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Encyclopedia - 1969: Encyclopedia - 1969
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). For the Velvet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1969 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1969 In Music - Events
Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1966: Encyclopedia Ii - 1966 - Events
1966 - January. January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Repu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ted Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ted Kennedy - Early Career
Kennedy is the senior Democratic Party member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. He also serves on the Judic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jimi Hendrix: Encyclopedia Ii - Jimi Hendrix - Discography
Jimi Hendrix - Studio albums. Are You Experienced (May 1967 – UK; August 1967 – US) UK #2; US #5 Axis: Bold as Love (December 1967...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pluto: Encyclopedia - Pluto
Pluto is the ninth planet in the solar system. Discovered in 1930 and immediately classified as a planet, its status is currently under d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibn Saud Of Saudi Arabia: Encyclopedia - Ibn Saud Of Saudi Arabia
and many, many, many others `Abd al-`Azīz Āl Sa`ūd (c. 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic: عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the fir...   » 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

Article - Astrology: Dragons Throughout The Ages - Dragons Importance In Astrology.
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 n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rod Stewart: Encyclopedia Ii - Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975
The US band Cactus offered Stewart a job as lead singer but he decided to join The Faces with Ron Wood. (Wood had played bass guitar with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 - Events
1980 - January. January 1–April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom. January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Successio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chevrolet Corvair: Encyclopedia Ii - Chevrolet Corvair - Modifications
Many sports car purists were more interested in the Corvair (particularly the 1965 and later cars) than in more conventional designs, suc...   » 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 - Richard Pryor: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Pryor - Personal
Richard Pryor was married seven times to five different women: Patricia Price (1960 - ?) (divorced) 1 child Shelly Bonus (1967 - 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Influences And Music
As youths, the members of The Beatles were enthusiastic followers of Elvis Presley, first and foremost, and later, of British rock-and-ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia Ii - 1971 - Births
1971 - January. January 1 - Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey player January 2 - Lisa Harrison, American basketball player January 7 - Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923: Encyclopedia Ii - 1923 - Deaths
1923 - January. Michel-Joseph Maunoury, French general (b. 1847) January 9 - Katherine Mansfield, British novelist (b. 1888) January 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Barry Dd-933: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Barry Dd-933 - 1956 – 1959
Barry fitted out at the Boston Naval Shipyard through November, testing her new electronics, ASW gear and gunnery systems into December. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Gees: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Gees - 1960s In England
Very soon after their arrival in January 1967, the Bee Gees were signed by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Kojun: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Kojun - Marriage
The January 1919 engagement of Princess Nagako to her distant cousin then-Crown Prince Hirohito was unusual in two respects. First, she w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The New York Times: Encyclopedia Ii - The New York Times - Management And Employees
The New York Times - Publishers. Adolph Ochs (1896-1935) Arthur Hays Sulzberger (1935-1961) Orvil Dryfoos (1961-1963) Punch Sulzberger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Style And Arms
Henry VIII was the first English monarch to regularly use the style "Majesty", though the alternatives "Highness" and "Grace" were also u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Convention On Psychotropic Substances: Encyclopedia Ii - Convention On Psychotropic Substances - Recent Trends
Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Rise in stimulant trafficking. Control of stimulants has become a major challenge for the UN. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 In Music - Albums Released
1980 in music - A-C. Super Trouper - ABBA Back in Black - AC/DC I'm a Rebel - Accept Greatest Hits - Aerosmith Crimes Of Passion - Pat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyndon B. Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyndon B. Johnson - Retirement Death And Honors
Under the 22nd Amendment, Johnson was still eligible for a second full term, having served less than two years of Kennedy's term. However...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 In Baseball - Champions
1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Bloom: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Bloom - Bibliography
Harold Bloom - Miscellaneous Books. (Editor) English Romantic Poetry, An Anthology, Doubleday, 1961, two-volume revised edition, Ancho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Estrada: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Estrada - Filmography
As an actor with no prior political experience, Estrada ran for mayor of San Juan, a municipality of Metro Manila, in 1968 and ended up ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1923: Encyclopedia - 1923
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1923 - Events. January 1 - Grouping of all UK ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1880: Encyclopedia Ii - 1880 - Events
1880 - May - August. May 13 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. June 29 - Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Six-day War And Yom Kippur War
The Mitla incident hindered Sharon's military career for several years. In the meantime, he occupied the position of an infantry brigade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 In Baseball - Major League Baseball Final Standings
  * The asterisk denotes the club that won the Wild card for its respective league. ... See also:2003 in baseball, 2003 in baseba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deep Purple: Encyclopedia Ii - Deep Purple - Personnel And Discography
The various line-ups in the history of Deep Purple are referred to by fans and the band themselves by "Mark" numbers (abbreviated as Mk I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byelorussian Ssr: Encyclopedia - Byelorussian Ssr
Belarusian: Workers of the world, unite! The Byelorussian SSR (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic; Russian Белору́сская �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Environment And Ecosystem
Earth is the only place in the universe where life is absolutely known to exist, and some scientists believe that biospheres might be rar...   » 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 - Joe Orton: Encyclopedia Ii - Joe Orton - Orton As Playwright
In the early 1960s Orton began to write plays. He wrote his last novel in 1961 (Head to Toe) and soon after had writing accepted. In 1963...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Song Samples
