A Home at the End of the World is a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham, who also wrote the screenplay of the movie (directed by Michael Mayer). Bobby and Jonathan have been utterly inseparable since they were teenagers in suburban Ohio. As close as brothers, they also experiment sexually. The two eventually lose touch, but meet up again in their twenties in 1980s New York, where Bobby (played by Colin Farrell) moves in with Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) and his eccentric roommate Clare (Robin Wright Pen ...

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• A Home at the End of the World - External link

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The End of the World Doctor Who, The End of the World Doctor Who - Synopsis, The End of the World Doctor Who - Plot, The End of the World Doctor Who - Cast, The End of the World Doctor Who - Notes

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Besides suffering heavily in earlier blitzes, Mile End was hit by the first V-1 to strike London. On 13 June 1944, this 'doodlebug' impacted next to the railway bridge on Grove Road, an event now commemorated by a plaque. ...

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Mile End, Mile End - Second World War, Mile End - Nearest places, Mile End - Transport

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The World of Darkness is the name given to two distinct fictional universes developed by White Wolf Game Studio. Both World of Darkness settings have been used for several horror fiction-themed role-playing games that make use of the Storyteller System. World of Darkness - The World of Darkness Classic oWoD. The first setting was created in 1991 with the release of Vampire: The Masquerade; support for it subsequently ended in 2004 with the release of Time of Judgment. The theme of the old Worl ...

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• World of Darkness - The World of Darkness Classic oWoD
• World of Darkness - The Game Systems Settings
• World of Darkness - History and Playability Crossovers
• World of Darkness - The end of the Old World of Darkness Time of Judgement
• World of Darkness - The World of Darkness 2004 nWoD

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Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. On that date, massive celebrations took place, notably in London, where over a million people celebrated in a carnival atmosphere the end of the European war, though rationing of food and clothing was to continue for a number of years. In London crowds massed in particular in Trafalgar Square and up The Mall to Buck ...

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World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest war in human history. The war was fought between the Axis Powers and the Allies. The Axis initially consisted of an alliance between Germany and Italy, which later expanded to include Japan and Eastern European countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. Some of the nations that Germany conquered sent military forces, particularly to the Eastern front. Among the expeditionary ...

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• World War II - Causes
• World War II - Participants
• World War II - Chronology
• World War II - A debated starting date
• World War II - 1937: Second Sino-Japanese War
• World War II - 1939: War breaks out in Europe
• World War II - 1940: The war spreads
• World War II - 1941: The war becomes global
• World War II - 1942: Deadlock
• World War II - 1943: The war turns
• World War II - 1944: The beginning of the end
• World War II - 1945: The end of the war
• World War II - Resistance
• World War II - The Home fronts
• World War II - Technologies
• World War II - Civilian impact & atrocities
• World War II - Genocide
• World War II - Concentration camps labour camps and internment
• World War II - War crimes and attacks on civilians
• World War II - Aftermath
• World War II - Casualties
• World War II - A world in ruins
• World War II - United Nations
• World War II - The Cold War begins
• World War II - Main articles
• World War II - Media

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World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict lasting from 1914 to 1919, with the fighting lasting until 1918. The label World War I or First World War did not come into general use until after the outbreak of World War II in 1939, and until then it was known as the Great War or the World War. The war was fought by the Allied Powers on one side, and the Central Powers on the other. No ...

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• World War I - Causes
• World War I - Reasons & Responsibilities
• World War I - Opening battles
• World War I - Early stages: from romanticism to the trenches
• World War I - Trench warfare begins
• World War I - Southern theatres
• World War I - Ottoman Empire
• World War I - Italian participation
• World War I - The War in the Balkans
• World War I - The Eastern Front
• World War I - The Russian Revolution
• World War I - The Last Half
• World War I - Entry of the United States
• World War I - German Spring Offensive of 1918
• World War I - Entente’s victory
• World War I - End of the war
• World War I - Economics of War
• World War I - Social effects
• World War I - Technology
• World War I - Aftermath
• World War I - Casualties
• World War I - Other names
• World War I - Quotations
• World War I - Dramatizations
• World War I - See Also
• World War I - Main articles
• World War I - Media

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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. The company was previously known as TitanSports, Inc. and has previously done business as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). World Wrestling Entertainment is a publicly-traded company, but 70% of voting shares are owned by Chairman Vince McMahon, his wife, CEO Linda McMahon ...

