Encyclopedia - 1980s: Encyclopedia - 1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980s - People
1980s - World Leaders. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (Austria) Chancellor Fred Sinowatz (Austria) Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (Austria) Prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - Adult Education
Education in the People's Republic of China - Role in Modernization. Because only 4 percent of the nation's middle-school graduates are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Owen: Encyclopedia - Chris Owen
There are several notable people with the name Chris Owen , including; Chris Owen - (born 1980) American actor Chris Owen - (born 1944)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fame: Encyclopedia - Fame
Fame may refer to a number of different topics, including: Fame, the condition of being known to the general public. See: List of peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Coast Guard: Encyclopedia - United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the coast guard of the United States. One of the seven uniformed services of the United States, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambient House: Encyclopedia - Ambient House
Ambient house, a mix between house music and ambient music is a music style that describes itself as dreamy, chill out and quiet music. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aja: Encyclopedia - Aja
Aja may refer to: An Orisha in Yoruba mythology. See Aja (Yoruba mythology) A group of people living in Benin. See Aja people. The langu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia - Van Morrison
George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born August 31, 1945) is a British singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He plays a variety o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 24 Hour Party People: Encyclopedia - 24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People is a 2002 film about Manchester's popular music community from 1977 to 1997, and specifically about Factory Records....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guan: Encyclopedia - Guan
Guan(ch 關, 関, 关) is a Chinese family name rendered in Cantonese as Kwan. Several English spellings also exist, such as Quan, Quon, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalit Theology: Encyclopedia - Dalit Theology
Dalit theology is a branch of Christian theology that emerged among the Dalit caste in India in the 1980s. It shares a number of themes w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals: Encyclopedia - People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980 as a non-profi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - Primary Education
Education in the People's Republic of China - Primary Schools. The development of primary education, in so vast a country as the PRC, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - Education Policy
During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), higher education in particular suffered tremendous losses; the system was shut down, and a ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - Secondary Education
Education in the People's Republic of China - Middle Schools. Secondary education in mainland China has a complicated history. In the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - The Education System
To provide for its population in mainland China, the PRC has a vast and varied school system. There are preschools, kindergartens, school...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - Higher Education
Education in the People's Republic of China - Background. Higher education reflects the changes in political policies that have occurre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Education In The People's Republic Of China - Teachers
Among the most pressing problems facing education reformers was the scarcity of qualified teachers, which has led to a serious stunting o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Changes In Polish Society
The Communist years in Poland saw many dramatic changes, both political and social. There were a number of shifts in the social class com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - The End Of Communist Rule 1980–1990
In September 1980, the increasingly frail Gierek was removed from office and replaced as Party leader by Stanisław Kania. Kania made the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - The Gierek Era 1970–1980
Gierek, like Gomułka in 1956, came to power on a raft of promises that now everything would be different: wages would rise, prices would...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Creation Of The People's Republic Of Poland 1945–1956
History of Poland 1945–1989 - Wartime devastation. Poland suffered enormous losses during World War II. While in 1939 Poland had 35.1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1945–1989: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1945–1989 - Communist Reform 1956–1970
History of Poland 1945–1989 - De-Stalinization. Stalin had died in 1953. Between 1953 and 1958 Nikita Khrushchev out manouvered his r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Political Divisions Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Political Divisions Of China - People's Republic Of China
The communist forces initially held parts of Manchuria and northern China at the start of the Chinese civil war. By late 1949, they contr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Divisions
Nintendo - First-party. Nintendo EAD Tokyo — Youngest group inside Nintendo; responsible for Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. Nintendo Ente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Community High School Ann Arbor Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Community High School Ann Arbor Michigan - Merger With Earthworks
Through the mid-1970s, CHS was not the only alternative high school in Ann Arbor. Earthworks High School, a smaller school with an even m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - History
