1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. (see link for calendar) 1914 - Events. January 4 - 77 seal hunters freeze to death on ice near Labrador. January 5 - Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor. January 9 - Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. January 10 - Mexican Revolution - Pancho Villa's troops take Ojinaga in the Mexican state of ChihuahuaIncluding:

• 1914 - Events
• 1914 - May-July
• 1914 - August
• 1914 - September-October
• 1914 - November-December
• 1914 - Unknown dates
• 1914 - Ongoing events
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• 1914 - January-February
• 1914 - March-April
• 1914 - May-June
• 1914 - July-September
• 1914 - October-December
• 1914 - Deaths
• 1914 - Nobel Prizes
• 1914 - Fictional references

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1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). 1915 - Events. January 12 - The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress. January 12 - United States House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote. January 13 – An earthquake (6.8 in Richter scale) in Avezzano, Italy - 32.610 dead January 19 - George Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in adve ...

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• 1915 - Unknown dates
• 1915 - Births
• 1915 - January
• 1915 - February
• 1915 - March
• 1915 - April
• 1915 - May
• 1915 - June
• 1915 - July-August
• 1915 - September-October
• 1915 - November
• 1915 - December
• 1915 - Deaths
• 1915 - Marriages
• 1915 - Nobel Prizes

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1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. (click on link for calendar) 1913 - Events. January 30 - House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill February 1 - New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens as the world's largest train station. February 3 - The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect income tax. February 3 - Trial of the remnants of ...

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• 1913 - April-August
• 1913 - September-December
• 1913 - Unknown Dates
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• 1913 - January-February
• 1913 - March-June
• 1913 - July-October
• 1913 - November-December
• 1913 - Deaths
• 1913 - Month/day unknown
• 1913 - Nobel Prizes

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Following the 11 September 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, Blair was very quick to align the UK with the US, engaging in a round of shuttle diplomacy to help form and maintain a coalition prior to their attack on Afghanistan (in which British troops participated). He maintains this role to this day, showing a willingness to visit countries on diplomatic missions that other world leaders might consider too dangerous to visit. In 2003 he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress for being "a staunch and steadf ...

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Tony Blair, Tony Blair - Family background, Tony Blair - Early political career, Tony Blair - In opposition, Tony Blair - Leader of the Labour Party, Tony Blair - First term 1997 to 2001, Tony Blair - Establishment of the Third Way, Tony Blair - Control over House of Commons, Tony Blair - Domestic policies, Tony Blair - Second term 2001 to 2005, Tony Blair - Iraq war, Tony Blair - Domestic politics, Tony Blair - Attempted impeachment, Tony Blair - Health problems, Tony Blair - Third term 2005 to present, Tony Blair - G8 and EU presidencies, Tony Blair - 2012 Summer Olympics, Tony Blair - 2005 London bombings, Tony Blair - Departure, Tony Blair - Common criticisms of Blair, Tony Blair - 'Spin', Tony Blair - Authoritarianism, Tony Blair - Relationship with USA, Tony Blair - Criticisms by the left, Tony Blair - Satire, Tony Blair - Works

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U.S. presidential election 1992 - Republican Party nomination. Despite an early challenge by conservative journalist Pat Buchanan, President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle easily won renomination by the Republican Party. However, the success of the conservative opposition forced Bush to move further to the right than in 1988, and to incorporate many socially conservative planks in the party platform. Bush allowed Buchanan to give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention, and his culture war speech alienated many moderates. U.S. p ...

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U.S. presidential election 1992, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Background, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Nominations, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Republican Party nomination, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Democratic Party nomination, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Other nominations, U.S. presidential election 1992 - General election, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Campaign, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Results

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1 special election held due to resignation of Pete Wilson (R-CA) to become Governor of California 2 special election held due to death of Quentin Burdick (D-ND) ...

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U.S. Senate election 1992, U.S. Senate election 1992 - Senate contests in 1992, U.S. Senate election 1992 - Senate composition before and after elections

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U.S. presidential election 1992 - Republican Party nomination. Despite an early challenge by conservative journalist Pat Buchanan, President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle easily won renomination by the Republican Party. However, the success of the conservative opposition forced Bush to move further to the right than in 1988, and to incorporate many socially conservative planks in the party platform. Bush allowed Buchanan to give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention, and his culture war speech alienated many moderates. U.S. p ...

