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Encyclopedia - 227: Encyclopedia - 227
Events Ireland - Rule of High King Cormac mac Airt begins (approximate) Cao Rui becomes emperor of the Kingdom of Wei Births Deaths Cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier: Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier
The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Entertainment Television: Encyclopedia - Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is a cable television network targeted towards the African-American demographic. The network is ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Encyclopedia - Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Chuck Cunningham syndrome is a term that refers to when in which an important character in a television series is removed with little or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin which runs in local editions around the world. It involves ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1987 In Television: Encyclopedia - 1987 In Television
See also: 1986 in television, other events of 1987, 1988 in television and the list of years in television. For the United States network...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1986 In Television: Encyclopedia - 1986 In Television
See also: 1985 in television, other events of 1986, 1987 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network tele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1988 In Television: Encyclopedia - 1988 In Television
See also: 1987 in television, other events of 1988, 1989 in television and the list of 'years in television'. For the United States netwo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000 In Television: Encyclopedia - 2000 In Television
This is a list of television-related events in 2000. 1999 in film 2000 in film 2001 in film 1999 in home video 2000 in home video 2001...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 6th Century Bc
509 Lucius Junius M.f. Brutus, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus 509 then Publius Valerius Volusi f. Publicola. (Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liu Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Liu Shan - Reign
Liu Shan - Zhuge Liang's regency. During the early years of his reign, Liu Shan was not an unwise ruler. While Zhuge Liang was alive, L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - Preceding History
The rapid growth of Roman commerce with ancient China likely would not have been possible without two major preceding developments, first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - People And Culture
Washington D.C. - Demographics. As of 2005, the District of Columbia has an estimated population of 550,521, which is a decrease of 3,7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radio One: Encyclopedia Ii - Radio One - Controversy
Radio One - Stations on Auto-pilot. Radio One, (see Clear Channel) follows a similar tradition just like other broadcasters both large ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - Macedonian Dominance
The conquests of Alexander had a number of consequences for the Greek city-states. It greatly widened the horizons of the Greeks, making ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of U.s. Television Series: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of U.s. Television Series - The Fifty States & D.c.
List of U.S. television series - 0-9. 106 & Park - Music 20/20 - News Magazine 21 Jump Street 227 - Comedy 24 - Drama/Action 3rd R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cao Rui: Encyclopedia Ii - Cao Rui - As Emperor
Cao Rui's reign was a paradoxical one in many ways. He was clearly intelligent and capable, and yet never fulfilled his potential in his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Versions
Wheel of Fortune - United States. The early pilot for Wheel was called Shopper's Bazaar; Edd Byrnes and Chuck Woolery hosted pilot epis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Lear: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Lear - Awards
In 1969, Lear was nominated for an Academy Award for writing Divorce, American Style. Lear was among the first seven television pioneers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Programs Broadcast By Nbc: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Programs Broadcast By Nbc - Current Daytime Schedule
In addition to these two daytime dramas, Starting Over is offered on a trial basis on many NBC affiliates. To see the American daytime sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Times - Backstage Tension
Almost from the premiere episode, J.J., an aspiring artist, was the public's favorite character on the show and his frequently-invoked ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1985 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1985 In Television - Television Shows
1985 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). 1985 in tele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - People And Culture
Washington D.C. - Demographics. As of 2005, the District of Columbia has an estimated population of 550,521, which is a decrease of 3,7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Characters
The show starred Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, who maintained an arsenal of withering put-downs and killer glares; Betty White as the de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990 In Television - Television Shows
1990 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). 1990 in tele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xu Huang: Encyclopedia Ii - Xu Huang - Life
Born in the county of Yang (楊, present day Hongdong, Shanxi) in the late years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Huang worked as a local a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Entertainment Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Entertainment Television - Criticism
Many critics, from Public Enemy rapper Chuck D [1], to journalist George Curry [2], to students at University of Maryland, College Park a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1989 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1989 In Television - Television Shows
1989 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Facts Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - The Facts Of Life - Premise And Plot
