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December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining. December 6 - Events. 963 - Leo VIII is elected Pope. 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. 1534 - The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar. 1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is ...

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Films of the war genre deal with warfare, usually focusing on naval, air, or land battles, but sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, training, or other related subjects. Sometimes they focus on daily military or civilian life in the midst of battle or the threat of battle. Their stories may be fiction, historical re-enactment, docudrama or documentary in nature. Films made in the years following World War I tended to emphasise the horror or futility of modern warfare, as in All Quiet on the Weste ...

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Architecture Cinema Cuisine Dance Literature Music Poetry Sculpture Television Theater Visual arts The folklore of the United States, or American folklore, is the folk tradition which has evolved on the North American continent since Europeans arrived in the 16th century. While it contains much in the way of Native American tradition, it should not be confused with ...

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See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1969 in music - Events. Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hell's Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. In retrospect, many commentators have concluded that the violence signalled the failure of the so-called "hippies", who espoused an ethos ...

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1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1948 - Events. 1948 - January-February. January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4 - Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. January 5 - Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (Tou ...

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• 1948 - August-December
• 1948 - Unknown date
• 1948 - Deaths
• 1948 - Nobel Prizes

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desire ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film - Protean developments, Film - The silent era, Film - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film - The 1960s, Film - The 1970s, Film - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film - The Digital Age, Film - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film - Film theory, Film - History, Film - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Development, Film - Preproduction, Film - Production, Film - Post-production, Film - Distribution, Film - Film crew, Film - Production Team, Film - Primary Production Artists, Film - Camera and lighting, Film - Production sound, Film - Postproduction picture, Film - Postproduction sound, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve t ...

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Film industry, Film industry - History of film, Film industry - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film industry - Protean developments, Film industry - The silent era, Film industry - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film industry - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film industry - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film industry - The 1960s, Film industry - The 1970s, Film industry - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film industry - The Digital Age, Film industry - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film industry - Film theory, Film industry - History, Film industry - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film industry - Film criticism, Film industry - The motion picture industry, Film industry - Stages of filmmaking, Film industry - Development, Film industry - Preproduction, Film industry - Production, Film industry - Post-production, Film industry - Distribution, Film industry - Film crew, Film industry - Production Team, Film industry - Primary Production Artists, Film industry - Camera and lighting, Film industry - Production sound, Film industry - Postproduction picture, Film industry - Postproduction sound, Film industry - Independent filmmaking, Film industry - Animation, Film industry - Film venues, Film industry - Development of film technology, Film industry - Endurance of films, Film industry - Wikibooks, Film industry - Basic types of film, Film industry - Lists, Film industry - Other

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1948 - January-February. January 1 - Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution. January 4 - Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. January 5 - Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl). January 17 - Truce between nationalist Indonesian and Dutch troops in Java January ...

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1948, 1948 - Events, 1948 - January-February, 1948 - March-April, 1948 - May, 1948 - June-July, 1948 - August-December, 1948 - Undated, 1948 - Unknown date, 1948 - Births, 1948 - January-February, 1948 - March-April, 1948 - May-July, 1948 - August-December, 1948 - Unknown date, 1948 - Deaths, 1948 - Nobel Prizes

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Operation Purple is a U.S. DEA driven international chemical control initiative designed to reduce the illicit manufacture of cocaine in the Andean Region by monitoring and tracking shipments of potassium permanganate (PP), the chemical oxidizer of choice for cocaine production. The cornerstone of the operation is an intensive PP tracking program aimed at identifying and intercepting diverted potassium permanganate; identifying rogue firms and suspect individuals; gathering intelligence on diversion methods, trafficking trends, and shipping ...