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U.S. presidential election 1992, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Background, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Nominations, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Republican Party nomination, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Democratic Party nomination, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Other nominations, U.S. presidential election 1992 - General election, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Campaign, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Results, U.S. presidential election 1992 - Trivia

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Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency from its first days. In his January 20, 1989 Inaugural Address upon taking the Presidency, Bush said: "I come before you and assume the Presidency at a moment rich with promise. We live in a peaceful, prosperous time, but we can make it better. For a new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree ...

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George H. W. Bush, George H. W. Bush - Early life, George H. W. Bush - World War II: decorated naval aviator, George H. W. Bush - Postwar: Yale family oil business, George H. W. Bush - Congressman and failed Senate campaigns, George H. W. Bush - 1970s appointive offices, George H. W. Bush - 1980 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush - Vice President, George H. W. Bush - 1988 presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush - Presidency, George H. W. Bush - Tiananmen Square April-June 1989, George H. W. Bush - Fall of the Berlin Wall November 1989, George H. W. Bush - Invasion of Panama December 1989, George H. W. Bush - Gulf War January-February 1991, George H. W. Bush - U.S.-Soviet cooperation fall of the Soviet Union and a New World Order 1989-1991, George H. W. Bush - NAFTA 1992, George H. W. Bush - Pardons December 1992, George H. W. Bush - Cabinet, George H. W. Bush - Supreme Court appointments, George H. W. Bush - 1992 failed presidential re-election campaign, George H. W. Bush - Post-presidency, George H. W. Bush - Trivia

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This is a list of television-related events in 2005. 2004 in film 2005 in film 2006 in film 2004 in home video 2005 in home video 2006 in home video 2004 in television 2005 in television 2006 in television 2005 in television - Events. January 1 - The U.S. channel package "PT East", originally created by the New York, New York, company PrimeTime 24, and ...

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• 2005 in television - Events
• 2005 in television - Debuts
• 2005 in television - Television shows
• 2005 in television - 1940s
• 2005 in television - 1950s
• 2005 in television - 1960s
• 2005 in television - 1970s
• 2005 in television - 1980s
• 2005 in television - 1990s
• 2005 in television - 2000s
• 2005 in television - Ending this year
• 2005 in television - Changes of Network Affiliation
• 2005 in television - Deaths
• 2005 in television - Movies

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Beretta 92FS was a military gun from the beginning. However, it has recommended itself well with civilians and many use Beretta for competitive shooting. The Beretta 92FS comes from the factory in the same configuration as for the Army. Many feel that the gun needs to be modified to suite their accuracy needs. Such modifications allow Beretta 92FS to shoot more accurate; however, it does lower the reliability of the gun. The modifications are mostly done to the guns that are not considered for service or home defense. Also, al ...

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Beretta 92F/FS, Beretta 92F/FS - History, Beretta 92F/FS - Specifications, Beretta 92F/FS - Intended Market & Military Adoption Competitions, Beretta 92F/FS - Design advantages, Beretta 92F/FS - Early problems, Beretta 92F/FS - Limitations, Beretta 92F/FS - Combat use, Beretta 92F/FS - Sports use, Beretta 92F/FS - Modifications for sports use, Beretta 92F/FS - Technical data, Beretta 92F/FS - Production, Beretta 92F/FS - In Popular Culture, Beretta 92F/FS - Silimar Guns, Beretta 92F/FS - Filmography, Beretta 92F/FS - Games, Beretta 92F/FS - Note

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In 1980, comedian Buddy Hackett hosted a similar show with the same title which failed to run a single full season. Richard Dawson hosted a pilot for a potential revival in 1988, but NBC declined to pick up the show. Marx had suggested to Bill Cosby that he could do the show, when Cosby was still a struggling young comic. In 1992, years after Marx's death, Cosby took him up on it and taped a season of the program for the syndication market. The results were so unsatisfactory that most of the stations who initially bought it soon either stopped showing it entirely or moved it to a time slo ...

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You Bet Your Life, You Bet Your Life - Later incarnations of the show, You Bet Your Life - Listen to, You Bet Your Life - External link

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Chawla joined the NASA astronaut corps in March 1995 and was selected for her first flight in 1996. Her first space mission began on November 19, 1997 as part of the six astronaut crew that flew the Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87. Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second person of Indian origin to fly in space, following cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma who flew in 1984 in a Soviet spacecraft. It must be noted that while Rakesh Sharma represented India, Chawla was an American astronaut who represented the United States. Sharma and Ch ...

