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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 22 December | | | | |  22 December: Encyclopedia II - Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Early lifeAdolphus was born on August 13, 1868 at Kensington Palace, London. His father was Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, the eldest son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and the Countess von Hohenstein. His mother was The Duchess of Teck (nee Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge), the youngest daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge and a granddaughter of King George III. Adolphus was styled His Serene Highness Prince Adolphus of Teck at birth. Due to his unwieldy string of nine Christian names, he was always known ...
See also:Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Early life, Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Army, Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Marriage, Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Duke of Teck, Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Marquess of Cambridge, Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Titles Read more here: » Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge: Encyclopedia II - Adolphus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge - Early life |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Ahmed Zaki Yamani - In office In late 1957 Yamani was invited by Faisal, then Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to work as a legal adviser to his office. However, when King Saud returned to full power in 1960 with the support of the Free Princes, Faisal resigned as Prime Minister and Yamani returned to his law practice and began teaching at the University of Riyadh. According to Yamani, King Saud then offered him the position of Oil Minister but this was declined. Several months later a new cabinet was formed with Faisal as Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister and in March 1962 the incumbent Oil Minister and founding father of OPEC, Abda ...
See also:Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Early life, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - In office, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - 1973 oil crisis, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Death of King Faisal, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Hostage incident, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Continuation of Saudi oil policy, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Removal from office, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Other activities, Ahmed Zaki Yamani - Notes and references Read more here: » Ahmed Zaki Yamani: Encyclopedia II - Ahmed Zaki Yamani - In office |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Arvid Harnack - Resistance activities In 1933, after Hitler's rise to power made it necessary to dissolve ARPLAN, Harnack was given a post as a scientific expert in the Reich Economic Ministry. The same year, he also finished his legal qualifications in Jena, successfully completing the junior law examination.
Together with his wife Mildred, the writer Adam Kuckhoff and his wife Greta, Harnack brought together a discussion circle which debated political perspectives on the time after the National Socialists' expected downfall or overthrow.
By 1935, Harnack was active as a ...
See also:Arvid Harnack, Arvid Harnack - Early years, Arvid Harnack - Resistance activities, Arvid Harnack - Trial and death, Arvid Harnack - Source Read more here: » Arvid Harnack: Encyclopedia II - Arvid Harnack - Resistance activities |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Battle of the River Plate - The battle At about 06:14 local time (GMT -2) on 13 December the ships sighted each other and closed. Admiral Graf Spee, despite having correctly identified Exeter initially suspected that the two light cruisers were smaller destroyers and that the British ships were protecting a merchant convoy, the destruction of which would be a major prize.
The British executed their battle plan; Exeter turned to the north-west whilst Ajax and Achilles, operating together, turned to the north-east. The Graf Spee open ...
See also:Battle of the River Plate, Battle of the River Plate - Background, Battle of the River Plate - The battle, Battle of the River Plate - The pursuit, Battle of the River Plate - In Montevideo, Battle of the River Plate - Aftermath, Battle of the River Plate - The film, Battle of the River Plate - Footnote Read more here: » Battle of the River Plate: Encyclopedia II - Battle of the River Plate - The battle |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - The seven major investigations Commissioner Hughes announced on 5 December 2005 that while some police files contained insufficient evidence, being based to a large extent on hearsay, other files did contain incriminating evidence sufficient to lay charges. He revealed on 4 January 2006 that 21 officers were assigned, four of them full-time, to the seven major investigations, and that allegations made by Maciu Navakasuasua, a coup-convict, and Josaia Waqabaca, a self-declared coup-plotter, had led to three files being reopened. All seven cases would be referred ...
See also:Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - The seven major investigations, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 1. The removal of Ratu Mara, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 2. The alleged financing of the coup, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 3. The Chaudhry kidnap and assassination plot, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 4. Investigations into the supporters of George Speight, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 5. The revelations of Lieutenant Colonel Viliame Seruvakula, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 6. Investigations into civil servants who allegedly took part in the coup, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - 7. The Seaqaqa farm arson, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Other investigations, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Alleged plot to kidnap Commander, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Anonymous threats against government officials, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Alleged plot against Ratu Iloilo, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Temple arson investigation, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Ligairi investigation called for, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Calls to halt investigations, Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - Hughes denies interference Read more here: » Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000: Encyclopedia II - Investigations since the Fiji coup of 2000 - The seven major investigations |
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| | | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Maciu Navakasuasua's allegations Navakasuasua, who served a prison term for coup-related convictions, has been very outspoken about the people that he claims masterminded the Fiji coup of 2000.