Nintendo - 1889–1968. Nintendo started as a small Japanese business by Fusajiro Yamauchi near the end of 1889 as Nintendo Koppai. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - History
Nintendo - 1889–1968. Nintendo started as a small Japanese business by Fusajiro Yamauchi near the end of 1889 as Nintendo Koppai. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Divisions
Nintendo - First-party. Main article: Nintendo development divisions Nintendo EAD Tokyo — Youngest group inside Nintendo; responsi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Unauthorized Brand Use In The Philippines
In the Philippines, an electronics retailing chain operates under Nintendo's name, apparently illegal in nature since the Nintendo brand ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Community
From 1995 to 1997, Nintendo's American community was hosted by AOL and called the Loudhouse. In 1997, the company paid for a very small B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Unauthorized Brand Use In The Philippines
In the Philippines, an electronics retailing chain operates under Nintendo's name, apparently illegal in nature since the Nintendo brand ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - More Consoles
Nintendo - Nintendo 64. In 1995, Nintendo released a third console, the Nintendo 64 (N64), which featured vastly improved three dimensi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Other Consoles
Nintendo - Nintendo 64. Main article: Nintendo 64 In 1996, Nintendo released a third console, the Nintendo 64 (N64), which featured v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Policies
Nintendo - Emulation. Nintendo is known for a "no tolerance" stance against emulation of its video games and consoles. It claims that m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Policies
Nintendo - Emulation. Nintendo is known for a "no tolerance" stance against emulation of its video games and consoles. It claims that m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Community High School Ann Arbor Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Community High School Ann Arbor Michigan - Early History
By the early 1970s, Ann Arbor had developed as reputation as one of the most liberal campus towns in the country. The city played host to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - Additional Categories
Since 1988 there have been two extra categories added to the Archibald prize event. Both are more likely to award a celebrity such as act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - Controversy
The prize has historically attracted a good deal of controversy and several court cases; the most famous in 1943 when William Dobell's wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - History
The first prize awarded in 1921 was 400 pounds. In the early years of the Archibald Prize, the winner was dominated by Victorians, such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Prize: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Prize - Associated Prizes
The Archibald is held at the same time as the Sulman prize, the Wynne prize, the recent Australian Photographic Portrait Prize and was he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Community High School Ann Arbor Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Community High School Ann Arbor Michigan - Community High In The 1980s And 1990s
Through the 1980s, Community High's programs continued on much as they had in the heady days of the 1970s, even as the experimental educa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Political Divisions Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Political Divisions Of China - Ancient Times
Before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, China was ruled by a network of kings, nobles, and tribes. The rivalry of these groups culmi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Political Divisions Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Political Divisions Of China - Republic Of China
The Republic of China streamlined the system down to three levels: Provinces (省 shěng) Circuits (道 dào) Counties (縣 xiàn) Circ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-indian Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-indian Relations - Geographical Overview
China and India have historically been isolated from each other by the formidable geographical obstacles of the Tibetan Plateau and the H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tasmania: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tasmania - European Arrival
The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on November 24th 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who named the island An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens - Aftermath
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens - Direct results. The May 18, 1980, event was the most deadly and economically destructive volcanic e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine - Political Influence
The DFLP ran a candidate, Taysir Khalid, in the Palestinian Authority presidential election in 2005. He gained 3.35% of the vote. The par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine - Area Of Operation
The DFLP is primarily active among Palestinians in Syria and Lebanon, with a smaller presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Its Jordan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-1980 North Indian Cyclone Seasons: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-1980 North Indian Cyclone Seasons - 1800s
Pre-1980 North Indian cyclone seasons - 1839 Indian Cyclone. A 40-foot storm surge from a large cyclone that hit Coringa, India on Nove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gary Numan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gary Numan - Discography
Gary Numan - Singles. That's Too Bad (1978) - with Tubeway Army Bombers (1978) - with Tubeway Army Down In The Park (1979) - with Tube...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gary Numan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gary Numan - Career
Numan rose to prominence at the tail end of the 1970s, initially recording under the band name Tubeway Army. After recording an album's w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gary Numan: Encyclopedia Ii - Gary Numan - Personal Life
