Encyclopedia - 1943: Encyclopedia - 1943
1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. 1943 - Events. 1943 - January. January 4 - End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Finback Ss-230: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Finback Ss-230 - 1943
During her third war patrol, between 16 December 1942 and 6 February 1943, Finback served for some time as escort for a carrier task forc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1943
Timeline of World War II - January. 14: Casablanca Conference of Allied leaders begins. 23: Allies capture Tripoli, Libya. 31: Large p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Saratoga Cv-3: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Saratoga Cv-3 - 1943
Saratoga sailed from Pearl Harbor on 10 November and proceeded via Fiji to Nouméa, which she reached on 5 December. She operated in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1943: Encyclopedia Ii - 1943 - Events
1943 - January. January 4 - End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 - T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1940s: Encyclopedia - 1940s
1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1940s - Events and trends. The 1940s we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia Ii - Births
1850 - January - April. January 4 - Frederick York Powell, English historian and scholar (died 1904) January 6 - Eduard Bernstein, Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1850 - Unknown Date. The United States Republican Party is founded Foundation of the University of Sydney, the oldest in Australia The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1865: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1865 - January. January 31 - American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. 1865 - February. The o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1873: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1873 - January - April. January 71 - Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during the Modoc War. February 11 - Spanish Cortes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1873: Encyclopedia Ii - Births
1873 - January-March. January 2 - Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, Roman Catholic nun (d. 1897) January 7 - Adolph Zukor, Austrian-born f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ontario General Elections: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ontario General Elections - 1867-1889
List of Ontario general elections - Seats. 1Liberal-Conservative was the title used by some members of the Conservative Party in the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babe Ruth: Encyclopedia - Babe Ruth
Second in career home runs (714) First in career slugging percentage (.690) Third in career runs scored (2174) Second in career runs ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chełmno Extermination Camp: Encyclopedia - Chełmno Extermination Camp
The Chełmno concentration camp was a Nazi extermination camp that was situated 70 km from Łódź near a small village called Chełmno n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toilet Paper: Encyclopedia - Toilet Paper
Toilet paper (also lavatory paper or toilet tissue) is a tissue paper product designed for the cleaning of the excretory organs to remove...   » 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 - Bengal: Encyclopedia - Bengal
Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাং�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2011: Encyclopedia - 2011
2011 (MMXI) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponds to 5771/5772 in the Hebrew Calendar. 2011 - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Veronica Lake: Encyclopedia - Veronica Lake
Veronica Lake, born Constance Frances Marie Ockleman, also known as Constance Keane (14 November 1919, Brooklyn, New York – 7 July 1973...   » 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 - Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev: Encyclopedia - Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev
Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev (Russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев) (23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia - 1976
1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1976 - Events. January 12 - UN Security Council...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970: Encyclopedia - 1970
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. 1970 is the Unix epoch time. 1970 - Events. January 1 - Construction begins on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia - 1971
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). 1971 - Events. January 1 - British Divorce Reform Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychedelics, Dissociatives And Deliriants: Encyclopedia - Psychedelics, Dissociatives And Deliriants
Certain drugs can affect the subjective qualities of perception, thought or emotion, resulting in altered interpretations of sensory inpu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1887: Encyclopedia - 1887
1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1893: Encyclopedia - 1893
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1884: Encyclopedia - 1884
1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1877: Encyclopedia - 1877
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1880: Encyclopedia - 1880
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1894: Encyclopedia - 1894
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1898: Encyclopedia - 1898
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1907: Encyclopedia - 1907
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wedne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1909: Encyclopedia - 1909
1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). 1909 - Events. January 16 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1899: Encyclopedia - 1899
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1998: Encyclopedia - 1998
1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1873: Encyclopedia - 1873
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beat Generation: Encyclopedia - Beat Generation
The term beat generation was introduced by Jack Kerouac in approximately 1948 to describe his social circle to the novelist John Clellon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Óscar Romero: Encyclopedia - Óscar Romero
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (August 15, 1917 – March 24, 1980), commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a priest of the Roman Cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Swan Class Sloop: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Swan Class Sloop - Black Swan Class
