Encyclopedia - 1933: Encyclopedia - 1933
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1933 - Events. January 3 - Japanese troops occ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1933: Encyclopedia Ii - 1933 - Deaths
1933 - January-March. January 1 - Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (b. 1876) January 3 - Jack Pickford, Canadian-born actor (b. 1896...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1933: Encyclopedia Ii - 1933 - Births
1933 - January. January 2 - Morimura Seiichi, Japanese novelist and author January 4 - Phyillis Renyolds Naylor, American Chirdren's a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic
The period of German history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the Weimar Republic (German Weimarer Republik, IPA: [ˈvaɪ̯marər repuˈbli�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Republic Crumbles And Hitler's Support Rises 1930-1932
Weimar Republic - Loss of credibility for the Republic. The last years of the Weimar republic were stamped by even more political insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - The Republic Crumbles And Hitler's Support Rises 1930–1932
Weimar Republic - Loss of credibility for the Republic. The last years of the Weimar republic were stamped by even more political insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera
Eamon de Valera[1] (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Éamon de Bhailéara; October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Hitler's Chancellorship And The Death Of The Weimar Republic 1933
Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor on the morning of January 30, 1933 in what some observers later described as a brief and indifferent ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia - The Holocaust
The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlie Dunbar Broad: Encyclopedia - Charlie Dunbar Broad
Charlie Dunbar Broad (known as C.D. Broad) (30 December 1887 - 11 March 1971) was an English philosopher known for his thorough and objec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dachau Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia - Dachau Concentration Camp
The Dachau concentration camp was a Nazi concentration camp near the city of Dachau, north of Munich, in Bavaria (southern Germany). The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmed Ali: Encyclopedia - Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Ali (1908 in New Delhi – 14 January 1954 in Karachi) was a Pakistani novelist, diplomat and scholar. Born in Delhi, India, he was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Cardinal Kasper: Encyclopedia - Walter Cardinal Kasper
His Eminence Walter Cardinal Kasper (born March 5, 1933) is a Cardinal Deacon and President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain Trust: Encyclopedia - Brain Trust
The "Brains Trust" (often Brain Trust) was the name given to a group of diverse academics who served as advisers to U.S. President Frankl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Jingrun: Encyclopedia - Chen Jingrun
Chen Jingrun (ch.:陈景润, py.: Chén Jǐngrùn, May 22, 1933 - March 19, 1996) was a mathematician from Fuzhou, Fujian, China. His adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vine Deloria Jr.: Encyclopedia - Vine Deloria Jr.
Vine Deloria, Jr. (March 26, 1933—November 13, 2005) was a Native American author, theologian, historian, and activist. He is best know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Hackett: Encyclopedia - Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter. He almost always collaborated with his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Macon Zrs-5: Encyclopedia - Uss Macon Zrs-5
USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid frame airship built and operated by the United States Navy for scouting. In service for less than two years...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Other Roles
Writers John Cornwell and Ian Kershaw are amongst the modern commentators who have studied the role of Ludwig Kaas and his alliance to Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Other Roles
Writers John Cornwell and Ian Kershaw are amongst the modern commentators who have studied the role of Ludwig Kaas and his alliance to Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Hitler's Chancellorship And The Death Of The Weimar Republic 1933
Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor on the morning of January 30, 1933 in what some observers later described as a brief and indifferent ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Reasons For The Weimar Republic's Failure
The Weimar Republic's catastrophic collapse is the subject of continued debate. Although Hitler became Reichskanzler legally through mech...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Reasons For The Weimar Republic's Failure
The Weimar Republic's catastrophic collapse is the subject of continued debate. Although Hitler became Reichskanzler legally through mech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - President Of The Executive Council
In the 1932 General Election Fianna Fáil secured 72 seats and became the largest party in the Dáil, although without a majority. De Val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - President Of The Executive Council
In the 1932 General Election Fianna Fáil secured 72 seats and became the largest party in the Dáil, although without a majority. De Val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Third Cabinet July 1937-june 1938
Eamon de Valera - Changes. December 29, 1937: Following the introduction of Bunreacht na hÉireann the following changes take place: t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Fourth Cabinet June 1938-july 1943
Eamon de Valera - Changes. September 8, 1939: An extensive Cabinet re-shuffle take splace following the outbreak of The Emergency. Se�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Sixth Cabinet June 1944-february 1948
Eamon de Valera - Changes. June 14, 1945: Seán T. O'Kelly resigns from the Cabinet after being elected President of Ireland. June 19,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Eighth Cabinet March 1957-june 1959