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Kalpana Chawla, Kalpana Chawla - Early life, Kalpana Chawla - Education, Kalpana Chawla - NASA career, Kalpana Chawla - Personal characteristics, Kalpana Chawla - Memoria

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Jerry Brown - 1960s-70s and Governorship. Brown was first elected to public office in 1969 as a member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees. In 1970, he was elected California Secretary of State. In 1974 he was elected Governor of California succeeding the outgoing Republican Ronald Reagan and served two terms until 1983. Jerry Brown's father, Pat Brown, had been Gover ...

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Jerry Brown, Jerry Brown - Political Career, Jerry Brown - 1960s-70s and Governorship, Jerry Brown - 1976 presidential campaign, Jerry Brown - 1980 presidential campaign, Jerry Brown - Defeat and return, Jerry Brown - 1992 presidential campaign, Jerry Brown - Mayor of Oakland, Jerry Brown - Campaign for Attorney General, Jerry Brown - Radio Show Host, Jerry Brown - Personal, Jerry Brown - Quote, Jerry Brown - Bibliography

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Parton's initial success came as a songwriter, with her songs being covered by Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Jr., Skeeter Davis, and a number of others. She signed with Monument Records in late 1965, where she was initially pitched as a bubblegum pop singer, resulting in just one chart single, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby," which went to No. 108 pop in 1965. After a series of additional pop singles that failed to chart, label executives decided to allow her to sing country music after the success of her composition "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" a ...

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Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton - Early career, Dolly Parton - Breakout, Dolly Parton - Business, Dolly Parton - In Concert, Dolly Parton - Honors, Dolly Parton - Hit singles top 40 pop/top 10 country, Dolly Parton - Charting albums, Dolly Parton - Filmography, Dolly Parton - TV filmography, Dolly Parton - TV series, Dolly Parton - TV guest appearances, Dolly Parton - TV music & variety series, Dolly Parton - TV specials, Dolly Parton - Documentaries, Dolly Parton - Trivia

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1909 - January – March. January 16 - Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 - United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. February 23 - The Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. February 24 - The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded. ...

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1909, 1909 - Events, 1909 - January – March, 1909 - April – June, 1909 - July – September, 1909 - October – December, 1909 - Month/date unknown, 1909 - Births, 1909 - January, 1909 - February, 1909 - March, 1909 - April, 1909 - May, 1909 - June, 1909 - July, 1909 - August, 1909 - September, 1909 - October, 1909 - November, 1909 - December, 1909 - Deaths, 1909 - Date unknown, 1909 - Nobel Prizes

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 121,780 people, 44,020 households, and 30,329 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,560.0/km² (4,041.0/mi²). There are 45,083 housing units at an average density of 577.5/km² (1,496.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 70.71% White, 3.04% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 9.39% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 9.65% from other races, and 5.94% from two or more races. 21.81% of ...

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Concord California, Concord California - Geography, Concord California - Demographics, Concord California - Naval Weapons Station, Concord California - History, Concord California - Port Chicago disaster, Concord California - Sunvalley Mall plane crash, Concord California - Points of interest

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Born in Ithaca, New York, Haley grew up in the Southern U.S. Haley's father Simon was a professor of agriculture who had also served in World War I. Haley always spoke proudly of his father and the incredible obstacles of racism he had overcome. On May 24, 1939 he began his 20 year service with the Coast Guard. He enlisted as a Seaman and then became a third class Petty Officer in the rate of Mess Attendant, one of the only enlisted designators open to African Americans at that time. It was during his service in the Pacific theater of operat ...

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Alex Haley, Alex Haley - Life, Alex Haley - Plagiarism Controversy, Alex Haley - Books

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Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies. Opus Dei's teachings have received both support and criticisms. John Paul II said Opus Dei "anticipated the theology of the lay state, which is a characteristic mark of the Church of the Council and after the Council." He described its aim as "a great ideal" and its message as both timely and timeless. Benedict XVI, three years before becoming Pope, said Escrivá's example and teaching is "an extremely important message… that leads to overcoming the great temptation of our time: the ...

