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- theater chain was given to Goldenson. In 1953, following the sale of various ... Goldenson assumed ABC operations in 1953, acquiring a minor radio ...8 KB (1,119 words) - 20:12, 25 October 2022
- * 6x World Series champion (1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) ... 1953 World Series Whitey Ford pitched in game four, earning the loss ...20 KB (3,113 words) - 18:40, 4 May 2023
- had been alongside it. He emerged from World War II with a battlefield ... stole American uniforms at that point in World War II and spoke fluent English ...13 KB (1,890 words) - 22:56, 3 May 2023
- made many starts in the NASCAR Winston Cup series and acted in several Hollywood ... to serve in the United States Navy during World War II. He was stationed ...8 KB (1,289 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In the post World War II era, de Kooning painted ... of Gorky, De Kooning embarked on a series of male figures, including ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 15:38, 6 May 2023
- In 1953, Inge received a Pulitzer Prize for Picnic, a play based on ... Picnic had a successful Broadway run from February 19, 1953 to April ...13 KB (2,098 words) - 11:04, 9 May 2023
- made a notable contribution to the world of music while preserving ... quot;titans" of Soviet music, enjoying world-wide reputation as leading ...10 KB (1,319 words) - 21:29, 11 August 2023
- St. Louis Browns (1951 – 1953) Kansas City Athletics (1965) ... Cleveland Indians, he helped them win the world championship. In the Major ...14 KB (2,119 words) - 02:27, 21 April 2023
- and measurement instruments. Nikon is the world's largest manufacturer ... Nikon is pronounced differently around the world. The Japanese pronunciation ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 09:48, 11 March 2023
- economic policy and planning throughout the world since the middle of the twentieth ... From 1927 to 1930 Leontief worked at the Institute for World Economics ...15 KB (2,137 words) - 23:14, 3 May 2023
- he hit .356 for Santurce in the winter of 1952–1953. ... of the major league scouts, and later in 1953 Al Campanis signed him for ...16 KB (2,464 words) - 02:20, 16 December 2022
- made her the number-one pin-up girl of the World War II era. It was later ... became escapist fare among GIs fighting in World War II. The image was taken ...18 KB (2,765 words) - 14:44, 23 July 2022
- After World War I started in 1914, Bartlett became the "relief ... in 1945. Bartlett performed this duty until 1953. He was knighted in 1948 for ...9 KB (1,276 words) - 10:25, 11 April 2024
- Dean's first full year in the big leagues showed the baseball ... as they progressed all the way to the 1934 World Series to face off with the ...15 KB (2,466 words) - 16:27, 29 January 2024
- His fame peaked in the 1950s in a series of movies in which he co ... O'Connor was a favorite of millions of people around the world ...17 KB (2,571 words) - 17:21, 30 January 2024
- "the greatest black writer in the world for me". Wright and ... two novels, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953) and Giovanni's Room ...12 KB (1,855 words) - 08:53, 18 March 2024
- Between 1940 and 1953 Sinclair wrote 11 novels about an American named ... Long out of print, the Lanny Budd series have recently been re-issued ...13 KB (1,971 words) - 13:34, 3 May 2023
- In 1886, Funk changed the font size to give his series a more distinctive ... spelling would help make English the world language of the future and ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 19:40, 7 February 2023
- In 1942, Anglin was drafted to fight in World War II and the band was temporarily ... for That Back Street Affair" (1953), an answer song to Webb Pierce ...16 KB (2,471 words) - 23:17, 3 March 2023
- was also the publisher of both the New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ... Prize for Local Reporting, Edition Time (1953-1963), this award became the ...15 KB (2,254 words) - 23:45, 2 December 2022
- In addition, Mikan also stunned the basketball world by his unique ... led the Gears to the championship of the World Basketball Tournament, where ...19 KB (3,019 words) - 16:27, 15 August 2021
- and publications in the English-speaking world, a position of great import ... to public morality and in 1932 he gave a series of radio broadcasts on psychoanalysis ...11 KB (1,522 words) - 01:05, 7 September 2023
- It was use by the United States military during World War I that brought ... word jeep. R. Lee Ermey, on his television series Mail Call, disputes this ...24 KB (3,439 words) - 04:31, 31 July 2022
- almost five years in the military during World War II and the Korean War. ... (Williams also hit .400 in 1952 and .407 in 1953, both partial seasons.) ...17 KB (2,672 words) - 21:15, 28 October 2022
- #039;s books. Blyton is noted for numerous series of books based on recurring ... She is probably best known for several book series, including those ...16 KB (2,376 words) - 18:54, 13 February 2024
