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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 1976 - April | | | | |  1976 - April: 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 scattered on missionary efforts and in support of Smith's presidential campaign. Historian D. Michael Quinn quotes Brigham Young's initial concern after Smith's murder: "The first thing which I thought of was, whether Joseph had taken the keys of the kingdom with him from the earth." Without "the keys of the kingdom", that is, the appropriate Priesthood authority, Young recognized the possibility t ...
See also:Joseph Smith Jr., Joseph Smith Jr. - Biography, Joseph Smith Jr. - Early life family and religious experiences, Joseph Smith Jr. - 1827 to 1831, Joseph Smith Jr. - Life in Kirtland Ohio, Joseph Smith Jr. - Life in Missouri, Joseph Smith Jr. - Life in Nauvoo Illinois, Joseph Smith Jr. - Smith's legacy, Joseph Smith Jr. - After Smith's death, Joseph Smith Jr. - Succession, Joseph Smith Jr. - Major teachings, Joseph Smith Jr. - Christianity, Joseph Smith Jr. - Nature Of God, Joseph Smith Jr. - Immortality Eternity and the Purpose of Life, Joseph Smith Jr. - Families, Joseph Smith Jr. - Resurrection, Joseph Smith Jr. - The Word Of Wisdom, Joseph Smith Jr. - The Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith Jr. - The Gathering Of Israel, Joseph Smith Jr. - Family History, Joseph Smith Jr. - Articles of Faith, Joseph Smith Jr. - Major prophecies, Joseph Smith Jr. - Notes, Joseph Smith Jr. - Bibliography Read more here: » Joseph Smith Jr.: Encyclopedia II - Joseph Smith Jr. - Smith's legacy |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 liberation movements under foreign occupation, to the various terrorist groups such as the Red Brigades, and communist guerillas in Central America. As their funding and armament in the 20th century came almost entirely from the Soviet Union, Maoist China (1949-1976) and other Marxist-Leninist states, many of these organizations declined in their activities during the 1990s, as th ...
See also:Militia, Militia - Australia, Militia - Canada, Militia - Germany, Militia - Switzerland, Militia - United Kingdom, Militia - United States, Militia - U.S. organized private citizens militias, Militia - Left wing militia, Militia - Efficacy of militias against modern armies, Militia - List of militias, Militia - Official army units, Militia - State sponsored militias, Militia - Private militias Read more here: » Militia: Encyclopedia II - Militia - Left wing militia |
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| | | | | | 1976 - April: 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 alcoholic father John S. Gacy. He worked briefly in Las Vegas, Nevada, before returning to Illinois. He attended a business college and began a moderately successful career as a shoe salesman in Springfield, Illinois, where he became a prominent member of the Jaycees. In 1964 he married and moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where he managed a Kentucky Fried Chicken re ...
See also:John Wayne Gacy, John Wayne Gacy - Life, John Wayne Gacy - Trial and Execution, John Wayne Gacy - Cultural References Read more here: » John Wayne Gacy: Encyclopedia II - John Wayne Gacy - Life |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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, which was considered a middle class club, and in later years an upper class club, like most clubs of that time. IFK became popular amongst the working class which created a fierce rivalry as the supporters not only supported different teams, they were also belonging to different social classes. During this time, in the early 20th century, supporters were supposed to act as gentlemen, applaud ...
See also:IFK Göteborg, IFK Göteborg - History, IFK Göteborg - Colours and badge, IFK Göteborg - Stadium, IFK Göteborg - Supporters, IFK Göteborg - Current squad, IFK Göteborg - Noted players, IFK Göteborg - Noted managers, IFK Göteborg - Achievements, IFK Göteborg - Records Read more here: » IFK Göteborg: Encyclopedia II - IFK Göteborg - Supporters |
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| | | | | | 1976 - April: 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 (permanent residence). Among Tianjin permanent residents, 5.56 million were urban, and 3.76 million were rural. [4]
The majority of Tianjin residents are Han Chinese. Minorities include Hui, Koreans, Manchus, and Mongols.
Does not include members of the People's Liberation Army in active service.
Source: 2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料， ...
See also:Tianjin, Tianjin - History, Tianjin - Geography, Tianjin - Administrative divisions, Tianjin - Economy, Tianjin - Demographics, Tianjin - Culture, Tianjin - Stereotypes, Tianjin - Transportation, Tianjin - Rail, Tianjin - Roads and expressways, Tianjin - Air, Tianjin - Public transit, Tianjin - Tourism, Tianjin - Sports teams, Tianjin - Education, Tianjin - Colleges and Universities, Tianjin - High Schools, Tianjin - City partnerships, Tianjin - Astronomical phenomena, Tianjin - Sister City Read more here: » Tianjin: Encyclopedia II - Tianjin - Demographics |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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, twins, on 15 August 1953.
