1983 - June - Article Index

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

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 - 1982 Lebanon War: Encyclopedia Ii - 1982 Lebanon War - Outcome Of The War
1982 Lebanon War - Casualties. It is estimated that around 17,825 Arabs were killed during the war. There are different estimates of th...   » 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 - 1983: Encyclopedia - 1983
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 1983 - Events. January 2 - The musical Annie is pe...   » 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 - 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 - Daisy Duck: Encyclopedia - Daisy Duck
Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disney's cartoon and comic book characters. She was created as a female counterpart and girlfriend to Donald Du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - R.e.m. Band: Encyclopedia Ii - R.e.m. Band - Discography
R.E.M. band - Studio Albums. Murmur (12 April 1983) #36 US US: Gold Reckoning (14 April 1984) #27 US; #91 UK US: Gold Fables of the Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adelaide: Encyclopedia Ii - Adelaide - Demographics
According to the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics census, Adelaide has a metropolitan population of more than 1,080,990, making it Au...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Quaoar By Sign   A Generational Indicator   (and A Look At The Indigos)    
The newly-discovered planet, Quaoar, is an astrological key to identifying and understanding generational influences, particularly the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Household Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Household Of Japan - Current Members Of The Imperial Family
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - John Of England - Early Years
Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, John was the fifth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John was a younger maternal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duran Duran: Encyclopedia Ii - Duran Duran - Influence
Although they began their career as an interesting New Wave art-school band in the tradition of Roxy Music, the band's quick rise to star...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phish: Encyclopedia Ii - Phish - Discography
Although studio albums don't paint an entirely accurate picture of the band's creative talent, the band released many. They recorded thei...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 2005 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 In Rail Transport - Events
2005 in rail transport - January events. Main article January 2005 in rail transport January 6 - A Norfolk Southern train carry...   » 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 - 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 - Nigeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Nigeria - Politics
Main article: Politics of Nigeria Nigeria is a Federal Republic, comprising 36 states plus the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. ... ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - The Smurfs: Encyclopedia Ii - The Smurfs - Rumors
The Smurfs - Satanic rumors. During 1983, rumors of the Smurfs' Satanic activities spread across Puerto Rico. Those who believed the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Bunning: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Bunning - Political Career
First elected to office in 1977, the ambitious Bunning would serve only two years on the city council of Fort Thomas, Kentucky before run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1952: Encyclopedia - 1952
1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1952 - Events. January 8 - West Germany has 8 mill...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Bernard Baruch: Encyclopedia - Bernard Baruch
Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock market and commodities speculator, statesman, ...   » 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 - 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 - 1980 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 In Music - Albums Released
1980 in music - A-C. Super Trouper - ABBA Back in Black - AC/DC I'm a Rebel - Accept Greatest Hits - Aerosmith Crimes Of Passion - Pat...   » 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 - 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 - Malcolm Rifkind: Encyclopedia Ii - Malcolm Rifkind - Biography
Rifkind was born to a Jewish family in Edinburgh, and was educated at George Watson's College. He first entered Parliament representing E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Who: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Who - Format
During the original 1963–1989 run, each of the weekly episodes formed part of a contained story (or "serial") consisting of several par...   » 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 - Alan Shepard: Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the first U.S. astronaut in space, though ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American Internment: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American Internment - History
During the period of 1939-1941, the FBI compiled the Custodial Detention index ("CDI") on citizens, "enemy" aliens and foreign nationals ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosario: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosario - Government
Rosario is ruled by an Executive Branch represented by a Mayor (seat: Palacio de los Leones), and a Legislative Branch, consisting of a D...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Donald Duck: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Duck - Beyond Disney
Donald Duck is the only popular film and television cartoon character to appear as a mascot for the sports team of a major American unive...   » 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 - Zürich: Encyclopedia - Zürich
