Encyclopedia - 1973 Oil Crisis: Encyclopedia - 1973 Oil Crisis
The 1973 oil crisis began in earnest on October 17, 1973, when Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1973 Oil Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - 1973 Oil Crisis - Origins Of The 1973 World Oil Shock
1973 oil crisis - World competition over resources. The Arab-Israeli conflict triggered an energy crisis in the making. Before the emba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boycott: Encyclopedia - Boycott
A boycott is a refusal to buy, sell, or otherwise trade with an individual or business who is generally believed by the participants in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boycott: Encyclopedia Ii - Boycott - Origins Of The Word
The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and is derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, the es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boycott: Encyclopedia Ii - Boycott - Origins Of The Word
The word boycott is derived from Captain Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to social excommunica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia - 1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boycott: Encyclopedia Ii - Boycott - Legality
While boycotts are generally legal in developed countries, some restrictions may apply. For instance, it may be unlawful for a union to o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boycott: Encyclopedia Ii - Boycott - Earlier Practice
Although the term itself was not coined until 1880, the practice dates back to at least 1830, when the National Negro Convention encourag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boat Car: Encyclopedia - Boat Car
A boat is an informal (although once widely used) term for the massive cars produced by the Detroit manufacturers during the 1950s and on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boycott: Encyclopedia Ii - Boycott - Application And Uses
A boycott is normally considered a one-time affair designed to correct an outstanding single wrong. When extended for a long period of ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic Relations Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic Relations Of Japan - Relations By Region
Economic relations of Japan - Asia. The developing nations of Asia grew rapidly as suppliers to and buyers from Japan. In 1990 these so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sheffield: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sheffield - Pre-anglo-saxon History Of The Sheffield Area
The Bytham River is now considered to have been the route taken by the first humans to colonise Britain, around or before 500,000 years a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - History
Houston Texas - Houston's founding. In the mid-1800s, two brothers who were New York real estate promoters, John Kirby Allen and August...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Creation Of The People's Republic Of Poland 1945–1956
History of Poland 1945–1989 - Wartime devastation. Poland suffered enormous losses during World War II. While in 1939 Poland had 35.1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Speed Limits In Specific Countries
Speed limit - Australia. Speed limits in Australia range from 10 km/h (6.25 mph) Shared Zones to 110 km/h (68.75 mph). Speed limit sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Nickel Grass: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Nickel Grass - Operation
When Egypt and Syria attacked the Sinai and the Golan Heights, respectively, on the night of October 6, 1973, the Western world was stunn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passive Solar: Encyclopedia Ii - Passive Solar - History
The ancient Greeks and Romans used solar design features in their housing, but the first passive solar houses of the modern era were buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul And Pacific Railroad: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul And Pacific Railroad - Expansion
In the 1890s, the Milwaukee's directors increasingly felt that they had to extend the railroad to the Pacific in order to remain competit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gough Whitlam: Encyclopedia Ii - Gough Whitlam - Prime Minister
Custom dictated that Whitlam should have waited until the process of vote counting was complete, and then called a Caucus meeting to elec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuclear Energy Policy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Energy Policy - International Use Of Nuclear Energy
(see also energy development, future energy development and renewable energy development) Nuclear energy use has been growing steadily si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - History
Sweden - Pre-history. Further information: Prehistoric Sweden, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kinakuta: Encyclopedia Ii - Kinakuta - History
Kinakuta has always been a "meeting-place of cultures." Its original inhabitants were Malays. In the 17th and 18th centuries, under the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thunderbirds Squadron: Encyclopedia Ii - Thunderbirds Squadron - History
The next year the Thunderbirds performed their first overseas air shows, in a tour of South America. A year later, 1955, they moved to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - History
Sweden - Pre-history. For details, see: Prehistoric Sweden Soon after the recession of the last ice age, Sweden became populated by hun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Speed Limits In Specific Countries
Speed limit - Australia. Speed limits in Australia range from 10 km/h (6.25 mph) Shared Zones to 110 km/h (68.75 mph). Speed limit sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Passive Solar: Encyclopedia Ii - Passive Solar - History
The ancient Greeks and Romans used solar design features in their housing, but the first passive solar houses of the modern era were buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cape Breton Development Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cape Breton Development Corporation - Creation Of Devco