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• World Wrestling Entertainment - Early history
• World Wrestling Entertainment - World Wide Wrestling Federation
• World Wrestling Entertainment - World Wrestling Federation
• World Wrestling Entertainment - The Golden Age
• World Wrestling Entertainment - Monday Night Wars
• World Wrestling Entertainment - The Montreal Screwjob
• World Wrestling Entertainment - WWF Attitude
• World Wrestling Entertainment - The death of Owen Hart
• World Wrestling Entertainment - Business advances
• World Wrestling Entertainment - The end of the Attitude Era
• World Wrestling Entertainment - World Wrestling Entertainment
• World Wrestling Entertainment - The Brand Extension
• World Wrestling Entertainment - Championships

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The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the second World's Fair to be held at Flushing Meadows Park in the Borough of Queens, New York in the twentieth century. It opened on April 22, 1964 and ran for two six-month seasons concluding on October 17, 1965. It was the largest World's Fair ever to be held in the United States, occupying nearly a square mile (2.6 km²) of land. Truly a "Universal and International" exposition, the Fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Glo ...

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• 1964 New York World's Fair - Controversial beginnings
• 1964 New York World's Fair - International participation
• 1964 New York World's Fair - American industry takes the spotlight
• 1964 New York World's Fair - Federal and state exhibits
• 1964 New York World's Fair - Controversial ending
• 1964 New York World's Fair - Epilogue
• 1964 New York World's Fair - Sources
• 1964 New York World's Fair - Text
• 1964 New York World's Fair - Photographs

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The beginning of this period is marked by the end of the European Renaissance. Its exact definition depends on the specific usage — for example a historian might be referring to the period 1650-, whilst a musician might be referring to music postdating the romantic era which would date the beginning of modernity to around 1900. The modern age may be defined to extend to the present day or else to conclude postmodernism (which may be dated any time from the 1960s to the early 1980s), again depending on the usage. In the case where mo ...

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Modern world, Modern world - Beginning and ending, Modern world - Characteristics, Modern world - Politics, Modern world - Science and technology, Modern world - Warfare, Modern world - Culture, Modern world - Famous people, Modern world - 15th century and 16th century, Modern world - 17th century, Modern world - 18th century, Modern world - 19th century, Modern world - 20th century, Modern world - 21st century, Modern world - Partisan use of the term Worldwide

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The beginning of this period is marked by the end of the European Renaissance. Its exact definition depends on the specific usage — for example a historian might be referring to the period 1650-, whilst a musician might be referring to music postdating the romantic era which would date the beginning of modernity to around 1900. The modern age may be defined to extend to the present day or else to conclude postmodernism (which may be dated any time from the 1960s to the early 1980s), again depending on the usage. In the case where mo ...

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Modern world, Modern world - Beginning and ending, Modern world - Characteristics, Modern world - Politics, Modern world - Science and technology, Modern world - Warfare, Modern world - Culture, Modern world - Famous people, Modern world - 15th century and 16th century, Modern world - 17th century, Modern world - 18th century, Modern world - 19th century, Modern world - 20th century, Modern world - Partisan use of the term Worldwide

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The first season's finale, "The Angel of Death", introduces a synth from the planet Qar'To (which is in the same system as Mor-Tax) named Q'Tara who arrives on Earth and begins killing aliens right and left in effort of finding the Advocacy, without whom the aliens would be lost and helpless. The Blackwood Team is happy to have such a powerful ally (who can shoot "atomic bullets" and can easily detect aliens) on their side who seems to be fighting the same enemy. In fact, after the aliens launch a surprise attack on them all, Q'Tara even goe ...

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War of the Worlds TV series, War of the Worlds TV series - Premise, War of the Worlds TV series - First season synopsis, War of the Worlds TV series - Second season synopsis, War of the Worlds TV series - Series end, War of the Worlds TV series - Loose ends, War of the Worlds TV series - Episode list, War of the Worlds TV series - First season, War of the Worlds TV series - Second season, War of the Worlds TV series - Notable guest stars, War of the Worlds TV series - Trivia, War of the Worlds TV series - Home video releases

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In recent times the designation apocalyptic literature, or apocalyptic, has commonly been used to include all the various portions of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, whether canonical or apocryphal, in which eschatological predictions are given in the form of a revelation. That the term is at present somewhat loosely used, and often made to include what is not properly apocalyptic, is due in part to the fact that the study of this lite ...

