Opera was La bohème, with Queena Mario and Giovanni Martinelli, on September 26, 1923, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Walt Disney Company: Encyclopedia Ii - The Walt Disney Company - Management 1923-present
The Walt Disney Company - Current board of directors. John Bryson John S. Chen Judith Estrin Robert Iger Fred Langhammer Aylwin Lewis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrew Bonar Law - Bonar Law's Government October 1922 - May 1923
For a full list of Ministerial office holders, see Conservative Government 1922-1924 Andrew Bonar Law - Prime Minister and Leader of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss West Virginia Bb-48: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss West Virginia Bb-48 - 1923 – 1941
In the months that followed, West Virginia ran her trials and shakedown and underwent post-commissioning alterations. After a brief perio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Liner Kronprinz Wilhelm: Encyclopedia Ii - German Liner Kronprinz Wilhelm - 1919-1923 Commercial Service
In October 1919 she was decommissioned from the US Navy and turned over to the United States Shipping Board, where she operated in commer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian National Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian National Railway - Creation Of Canadian National Railways, 1918–1923
In response to public concerns fearing loss of key transportation links, the Government of Canada assumed majority ownership of the bankr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldham Athletic A.f.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldham Athletic A.f.c. - Early History: 1895 To 1923
After their formation in 1895, and the attaining of professional status in 1899, the Latics played in the local Manchester leagues before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - The Development Of The Railways 1825 To 1923
Two railways were the pioneers in railway development in England. History of rail transport in Great Britain - Liverpool and Manchester ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communist Party Usa: Encyclopedia Ii - Communist Party Usa - The Red Scare And The Underground Party 1919-1923
From its inception, the Communist Party USA came under attack from state and federal governments and later the FBI. In late 1919 Attorney...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rail Transport In Great Britain - Following The Grouping: 1923-1947
In the 16 years before the outbreak of WWII the new companies set about the tremendous task of rebuilding railways which had had little o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ireland 1801-1922: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ireland 1801-1922 - Civil War 1922-1923
Main article: Irish Civil War The Dáil narrowly passed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921. Under the leadership of Michael Collins ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian National Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian National Railway - Creation Of Canadian National Railways 1918–1923
In response to public concerns fearing loss of key transportation links, the Government of Canada assumed majority ownership of the bankr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leibstandarte Ss Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia Ii - Leibstandarte Ss Adolf Hitler - Early History 1923-1933
In the earliest days of the NSDAP, it was realised by the leaders that bodyguard units comprising trustworthy and loyal men would be a wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish War Of Independence - Stage For Peace March 1922- April 1923
The first communication between nationals and the Entente build when the first time Entente began to see the need to make some kind of ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Air Force: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Air Force - History
Turkish Air Force - Founding years. The History of the Turkish Air Force starts in 1909, making the Turkish Air Force to one of the old...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Walt Disney Company: Encyclopedia Ii - The Walt Disney Company - Management 1923-present
The Walt Disney Company - Current board of directors. John Bryson John S. Chen Roy E. Disney (Director Emeritus; non-voting) Judith Es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Walt Disney Company: Encyclopedia Ii - The Walt Disney Company - Management 1923-present
The Walt Disney Company - Current board of directors. John Bryson John S. Chen Roy E. Disney (Director Emeritus; non-voting) Judith Es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minister For Justice Equality And Law Reform Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Minister For Justice Equality And Law Reform Ireland - List Of Office-holders
Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform Ireland - Ministers for Home Affairs 1919-1923. Minister for Justice Equality and Law Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elections In Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Elections In Ireland - General Elections
Elections in Ireland - Election results since 1923. Elections in Ireland - Election results since 1937. ... See also:Elections in I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - 1917
Zinoviev spent WWI in Switzerland. After the Russian monarchy was overthrown during the February Revolution, he returned to Russia in Apr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishop Of Riga: Encyclopedia Ii - Archbishop Of Riga - Bishops And Archbishops Of Riga
Archbishop of Riga - The Bishopric of Riga 1186-1255. Meinhard, 1186 - 1196 Berthold, 1196 - 1198 Albert of Buxhoeveden, 1199-1229 Nik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Waterford: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Waterford - Anglo Norman Invasion And Medieval Waterford
The next phase in the life of Waterford began on August 25th, 1170 when the city was taken by the Normans under Strongbow. The Normans ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Before The 1917 Revolution 1901-1917
Grigory Zinoviev was born in Yelizavetgrad (currently Kirovohrad), Ukraine, Russian Empire on September 23, 1883 to Jewish dairy farmers,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mayors Of Istanbul: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mayors Of Istanbul - Tanzimat Period 1858-1876
The idea to establish a municipality organization in a modern way was first discussed in 1854 during the Crimean War when diplomats and j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Waterford: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Waterford - Waterford 1600-1800
Waterford was occupied by Mountjoy in 1603 during the Nine Years War (Ireland), when the townspeople largely sided with the English gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Waterford: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Waterford - Catholic Emancipation And Famine
In 1826, Waterford returned Villiers Stuart to parliament against the opposition of Lord George Beresford, the outgoing candidate and pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - The Civil War 1918-1920
Zinoviev soon returned to the fold and was once again elected to the Central Committee at the VIIth Party Congress on March 8, 1918. He w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Upshur Dd-144: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Upshur Dd-144 - 1919–1922