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Clandestine chemistry, Clandestine chemistry - History, Clandestine chemistry - Precursor chemicals, Clandestine chemistry - Leading suppliers of precursor chemicals, Clandestine chemistry - Enforcement of controls on precursor chemicals, Clandestine chemistry - Amphetamines, Clandestine chemistry - Modern

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The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club are viewed by many as the epitomization the outlaw biker counterculture of the 1960s, and Eldon Cowgill has been accused of gang rape, murder, and racketeering. The FBI has estimated that the Hells Angels take in $1 billion a year worldwide from drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering, though the club disputes this figure and attributes involvement in illegal activities to individual members, not the group as a whole. In rural areas of the United States (especially the U.S. South and Southwest), it has been claimed that the Hells Angels have been heavily involved with the prod ...

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Hells Angels, Hells Angels - Activities, Hells Angels - Altamont, Hells Angels - Canada

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Hughes was born in Humble, Texas on December 24, 1905. His parents were Allene Gano Hughes and Howard R. Hughes, Sr., who invented the dual cone roller bit, which allowed rotary drilling of oil wells in previously inaccessible places. He founded Hughes Tool Company to commercialize this invention. As a teenager, Hughes declared that his goals in life were to become the world's best golfer, the world's best pilot, and the world's best movie producer. Despite attending many good schools, he never earned a diploma. He attended the Fessen ...

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Howard Hughes, Howard Hughes - Youth and Hollywood, Howard Hughes - Aviator and engineer, Howard Hughes - Post-war, Howard Hughes - Glomar Explorer, Howard Hughes - The recluse, Howard Hughes - Later years, Howard Hughes - Estate, Howard Hughes - Factual media portrayals, Howard Hughes - Books, Howard Hughes - Movies, Howard Hughes - Fictional media inspirations, Howard Hughes - Music

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The following fictional characters appear to have been, at least in part, patterned after Hughes: "Charles Foster Kane" of the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane. This character was based on a composite of Howard Hughes and William Randolph Hearst. "Willard Whyte" of the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever Tony Stark, a wealthy inventor and industrialist who becomes Marvel Comics's Iron Man. The Simpsons episode "$pringfield" in which Montgomery Burns exhibits Hughes's OCD, inc ...

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Howard Hughes, Howard Hughes - Birth, Howard Hughes - Education, Howard Hughes - Death of parents, Howard Hughes - Hollywood, Howard Hughes - Aviator and engineer, Howard Hughes - Air crash, Howard Hughes - Spruce Goose, Howard Hughes - RKO, Howard Hughes - Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Howard Hughes - Glomar Explorer, Howard Hughes - Recluse, Howard Hughes - Later years, Howard Hughes - Death and burial, Howard Hughes - Estate, Howard Hughes - Factual media portrayals, Howard Hughes - Books, Howard Hughes - Movies, Howard Hughes - Fictional media inspirations, Howard Hughes - Music

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2004 in Canada - January. January 1: Montreal Dorval Airport is renamed, after some controversy, Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. January 5: Canadian dollar value climbs above $0.78 US, for the first time since July 1993. January 5: In the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Team Canada is defeated by Team USA 4-3 in the Final at Helsinki, Finland. January 7: The NHL suspends the Toronto Maple Leafs' Mats Sundin after he throws his stick into the sta ...

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2004 in Canada, 2004 in Canada - Incumbents, 2004 in Canada - Events, 2004 in Canada - January, 2004 in Canada - February, 2004 in Canada - March, 2004 in Canada - April, 2004 in Canada - May, 2004 in Canada - June, 2004 in Canada - July, 2004 in Canada - August, 2004 in Canada - September, 2004 in Canada - October, 2004 in Canada - November, 2004 in Canada - December, 2004 in Canada - Arts and literature, 2004 in Canada - Film, 2004 in Canada - Television, 2004 in Canada - Sports, 2004 in Canada - Births, 2004 in Canada - Deaths

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Hughes H-1 Racer - General characteristics. Crew: one pilot Length: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) Wingspan: 24 ft 11 in (7.60 m) Height: ft in ( m) Wing area: 138 ft² (12.8 m²) Empty: 3,565 lb (1,620 kg) Loaded: 5,492 lb (2,496 kg) Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg) ...