On 21 September 2005, Navakasuasua went public with allegations that financial backers of the coup, among whom he alleged to be Strategic Air Service Limited executive Watisoni Nata and consultant Navitalai Naisoro, and had tried to hire him to blow up Nadi airport while the then-Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry was passing through, and that rebel soldiers from the Counter Revol ...
See also:Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Maciu Navakasuasua's allegations, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - The Fiji Sun interview, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Further statements, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Chaudhry reacts, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - NVTLP responds, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Josaia Waqabaca's allegations, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - The Fiji Sun interview, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Allegations against Qarase government minister, Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Police response Read more here: » Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000: Encyclopedia II - Allegations about the Fiji coup of 2000 - Maciu Navakasuasua's allegations |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Alexander Suvorov - Scourge of the Poles and the Turks From 1777 to 1783 Suvorov served in the Crimea and in the Caucasus, becoming a lieutenant-general in 1780, and general of infantry in 1783, on the conclusion of his work there. From 1787 to 1791 he again fought the Turks during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 and won many victories; he was wounded twice at Kinburn (1787), took part in the siege of Ochakov, and in 1788 won two great victories at Focsani and by the river Rimnik.
In both these battles an Austrian corps under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg participated but at Rimnik Su ...
See also:Alexander Suvorov, Alexander Suvorov - Early life and career, Alexander Suvorov - Scourge of the Poles and the Turks, Alexander Suvorov - Suvorov's Italian campaign, Alexander Suvorov - His progeny and titles, Alexander Suvorov - Assessment, Alexander Suvorov - Note Read more here: » Alexander Suvorov: Encyclopedia II - Alexander Suvorov - Scourge of the Poles and the Turks |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Japanese embassy hostage crisis - The raid On 22 April 1997 a team of 140 commandos, given the name Chavín de Huantar (in reference to a Peruvian archeological site famous for its underground passageways), mounted a dramatic raid on the residence. Fourteen MRTA rebels, one hostage -Dr. Carlos Giusti Acuña member of the Supreme Court- and two soldiers -Lieutenant Colonel Juan Valer Sandoval and Lieutenant Raúl Jiménez Chávez- died in the assault.
In preparation for the raid, one of the hostages, Admiral Luis Gianpetri of the Peruvian Navy, who was an expert in intel ...
See also:Japanese embassy hostage crisis, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Staging, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Demands, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Negotiations, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - The raid, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - International reaction, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Aftermath, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Legal proceedings, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Chronology, Japanese embassy hostage crisis - Footnotes Read more here: » Japanese embassy hostage crisis: Encyclopedia II - Japanese embassy hostage crisis - The raid |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Madonna entertainer - Biography
Madonna Louise Ciccone was the third of six children born to an Italian-American Chrysler engineer, Silvio "Tony" P. Ciccone, and Madonna Louise Fortin (from a French Canadian family in Bay City, Michigan). She was raised in a Catholic family in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Rochester Hills.
Madonna's mother died of breast cancer at the age of thirty on December 1, 1963, when Madonna was only five. The singer has frequently discussed the enormous impact her mother's death had on her life and career. Tony would later marry and have two chil ...
See also:Madonna entertainer, Madonna entertainer - Biography, Madonna entertainer - 1980s, Madonna entertainer - 1990s, Madonna entertainer - 2000s, Madonna entertainer - Personal life, Madonna entertainer - Italian influence, Madonna entertainer - Involvement with Kabbalah Centre, Madonna entertainer - Other Madonna related articles Read more here: » Madonna entertainer: Encyclopedia II - Madonna entertainer - Biography |
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| | | | | 22 December: 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 - Celtic Norse and Neopagan holidays.
In the order of the Wheel of the Year:
Samhain (Celtic): 31 October-1 November, Celtic New Year, first day of winter
Winternights (Norse): 29 October-2 November, Norse New Year
Yule (Norse): 21 December-22 December, winter solstice, Celtic mi ...
