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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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Hank Aaron is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest adult award given by the Boy Scouts of America. Despite hitting more career home runs than any other player, Hank Aaron's single-season high was 47. This figure puts him in a tie for the 64th-best season mark by a hitter. His second-best total, 45, is only tied for 100th-best. However, the compensating fact is his career was remarkably stable with no major absences or interruptions such as medical leaves. This enabled him to make his records with a steady accumulation of points that more fla ...

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Hank Aaron, Hank Aaron - Pre-professional Career, Hank Aaron - Professional Career, Hank Aaron - Minor Leagues, Hank Aaron - Major Leagues, Hank Aaron - Post-Playing Career, Hank Aaron - Records and Achievements, Hank Aaron - Statistics, Hank Aaron - League Leadership Rankings, Hank Aaron - Trivia

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Toynbee's ideas have not perhaps proved of great influence on other historians; his overall theory certainly was taken up by some scholars, for example, Ernst Robert Curtius, as a sort of paradigm in the post-war period. Curtius wrote as follows in the opening pages of European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages (1953 English translation), following close on Toynbee as he sets the stage for his vast study of medieval Latin literature. Not all would agree with his thesis, of course; but his unit of study is the Latin-speaking world o ...

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Arnold J. Toynbee, Arnold J. Toynbee - Biography, Arnold J. Toynbee - Toynbee's ideas and approach to history, Arnold J. Toynbee - Influence, Arnold J. Toynbee - Criticism, Arnold J. Toynbee - Trivia, Arnold J. Toynbee - Works, Arnold J. Toynbee - Reference, Arnold J. Toynbee - External link

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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 of his life in England and served in the British Army, he was declared stateless in 1960, and took Irish citizenship. He suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life, having at least ten mental breakdowns. He was a strident campaigner on environmental matters, particularly arguing against unnecessary noise. He served in the Royal Artillery in World War 2 in North Africa and also Italy, where h ...

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Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan - Biography, Spike Milligan - Radio comedy shows, Spike Milligan - Other radio shows, Spike Milligan - TV Comedy shows, Spike Milligan - Theatre, Spike Milligan - Movies, Spike Milligan - Books, Spike Milligan - Quotations

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The Jackson 5 - Members. Jackie Jackson (1962–1990), vocals tambourine and cow bell The eldest brother, Jackie was a high tenor singer and, prior to a musical career, a baseball player. He had a solo career, releasing three albums, and eventually married Enid Jackson, also later having an affair with singer Paula Abdul. Tito Jackson (1962–1990), vocals and lead guitar Another original member, baritone singer and guitarist Tito has enjoyed a solo career as a blues m ...

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The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - History, The Jackson 5 - Early career, The Jackson 5 - Influences, The Jackson 5 - Joining Motown, The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 discovery credit discrepancy, The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, The Jackson 5 - Popularization and franchise expansion, The Jackson 5 - Relationships and marriages, The Jackson 5 - Decline, The Jackson 5 - The move to CBS Records, The Jackson 5 - The 1980s and Michael's solo career, The Jackson 5 - Post-history and followers, The Jackson 5 - Miniseries, The Jackson 5 - Personnel, The Jackson 5 - Members, The Jackson 5 - Band personnel, The Jackson 5 - Discography, The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles, The Jackson 5 - Albums, The Jackson 5 - Notes

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Family Guy often includes references to pop culture. The following television series and movies, and even a video game, have been referenced on the series: The A-Team According to Jim The Age of Innocence ALF Alien vs. Predator All in the Family Airport 1975 Andy Capp The Bachelorette Back to the Future Batman TV Series Behind the Music Ben-Hur Beverly Hills 90210 Bewitched Bewitche ...