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Hughes H-1 Racer, Hughes H-1 Racer - Specifications H-1 Racer original wings, Hughes H-1 Racer - General characteristics, Hughes H-1 Racer - Performance, Hughes H-1 Racer - Related content

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The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club are viewed by many as the epitomization the outlaw biker counterculture of the 1960s, and its members have been accused of gang rape, murder, and racketeering. The FBI has estimated that the Hells Angels take in $1 billion a year worldwide from drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering, though the club disputes this figure and atrributes involvement in illegal activities to individual members, not the group as a whole. In rural areas of the United States (especially the U.S. South and Southwest), it has been claimed that the Hells Angels have been heavily involved with the prod ...

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Hells Angels, Hells Angels - Activities, Hells Angels - Altamont

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The area was long inhabited by the Tongva people. José María Verdugo, a corporal in the Spanish army from Baja California, received a grant of the Rancho San Rafael in 1798, an area he had been farming since 1784. In 1860 His grandson Teodoro Verdugo built the Verdugo Adobe, which is the oldest building in Glendale. The property is the location of the Oak of Peace where early Californio leaders including Jesus Pico met in 1847 and decided to ...

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Glendale California, Glendale California - History, Glendale California - Geography, Glendale California - Demographics, Glendale California - Education, Glendale California - Notable natives, Glendale California - Notes

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Prior to European contact in the 17th century, the present site of London was occupied by numerous Algonquin and Iroquois villages; the Algonquin village at the forks of Askunessippi (the Thames River) was called Kotequogong. This location was selected to be the site of the future capital of Upper Canada in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe. It was Simcoe who named the settlement after London, England, however, his choice was initially rejected by Guy Carleton, (Governor Dorchester), who made the comment that "access to Lon ...

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Prior to European contact in the 17th century, the present site of London was occupied by numerous Algonquin and Iroquois villages; the Algonquin village at the forks of Askunessippi (the Thames River) was called Kotequogong." This location was selected to be the site of the future capital of Upper Canada in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe. It was Simcoe who named the settlement after London, England, however, his choice was initially rejected by Guy Carleton, (Governor Dorchester), who made the comment that "access to Lon ...

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London Ontario, London Ontario - History, London Ontario - Law and Government, London Ontario - Geography, London Ontario - Major Parks, London Ontario - Economy/Industry, London Ontario - Demographics, London Ontario - Crime, London Ontario - Education, London Ontario - Sports teams, London Ontario - Communications and media, London Ontario - Television, London Ontario - Radio, London Ontario - Newspapers, London Ontario - Arts and culture, London Ontario - Transportation, London Ontario - Miscellaneous, London Ontario - Notable Londoners

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desired effect — and the underlying principle became the basis for the development of film animation. ...

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Film industry, Film industry - History of film, Film industry - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film industry - Protean developments, Film industry - The silent era, Film industry - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film industry - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film industry - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film industry - The 1960s, Film industry - The 1970s, Film industry - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film industry - The Digital Age, Film industry - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film industry - Film theory, Film industry - History, Film industry - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film industry - Film criticism, Film industry - The motion picture industry, Film industry - Stages of filmmaking, Film industry - Development, Film industry - Preproduction, Film industry - Production, Film industry - Post-production, Film industry - Distribution, Film industry - Film crew, Film industry - Production Team, Film industry - Primary Production Artists, Film industry - Camera and lighting, Film industry - Production sound, Film industry - Postproduction picture, Film industry - Postproduction sound, Film industry - Independent filmmaking, Film industry - Animation, Film industry - Film venues, Film industry - Development of film technology, Film industry - Endurance of films, Film industry - Wikibooks, Film industry - Basic types of film, Film industry - Lists, Film industry - Other

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CH-124 Sea King Sikorsky S-61N Sikorsky H-92 Sikorsky S-92 Sikorsky S-76 UH-60 Black Hawk HH-60 Jayhawk MH-53J/M Pave Low CH-53 Super Stallion MH-53J Pave Low III CH-54 H-34 Choctaw ...

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