1963 songs I Want to Hold Your Hand 1965 songs Help!, Yesterday, Drive My Car, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Nowhere Man, In My L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1986 In Baseball: Encyclopedia - 1986 In Baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1986 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Special Air Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Special Air Service - Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the SAS was involved from the early days in what became known as 'The Troubles', which started in 1969. Indeed, in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Cosby: Encyclopedia - Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, educator, television producer and philanthropi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunderland - Current Social And Economic Development
As with most post-industrial towns in the North of England, Sunderland continues to suffer from multi-generational long term unemployment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beatles: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beatles - Band Members
The Beatles - Early members. Stuart Sutcliffe: bass, vocals (1960–1961). Pete Best: drums (1960–1962). ... See also:The Beatles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Paris: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Paris - Ancient Paris
The area of modern Paris has been inhabited since at least the fourth millennium BC, although little is known about these early inhabitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Czechoslovakia - History
Main article: History of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia arose in October 1918 as one of the succession states of Austria-Hungary at the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bewitched: Encyclopedia - Bewitched
Bewitched was an American situation comedy starring actress Elizabeth Montgomery, broadcast on ABC from 1964 to 1972. Bewitched - Backgro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwight York: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwight York - Quotes
“I came giving you what you wanted, so that you would want what I came to give.” “Only fools duck when the truth is thrown at them!...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August Wilson: Encyclopedia - August Wilson
August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright. His singular achievement and literar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Wellstone: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Wellstone - Early Life
Wellstone was born in Washington D.C. to Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants, Leon and Minnie Wellstone, and raised in Arlington, Virginia. He at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Los Angeles Police Department: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles Police Department - History
The first specific Los Angeles police force was founded in 1853 as the Los Angeles Rangers, a volunteer force that assisted the existing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - My Lai Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - My Lai Massacre - The Massacre
Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division arrived in Vietnam in December of 1967. Their first month in Vietnam passed without any ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Nixon: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Nixon - Birth And Early Years
Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California to Francis Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon in a house his father built from a kit purcha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buckminster Fuller: Encyclopedia Ii - Buckminster Fuller - Biography
Fuller was born on July 12, 1895 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Buckminster Fuller and Caroline Wolcott Andrews. The Fuller...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iditarod: Encyclopedia Ii - Iditarod - History
Portions of the Iditarod Trail were used by the Native American Inuit and Athapaskans hundreds of years before the arrival of Russian fur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Influenzavirus A: Encyclopedia Ii - Influenzavirus A - In Humans
"Human influenza virus" usually refers to those subtypes that spread widely among humans. H1N1, H1N2, and H3N2 are the only known avian f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cleveland Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cleveland Ohio - Early Years: 1796–1860
As one of thirty-six founders of the Connecticut Land Company, General Moses Cleaveland was selected as one of its seven directors and wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ringo Starr: Encyclopedia Ii - Ringo Starr - After The Beatles
After the breakup of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, Starr released two albums before the end of that year. Sentimental Journey featured R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yomiuri Shimbun: Encyclopedia - Yomiuri Shimbun
The Yomiuri Shimbun (読売新聞) is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. Founded i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Social Movements
1970s - Environmentalism. The seventies touched off a mainstream affirmation of the environmental issues early activists from the '60s,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wayne Gacy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wayne Gacy - Life
Gacy was born and raised Catholic in Chicago, Illinois. He had a very troubled and distant relationship with his stern and abusive alcoho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Taylor: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Taylor - Awards And Honours
Taylor received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1992. The following year, 1993, she received the AFI Life Achievement Award. And ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ibm: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibm - Projects
IBM - BlueEyes. BlueEyes is the name of a human recognition venture initiated by IBM to allow people to interact with computers in a mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akihito: Encyclopedia - Akihito
Emperor Akihito (Japanese: 明仁) (born December 23, 1933) is the current Emperor (天皇, tennō) of Japan and the 125th according to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wal-mart: Encyclopedia Ii - Wal-mart - Public Relations
In 2005, Wal-Mart officials embarked on a public relations campaign to counter some of the criticism it receives, through its public rela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guiding Light: Encyclopedia Ii - Guiding Light - Cast
Guiding Light - Current cast members. Scott Bailey (Sandy Foster) (2003-present) Neal Bledsoe (Quinn Matthews) (2005-present) Rob Bogu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ultra High Frequency: Encyclopedia - Ultra High Frequency
Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz (Wavelength 1 meter) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weatherman Organization: Encyclopedia Ii - Weatherman Organization - Submersion
In 1970, following the police raid that resulted in the death of Black Panther Fred Hampton, the group issued a "Declaration of a state o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Pryor: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Pryor - Later Life
In 1998, Pryor won the inaugural Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. According t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frankenstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Frankenstein - Influence
Science fiction author Isaac Asimov coined the term Frankenstein complex for the fear of robots. Frankenstein or Franken- is sometimes us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard: Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the first U.S. astronaut in space, though ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frankenstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Frankenstein - Plot Synopsis
The novel opens with Captain Walton on a ship sailing north of the Arctic Circle. Walton's ship becomes ice-bound, and as he contemplates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - Description
By current estimates, the book originally had 272 pages in 17 quires of 16 pages each [2]. Only about 240 vellum pages remain today, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeen F.c.: Encyclopedia - Aberdeen F.c.
Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William O. Douglas: Encyclopedia Ii - William O. Douglas - On The Bench
In 1939, Justice Louis D. Brandeis resigned from the Supreme Court, and Roosevelt nominated Douglas as his replacement. Douglas later adm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II. Barnes, Harry Elmer. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: A Critical Examinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth - Physical Characteristics
See also: Geology The Earth consists of several atmospheric, hydrologic, and mainly geologic layers. Its components are the atmosphere, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia Ii - Bob Hope - Conversion
It was confirmed by Roger Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles that Bob Hope had converted to Roman Catholicism some years before h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fantasia Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Fantasia Film - Music Program
The musical pieces used in the film: Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 (Stokowski's own transcription for s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guiding Light: Encyclopedia Ii - Guiding Light - History
The series was created by Irna Phillips, who based it on personal experiences. After giving birth to a still-born baby at age 19, she fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burkhard Heim: Encyclopedia Ii - Burkhard Heim - Scientific Criticism
Heim Theory is unknown to a majority of scientists and theoretical physicists. Until fairly recently, most of Heim's works were only publ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Dawkins: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Dawkins - Work
He is probably best known for his popularisation of the concept of the selfish gene (gene-centric view of evolution), described in his bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Reacting And Adapting To The Postmodern World C. 1960 And Later
By the 1960s and 1970s, as a consequence of its massive, international growth in the post-World War II era, the Church was no longer prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - R.s.c. Anderlecht: Encyclopedia Ii - R.s.c. Anderlecht - History
R.S.C. Anderlecht - The first years 1908--1935. Founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois in 1908 by some football fans at the Concordia c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Film Industry: Encyclopedia Ii - Film Industry - Animation
Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photogr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mother Teresa: Encyclopedia Ii - Mother Teresa - Criticism
After Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's suspension of civil liberties in 1975, Mother Teresa said: "People are happier. There are mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Batgirl: Encyclopedia Ii - Batgirl - Batgirl In Other Media
Some uncertainty exists over who developed what aspects of the character, with one often cited (although almost certainly incorrect) vers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concorde: Encyclopedia Ii - Concorde - Aircraft Histories
Only 20 Concordes were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. These were: Two prototypes Two pre-production aircraft ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concorde: Encyclopedia Ii - Concorde - Possible Replacement
In November 2003, European aviation company EADS (the company behind Airbus) announced that it was considering working with Japanese comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bolivia: Encyclopedia Ii - Bolivia - Administrative Division
Main article: Departments of Bolivia Bolivia is divided into nine departments, or departamentos: Chuquisaca (Sucre) Cochabamba (Cochabam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mississippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mississippi - Education
Mississippi - Colleges and universities. Alcorn State University Belhaven College Blue Mountain College Copiah-Lincoln Community Colle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Wilson: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Wilson - In Parliament
As the War drew to an end, he began searching for a seat to fight at the impending general election. Eventually he was selected for Ormsk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - New Breeding And Cultivation Techniques
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques have increased the diversity and potency of cannabis strains over the last 20 years, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Led Zeppelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Led Zeppelin - Members
The band has often cited influential manager Peter Grant as a "fifth member" ... See also:Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin - Their History, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Canada - Early Colonial Period: The Rise And Fall Of New France Nouvelle-france 1604-1763
In the 16th and 17th centuries English and French colonists established settlements in eastern Canada largely to support fishing or fur t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noam Chomsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Noam Chomsky - Chomsky's Influence In Other Fields
Chomskyan models have been used as a theoretical basis in several other fields. The Chomsky hierarchy is often taught in fundamental comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia - London
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major bus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1969: Encyclopedia Ii - 1969 - Events
1969 - January. January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1969: Encyclopedia Ii - 1969 - Deaths
1969 - January. January 4 - Violet and Daisy Hilton, English conjoined twin actresses (b. 1908) January 8 - Albert Hill, British athle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1969: Encyclopedia Ii - 1969 - Births
1969 - January. January 2 - Christy Turlington, American fashion model January 2 - Tommy Morrison, American boxer January 3 - Michael ...   » Read the article