See also:Holiday, Holiday - Public holidays, Holiday - Consecutive holidays, Holiday - Religious holidays, Holiday - Buddhist holidays, Holiday - Celtic Norse and Neopagan holidays, Holiday - Christian holidays, Holiday - Hindu holidays, Holiday - Islamic holidays, Holiday - Jewish holidays, Holiday - Bahá'í holidays, Holiday - The Northern Hemisphere winter holiday season, Holiday - Holidays traditionally in the winter holiday season, Holiday - Winter holiday greetings, Holiday - National holidays, Holiday - International holidays secular, Holiday - Other secular holidays, Holiday - Unofficial holidays, Holiday - No holidays? Read more here: » Holiday: Encyclopedia II - Holiday - Religious holidays |
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| | | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - USS Bagley DD-185 - As USS Bagley and USS Doran Named for Ensign Worth Bagley, she was launched 19 October 1918 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, mother of Ensign Bagley, commissioned 27 August 1919, Commander R. L. Walker in command, and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
Between August 1919 and July 1920 Bagley served in destroyer Flotillas 1, 3, and 8 participating in maneuvers and training in the Atlantic and Caribbean. She was placed in reserve commission 16 July 1920 and out of commission at Philadelphia 12 Ju ...
See also:USS Bagley DD-185, USS Bagley DD-185 - As USS Bagley and USS Doran, USS Bagley DD-185 - As HMS St. Mary's Read more here: » USS Bagley DD-185: Encyclopedia II - USS Bagley DD-185 - As USS Bagley and USS Doran |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Hong Kong - History Even though Hong Kong has been occupied since the Neolithic Age, the area now known as Hong Kong has been an important trading region, and also a significant strategic location for the Chinese mainland since the Mongol invasions of the Tang and Song dynasties. After that, the attention of Hong Kong fell, and only began to attract the attention of China again and the rest of the world in the 19th century when it was ceded to Britain after the Opium Wars. Hong Kong was first visited by a European in 1513, the Portuguese mariner Jorge Álvares. Álvares began trading with the Chinese, and the Portuguese continued to make periodic trade stops at var ...
See also:Hong Kong, Hong Kong - History, Hong Kong - Politics and government, Hong Kong - Legal system and judiciary, Hong Kong - Geography, Hong Kong - Administrative divisions, Hong Kong - Economy, Hong Kong - Demographics, Hong Kong - Education, Hong Kong - Culture, Hong Kong - Religion, Hong Kong - Architecture, Hong Kong - Transport, Hong Kong - Military, Hong Kong - International rankings, Hong Kong - Footnotes Read more here: » Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - Hong Kong - History |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - USS Barry DD-933 - 1956 – 1959 Barry fitted out at the Boston Naval Shipyard through November, testing her new electronics, ASW gear and gunnery systems into December. After a brief underway period in Narragansett Bay, she departed 3 January 1957 for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to continue her shakedown. Her training exercises were interspersed with port visits to Kingston, Jamaica; Cuelebra, Puerto Rico, and Santa Marta, Colombia, before she departed for Colon, Panama.
The destroyer transited the Canal Zone on 26 February and anchored at Salinas, Ecuador, two days later ...
See also:USS Barry DD-933, USS Barry DD-933 - 1956 – 1959, USS Barry DD-933 - 1960 – 1962, USS Barry DD-933 - Cuban Missile Crisis, USS Barry DD-933 - 1962 – 1965, USS Barry DD-933 - Vietnam War, USS Barry DD-933 - 1966 – 1970, USS Barry DD-933 - 1970 – 1976, USS Barry DD-933 - 1977 – 1979, USS Barry DD-933 - 1980 – 1982, USS Barry DD-933 - Present Read more here: » USS Barry DD-933: Encyclopedia II - USS Barry DD-933 - 1956 – 1959 |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - U.S. 8th Infantry Division - World War II
U.S. 8th Infantry Division - Combat Chronicle.
After training in Ireland the 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 4 July 1944, and entered combat on the 7th. Fighting through the hedgerows, it crossed the Ay River, 26 July, pushed through Rennes, 8 August, and attacked Brest in September. The Crozon Peninsula was cleared, 19 September, and the Division drove across France to Luxembourg, moved to the Hurtgen Forest, 20 November, cleared Hurtgen on the 28th and Brandenburg, 3 December, and pushed o ...