- role as the witch Endora in the television series Bewitched. ... Sorry, Wrong Number also inspired writers of the television series ...19 KB (2,782 words) - 06:45, 16 June 2023
- Thornton, which became a hit for her in 1953. It also became a world-famous ... The duo formed Spark Records in 1953. Their hits during this time ...10 KB (1,625 words) - 08:02, 3 April 2024
- constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional ... and American League arranged to meet in the World Series to determine the world ...21 KB (3,060 words) - 14:46, 11 November 2022
- teaching the younger players the way of the baseball world. ... in 1924 and 1925. He played in three World Series--in 1916, for the ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 14:22, 29 November 2023
- Kelly began a series of comic books based on fairy tales and nursery ... Perhaps the most famous quotation to come from this series is, "We ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- * 5x Pro Bowl selection (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) * 10x All-Pro selection (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 ...20 KB (3,076 words) - 04:46, 18 November 2022
- pursuits. He was a war correspondent during World War II. He contributed--the ... to realize that no young artist starts the world all over again for himself ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 07:01, 18 April 2024
- MacNeice died in December 1914 after a series of illnesses including uterine ... service. Dan would return to England in 1953, but went to live permanently ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 04:06, 4 November 2022
- Bing Crosby Enterprises (BCE), gave the world's first demonstration ... similar to what RCA had demonstrated in 1953 (see below). CBS, RCA's ...18 KB (2,577 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- 27, 1871, Berlin, German Empire – May 21, 1953, Freiburg im Breisgau, West ... centre for mathematical research in the world, where he completed his habilitation ...13 KB (2,116 words) - 21:23, 20 March 2024
- Gielgud was convicted in 1953 of "persistently importuning for ... Caesar (1950) (which he immortalized in the 1953 film), Leontes in The Winter ...34 KB (5,145 words) - 05:10, 3 August 2022
- and highest-paid entertainers during World War II. Other film successes ... the morale of the American public during World War II. Eager to lend their ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 04:43, 14 June 2023
- Past, the wild strawberries trigger a series of flashbacks in which both ... to lose. The game is interrupted by a series of episodes, including the ...15 KB (2,262 words) - 19:23, 5 March 2024
- Walt Disney Productions, and the Disney World and Disneyland entertainment ... magic, and joy to millions throughout the world. The subjects of his films ...23 KB (3,587 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- was a key figure in the eyes of the world in challenging the moral ... Following evacuation in 1941 during the World War II, he graduated in Aşgabat ...11 KB (1,679 words) - 20:10, 26 July 2023
- 1904 – January 20, 1984) was one of the world's best swimmers in the ... On July 9, 1922, Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku's world record ...18 KB (2,678 words) - 14:44, 15 April 2023
- had a substantial impact on the jazz world. One of their first (and ... sub-par record (and re-recorded the tune in 1953 for Verve Records, this time ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- with 150 or more hits (17). He won one World Series ring with the Milwaukee ... Clowns to victory in the 1952 Negro League World Series. Shortly thereafter ...21 KB (3,165 words) - 21:13, 17 January 2024
- Ruth in 1948; Don Larsen's perfect World Series game in 1956; Roger ... ===The World Series=== Since its 1923 opening, 37 of 83 World Series ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 10:12, 22 May 2023
- during the Third Reich. Following the post-World War II division of Germany ... and remained in captivity until the end of World War II. At the end of the ...12 KB (1,816 words) - 19:26, 13 February 2024
- assault on the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953, and ended on January 1, 1959 ... In the context of the Cold War between the Western world, led by the ...14 KB (2,102 words) - 19:27, 5 June 2020
- WABC-AM 880, to WCBS-AM in 1946. In 1953, WJZ in New York took on the ... time television network service. By mid-1953, Goldenson had begun a two ...19 KB (2,902 words) - 00:51, 9 January 2023
- 1934-1961, was a monumental synthesis of world history, a metahistory based ... of the roles of religious traditions world wide. Rejecting a natural ...29 KB (4,250 words) - 03:54, 15 August 2023
- both in the United States and around the world not just for its financial ... for freedom, peace, and prosperity in a world filled with challenges. ...13 KB (1,938 words) - 18:02, 3 May 2023