Royal Indian Navy Godavari, launched on 21 March 1943 (Others), to Pakistan as Sind Jumna, launched on 16 November 1940 (Others) Narbada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 23: Encyclopedia - August 23
August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. August 23 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big Ben: Encyclopedia - Big Ben
Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, and an informal name for the Great Bell of West...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1850: Encyclopedia - 1850
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1865: Encyclopedia - 1865
1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1865 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1854: Encyclopedia - 1854
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1857: Encyclopedia - 1857
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1914: Encyclopedia - 1914
1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. (see link for calendar) 1914 - Events. January 4 - 77 seal hunters freeze to deat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1900: Encyclopedia - 1900
1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. 1900 - Events. January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1989: Encyclopedia - 1989
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The world population growth in absolute numbers is believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1993: Encyclopedia - 1993
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1994: Encyclopedia - 1994
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Lost Tribes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Lost Tribes - Varied Claims
There are quite a number of peoples today who cling to the ancient tradition that they are descended from the Jewish Lost Tribes: the tri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-aircraft Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-aircraft Warfare - History
Anti-aircraft warfare - Earliest use. The earliest known use of weapons specifically made for the anti-aircraft role occurred during th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 - Events
2005 - January. January 4 - Death of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, assassinated by gunmen. January 9 - The same storm which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - History
Main article: History of The Beatles John Lennon formed a group, The Blackjacks, who became The Quarrymen, in March 1957. On July 6 that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Cotten: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Cotten - Biography And Career
Joseph Cotten - Early Life and Career. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meher Baba: Encyclopedia Ii - Meher Baba - Meher Baba's Life
The events of Meher Baba's life are well documented. Typically he lived and travelled in company with the circle of his closest disciples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - L. S. Lowry: Encyclopedia Ii - L. S. Lowry - Biography
L. S. Lowry - Early life. Lowry was born the only child of Robert Stephen, an Irish-born estate agent, and Elizabeth (née Hobson) a co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Democracy - Advantages And Disadvantages Of Democracy
All democracies (and every other form of government) have certain structural defects, which are related to the nature of democracy. Altho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American Internment: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American Internment - History
During the period of 1939-1941, the FBI compiled the Custodial Detention index ("CDI") on citizens, "enemy" aliens and foreign nationals ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Jay Nock: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Jay Nock - Life And Work
Throughout his life, Nock was a deeply private man who shared few of the details of his personal life with his working partners. He was b...   » 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 - Billy The Kid: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy The Kid - Biography
Little is known about McCarty's early childhood but he was probably born in New York City. His parents were almost certainly of Irish des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Morpurgo: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Morpurgo - Biography
Michael Morpurgo - Early Life. Michael Morpurgo was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire in 1943. During the last years of World War Two he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamble And Huff: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamble And Huff - History
Kenneth Gamble's childhood in Philadelphia shaped his adult life: he recorded himself on various arcade recording machines, assisted the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ledo Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Ledo Road - Building The Ledo Road
On the December 1, 1942, British General Sir Archibald Wavell, the supreme commander of the Far Eastern Theatre, agreed with American Gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada During World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada During World War Ii - Early Campaigns
Upon the request of the British Government, Canada agreed to send reinforcement to garrison Hong Kong, therefore freeing up troops for ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Australian History: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Australian History - 1900s
Timeline of Australian history - 1910s. 1910 - Andew Fisher forms the first federal majority Labor government. 1911 - The Royal Austra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Opus Dei: Encyclopedia Ii - Opus Dei - Doctrine Demands And Consequences
Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies. Opus Dei's teachings have received both support and criticisms. John Paul II said Opu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1909: Encyclopedia Ii - 1909 - Events
1909 - January – March. January 16 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 - United States troop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Guiterman: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Guiterman - Example Stanzas
The following are excerpts from his poems: Don't tell your friends about your indigestion. "How are you" is a greeting, not a question. C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Subhash Chandra Bose: Encyclopedia Ii - Subhash Chandra Bose - Early Life
Subhash Chandra Bose was born to an affluent Bengali family in Cuttack, Orissa. His father, Janakinath Bose, was a public prosecutor who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conscription In Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Conscription In Australia - World War I