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Family Guy, Family Guy - Characters, Family Guy - Structural and comedic approach, Family Guy - Episodes, Family Guy - The film, Family Guy - Opening song, Family Guy - Pop Culture References, Family Guy - History, Family Guy - Creation, Family Guy - Initial run, Family Guy - Revival efforts, Family Guy - Return to television, Family Guy - Controversy, Family Guy - Family Guy vs. The Simpsons, Family Guy - Other peers and critics, Family Guy - DVDs, Family Guy - Region 1, Family Guy - Region 2, Family Guy - Region 4, Family Guy - Trivia, Family Guy - Technical details, Family Guy - Podcast

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Loch Ness Monster - Ancient. Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several centuries, though others have questioned the accuracy or relevance of such tales, which were generally unheard-of before the 1960s, when a strong wave of interest in legitimizing Nessie's 1930s-based history began. The earliest claimed reference is taken from the Life of St. Columba by Adamnan. It describes how in 565 Columba saved the life of a Pict, who was being s ...

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Loch Ness Monster, Loch Ness Monster - History of alleged sightings, Loch Ness Monster - Ancient, Loch Ness Monster - Recent and Principal, Loch Ness Monster - Theories, Loch Ness Monster - Evidence, Loch Ness Monster - Evidence for, Loch Ness Monster - Evidence against, Loch Ness Monster - The Loch Ness Monster and popular culture, Loch Ness Monster - Literature, Loch Ness Monster - Movies, Loch Ness Monster - Television, Loch Ness Monster - Media, Loch Ness Monster - Games, Loch Ness Monster - Reference, Loch Ness Monster - Loch Ness Monster Researchers

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Cyberman - Weapons. Over the years Cybermen have been shown with various forms of weaponry. When originally seen in The Tenth Planet they had large energy weapons that attached to their chests. In The Moonbase (1967), the Cybermen had two types of hand-to-hand weaponry: an electrical discharge from their hands which stunned the target, and a type of gun. They also made use of a large laser cannon with which th ...

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Cyberman, Cyberman - Physical characteristics, Cyberman - Technology, Cyberman - Weapons, Cyberman - Cybermats, Cyberman - Costume design, Cyberman - History within the show, Cyberman - Origins, Cyberman - The Earth invasions, Cyberman - The Cyber-Wars, Cyberman - Other appearances, Cyberman - Spin-offs, Cyberman - Popular culture, Cyberman - Major appearances, Cyberman - Television, Cyberman - Stage plays, Cyberman - Audio plays, Cyberman - Novels

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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 south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north.  - Total (Year)  - Density 7,460,025 60/km² Benin - History. Main article: History of Benin The African kingdom of Dahomey originated in Benin. By the 17th century, the kingdom, ruled by an oba, stretched beyo ...

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• Benin - History
• Benin - Politics
• Benin - Departments
• Benin - Geography
• Benin - Economy
• Benin - Demographics
• Benin - Culture
• Benin - Miscellaneous topics

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Merely six weeks after the Ass sessions were completed, Badfinger entered the studio to begin recording the material for their first Warner Brothers release, Badfinger. Neither Ass nor Badfinger were well-received by music critics, but owing to Badfinger's overwork, their lackluster quality can perhaps be understood in context. Badfinger and its two accompanying singles, "Love Is Easy" and "I Miss You," also did not reach chart positions. Badfinger did manage to consolidate some U.S. fan support in 1 ...

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Badfinger, Badfinger - The Panthers & The Iveys, Badfinger - Badfinger - The Apple Years, Badfinger - Warner Brothers, Badfinger - Demise, Badfinger - Discography

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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 to the Ou Mountains, which are the east and west borders of Miyagi Prefecture. As a result, the city's geography is quite diverse. Eastern Sendai is a plains area, the center of the city is hilly, and western areas are mountainous. The highest point in the city is Mt. Fu ...

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Sendai Miyagi, Sendai Miyagi - History, Sendai Miyagi - Geography, Sendai Miyagi - Climate, Sendai Miyagi - Demographics, Sendai Miyagi - Wards, Sendai Miyagi - Politics, Sendai Miyagi - Economy, Sendai Miyagi - Transportation, Sendai Miyagi - Culture, Sendai Miyagi - Festivals, Sendai Miyagi - Sports, Sendai Miyagi - Museums, Sendai Miyagi - Historical Sites, Sendai Miyagi - Natural Sites, Sendai Miyagi - Specialties and Crafts, Sendai Miyagi - Other Sites of Interest, Sendai Miyagi - Education, Sendai Miyagi - Sister / Friendship Cities, Sendai Miyagi - International Sister and Friendship cities, Sendai Miyagi - Domestic Sister Cities, Sendai Miyagi - Media, Sendai Miyagi - Television AM Radio, Sendai Miyagi - Cable Television, Sendai Miyagi - FM Radio, Sendai Miyagi - Community FM Radio, Sendai Miyagi - Newspaper, Sendai Miyagi - Notes, Sendai Miyagi - Sources