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Apocalypse, Apocalypse - Characteristic features, Apocalypse - Revelation of mysteries, Apocalypse - Disclosure through a dream or vision, Apocalypse - Angels bear revelation, Apocalypse - Deals with the future, Apocalypse - The mysterious or fantastic, Apocalypse - Mystical symbolism, Apocalypse - The end of the world

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The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requested a ceasefire on 3 October 1918. When Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered the German High Seas Fleet to sortie against the Entente's navies, the sailors mutinied in Wilhelmshaven, starting 29 October. On 30 October, the Ottoman Empire capitulated. On November 3, Austria-Hungary sent a flag of truce to the Italian Commander to ask an Armistice and terms of peace. The terms, having been arranged by telegraph with t ...

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World War I, World War I - Introduction, World War I - Causes, World War I - Reasons and responsibilities, World War I - Participants in World War I, World War I - Opening hostilities, World War I - Early stages: from romanticism to the Western Front trenches, World War I - Hopes and fears, World War I - Trench warfare begins, World War I - Southern theatres, World War I - Ottoman Empire, World War I - Italian participation, World War I - The War in the Balkans, World War I - The Eastern Front, World War I - Initial Actions, World War I - The Russian Revolution, World War I - The Last Half of the War, World War I - Entry of the United States, World War I - German Spring Offensive of 1918, World War I - Entente’s victory, World War I - End of the war, World War I - Economics of war, World War I - Social effects, World War I - Technology, World War I - Aftermath, World War I - Casualties, World War I - Social trauma, World War I - Other names, World War I - Quotations, World War I - Dramatisations, World War I - Main articles, World War I - Media

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The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requested a ceasefire on 3 October 1918. When Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered the German High Seas Fleet to sortie against the Entente's navies, the sailors mutinied in Wilhelmshaven, starting 29 October. On 30 October, the Ottoman Empire capitulated. On November 3, Austria-Hungary sent a flag of truce to the Italian Commander to ask an Armistice and terms of peace. The terms, having been arranged by telegraph with t ...

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World War I, World War I - Introduction, World War I - Causes, World War I - Reasons and responsibilities, World War I - Participants in World War I, World War I - Opening hostilities, World War I - Early stages: from romanticism to the Western Front trenches, World War I - Hopes and fears, World War I - Trench warfare begins, World War I - Southern theatres, World War I - Ottoman Empire, World War I - Italian participation, World War I - The War in the Balkans, World War I - The Eastern Front, World War I - Initial Actions, World War I - The Russian Revolution, World War I - The Last Half of the War, World War I - Entry of the United States, World War I - German Spring Offensive of 1918, World War I - Entente’s victory, World War I - End of the war, World War I - Economics of war, World War I - Social effects, World War I - Technology, World War I - Aftermath, World War I - Casualties, World War I - Social trauma, World War I - Other names, World War I - Quotations, World War I - Dramatizations, World War I - Main articles, World War I - Media

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Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requested a ceasefire on 3 October 1918. When Wilhelm II ordered the German High Seas Fleet to sortie against the Entente's navies, they mutinied in Wilhelmshaven starting 29 October 1918. On 30 October the Ottoman Empire capitulated. On November 3 Austria-Hungary sent a flag of truce to the Italian Commander to ask an Armistice and terms of peace. The terms having been arranged by telegraph with the Entente Authorities in Paris, were communicated ...

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World War I, World War I - Causes, World War I - Reasons & Responsibilities, World War I - Opening battles, World War I - Early stages: from romanticism to the trenches, World War I - Trench warfare begins, World War I - Southern theatres, World War I - Ottoman Empire, World War I - Italian participation, World War I - The War in the Balkans, World War I - The Eastern Front, World War I - The Russian Revolution, World War I - The Last Half, World War I - Entry of the United States, World War I - German Spring Offensive of 1918, World War I - Entente’s victory, World War I - End of the war, World War I - Economics of War, World War I - Social effects, World War I - Technology, World War I - Aftermath, World War I - Casualties, World War I - Other names, World War I - Quotations, World War I - Dramatizations, World War I - See Also, World War I - Main articles, World War I - Media

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The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requested a ceasefire on 3 October 1918. When Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered the German High Seas Fleet to sortie against the Entente's navies, the sailors mutinied in Wilhelmshaven, starting 29 October. On 30 October, the Ottoman Empire capitulated. On November 3, Austria-Hungary sent a flag of truce to the Italian Commander to ask an Armistice and terms of peace. The terms, having been arranged by telegraph with t ...