In 1965, the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation, or DOSCO (then a subsidiary of the Hawker-Siddley Group) announced that its mines had o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - Spanish Colonial Era
See also: Government of the Río de la Plata, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, May Revolution Europeans arrived in the region with th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmed Zaki Yamani: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmed Zaki Yamani - In Office
In late 1957 Yamani was invited by Faisal, then Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to work as a legal adviser to his office. However, when ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maserati Quattroporte: Encyclopedia Ii - Maserati Quattroporte - Quattroporte I 1963 – 1969
In the early 1960s, Maserati's reputation was at a high. With growing sales, Prince Karim Aga Khan ordered a special Maserati 5000 WP, ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Capri: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Capri - Capri Mk1
The first real Ford Capri was introduced in January 1969 at the Brussels Motor Show, with sales starting the following month. The intenti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flint Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Flint Michigan - History
Some scholars consider the Saginaw Valley, particularly in the vicinity of Flint, to be the oldest continually inhabited part of Michigan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - War And The Escape From Norway
In September 1939 World War II began, and the tanker markets became very strong. Even though sailing under a neutral flag the Viking Tank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Motors: Encyclopedia Ii - General Motors - Corporate Structure And Issues
Current members of the board of directors of General Motors are: Percy Barnevik, Erskine Bowles, John Bryan, Armando Codina, George Fishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic Shortage: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic Shortage - Effects
In the case of government intervention in the market, there is always a trade-off, with positive and negative effects. For example, a pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sustrans: Encyclopedia Ii - Sustrans - History
Sustrans was formed in Bristol in July 1977 as Cyclebag by a group of cyclists, and environmentalists motivated by the 1973 oil crisis an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Crossing: Encyclopedia Ii - The Crossing - Background
New Egyptian president Anwar Sadat's regime was quite unstable and threatened by student demonstrations. They were unable to force throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urville Fictional City: Encyclopedia Ii - Urville Fictional City - Urville History
Urville fictional city - Antiquity. In the 12th century B.C., Qart-Sous-Yam, "Sea Horse City", (in Latin, Carsutia, and in English Cars...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - Culture During The Seventies
1970s - Emerging social perspectives in the Seventies. In the wake of the 1960s many of the social dimenisions and perspectives towards...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Energy Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Energy Crisis - Economy
In a market economy the price of energy supplies such as oil, gas or electricity is driven by the principle of supply and demand which ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Arrows: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Arrows - Team History
Red Arrows - Predecessors. The Red Arrows are not the first RAF aerobatics team; in fact the first RAF biplane pageant was held at Hend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stewart International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Stewart International Airport - History
Stewart International Airport - Beginnings. Stewart was originally intended for use as a civilian airport, when Samuel "Archie" Stewart...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Touring Car Championship: Encyclopedia Ii - European Touring Car Championship - Etcc 1963-1988
The ETCC, as it was known, was started in 1963 by Willy Stenger, who created the series at the behest of the FIA. It allowed a variety of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queen Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Queen Ii - Album History
With their debut album recorded and mixed by the end of November, 1972, Queen set about touring and promoting it. Problems with their Tri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Thunderbird: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Thunderbird - Generations
Ford Thunderbird - 1955-1957 Classic Birds. The car was shown at the first postwar Detroit Auto Show on February 20, 1954. The first pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - G8: Encyclopedia Ii - G8 - Background And History
The G8 has its roots in the 1973 oil crisis and subsequent global recession. These troubles led the United States to form the Library Gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - Struggle Between Peronist And Anti-peronist Forces
Eduardo Lonardi held power only briefly and was succeeded by Pedro Aramburu, president from November 13, 1955 to May 1, 1958. In June 195...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flint Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Flint Michigan - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 88.2 km² (34.1 mi²). 87.1 km² (33.6 mi²) of it is land and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - The Flag Of Convenience Fight
In 1958 the battle of convenience flags heated up and a boycott of ships sailing under such flags were declared by the ITF. Næss were ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flint Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Flint Michigan - Education