Eamon de Valera - Changes. May 16, 1957: Seán Moylon is appointed Minister for Agriculture. June 26, 1957: Micheál Ó Moráin joins ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Easter Rising
On April 24, 1916 the rising began. De Valera occupied Boland's Mills, Grand Canal Street in Dublin, his chief task being to cover the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - President Of Dáil Éireann
Sinn Féin won a huge majority in the 1918 general election, largely thanks to the executions of the 1916 leaders and the threat of consc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - De Valera's New Constitution - Bunreacht Na HÉireann
During the 1930s, de Valera had systematically stripped down the Irish Free State constitution that had been drafted by a committee under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Neutrality In World War Ii
Germany's interest in Ireland before and in the early years of World War II (called The Emergency in the Free State) including investigat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - De Valera And Churchill Clash On Radio
In his Victory in Europe Day radio broadcast, British Prime Minister and old de Valera adversary Winston Churchill launched a strong atta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Post-war Period
After the Emergency the position of Fianna Fáil began to weaken. Sixteen years in power finally took its toll on the electorate and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - President Of Ireland
His last bid at constitutional reform failed when the people, by referendum, rejected his proposal that proportional representation be re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Overview
Ireland's dominant political personality for many decades, as well as co-owner of one of Ireland's most influential group of newspapers, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Second Cabinet February 1933-july 1937
Eamon de Valera - Changes. May 29, 1936: Joseph Connolly retires as Minister for Lands & Fisheries. June 3, 1936: Frank Aiken take...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Childhood
Born in the New York Nursery and Child Hospital in New York City in 1882 to an Irish mother, he stated that his parents, Catherine Coll d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Early Political Activity
An intelligent young man, he became an active gaeilgeoir (Irish language enthusiast). In 1908 he joined the Ardchraobh of Conradh na Gaei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Second Cabinet, February 1933-july 1937
Eamon de Valera - Changes. May 29, 1936: Joseph Connolly retires as Minister for Lands & Fisheries. June 3, 1936: Frank Aiken take...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Third Cabinet, July 1937-june 1938
Eamon de Valera - Changes. December 29, 1937: Following the introduction of Bunreacht na hÉireann the following changes take place: t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Fourth Cabinet, June 1938-july 1943
Eamon de Valera - Changes. September 8, 1939: An extensive Cabinet re-shuffle take splace following the outbreak of The Emergency. Se�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Sixth Cabinet, June 1944-february 1948
Eamon de Valera - Changes. June 14, 1945: Seán T. O'Kelly resigns from the Cabinet after being elected President of Ireland. June 19,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Eighth Cabinet, March 1957-june 1959
Eamon de Valera - Changes. May 16, 1957: Seán Moylon is appointed Minister for Agriculture. June 26, 1957: Micheál Ó Moráin joins ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Eighth Cabinet March 1957-june 1959
Eamon de Valera - Changes. May 16, 1957: Seán Moylon is appointed Minister for Agriculture. June 26, 1957: Micheál Ó Moráin joins ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Political Career
Eamon de Valera | John A. Costello | Seán Lemass | Jack Lynch | Liam Cosgrave | Charles Haughey | Garret FitzGerald | Albert Reynolds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Political Career
Eamon de Valera | John A. Costello | Seán Lemass | Jack Lynch | Liam Cosgrave | Charles Haughey | Garret FitzGerald | Albert Reynolds ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - De Valera's New Constitution - Bunreacht Na HÉireann
During the 1930s, de Valera had systematically stripped down the Irish Free State constitution that had been drafted by a committee under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Neutrality In World War Ii
Germany's interest in Ireland before and in the early years of World War II (called The Emergency in the Free State) including investigat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - De Valera And Churchill Clash On Radio
In his Victory in Europe Day radio broadcast, British Prime Minister and old de Valera adversary Winston Churchill launched a strong atta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Post-war Period
After the Emergency the position of Fianna Fáil began to weaken. Sixteen years in power finally took its toll on the electorate and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - President Of Ireland
His last bid at constitutional reform failed when the people, by referendum, rejected his proposal that proportional representation be re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Overview
Ireland's dominant political personality for many decades, as well as co-owner of one of Ireland's most influential group of newspapers, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Second Cabinet February 1933-july 1937
Eamon de Valera - Changes. May 29, 1936: Joseph Connolly retires as Minister for Lands & Fisheries. June 3, 1936: Frank Aiken take...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Third Cabinet July 1937-june 1938
Eamon de Valera - Changes. December 29, 1937: Following the introduction of Bunreacht na hÉireann the following changes take place: t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Fourth Cabinet June 1938-july 1943
Eamon de Valera - Changes. September 8, 1939: An extensive Cabinet re-shuffle take splace following the outbreak of The Emergency. Se�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Sixth Cabinet June 1944-february 1948
Eamon de Valera - Changes. June 14, 1945: Seán T. O'Kelly resigns from the Cabinet after being elected President of Ireland. June 19,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Childhood
