1975 - June - Article Index

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 - 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

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 - June 7: Encyclopedia Ii - June 7 - Births
June 7 - 1529 to 1899. 1529 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters (d. 1615) 1761 - John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 5: Encyclopedia Ii - June 5 - Deaths
June 5 - 535 to 1899. 535 - Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople 1017 - Sanjo, Emperor of Japan (b. 976) 1118 - R...   » 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 - 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 - Ariel Sharon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ariel Sharon - Political Career
When Sharon joined Begin's government he had relatively little political experience. He avoided Begin's Herut party in the 1940s and 1950...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bangladesh Awami League: Encyclopedia Ii - Bangladesh Awami League - Post Independence
The party is now headed by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Awami League has been in government for two...   » 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 - 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 - God Save The Queen: Encyclopedia Ii - God Save The Queen - Use Elsewhere
God Save the Queen was the very first song to be used as a national anthem (although the Netherlands' national anthem, the Wilhelmus, is ...   » 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 - British Sitcom: Encyclopedia Ii - British Sitcom - Some Popular British Sitcoms
A selection of the hundreds of British situation comedies that have been made: Absolutely Fabulous 1992 - 2003 Absolute Power 2003 - All...   » 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 - 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 - Brighton: Encyclopedia Ii - Brighton - Piers
The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier, generally known as the Palace Pier before being unofficially renamed by its current owners as Bright...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Reinhard Heydrich: Encyclopedia Ii - Reinhard Heydrich - Jewish Ancestry
Since Heydrich's death, historical evidence has come to light that Heydrich may very well have had a Jewish grandparent and that this fac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diana Princess Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Diana Princess Of Wales - Family And Marriage
Diana's family, the Spencers, had been close to the British Royal Family for decades. Her maternal grandmother, Ruth, Lady Fermoy, was a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Wuorinen: Encyclopedia - Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938 in New York City) is an American composer. Co-founder of the Group for Contemporary Music, Wuorinen w...   » 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 - Michelle Phillips: Encyclopedia - Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She was born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ōu Main Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Ōu Main Line - Timeline
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 Li...   » 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 - 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 - John Norman: Encyclopedia Ii - John Norman - Books
Science fiction: Chronicles of Gor (also Chronicles of Counter-Earth) (1967-2001) The Telnarian Histories (1991-1993) Historical fictio...   » 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 - Curtis Mayfield: Encyclopedia - Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an African American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist prob...   » 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 - Morocco: Encyclopedia Ii - Morocco - History
Main article: History of Morocco Morocco's indigenous people are called the Berbers. The old name of Morocco was Mauretania. There have b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Australians - Population
As at June 2001, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated the total resident indigenous population to be 458,500 (2.4% of Australia'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wireless Energy Transfer: Encyclopedia - Wireless Energy Transfer
Wireless energy transfer is the transfer of electromagnetic energy for power to do work via conduction and/or induction without a physica...   » 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 - Southern Cross Ten: Encyclopedia Ii - Southern Cross Ten - Northern Nsw
Southern Cross Ten's forerunner in Northern NSW, Northern Rivers Television, began life as two different stations: RTN-8 Lismore, which ...   » 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 - 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 - Alice Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Alice Cooper - 1970s
In 1970, the band teamed up with fledgling producer Bob Ezrin on their album entitled Love It to Death. This was the first of more than 1...   » 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 - Raf Greenham Common: Encyclopedia Ii - Raf Greenham Common - The Cold War
In the post World War II years the United States Strategic Air Command was based at three major airfields in eastern England; RAF Lakenhe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Artist: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Artist - Discography
For a detailed listing of albums, singles, and production/songwriting work Prince has done for other musicians, please see Prince discogr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chien-shiung Wu: Encyclopedia - Chien-shiung Wu
Chien-Shiung Wu (吳健雄 Pinyin: Wú Jiànxíong) (May 31, 1912–February 16, 1997) was a female Chinese American physicist with an ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Schnoebelen: Encyclopedia - William Schnoebelen
William ('Bill') Schnoebelen is an American Fundamentalist Christian who claims that he was once a Satanist. He was born in a devout Roma...   » 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 - 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 - Zeppelin: Encyclopedia Ii - Zeppelin - Principal Characteristics
The most important feature of Zeppelin's design is a slim, rigid aluminium alloy skeleton, made of rings and longitudinal girders. The ad...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Vodka: Encyclopedia Ii - Vodka - Differences In Taste Between Brands
