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- Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
7: ===China, Hong Kong and Macau===
10: ...Many customs, including sending [[Christmas cards|cards]], exchanging gifts, and hanging stockings are...
12: Both [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on Dec...
14: ...enon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing campaigns.
20: ...ion stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials popular in the Western countries. I... - Betty Ford (2880 bytes)
3: ...Lady]] of the [[United States]], was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], the daughter of William Stephenson...
7: ...Michigan from age three. She studied dance at the Calla Travis Dance Studio and attended the Benningto...
13: ...G. Warren, a furniture salesman. They divorced in 1947.
15: .... He was then in his first Congressional election campaign, and would eventually become the 40th [[Vic...
19: Gerald Ford became President in 1974 on the forced resignation of ... - Physics (25628 bytes)
4: ...t they form in the bulk. The properties of a chemical are determined by the properties of the underlyi...
6: ... to developing the mathematical structure of physical theories.
10: === Theoretical and experimental physics ===
12: ...l physicists have specialized in either [[theoretical physics]] or [[experimental physics]], and in th...
15: ... theory in high-energy physics for which no practical experimental test has ever been devised. - September 23 (7397 bytes)
3: {{SeptemberCalendar}}
10: ...h ships of war ''[[Serapis]]'' and ''Countess of Scarborough'' off the coast of [[England]]
11: ...Andre]] arrested as a spy by [[United States|America]]n soldiers exposing [[Benedict Arnold]]'s treaso...
18: ...[1884]] - [[Herman Hollerith]] patents his mechanical tabulating machine.
25: *[[1969]] - The [[Chicago 8]] trial opens in [[Chicago]] - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
1: ...broad spectrum of ensemble combinations and classical forms. His oeuvre included everything from symp...
5: ...c''. In it, he famously claimed that music was incapable of "expressing anything but itself". Craft ...
10: ...ter. In [[1902]], at the age of 20, Stravinsky became the pupil of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]], proba...
14: ..., but Stravinsky also collaborated with [[Pablo Picasso]] (''Pulcinella'', 1920), [[Jean Cocteau]] (''...
16: ...]] collaborated on ''Pulcinella'' in [[1920]]. Picasso took the opportunity to make several sketches ... - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
4: ... religious, and socioeconomic groups. The section called the "Old City" is surrounded by walls and con...
6: ...y's seat of government and otherwise functions as capital. Many countries do not recognize Israeli sov...
7: ...ian]]s also claim all or part of Jerusalem as the capital of a future [[Palestinian state]].
12: ...tion between the name and ''Shalim'' the personification of dusk in [[Ugarit|Ugaritic]] myth. See also...
16: ...vids.jpg|thumbnail|150px|[[Archaeology|Archaeological]] ruins from [[King David]]'s time]] - Timeline of aviation (3479 bytes)
13: ... - [[1946 in aviation|1946]] - [[1947 in aviation|1947]] - [[1948 in aviation|1948]] - [[1949 in aviatio... - Livestock (24677 bytes)
3: '''Livestock''' refers to [[domesticated]] [[animal]]s, that may be kept or raised in p...
5: ...unting [[wildlife|wild animals]], humans began to capture animals for [[breeding]].
7: ...]]</sup>. In many cultures, livestock have historically been offered as [[animal sacrifice]]s to atone...
9: ...hing that is demanded by consumers. Such products can include pizzles (animal penises) and deer horn, ...
11: ...dequate and seek tighter controls, and in extreme cases seeks the banning of the ownership of animals ... - Indus River (3223 bytes)
1: ...a into the modern states of India and Pakistan in 1947, The Indus was second only to the [[Ganges]] in t...
34: ...nists as one of the world's most important ecological regions. - December 9 (7837 bytes)
1: ...4th in leap years) of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]]. There are 22 days remaining.
3: {{DecemberCalendar}}
6: ...rk City]]'s first daily [[newspaper]], the ''American Minerva'', is established by [[Noah Webster]]
8: *[[1835]] - The Army of the [[Republic of Texas]] captures [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]
9: *[[1851]] - First [[YMCA]] in [[North America]] established in [[Montreal, Quebec]] - Monarchy (11801 bytes)
4: ...to a historical [[dynasty]] or bloodline. In some cases the royal family may claim to hold authority b...
6: ... of monarchy alongside the symbolism of democracy can lead to division over the apparently contradicto...
9: ...er by acclamation of the ruling or of the warrior caste of a clan or group of clans: kings of the Fran...
11: ... [[England]], this process began with the [[Magna Carta]] of [[1215]], although it did not reach democ...
14: ...but not to allow [[education]] and rapid [[communication]] to flourish. The economic structure of such... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
3: ...s a result, some forms of yoga have gained significant popularity outside [[India]], particularly in t...
9: ...ization]]. Over thousands of years, special practical yoga techniques have been developed by experts i...
11: ...arious physical and breathing exercises and purification techniques - is actually the third and the fo...
17: ...idebooks include glossaries of these terms with local language explanations.
23: ...ly reconcilable with Yoga philosophy in general because of its transcendental message. - Lauren Bacall (3967 bytes)
1: [[Image:L_Bacall.jpg|thumb|right|Lauren Bacall]]
3: ... and role model for modern-day women early in her career.
5: ...Joan Perske''', Bacall studied at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] and made her acting debut ...
7: ...ards]], and one daughter [[Leslie Bogart]], who became a nurse.
9: ...ilm|1946]]), ''[[Dark Passage]]'' ([[1947 in film|1947]]), and ''[[Key Largo (movie)|Key Largo]]'' ([[19... - List of HIV-positive people (8891 bytes)
10: ...viles]] ([[1952]]-[[1995]]), [[United States|American]] actor
20: *[[Carlos Busquets]], [[Puerto Rican]] astrologer
25: ...le while addicted to heroin; died of AIDS-related causes
26: ...s (actor)|Brad Davis]], ([[1949]]-[[1991]]), American actor (''[[Midnight Express]]'')
27: ...arge]], ([[1945]]-[[1995]]), [[United States|American]] singer
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