The University of Michigan-Flint is a regional satellite campus of the University of Michigan located in Ann Arbor. Other universities in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - Intertanko And Pollution
Even though being a staunch defender of the personal initiative and unregulated business, Næss supported organisations that voluntarily ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - Trying Years And The Zapata Merger
After the boom from mid 1956 to mid 1957 the shipping markets were depressed for years to come. In spite of this the Anglo Norness Shippi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - Perón Returns From Exile
On March 11, 1973, Argentina held general elections for the first time in ten years. Perón was prevented from running, but voters electe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Dirty War
Following the coup against Isabel Perón, the armed forces formally exercised power through a junta led consecutively by Videla, Viola, G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Economic Crisis
Towards the end of 2001, Argentina faced grave economic problems. The IMF pressed Argentina to service its external debt, effectively for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Recovery
President Duhalde faced a country in turmoil. His administration had to deal with a wave of protests (middle-class cacerolazos and unempl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The 1990s
As President, Carlos Menem launched a major overhaul of Argentine domestic policy. Large-scale structural reforms dramatically reversed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Motors: Encyclopedia Ii - General Motors - History
General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan as a holding company for Buick, then controlled by William C. Durant, and acqu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Return To Democracy
On October 30, 1983, Argentines went to the polls to choose a president; vice-president; and national, provincial, and local officials in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Capri: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Capri - Capri Mk2
In February 1974, the Capri Mk2 was introduced. After 1.2 million cars sold, and with the 1973 oil crisis, Ford chose to make the new car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Rise Of Juan Perón
Using fraud and force when necessary, the governments of the 1930s (then retrospectively known as Década Infame, the Infamous Decade) at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - The End Of Communist Rule 1980–1990
In September 1980, the increasingly frail Gierek was removed from office and replaced as Party leader by StanisÅ‚aw Kania. Kania made the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Changes In Polish Society
The Communist years in Poland saw many dramatic changes, both political and social. There were a number of shifts in the social class com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Capri: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Capri - Capri Mk3
The Capri Mk III, officially referred to as "Project Carla", was little more than an update of the Mk2. Production began in April 1977 wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - The Gierek Era 1970–1980
Gierek, like GomuÅ‚ka in 1956, came to power on a raft of promises that now everything would be different: wages would rise, prices would...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Capri: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Capri - United States
From 1970 to 1977, the Capri was sold in North America through Ford's Lincoln/Mercury Division. These cars carried no brand identificatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - The Obo Carrier
Næss was always searching for increased efficiency and the long voyages ballasted for tankers posed an intriguing problem. In the mid of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - Merger And Abc With P&o
Creating Anglo American and the transfer of a number of vessels on time-charter to that company partly changed Norness Shipping to a inve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ford Capri: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Capri - Australia
The Ford Capri name was revived in Australia in 1989 for a convertible rivaling the Mazda MX-5. The Australian Capri, codenamed the SA30,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Great Depression And World War Ii
These years of prosperity ended with the Crash of 1929 and the ensuing worldwide economic crisis. The Argentine military forced aged HipÃ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - The Emergence Of Modern Argentina
Two forces combined to create the modern Argentine nation in the late 19th century: the introduction of modern agricultural techniques an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Argentina: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Argentina - Birth Of The Argentine State
See also: Primera Junta, Junta Grande, First Triumvirate News of the French Revolution and the American Revolutionary War brought liberal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erling Dekke Næss: Encyclopedia Ii - Erling Dekke Næss - Moving Office To Bermuda
In the 1950s Næss had offices in Nassau, Bahamas, but as he was not satisfied with the political conditions he started searching for oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Communist Reform 1956–1970
History of Poland 1945–1989 - De-Stalinization. Stalin had died in 1953. Between 1953 and 1958 Nikita Khrushchev out manouvered his r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Politics
Sweden has been a monarchy for almost a millennium, with its taxation controlled by the Riksdag (parliament). It consisted of two chamber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Safety And Efficacy
The research record is mixed on the efficacy of speed limits in creating safe roadways. Speed limit - Essential physics. Forces in a mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Roads Without Speed Limits
A few public roads still have no speed limit. The most famous are the German intercity Autobahn, much of which has no speed limit or only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuclear Energy Policy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Energy Policy - Nuclear Power Phase-out