Many vodka consumers claim they can tell a difference in taste between different brands. To test this ability the ABC News program 20/20 ...   » 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 - Brighton: Encyclopedia Ii - Brighton - Early History
While any British history predating the first mentions by literate Romans is, by definition, consigned to an obscured landscape known int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaia Theory Science: Encyclopedia - Gaia Theory Science
Gaia theory is a class of scientific models of the geo-biosphere in which life as a whole fosters and maintains suitable conditions for i...   » 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 - Amherst College: Encyclopedia Ii - Amherst College - History
Founded in 1821, Amherst was intended to be a successor to both Williams College, which was then struggling to remain open, and Amherst A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madagascar: Encyclopedia Ii - Madagascar - Ecology
Madagascar's long isolation from the neighboring continents has resulted in a unique mix of plants and animals, many found nowhere else i...   » 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 - 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 - Ley Line: Encyclopedia - Ley Line
Ley lines are alignments of a number of places of geographical interest, such as ancient megaliths. Their existence was first suggested i...   » 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 - Andrey Vlasov: Encyclopedia - Andrey Vlasov
General Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Власов; alternative transliterations of his names appea...   » 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 - Pointer Sisters: Encyclopedia Ii - Pointer Sisters - The Height Of Their Success
Over the next few years they achieved their greatest commercial success and continued to demonstrate their versatility. In 1980 the mediu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alban Berg: Encyclopedia - Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese Schoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andy Kaufman: Encyclopedia Ii - Andy Kaufman - Rebirth
Since the passing of this date, there have been unsubstantiated reports claiming that Kaufman is back from the dead and has a blog appare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Capitol: Encyclopedia - United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the capitol building which serves as home for Congress, the legislative branch of the United States federal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Pistols: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex Pistols - Influences And Legacy
The Sex Pistols remain influential, however, both for their musical style and in terms of their influence on the British cultural landsca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michel Foucault: Encyclopedia Ii - Michel Foucault - Criticisms Of Foucault
Many thinkers have criticized Foucault, ranging from Charles Taylor, Noam Chomsky, Camille Paglia, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, and...   » 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 - Omaha Nebraska: Encyclopedia Ii - Omaha Nebraska - Transportation
Omaha's Eppley Airfield serves much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Eppley is situated near Carter Lake, which is part of Iowa and ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Sikkim: Encyclopedia Ii - Sikkim - Infrastructure
Roads in Sikkim are in a poor condition because most are exposed to landslides and flooding by nearby streams. The roads are maintained b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gore Vidal: Encyclopedia Ii - Gore Vidal - Biography
He was born Eugene Luther Vidal in West Point, New York, the son of Eugene Vidal and Nina Gore. His birth took place at the United States...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Somalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Somalia - Geography
Main article: Geography of Somalia Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator between the Gulf of Aden on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kirk Douglas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kirk Douglas - Early Life
Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York to Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, poor Belarusian Jewish parents (who cam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cricket Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cricket Topics - Grounds
List of cricket topics - Australia. See also: List of cricket grounds in Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sydney Cricket Ground...   » 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 - 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 - George Foreman: Encyclopedia Ii - George Foreman - Comeback
In 1987, he surprised the boxing world by announcing a comeback. For his first fight back, he went to Sacramento, California, where he be...   » 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 - 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 - Chien-shiung Wu: Encyclopedia Ii - Chien-shiung Wu - China
Although her ancestral family home is Taicang (in Jiangsu Province), Wu was born in Shanghai. Her father, Wu Zhongyi (吳仲裔), was a p...   » 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 - Tamil Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Tamil Language - Examples
A sample passage in Tamil script with a Romanised transcription: ஆசிரியர் வகுப்பறையுள் நுழ...   » 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 - 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 - Exeter: Encyclopedia Ii - Exeter - History
The Latin name for Exeter, Isca Dumnoniorum , suggests that the city was originally a Celtic oppidum, or town, on the banks on the River ...   » 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 - New York Yankees: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Yankees - Controversy
It is a heated debate whether the Yankees' free-spending is positive or negative for baseball, and whether a strict salary cap would make...   » 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 - 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 - 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