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Opus Dei, Opus Dei - Mission in the Catholic Church, Opus Dei - Spiritual teachings: an overview, Opus Dei - Structure: Catholic personal prelature, Opus Dei - Vocation membership and training, Opus Dei - Vocation and membership, Opus Dei - Instruction and training, Opus Dei - Doctrine demands and consequences, Opus Dei - Novelty of doctrine and controversies, Opus Dei - Fidelity and truth vs. ultraconservatism, Opus Dei - Demands: theological basis, Opus Dei - Allegations of being a cult, Opus Dei - Canonisation of Opus Dei's founder, Opus Dei - Opus Dei in society, Opus Dei - Mission and general strategy, Opus Dei - Membership profile, Opus Dei - Activities and work, Opus Dei - Freedom and pluralism vs. far-right politics, Opus Dei - Revolutionary or conservative?, Opus Dei - History of Opus Dei: A timeline, Opus Dei - Footnotes

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When John Jacob Rhodes, the longtime congressman from Arizona's First Congressional district, announced his retirement, McCain ran for the seat in 1982 and won it. In 1986, upon Senator Barry Goldwater's retirement, McCain was elected to succeed him. His campaign was partially financed by Charles Keating, who had also contributed to his House campaigns. Keating was convicted of fraud during the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s, also causing McCain to come under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee. McCain was found to have no involvement in what became known as the Keating Five scandal, but the ordeal may have led ...

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John McCain, John McCain - Early life, John McCain - Vietnam, John McCain - Political career, John McCain - Race for President 2000, John McCain - Race for President 2004, John McCain - Race for President 2008, John McCain - Political views, John McCain - Campaign finance changes, John McCain - The Gang of 14, John McCain - Detention of Extrajudicial Prisoners, John McCain - Personal, John McCain - Appearances on television and in movies, John McCain - Awards, John McCain - Works

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2000s - Technology. A huge jump in broadband internet usage, from 6% of U.S. internet users in June, 2000 to what one study predicts will be 62% by 2010. Boom in music downloading and the use of data compression to quickly transfer music over the Internet, with a corresponding rise of portable digital audio players typified by Apple Computer's iPod. Digital cameras become very popular due to rapid decreases in size and cost while photo resolution steadily increases. Sales of film reel came ...

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2000s, 2000s - The decade as a whole, 2000s - Names of the decade, 2000s - Criticisms of the Decade, 2000s - Events and trends, 2000s - Technology, 2000s - Science, 2000s - War peace and politics, 2000s - Economics, 2000s - Culture and religion, 2000s - Other, 2000s - Trends and Fashion, 2000s - United States, 2000s - Music, 2000s - United States and Canada, 2000s - Europe, 2000s - Latin America/Caribbean, 2000s - Film, 2000s - Video Games, 2000s - Television and Radio, 2000s - Sports, 2000s - People, 2000s - World leaders, 2000s - Entertainers, 2000s - Sports figures

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On March 18, 1986, following a seventy-eight day trial at the Old Bailey in London, di Stefano (using the name "John") was convicted of fraud and sentenced to five years in prison. The amount of money involved in the fraud was reported at the time to have been £25m. In the same case, di Stefano was also convicted of acquiring huge numbers of video tapes by deception.The allegations that di Stefano was ultimately convicted of were two of fraudulent trading and conspiracy to defraud together with lawyers Kolker Brothers from the United States and Sandrelli from Italy and th ...

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Giovanni di Stefano, Giovanni di Stefano - Disagreement over qualifications, Giovanni di Stefano - Career, Giovanni di Stefano - Other activities

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Beverly Hills California - Early years. The area that would one day become Beverly Hills was fertile because of the streams that met there in the rainy months as the waters cascaded down from the canyons that became known as Coldwater and Benedict, creating a cienega (or swamp) at the location of present day Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Drive. The foothill site had flocks of geese and ducks, bands of wild horses and herds of antelope. Native American inhabitants, the Tongva (who the Spanish named the Gabri ...

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Beverly Hills California, Beverly Hills California - History, Beverly Hills California - Early years, Beverly Hills California - Creation of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California - Middle years, Beverly Hills California - Contemporary Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California - Geography, Beverly Hills California - Demographics, Beverly Hills California - Government and politics, Beverly Hills California - Education, Beverly Hills California - Landmarks and interesting spots

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