1923 - May - Article Index

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 - 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 - Tsunami: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsunami - Warnings And Prevention
Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted, but there are some warning signs of an impending tsunami, and there are many systems...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Constantinople - Constantine's Foundation
Constantine had altogether more ambitious plans. Having restored the unity of the empire, now overseeing the progress of major government...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1903: Encyclopedia - 1903
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tsunami: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsunami - Characteristics
Although often referred to as "tidal waves", a tsunami does not look like the popular impression of "a normal wave only much bigger". Ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1920s - Events And Trends
Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s,especially in the United States. This due to...   » 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 - Transformer: Encyclopedia Ii - Transformer - Construction
A transformer usually has: two or more insulated windings, to carry current a core, in which the mutual magnetic field couples the windi...   » 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 - Robot: Encyclopedia Ii - Robot - Overview
A robot may include a feedback-driven connection between sense and action, not under direct human control, although it may have a human o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler - Legacy
"I would have preferred it if he'd followed his original ambition and become an architect." — Paula Hitler, Hitler's younger sister, du...   » 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 - Transformer: Encyclopedia Ii - Transformer - Practical Considerations
Transformer - Classification. Transformers may be roughly classified by the power handled in the circuit, in watts (or, more accurately...   » 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 - 1998: Encyclopedia Ii - 1998 - Nobel Prizes
1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ... See also:1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosun Ilbo: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosun Ilbo - Criticism
Chosun Ilbo's former chairman Bang Eung Mo was known as "Pro-Japan" during Japanese reign. He worked in many organizations that encourage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - İzmir: Encyclopedia Ii - İzmir - From The Eighth Century Bc
The most important sacred place of the town was the Temple of Athens. The oldest ruin preserved until today dates back to 725-700 BC The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divorce: Encyclopedia Ii - Divorce - Divorce's Financial Implications
Divorce leads to the creation of two households rather than one, with consequent increased costs. All parties suffer these effects. As mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aegean Dispute: Encyclopedia Ii - Aegean Dispute - The Islands
While all the issues described so far are related to zones of influence at sea or in the air, there have also been a number of disputes r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Artists
List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Musicians
List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robot: Encyclopedia Ii - Robot - Robotics
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, robotics is the science or study of the technology associated with the design, constructio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard: Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the first U.S. astronaut in space, though ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey Of Thelema: Encyclopedia - Abbey Of Thelema
The Abbey of Thelema was a temple founded by Aleister Crowley in a rented villa at Cefalu, Sicily in 1920. The name for this magical temp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright Iv - World War Ii
In September 1940, Wainwright was promoted to Major General (temporary) and returned to the Philippines, in December, as commander of the...   » 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 - Friedrich Hayek: Encyclopedia Ii - Friedrich Hayek - Life
Politics series Factions Agorism Anarcho-capitalism Geolibertarianism Paleolibertarianism Neolibertarianism Left-libertarianism Influence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vannevar Bush: Encyclopedia - Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his political role in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nihilism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nihilism - Nihilism In Art
There have been various movements in art, such as surrealism and cubism, which have been criticized for touching on nihilism, and others ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ventricular Fibrillation: Encyclopedia Ii - Ventricular Fibrillation - Historical Aspects
Lyman Brewer suggests that the first recorded account of ventricular fibrillation dates as far back as 1500 BC and can be found in the Eb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Pius X: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Pius X - Cardinal & Patriarch
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. Thr...   » 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 - 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 - Teakettle: Encyclopedia - Teakettle
A teakettle (tea kettle) is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water in preparation for making tea or other beverages requiring h...   » 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 - Compton Scattering: Encyclopedia - Compton Scattering
In quantum mechanics, the Compton scattering or Compton effect, observed by Arthur Holly Compton in 1923 that won him the 1927 Nobel Priz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Rupee: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Rupee - Rupee Banknotes
History of the rupee - Early paper issues. Notes issued by the Bank of Bengal can be categorised in the following three series. Uniface...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - Filmography
(all dates are for release) Alfred Hitchcock - Silent films. No. 13 (Unfinished, also known as Mrs. Peabody) (1922) Always Tell Your W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-fijian: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-fijian - Political Participation : Early 1900s
The colonial rulers attempted to assuage Indian discontent by providing for one of their number to be nominated to the Legislative Counci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - Nepal - History
Neolithic tools found in the Kathmandu Valley indicate that people have been living in the Himalayan region for at least 9,000 years. It ...   » 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 - March 6: Encyclopedia Ii - March 6 - Deaths
March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benito Mussolini: Encyclopedia Ii - Benito Mussolini - Fascist Dictatorship
At first Mussolini was supported by the Liberals in parliament. With their help, he introduced strict censorship and altered the methods ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeen F.c.: Encyclopedia - Aberdeen F.c.
Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagorno-karabakh: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagorno-karabakh - Soviet Era
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Karabakh became part of the Transcaucasian Federation, but this soon dissolved into separate Armeni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - History Of Alleged Sightings
Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Reincarnation
Reincarnation, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that one's 'Spirit' ('Soul' depending on interpretation), 'Higher or Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Los Angeles California: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles California - Economy
The economy of Los Angeles is driven by international trade, entertainment (television, motion pictures, and recorded music), aerospace, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapid Transit: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapid Transit - Characteristics And Nomenclature
There is no single term in English that all speakers would use for all rapid transit or metro systems. This fact reflects variations not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zipper: Encyclopedia Ii - Zipper - Description
The bulk of a zip consists of two strips of fabric tape, one permanently fixed to each of the two flaps to be joined, and each carrying t...   » 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 - Zeppelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Zeppelin - Principal Characteristics
The most important feature of Zeppelin's design is a slim, rigid aluminium alloy skeleton, made of rings and longitudinal girders. The ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coup D'état: Encyclopedia Ii - Coup D'état - Post-military-coup Governments
After the coup, the military is faced with the issue of the type of government to establish. In Latin America, it was common for the post...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rainier Iii Prince Of Monaco: Encyclopedia Ii - Rainier Iii Prince Of Monaco - Titles
Rainier's official shortened title was His Serene Highness Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco; this does not include the many other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corfu: Encyclopedia Ii - Corfu - Geography
The name Corfu is an Italian corruption of the Byzantine Κορυφώ (Koryphō), which is derived from the Greek Κορυφαί (Koryph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dentistry: Encyclopedia Ii - Dentistry - Specialties
There are nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association and require 2-6 years of further formal university traini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ustaše: Encyclopedia Ii - Ustaše - Connections With The Catholic Church
Main article: Involvement of Croatian Catholic clergy with the Ustasa regime The Ustaša policies against the Eastern Orthodoxy are calle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia - History Of China
China is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with written records dating back 3,500 years. Turtle shells with marki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Max Weber: Encyclopedia Ii - Max Weber - Achievements
Max Weber was – along with Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto and Émile Durkheim – one of the founders of modern sociology. Whereas Pareto a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Istanbul: Encyclopedia Ii - Istanbul - Districts
Adalar | Avcılar | Bağcılar | Bahçelievler | Bakırköy | Bayrampaşa | Beşiktaş | Beykoz | Beyoğlu | Büyükçekmece | Çatalca ...   » 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 - Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Czechoslovakia - History
Main article: History of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia arose in October 1918 as one of the succession states of Austria-Hungary at the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Years In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Years In Television - 1950s
See also. 1959-60 United States network television schedule ... See also:List of years in television, List of years in television -...   » 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 - Los Angeles California: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles California - Professional Sports
Los Angeles is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers , the Los Angeles Sparks, the Los Ang...   » 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: 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