Her son, Sir Mark Thatcher, has been dogged by a series of controversies from 1982 when he went missing in the Sahara Desert to January 2005 when he was fined three million rand and received a four-year suspended jail sentence in South Africa over funding an aircraft intended for use in a planned coup d'etat in Equatorial Guinea.
Her daughter, the journalist and commentator Hon. Carol Thatcher, won the fifth series of the British realit ...
See also:Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher - Early life and education, Margaret Thatcher - Political career between 1950 and 1970, Margaret Thatcher - In Heath's Cabinet, Margaret Thatcher - As Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher - As Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher - 1979–1983, Margaret Thatcher - 1983–1987, Margaret Thatcher - 1987–1990, Margaret Thatcher - Fall from power, Margaret Thatcher - Post-political career, Margaret Thatcher - Legacy, Margaret Thatcher - Family life, Margaret Thatcher - Titles and honours, Margaret Thatcher - Titles from birth, Margaret Thatcher - Honours Read more here: » Margaret Thatcher: Encyclopedia II - Margaret Thatcher - Family life |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 Northern Italy, in the province of Pordenone. Gioachino Rosa emigrated to Kentucky, United States in 1915 just after the birth of his son Hugo Rosa. Hugo Rosa was later married in Kentucky. His wife was born to a German American father and a mother with both Scottish and Irish ancestry.
Hugo Rosa and his wife became parents to Keno Don Hugo Rosa on June 29, 1951. The boy was named after both his father and grandfather. Gioachino was called 'Keno' for short.
See also:Don Rosa, Don Rosa - History, Don Rosa - Childhood, Don Rosa - First Cartoons, Don Rosa - Marriage, Don Rosa - Working for Gladstone, Don Rosa - Working for Egmont, Don Rosa - His Work, Don Rosa - Drawing style, Don Rosa - Carl Barks, Don Rosa - D.U.C.K., Don Rosa - Mickeys, Don Rosa - Awards Read more here: » Don Rosa: Encyclopedia II - Don Rosa - History |
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| | | | | | 1976 - April: 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 and taught a class called "The Black Experience in America." [4]
At age 15, Rice began classes with the goal of becoming a concert pianist. Her plans changed when she noticed that she played not well enough for an international career due to a lack of talent and sufficient practice according to her own statements [5] .When she attended a course on international politics taught by Josef Korbel, the f ...
See also:Condoleezza Rice, Condoleezza Rice - Childhood, Condoleezza Rice - Education, Condoleezza Rice - Academic career, Condoleezza Rice - Business career, Condoleezza Rice - Political career, Condoleezza Rice - Early phase, Condoleezza Rice - National Security Advisor 2001–2005, Condoleezza Rice - Secretary of State 2005-present, Condoleezza Rice - Future prospects, Condoleezza Rice - Trivia, Condoleezza Rice - Sources Read more here: » Condoleezza Rice: Encyclopedia II - Condoleezza Rice - Education |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 to Former Kennedy Center President Lawrence J. Wilker, "Richard Pryor was selected as the first recipient of the new Mark Twain Prize because as a stand-up comic, writer, and actor, he struck a chord, and a nerve, with America, forcing it to look at large social questions of race and the more tragicomic aspects of the human condition. Though uncompromising in his wit, Pryor, like Twain, projects a generosity of spirit that unites us. They were both trenchant social criti ...
See also:Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor - Early life and career, Richard Pryor - Mainstream success, Richard Pryor - The freebasing incident and its aftermath, Richard Pryor - Later life, Richard Pryor - Death, Richard Pryor - Remembrance and legacy, Richard Pryor - Personal, Richard Pryor - Discography, Richard Pryor - Compilations and repackagings, Richard Pryor - Filmography Read more here: » Richard Pryor: Encyclopedia II - Richard Pryor - Later life |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 revolutionary army overthrows a traditional government and creates a new bureaucratic elite. Breakthrough coups are generally led by non-commissioned officers (NCOs) or junior officers and only happen once. Examples include China in 1911, Egypt in 1952, Greece in 1967 and Liberia in 1980.
Guardian coups - These coups have been described as musical chairs. The stated aim ...
See also:Coup d'état, Coup d'état - History, Coup d'état - Recent forms of coup, Coup d'état - Types of coups, Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 19th century, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 20th century, Coup d'état - Recent coups and coup attempts, Coup d'état - Currently-serving leaders who came to power via coups, Coup d'état - Reference Read more here: » Coup d'état: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - Types of coups |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 (1935)
Gabriel Figueroa - Cinematography.
