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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). 1880 - Events. May 13 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. June 29 - France annexes Tahiti July 1 - First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada. July 16 - First woman licensed to pra ...

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• 1880 - Unknown date
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Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the natal chart. Sadly, practical modern astrologers tend to ignore its very existence and in the process, lose a wealth of valuable information. To my knowledge, the Dragon, in itself, holds as much, if not more, facts and power than the entire complexity of a whole astrological chart! This article give you the knowledge to understand the Dragon in your personal horoscope.

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For the England and Yorkshire cricketer, see Major William Booth William Booth (April 10, 1829 – August 20, 1912) was the founder and 1st General (1878-1912) of The Salvation Army. William Booth - Biography. William Booth - Early life. Booth was born in Sneinton, Nottingham, England, the only son of four surviving children born to Samuel Booth and Mary Moss. His father was wealthy by the standards of the time, but during Booth's childhood, as a result of his fath ...

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• William Booth - The Salvation Army
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• William Booth - Published works
• William Booth - In Darkest England and the Way Out

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Barry fitted out at the Boston Naval Shipyard through November, testing her new electronics, ASW gear and gunnery systems into December. After a brief underway period in Narragansett Bay, she departed 3 January 1957 for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to continue her shakedown. Her training exercises were interspersed with port visits to Kingston, Jamaica; Cuelebra, Puerto Rico, and Santa Marta, Colombia, before she departed for Colon, Panama. The destroyer transited the Canal Zone on 26 February and anchored at Salinas, Ecuador, two days later ...

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USS Barry DD-933, USS Barry DD-933 - 1956 – 1959, USS Barry DD-933 - 1960 – 1962, USS Barry DD-933 - Cuban Missile Crisis, USS Barry DD-933 - 1962 – 1965, USS Barry DD-933 - Vietnam War, USS Barry DD-933 - 1966 – 1970, USS Barry DD-933 - 1970 – 1976, USS Barry DD-933 - 1977 – 1979, USS Barry DD-933 - 1980 – 1982, USS Barry DD-933 - Present

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Homer works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G, although "working" in this case refers largely to dozing and eating doughnuts. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his lifelong friends Barney, Carl, Lenny, and bartender Moe. At home he is often to be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on comfort foods and drinking cans of Duff Beer. Homer Simpson popularized the annoyed grunt "D'oh!" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voi ...

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Homer Simpson, Homer Simpson - Overview, Homer Simpson - Family, Homer Simpson - Age, Homer Simpson - Address, Homer Simpson - Personality, Homer Simpson - Health issues, Homer Simpson - Mental acuity, Homer Simpson - Diet, Homer Simpson - Enemies, Homer Simpson - Sexuality, Homer Simpson - Name, Homer Simpson - PIN, Homer Simpson - Religion, Homer Simpson - Rap Sheet, Homer Simpson - Pulling a Homer, Homer Simpson - Musical Predilection, Homer Simpson - Fears, Homer Simpson - Past jobs, Homer Simpson - Awards & honors

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The design work was done at ex-LNER works at Doncaster but the bulk of the construction was done at Derby. The locomotive featured a Type 3B boiler almost identical to the black fives'. A higher running plate and slightly enlarged driving wheels from 6' to 6'2" and a standard cab were the most obvious visible changes. The first of the class, 73100 was outshopped from Derby in April 1951 and 30 were in service by January 1952. There was then a gap in construction before Derby resumed building its remaining 100 engines. 42 were built at Doncaster, starting in August 1955 and finishin ...

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BR standard class 5, BR standard class 5 - Background, BR standard class 5 - Design and construction, BR standard class 5 - In service, BR standard class 5 - Preservation, BR standard class 5 - Referencs

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1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 1955 - Events. January 7 - Marian Anderson is the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. January 22 - Pentagon announces plan to develop ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) armed with nuclear weapons 1955 - February. February 8 - Nikolai Bulganin becomes Soviet Premier. February 12 - US Pre ...

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• 1955 - Nobel Prizes

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This discography aims for completeness but is as-yet incomplete. B. B. King - Albums. King of the Blues (1960) My Kind of Blues (1960) Live at the Regal (Live, 1965) Lucille (1968) Live and Well (1969) Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970) B.B. King In London (1971) Live in Cook County Jail (1971) Lucille Talks Back (1975) Live "Now Appearing" at Ole Miss ...

