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Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia - 1975
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). 1975 - Events. 1975 - January. January ...   » 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 - Ibn Saud Of Saudi Arabia: Encyclopedia - Ibn Saud Of Saudi Arabia
and many, many, many others `Abd al-`AzÄ«z Ä€l Sa`Å«d (c. 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic: عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the fir...   » 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 - Hermann Fegelein: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermann Fegelein - Death
From January to April, 1945, Fegelein and Martin Bormann controlled access to Hitler's office. After Fegelein's boss, Heinrich Himmler, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Events
1975 - January. January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 25: Encyclopedia - April 25
April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). There are 250 days remaining. April 25 - Events. ...   » 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 - April 12: Encyclopedia Ii - April 12 - Births
April 12 - 599 BC to 1899. 599 BC - Mahavira, Indian founder of Jainism (d. 527 BC) 812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (d. 835)...   » 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 - Hannibal Lecter: Encyclopedia Ii - Hannibal Lecter - Biography
Hannibal Lecter - Early life and murder spree. Hannibal Lecter was born in Lithuania in 1938 to wealthy parents. His father was a count...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran-iraq War: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran-iraq War - War Of The Cities
Toward the end of the war, the land conflict regressed into stalemate. Both Iraq and Iran lacked sufficient self-propelled artillery to s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chernobyl Accident: Encyclopedia Ii - Chernobyl Accident - Short-term Effects
Chernobyl accident - Workers and liquidators. The workers involved in the recovery and cleanup after the accident received high doses o...   » 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 - Ebert & Roeper: Encyclopedia Ii - Ebert & Roeper - Broadcast History
The show originally starred Ebert and Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune, representing the two largest papers in Chicago. It began as a P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tracy Brookshaw: Encyclopedia Ii - Tracy Brookshaw - Career
Tracy Brookshaw grew up on a pig and chicken farm in St. Marys, Ontario. In 2000, she won the Toronto Sunshine Millennium Calendar contes...   » 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 - Maria Teresa Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Maria Teresa Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg - Family
Maria Teresa Mestre married Prince Henri of Luxembourg on February 14, 1981. They have five children, four sons and one daughter: Prince...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Hank Aaron: Encyclopedia Ii - Hank Aaron - Trivia
Hank Aaron is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest adult award given by the Boy Scouts of America. Despi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arnold J. Toynbee: Encyclopedia Ii - Arnold J. Toynbee - Influence
Toynbee's ideas have not perhaps proved of great influence on other historians; his overall theory certainly was taken up by some scholar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spike Milligan: Encyclopedia Ii - Spike Milligan - Biography
Milligan was born in Ahmednagar, India, on 16 April, 1918 to the wife of an Irish-born officer in the British Army. Though he lived most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Personnel
The Jackson 5 - Members. Jackie Jackson (1962–1990), vocals tambourine and cow bell The eldest brother, Jackie was a high tenor sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Guy: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Guy - Pop Culture References
Family Guy often includes references to pop culture. The following television series and movies, and even a video game, have been referen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loch Ness Monster: Encyclopedia Ii - Loch Ness Monster - History Of Alleged Sightings
Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyberman: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyberman - Technology
Cyberman - Weapons. Over the years Cybermen have been shown with various forms of weaponry. When originally seen in The Tenth Planet th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benin: Encyclopedia - Benin
The Republic of Benin is a state in western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Badfinger: Encyclopedia Ii - Badfinger - Warner Brothers
Merely six weeks after the Ass sessions were completed, Badfinger entered the studio to begin recording the material for their first Warn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sendai Miyagi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sendai Miyagi - Geography
Sendai is located at lat. 38°16'05" north, long. 140°52'11" east. The city's area is 788.09 km², and stretches from the Pacific Ocean ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek: Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - ÅŒu Main Line: Encyclopedia Ii - ÅŒu Main Line - Timeline
The ÅŒu North Line began in Aomori, the South Line in Fukushima, and the full line began operation in 1905. ÅŒu Main Line - ÅŒu North Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fidel Castro: Encyclopedia Ii - Fidel Castro - Religion
Castro is an atheist and has not been a practicing Roman Catholic since his childhood. Pope John XXIII excommunicated Castro on January 3...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Flood: Encyclopedia - Flood
A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow...   » 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 - Home Box Office: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Box Office - Captain Midnight Attacks
Controversy erupted in the cable programming world in the mid-1980s as cable operators began scrambling their programming and charging fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Ceremonies
There are two types of Rasta religious ceremonies. A reasoning is a simple event where the Rastas gather; smoke "ganja" (marijuana); and ...   » 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 - Ikea: Encyclopedia Ii - Ikea - Products
