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The concept of parallel universes figures prominently in many science fiction and fantasy novels. For some it serves primarily as a plot device, a means to put characters into an unfamiliar situation, or a framework that usually lies in the background for continuity purposes. For others it is a major theme and focus of the work. It is sometimes used as the basis for exploring "what if" scenarios, such ...

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The concept of parallel universes figures prominently in many science fiction and fantasy novels. For some it serves primarily as a plot device, a means to put characters into an unfamiliar situation, or a framework that usually lies in the background for continuity purposes. For others it is a major theme and focus of the work. It is sometimes used as the basis for exploring "what if" scenarios, such as in alternative history stories. Among the more famous fictional "multiverses" is that of Michael Moorcock. On developing his concept ...

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The Schutzstaffel ▶ (help·info) ("defense squadron"), or SS, was a large paramilitary organization that was a principal component of the Nazi party. The SS was led by Heinrich Himmler from 1929 until it was disbanded in 1945 with the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The Nazis regarded the SS as an elite unit, the Party's "praetorian guard", with all SS personnel selected on racial and ideological grounds. The SS was distinguished from the ...

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• Schutzstaffel - History
• Schutzstaffel - Origins
• Schutzstaffel - Development
• Schutzstaffel - Fall of the SS
• Schutzstaffel - Postwar activity
• Schutzstaffel - SS leaders
• Schutzstaffel - The SS before World War II
• Schutzstaffel - 1925–1928
• Schutzstaffel - 1929–1931
• Schutzstaffel - 1931–1933
• Schutzstaffel - 1933–1934
• Schutzstaffel - 1934–1936
• Schutzstaffel - 1936–1939
• Schutzstaffel - Austrian SS
• Schutzstaffel - The SS during World War II
• Schutzstaffel - SS and Police Leaders
• Schutzstaffel - Headquarters offices
• Schutzstaffel - General SS
• Schutzstaffel - Waffen-SS
• Schutzstaffel - Concentration camp service
• Schutzstaffel - Special action groups
• Schutzstaffel - Order Police
• Schutzstaffel - SS Medical Corps
• Schutzstaffel - SS and police courts
• Schutzstaffel - Helferin Corps
• Schutzstaffel - Future visions

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For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1268 - Events. 1268 - Europe. October 29 - Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Catholic church. King Stephen V of Hungary launches a war against Bulgaria. The county of Wernigerode ...

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• 1268 - Events
• 1268 - Europe
• 1268 - Asia
• 1268 - Births
• 1268 - Deaths
• 1268 - In fiction

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The cast of Watchmen. (Clockwise from top: Doctor Manhattan, the Comedian, Ozymandias, Nite Owl II, Rorschach, Captain Metropolis, the Silk Spectre II.) Art by Dave Gibbons, coloured by John Higgins Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. A limited series, originally published monthly by DC Comics in 1986-1987, it was later republished as a graphic novel. Along with Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Art Spiegelman's MausIncluding:

• Watchmen - Title
• Watchmen - Composition
• Watchmen - Plot summary
• Watchmen - Character background
• Watchmen - Adaptations from Charlton Comics
• Watchmen - Character overview
• Watchmen - The Minutemen era
• Watchmen - Post-Minutemen era
• Watchmen - Publication details
• Watchmen - Editions
• Watchmen - Related products
• Watchmen - Parody
• Watchmen - Film Adaptation
• Watchmen - Notes

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History is a term that refers to information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human people, families, and societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills. Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.Including:

• History - Classifications
• History - Historical records
• History - History and prehistory
• History - Etymology
• History - Historiography
• History - Historical methods
• History - The lessons of history

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This article is about the history of Christianity and anti-Semitism. Anti-Jewish sentiment has been expressed by many Christians over the last 2000 years, but many other Christians, increasingly in recent years, have also condemned these sentiments. Christianity and anti-Semitism - Early origins. There have been philosophical differences between Christianity and Rabbinical Judaism since the outset. Debates between the early Christians - who at first were all Jews - and other Jews initially revolved around the ques ...