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B. B. King, B. B. King - Early Years, B. B. King - Recording Years, B. B. King - Going Mainstream, B. B. King - Trivia, B. B. King - Discography, B. B. King - Albums, B. B. King - Singles, B. B. King - Videos, B. B. King - Compilations, B. B. King - As-Yet Uncategorised Recordings

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1875 - January - April. January 12 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resigns, having been elected Senator. Lieutenant Governor of California Romualdo Pacheco becomes acting Governor. He is later replaced by elected governor William Irwin. March 3 - The first performance of Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Comique, Paris March 3 - The first organized indoor game of ice hockey was played between two pick-up teams at the Victoria S ...

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1875, 1875 - Events, 1875 - January - April, 1875 - May - August, 1875 - September - December, 1875 - Unknown date, 1875 - Births, 1875 - January, 1875 - February, 1875 - March, 1875 - April, 1875 - May, 1875 - June, 1875 - July, 1875 - August, 1875 - September, 1875 - October, 1875 - December, 1875 - Deaths

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Main article: History of Yemen The port's convenient position on the sea route between India and Europe has made Aden desirable to rulers who sought to possess it at various times throughout history. Known as Arabian Eudaemon in the 1st century BC, it was a transshipping point for the Red Sea trade, but fell on hard times when new shipping practices by-passed it and made the daring direct crossing to India in the 1st century AD, according to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. See also:

Aden, Aden - History, Aden - British Rule, Aden - Little Aden 1955 to 1967, Aden - Federation of South Arabia and the Aden Emergency, Aden - Independence

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The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后), the grand empress dowager (tai-kōtaigō 太皇太后), the crown prince (kōtaishi 皇太子) and his consort, the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kōtaison 皇太孫) and his consort, the shinnō (親王) and their consorts, the naishinnō (内親王), the ō (王) and their consorts, and the nyoō (女王). The legitimate children a ...

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Imperial Household of Japan, Imperial Household of Japan - Current members of the imperial family, Imperial Household of Japan - Living former members of the imperial family, Imperial Household of Japan - Succession, Imperial Household of Japan - Current order of succession, Imperial Household of Japan - Possible succession solutions, Imperial Household of Japan - History of titles, Imperial Household of Japan - Related terms, Imperial Household of Japan - Shinnōke, Imperial Household of Japan - Ōke

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Hitler promoted Paulus to Generalfeldmarschall on January 30, 1943. Since no German field marshal had ever been taken prisoner, Hitler assumed that Paulus would fight on or take his own life. Nevertheless, when Soviet forces closed in on Paulus' headquarters in the ruined GUM department store, Paulus surrendered. The remnants of the German forces in Stalingrad surrendered on February 2, 1943; 91,000 tired, ill and starving Germans were taken captive. To the delight of the Soviet forces and the dismay of the Reich, the prisoners includ ...

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Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Stalingrad - Background, Battle of Stalingrad - Operation Blau, Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle Opens, Battle of Stalingrad - The Battle in the City, Battle of Stalingrad - The Soviet Counter-attack, Battle of Stalingrad - Soviet Victory, Battle of Stalingrad - Dramatization

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1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1) All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets Field: American League, 11-7 1949 in baseball - Other champions. First Caribbean World Series: Almendares (Cuba) College World Series: Texas Little League World Series: Hammonton, New Jersey ...

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1949 in baseball, 1949 in baseball - Champions, 1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1949 in baseball - Other champions, 1949 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1949 in baseball - Events, 1949 in baseball - January-March, 1949 in baseball - April, 1949 in baseball - May, 1949 in baseball - June, 1949 in baseball - July, 1949 in baseball - August, 1949 in baseball - September, 1949 in baseball - October, 1949 in baseball - November, 1949 in baseball - December, 1949 in baseball - Births, 1949 in baseball - January-June, 1949 in baseball - July-December, 1949 in baseball - Deaths

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1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American League Championship Series: New York Yankees (East) over Kansas City Royals (West) (3-2) National League Championship Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (West) over Philadelphia Phillies (East) (3-1); Dusty Baker, MVP All-Star Game, July 19 at Yankee Stadium ...