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Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. He commanded the Northern Expedition to unify China against the warlords and emerged victorious in 1928 as the overall leader of the Republic of China (ROC). Chiang led China in the Second Sino-Japanese War, during which Chiang's stature within China weakened but his international prominence grew. During the Chinese Civil War (1926–1949), Chiang at ...

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• Chiang Kai-shek - Early life
• Chiang Kai-shek - Rise to power
• Chiang Kai-shek - Tutelage over China
• Chiang Kai-shek - Wartime leader of China
• Chiang Kai-shek - Losing China
• Chiang Kai-shek - Presidency in Taiwan
• Chiang Kai-shek - Death and legacy
• Chiang Kai-shek - Names
• Chiang Kai-shek - Notes

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The Ōu North Line began in Aomori, the South Line in Fukushima, and the full line began operation in 1905. Ōu Main Line - Ōu North Line. December 1, 1894: Aomori — Hirosaki October 21, 1895: Hirosaki — Ikarigaseki June 21, 1899: Ikarigaseki — Shirasawa November 15, 1899: Shirasawa — Ōdate October 7, 1900: Ōdate — Takanosu Novermber 1, 1901: Takanosu — Noshiro (present-day Higashi-Noshiro) August 1, 1902: Noshiro — Gojōme (prese ...

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Ōu Main Line, Ōu Main Line - Route Data, Ōu Main Line - Service, Ōu Main Line - Fukushima — Shinjō 148.6km, Ōu Main Line - Shinjō — Ōmagari 98.4km, Ōu Main Line - Ōmagari — Akita 51.7km, Ōu Main Line - Akita — Aomori 185.8km, Ōu Main Line - Timeline, Ōu Main Line - Ōu North Line, Ōu Main Line - Ōu South Line, Ōu Main Line - Ōu Main Line, Ōu Main Line - Station List

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

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

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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 losing the contest. He was only proclaimed mayor in 1969, after winning an electoral protest against Dr. Braulio Sto. Domingo. When Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency in 1986, all officials of the local government suspected of malfeasance and anomalies were removed and replaced by appointed officers-in-charge. Estrada was then removed from his position as mayor. The following year, he ran an ...

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Joseph Estrada, Joseph Estrada - Early life and career, Joseph Estrada - Filmography, Joseph Estrada - Vice-Presidency, Joseph Estrada - Presidency, Joseph Estrada - Election, Joseph Estrada - Philippine Daily Inquirer, Joseph Estrada - Corruption charges and impeachment, Joseph Estrada - EDSA II Revolution, Joseph Estrada - Post-presidency

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After the breakup of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, Starr released two albums before the end of that year. Sentimental Journey featured Ringo's renditions of many pre-rock standards and included the production talents of Quincy Jones, George Martin and Paul McCartney, among others. His next album, Beaucoups of Blues, put Ringo in a country context, and included legendary Nashville session musician Pete Drake. In 1971, he scored hit singles with "It Don't Come Easy" and then "Back Off Boogaloo" the following year. The latter has ...

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Ringo Starr, Ringo Starr - Early years, Ringo Starr - Role in The Beatles, Ringo Starr - After The Beatles, Ringo Starr - All-Starr Band editions, Ringo Starr - Discography, Ringo Starr - Filmography

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Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II. Barnes, Harry Elmer. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: A Critical Examination of the Foreign Policy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Its Aftermath (1953 "revisionist" attack on FDR Beschloss, Michael R. The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 (2002), Very well written (but scholarly) interpretation Borg, Dorothy and Shumpei Okamoto, eds. Pearl Harbor as History: Japanese- ...