A Nuclear power phase-out was introduced in Sweden (1980), in Italy (1987), in Belgium (1999), and in Germany (2000) and has been discuss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuclear Energy Policy: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Energy Policy - Discussion Of Nuclear Energy
(see also: Nuclear power and Nuclear power phase-out#Pros and cons of the phase-out) Nuclear energy policy - Arguments against nuclear e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Enforcement
Prior to the invention of radar, speed limits were normally enforced by clocking vehicles travelling through speed traps. Clocking a vehi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Opposition
Speed limits have been opposed by motorists since their inception. Britain's first motoring organization, the AA, was formed to warn memb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Signage
Speed limits are usually marked with a traffic sign. Speed limit signs often appear near political borders and road intersections, and in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - Design Speed
Speed limits are only peripherally related to the design speed of the road. In the United States, the design speed is "a selected speed u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speed Limit: Encyclopedia Ii - Speed Limit - 85th Percentile Rule
Since the 1950s, traffic engineers have relied on the 85th percentile rule. The idea is that the speed limit should be set to the speed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queen Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Queen Ii - Queen Discussing The Record
Brian May: "For some strange reason we seemed to get a rather different feel on the album because of the way we were forced to record it,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queen Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Queen Ii - Press Reviews
Melody Maker: "It's reputed Queen have enjoyed some success in the States, it's currently in the balance whether they'll really break thr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stewart International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Stewart International Airport - Accidents
In the early morning hours of September 5, 1996, the pilots of a Federal Express DC-10 on its way from Memphis to Boston reported smoke i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stewart International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Stewart International Airport - Alleged Ufo Sightings
Airbases in the U.S. have always been of interest to UFO enthusiasts, but Stewart has in the past attracted an awful lot for its relative...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970s - National Issues
1970s - In the Middle East. Political authoritarianism in Arab and Middle Eastern states, combined with the occupation of the West Bank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stewart International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Stewart International Airport - Access
One of the biggest impediments to the use of Stewart by more airlines and passengers has been the difficulty of actually getting to it (s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Arrows: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Arrows - Displays
The first display by the Red Arrows was at RAF Little Rissington on 6 May 1965. The display was to introduce the Royal Air Force Aerobati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queen Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Queen Ii - Personnel
Lead Vocals by: - Father To Son: Mercury & Taylor (ending) - White Queen: Mercury - Some Day One Day: May - Loser In The End: Taylor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Arrows: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Arrows - The Pilots
Since 1966, there have been nine display pilots each year; all are volunteers. Pilots must have completed one or more operational tours o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Arrows: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Arrows - The Aircraft
The Red Arrows do not use front line aircraft on the grounds of cost. The Reds (as they are affectionately called) have twelve Hawks, six...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maserati Quattroporte: Encyclopedia Ii - Maserati Quattroporte - Quattroporte V 2004 – Today
In 2004, Maserati started production of the Quattroporte, with the same 4.2 L engine as the Coupe and Spyder but improved to 400...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maserati Quattroporte: Encyclopedia Ii - Maserati Quattroporte - Quattroporte Iv 1994 – 2000
At the height of Fiat's styling prowess, Maserati was confident to be more adventurous with Quattroporte IV from 1994. Designed by Marcel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Local Attractions
Space Center Houston is the official visitors’ center of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Space Center Houston includes many inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Professional Sports
Houston is home to the MLB Houston Astros, NFL Houston Texans, NBA Houston Rockets, WNBA Houston Comets, and AHL Houston Aeros, all of wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kinakuta: Encyclopedia Ii - Kinakuta - Kinakuta Today
Today (as depicted in Cryptonomicon), the island is "Muslim around the edges and animist in the middle" This is due to the island's topog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - Cultural Institutions
Known for the vibrancy of its visual and performing arts, Houston's Theater District is ranked second in the country (behind New York Cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Houston Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Houston Texas - People And Culture
Officially, Houston is nicknamed the "Space City" as it is home to NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, where Mission Control Cent...   » Read the article