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Encyclopedia - 1926: Encyclopedia - 1926
1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). 1926 - Events. 1926 - January-April. January 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1926: Encyclopedia Ii - 1926 - Births
1926 - January. January 3 - George Martin, English producer of The Beatles January 8 - Evelyn Lear, American soprano January 8 - Hanae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1926 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 1926 In Literature
See also: 1925 in literature, other events of 1926, 1927 in literature, list of years in literature. 1926 in literature - Events. Bread...   » 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 - David Attenborough: Encyclopedia Ii - David Attenborough - Major Series
Foremost among Attenborough's TV documentary series are the trilogy: Life on Earth, The Living Planet and Trials of Life. These examine t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 12: Encyclopedia Ii - April 12 - Births
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)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1838: Encyclopedia - 1838
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Early Life
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital. Her registered name was Norma Jeane Morte...   » 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

Article - Parapsychological Research: Parapsychology And Personal Survival After Death
Supernatural phenomena are still being dismissed by the academic community. Influenced by recent breaktroughs leading to an explanation o...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit: Multifaith Prayers And Poems, And A List Of Goddess Names
A beautiful assembly of poems and prayers on the theme of LOVE and TRANSCENDENCE. “We will read them during the transit tomorrow...   » 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 - 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 - Second Language Acquisition: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Language Acquisition - Summary Of Critical Period Research To Date
How children acquire native language (L1) and the relevance of this to foreign language (L2) learning has long been debated. Although evi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1984: Encyclopedia Ii - 1984 - Events
1984 - January. January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state. January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 24 independent units. Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harry S. Truman: Encyclopedia Ii - Harry S. Truman - Political Career
In 1922, with the help of the Kansas City Democratic machine led by boss Tom Pendergast, Truman was elected judge of the County Court of ...   » 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 - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Early Life
She was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, the third child of Thomas E. LeSueur (1868-1938) and Anna Bell Johnson (1884-1958...   » 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 - Mary Of Teck: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Of Teck - Princess Of Wales
On January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria died, and the Duchess of York's father-in-law, Albert Edward, ascended the throne as King Edward VII....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince George Duke Of Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince George Duke Of Kent - Death
Prince George Duke of Kent - Conspiracy theories. The Duke was killed in a plane crash on active service in World War II at Eagles Rock...   » 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 - Silent Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Silent Film - Live Music And Sound
Showings of silent films almost always featured live music, starting with the pianist at the first public projection of movies by the Lum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nikolai Vavilov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nikolai Vavilov - Works
Nikolai Vavilov - Works in English. Origin and Geography of Cultivated Plants (translated by Doris Love). 1992. Cambridge University P...   » 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 - 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 - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Adopted Children
Joan adopted six children, according to L.A. Times articles from the time, though she kept only four. The first was Christina (born June ...   » 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 - 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 - Catherine Howard: Encyclopedia - Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard (1520/1525? - February 13, 1542) was the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England 1540-1542, sometimes known as "the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Early Life
Although she would eventually become one of the most celebrated actors in film history, Monroe's beginnings were humble. She was born in ...   » 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 - Robert Oppenheimer: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Oppenheimer - Notes
Robert Oppenheimer - On Oppenheimer's first initial. The meaning of the "J" in J. Robert Oppenheimer has been the source of confusion a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu: Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu
Chen Duxiu (October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) played many different roles in Chinese history. Along with Li Dazhao, Chen was a co-founder...   » 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 - Michel Foucault: Encyclopedia Ii - Michel Foucault - Criticisms Of Foucault
Many thinkers have criticized Foucault, ranging from Charles Taylor, Noam Chomsky, Camille Paglia, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, and...   » 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 - 1926: Encyclopedia Ii - 1926 - Events
1926 - January-April. January 1 - Ireland's first regular radio service, 2RN (later Radio Éireann), begins broadcasting. January 1, ...   » Read the article