1923 - January. January 1 - Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larger companies January 10 - Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel January 11 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to pay its reparation payments 1923 - February. February 16 - Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun February 22 - Barcelona (Catalonia): Albert Einstein visits ...

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1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1923 - Events. January 1 - Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larger companies January 10 - Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel January 11 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to pay its reparation payments 1923 - February. February 16 - Howard Carter unseals the ...

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Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s,especially in the United States. This due to the fact both decades were considered very economically prosperous times, and a prosperity which lasted throughout almost the entire decade following a tremendous event at the closing of the previous decade (World War I and Spanish flu in the late 1910s, and the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s). In the United States, this decad ...

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1980 - January. January 1–April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom. January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother. January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. January 5 - Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer. January 7 - President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giv ...

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Sporting events are popular, with football and ice hockey being the most popular sports. The city hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics, as well as all but one of the Nordic Games, a winter multi-sport event that predated the Winter Olympics. The three most popular men's football teams in the Stockholm region are Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF and AIK. The clubs also all have ice hockey teams, but currently (2005–2006 season) only Djurgården plays in the highest division, Elitserien. Hammarby also have teams in the highest leagues in band ...

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Stockholm, Stockholm - History, Stockholm - Origins, Stockholm - Kalmar Union, Stockholm - Vasa Period, Stockholm - 1600–1800, Stockholm - 1800–1900, Stockholm - 20th century, Stockholm - Recent Key Events, Stockholm - Politics, Stockholm - Geography, Stockholm - Demography, Stockholm - Institutions of higher education, Stockholm - Culture, Stockholm - Sites of interest, Stockholm - Sports teams, Stockholm - Notable natives, Stockholm - Airports, Stockholm - International and Domestic, Stockholm - Only international

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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. 1607 - Eighty Years' War: Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 1707 - An Allied Austrian army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. 1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published. 1792 - Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes t ...

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1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasn't had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. See 1696. 1903 - Events. January 1 - Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India January 6 - Mileva Maric married Albert Einstein. February 11 - The Oxnard Strike of 1903 represents the first time in U.S. h ...

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Flood geology was revived in the 20th century by George McCready Price, a Seventh-day Adventist and amateur geologist who wrote The New Geology in 1923 to provide an explicitly Christian fundamentalist perspective on geology. His work was adapted and updated by Henry M. Morris and John C. Whitcomb, Jr. in their book The Genesis Flood in 1961. Morris and Whitcomb argued that the Earth was geologically recent, that the Fall of Man had triggered the second law of thermodynamics, and that the Great Flood had laid down most of the g ...

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Flood geology, Flood geology - Flood geology versus mainstream science, Flood geology - Origins of flood geology, Flood geology - The revival of flood geology, Flood geology - Processes, Flood geology - Liquefaction, Flood geology - Submarine canyon formation, Flood geology - Fossilization, Flood geology - Fossil fuels, Flood geology - Fossil layering, Flood geology - Frozen mammoths, Flood geology - Proposed mechanisms of the flood, Flood geology - Reliability of Genesis, Flood geology - Comparison with mainstream geology, Flood geology - Age of the Earth, Flood geology - Counterpoints, Flood geology - Water source, Flood geology - Geological evidence, Flood geology - Archaeological evidence, Flood geology - Paleontological evidence, Flood geology - Grass evidence, Flood geology - Philosophical objections

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Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted, but there are some warning signs of an impending tsunami, and there are many systems being developed and in use to reduce the damage from tsunamis. In instances where the leading edge of the tsunami wave is its trough, the sea will recede from the coast half of the wave's period before the wave's arrival. If the slope is shallow, this recession can exceed many hundreds of metres. People unaware of the danger may remain at the shore due to curiosit ...

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Tsunami, Tsunami - Causes, Tsunami - Characteristics, Tsunami - Signs of an approaching tsunami, Tsunami - Warnings and prevention, Tsunami - Past tsunamis, Tsunami - 6100 B.C. and before, Tsunami - 1650 B.C. - Santorini, Tsunami - 1607 - Bristol Channel England and Wales, Tsunami - 1700 - Vancouver Island Canada, Tsunami - 1755 - Lisbon Portugal, Tsunami - 1883 - Krakatoa explosive eruption, Tsunami - 1929 - Newfoundland tsunami, Tsunami - 1946 - Pacific tsunami, Tsunami - 1960 - Chilean tsunami, Tsunami - 1963 - Vajont Dam disaster, Tsunami - 1964 - Good Friday tsunami, Tsunami - 1979 - Tumaco tsunami, Tsunami - 1993 – Okushiri tsunami, Tsunami - 2004 - Indian Ocean tsunami, Tsunami - Other tsunamis in South Asia, Tsunami - Other historical tsunamis, Tsunami - North American and Caribbean tsunamis, Tsunami - European tsunamis

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Although often referred to as "tidal waves", a tsunami does not look like the popular impression of "a normal wave only much bigger". Instead it looks rather like an endlessly onrushing tide which forces its way around and through any obstacle. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area. The sheer weight of water is enough to pulverise objects in its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. Large objects such as ships and boulders can be carried severa ...

