20 January - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Walter Mondale: Encyclopedia - Walter Mondale
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928 in Ceylon, Minnesota) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Channel Tunnel: Encyclopedia - Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English, although this has been largely abandon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damour Massacre: Encyclopedia - Damour Massacre
The Damour massacre took place on 20 January 1976 during the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. It was perpetrated by mainly Palestinian mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Abraham Lincoln Cvn-72: Encyclopedia - Uss Abraham Lincoln Cvn-72
The second USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), nicknamed "Abe", is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy. The ship is n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Flatman: Encyclopedia - David Flatman
David Luke Flatman or 'Flats' (born on 20 January 1980 in Maidstone) is a lock for the England national rugby union team. He started play...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia - Holiday
The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Based on the words holy and day -, holidays originally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Haggard Dd-555: Encyclopedia - Uss Haggard Dd-555
USS Haggard (DD-555) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. to be named for Captain Haggard, who fought in the Quasi-W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoido Full Gospel Church: Encyclopedia - Yoido Full Gospel Church
Yoido Full Gospel Church is a Pentecostal Christian church in Seoul, South Korea. Numbering over 800 000 members in 2006, it is the large...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku: Encyclopedia - Baku
Bakı (Azerbaijani: Bakı), also known as Baku, is the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located on the southern shore of the Apsheron Peninsu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Riots: Encyclopedia - Bombay Riots
Although numerous Riots have occurred in the City of Mumbai (Bombay) since Independence, usually this term refers to the riots in Mumbai ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British K Class Submarine: Encyclopedia - British K Class Submarine
Four 1,440 hp (1.074 MW) electric motors. One 800 hp (0.6 MW) Vickers diesel generator for charging batteries on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pausha: Encyclopedia - Pausha
Pausha (Hindi: पूस puus or पौष pauṣ) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also know as Poush or Pushya. In India's national ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy: Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy
Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, the equivalent of Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Audrey Hepburn: Encyclopedia - Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was an Anglo-Dutch actress, fashion model, and humanitarian. Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amal Movement: Encyclopedia - Amal Movement
Lebanon This article is part of the series: Politics of Lebanon Constitution President: Emile Lahoud Prime Minister: Fouad Siniora Parl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Early Life
Edward was born on 23 June 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey. He was the eldest son of The Duke of York (later King George V), who wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donostia: Encyclopedia Ii - Donostia - History
c. 1174--Donostia is awarded status as fuero by King Sancho VI of Navarre. 1200--The city is conquered by Castille, whose king Alphonse V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Directive On Services In The Internal Market: Encyclopedia Ii - Directive On Services In The Internal Market - Criticisms
The Bolkestein Directive has provoked intense debate and mass protests various EU countries, including France, Belgium, Sweden and Denmar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celebrity Big Brother Uk: Encyclopedia Ii - Celebrity Big Brother Uk - Series 4 January 2006
A fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother began on 5 January 2006 and ran for three weeks until 27 January 2006. This is the first Big Bro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Current Events In Malaysia And Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Current Events In Malaysia And Singapore - Past Malaysian And Singaporean Events By Month
2006: January 2005: January February March April May June July August September October November December (For earlier events in Malaysia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Die Prinzen: Encyclopedia Ii - Die Prinzen - Overview
The lyrics of their songs are often humorous, tongue-in-cheek critiques of German government or society. They gained popularity in German...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hms K5: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms K5 - Loss
The K5 left Torbay on 19 January 1921 with the K8, K15, K10 and K22 for a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay. The submarine was being comma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Brown Secretary Of Defense: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Brown Secretary Of Defense - Secretary Of Defense
With almost eight years of prior service in the Pentagon, Brown was the first scientist to become secretary of defense. Brown involved hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 42: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 42 - Service
The D800s were originally intended for the Paddington-Birmingham route and tests proved that their extra weight and power allowed them to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Buchanan Dd-131: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Buchanan Dd-131 - Service With The United States Navy
The first USS Buchanan (DD-131) was launched on 2 January 1919 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. Charles P. Wetherbee. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greater Poland Uprising: Encyclopedia Ii - Greater Poland Uprising - Background
After the 1795 Third Partition of Poland, Poland ceased to exist as an independent state. From 1795 through the opening of World War I, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Meiji: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Meiji - Life
Emperor Meiji was the surviving son of Emperor Kōmei by the lady-in-waiting Nakayama Yoshiko (1834–1907), the daughter of Lord Nakayam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1986 In South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - 1986 In South Africa - Events