IKEA furniture is well known for its modern (often unusual) design. Also, because much of it is self-assembly furniture (also known as "f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crossroads Soap Opera: Encyclopedia - Crossroads Soap Opera
Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. It was first broadcast on ITV between 2 November ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Some Famous Persons Who Have Been Beheaded
Decapitation - Biblical. Goliath John the Baptist in the Gospels Holofernes in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith Apostle James, trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In Sports - Ice Skating
2004 in sports - Long track speed skating. January 2 - Winners at the 2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships at Calgary, Al...   » 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 â€¢ 2008 â€¢ 2007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robertson Davies: Encyclopedia Ii - Robertson Davies - Biography
Robertson Davies - Early life. Growing up, Davies was surrounded by books and language. His father, Senator William Rupert Davies, was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Claude Elwood Shannon: Encyclopedia - Claude Elwood Shannon
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), an American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called "the fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of New Zealand - Kiwi
Culture of New Zealand - The word. Kiwi (usually capitalised) has been applied to and adopted by New Zealanders as a nickname for thems...   » 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 - All That: Encyclopedia Ii - All That - The 100th Episode
On March 13, 1999, All That celebrated its "100th episode" (even though in reality, it was the 85th episode to be produced) with a live, ...   » 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 - Cork International Airport: Encyclopedia - Cork International Airport
Cork International Airport is one of Ireland's principal airports, situated on the south side of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Modern Egypt: Encyclopedia - History Of Modern Egypt
The History of Modern Egypt is generally accepted as beginning in 1882, when Egypt became a de facto British colony. This situation persi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Demographics
Sweden has one of the world's highest life expectancies. As of approximately 12 August 2004, the total population of Sweden for the first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All Creatures Great And Small: Encyclopedia - All Creatures Great And Small
All Creatures Great and Small was the title given to a U.S. volume first published in 1972 comprising James Herriot's first two novels, I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruce Forsyth: Encyclopedia Ii - Bruce Forsyth - Life History
He was born Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson in Edmonton, North London, into a Salvation Army family who owned a local garage. He attended Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gabriel Figueroa: Encyclopedia Ii - Gabriel Figueroa - Films In Mexico
Gabriel Figueroa - Camera operation. El vuelo glorioso de Barberán y Collar (1933) Vámonos con Pancho Villa (1935) María Elena (193...   » 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 - Cyberman: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyberman - Physical Characteristics
The Cybermen are humanoid, but have been cybernetically augmented to the point where they have few to no organic parts. In their first ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle Mutilation: Encyclopedia - Cattle Mutilation
Cattle mutilation is the alleged killing and then subsequent mutilation of cattle, under supposedly unusual or anomalous circumstances. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tokyo Broadcasting System: Encyclopedia Ii - Tokyo Broadcasting System - Broadcasting
Tokyo Broadcasting System - Analog. JORX-TV (former callsign: JOKR-TV) - TBS Television (TBSテレビジョン (former Japanese name: æ...   » 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 - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Mongol Siege Warfare
In the Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire's campaign against China by Genghis Khan and his army was extremely effective, allowing the Mongols...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Condoleezza Rice: Encyclopedia Ii - Condoleezza Rice - Education
After studying piano at an Aspen music camp, Rice enrolled at the University of Denver, where her father both served as an assistant dean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlie Chaplin: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlie Chaplin - Mccarthyism
Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States and was a resident from 1914 to 1952, he retained his British nationality. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Hawking: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Hawking - Distinction
Hawking took up Einstein's mantle and solved many of the paradoxes of relativity by theorising the existence of objects with very high ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aston Martin V8: Encyclopedia - Aston Martin V8
The Aston Martin V8 is a two-door saloon-type automobile manufactured in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1990. Aston Martin's customers h...   » 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 - Discrimination: Encyclopedia - Discrimination
To discriminate is to make a distinction. There are several meanings of the word, including statistical discrimination, or the actions of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cloris Leachman: Encyclopedia Ii - Cloris Leachman - Career
Leachman has won numerous awards during her lengthy career. In 1978 she earned the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Discography
For a full listing of albums and singles, see Jackson 5 discography. The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles. The following singles r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tasmania: Encyclopedia Ii - Tasmania - Culture
Tasmania - Sport. The dominant sports in Tasmania are cricket and Australian rules football. The Tasmanian Tigers cricket team, which p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Guy: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Guy - Controversy
