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Encyclopedia - Parallel Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Parallel Universe - Fiction
The concept of parallel universes figures prominently in many science fiction and fantasy novels. For some it serves primarily as a plot ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parallel Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Parallel Universe - Fiction
The concept of parallel universes figures prominently in many science fiction and fantasy novels. For some it serves primarily as a plot ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schutzstaffel: Encyclopedia - Schutzstaffel
The Schutzstaffel ▶ (help·info) ("defense squadron"), or SS, was a large paramilitary organization that was a principal component of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1268: Encyclopedia - 1268
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1268 - Events. 1268 - Europe. October 29 - Conradin, the last legitimate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia - Watchmen
The cast of Watchmen. (Clockwise from top: Doctor Manhattan, the Comedian, Ozymandias, Nite Owl II, Rorschach, Captain Metropolis, the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia - History
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 i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia - Christianity And Anti-semitism
This article is about the history of Christianity and anti-Semitism. Anti-Jewish sentiment has been expressed by many Christians over the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Analytical Engine: Encyclopedia - Analytical Engine
The analytical engine, an important step in the history of computers, is the design of a mechanical modern general-purpose computer by th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gwydion: Encyclopedia - Gwydion
In Welsh mythology, Gwydion is a magician appearing prominantly in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion and the ancient poem Cad Goddeu. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welthauptstadt Germania: Encyclopedia - Welthauptstadt Germania
Welthauptstadt ("World Capital") Germania was the name Adolf Hitler gave to the projected renewal of the German Capital, part of his visi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virtual History: Encyclopedia - Virtual History
Virtual history, also referred to as counterfactual history, is a form of history which attempts to answer "what if" questions. It seeks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millerites: Encyclopedia - Millerites
The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Chronicles Of Narnia: Encyclopedia - The Chronicles Of Narnia
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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh: Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", was a pioneering United S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh: Encyclopedia Ii - 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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curtiss P-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Curtiss P-40 - Versions
Departing from normal USAAC convention, there was no P-40A. Some records indicate this might have been reserved for a reconnaissance vari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Dick And His Visions
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Many Worlds And Possible Worlds In Literature And Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Many Worlds And Possible Worlds In Literature And Art - Fictions Employing Alternate Universes
The concept of the multiverse is also present in the film The One, the video games Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross by Squaresoft, the Dig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - Classifications
Because history is such a large subject, organization is crucial. While several writers, such as H.G. Wells and Will Durant & Ariel D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hilaire Belloc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hilaire Belloc - Life
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 Frenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Dick And His Visions
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - Plot
The Man in the High Castle - Back Story. The point of divergence between the world of The Man in the High Castle and actual history is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Chronicles Of Narnia: Encyclopedia Ii - The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Books
The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia are presented below in the order in which they were originally published (see reading ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gwydion: Encyclopedia Ii - Gwydion - Mythological Exploits
In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Gwydion helps his brother Gilfaethwy rape Goewin, Math's foot-holder. To this end he steals Pryderi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harsh Realm: Encyclopedia Ii - Harsh Realm - Setting
"Technology and the threat of nuclear annihilation in the last half of the 20th century have changed the world forever. They changed war ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontoon Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontoon Bridge - Military Bridges
Pontoon bridges are especially useful in wartime as river crossings. Such bridges are usually temporary, and are sometimes destroyed afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City Blackout Of 1977: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City Blackout Of 1977 - Effects
The blackout came at a low point in the city's history, with New York facing a severe financial crisis, and commentators contrasted the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Plot Summary
In October 1985, Walter Kovacs (Rorschach) investigates the murder of New York citizen Edward Blake and learns that Blake was also The Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Goebbels: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Goebbels - Ruin Murder And Suicide
Joseph Goebbels - Chancellor for a day. During the final stages of the war in the spring of 1945 Hitler split the offices of Reichskanz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1268: Encyclopedia Ii - 1268 - Events
1268 - Europe. October 29 - Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Analytical Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Analytical Engine - Design
Charles Babbage's first attempt at a mechanical computing device was the difference engine, a special-purpose computer designed to tabula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Encyclopedia Ii - Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Story
In Red Alert, world-renowned physicist Albert Einstein invents the Chronosphere, a device which he uses to go back in time and chronoshif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schutzstaffel: Encyclopedia Ii - Schutzstaffel - The Ss During World War Ii
By 1944, the SS had become a vast and complex organization and was considered a "State within a State". The final structure and organizat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millerites: Encyclopedia Ii - Millerites - Distinguished From The Other Groups And Movements
The "Adventist" or "Latter-day" churches arose during the same period as the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), and share some compar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - This Perfect Day: Encyclopedia Ii - This Perfect Day - Synopsis