Zürich ▶ (help·info) (German pronunciation IPA: [ˈtsyrɪç]; in English often Zurich, without the umlaut) is the largest city in Swi...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Bad Religion: Encyclopedia - Bad Religion
Bad Religion is an influential punk rock band known for poignant, erudite lyrics, and biting social commentary. The band formed in Los An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michelle Branch: Encyclopedia Ii - Michelle Branch - Biography And Music Career
She was born 7 weeks premature in Flagstaff, Arizona and was named after The Beatles' song "Michelle". Her father is of Irish ancestry an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia - Nostradamus
Nostradamus, (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566) born Michel de Nostredame, is one of the world's most famous authors of prophecies. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Who: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Who - Viewership
Doctor Who has always appeared on the BBC's mainstream BBC One channel, drawing audiences of many millions of viewers. It was most popula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apple Ii Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Apple Ii Family - General
Apple II family - Apple II media. The Disk II floppy drive used 5¼-inch floppy disks. The first disk operating systems for the Apple I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saturn: Encyclopedia - Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant, the second-largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn has a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - Historical Background
Communion between Christian Churches has been broken over matters of faith, when each side accused the other of heresy or departure from ...   » 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 - 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 - Samizdat: Encyclopedia Ii - Samizdat - Terminology And Related Concepts
The term was coined as a pun in an analogy with the names of Soviet official publishing houses, such as Politizdat (short for Politichesk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean-paul Sartre: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean-paul Sartre - Sartre And Literature
During the 1940s and 1950s Sartre's ideas remained ambiguous, and existentialism became a favoured philosophy of the beatnik generation. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wal-mart: Encyclopedia Ii - Wal-mart - Public Relations
In 2005, Wal-Mart officials embarked on a public relations campaign to counter some of the criticism it receives, through its public rela...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Ibm: Encyclopedia Ii - Ibm - Projects
IBM - BlueEyes. BlueEyes is the name of a human recognition venture initiated by IBM to allow people to interact with computers in a mo...   » 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 - 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 - Rosario: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosario - Institutions
Rosario is an important educational center on the national and international level. It is the home of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All My Children: Encyclopedia Ii - All My Children - Cast
All My Children - Current cast members. Julia Barr (Brooke English) Jeff Branson (Jonathan Lavery) Justin Bruening (Jamie Martin) Ian ...   » 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 - Statue Of Liberty: Encyclopedia Ii - Statue Of Liberty - Description
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, about 1.6 statute miles (2.6 km) southwest of the southern tip of ...   » 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 - Adelaide: Encyclopedia Ii - Adelaide - Transport
Being centrally located on the Australian mainland, Adelaide forms something of a strategic transport hub for east-west and north-south r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - S.h.e: Encyclopedia Ii - S.h.e - Discography
S.H.E - Albums. Girls' Dormitory 女生宿舍 (September 11, 2001) Youth Society 青春株式會社 (January 29, 2002) Genesis 美麗�...   » 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 - Stuttering: Encyclopedia Ii - Stuttering - Onset And Development
Like most other speech disorders, stuttering begins in early childhood, when a child is first developing his or her speech and language s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masashi Tashiro: Encyclopedia Ii - Masashi Tashiro - Provisional Winner Of Time Magazine's Person Of The Year In 2001
Tashiro was named a provisional winner of Time Magazine 's Person of the Year Award in 2001 possibly because he was popular among 2ch use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jaws Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Jaws Film - Synopsis
Jaws film - Mysterious death. The film opens with a young girl swimming a little far from Amity Island, a New England island that is a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000s: Encyclopedia Ii - 2000s - Trends And Fashion
2000s - United States. Fashion slowly becomes less grungy and more excessive as the wearing of flannel by people under 30 declines and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - 1983 - Events
1983 - January. January 2 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows (Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York Ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - 1983 - Deaths
1983 - January-March. January 11 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. 1894) January 15 - Meyer Lansky, Ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - 1983 - Births
1983 - January-March. January 2 - Kate Bosworth, American actress January 18 - Samantha Mumba, Irish singer and actress January 19 - H...   » Read the article