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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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April 12 - 599 BC to 1899. 599 BC - Mahavira, Indian founder of Jainism (d. 527 BC) 812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (d. 835) 1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) 1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574) 1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) 1550 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) 1577 - King Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) 1713 - Guillaume Thomas ...

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April 12, April 12 - Events, April 12 - Births, April 12 - 599 BC to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - Deaths, April 12 - 65 to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - 2000 onwards, April 12 - Holidays and observances

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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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The 2005-06 academic year will mark the 99th year of competition in intercollegiate athletics for the Loyola Marymount University Athletics Department. Just one year shy of a century, the LMU Lions have had some memorable moments in the world of collegiate athletics, showing they have been "Building Champions" for nearly a century. A lot has changed since 1906 when LMU, then known as St. Vincent's College, began fielding a basketball team. The initial season of LMU athletics offered a glimpse of things to come as the Lions posted a 5- ...

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Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Marymount University - History, Loyola Marymount University - Campus, Loyola Marymount University - Academics, Loyola Marymount University - Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University - College of Communication and Fine Arts, Loyola Marymount University - College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University - Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Loyola Marymount University - School of Education, Loyola Marymount University - School of Film and Television, Loyola Marymount University - Organization, Loyola Marymount University - Sponsoring Religious Orders, Loyola Marymount University - The Society of Jesus, Loyola Marymount University - The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Loyola Marymount University - The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange, Loyola Marymount University - Athletics, Loyola Marymount University - Lion Mascot, Loyola Marymount University - Student Government, Loyola Marymount University - Executive Branch, Loyola Marymount University - Legislative Branch, Loyola Marymount University - Judicial Branch, Loyola Marymount University - Support Staff, Loyola Marymount University - Campus Ministry, Loyola Marymount University - Center for Service and Action, Loyola Marymount University - Service Organizations, Loyola Marymount University - Campus Greek Life, Loyola Marymount University - Notable alumni, Loyola Marymount University - Noted professors

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After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Karabakh became part of the Transcaucasian Federation, but this soon dissolved into separate Armenian, Azeri, and Georgian states. Azerbaijan claimed sovereignty over the province, and sought to secure its claims with the help of the Ottoman Empire. Despite the fact that the Ottomans were defeated in the course of World War I, Karabakh's de facto ownership by Azerbaijan was provisionally recognized in 1919 by the Allies, who recognized Khosrov-bey Sultanov (appointed by the Azerbaijan government) ...

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Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh - Name, Nagorno-Karabakh - Geography, Nagorno-Karabakh - From origins to 1917, Nagorno-Karabakh - Soviet era, Nagorno-Karabakh - Post-Soviet era, Nagorno-Karabakh - UN Security Council Resolutions, Nagorno-Karabakh - From an Armenian perspective, Nagorno-Karabakh - From an Azeri perspective

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Stockholm is governed through the municipalities and the Stockholm County. The latter is mainly responsible for healthcare, public transport, including the Stockholm Metro, and some cultural institutions. Stockholm Municipality is further subdivided geographically into 18 district councils or boroughs, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. T ...

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

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June 5 - 535 to 1899. 535 - Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople 1017 - Sanjo, Emperor of Japan (b. 976) 1118 - Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester 1296 - Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) 1316 - King Louis X of France (b. 1289) 1383 - Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) 1568 - Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (b. 1522) 1625 - Orlando Gibbons, English composer ...

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June 5, June 5 - Events, June 5 - Births, June 5 - 1341 to 1899, June 5 - 1900 to 1999, June 5 - Deaths, June 5 - 535 to 1899, June 5 - 1900 to 1999, June 5 - 2000 onwards, June 5 - Holidays and observances

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March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694) 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) 1796 - Guillaume ...

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March 6, March 6 - Events, March 6 - Births, March 6 - Deaths, March 6 - 1252 to 1899, March 6 - 1900 to 1999, March 6 - 2000 onwards, March 6 - Holidays and observances

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As one of thirty-six founders of the Connecticut Land Company, General Moses Cleaveland was selected as one of its seven directors and was subsequently sent out as the company's agent to map and survey the company's holdings. On July 22, 1796, Cleaveland and his surveyors arrived at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Cleaveland quickly saw the land, which had previously been acquired by Native Americans, as an ideal location for the "capital city" of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Cleaveland and his surveyors quickly began making plans for t ...

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History of Cleveland Ohio, History of Cleveland Ohio - Early years: 1796–1860, History of Cleveland Ohio - The Civil War years and the dawn of the Industrial Age: 1861–1900, History of Cleveland Ohio - The Progressive era and the Roaring Twenties: 1901–1929, History of Cleveland Ohio - The Great Depression and revitalization: 1929–1961, History of Cleveland Ohio - Recent history: 1962–present, History of Cleveland Ohio - Timeline of events, History of Cleveland Ohio - Firsts

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