1986 in South Africa - January. A Soweto man throws a grenade at 3 policemen, police retailiate and kill the man 4 January - Two peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shot Put: Encyclopedia Ii - Shot Put - Competitions And Rules
Competitors take their throw from inside a circle 2.135 metres (7 feet) in diameter. They must rest the shot in between the neck and shou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Regicide - The Regicide Of Charles I Of England
After The First English Civil War King Charles I was a prisoner of the Parliamentarians. They tried to negotiate a compromise with him bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Abraham Lincoln Cvn-72: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Abraham Lincoln Cvn-72 - Ship History
Abe's contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982; her keel was laid down 3 November 1984 at Newport News, Virg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Haggard Dd-555: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Haggard Dd-555 - Central Pacific
The ship sailed 22 January 1944 for the Marshalls. She covered the unopposed landings on Majuro 31 January and then sailed to Kwajalein A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoido Full Gospel Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoido Full Gospel Church - History
Yoido Full Gospel Church - Early years: 1958-1961. The Yoido Full Gospel Church was founded by Dr David Yonggi Cho and Mrs Choi Ja-shil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Mondale: Encyclopedia Ii - Walter Mondale - Entry Into Politics And U.s. Senator
Mondale has been involved in national politics since the 1940s. At 20 years old, he was already making a name in Minnesota politics by he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hayedeh: Encyclopedia Ii - Hayedeh - The 1979 Revolution And Immigration To The West
Shortly before the Iranian Revolution in 1978, Hayedeh emigrated to the United Kingdom. She moved on to the United States in 1982 to cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990 In South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990 In South Africa - Events
1990 in South Africa - February. 11 February - President FW de Klerk scraps apartheid and releases Nelson Mandela The African Nationa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amal Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Amal Movement - Origin
1974: The Movement of the Disinherited is formed by the Shi'i leader Imam Moussa Sader and member of parliament Hussein Husseini. 20 Janu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlestar Galactica 2003 Miniseries: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlestar Galactica 2003 Miniseries - Synopsis
The Twelve Colonies of Kobol long ago created the Cylons as machine worker drones for humanity. These machines became independent after f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2006 African Cup Of Nations: Encyclopedia Ii - 2006 African Cup Of Nations - Qualifiers
The African section of the 2006 World Cup qualifying groups were also used as qualifiers for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. Although on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005-06 In English Football: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005-06 In English Football - Transfer Deals
2005-06 in English football - Summer transfer window. The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 Augu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1996 In South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - 1996 In South Africa - Events
1996 in South Africa - May. 2 May - South Africa and China exchange letters granting each other most-favoured-nation status 8 May - So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Rail Class 41 Warship Class: Encyclopedia Ii - British Rail Class 41 Warship Class - Service And Liveries
D600 was officially completed on 25 November 1957 but was not handed over to BR until December. Some trial runs with passenger coaches we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Poland 1939–1945: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Poland 1939–1945 - German And Soviet Invasion
The Polish armed forces resisted the German invasion, but their strategic position was hopeless since Poland was surrounded on three side...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Time Trax: Encyclopedia Ii - Time Trax - Characters
Time Trax - Darien Lambert. ~ Captain Fugitive Retrieval Section Pre-Series Darien was born on August 17, 2160, 8:05 AM, a Monday. He w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Events Leading To The English Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Events Leading To The English Civil War - Events Prior To The English Civil War
Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War - 1640. 1640 Charles recalls Parliament to raise funds: this was the Short Parliam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trials Since The Fiji Coup Of 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - Trials Since The Fiji Coup Of 2000 - Simione Kaitani Levani Tonitonivanua Eroni Lewaqai Viliame Sausauwai And Antonio Tanaburenisau
On 23 May 2005, Transport Minister Simione Kaitani appeared in court along with four other defendants, Levani Tonitonivanua, Eroni Lewaqa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Arkansas Bb-33: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Arkansas Bb-33 - First Overseas Cruise
Following this assignment, Arkansas joined the Atlantic Fleet for maneuvers along the east coast. The battleship began her first overseas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Strategic Air Command: Encyclopedia Ii - Strategic Air Command - The Wings
The U.S. Army Air Service/Air Corps/Air Forces wings that existed before 1947 are not comparable with the wings of the USAF. World War II...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snowden Family Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Snowden Family Band - Performances
The Snowden children began touring sometime around 1850. Friends and contacts in other towns often invited them to perform, and their adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rump Parliament: Encyclopedia Ii - Rump Parliament - Execution Of Charles I
When it became obvious to the Grandees in the Army and Parliament that they could not negotiate a settlement with King Charles I and they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shot Put: Encyclopedia Ii - Shot Put - Competitions And Rules
Competitors take their throw from inside a circle 2.135 metres (7 feet) in diameter, with a toe board approximately 4" high at the front ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Civil Defence Force: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Civil Defence Force - History