The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society whose genesis remains vague: "Christ, Marx, Wood and Wei led us to this perfect da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steamboy: Encyclopedia Ii - Steamboy - Plot Summary
The movie opens with scenes of Edward and Lloyd working to develop the Steam Ball. They obtain water of "exceptional purity" from a cave ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Plot Summary
In October 1985, Walter Kovacs (Rorschach) investigates the murder of New York citizen Edward Blake and learns that Blake was also The Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheyenne Wyoming: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheyenne Wyoming - History
On July 4, 1867, General Grenville Dodge with his survey crew platted the site now known as Cheyenne (Dakota Territory, later Wyoming Ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J.e.b. Stuart: Encyclopedia Ii - J.e.b. Stuart - Confederate Army
J.E.B. Stuart was commissioned as a Captain of Cavalry in the Confederate Army on May 24, 1861, and rose quickly. His later appointments ...   » 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 - Christianity And Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And Anti-semitism - Anti-semitism And The New Testament
Few Jews consider the New Testament anti-Semitic as such. The main concern of most Jews today is how the New Testament has been used to l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romanitas: Encyclopedia Ii - Romanitas - Meaning And History
Romanitas meant a great many things, but in short it meant what it was to be Roman (that is, Roman-ness). The Roman ideal was the citizen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curtiss P-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Curtiss P-40 - Operational History
France, already fielding a large number of Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighters, ordered 140 as the Hawk 81A-1 but the French military had been def...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Analytical Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Analytical Engine - Design
qCharles Babbage's first attempt at a mechanical computing device was the difference engine, a special-purpose computer designed to tabul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents - A
President Barbara Adams President in: Whoops Apocalypse (film, 1986) Played by: Loretta Swit Succeeds to presidency upon death of Presid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Lindbergh - Marriage, Children, Kidnapping
He married Anne Morrow Lindbergh, an author and daughter of diplomat Dwight Morrow, in 1929. He taught her how to fly and did much of his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheyenne Wyoming: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheyenne Wyoming - Geography
Cheyenne is located at 41°8'44" North, 104°48'7" West (41.145548, -104.802042)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Character Overview
Watchmen - The Minutemen era. Main article: Minutemen (comics) The Minutemen were a group of superheroes that was formed before the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Film Adaptation
A film adaptation has been under development for many years with the earliest attempt in 1989 with Terry Gilliam and Sam Hamm attached. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheyenne Wyoming: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheyenne Wyoming - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 53,011 people, 22,324 households, and 14,175 families residing in the city. The population density...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheyenne Wyoming: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheyenne Wyoming - Other Information
In Wyoming's ground-breaking woman's suffrage legislation, Esther Hobart Morris was a leader. Alferd Packer the only American ever convic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Character Background
In the early 1980s DC Comics, who had acquired a number of existing characters from Charlton Comics, commissioned a treatment from Moore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Composition
Set in an alternative history in which superheroes are real, Watchmen is an adventure and crime drama that incorporates moral philosophy,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Publication Details
Watchmen - Editions. Originally published as twelve individual issues (with the last nearly a year after the others), Watchmen was late...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Chronicles Of Narnia: Encyclopedia Ii - The Chronicles Of Narnia - Pagan Influences
There are many Christians who feel that the Chronicles of Narnia promotes soft sell paganism and occultism, because of the recurring paga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheyenne Wyoming: Encyclopedia Ii - Cheyenne Wyoming - The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
The 9 acre Cheyenne Botanic Gardens are located in Lions Park and features numerous gardens. It also features a solar heated and powered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - The Use Of The I Ching
Dick claims that he wrote The Man in the High Castle, using the ancient Chinese philosophical text the I Ching (or Book of Changes) to de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
Several characters in The Man in the High Castle read a popular, although banned, novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy by Hawthorne Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man In The High Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man In The High Castle - Themes
The most prominent theme in The Man in the High Castle is the question of the penetration of true reality into a false reality. This can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harsh Realm: Encyclopedia Ii - Harsh Realm - Episode Information
See also: List of episodes of Harsh Realm A box set with the 9 completed episodes, including those unaired on network television in the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Death
Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982, the result of a combination of recurrent strokes accompanied by heart failure. After his death (he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Dick's Influence
Like other more famous science fiction authors, several of Dick's stories have been made into movies. Most of these are only loosely base...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Bibliography
Philip K. Dick - Best-known novels. The Man in the High Castle, which takes place in an alternate America ruled by the victorious Axis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Early Life
Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy Kindred Dick. His father, Edgar Dick, was a fraud investigator for the United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Goebbels: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Goebbels - Early Life
Goebbels was born to accountant Friedrich Goebbels and his wife Marian Oldenhausen Goebbels in Rheydt (now a part of Mönchengladbach), a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curtiss P-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Curtiss P-40 - Operational History
France, already fielding a large number of Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighters, ordered 140 as the Hawk 81A-1 but the French military had been def...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curtiss P-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Curtiss P-40 - P-40 Units
Curtiss P-40 - US Army Air Force. The Flying Tigers were integrated into the USAAF as the 23rd Fighter Group. The unit continued to fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Novels By Year