El jinete fantasma (1967)
Pedro Páramo (1967)
Domingo salvaje (1966)
El escapulario (1966)
¡Viva Benito Canales! (1965)
Cargamento prohibido (1965)
See also:Gabriel Figueroa, Gabriel Figueroa - Trivia, Gabriel Figueroa - Films in Mexico, Gabriel Figueroa - Camera operation, Gabriel Figueroa - Cinematography, Gabriel Figueroa - Lights, Gabriel Figueroa - Still photography, Gabriel Figueroa - Films in Hollywood, Gabriel Figueroa - Camera operation, Gabriel Figueroa - Cinematography, Gabriel Figueroa - Awards Read more here: » Gabriel Figueroa: Encyclopedia II - Gabriel Figueroa - Films in Mexico |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 the early days of The Troubles they operated openly in uniform wearing the SAS sand-coloured beret with the winged dagger cap badge. They were involved in Operation Flavius in Gibraltar in which three unarmed IRA members (including a woman) were killed. The three killed had been intending to detonate a bomb during a ceremonial event. According to the soldiers involved, they moved their hands to their pockets ...
See also:Special Air Service, Special Air Service - Organisation, Special Air Service - Function, Special Air Service - Selection and Training, Special Air Service - Special Forces Briefing Course 2 days, Special Air Service - Fitness and navigation 4 weeks, Special Air Service - Initial continuation training 4 weeks, Special Air Service - Jungle training 6 weeks, Special Air Service - Combat survival 4 weeks, Special Air Service - Passing selection, Special Air Service - Specialist training, Special Air Service - Secrecy, Special Air Service - Insignia, Special Air Service - 1941-1945, Special Air Service - 1946-1979, Special Air Service - 1980-2001, Special Air Service - 2002-2005, Special Air Service - Northern Ireland, Special Air Service - Battle Honours, Special Air Service - The SAS in popular culture, Special Air Service - Other Special Forces based on the SAS Read more here: » Special Air Service: Encyclopedia II - Special Air Service - Northern Ireland |
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| | | | | | | 1976 - April: 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, Mk II, etc.) The "gap" in the numbering, Mk VI, refers to the series of concerts performed with Joe Satriani on guitar, when Ritchie Blackmore quit the band halfway through the tour in 1994. This is the only lineup for which no official recordings have yet been released.
Deep Purple - Studio Albums.
Mk I
Shades of Deep Purple, September 1968 #24 US ...
See also:Deep Purple, Deep Purple - Pre-History, Deep Purple - The Dawn of Purple, Deep Purple - Top of the World, Deep Purple - The Reunion, Deep Purple - Revival, Deep Purple - Deep Purple and Heavy Metal, Deep Purple - Personnel and discography, Deep Purple - Studio Albums, Deep Purple - Live Albums, Deep Purple - Compilation Albums, Deep Purple - Hit singles Read more here: » Deep Purple: Encyclopedia II - Deep Purple - Personnel and discography |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam - Culture Main article: Culture of Vietnam
In its early history, Vietnamese writing used Chinese characters. In the 16th century, the Vietnamese developed their own set of characters called Chữ Nôm. The celebrated epic Đoạn trường tân thanh (or Truyện Kiều) by Nguyễn Du is written in Chữ Nôm. During the French colonial period, Quốc Ngữ, the romanized Vietnamese alphabet representation of spoken Vietnamese, became popular ...
See also:Vietnam, Vietnam - Terminology, Vietnam - History, Vietnam - Politics, Vietnam - Provinces, Vietnam - Geography, Vietnam - Economy, Vietnam - Demographics, Vietnam - Religion, Vietnam - Minorities, Vietnam - Percentage of ethnic Vietnamese, Vietnam - Languages, Vietnam - Culture Read more here: » Vietnam: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam - Culture |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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 planning and began introducing market elements as part of a broad economic reform package called "đổi mới" ("Renovation").
In many ways, this followed the Chinese model and achieved similar results. On the one hand, Vietnam achieved around 8% annual GDP growth from 1990 to 1997 and continued at around 7% from 2000 to 2002, making it the world's second-fastest growing economy. Simultaneously, investment grew three-fo ...
See also:Vietnam, Vietnam - Terminology, Vietnam - History, Vietnam - Politics, Vietnam - Provinces, Vietnam - Geography, Vietnam - Economy, Vietnam - Demographics, Vietnam - Religions, Vietnam - Minorities, Vietnam - Percentage of ethnic Vietnamese, Vietnam - Languages, Vietnam - Culture, Vietnam - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Vietnam: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam - Economy |
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| | | | | 1976 - April: 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, his mother a descendent of the famous Visconti family of Milan. In Hannibal he is said to be a cousin of the artist Balthus. He had a younger sister named Mischa.
When Lecter was six, a group of German deserters retreating from Russia shelled his family's estate, killing his parents and most of the servants. Lecter, his sister, and other local children were rounded ...
See also:Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal Lecter - Biography, Hannibal Lecter - Early life and murder spree, Hannibal Lecter - Helping the FBI, Hannibal Lecter - Winning Clarice, Hannibal Lecter - Appearance, Hannibal Lecter - Lecter as Cultural Figure, Hannibal Lecter - Related References Read more here: » Hannibal Lecter: Encyclopedia II - Hannibal Lecter - Biography |
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