For decades since its founding by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the British colony of Singapore had no formal fire fighting force. Fire fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43 - Vietnam And Operations In The 1960s To Early 1970s
Installation of the Pilot Landing Aid Television (PLAT) system was completed on Coral Sea on 14 December 1961. She was the first carrier ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Finback Ss-230: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Finback Ss-230 - 1943
During her third war patrol, between 16 December 1942 and 6 February 1943, Finback served for some time as escort for a carrier task forc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vickers Vanguard: Encyclopedia Ii - Vickers Vanguard - History
Originally designed to a BEA requirement for a 100-seat aircraft to replace their Viscounts. The original Type 870 design was then modifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Of Fine Arts Vienna: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Of Fine Arts Vienna - History
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Aca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Buckley Convict: Encyclopedia Ii - William Buckley Convict - Transportation And Escape
Descriptions of the adult Buckley vary. According to George Russell who met him near the Yarra River in 1836, Buckley stood 6' 4" tall (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It: Encyclopedia Ii - We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It - Biography
Founded in 1985, they fostered a raw amateurness to they playing style, initially, but later developed in to a smoother, 'sexier' look, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sawfish Ss-276: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sawfish Ss-276 - First And Second War Patrols January – June 1943
Sawfish proceeded to waters off southwestern Japan where she attacked several targets and concluded that she had sunk or damaged some. Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss George Washington Cvn-73: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss George Washington Cvn-73 - 2000
On its fourth deployment from June 2000 to December 2000, George Washington spent most of its six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss New Jersey Bb-62: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss New Jersey Bb-62 - History
USS New Jersey BB-62 - World War II. New Jersey completed fitting out and trained her initial crew in the Western Atlantic and Caribbea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Requin Ss-481: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Requin Ss-481 - Shakedown And First Conversion
Following shakedown off the New England coast, Requin departed Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 3 June 1945 en route to Hawaii. She joined t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Kilroy-silk: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Kilroy-silk - Kilroy And 'anti-arab' Controversy
His show Kilroy started on 24 November 1986 as Day To Day and ran up until 2004, when the programme was cancelled by the BBC after an art...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar Airways - Destinations
Qatar Airways - Africa. Algeria Algiers Egypt Cairo (Cairo International Airport) Luxor Alexandria Libya Tripoli (Tripoli Inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Results Of The Australian National Rugby League Team: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Results Of The Australian National Rugby League Team - Australia
List of results of the Australian national rugby league team - Tests. The matches against National Rugby League of Fiji (1996) and Rest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Shipwrecks Of The Isles Of Scilly: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shipwrecks Of The Isles Of Scilly - Wrecks
List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly - 1600-1699. 18 January 1665 — Royal Oak, cargo ship List of shipwrecks of the Isles of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahendra Chaudhry: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahendra Chaudhry - Controversies
Chaudhry has been involved in a number of controversial circumstances over the years, ranging from a manslaughter conviction in 1978 to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Princess Mathilde Duchess Of Brabant: Encyclopedia Ii - Princess Mathilde Duchess Of Brabant - Education
Princess Mathilde attended secondary school at the Institut de la Vierge Fidèle in Brussels. She then studied speech therapy at the Inst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leopold Löw: Encyclopedia Ii - Leopold Löw - Influence On Hungarian Reform
Löw brought his thorough knowledge of history, theology, and esthetics to bear upon the reform of the ritual in agreement with modern vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karl Eugen Duke Of Württemberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Karl Eugen Duke Of Württemberg - Maternal Ancestry
His maternal grandparents were Anselm Franz, Fürst of Thurn und Taxis (30 January 1681 - 8 November 1739) and Maria Ludovika Anna von Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2005 In Britain And Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2005 In Britain And Ireland - Events In Britain And Ireland
This page deals with current events in Great Britain and Ireland, of interest to and/or involving the British or the Irish. January 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2005 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2005 In Sports - Events In Sports
January 2005 in sports - 31 January 2005. Cricket: Bangladesh (202 for 2) beat Zimbabwe (198) by eight wickets in the fifth One-day In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jetsgo: Encyclopedia Ii - Jetsgo - History
Jetsgo was launched on June 12, 2002 and abruptly ceased operations on March 11, 2005. The airline was Canada's third largest airline at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metrication: Encyclopedia Ii - Metrication - Exceptions
There are three main exceptions to the metrication trend: the UK, the USA, and global air and sea transport industry. Contrary to popular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Midsomer Murders: Encyclopedia Ii - Midsomer Murders - Episodes
So far, forty-four episodes have been broadcast in the United Kingdom. These are the episodes, listed in production order, and the date o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Princess Beatrice Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Princess Beatrice Of The United Kingdom - Early Life