Philip K. Dick - Short stories. The short stories of Philip K. Dick have recently been republished in five omnibus volumes, as follows:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Bibliography
Philip K. Dick - Best-known novels. Time Out of Joint, another excellent depiction of a man discovering his world to be fake (in many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steamboy: Encyclopedia Ii - Steamboy - Nods
Steamboy - Cat's Cradle. There are elements that bear a certain similarity to Kurt Vonnegut's 1964 Cat's Cradle, such as a respected sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steamboy: Encyclopedia Ii - Steamboy - Characters
Steamboy - James Ray Steam. The main character is a 13 year old boy living in Manchester, England. A young inventor following the paths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steamboy: Encyclopedia Ii - Steamboy - Thematic Style
In keeping with the Steampunk subgenre of science fiction, the film employs alternative history: it is set in a factual 19th-century cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Encyclopedia Ii - Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Connections To The Tiberian Series
Command & Conquer: Red Alert was designed as a prequel to the first C&C game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn. During the Sov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Early Life
Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy Kindred Dick. His father, Edgar Dick, was a fraud investigator for the United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Encyclopedia Ii - Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Characters
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Allies. General Gunter von Esling -- Played by Arthur Roberts. General Nikos Stavros -- Played by B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City Blackout Of 1977: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City Blackout Of 1977 - Aftermath
Mayor Abe Beame accused Con Ed of "gross negligence" but would eventually feel the effect himself. He finished third in the Democractic p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - History And Prehistory
Traditionally the study of history was limited to the written word. However with the rise of academic professionalism and the creation of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curtiss P-40: Encyclopedia Ii - Curtiss P-40 - P-40 Units
Curtiss P-40 - US Army Air Force. The Flying Tigers were integrated into the USAAF as the 23rd Fighter Group. The unit continued to fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Love Life
In 1928, King George V gave Edward a home, Fort Belvedere, near Sunningdale in Berkshire. There Edward conducted relationships with a ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Reign As King
King George V died on January 20, 1936, and Edward ascended to the throne as King Edward VIII. The next day, he broke royal protocol by w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Film Adaptation
A film adaptation has been under development for many years with the earliest attempt in 1989 with Terry Gilliam and Sam Hamm attached. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Publication Details
Watchmen - Editions. Originally published as twelve individual issues (with the last nearly a year after the others), Watchmen was late...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Composition
Set in an alternative history in which superheroes are real, Watchmen is an adventure and crime drama that incorporates moral philosophy,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Characters
In the early 1980s DC Comics, who had acquired a number of existing characters from Charlton Comics, commissioned a treatment from Moore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Abdication
On November 16, 1936, Edward met with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin at Fort Belvedere and expressed his desire to marry Wallis Simpson w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Duke Of Windsor
On March 8, 1937, George VI created his brother, the former king, Duke of Windsor. George VI announced he was to create his brother Duke ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harsh Realm: Encyclopedia Ii - Harsh Realm - Characters
Tom Hobbes Lieutenant Thomas F. Hobbes was close to his discharge from the Army when he was called to do one last mission and sent into ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harsh Realm: Encyclopedia Ii - Harsh Realm - Harsh Realm Tv Series Vs. Harsh Realm Comic Book
In the comic book (on which the television series is based), a detective named Dexter living in a dystopian city is sent into a stereotyp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Title
The title Watchmen refers to an excerpt from Juvenal's Satire VI Against Women: noui consilia et ueteres quaecumque monetis amici, "pone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Goebbels: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Goebbels - Goebbels In Popular Culture
The Man in the High Castle, an alternative history novel by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick set in the 1960s, describes Goebbels as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - World War Ii
In 1937, the Duke and Duchess visited Germany as personal guests of the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, a visit much publicised by the German m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Viii Of The United Kingdom - Adrift
After the war, the couple returned once again to France in Neuilly near Paris, where they spent much of the remainder of their lives esse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watchmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Watchmen - Title
The title Watchmen refers to an excerpt from Juvenal's Satire VI Against Women: noui consilia et ueteres quaecumque monetis amici, "pone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents - V
President Margaret Valentine President in: Y: The Last Man (comic book) When a plague kills all males, Secretary of Agriculture Valentin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Lindbergh - First Solo Flight Across The Atlantic Ocean
Lindbergh gained sudden great international fame as the first pilot to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, flying from Roose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Lindbergh - Marriage Children Kidnapping
He married Anne Morrow Lindbergh, an author and daughter of diplomat Dwight Morrow, in 1929. He taught her how to fly and did much of his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lindbergh: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Lindbergh - Rise Of Fascism
In Europe during the rise of fascism, Lindbergh traveled to Germany several times at the behest of the U.S. military, where he reported o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - The Lessons Of History
In addition to being an interesting topic of study in its own right, historians often claim that the study of history teaches valuable le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - Historiography
See full article: Historiography Historiography is the study and analysis of history through a belief system or philosophy. Although ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - History And Prehistory
Traditionally the study of history was limited to the written word. However with the rise of academic professionalism and the creation of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - Etymology
The term history entered the English language in 1390 with the meaning of "relation of incidents, story" via the Old French historie, fro...   » Read the article