See also:U.S. 8th Infantry Division, U.S. 8th Infantry Division - World War I, U.S. 8th Infantry Division - World War II, U.S. 8th Infantry Division - Combat Chronicle, U.S. 8th Infantry Division - Assignments in the European Theater of Operations, U.S. 8th Infantry Division - After World War II, U.S. 8th Infantry Division - General Read more here: » U.S. 8th Infantry Division: Encyclopedia II - U.S. 8th Infantry Division - World War II |
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| | | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - USS Wasp CV-18 - World War II
USS Wasp CV-18 - 1943–1944.
Following a shakedown cruise which lasted through the end of 1943, Wasp returned to Boston for a brief yard period to correct minor flaws which had been discovered during her time at sea. On 10 January 1944 the new aircraft carrier departed Boston; steamed to Hampton Roads, Virginia; and remained there until the last day of the month, when she sailed for Trinidad, her base of operations through 22 February. She returned to Boston five days later and prepared for service in the ...
See also:USS Wasp CV-18, USS Wasp CV-18 - World War II, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1943–1944, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1945, USS Wasp CV-18 - After the War, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1947–1951, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1951–1955, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1956–1960, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1961–1965, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1966–1967, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1968–1970, USS Wasp CV-18 - 1971–1972 Read more here: » USS Wasp CV-18: Encyclopedia II - USS Wasp CV-18 - World War II |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - Søren Kierkegaard - Important elements of Kierkegaard's philosophy
Søren Kierkegaard - Alienation.
Alienation is a term applied to a wide variety of phenomena including: any feeling of separation from, and discontent with, society; feeling that there is a moral breakdown in society; feelings of powerlessness in the face of the solidity of social institutions; the impersonal, dehumanised nature of large-scale and bureaucratic social organisations. [6] Kierkegaard recognizes and accepts the notion of alienation, although he phrases it and understands it in his own distinctly orig ...
See also:Søren Kierkegaard, Søren Kierkegaard - Life, Søren Kierkegaard - Early years 1813–1841, Søren Kierkegaard - Regine Olsen 1837–1841, Søren Kierkegaard - The First Authorship 1841–1846, Søren Kierkegaard - The Corsair Affair 1845–1846, Søren Kierkegaard - The Second Authorship 1846–1853, Søren Kierkegaard - Attack Upon Christendom 1854–1855, Søren Kierkegaard - Indirect communication and pseudonymous authorship, Søren Kierkegaard - The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard, Søren Kierkegaard - Kierkegaard on Schelling, Søren Kierkegaard - Kierkegaard on Schopenhauer, Søren Kierkegaard - Kierkegaard on Hegel, Søren Kierkegaard - Kierkegaard and Christendom, Søren Kierkegaard - Kierkegaard in contemporary ethical theory, Søren Kierkegaard - Important elements of Kierkegaard's philosophy, Søren Kierkegaard - Alienation, Søren Kierkegaard - Abstraction, Søren Kierkegaard - Death, Søren Kierkegaard - Dread or anxiety, Søren Kierkegaard - Despair, Søren Kierkegaard - The individual, Søren Kierkegaard - Spheres of existence, Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Søren Kierkegaard - Pathos Passion, Søren Kierkegaard - Criticisms of Kierkegaard, Søren Kierkegaard - Kierkegaard's influence, Søren Kierkegaard - Selected bibliography, Søren Kierkegaard - Notes Read more here: » Søren Kierkegaard: Encyclopedia II - Søren Kierkegaard - Important elements of Kierkegaard's philosophy |
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| | | | | 22 December: Encyclopedia II - USS Philip DD-76 - As USS Philip Philip was laid down by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 1 September 1917; launched 25 July 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Barrett P. Philip; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard 24 August 1918, Lieutenant Commander John F. Cox in command.
After being fitted out at Boston, Philip reported to Commander Squadron Two, Cruiser Force, 1 September 1918, to escort convoy HX–47 across the Atlantic, returning from Buncrana, Ireland, under orders of Commander, U.S. Destroyer Forces operating in European waters. She was flagship of ...
See also:USS Philip DD-76, USS Philip DD-76 - As USS Philip, USS Philip DD-76 - As HMS Lancaster Read more here: » USS Philip DD-76: Encyclopedia II - USS Philip DD-76 - As USS Philip |
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