The Facts of Life was a spinoff of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. The spinoff focused on Charlotte Rae's character, Edna Garrett, as she b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Feud: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Feud - Broadcast/show History
Family Feud - The Richard Dawson/ABC era. The longest running and most popular version of Family Feud, a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman produ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Sitcom: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Sitcom - Examples
Black sitcom - 1970s. Sanford and Son Good Times The Jeffersons That's My Mama What's Happening!! Black sitcom - 1980s. 227 A Diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Characters
The show starred Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, who maintained an arsenal of withering put-downs and killer glares; Betty White as dense ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Response
The Golden Girls was quite risqué for its time, as its main characters were four single older women who lived together, but were still u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Beginnings
The show was created by Susan Harris, who had also created the sitcoms Soap and Benson. In its later years, it was followed by Harris' ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Continuity Errors
The Golden Girls was one of the last sitcoms to have its complete initial run before the widespread advent of the Internet. With fans of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - The Show's Popularity And Decline
The first head writers of the series were Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman, and wrote for the show's first four seasons (although it should...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 3rd Century Bc
300 Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus V, Quintus Appuleius Pansa 299 Marcus Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, Titus Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suffect: Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - Infrastructure
Washington D.C. - Government. The city is run by an elected mayor (currently Anthony A. Williams) and a city council. The city council...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - Economy
Washington, D.C. is first and foremost a company town, with the primary company being, of course, the federal government. A significant p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - Geography And Climate
Washington D.C. - Geography. Main article: Geography of Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. is located at 38°53′42″N, 77°02′11â...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - Other Roman Embassies
Other embassies may have been sent after this first encounter, but were not recorded, until an account appears about presents sent in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Facts Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - The Facts Of Life - Production
It was produced first by TAT Communications, then Embassy Television, followed by Embassy Communications, and finally, Columbia Pictures ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xu Huang: Encyclopedia Ii - Xu Huang - Xu Huang In Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Facts Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - The Facts Of Life - Syndication And Vhs Sales
The Facts of Life aired in the United States on the USA Network and later on Nick at Nite and the Hallmark Channel. For the last two year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - History
A Southern site for the new country's capital was agreed upon at a dinner between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The initial pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liu Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Liu Shan - Liu Shan In Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th century historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, is a romanticization of the events that occurred bef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Theme Song
The theme song is Thank You For Being A Friend, which was a #25 Pop hit for Andrew Gold in 1978. However, this version is a re-recorded o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Spinoffs
The Golden Girls - The Golden Palace. After the original series ended, White, McClanahan, and Getty reprised their characters in the CB...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cao Rui: Encyclopedia Ii - Cao Rui - Family Background
When Cao Rui was born (likely in 205), his grandfather Cao Cao was the paramount warlord of Han Dynasty, who had rendered Emperor Xian of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Post Cancellation
The Golden Girls - Syndication. American syndicated reruns began in the fall of 1990, distributed by Buena Vista Television, the syndic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liu Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Liu Shan - Life After Shu Han's Destruction
In 264, Liu Shan and his entire clan was relocated to the Cao Wei capital Luoyang. He was created the Duke of Anle (安樂公), and his s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liu Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Liu Shan - Early Life
Born in 207, Liu Shan was the oldest son of Liu Bei, by his concubine Lady Gan (甘夫人). In the next year, the powerful warlord Cao Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Golden Girls: Encyclopedia Ii - The Golden Girls - Post Cancellation
The Golden Girls - Syndication. American syndicated reruns began in the fall of 1990, distributed by Buena Vista Television, the syndic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Times - Good Times Without The Parents
With Amos and Rolle gone, Ja'net Du Bois took over as the star, checking on the Evans children as they were now living alone. New charact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Times - Premise
The character Florida Evans (played by Esther Rolle) had been Maude Findlay's housekeeper on Maude. In early 1974, the Florida Evans char...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Times - Two-parters
Good Times, like many other Norman Lear series, was known for its use of the "two-parter" to draw viewers back to the show the next week....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Times: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Times - Dvd And Television Reruns