Under Labor Prime Minister Billy Hughes full conscription was attempted during WWI through two plebiscites (although commonly referred to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nat King Cole: Encyclopedia Ii - Nat King Cole - Childhood And Chicago
Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles in Montgomery, Alabama. The year of his birth has been reported as 1917 and 1915, but according to Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - 1999 - Events
1999 - January. January 1 - Euro currency introduced. January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebration...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pogo: Encyclopedia Ii - Pogo - Characters
No definitive list has ever been made of every character that appeared in Pogo over the 27 years the strip ran, but the best estimates pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conscription Crisis Of 1944: Encyclopedia Ii - Conscription Crisis Of 1944 - Background
Canada declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939, and sent one division to Europe, which had no chance for combat before France was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Black Dahlia: Encyclopedia Ii - The Black Dahlia - Suspects
The Black Dahlia murder investigation by the LAPD was the largest since the murder of Marian Parker in 1927, and involved hundreds of off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democracy: Encyclopedia Ii - Democracy - Advantages And Disadvantages Of Democracy
Critics of democracy as a form of government allege it has inherent disadvantages, both in practice and by its very nature. Some of which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferrari: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferrari - List Of Models
Until the mid-1990s, Ferrari followed a three-number naming scheme based on engine displacement: V6 and V8 models used the total displac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andaman Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Andaman Islands - History
It is uncertain whether any of the names of the islands given by Ptolemy ought to be attached to the Andamans; yet it is probable that hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Technique: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Technique - Disadvantages
Alexander Technique may not be effective for everyone. It requires the student to work at a somewhat paradoxical goal that is, at first, ...   » 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 - Corduroy: Encyclopedia Ii - Corduroy - Corduroy Road
A Corduroy road or log road is a type of road made by placing sand-covered logs perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German 1st Fallschirmjäger Division: Encyclopedia Ii - German 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - History
In October 1938, the decision was made to raise the 7th Flieger (Air) Division. This was to be an élite paratroop formation intended for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Itesm: Encyclopedia Ii - Itesm - Campus Monterrey
The Campus Monterrey is the site of the ITESM at Monterrey, Mexico. It extends over 125 acres (0.5 km²), and includes 8 buildings with c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benito Mussolini: Encyclopedia Ii - Benito Mussolini - Birth Of Fascism
The word "Fascio" had existed in Italian politics for some time. A section of revolutionary syndicalists broke with the Socialists over t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamikaze: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamikaze - World War Ii
Kamikaze - Background. Japanese forces, after their defeat at the Battle of Midway in 1942, lost the momentum they had at the start of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1887: Encyclopedia Ii - 1887 - Events
1887 - January. January 6 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dumbo: Encyclopedia Ii - Dumbo - History
Dumbo - Production. The film was designed as a economical feature, to help generate income for the Disney studio after the financial fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harry Houdini: Encyclopedia Ii - Harry Houdini - Career
In 1891, Ehrich became a professional magician, and began calling himself Harry Houdini as a tribute to the French magician Jean Eugène ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Canadian Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Canadian Navy - History
Royal Canadian Navy - Formation Years. During the early years of the 20th century, there was growing discussion within the British Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Participants In World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Participants In World War Ii - Alliances
World War II was primarily fought between two large alliances. The Axis Powers were a group of countries led by Nazi Germany and the Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tunis: Encyclopedia Ii - Tunis - History
Tunis - Early History. Tunis is a city with a long history. In the 2nd millennium BCE a town, originally named Tunes, was founded by Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Hubbell: Encyclopedia - Carl Hubbell
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 - November 21, 1988) was a left-handed screwball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1940s: Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1940s
Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide situations that affected other endeavors as well. World War II raged early in the de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Type 93 Torpedo: Encyclopedia - Type 93 Torpedo
The Type 93 was a 610 mm (24 inch) diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Called the "Long Lance" by US sailors (a nickname attr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Denver: Encyclopedia - John Denver
John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an American singer, songwriter, musician, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Orff: Encyclopedia - Carl Orff
Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982) was a German composer, most famous for Carmina Burana (1937). A major composer of the 20th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Type Xiv U-boat: Encyclopedia - Type Xiv U-boat
The Type XIV U-boat was a modification of the Type IXD, designed to resupply other U-boats. Because they were nicknamed "Milchkuh/Milchk�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Morrell: Encyclopedia - David Morrell
David Morrell is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario...   » Read the article