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Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929 – ca. March 1945) was a German-born Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Her family had moved to Amsterdam after the Nazis gained power in Germany but were trapped when the Nazi occupation extended into The Netherlands. As persecutions against the Jewish population increased, the family went into hiding in July 1942 in hidden rooms in Otto Frank's office building. A ...

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• Anne Frank - Early life
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• Anne Frank - Life in the Achterhuis
• Anne Frank - Arrest and concentration camps
• Anne Frank - The Diary of A Young Girl
• Anne Frank - Publication of the diary
• Anne Frank - Praise for Anne Frank and the Diary
• Anne Frank - Denials and legal action
• Anne Frank - Legacy
• Anne Frank - Anne Frank related
• Anne Frank - Holocaust and World War II related
• Anne Frank - Anne Frank in popular culture

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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936–February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. The change of spelling of Holley to Holly came about because of an error in a contract he was asked to sign, listing him as Buddy Holly. That spelling was then adopted for his professional career. Buddy Holly - Biography. Buddy Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas to parents Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Pauline Drake. The Holleys were a musical ...

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Catania is the second largest city of Sicily and is the capital of the province which bears its name. With 306,464 inhabitants it has the second highest population density on the island. It is located at 37° 31'N 15° 04'E on the east coast of the island, half way between Messina and Siracusa and is at the foot of the active volcano Mount Etna. It was founded in the 8th century BC by Greek colonizers from Chalcis in Euboea led by Evarco, used to be called Ætna, after the volcano, c. 480–461 BC and has ...

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Chris Isaak (born Christopher Joseph Isaak June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California) is an American indie rock, pop, and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Isaak's music can be described as a blend of country, blues, rock and roll, pop and surf rock. He signed a contract to Warner Brothers Records in 1984 for his first album Silvertone. Isaak's contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner Brothers moved him to their Reprise Records label. Image:Cs2.jpg His best-known song is "Wicked Game". Though rel ...

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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936–February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. The change of spelling of Holley to Holly came about because of an error in a contract he was asked to sign, listing him as Buddy Holly. That spelling was then adopted for his professional career. Buddy Holly - Biography. Buddy Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas to parents Lawrence Odell Holley and Ella Pauline Drake. The Holleys were a musical ...

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• Buddy Holly - Tributes
• Buddy Holly - Selected discography
• Buddy Holly - Covers

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The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) between February 13 and February 15, 1945 remains one of the more controversial events of World War II. Historian Frederick Taylor says: "The destruction of Dresden has an epically tragic quality to it. It was a wonderfully beautiful city and a symbol of baroque humanism and all that was best in Germany. It also contained all of the worst from Germany during the Nazi period. In that sense it is an absolutely ...

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• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - The attacks
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Impact of the attack
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Responses to the bombing
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - German
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - British
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Points of view
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Was the bombing a war crime?
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - The case for the bombing being a war crime
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - The case against the bombing being a war crime
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Dresden and the Holocaust
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Post-war reconstruction and reconciliation
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Influences on art and culture
• Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Notes
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Starting with the birth of recorded music, American popular music has had a profound effect on music across the world. The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture, including ragtime, blues, jazz, rock, R & B, doo wop, gospel, soul, funk, heavy metal, punk, disco, house, techno, salsa, grunge and hip hop. In addition, the American music industry is quite diverse, supporting a number of regional styles like zydeco, klezmer and slack-key. The appeal of these styles lies in t ...

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• American popular music - Early popular song
• American popular music - Tin Pan Alley
• American popular music - Broadway
• American popular music - Ragtime
• American popular music - Early recorded popular music
• American popular music - Popular jazz and swing
• American popular music - Blues diversification and popularization
• American popular music - 1950s and 60s
• American popular music - Country: Nashville Sound
• American popular music - Soul
• American popular music - 1960s rock
• American popular music - 1970s and 80s
• American popular music - 70s funk and soul
• American popular music - 80s pop
• American popular music - Birth of the underground
• American popular music - Punk and alternative rock
• American popular music - Heavy metal
• American popular music - 1990s to the present
• American popular music - International and social impact
• American popular music - Notes

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Blur is the name of a British rock band. Originally called Seymour, Blur formed in London in 1989 from the remnants of a band called Circus. Vocalist/keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist/backing vocalist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree, with bassist Alex James joining the lineup. Blur - History. Blur - Roots and Influence. Blur were one of the British bands who appeared in the wake of the Stone Roses's eponymous album, mixing psychedelic pop rock with very loud guit ...

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• Blur - Roots and Influence
• Blur - Breakthrough and rising to success 1991-1993
• Blur - Britpop and the Height of Fame 1994-1998
• Blur - Post Britpop 1999-present
• Blur - Music
• Blur - Discography
• Blur - Studio Albums
• Blur - Compilations & Live Albums and Box Sets
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A bathysphere is a spherical deep-sea diving submersible which is lowered into bodies of water with a cable. Bathyspheres have a variety of uses, usually including the study of underwater life. At extreme depths, the cable becomes unmanageable. Deeper dives must be performed by self-propelled vehicles such as a bathyscaphe. The term bathysphere is composed from the Greek words βάθος (bathys), "depth" and σφαίρα (sphaira), "sphere". The first bathysphere w ...