Following shakedown and fitting out, Upshur departed Newport, Rhode Island, on 20 May 1919, bound via the Azores for north European water...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - With Trotsky Against Stalin 1926-1927
During a lull in the intra-party fighting in the spring of 1926, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their supporters gravitated closer to Trotsky's su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Submission To Stalin 1928-1934
While Trotsky remained firm in his opposition to Stalin after his expulsion from the Party and subsequent exile, Zinoviev and Kamenev cap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Show Trials 1935-1936
After Kirov's murder on December 1, 1934, which started Stalin's Great Purges, Zinoviev, Kamenev and their closest associates were once a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mayors Of Istanbul: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mayors Of Istanbul - Military Rule 1980-1984
During the military rule from September 12, 1980 until 1984, mayors were assigned. With the act of December 4, 1981, the municipality of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Return To Ireland And Communist Activism
Upon his arrival in Ireland in April 1923, Larkin received a hero's welcome, and immediately set about touring the country meeting trade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - Fourth Period 1926-1932
The fourth period (1926–1932), from Piłsudski's return to power in the May Coup (1926) to the conclusion of the mutual nonaggression p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - First Appointment As Prime Minister
In May 1923, when Bonar Law discovered that he was dying of cancer, he retired immediately. Due to many of the party's leading figures' s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Ruble: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Ruble - Etymology
The word "ruble" is derived from the Russian verb рубить, rubit, i.e., to chop. Historically, "ruble" was a piece of a certain weig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Ruble: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Ruble - Currently Circulating Currency
Currently, the ruble exists in the following denominations: Russian ruble - Coins. 1 kopek (rarely used) 5 kopeks (rarely used) 10 kop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faulkner Act New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Faulkner Act New Jersey - History
The Faulkner Act was created to provide municipalities with greater flexibility than provided in New Jersey's traditional forms of govern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Ruble: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Ruble - Ruble In Russian/soviet Subdivisions
In the Soviet period, the ruble had its own name in all languages of the Soviet Union, sometimes quite different from its Russian designa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - Sources Of Prometheism
Piłsudski's elaboration of Prometheism had been aided by an intimate knowledge of the Russian Empire gained while exiled by its governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - Principles
Throughout the years 1918-1939, according to Charaszkiewicz, the Polish Promethean leadership consistently observed several principles. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Ruble: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Ruble - History
Russian ruble - First Ruble -1922. The ruble has been the Russian unit of currency for about 500 years. From 1710, the ruble has been d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - First Period 1918-1921
In the first period (1918-1921), Poland established her new eastern boundaries in wars with Soviet Russia and Ukraine; her borders with G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrew Bonar Law - Early Life
Of Ulster Scots and Scottish descent, Andrew Bonar Law was born in Rexton, a small village in eastern New Brunswick, Canada. He was the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - Fifth Period 1933-1939
The last, fifth period of prewar Polish Prometheism (1933-1939) was, in Charaszkiewicz's words, one of "seven lean years." A number of de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prometheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Prometheism - World War Ii Cold War Collapse Of The Soviet Union
The Promethean agenda continued, during World War II, to interest other countries, including Germany (especially in regard to Ukraine), F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - Early Life
Born at Bewdley in Worcestershire, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he received a third class degree in hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrew Bonar Law - Parliament
He was elected to Parliament for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown as a Conservative in 1900. He associated himself with the Protecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Ruble: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Ruble - Denominations
In the 19 and 20th centuries, the coins of kopeck denominations had individual names: 2 kop.= dvushka, 3 kop.= altyn (mostly obsolete by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Bonar Law: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrew Bonar Law - Post War And Prime Minister
At war's end he gave up the exchequer for the less demanding sinecure office of Lord Privy Seal, but remained Leader of the Commons. In 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K.r.c. Genk: Encyclopedia Ii - K.r.c. Genk - History
K.R.C. Genk - K.F.C. Winterslag history 1923--1988. The club F.C. Winterslag was founded in 1923 and it became that year a member of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stanley Baldwin: Encyclopedia Ii - Stanley Baldwin - Third Cabinet June 1935 - May 1937
Stanley Baldwin - Changes. November 1935 - Malcolm MacDonald succeeds J.H. Thomas as Dominions Secretary. Thomas succeeds MacDonald as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Larkin: Encyclopedia Ii - James Larkin - Beginnings
Larkin's family lived in the slums in Liverpool during the early years of his life, and from the age of seven he attended school in the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reading Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Reading Company - History
Reading Company - Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road: 1833-1896. The Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road was chartered April 4, 1833 to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Wickes Dd-75: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Wickes Dd-75 - As Uss Wickes
Wickes was laid down on 26 June 1917 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 25 June 1918; sponsored by Miss Ann Elizabeth Yo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Wickes Dd-75: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Wickes Dd-75 - Transfer To Britain
Prime Minister Winston Churchill appealed to President Roosevelt for assistance; and, during the summer of 1940, an agreement was worked ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Greece - Early Stamps
The first stamps of Greece were the so-called "large Hermes heads", a profile of the Greek messenger god Hermes in a frame strongly resem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 - Births
1923 - January. January 1 - Roméo Sabourin, Canadian World War II spy (d. 1944) January 5 - Sam Phillips, American record producer (d...   » Read the article