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Encyclopedia - August 10: Encyclopedia - August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 143 days remaining. The term "the 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Events
1800 - Ongoing events. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)-Second Coalition/Egyptian Campaign Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)-Second Coa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1928: Encyclopedia - 1928
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1928 - Events. January 6-7 - River Thames flood...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920: Encyclopedia - 1920
1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) 1920 - Events. January 7 - Forces of Russian White ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1933: Encyclopedia - 1933
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1933 - Events. January 3 - Japanese troops occ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1980: Encyclopedia - 1980
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. It is equivalent to 2733 a.U.c., and to 1359 AH. 1980 - Events. January 1–April ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1940: Encyclopedia - 1940
1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1940 - Births. See also Category:1940 births January...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1913: Encyclopedia - 1913
1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. (click on link for calendar) 1913 - Events. January 30 - House of Lords reject...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1900: Encyclopedia - 1900
1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. 1900 - Events. January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1896: Encyclopedia - 1896
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1903: Encyclopedia - 1903
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). It also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1914: Encyclopedia - 1914
1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. (see link for calendar) 1914 - Events. January 4 - 77 seal hunters freeze to deat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1993: Encyclopedia - 1993
1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1944: Encyclopedia - 1944
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1944 - Events. January 4 - The Battle of Monte ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1945: Encyclopedia - 1945
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1945 - Events. January 5 - The Soviet Union recog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1979: Encyclopedia - 1979
This page refers to the year 1979. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). 1979 (MCMLXXIX) is a common year starting on Monday. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia - 1971
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). 1971 - Events. January 1 - British Divorce Reform Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1952: Encyclopedia - 1952
1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1952 - Events. January 8 - West Germany has 8 mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1947: Encyclopedia - 1947
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1947 - Events. January 1 - British mines nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calendar Of Saints: Encyclopedia - Calendar Of Saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1884: Encyclopedia - 1884
1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1800: Encyclopedia - 1800
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1880: Encyclopedia - 1880
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1840: Encyclopedia - 1840
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1875: Encyclopedia - 1875
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1979 In Baseball: Encyclopedia - 1979 In Baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1977 In Music
See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1977 in music - Events. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1999: Encyclopedia - 1999
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Encyclopedia - 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially began June 1, 2005, and officially ended on November 30, 2005; however the season extended ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1990 In Baseball: Encyclopedia - 1990 In Baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1990 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1997: Encyclopedia - 1997
1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1997 - Designations. International organizations, incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aol Instant Messenger: Encyclopedia - Aol Instant Messenger
The AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an ad-supported instant messaging and presence computer program, published by AOL in October of 1997, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1997 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1997 In Music
See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1997 in music - Events. J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1992: Encyclopedia - 1992
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. 1992 - Events. 1992 - January. January 1 - Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt repla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmed Chalabi: Encyclopedia - Ahmed Chalabi
Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi1 (Arabic: احمد الجلبي) (born October 30, 1944) is a deputy prime minister in Iraq, and formerly interi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexandria: Encyclopedia - Alexandria
Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allan Ramsay 1713-1784: Encyclopedia - Allan Ramsay 1713-1784
Allan Ramsay (October 13, 1713 – August 10, 1784), Scottish portrait-painter, the eldest son of the Allan Ramsay, author of The Gentle ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alvin Karpis: Encyclopedia - Alvin Karpis
Alvin Karpis (August 10, 1907-August 26, 1979, born Alvin Karpowicz), nickname "Creepy" , was a noted criminal in the United States known...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Glazunov: Encyclopedia - Alexander Glazunov
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazounov (or Glazunov or Glazunow) (August 10, 1865 – March 21, 1936) was a Russian composer, as well as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-alaq: Encyclopedia - Al-alaq
Surat al-'Alaq, Iqra, or al-Qalam (العلق al-ʿAlaq, The Clot / إقرا    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ádám Politzer: Encyclopedia - Ádám Politzer
Adam Politzer (Alberti, Hungary, October 1, 1835 – August 10, 1920 in Vienna was an Austrian physician and one of the pioneers and foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aftermath Of World War I: Encyclopedia - Aftermath Of World War I
The fighting in World War I ended when an armistice took effect at 11:00 hours on November 11, 1918. In the aftermath of World War I the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1975: Encyclopedia - 1975
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). 1975 - Events. 1975 - January. January ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Accidents And Incidents In Aviation: Encyclopedia - Accidents And Incidents In Aviation
An aviation accident is an incident on board an aircraft causing injury or death to one or more persons. The U.S. National Transportation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1920 In Sports: Encyclopedia - 1920 In Sports
See also: 1919 in sports, other events of 1920, 1921 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1920 in sports - Baseball Major League....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1862: Encyclopedia - 1862
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1869: Encyclopedia - 1869
1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1872: Encyclopedia - 1872
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1878: Encyclopedia - 1878
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1845: Encyclopedia - 1845
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1839: Encyclopedia - 1839
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1267: Encyclopedia - 1267
For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. 1267 - Events. 1267 - Europe. King Afonso III of Portugal and King Alfon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1793: Encyclopedia - 1793
1793 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1802: Encyclopedia - 1802
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1885: Encyclopedia - 1885
1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1885...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1901: Encyclopedia - 1901
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1947 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1947 In Music
See also: 1946 in music, other events of 1947, 1948 in music and the list of 'years in music'. 1947 in music - Events. Patti Page signs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1960 In Baseball: Encyclopedia - 1960 In Baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1960 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1960 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1960 In Film
1960 in film - Top grossing films. North America Ben-Hur Can Can Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Operation Petticoat Suddenly, Last Summer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1966 In Baseball: Encyclopedia - 1966 In Baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Declaration Of Independence United States: Encyclopedia - Declaration Of Independence United States
The Declaration of Independence is the document that founded the United States of America. In it, the United States Congress: declares th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1918: Encyclopedia - 1918
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wedn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1902: Encyclopedia - 1902
1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). 1902 - Events. 1902 - January-April. January 28 - The C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1911: Encyclopedia - 1911
1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). 1911 - Events. 1911 - January-June. January 1 - Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1912: Encyclopedia - 1912
1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1968 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1968 In Music
See also: 1967 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1968 in music - Events. J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - V. V. Giri: Encyclopedia - V. V. Giri
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (August 10, 1894 - June 23, 1980), commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth president of the Republic of Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camille Desmoulins: Encyclopedia - Camille Desmoulins
Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins (March 2, 1760 - April 5, 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia - Leo
Leo (Latin for lion, symbol , Unicode ♌) is a constellation of the zodiac. Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buford O. Furrow Jr.: Encyclopedia - Buford O. Furrow Jr.
