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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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Poe dropped out of high school to work in the Filipino film industry as a messenger boy, and was given acting roles in subsequent years. Starting as a stuntman for Everlasting Pictures, he was given a break and landed his first starring role in the movie Anak ni Palaris (Son of Palaris) at the age of 14. The movie was not a big hit. In 1957, the movie Lo Waist Gang made him popular, and the film was ...

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Fernando Poe Jr., Fernando Poe Jr. - Personal background, Fernando Poe Jr. - Acting career, Fernando Poe Jr. - Selected filmography, Fernando Poe Jr. - Presidential bid, Fernando Poe Jr. - Death

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By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and roll in western Europe, Presley triggered a wide shift in tastes with effects lasting many decades. Singers in dozens of countries made Presley-influenced records in many languages and his own records were sold around the globe, even behind the former Iron Curtain. By 1958 Cliff Richard was rising to prominence in the UK and in France Johnny Hallyday became a rock and roll idol singing in French, soon to be fo ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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After World War II, Kennedy entered politics (partly to fill the void of his popular brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., on whom his family had pinned many of their hopes but who was killed in the war). In 1946, Representative James Michael Curley vacated his seat in an overwhelmingly Democratic district to become mayor of Boston and Kennedy ran for that seat, beating his Republican opponent by a large margin. He was reelected twice, but had a mixed voting record, often diverging from Presi ...

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John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy - Early life and education, John F. Kennedy - Military service, John F. Kennedy - Early political career, John F. Kennedy - McCarthy's support from the Kennedy family, John F. Kennedy - Senator 1953-60, John F. Kennedy - 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy - Presidency, John F. Kennedy - Foreign policies, John F. Kennedy - Domestic policies, John F. Kennedy - Support of space programs, John F. Kennedy - Cabinet, John F. Kennedy - Supreme Court appointments, John F. Kennedy - Image social life and family, John F. Kennedy - Assassination and aftermath, John F. Kennedy - Legacy and memorials, John F. Kennedy - Criticism, John F. Kennedy - Trivia, John F. Kennedy - Media

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Jerry Seinfeld announced that the series would end production on December 26, 1997. The announcement made the front page of all the major New York newspapers, including the New York Times. Seinfeld was featured on the cover of Time Magazine's first issue of 1998. The end of Seinfeld garnered media hype that hadn't been seen since the end of Cheers in 1993, with many speculating how the series would end. Some suggested Jerry and Elaine get married, more cynical fans believed that Julia Louis-Dreyfus's suggestion of the foursome dying in a car ...

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Seinfeld, Seinfeld - Overview, Seinfeld - Characters, Seinfeld - Main characters, Seinfeld - Recurring characters, Seinfeld - Memorable incidents, Seinfeld - The Contest, Seinfeld - Moops, Seinfeld - The Junior Mint, Seinfeld - Dolores!, Seinfeld - The Move, Seinfeld - The Soup Nazi, Seinfeld - The Dry Heave, Seinfeld - Serenity NOW!, Seinfeld - Catchphrases, Seinfeld - Fictional Products, Seinfeld - Product placement, Seinfeld - Music, Seinfeld - Ending, Seinfeld - Awards, Seinfeld - Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld - Michael Richards, Seinfeld - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seinfeld - Jason Alexander, Seinfeld - Writing, Seinfeld - Criticism, Seinfeld - Cast careers after Seinfeld, Seinfeld - DVDs

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Meteor scatter occurs when a signal bounces off a meteor's ionised trail. When a meteor strikes the Earth's atmosphere, a cylindrical region of free electrons is formed at the height of the E layer. This slender, ionised column is relatively long, and when first formed is sufficiently dense to reflect and scatter television and radio signals, generally from 25 MHz upwards through UHF TV, back to Earth. Consequently an incident television or radio signal is capable of being reflected up to distances approaching that of conventiona ...