Being a largely adult-oriented program, Family Guy has become a lightning rod of controversy for its brusque approach to comedy, which de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Hawking: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Hawking - Losing An Old Bet
Hawking was in the news in July 2004 for presenting a new theory about black holes which goes against his own long-held belief about thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy
Roosevelt's legacies to the U.S. were a greatly expanded role for government in the management of the economy (effectively ending the day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Portugal - Early History
Portugal has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, first by Neanderthals and then by homo sapiens. In the early first millennium BCE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sweden: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweden - Culture
Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam - Culture
Main article: Culture of Vietnam In its early history, Vietnamese writing used Chinese characters. In the 16th century, the Vietnamese de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam - Economy
Main article: Economy of Vietnam In 1986, the Sixth Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam formally abandoned Marxist economic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Falange: Encyclopedia Ii - Falange - Spanish Civil War
During the Spanish Civil War, the Falangists fought on the Nationalist side against the Left-led Republic, being the fastest growing part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich Air Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich Air Disaster - Cause
Captain James Thain, the pilot, tried to take off twice, but both attempts were aborted due to a problem with the engines. When a third t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voting Rights Act: Encyclopedia - Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-10) outlawed the requirement that would-be voters in the United States take literacy tests t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lsd: Encyclopedia Ii - Lsd - Chemistry
LSD is an example of an ergoline derivative. It is commonly produced from lysergic acid, which is made from the tartrate salt of ergotami...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tv-fm Dx: Encyclopedia Ii - Tv-fm Dx - Meteor Scatter Propagation
Meteor scatter occurs when a signal bounces off a meteor's ionised trail. When a meteor strikes the Earth's atmosphere, a cylindrical reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bee Gees: Encyclopedia Ii - Bee Gees - Awards And Success
The Bee Gees have been incredibly successful, selling in excess of 180 million records and singles worldwide. Their songs have been cover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valentin Glushko: Encyclopedia Ii - Valentin Glushko - Biography
His father was Ukrainian and his mother worked as a nurse. At the age of 13 he became interested in aeronautics after reading novels by J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1973 Oil Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - 1973 Oil Crisis - Arab Oil Embargo
On October 16th, 1973, as part of the political strategy that included the Yom Kippur War, OAPEC cut production of oil, and placed an emb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mozambique: Encyclopedia Ii - Mozambique - Economy
Main article: Economy of Mozambique The official currency is the Metical (as of 2005, 1USD is roughly equivalent to 24,000 Meticais). US ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reform Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Reform Judaism - Reform Judaism In Britain
Reform Judaism - History. In 1836 several members of the Synagogue of Bevis Marks in London requested the introduction of such alterati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anabaptist: Encyclopedia Ii - Anabaptist - Anabaptist Origins
Anabaptist - Forerunners. Though the majority opinion is that Anabaptists began with the Radical Reformers in the 16th century, certain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coup D'état: Encyclopedia Ii - Coup D'état - Post-military-coup Governments
After the coup, the military is faced with the issue of the type of government to establish. In Latin America, it was common for the post...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Pistols: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex Pistols - Emi And The Grundy Incident
Following a showcase gig as part of London's first punk festival at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, the band was signed (for a large advan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queen Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Queen Band - Historical Success
In 2005, with the release of their live album with Paul Rodgers, Queen moved into third place of the acts with the most aggregate time sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Studio 54: Encyclopedia Ii - Studio 54 - Studio 54 Las Vegas
After the New York club closed down in 1995, Studio 54 moved to Las Vegas, located at the MGM Grand. Designed to be a replica of the orig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Hawking: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Hawking - Biography
Stephen was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo Galilei. His parents were Frank Haw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abba: Encyclopedia Ii - Abba - Fashion And Videos
ABBA was widely noted as an epitome of 1970s fashion for the colourful costumes its members wore. The videos which accompanied some of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Births
1975 - January. January 2 - Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) January 3 - Danica McKellar, American actress January 5 - Bradley ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Deaths
1975 - Unknown date. Will Mastin, American vaudevillian 1975 - January. January 8 - Richard Tucker, American tenor (b. 1913) Janua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 - Births
1975 - January. January 2 - Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) January 3 - Danica McKellar, American actress January 5 - Bradley ...   » Read the article