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Come is the name of: Come, a late-1970s British noise band Come, a 1990s American indie rock band Come, a 1994 album by Prince (artist) Come Organisation, a 1980s UK record label Come (or cum in slang usage) may also refer to: Orgasm: to have a sexual climax ("to come" or "to cum"). Semen, a bodily fluid secreted by a male during orgasm. Cum shot, the record (on film or video) of a man ...

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Vagrant Records is a popular American punk, emo, and indie rock label. It was founded by Face to Face manager Rich Egan in 1996. Vagrant is partially owned by Interscope Records, who retain a non-controlling interest in the company. In addition to albums by the listed artists, they also release the popular Another Year on the Streets compilations. Vagrant Records - Current Roster. Alkaline Trio Audio Learning Center Dashboard Confessional Down to Earth ...

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ulysses [sic] is an indie rock band formed by Robert Schneider (lead vocalist of The Apples In Stereo) along with John Ferguson and Ben Fulton in the spring of 2003. They released their first album, 010, on October 26, 2004 through Eenie Meenie Records. The album was recorded in monaural audio instead of standard stereo. Ulysses band - Band History. While in Spain, Schneider was inspired to write "Castles in Spain", the first song written for 010. Schneider began writing other s ...

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De Stijl (in English generally pronounced duh-STILE; from the Dutch for "the style" – Dutch pronunciation: IPA /də stɛil/) was an artistic movement in the 1920s. The movement is also known as neoplasticism — the new plastic art (or Nieuwe Beelding in Dutch). Proponents of de Stijl sought to express a new utopian ideal of spiritual harmony and order. They advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and colour — they simpli ...

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Twickenham is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London. It is best known as the home of Twickenham Stadium — the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union. Over the years the stadium has encouraged the growth of the disproportionately large number of public houses and eateries in the area. Twickenham is also notable for its arts heritage and is the home of th ...

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• Twickenham - 18th century
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• Twickenham - Schools
• Twickenham - Famous residents
• Twickenham - Local geography
• Twickenham - Nearest places
• Twickenham - Nearest tube stations
• Twickenham - Nearest railway stations

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The University of Sheffield is a leading university, located in Sheffield, UK. University of Sheffield - History. The University of Sheffield was originally formed by the merger of three colleges. The Sheffield School of Medicine was founded in 1828. This was followed in 1879 by the opening of Firth College by Mark Firth, a steel manufacturer, to teach arts and science subjects. Firth College then helped to fund the opening of the Sheffield Technical School in 1884 to teach applied science, the only major f ...

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• University of Sheffield - Notable alumni
• University of Sheffield - Notable faculty

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The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time. At times it was used as catch-all phrase for rock music from underground artists in the 1980s and rock music in general in the 1990s and 2000s. More specifically, it is made up mostly of genres that appeared in the 1980s and became popular or well known by t ...

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Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity. It is commonly known as the District, D.C., or simply WashingtonIncluding:

• Washington D.C. - History
• Washington D.C. - Geography and climate
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• Washington D.C. - Climate
• Washington D.C. - People and culture
• Washington D.C. - Demographics
• Washington D.C. - Housing
• Washington D.C. - Crime
• Washington D.C. - Landmarks and museums
• Washington D.C. - Media
• Washington D.C. - Performing arts
• Washington D.C. - Sports
• Washington D.C. - Economy
• Washington D.C. - Infrastructure
• Washington D.C. - Government
• Washington D.C. - Education
• Washington D.C. - Transportation
• Washington D.C. - Sister cities

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Wall of Sound is a phrase used to describe the effect created by the music production techniques of legendary record producer Phil Spector. Wall of Sound - Description. During the Wall of Sound era, Spector gathered large orchestras of musicians (even for instruments not generally used for ensemble playing such as the electric guitar) playing orchestrated parts for a fuller sound. Not so well known is that at the heart of the Wall of Sound was an echo chamber – a basement room fitted with microphon ...

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In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. Pop musicians may play covers as a tribute to the original performer or group, to win audiences who like to hear a familiar song, or to increase their chance of success by using a proven hit or to gain credibility by its comparison with the original song. Covering material is an important method in learning various styles of music. Bands may also perform covers for the simple pleasure of playing a familiar song. Cover version - Early cover ver ...

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• Cover version - Modern cover versions
• Cover version - Contemporising older songs
• Cover version - Introduction of new artists
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• Cover version - Cover bands tribute bands and impersonators
• Cover version - Most covered songs
• Cover version - Covers in particular genres
• Cover version - Punk
• Cover version - Hip-Hop
• Cover version - Swamp pop
• Cover version - Samples

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Wet From Birth is the fourth studio album by the indie rock band The Faint. It was released on September 14, 2004. Wet from Birth - Track listing. "Desperate Guys" (3:06) "How Could I Forget?" (3:17) "I Disappear" (4:07) "Southern Belles In London Sing" (3:31) "Erection" (2:45) "Paranoiattack" (4:16) "Drop Kick the Punks" (2:28) "Phone Call" (4:03) "Symptom Finger" (3:27) "Birth" (3:17)

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