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TV-FM DX, TV-FM DX - History, TV-FM DX - Tropospheric propagation, TV-FM DX - Tropospheric ducting, TV-FM DX - Notable tropospheric DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Sporadic E propagation E-skip, TV-FM DX - Equatorial E-skip, TV-FM DX - Notable Sporadic E DX receptions, TV-FM DX - F2 propagation F2-skip, TV-FM DX - Notable F2 DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Transequatorial propagation TEP, TV-FM DX - Afternoon TEP, TV-FM DX - Evening TEP, TV-FM DX - Earth–Moon–Earth EME propagation Moonbounce, TV-FM DX - Notable Earth-Moon-Earth EME DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Auroral propagation, TV-FM DX - Meteor scatter propagation, TV-FM DX - Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX, TV-FM DX - Notable Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX receptions

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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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Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese School along with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, producing works that combined Mahlerian romanticism with a highly personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. Alban Berg - Life and work. Berg was born in Vienna, the third of four children of Johanna and Conrad Berg. His family lived quite comfortably until the death of his father in 1900. He was more ...

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• Alban Berg - Life and work
• Alban Berg - Compositions
• Alban Berg - Bibliography
• Alban Berg - Analytical writings
• Alban Berg - Biographical writings

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Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Australia in world tennis. ...

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1958 in sports, 1958 in sports - Auto Racing, 1958 in sports - Baseball, 1958 in sports - Basketball, 1958 in sports - Boxing, 1958 in sports - Cycling, 1958 in sports - Figure Skating, 1958 in sports - Football American, 1958 in sports - Football Australian Rules, 1958 in sports - Football Canadian, 1958 in sports - Football Soccer, 1958 in sports - Golf, 1958 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 1958 in sports - Harness Racing, 1958 in sports - Ice Hockey, 1958 in sports - Skiing, 1958 in sports - Tennis, 1958 in sports - General sporting events, 1958 in sports - Births, 1958 in sports - Deaths

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The idea for a Christmas Message from the Sovereign to the Commonwealth was originally mooted in 1932 by the founding father of the BBC, Sir John Reith. The idea of the speech was to inaugurate the then Empire Service, which is now known as the BBC World Service. The first Royal Christmas Message was issued by George V in 1932. The King was originally hesitant about using the relatively untried medium of radio to issue a Christmas Message. However he was reassured by a visit to the BBC in the summer of 1932, and agreed to try out the ...

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Royal Christmas Message, Royal Christmas Message - History, Royal Christmas Message - Messages by year, Royal Christmas Message - The 1995 Christmas Message BBC, Royal Christmas Message - The 1996 Christmas Message BBC, Royal Christmas Message - The 1997 Christmas Message ITN, Royal Christmas Message - The 2001 Christmas Message ITN, Royal Christmas Message - The 2003 Christmas Message ITN, Royal Christmas Message - The 2004 Christmas Message BBC, Royal Christmas Message - The 2005 Christmas Message ITN, Royal Christmas Message - Alternative Christmas message, Royal Christmas Message - List of Alternative Message Presenters, Royal Christmas Message - 2004 Alternative Message, Royal Christmas Message - 2005 Alternative Message, Royal Christmas Message - Elsewhere

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This is a list of characters, claimed to be real persons, mentioned in Castaneda's works. Castaneda makes it clear that these are not the persons' real names (ostensibly to protect their identity). In denoting their function within each generation of practitioners, terms are used which can only be understood by reading Castaneda's writings: Generation of practitioners peer to Castaneda (Compact group for "three-pronged Nagual") Florinda Donner-Grau -- "Northerly" "dreamer" in Castaneda's generation of practitioners < ...

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Carlos Castaneda, Carlos Castaneda - Biography, Carlos Castaneda - Castaneda's account of Toltec knowledge, Carlos Castaneda - Brief Description of Books, Carlos Castaneda - Interpretation and criticism the Castaneda controversy, Carlos Castaneda - Significant characters In Castaneda's works, Carlos Castaneda - Related authors, Carlos Castaneda - Notable works, Carlos Castaneda - Books by other authors

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Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. Born Ruby Katherine Stevens in New York City to Byron Stevens (the son of English immigrants) and Catherine McGee (whose parents were Irish). Her mother died when she was four, not long before her father abandoned the family. She was raised by an elder sister but began working at age 1 ...

