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- 791: History Of The Counterculture
- ... n Roll. (Groliers, 1) Record companies distributed records played by whites but composed by blacks. Whites were frustrated because there werent any white artists and they didnt want the blacks to be the stars until Bill Haley appeared with his "Rock Around the Clock". This typifies the racial attitudes of the decade. It showed the segregated view of society that existed among the races. By teenagers acknowledging black music ...
- 792: Greek And Inuit Mythology
- ... Next, she assumes the form of a dove and lays a huge egg which the serpent keeps warm until it hatches. The egg brings forth all the things that now exist: the sun, moon, planets, stars, and the earth with its mountains, valleys, stream, lakes, all living creatures, including the first humans (Switzer 11). In like manner, Raven flies through the darkness and finds a new land, for which he calls ...
- 793: Frank Sinatra
- ... He had a lot of charisma which attracted all the famous movie actresses to him. He had love affairs with every movie actress during that time. In the 50s he had affairs with movie stars such as Judy Garland, Marylin Monroe, and Ava Gardner. He and Ava Gardner were married for a few years but it later ended in divorce. Ava was the love of his life and after she ...
- 794: Egypt Civilization
- ... and numerical skills in building the pyramids. Their concern with religion and the need for arranging a calendar of festivals led to their interest in astronomy. By careful observation, they learned the movements of some stars, and charted the skies. One of their greatest achievements was their creation of a calendar. It is very close to the ones we have today. They set the beginning of the year on the day ...
- 795: Dr. J (julius Erving)
- ... with the ABA to play for the New York Nets. Once again, Erving led the league in scoring and led the Nets to an ABA championship, winning four-out of-four games against the Utah Stars. In the first of these games, Erving scored 47 points, sparking comparisons with the greatest players of all time. In the 1974 season, Erving suffered from knee pains and was forced to wear special braces ...
- 796: Dolce And Gabbana
- ... to work alone." Dolce and Gabbana take equal responsibilities for both the creating and business aspects of the company. When it comes to advertising the two shy away from celebrities. Although they have worked with stars such as Madonna and Linda Evangelista, nowadays they prefer anonymity, Stefano explains, "We want all young girls, not the same faces everybody uses." The photographers they use such as Ferdinando Scianna, Gianpaolo Barbieri, and Steven ...
- 797: Decorating The Walls Art, Reli
- ... expressed in other ways. In the tomb of Ramesses IV the kings royal titles are inscribed along the centre of the ceiling of the hall which leads into the burial chamber. Surrounded by golden stars on a blue ground representing the heavens, the kings names follow the path of the sun and once again identify him with the solar journey the king and god being fused in the path ...
- 798: Czechoslovakia
- ... vision to the people even as the gods sent it to her. She said that on the seven hills of Prague a fair city would grow, the fame of which would rise to the very stars. And all that she saw and all of which she foretold really came true. Of course! Now, while Cech and Libuse are the stuff of imaginative Czech legend, it is believed that Samo - who may ...
- 799: Creation As Seen Through Greco
- ... into the sky secured at four points by four dwarfs named East, West, North and South. They flung sparks of fire from Muspell high into the sky to make the sun, the moon, and the stars. From Ymir's brains, they shaped the clouds. The earth was made in the form of a circle and around the edge of it lay the great sea. Odin and his brothers gave one area ...
- 800: Charles Lindbergh
- ... WWII. Including the infamous corsair. He was also sent on cargo missions by the U.S. Air Force to far off places such as Hawaii, and Europe. Charles Lindbergh relates to todays movie and rock stars. He was looked up upon by many people of his time. There was no television that people could get famous on. Most of the time, on half of the United States did not even know ...
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