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1977 in baseball, 1977 in baseball - Champions, 1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1977 in baseball - Other champions, 1977 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1977 in baseball - American League final standings, 1977 in baseball - National League final standings, 1977 in baseball - Events, 1977 in baseball - January-March, 1977 in baseball - April-June, 1977 in baseball - July-September, 1977 in baseball - October-December, 1977 in baseball - Births, 1977 in baseball - Deaths

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Castro is an atheist and has not been a practicing Roman Catholic since his childhood. Pope John XXIII excommunicated Castro on January 3, 1962 on the basis of a 1949 decree by Pope Pius XII forbidding Catholics from supporting communist governments. For Castro, who had previously renounced his Catholic faith, this was an event of very little consequence, nor was it expected to be otherwise. It was primarily aimed at underm ...

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Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro - Early life, Fidel Castro - Attack on Moncada Barracks, Fidel Castro - Life as a guerilla, Fidel Castro - Early years in power, Fidel Castro - Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro - October Crisis, Fidel Castro - Relations with the outside world, Fidel Castro - Remaining as president, Fidel Castro - Criticisms of the United States, Fidel Castro - Religion, Fidel Castro - Human rights in Cuba, Fidel Castro - Popular image, Fidel Castro - Family and health, Fidel Castro - Castro in arts

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Harold Bloom - Miscellaneous Books. (Editor) English Romantic Poetry, An Anthology, Doubleday, 1961, two-volume revised edition, Anchor, 1963. (Editor, with John Hollander) The Wind and the Rain, Doubleday, 1961. The Literary Criticism of John Ruskin, Edited and with Introduction by Harold Bloom, Anchor, 1965. (Editor, with Frederick W. Hilles) From Sensibility to Romanticism: Essays Presented to Frederick A. Pottle, Oxford University Press, 1965. ...

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Harold Bloom, Harold Bloom - Life, Harold Bloom - Bloom's Influence, Harold Bloom - Bibliography, Harold Bloom - Miscellaneous Books, Harold Bloom - Articles, Harold Bloom - Books About Harold Bloom, Harold Bloom - Awards

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Stroud was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 28, 1890, to Elizabeth and Ben Stroud. He was the couple's first child, although Elizabeth had two daughters from a previous marriage. Stroud left home at a young age, and by 1908 was in Cordova, Alaska, where he met and began a relationship with 36-year old Kitty O'Brien, a dance-hall entertainer and prostitute. In November 1908 they moved to Juneau, Alaska. On January 18, 1909, while Robert was away at work, an acquaintance of theirs, F. K. "Charlie" Von Dahmer, raped and viciously ...

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Birdman of Alcatraz, Birdman of Alcatraz - His Life, Birdman of Alcatraz - The Book and Film, Birdman of Alcatraz - Truth versus Fiction

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1880 - May - August. May 13 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. June 29 - France annexes Tahiti July 1 - First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada. July 16 - First woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada - Dr. Emily Howard Stowe. 1880 - September - December. September 5 - First successful test of an electric Tram in the ...

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1880, 1880 - Events, 1880 - May - August, 1880 - September - December, 1880 - Unknown date, 1880 - Births, 1880 - Unknown Birth Dates, 1880 - Deaths

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Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy Kindred Dick. His father, Edgar Dick, was a fraud investigator for the United States Department of Agriculture. He had a twin sister, Jane. They were born six weeks premature, and Jane died on 26 January 1929. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to California. The death of his twin had a profound effect on his writing, relationships, and every other aspect of his life. Dick's parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up with his mother. He went to high school in Berkeley ...

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Philip K. Dick, Philip K. Dick - Early life, Philip K. Dick - Dick and his visions, Philip K. Dick - VALIS, Philip K. Dick - Exegesis, Philip K. Dick - Marriages and children, Philip K. Dick - Death, Philip K. Dick - Dick's influence, Philip K. Dick - Influence for the story Pre-Persons, Philip K. Dick - Bibliography, Philip K. Dick - Best-known novels, Philip K. Dick - Novels by year, Philip K. Dick - Short stories, Philip K. Dick - Film adaptations of Philip K. Dick's works, Philip K. Dick - Awards, Philip K. Dick - Biographies, Philip K. Dick - Interviews

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  * The asterisk denotes the club that won the Wild card for its respective league. ...

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2003 in baseball, 2003 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 2003 in baseball - Postseason, 2003 in baseball - Other Champions, 2003 in baseball - Events, 2003 in baseball - January-June, 2003 in baseball - July-December, 2003 in baseball - Awards and honors, 2003 in baseball - Books, 2003 in baseball - Movies, 2003 in baseball - Births, 2003 in baseball - Deaths, 2003 in baseball - January-March, 2003 in baseball - April-June, 2003 in baseball - July-September, 2003 in baseball - October-December

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