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2004 in sports - Long track speed skating. January 2 - Winners at the 2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships at Calgary, Alberta: Men's 500 m: Mike Ireland, Winnipeg, Manitoba 34.58 seconds Men's 1000 m: Jeremy Wotherspoon, Red Deer, Alberta 1:08.90 Women's 500 m: Krisy Myers, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan 39.43 Women's 1000 m: Kristy Myers 1:18.16 January 3 Men's 500 m: Casey Fitzrandolph, Madison, Wisconsin 35.27 seconds Me ...

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2004 in sports, 2004 in sports - Events, 2004 in sports - 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 in sports - Athletics, 2004 in sports - Auto racing, 2004 in sports - Baseball, 2004 in sports - Basketball, 2004 in sports - Boxing, 2004 in sports - Cricket, 2004 in sports - Curling, 2004 in sports - Cycling, 2004 in sports - Field Hockey, 2004 in sports - Football American, 2004 in sports - Football Australian Rules, 2004 in sports - Football Canadian, 2004 in sports - Football Rugby League, 2004 in sports - Football Rugby Union, 2004 in sports - Football Soccer, 2004 in sports - Gaelic Athletic Association, 2004 in sports - Golf, 2004 in sports - Handball, 2004 in sports - Harness Racing, 2004 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 2004 in sports - Flat races, 2004 in sports - Steeplechases, 2004 in sports - Ice Hockey, 2004 in sports - Kabaddi, 2004 in sports - Lacrosse, 2004 in sports - Luge, 2004 in sports - Orienteering, 2004 in sports - Ice skating, 2004 in sports - Long track speed skating, 2004 in sports - Figure skating, 2004 in sports - Short track speed skating, 2004 in sports - Netball, 2004 in sports - Radiosport, 2004 in sports - Skiing & Snowboarding, 2004 in sports - Snooker, 2004 in sports - Swimming, 2004 in sports - Tennis, 2004 in sports - Floorball Unihockey, 2004 in sports - General sporting events, 2004 in sports - Births, 2004 in sports - Deaths, 2004 in sports - January-February, 2004 in sports - March-April, 2004 in sports - May-June, 2004 in sports - July-August, 2004 in sports - September-October, 2004 in sports - November-December

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A partial list of his (some co-authored) fiction books in chronological order: Prelude to Space (1951) The Sands of Mars (1951) Islands in the Sky (1952) Against the Fall of Night (1953) Childhood's End (1953) Expedition to Earth (1953) [short story collection] Earthlight (1955) Reach for Tomorrow (1956) [short story collection] The City and the Stars (1956) Tales from the White Hart< ...

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Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke - Biography, Arthur C. Clarke - Bibliography, Arthur C. Clarke - Themes style and influence, Arthur C. Clarke - The adapted screenplays of Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke - 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Arthur C. Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke - Essays and short stories

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Cork International Airport is one of Ireland's principal airports, situated on the south side of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarvan. The airport is currently operated by Dublin Airport Authority. Cork Airport handles scheduled and charter flights to domestic and European destinations as well as cargo services and general aviation. Aer Lingus and Aer Arann are the largest operators at Cork Airport by number of aircraft movements. Aer Lingus and Ryanair are the largest operators by number of passengers. It acts as a main European ...

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• Cork International Airport - Operator
• Cork International Airport - History
• Cork International Airport - Ground Transportation
• Cork International Airport - Airlines and Destinations
• Cork International Airport - Cargo airlines

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Main article: Moscow Trials. Between 1936 and 1938 three Moscow Trials of former senior Communist Party leaders were held. The defendants were accused of conspiring with the western powers to assassinate Stalin and other Soviet leaders, dismember the Soviet Union and restore capitalism. The first trial was of 16 members of the so-called "Trotskyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Centre," held in August 1936, at which the chief defendants were Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev, two of the most prominent former party leaders. ...