Numan married a member of his own fan club. She diagnosed him as having Asperger's syndrome. She has discussed this and how they met in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Planned Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Planned Cities - China People's Republic Of
List of planned cities - Mainland China. Xi'an List of planned cities - Hong Kong. Tsuen Wan Sha Tin Tuen Mun Tai Po Fanling - She...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Planned Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Planned Cities - United Kingdom
(including all New Towns under the New Towns Act of 1946 and successive Acts) See new towns in the United Kingdom. List of planned citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Coast Guard: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Coast Guard - History Of The Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard - Early history. The Coast Guard's predecessor service, the Revenue Cutter Service, was founded on August 4, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980 New York City Transit Strike: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 New York City Transit Strike - Responses To The Strike
In response, the city implemented drastic plans to curb urban traffic. Most significant was a mandatory carpool restriction, in which car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Coast Guard: Encyclopedia Ii - United States Coast Guard - Symbols Of The Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard - Core Values of the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, like the other armed services of the United States, has a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playboy Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Playboy Magazine - Playboy Interview
The “Playboy Interview”, a monthly interview of someone prominent, has become famous for its confrontational style and in-depth proce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playboy Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Playboy Magazine - Other Editions
The success of Playboy magazine has led PEI to market other versions of the magazine, the Special Editions[2] (formerly called News Stand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playboy Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Playboy Magazine - Recent Celebrities
For a full listing, please see list of people in Playboy 2000-present and its accompanying pages. Many celebrities (singers, actresses, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playboy Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Playboy Magazine - History
Playboy's original title was to be "Stag Party," but an unrelated outdoor magazine, "Stag," contacted Hefner and informed him that they w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Playboy Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Playboy Magazine - Best Selling Issue
The best-selling Playboy edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. Artist Jack Niland designed the cover to emb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - People's Liberation Army Air Force: Encyclopedia Ii - People's Liberation Army Air Force - Helicoptors
People's Liberation Army Air Force - Attack Helicoptors. SA 342L Gazelle - Purchased from Europe in the late 1980s (8 in service) WZ-9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Of Pandas And People: Encyclopedia Ii - Of Pandas And People - Origins And Promotion
The book is published by the Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE), a non-profit organization founded by Jon Buell in Richardson, Texas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stratos: Encyclopedia Ii - Stratos - Character History
Stratos - 1980s. Stratos' portrayal in the 1980s cartoon series by Filmation is generally consistent with his portrayal in Mattel's min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurdish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurdish People - Kurds In Iraq
Under the former Iraqi Ba'athist regime, which ruled Iraq from 1968 until 2003, Kurds were initially granted limited autonomy (1970), and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boat People: Encyclopedia Ii - Boat People - Indochinese Boat People
Events resulting from the Vietnam War led many people in Cambodia, Laos, and especially Vietnam to become refugees in the late 1970s and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Morrison - Influence
Morrison's influence can be readily seen in the music of many major artists, including U2 (much of The Unforgettable Fire), Bruce Springs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hu Yaobang: Encyclopedia Ii - Hu Yaobang - Reformer
As Deng Xiaoping gradually regained control over the CCP, Deng's rival Hua Guofeng was replaced by Zhao Ziyang as Premier of the People's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Morrison - Discography
Van Morrison - Albums. Blowin' Your Mind (1967) #182 US Astral Weeks (1968) did not chart in US Moondance (1970) #29 US His Band and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Morrison - Awards And Recognition
Grammy Awards: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, 1996, "Have I Told You Lately" (with The Chieftans) Best Pop Collaboration with Voc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-indian Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-indian Relations - History
Sino-Indian relations - Pre-modern. India and China had relatively little political contact before the 1950s. Despite this, both countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Van Morrison: Encyclopedia Ii - Van Morrison - History
Van Morrison - Early History. Growing up in a Protestant family in Belfast, Morrison was exposed to music from an early age, as his fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From Texas - Entertainment
List of people from Texas - Film/Theater. Wes Anderson (b.1969), director Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aqua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Music: Encyclopedia Ii - House Music - History
