1976 - April - Article Index

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Doris Day: Encyclopedia Ii - Doris Day - Biography
Day was born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff in Evanston, Ohio to German immigrants. The second of two children, she was named "Doris" afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia - 1976
1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1976 - Events. January 12 - UN Security Council...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga And Diabetes: The Effects Of Exercise And Yoga On Diabetes - A Clinical Research (part Ii Of Ii)
Many studies have reported the beneficial effect of the practice of yoga on diabetes. Some studies have mentioned up to 65 percent benefi...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - 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 - Christopher Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Adams - Early Career
Before entering professional wrestling, Chris was involved in judo exclusively for 12 years, beginning at the age of 11. Chris and younge...   » 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 - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Adopted Children
Joan adopted six children, according to L.A. Times articles from the time, though she kept only four. The first was Christina (born June ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lake Burley Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Lake Burley Griffin - Captain Cook Memorial
The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the Commonwealth Government to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's first sig...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Early Life
She was born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, the third child of Thomas E. LeSueur (1868-1938) and Anna Bell Johnson (1884-1958...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1998: Encyclopedia Ii - 1998 - Nobel Prizes
1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ... See also:1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - Ja...   » 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 - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Marriages
In 1929 at the time she wed her first husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Crawford bought a mansion at 426 North Bristol Avenue in Brentwood,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Subsequent Life
After his retirement as President, K. R. Narayanan, along his wife Usha, lived his remaining years in a modest bungalow (34, Prithviraj R...   » 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 - 1923: Encyclopedia - 1923
1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1923 - Events. January 1 - Grouping of all UK ...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Usage
Longbows were difficult to master because the force required to draw the bow was very high by modern standards. Though the draw weight of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boris And Arkady Strugatsky: Encyclopedia - Boris And Arkady Strugatsky
The two brothers Arkady (Арка́дий, August 28, 1925 – October 12, 1991) and Boris (Бори́с, born April 14, 1933) Strugatsky...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rouen: Encyclopedia Ii - Rouen - Miscellaneous
Rouen - Transportation. Rouen is served by a light metro system opened in 1994. Rouen - Education. École Supérieure de Commerce de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlos Menem: Encyclopedia - Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Pero...   » 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 - Concorde: Encyclopedia Ii - Concorde - Aircraft Histories
Only 20 Concordes were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. These were: Two prototypes Two pre-production aircraft ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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 - Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam - Politics
Main article: Politics of Vietnam The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is governed through a highly centralized system dominated by the Comm...   » 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 - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Transportation
Tianjin - Rail. There are several railway stations in the city, Tianjin Railway Station being the principal one. It was built in 1888, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnam - Politics
Main article: Politics of Vietnam The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is governed through a highly centralized system dominated by the Comm...   » 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 - 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 - George Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - George Washington - Early Life
According to the Julian calendar, Washington was born on February 11, 1731; according to the Gregorian calendar, which was adopted during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernie Eves: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernie Eves - Premier
Eves was sworn in as Ontario's 23rd Premier on April 15, 2002, and returned to the legislature as the member for Dufferin—Peel—Wellin...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Joseph Smith Jr.: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Smith Jr. - Smith's Legacy
Joseph Smith Jr. - After Smith's death. Smith's death created a crisis. Their charismatic founder was dead and their hierarchy was scat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Militia: Encyclopedia Ii - Militia - Left Wing Militia
The left wing militias generally consider themselves to be freedom fighters and run the gamut of leftist causes, from the national libera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolph Rupp: Encyclopedia - Adolph Rupp
Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901 - December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college b...   » 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 - Ifk Göteborg: Encyclopedia Ii - Ifk Göteborg - Supporters
Main article: Supporterklubben Änglarna Before the foundation of IFK Göteborg, the dominant club in the Gothenburg area was Örgryte IS...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bart Conner: Encyclopedia Ii - Bart Conner - Early Career
Conner, who participated in many sports as a child, started gymnastics at the age of ten, after a school physical education coach noticed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tianjin: Encyclopedia Ii - Tianjin - Demographics
At the end of 2004, the population of Tianjin Municipality was 10.24 million, of which 9.33 million were holders of Tianjin hukou (perman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Margaret Thatcher: Encyclopedia Ii - Margaret Thatcher - Family Life
Lady Thatcher's husband, Sir Denis Thatcher, died in June 2003. The couple had been married for fifty-two years and had two children, twi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Don Rosa: Encyclopedia Ii - Don Rosa - History
The name Don Rosa originates from Italy. His grandfather, Gioachino Rosa, lived in Moniago, a small village at the foot of the Alps in No...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - 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 - 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 - Coup D'état: Encyclopedia Ii - Coup D'état - Types Of Coups
Samuel P. Huntington has divided coups into three types (ignoring Luttwak's non-military coups) Breakthrough coups - In which a revoluti...   » 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 - Special Air Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Special Air Service - Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the SAS was involved from the early days in what became known as 'The Troubles', which started in 1969. Indeed, in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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 - Pat Tillman: Encyclopedia Ii - Pat Tillman - Anti-war Revelations
In the September 25, 2005 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, a front page story revealed Tillman's views were more complex...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Carl Hiaasen: Encyclopedia - Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen [pronounced "hiya-sun"] (born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. Born and raised in Plantation, Florida...   » 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 - Parliament Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Parliament Of The United Kingdom - History
In the medieval period there were three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, and these developed separate parliaments. The 1707 Act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalimpong: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalimpong - Economy
The most significant contributor to the Kalimpong economy is tourism. The summer and spring seasons are the most popular with tourists, k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barack Obama: Encyclopedia Ii - Barack Obama - Early Life
Barack Obama was born at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii to Harvard University-educated economist Barack Hussein Obama, Sr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Micronation: Encyclopedia Ii - Micronation - Recent Examples
One of the most recent examples of a micronation is the "Königreich Kreuzberg" (Kingdom of Kreuzberg) which was founded in 2002 by Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andre Norton: Encyclopedia Ii - Andre Norton - Biography
The parents of Alice Mary Norton were Adalbert Freely Norton, owner of a rug company, and Bertha Stemm. She began writing at the Collinwo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian Mulroney: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian Mulroney - Legacy
Mulroney's legacy is a complicated one, and even as of 2006 remains one heavily based on emotion. Mulroney makes the case that his once r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Hitchcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Hitchcock - Filmography
(all dates are for release) Alfred Hitchcock - Silent films. No. 13 (Unfinished, also known as Mrs. Peabody) (1922) Always Tell Your W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - End Times: Encyclopedia - End Times
The end times are, in one version of Judeo-Christian eschatology and in Islam, a time of tribulation that will precede the Second Coming ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Concorde: Encyclopedia Ii - Concorde - Possible Replacement
In November 2003, European aviation company EADS (the company behind Airbus) announced that it was considering working with Japanese comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 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 - Romania: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania - Gallery
Palace of Culture, Iaşi Palatul Parlamentului, Bucharest Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest The University, Bucharest Orthodox Cathedral, Clu...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 1976: Encyclopedia Ii - 1976 - Deaths
1976 - January. January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898) January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia Ii - 1976 - Events
1976 - January. January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976: Encyclopedia Ii - 1976 - Births
1976 - January. January 2 - Paz Vega, Spanish actress January 6 - Danny Pintauro, American actor January 7 - Éric Gagné, Canadian Ma...   » Read the article