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Great Purge, Great Purge - The Moscow Trials, Great Purge - Purge of the army, Great Purge - The wider purge, Great Purge - Ex-kulaks, Great Purge - National operations of NKVD, Great Purge - End of Yezhovshchina, Great Purge - Western reactions, Great Purge - Rehabilitation, Great Purge - Victim toll, Great Purge - Soviet investigation commissions, Great Purge - Skepticism and denial, Great Purge - Notes, Great Purge - Further reading and references

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As his autobiography The Real Frank Zappa Book notes, his real name was "Frank", never "Francis". Until rediscovering his birth certificate as an adult, Zappa himself believed he had been christened Francis, and he is credited as Francis on some of his early albums. Some encyclopedias still incorrectly claim that his real name was "Francis". Zappa is Italian for hoe. ...

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Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa - Early life and influences, Frank Zappa - The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa - 1970s, Frank Zappa - Läther, Frank Zappa - 1980s, Frank Zappa - 1990s, Frank Zappa - Other information, Frank Zappa - Note on his name, Frank Zappa - Samples, Frank Zappa - Discography, Frank Zappa - Filmography, Frank Zappa - Theatrical releases, Frank Zappa - Honker Home Video

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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 Studies in 1916. While at Harvard, he befriended John Dos Passos. Several of Cummings' poems were published, beginning in 1912, in the Harvard Monthly, a school newspaper on which Cummings worked with fellow Harvard Aesthetes Dos Passos and S. Foster Damon, and in 1915 in the Harvard Advocate. From an early age, Cummings studied the classical languages of Greek and Latin. His affinity ...

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E. E. Cummings, E. E. Cummings - Education and early career, E. E. Cummings - Poetry, E. E. Cummings - Criticisms, E. E. Cummings - Cummings as a painter, E. E. Cummings - List of shows, E. E. Cummings - Cummings as a playwright, E. E. Cummings - The final decade, E. E. Cummings - Awards, E. E. Cummings - Personal life, E. E. Cummings - Marriages, E. E. Cummings - Bibliography, E. E. Cummings - Notes

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In the October 1993 election, Jean Chrétien became Prime Minister of Canada by leading his party to a majority victory, ousting Prime Minister Kim Campbell and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 1997 and 2000 elections. During Chrétien's term as prime minister, no party emerged as a viable challenger to the supremacy of his Liberal party, in part due to vote-splitting between the Prog ...

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Jean Chrétien, Jean Chrétien - The Early Stages of His Life, Jean Chrétien - Prime minister, Jean Chrétien - Retirement, Jean Chrétien - Supreme Court Appointments, Jean Chrétien - Legacy, Jean Chrétien - Quotes

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"Human influenza virus" usually refers to those subtypes that spread widely among humans. H1N1, H1N2, and H3N2 are the only known avian flu virus subtypes currently circulating among humans. [18] Genetic factors in distinguishing between "human flu viruses" and "avian flu viruses" include: PB2: (RNA polymerase): Amino acid (or residue) position 627 in the PB2 protein encoded by the PB2 RNA gene. Until H5N1, all known avian influenza viruses "had a Glu at position 627, while all human influenza viruses had a lysine." ...

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Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus A - Genetics, Influenzavirus A - In nonhumans, Influenzavirus A - In humans, Influenzavirus A - Sources

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Stuyvesant High School is named after Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Netherland before the ownership of the colony was transferred to England in 1664. The school was established in 1904 as a manual training school for boys, hosting 155 students and 12 faculty. In 1907, it moved from its original location at 225 East 23rd Street to 345 East 15th Street, where it remained for the following 85 years. Its reputation for excellence in math and science continued to grow, and the school had to be put on a double session in ...

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Stuyvesant High School, Stuyvesant High School - Enrollment, Stuyvesant High School - History, Stuyvesant High School - School facilities, Stuyvesant High School - Centennial celebration, Stuyvesant High School - Academics, Stuyvesant High School - Extracurricular activities, Stuyvesant High School - Student body, Stuyvesant High School - September 11 and Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant High School - Notable alumni, Stuyvesant High School - Feeder patterns and admissions, Stuyvesant High School - Faculty scholarship, Stuyvesant High School - In pop culture

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