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• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Early origins
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Assimilation
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Anti-Judaism
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Anti-Semitism and the New Testament
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - The Church Fathers
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Later Christian writers
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - The Jews' expulsion from England
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - The Jews' expulsion from Spain
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Christians in Nazi Germany
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Collaborating Christians
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Opposition to the Holocaust
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Comparisons between Nazi Germany and early Christian states' policies with regards to Jews
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Reasons that anti-Semitism continued
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - 19th- and 20th-century Christian anti-Semitism
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - The White Power movement
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Anti-Semitism in modern-day nations
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Current attempts to convert Jews to Christianity
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Reconciliation between Judaism and Christian groups
• Christianity and anti-Semitism - Kevin MacDonald's theory of Christian anti-Semitism

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The analytical engine, an important step in the history of computers, is the design of a mechanical modern general-purpose computer by the British professor of mathematics Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837, but Babbage continued to work on the design until his death in 1871. Because of financial, political, and legal issues, the engine was never actually built. General-purpose computers that were logically comparable to the analytical engine ...

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• Analytical engine - Design
• Analytical engine - Partial construction
• Analytical engine - Influence
• Analytical engine - Computer science
• Analytical engine - Fiction

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In Welsh mythology, Gwydion is a magician appearing prominantly in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion and the ancient poem Cad Goddeu. He is the brother of Gilfaethwy and Arianrhod, and the nephew of Math ap Mathonwy. In the Mabinogion he is called the son of the goddess Don, making it likely he is a euhemerized god or demi-god. Gwydion - Mythological exploits. In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Gwydion helps his brother Gilfaethwy rape Goewin, Math's foot-holder. To this en ...

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• Gwydion - Mythological exploits
• Gwydion - Etymology of the name
• Gwydion - Gwydion in modern fiction

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Welthauptstadt ("World Capital") Germania was the name Adolf Hitler gave to the projected renewal of the German Capital, part of his vision for the future of Germany after the proposed victory in World War II. Albert Speer, "the first architect of the Third Reich", produced many of the plans for the rebuilt city, only a few of which were realized. The location of Germania was never off ...

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Virtual history, also referred to as counterfactual history, is a form of history which attempts to answer "what if" questions. It seeks to explore history and historical processes from the point of view of extrapolating a position in which certain key historical events did not happen or had an outcome which was different to that which did in fact occur. Most historians regard counterfactual history as sometimes entertaining, but not meeting the standards of mainstream historical research due to its speculative nature. It shoul ...

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The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the teachings of William Miller. Millerites - Origins. Miller was a profitable farmer, a Baptist layman and amateur student of the Bible, living in northern New York, in the region of that state which has come to be known as the Burned-over district. Beginning with a strictly literal reading of the ages of people mentione ...

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• Millerites - Origins
• Millerites - Anti-traditional tendencies
• Millerites - Apocalyptic tendencies
• Millerites - Distinguished from the other groups and movements

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The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C.S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is perhaps the author's best known work. More than 95 million copies of the books have been sold in 41 languages. Written by Lewis between 1950 and 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia contains Christian themes and borrows from Greek and Roman mythology as well as ...

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• The Chronicles of Narnia - The books
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Silver Chair
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Horse and His Boy
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Last Battle
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Reading order
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Christian parallels
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Pagan influences
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Influences on Narnia
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Writing
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Name
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Narnia's influence on others
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Influence on authors
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Influence on popular culture
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Criticism
• The Chronicles of Narnia - The Narnia universe
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Narnia in other media
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Television
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Radio
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Stage
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Cinema
• The Chronicles of Narnia - Music

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", was a pioneering United States aviator famous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. Charles Lindbergh - Early life. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Swedish immigrants. He grew up in Little Falls, Minnesota. His father, Charles August Lindbergh, was a lawyer and later a U.S. congressman who opposed the entry of the U.S. into World War I; ...

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• Charles Lindbergh - Early life
• Charles Lindbergh - First solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
• Charles Lindbergh - Marriage children kidnapping
• Charles Lindbergh - Did Lindbergh Sympathize with Nazis?
• Charles Lindbergh - Rise of fascism
• Charles Lindbergh - Lindbergh and the Munich Crisis
• Charles Lindbergh - Outbreak of war
• Charles Lindbergh - Later life
• Charles Lindbergh - Lindbergh in fiction
• Charles Lindbergh - See Also
• Charles Lindbergh - Sources

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Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Swedish immigrants. He grew up in Little Falls, Minnesota. His father, Charles August Lindbergh, was a lawyer and later a U.S. congressman who opposed the entry of the U.S. into World War I; his mother was a chemistry teacher. Early on he showed an interest in machines. In 1922 he quit a mechanical engineering program, joined a pilot and mechanics training program with Nebraska Aircraft, bought his own airplane, a WW1-surplus Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny", and became a stunt pilot. In 1924, he started training a ...