House music - Proto-history: from disco to house: late 1960s to early 1980s. Main article: Electronic music history House, techno, elec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intellectual Property In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Intellectual Property In The People's Republic Of China - International Conventions
In 1980, the PRC became a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). It has patterned its IPR laws on the Berne Conve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Media In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Media In The People's Republic Of China - Newspapers And Journals
The number of newspapers in China has increased from 42—virtually all Communist Party papers—in 1968 to 382 in 1980 and more than 2,2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanya Roberts: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanya Roberts - The 1980s
In 1980, Roberts was chosen among other 2000 candidates to replace Shelley Hack in Charlie's Angels in what later turned out to be the la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Princeton University People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Princeton University People - Alumni
List of Princeton University people - Academia. See also: Notable Princeton professors, Mathematics and science Robert Goheen A.B. 194...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydro Tasmania: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydro Tasmania - The Limits Reached
The conservationists and the HEC in the 1980's acknowledged that there were a limited range of options for further power development sche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Degenatron: Encyclopedia Ii - Degenatron - Parody
Vice City is set in the 1980s, losely related to the Golden Age of Arcade Games. The Degenatron is a parody of early 1980s games consoles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French People: Encyclopedia Ii - French People - Ethnic Claims And Discontents
Image:Multiracial French Celebrities.jpg The far-right Front National 's discourse of La France aux Français ("France to the French") or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of The People's Republic Of China - State Structure
The primary organs of state power are the National People's Congress (NPC), the President, and the State Council. Members of the State Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Handheld Consoles
Nintendo - Game Boy. Main articles/the Nintendo handheld console lineage: Game Boy Game Boy Pocket Game Boy Light Game Boy Color Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nintendo: Encyclopedia Ii - Nintendo - Handheld Consoles
Nintendo - Game Boy. Main articles/the Nintendo handheld console lineage: Game Boy Game Boy Pocket Game Boy Light Game Boy Color Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Changeling: Encyclopedia Ii - Changeling - Replacement People In Modern Literature Film And Gaming
Replacement people, also known as substituted people, shapeshifters, and/or changelings, appear in a number of modern works of fiction - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Changeling: Encyclopedia Ii - Changeling - Replacement People In Modern Literature, Film, And Gaming
Replacement people, also known as substituted people, shapeshifters, and/or changelings, appear in a number of modern works of fiction - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-front: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-front - Activities
Since the late 1980s, the group has targeted primarily current and retired Turkish security and military officials. It began a new campai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joanna Russ: Encyclopedia Ii - Joanna Russ - Published Writings
Novels Picnic on Paradise (1968) And Chaos Died (1970) The Female Man (1975) We Who Are About To... (1977) Kittatiny: A Tale of Magic (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Law Of The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Law Of The People's Republic Of China - The Legal Profession
In contrast to the Department of Justice of US as the governing body for police and prosecution, the Ministry of Justice of PRC has less ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of The People's Republic Of China - Labor
One of the hallmarks of China's socialist economy was its promise of employment to all able and willing to work and job-security with vir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine - History
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine - Formation as the PDFLP. In 1969, a faction of the left-wing Popular Front for the Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lao People: Encyclopedia Ii - Lao People - Culture
Isan and Laos are both poor economically. The most common lifestyle is that of subsistence farming, with few major urban centres. Laos an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Yale University People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Yale University People - Faculty
Professors who are also Yale alumni are listed in italics. List of Yale University people - Nobel laureates. Sidney Altman – Chemist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of The People's Republic Of China - Background
In the 1980s, the PRC tried to combine central planning with market-oriented reforms to increase productivity, living standards, and tech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People From New York State: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People From New York State - Entertainment
List of people from New York State - Film/Theater. Woody Allen (1935-), actor, director and writer Frances Bavier (1902 - 1989), actre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Pejorative Usage
When used with a derisive attitude (e.g. "that film was so gay"), the term gay is purely pejorative and can be deeply offensive. The dero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marvel Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Marvel Comics - History
Marvel Comics - Timely Comics. Main articles: Timely Comics, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article