1977 - April - Article Index

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

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 1977: Encyclopedia - 1977
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). 1977 - Events. January 10 - Major erupt...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - World Anti-communist League: Encyclopedia - World Anti-communist League
The World Anti-Communist League (WACL) (now known as the World League for Freedom and Democracy) is an international right-wing political...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Óscar Romero: Encyclopedia Ii - Óscar Romero - Archbishop
On February 23, 1977 he was surprisingly appointed Archbishop of San Salvador. While this appointment was welcomed in government circles,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of India - Socio-economic Characteristics
Economy of India - Poverty. The National sample survey organisation (NSSO) estimated that 26.1% of the population was living below the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1954: Encyclopedia Ii - 1954 - Events
1954 - January. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Pachelbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Pachelbel - Life
Pachelbel was born in Nuremberg and baptized September 1, 1653, which strongly indicates birth in August. He received early musical train...   » 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 - Alan Hansen: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Hansen - Football Career
Hansen turned down the opportunity to study at university in Aberdeen in order to join his brother John at Partick Thistle for whom he pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently
In between Adams's first trip to Madagascar with Mark Carwardine in 1985, and their series of travels that formed the basis for the radio...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Hulk Hogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Hulk Hogan - In Wrestling
Hulk Hogan - Previous managers. Billy Spears "Classy" Freddie Blassie Jimmy Hart Miss Elizabeth Ted DiBiase Eric Bischoff Hulk Hogan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Namie Amuro: Encyclopedia Ii - Namie Amuro - Discography
Namie Amuro - Singles. Koi no CUTE BEAT / Mr. USA 恋のキュート・ビート / ミスターU.S.A (SUPER MONKEY'S) (16 September 19...   » 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 - 1954: Encyclopedia - 1954
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1954 - Events. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tamil Nadu: Encyclopedia - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories...   » 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 - 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 - David Irving: Encyclopedia Ii - David Irving - Revisionist
In 1977, Irving released his most notorious book, Hitler’s War, the first of his two-part biography on Adolf Hitler. In it, Irving trie...   » 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 - Hulk Hogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Hulk Hogan - Career
Hogan was born to Italian-American Pete Bollea and Ruth Bollea, who is of French, Italian and Panamanian descent. Early in life, Terry Bo...   » 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 - Gloria Estefan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloria Estefan - Discography
Releases with the Miami Sound Machine: Renacer (1977) Miami Sound Machine (1978) Imported (1979) MSM (1980) Otra Vez (1981) Rio (1982) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Nixon: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Nixon - Birth And Early Years
Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California to Francis Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon in a house his father built from a kit purcha...   » 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 - Barbara Kingsolver: Encyclopedia Ii - Barbara Kingsolver - Literary Themes
Social justice is an important theme in the work The Bean Trees, and throughout her novels. In this novel the main character, Taylor, mee...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - David Cassidy: Encyclopedia - David Cassidy
David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American actor and musician who starred in the television series The Partridge Family fro...   » 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 - Fantasia Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Fantasia Film - Music Program
The musical pieces used in the film: Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 (Stokowski's own transcription for s...   » 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 - Weekly World News: Encyclopedia Ii - Weekly World News - Description
The WWN claims it always prints the truth (typical slogan: "Nothing but the truth: The Weekly World News!"). So many of the stories are s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In Korea: Encyclopedia - Christianity In Korea
Over the past few decades, the world has witnessed the dramatic growth of the Christian faith in South Korea. Almost a third of the popul...   » 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 - London Underground: Encyclopedia Ii - London Underground - History
London Underground - Beginnings. The Metropolitan Railway, the first section of the London Underground, ran between Paddington and Farr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immanuel Velikovsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Immanuel Velikovsky - Biography
Immanuel Velikovsky was born in Vitebsk in what is today Belarus. He learned several languages as a child, performed exceptionally well i...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Shroud Of Turin: Encyclopedia Ii - Shroud Of Turin - The Shroud In The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, owners of the shroud, have made no pronouncements claiming it is Christ's burial shroud, or that it is a forgery. Th...   » 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 - Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia - Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF or by some of its supporters The Peoples Army) is a loyalist paramilitar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Littlejohn: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Littlejohn - Opinions
Littlejohn frequently denounces asylum seekers, homosexuals and single parents, whom he sees as part of a "politically correct" elite, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - America's Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - America's Cup - Deed Of Gift
Introduction and Brief History of the Deed of Gift The Deed of Gift is the primary instrument that governs the America's Cup regatta. The...   » 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 - 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 - Los Angeles Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Los Angeles Times - History
The paper was first published as the Los Angeles Daily Times on December 4, 1881, but soon went bankrupt. The paper's printer, the Mirror...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Donald Trump: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Trump - Education
At the age of thirteen, Donald's parents sent him to the New York Military Academy hoping to channel his energy and assertiveness in a po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pluto: Encyclopedia - Pluto
Pluto is the ninth planet in the solar system. Discovered in 1930 and immediately classified as a planet, its status is currently under d...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Gloria Estefan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloria Estefan - Charity
In early 2005, Estefan participated in two charity concerts to aid the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami. She sang "There's Always Tomorr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Đorđe Balašević: Encyclopedia Ii - Đorđe Balašević - Music
His rich narratives are marked by nostalgia and saturated in gentle moods. He was influenced by poets such as his native Mika Antić and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Reacting And Adapting To The Postmodern World C. 1960 And Later
By the 1960s and 1970s, as a consequence of its massive, international growth in the post-World War II era, the Church was no longer prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pet Shop Boys: Encyclopedia Ii - Pet Shop Boys - Discography
Studio albums by Pet Shop Boys include: Please (1986) Actually (1987) Introspective (1988) Behaviour (1990) Very (1993) Bilingual (1996)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean War: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean War - Depiction
Korean War - Artistic depiction. Artist Pablo Picasso's painting Massacre in Korea (1951) depicted violence against civilians during th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science Fiction On Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Science Fiction On Television - Japanese Television Science Fiction
Known for meticulous use of miniatures and hundreds of sci-fi themed anime, Japan has a long history of producing science fiction series ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 - Events
1977 - January. January 10 - Major eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Zaire. January 17 - Gary Gilmore executed by a firing squad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 - Deaths
1977 - January-March. January 2 - Errol Garner, American musician (b. 1921) January 14 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 - Births
1977 - January-March. January 7 - Dustin Diamond, American actor January 8 - Amber Benson, American actress January 13 - Orlando Bloom...   » Read the article