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Charles Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh - Early life, Charles Lindbergh - First solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Charles Lindbergh - Marriage children kidnapping, Charles Lindbergh - Did Lindbergh Sympathize with Nazis?, Charles Lindbergh - Rise of fascism, Charles Lindbergh - Lindbergh and the Munich Crisis, Charles Lindbergh - Outbreak of war, Charles Lindbergh - Later life, Charles Lindbergh - Lindbergh in fiction, Charles Lindbergh - See Also, Charles Lindbergh - Sources

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Departing from normal USAAC convention, there was no P-40A. Some records indicate this might have been reserved for a reconnaissance variant that was briefly in development by Curtiss, but quickly discarded. Revised versions of the P-40 soon followed: the P-40B or Tomahawk IIA had extra .30 cal (7.62 mm) US, or .303 cal (7.7 mm) UK machine guns in the wings and self-sealing tanks; the P-40C or Tomahawk IIB added underbelly drop tank and bomb shackles, as well as improved self-sealing fuel tanks and o ...

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Curtiss P-40, Curtiss P-40 - Operational history, Curtiss P-40 - P-40 Units, Curtiss P-40 - US Army Air Force, Curtiss P-40 - British Royal Air Force, Curtiss P-40 - Royal Australian Air Force, Curtiss P-40 - Royal New Zealand Air Force, Curtiss P-40 - Soviet Union, Curtiss P-40 - Other nations, Curtiss P-40 - Versions, Curtiss P-40 - P-40s on film, Curtiss P-40 - Related content

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In his youth, around the age of thirteen, Dick had a recurring dream for a number of weeks. He dreamt that he was in a bookstore, trying to find an issue of Astounding Magazine. This issue, when he found it, would contain a story called "The Empire Never Ended", which would reveal to him the secrets of the universe. As the dream repeated, the pile of magazines through which he was searching got smaller and smaller, but he never reached the bottom of it. Eventually, he became anxious that discovering the magazine would drive him mad (l ...

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Philip K. Dick, Philip K. Dick - Early life, Philip K. Dick - Dick and his visions, Philip K. Dick - VALIS, Philip K. Dick - Exegesis, Philip K. Dick - Marriages and children, Philip K. Dick - Death, Philip K. Dick - Dick's influence, Philip K. Dick - Bibliography, Philip K. Dick - Best-known novels, Philip K. Dick - Novels by year, Philip K. Dick - Short stories, Philip K. Dick - Film adaptations of Philip K. Dick's works, Philip K. Dick - Awards, Philip K. Dick - Biographies, Philip K. Dick - Interviews

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The concept of the multiverse is also present in the film The One, the video games Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross by Squaresoft, the Digimon television series. The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game has a thoroughly developed system of planes of existence. A popular campaign setting for the game, Planescape, centres around travelling between these planes. Ravenloft, a gothic horror setting for Dungeons & Dragons, is based entirely in a single demiplane. The motion picture ad ...

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Many worlds and possible worlds in literature and art, Many worlds and possible worlds in literature and art - Uses of alternate universes in fiction, Many worlds and possible worlds in literature and art - Fictions employing alternate universes

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Because history is such a large subject, organization is crucial. While several writers, such as H.G. Wells and Will Durant & Ariel Durant, have written universal histories, most historians specialize. There are several different ways of classifying historical information: Chronological (by date) Geographical (by region) National (by nation) Ethnic (by ethnic group)See also:

History, History - Classifications, History - Historical records, History - History and prehistory, History - Etymology, History - Historiography, History - Historical methods, History - The lessons of history

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See Hilaire Belloc's books for about 150 titles He was born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud France (next to Versailles and near Paris) to a French father and English mother, and grew up in England. He was the brother of Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. His mother Bessie Rayner Parkes (1829-1925) was also a writer, and a great-grand-daughter of the English chemist Joseph Priestley. She married Louis Belloc, wh ...

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Hilaire Belloc, Hilaire Belloc - Life, Hilaire Belloc - Writing, Hilaire Belloc - Musical settings parody, Hilaire Belloc - Belloc and authoritarian politics, Hilaire Belloc - Belloc and accusations of anti-Semitism

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