- Skelton also helped sell World War II war bonds on the top-rated show ... Skelton was drafted in March 1944, and the popular series was discontinued ...26 KB (3,902 words) - 02:29, 8 December 2022
- section, and participated as cellist in the world premiere of Verdi's ... his career in Italy, entrusted with the world premieres of Puccini's ...28 KB (4,180 words) - 17:43, 16 August 2023
- A.L. championship pennant winners and seven World Series championship clubs ... Among Mantle's many accomplishments are all-time World Series ...17 KB (2,724 words) - 17:26, 9 November 2022
- In 1953, Rogers married her fourth husband, lawyer Jacques Bergerac ... to Camp White for the war effort during World War II. Rogers loved to fish ...15 KB (2,082 words) - 07:46, 24 January 2023
- freedom, and education throughout the world. It provided funding for ... Throughout the 1950s, the foundation provided a series of arts and ...17 KB (2,437 words) - 06:20, 1 April 2024
- Theatre. She also played Herodias in Salome (1953). She returned to ... On May 10, 1953 she starred, together with Burgess Meredith, in a ...26 KB (3,842 words) - 18:10, 24 January 2024
- writer of the nouveau roman, published a series of essays on the nature and ... His first novel The Erasers (Les Gommes) was published in 1953, after ...15 KB (2,225 words) - 04:24, 17 June 2023
- Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1 ... The nation's entrance into World War II in 1941 marked the beginning ...23 KB (3,620 words) - 03:08, 28 January 2022
- Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of ... protecting the homefront during the Second World War in Mrs. Miniver, co-starring ...27 KB (3,873 words) - 22:37, 26 July 2022
- as influenced, many modern languages of the world, including Hindi, Bengali ... is one of the largest poetic works in the world. While it is clearly a poetic ...19 KB (2,849 words) - 03:17, 23 December 2022
- who pioneered bridging the Far Eastern world and the West by introducing ... was one of the invited speakers at the World Parliament of Religions held ...19 KB (2,874 words) - 07:35, 12 January 2024
- public both in the US and around the world. Former Federal Reserve Board ... of Economics. He spent the academic year 1953-1954 as a Visiting Fellow ...27 KB (3,928 words) - 20:26, 6 February 2024
- and is widely considered one of the world's greatest pianists ... from public performances (1936-1938, 1953-1965, 1969-1974, 1983-1985 ...22 KB (3,176 words) - 20:45, 3 May 2023
- drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil ... from isolation and entry into the first World War created a new, faster ...19 KB (2,931 words) - 19:32, 13 February 2024
- were also featured in the 1951 CBS radio series, Your Tropical Trip. ... Ball to adapt her very popular radio series, My Favorite Husband, for ...17 KB (2,690 words) - 09:56, 29 January 2024
- . The American League champion plays in the World Series against the National ... postseason play in 1903 with the inaugural World Series, won by the Boston ...19 KB (2,735 words) - 03:36, 24 July 2023
- announcer carried live on radio for the World Series game. Rice preferred ... announcer carried live on radio for the World Series game. ...14 KB (2,078 words) - 14:51, 31 December 2022
- fourth largest body of water of any of the world's principal oceans. ... oceanographers to be the youngest of the world's oceans, formed only ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- | period = 1953 to 1964 | genre = Spy fiction, Children ... was a British author, journalist and Second World War Navy Commander. Fleming ...25 KB (3,815 words) - 13:25, 4 February 2023
- establishment of the Republic of China, two World Wars and the rise of the ... After Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, Baishi again began ...16 KB (2,541 words) - 04:01, 7 December 2022
- middle classes. He continued to do so in a series of other films: I vinti ... a conventional narrative, he presented a series of apparently disconnected ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 17:12, 9 November 2022
- nurse cells, and follicular cells) and a series of follicles. The nurse cells ... and fascinating spectacles in the insect world," involving sound production ...20 KB (2,942 words) - 12:19, 24 January 2023
- from illegal distributorships and the fast world of gaming to being able to ... ; Ricci James Martin, born on September 20, 1953; Gina Caroline Martin, born ...24 KB (3,934 words) - 08:56, 28 January 2024
- during a comical, but technically sound, series of concerts organized for ... from the Ukraine, Kaye became one of the world's best-known comedians ...13 KB (1,920 words) - 06:25, 15 January 2023
- and Tibet. Its summit was first reached in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand ... had failed before it was finally conquered in 1953. [http://www.everesthistory ...31 KB (4,841 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- UNESCO designated the temple a World Heritage Site in 1991. ... with the main building completed in 1953. What caused Hindu devotees ...15 KB (2,259 words) - 22:14, 30 November 2022