Buford O'Neal Furrow, Jr. attempted a mass murder on August 10, 1999, when he attacked a daycare of the North Valley Jewish Community Cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeppelin Nt: Encyclopedia - Zeppelin Nt
Zeppelin NT ("Neuer Technologie", German for new technology) is an airship type that has been manufactured since the 1990s by the German ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles James Napier: Encyclopedia - Charles James Napier
Sir Charles James Napier (August 10, 1782 – August 29, 1853) was a British general and Commander-in-Chief in India. The city of Napier,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yahya Khan: Encyclopedia - Yahya Khan
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (February 4, 1917 – August 10, 1980) was the President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff from 1969 to 1971,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yankee Stadium: Encyclopedia - Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. Located at East 161st Street and River Avenue i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ponzi: Encyclopedia - Charles Ponzi
Charles Ponzi (1882–January 18, 1949) was an Italian immigrant to the United States who became one of the greatest swindlers in America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Duke Of Brunswick-luneburg: Encyclopedia - Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Duke Of Brunswick-luneburg
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Fürst von Braunschwei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brigham Young University-idaho: Encyclopedia - Brigham Young University-idaho
Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-Idaho, or BYUI) is a four-year university owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babes: Encyclopedia - Babes
Babes was a American situation comedy series that ran for one season on the Fox Television Network from September 13, 1990 to August 10, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2005: Encyclopedia - August 2005
2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → August 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiesel: Encyclopedia - Biodiesel
Biodiesel is fuel made from renewable resources such as vegetable oils or animal fats. It is biodegradable and non-toxic, and has signifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Feller: Encyclopedia - Bob Feller
Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed "Rapid Robert", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer. He was bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1960s: Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1960s
During the 1960s, boxing, like mostly everything else around the world, went through changing times. Boxers from the old guard of boxing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2003: Encyclopedia - August 2003
August 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December August 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1940s: Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1940s
Boxing in the 1940s in many ways reflected worldwide situations that affected other endeavors as well. World War II raged early in the de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003: Encyclopedia - 2003
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Freshwater ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1932: Encyclopedia - 1932
1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. 1932 - Events. 1932 - January-February. January 3 - British arrest and intern Moh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams: Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963 in Millwood, New York) is a pop/R&B singer and actress who made history when she became th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corey Haim: Encyclopedia - Corey Haim
Corey Ian Haim (born December 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor, best known for a 1980's Hollywood career as a teen idol. Haim reached peak p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cordeliers: Encyclopedia - Cordeliers
The Cordeliers, also known as the Club of the Cordeliers and formally as the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citiz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cream Lemon: Encyclopedia - Cream Lemon
Cream Lemon (くりぃむレモン Japanese) is an H anime series with some in-depth storylines and endearingly pretty, classic (late 197...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States Department Of Defense: Encyclopedia - United States Department Of Defense
The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André Chénier: Encyclopedia - André Chénier
André Marie Chénier (October 30, 1762 - July 25, 1794) was a French poet, associated with the events of the French Revolution. André ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Île-de-france Région: Encyclopedia - Île-de-france Région
Île-de-France is one of the 26 régions of France. Its territory corresponds roughly to the metropolitan area of Paris. It was created ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unocal Corporation: Encyclopedia - Unocal Corporation
The Unocal Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, based in El Segundo, California, was founded in 1890 as the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Howe 5th Viscount Howe: Encyclopedia - William Howe 5th Viscount Howe
For the surrealist painter, see William Howe (painter). Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (August 10, 1729-July 12, 1814) was a British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windows Media Player: Encyclopedia - Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player is a proprietary freeware software media player used for playing audio and video on personal computers running the M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World Series Of Poker: Encyclopedia - World Series Of Poker
The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. World Series of Poker - Origins. The original W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antonio Banderas: Encyclopedia - Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas (born August 10, 1960), is a Spanish actor who was born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryan Nations: Encyclopedia - Aryan Nations
Aryan Nations (AN) (also known as the Aryan National Alliance) is an anti-Semitic White supremacist anti-government group based in the Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Christophe Merlin: Encyclopedia - Antoine Christophe Merlin
Antoine Christophe Merlin (September 13, 1762 - September 14, 1833), was a member of several legislative bodies during the era of the Fre...   » Read the article