• At the Close of a Century is a box-set album of Stevie Wonder's greatest hits from the 1960s through the 1990s. The box set spans four CDs and the songs...
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  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss,...
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    Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades of screen and stage, she has received numerous accolades...
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  • a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object (UFO) at relatively close range, where the possibility of mis-identification...
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    1st century of the 2nd millennium. In the history of Europe, this period is considered the early part of the High Middle Ages. There was, after a brief...
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    It is the first century of the 3rd millennium. The rise of a global economy and Third World consumerism marked the beginning of the century, along with...
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  • as its closing track, "20th Century Boy" was not featured on the album Tanx, released at the same time in early March. It was later added as a bonus track...
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    The Crisis of the Third Century, also known as the Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis (235–284), was a period in Roman history during which the Roman...
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    division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of The Walt Disney Company. It is headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los...
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    A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United...
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    The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked...
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  • Rex's song "20th Century Boy". A trilogy of live-action film adaptations, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, were released in 2008 and 2009. The manga was licensed...
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    dem Ende des XIX Jahrhunderts (The Anarchists: A Picture of Civilization at the Close of the Nineteenth Century) is a book by anarchist writer John Henry...
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    Close was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated with a B.A. in communications from the University of Southern California in 1989. Close was...
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  • Close (June 7, 1924 – January 15, 2009) was an American surgeon who played a major role in stemming a 1976 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire, the first...
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    The 1st century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC....
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    the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which...
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  • The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) was a neoconservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., that focused on United States foreign policy...
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    massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits using a very large format camera. He adapted his painting...
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    The Toyota Century (Japanese: トヨタ・センチュリー, Hepburn: Toyota Senchurī) is a lineup of full-size luxury cars and limousines produced mainly for the Japanese...
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  • twentieth century. In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern improvisational theater. Close was co-founder...
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    "The Century of the Common Man" Address Henry A. Wallace Collection (digitized) at University of Iowa Library Searchable index of Wallace papers at the...
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  • is a list of close election results on the national level and within administrative divisions. It lists results that have been decided by a margin of less...
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    of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first...
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    The Renaissance of the 12th century was a period of many changes at the outset of the High Middle Ages. It included social, political and economic transformations...
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  • Close attended Iroquois Ridge High School and after graduating went on to Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York City. Joshua Close's bio at www...
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    The close helmet or close helm is a type of combat helmet that was worn by knights and other men-at-arms in the Late Medieval and Renaissance eras. It...
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  • was a close friend of Luther, and illustrated Luther's theology for a popular audience. He dramatized Luther's views on the relationship between the Old...
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  • The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the...
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    The Nineteenth Century was a British monthly literary magazine founded in 1877 by James Knowles. It is regarded by historians as 'one of the most important...
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