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage and children, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Political career, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Private crises, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Governor of New York: 1928-1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Election as President, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The First New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Second New Deal 1935-36, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The second term, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign policy 1933-41, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The path to war, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Japanese-American internment, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Civil rights and refugees, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Strategy and diplomacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Death and posthumous reputation, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Cabinet members, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Supreme Court appointments, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Online Resources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Primary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II

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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, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word is applied to the inflow of the tide, as opposed to the outflow or "ebb". The Flood, the great Universal Deluge of myth and perhaps o ...

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• Flood - Main causes
• Flood - Flood defenses planning and management
• Flood - Significant modern floods
• Flood - Prevention

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1970s - Environmentalism. The seventies touched off a mainstream affirmation of the environmental issues early activists from the '60s, such as Rachel Carson, warned about. The moon landing that had occurred at the end of the previous decade transmitted back concrete images of the earth as an integrated, life-supporting system and shaped a public willingness to preserve nature. On April 22, 1970, the United States celebrated its first Earth Day in which over two thousand colleges and universities and roughly ten thousand p ...

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1970s, 1970s - Worldwide trends in the Seventies, 1970s - Economy of the Seventies, 1970s - Oil crisis, 1970s - Social movements, 1970s - Environmentalism, 1970s - Feminism, 1970s - Gay rights, 1970s - Culture during the Seventies, 1970s - Emerging social perspectives in the Seventies, 1970s - The Seventies in music, 1970s - The Seventies in cinema, 1970s - The Seventies in television, 1970s - The Seventies in literature, 1970s - The Seventies in architecture, 1970s - The Seventies in science and philosophy, 1970s - The Seventies in sports, 1970s - The Seventies in technology, 1970s - National issues, 1970s - In the Middle East, 1970s - In Africa, 1970s - In India and Pakistan, 1970s - In Southeast Asia, 1970s - In Japan, 1970s - In the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, 1970s - In the United States, 1970s - In the United Kingdom

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Controversy erupted in the cable programming world in the mid-1980s as cable operators began scrambling their programming and charging fees to home satellite dish owners who accessed the same satellite signals cable operators received. Many satellite dish owners were forced to purchase descrambling equipment at a cost of hundreds of dollars in addition to paying monthly or annual subscription fees to cable programming providers. Programming costs for home dish owners were often higher than fees paid by cable subscribers, despite dish owners bei ...

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Home Box Office, Home Box Office - History, Home Box Office - Captain Midnight Attacks, Home Box Office - Slogans, Home Box Office - HBO original programming, Home Box Office - Movies, Home Box Office - Sports, Home Box Office - HBO HD

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There are two types of Rasta religious ceremonies. A reasoning is a simple event where the Rastas gather; smoke "ganja" (marijuana); and discuss ethical, social and religious issues. The person honored by being allowed to light the herb says a short prayer before doing so, and it is always passed in a clockwise fashion. A binghi or grounation is a holiday; the word binghi is believed to refer originally to an ancient, and now extinct, order of militant blacks in eastern Africa that vowed to end oppression. Binghis are marked by much dancing, singing, feasting and the ...

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Rastafari movement, Rastafari movement - Doctrines, Rastafari movement - Afrocentrism, Rastafari movement - Haile Selassie and the Bible, Rastafari movement - Repatriation and Race, Rastafari movement - Church and The Holy Trinity, Rastafari movement - Physical Immortality, Rastafari movement - Homosexuality, Rastafari movement - Reggae Music Expressing Rasta Doctrine, Rastafari movement - Politics, Rastafari movement - Language, Rastafari movement - -isms, Rastafari movement - Ceremonies, Rastafari movement - Symbols, Rastafari movement - Dreadlocks, Rastafari movement - Ganja, Rastafari movement - History of the Rastafari movement, Rastafari movement - Marcus Garvey, Rastafari movement - Early written foundations, Rastafari movement - Early years, Rastafari movement - Visit of Selassie I to Jamaica, Rastafari movement - Walter Rodney, Rastafari movement - Music, Rastafari movement - Popularization and recording, Rastafari movement - Reggae, Rastafari movement - Rastafari Today

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