- decision not to pitch Game One of the 1965 World Series because game day fell ... #039;s record of 14 strikeouts in the 1953 World Series. Yogi Berra, after ...22 KB (3,298 words) - 01:20, 21 April 2023
- and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September ... I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in ...20 KB (2,895 words) - 05:25, 31 July 2023
- theory; in econometrics he worked on time series and linear regression analysis; ... He was the creator of much of the nomenclature used in the world of ...13 KB (1,910 words) - 17:19, 16 April 2023
- His son was king for less than a year; Egypt became a republic in ... During the hardships of World War II, criticism was leveled at Farouk ...13 KB (2,063 words) - 00:45, 14 July 2022
- laid the groundwork for the emergence of world music as a popular genre. and appreciation of our multicultural world. Lomax served as consultant ...14 KB (2,084 words) - 04:32, 17 June 2023
- During World War II, Wesley Prince left the group and Cole replaced ... his first 10-inch long-play album, his 1953 Nat King Cole Sings For Two ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 01:27, 11 November 2022
- to discover the structural laws of the real world, to state the problems of ... of reality. Though Hartmann’s work was world-famous during his lifetime ...15 KB (2,188 words) - 23:34, 14 November 2022
- In can be said that Cagney left the world a better place for having ... his name as a "tough guy" in a series of crime films. ...15 KB (2,233 words) - 22:37, 22 June 2022
- the best-known stories from the ancient world circulated in vernacular ... are still taught in schools throughout the world and used as subjects for ...14 KB (2,215 words) - 05:51, 16 June 2023
- of entrepreneurs and managers across the world, for which they developed ... He published a series of influential books on motivation, including ...19 KB (2,749 words) - 08:06, 28 January 2024
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). During World War II, he consulted for ... him on the air in 1951. On October 19, 1953, Godfrey fired LaRosa on the ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- Sun got its first national R&B hit in 1953, with Rufus Thomas' “Bear ... In the summer of 1953, a shy young singer arrived at Sun Studio with ...13 KB (2,092 words) - 01:58, 23 December 2022
- 1940 and an even more significant split in 1953. Despite a partial reunification ... the pressures of a hostile capitalist world unless socialist revolutions ...51 KB (7,375 words) - 14:35, 22 January 2023
- aircraft to the Government of Japan during World War II. Reorganized as Fuji ... airplanes to the Government of Japan during World War II. Nakajima served as ...19 KB (2,695 words) - 13:43, 28 April 2023
- Pasteur is most famous for his series of experiments designed to ... reflect the true diversity of the microbial world because of their exclusive ...12 KB (1,722 words) - 17:27, 9 November 2022
- of the most important film festivals in the world, alongside the Venice Film ... War, in the city of Berlin divided after World War II. Over the years it ...34 KB (4,808 words) - 11:03, 28 September 2023
- Thomson hit the Shot Heard 'Round the World against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants went on to meet the New York Yankees in the 1951 World ...29 KB (4,418 words) - 15:22, 14 May 2023
- who founded the Church of Scientology in 1953. As with many new religious ... The Church of Scientology was founded by Lafayette Ron Hubbard in ...33 KB (4,873 words) - 17:26, 25 January 2023
- led him to be rejected by the academic world, and he turned to popular ... of Race (Montagu 1942), and followed by a series of works (including Montagu ...15 KB (2,208 words) - 04:42, 18 August 2023
- of Adolph Zukor (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1953). The film had a good run ... circuit had become the largest in the world, double the size of its nearest ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 06:05, 15 June 2023
- and star of the top-rated radio comedy series, The Baby Snooks Show that ... them to New York and drifted into a series of odd jobs. When he died ...19 KB (2,934 words) - 00:41, 25 March 2024
- the Globes' viewership around the world. ==History== ... television award categories, Best TV Series, Best TV Actor, and Best ...36 KB (5,125 words) - 21:44, 6 January 2024
- * 7x All-Star selection (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955) * World Series champion (1948) * Cleveland Indians #14 retired ...22 KB (3,428 words) - 17:46, 25 October 2022
- In August 1939, as World War II became imminent, plans were made to ... highest-scoring British Commonwealth ace of World War II, Pat Pattle and Dahl ...26 KB (4,117 words) - 03:07, 15 December 2022
- ranking American military officer during World War II and the 34th President ... truce to conclude the Korean War in 1953. During his two terms, Eisenhower ...38 KB (5,775 words) - 17:24, 12 February 2024