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World War I, World War I - Causes, World War I - Reasons and responsibilities, World War I - Participants in World War I, World War I - Opening hostilities, World War I - Early stages: from romanticism to the Western Front trenches, World War I - Hopes and fears, World War I - Trench warfare begins, World War I - Southern theatres, World War I - Ottoman Empire, World War I - Italian participation, World War I - The War in the Balkans, World War I - The Eastern Front, World War I - Initial Actions, World War I - The Russian Revolution, World War I - The Last Half of the War, World War I - Entry of the United States, World War I - German Spring Offensive of 1918, World War I - Entente’s victory, World War I - End of the war, World War I - Economics of war, World War I - Social effects, World War I - Technology, World War I - Aftermath, World War I - Casualties, World War I - Social trauma, World War I - Other names, World War I - Quotations, World War I - Dramatizations, World War I - Main articles, World War I - Media

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In a manner perhaps reminiscent of its participation in quelling the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of the century, Japan entered World War I and declared war on the Central Powers. Because Japan's role in World War I was limited largely to attacking German colonial outposts in East Asia, it permitted Japan to expand its influence in Asia and its territorial holdings in the Pacific. Acting virtually independently of the civil government, the Japanese navy seized Germany's Micronesian colonies. It also attacked and occupied the German coaling po ...

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History of Japan, History of Japan - Japanese Pre-History, History of Japan - Paleolithic, History of Japan - Jomon Period, History of Japan - Yayoi Period, History of Japan - Ancient/Classical Japan, History of Japan - Kofun era Also known as the Yamato Period, History of Japan - Nara Period, History of Japan - Heian Period, History of Japan - Feudal Japan, History of Japan - Kamakura Period, History of Japan - Muromachi Period, History of Japan - Azuchi-Momoyama Period, History of Japan - Edo Period, History of Japan - Meiji Restoration, History of Japan - Wars with China and Russia, History of Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance, History of Japan - World War I to End of World War II, History of Japan - World War II, History of Japan - Occupied Japan, History of Japan - Post-Occupation Japan, History of Japan - The 'Lost Decade', History of Japan - Political life, History of Japan - Periodization, History of Japan - Japanese era names

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The Fair came to a close embroiled in controversy over allegations of financial mismanagement. Controversy had plagued it during much of its two-year run mainly due to Robert Moses' inability to get along with the press. As a result the press seemed unduly harsh on the Fair, criticising everything from a perceived lack of fine arts displays to the prices charged for admission to charges that the Fair smacked of crass commercialism. It was no secret that the attendance had been disappointing. Only twenty-four million people attended the Fair ...

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1964 New York World's Fair, 1964 New York World's Fair - Controversial beginnings, 1964 New York World's Fair - International participation, 1964 New York World's Fair - American industry takes the spotlight, 1964 New York World's Fair - Federal and state exhibits, 1964 New York World's Fair - Controversial ending, 1964 New York World's Fair - Epilogue, 1964 New York World's Fair - Sources, 1964 New York World's Fair - Text, 1964 New York World's Fair - Photographs

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Mussolini, having been rescued by German paratroopers from his prison, tried to flee Italy to Switzerland with a German anti-air battalion. However, partisans recognized him and he was executed, along with his mistress, and their bodies were strung up in Milan and kicked around in the streets. Hitler, learning of Mussolini's death, realized that the end had finally come. He remained in Berlin, even as it was encircled and slowly taken by the Soviets. On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler, with his wife of one day, Eva Braun, committed suici ...

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European Theatre of World War II, European Theatre of World War II - Preceding events, European Theatre of World War II - Outbreak of war in Europe, European Theatre of World War II - Nightfall in Northern Europe, European Theatre of World War II - War comes to the West, European Theatre of World War II - The war in the air, European Theatre of World War II - The Balkans, European Theatre of World War II - The eastern front, European Theatre of World War II - The Allies' invasion of Italy, European Theatre of World War II - The Allies' liberation of France, European Theatre of World War II - The end of the war in Europe

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