The first five seasons of Good Times are available on Region 1 DVD in North America. All of the box sets have been released by Sony Pictu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - The Rise Of Rome
In 192 war broke out between Rome and the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III. Some Greek cities now saw Antiochus as their saviour from Roman r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenistic Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Hellenistic Greece - Philip V
Antigonus II died in 239. His death saw another revolt of the Greek cities led by the Achaean League, whose dominant figure was Aratus of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Feud: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Feud - Versions Outside The Usa
Since 2001, Canal 13 in Argentina has had its own version. The Australian version aired on the Nine Network from 1977-1984 and was hosted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Feud: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Feud - Home Versions Of The Show
Milton Bradley made eight editions of the ABC version after 1976. Pressman Games created two editions (similar to the MB editions) based ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - History
A Southern site for the new country's capital was agreed upon at a dinner between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The initial pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Entertainment Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Entertainment Television - Format
BET was founded by Robert L. Johnson in January of 1980. Johnson was also the chairman and chief executive officer of BET until handing o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - Economy
Washington, D.C. is first and foremost a company town, with the primary company being, of course, the federal government. A significant p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Feud: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Feud - Rules Of The Game
Representatives of the family are posed questions that have already been answered by 100 people. An answer is considered correct if at le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - Infrastructure
Washington D.C. - Government. The city is run by an elected mayor (currently Anthony A. Williams) and a city council. The city council...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 3rd Century Bc
300 Marcus Valerius M.f. Corvus V, Quintus Appuleius Pansa 299 Marcus Fulvius Cn.f. Paetinus, Titus Manlius T.f. Torquatus, Suff.: Marcus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 2nd Century Bc
200 Publius Sulpicius Ser.f. Galba Maximus II, Gaius Aurelius C.f. Cotta 199 Lucius Cornelius L.f. Lentulus, Publius Villius Ti.f. Tappul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - Chinese Silk In The Roman Empire
Trade with the Roman Empire followed soon, confirmed by the Roman craze for Chinese silk (supplied through the Parthians) from the 1st ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia Ii - Washington D.c. - Geography And Climate
Washington D.C. - Geography. Main articles: Geography of Washington, D.C., and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - Castaways
Pomponius Mela (Book III,Chapter 5), copied by Pliny the Elder, wrote that Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, proconsul in Gaul, 59 BC, go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - Roman Soldiers In The East
There are several known instances of Roman soldiers being captured by the Parthians and transfered to the East for border duty. According...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - First Roman Embassy
With the expansion of the Roman Empire in the Middle-East during the 2nd century, the Romans gained the capability to develop shipping an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - The Expedition Of Ban Chao
In 97, the Chinese general Ban Chao crossed the Tian Shan and Pamir mountains with an army of 70,000 men in a campaign against the Xiongn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Wheel 2000
In September of 1997, a children's version of the American version was created and aired on CBS every Saturday. Former Roundhouse star Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Slot Machines
Given creator Merv Griffin's fondness for gambling (including being a successful casino owner), it would seem natural that Wheel would be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of U.s. Television Series: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of U.s. Television Series - Puerto Rico
List of U.S. television series - Comedy. A Reirse con Fab A Reirse con Yoyo Con lo que Cuenta Este Pais Cuqui Desafiando a los Genios ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Republican Roman Consuls: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Republican Roman Consuls - 1st Century Bc
100 Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Gaius Marius VI 99 Aulus Postumius Albinus, Marcus Antonius Orator 98 Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Titu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Lear: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Lear - Political And Cultural Activities
In addition to his success as a TV producer and businessman, Lear is an outspoken supporter of First Amendment and liberal causes. Taking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Gameplay
Three players take turns. When a normal round begins, the spaces in a puzzle are shown as blank white spaces on the board. Any punctuatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Bonus Round
A final puzzle is put up and the contestant chooses several consonants and a vowel. Occurrences of these letters are revealed and the con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of Fortune: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of Fortune - Special Rounds
In recent years, various special rounds have been introduced. Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round. This was made possible with the advent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-roman Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-roman Relations - Other Roman Embassies
Other embassies may have been sent after this first encounter, but were not recorded, until an account appears about presents allegedly s...   » Read the article