Princess Beatrice was born on April 14, 1857, at Buckingham Palace, London. Her mother was the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Princess Elizabeth Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Princess Elizabeth Of The United Kingdom - Birth
The Princess Elizabeth was born at Buckingham Palace, London. Her father was the reigning British monarch, King George III, the eldest so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - Religious Holidays
Holiday - Buddhist holidays. Vesak Matsuri (in Japan, could also be considered a Shinto holiday) Blessed Rainy Day in Bhutan Holiday...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plano Independent School District: Encyclopedia Ii - Plano Independent School District - List Of Schools
Each household in Plano ISD is zoned to an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, and a senior high school. Plano Independen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Sutcliffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Sutcliffe - Criminal Career
Peter Sutcliffe - Victims. Sutcliffe was convicted for murdering the following 13 victims: 30 October 1975: Wilma McCann, 28, Leeds 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New South Wales Police: Encyclopedia Ii - New South Wales Police - History
The NSW Police has existed in various forms since the foundation of the colony of New South Wales at Sydney in 1788, when Governor Captai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuri As-said: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuri As-said - Intriguing With The Army 1937 - 1940
The Bakr Sidqi coup showed the extent to which Nuri had tied his fate to that of the British role in Iraq: he was the only politician of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Telic: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Telic - Background
Operation Telic is one of the largest deployments of British forces since WWII. It is only approached in size by the 1991 Operation Granb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hilde Coppi: Encyclopedia Ii - Hilde Coppi - Life
Hilde Rake grew up in Berlin-Mitte (downtown). Her mother ran a small leatherware shop. After finishing vocational school, she worked as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip V Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip V Of Spain - Life Account
Philip was born in Versailles. The ever ambitious Louis XIV wanted to extend his Bourbon dynasty into Spain, and thus acquire rich posses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baku: Encyclopedia Ii - Baku - History
Baku's name is thought to orginate from one of two Persian phrases: Bagh-Kuh ("Mount of God") and bad kube ("city of winds"). The history...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchester United F.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchester United F.c. - History
Manchester United F.C. - Early years 1878-1945. The club were formed as Newton Heath (Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway) (Newton Heath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Calendar - Months
The modern Japanese names for the months literally translate to "first month", "second month", and so on. The corresponding number is com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George V Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - George V Of The United Kingdom - Early Life
George V of the United Kingdom - Birth. George was born on 3 June 1865, at Marlborough House, London. His father was The Prince of Wale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motorway: Encyclopedia Ii - Motorway - Regulations
For a road to be classified as motorway a number of conditions must be fulfilled. The following conditions generally apply: Motorways mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Channel Tunnel: Encyclopedia Ii - Channel Tunnel - The Current Tunnel
Channel Tunnel - Planning. In 1957 le Tunnel sous la Manche Study Group was formed. It reported in 1960 and recommended two main railwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Chamberlain - National Politics
Joseph Chamberlain - Member of Parliament and the National Liberal Federation. In the 1874 General Election, Chamberlain made his first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cities That No Longer Have Trolleybuses: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cities That No Longer Have Trolleybuses - Germany And The Free City Of Danzig
Also including cities ceeded to Poland & the Soviet Union after 1945. List not complete. The numbers (00) before the City name list a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damour Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Damour Massacre - Cycle Of Violence
The massacre followed that by the Phalangists of the Palestinian inhabitants of Karantina on 18 January 1976, in which an estimated one t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Early Life
Edward was born on 23 June 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey. He was the eldest son of The Duke of York (later King George V), who wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbert Danby: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbert Danby - Jerusalem
In 1919, Danby moved to Jerusalem to become Librarian of St. George's Cathedral. He was Residentiary Canon there, 1921-36. From 1923, he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metrication: Encyclopedia Ii - Metrication - Exceptions
There are three main exceptions to the metrication trend: the UK, the U.S., and global air and sea transport industry. Contrary to popula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Presidency College Kolkata: Encyclopedia Ii - Presidency College Kolkata - Notable Alumni
Dr. Rajendra Prasad - first president of independent India Subhash Chandra Bose - legendary freedom fighter (he had to discontinue his st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act: Encyclopedia Ii - Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act - Take Down And Put Back Provisions
These are the most commonly encountered parts of the act. They provide a procedure which gives the OSP a safe harbor so long as it compli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Audrey Hepburn: Encyclopedia Ii - Audrey Hepburn - Rise To Stardom
After the war, Hepburn and her mother moved to London, England where she studied ballet, worked as a model, and in 1951 began acting in f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amal Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Amal Movement - Origin
1974: The Movement of the Disinherited is formed by the Shi'i leader Imam Moussa Sader. 20 January 1975: The Lebanese Resistance Detachme...   » Read the article