Born in the New York Nursery and Child Hospital in New York City in 1882 to an Irish mother, he stated that his parents, Catherine Coll d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Early Political Activity
An intelligent young man, he became an active gaeilgeoir (Irish language enthusiast). In 1908 he joined the Ardchraobh of Conradh na Gaei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - Easter Rising
On April 24, 1916 the rising began. De Valera occupied Boland's Mills, Grand Canal Street in Dublin, his chief task being to cover the so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eamon De Valera: Encyclopedia Ii - Eamon De Valera - President Of Dáil Éireann
Sinn Féin won a huge majority in the 1918 general election, largely thanks to the executions of the 1916 leaders and the threat of consc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Controlled Revolution: The Establishment Of The Republic 1918-1919
From 1916 onwards, the 1871 German Empire had effectively been governed by the military, led by the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, Supreme A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Republic - Controlled Revolution: The Establishment Of The Republic 1918–1919
From 1916 onwards, the 1871 German Empire had effectively been governed by the military, led by the Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL, Supreme A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Main article: Concentration camp. See also: Nazi concentration camp badges Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Starting in 1933, the Nazis set up concentration camps within Germany, many of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
As with any historical event, scholars continue to argue over what exactly happened and why. The Holocaust - Who was directly involved i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
Main article: Names of the Holocaust The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos) burnt (kaustos) sacrificial offering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Perpetrators And Collaborators
The Holocaust - Who was directly involved in the killings?. A wide range of German soldiers, officials, and civilians were involved in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
The Holocaust - Why did people participate in authorize or tacitly accept the killing?. Stanley Milgram was one of a number of post-wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Impact On Culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology. On account of the magnitude of the Holocaust, many theologians have re-examined the classical theol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1933 Double Eagle: Encyclopedia Ii - 1933 Double Eagle - Production Of The 1933 Double Eagles
In order to end the 1930s general bank crisis, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order and, with the Emergency Ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Blueshirts: Encyclopedia Ii - The Blueshirts - Threatened 'march On Dublin'
In August 1933 de Valera banned a Blueshirt parade in Dublin. Remembering Mussolini's March on Rome de Valera feared a coup d'état, he t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities In The Great Depression: Encyclopedia Ii - Cities In The Great Depression - Europe
Cities in the great depression - UK. In Britain the industrial areas were hard hit, as well as Wales. London and the southeast were rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - President Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - President Of The United States - Inauguration And Oath Of Office
From 1789 through 1933, Inauguration Day was March 4, for no particular reason than March 4, 1789, happened to be the day the first Congr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reichstag Fire Decree: Encyclopedia Ii - Reichstag Fire Decree - Background
Adolf Hitler had been named chancellor of Germany and invited by President von Hindenburg to lead a coalition government only four weeks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodor Eicke: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodor Eicke - Ss And Concentration Camps
Eicke then returned to Germany in March 1933 following Hitler's rise to power; after political quarrels with Gauleiter Joseph Bürckel an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - The First Term And A New Deal 1933-1937
Main articles: Great Depression and New Deal When Roosevelt was inaugurated in March 1933 the U.S. was at the pinnacle of the worst depre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1884: Encyclopedia Ii - 1884 - Births
1884 - January-March. January 2 - Oscar Micheaux, American filmmaker and author (d. 1951) January 12 - Texas Guinan, American vaudevil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bank Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Bank Of Greece - Deputy Governors
The second highest chief of the Bank of Greece (after the governor) is the deputy governor (Greek: υποδιοικητής, ypodioikhths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - An Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - An Railway - History
The Apalachicola Northern Railroad was chartered on April 7, 1903. Construction began on March 21, 1905, and trains began running north f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wqxr: Encyclopedia Ii - Wqxr - History
The founder of WQXR, John Vincent Lawless Hogan, was one of the abundant number of pioneers of video transmission via radio waves in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldenbooks: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldenbooks - History
In the middle of the Great Depression, on March 4, 1933, Lawrence Hoyt decided to open a rental library in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Withi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elsevier: Encyclopedia Ii - Elsevier - Founding Principles
It is ironic that Elsevier’s founder, Jacobus Robbers, chose to name his small Dutch publishing company after a defunct seventeenth cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1933: Encyclopedia Ii - 1933 - Events
1933 - January. January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco...   » Read the article