When the pomp and circumstance after all those years of hard study dies down, many college graduates find themselves with another mountain to climb: Paying off student loans. The average student loan balance in 2021, the latest numbers available, stood at nearly $39,500, according to the Federal

The ancient Egyptians are famous for their mummification process and their preservation of the dead. Scientists have studied mummies to learn more about the mummification process and also the condition of the bodies. Today you can visit certain museums to view mummies for pleasure. It may or may

Over the centuries, artists have devised strategies to breathe life and realism into their works of art. What appear to be seamless representations of the real world on canvas were likely the result of endless months—or even years—of trial and error. These tricks of the trade, born of artistic and

The news of a loved one’s death hits every person differently. The aftermath of that news, then, takes unique forms the world over as cultures celebrate the life and honor the death of individuals in ways often singular to their culture. Let’s look at seven distinct burial rituals. list, burial

Sports might bring out the best in some people, but not in everyone. The desire to win has often resulted in athletes bending the rules. In fact, cheating in sports has a long and infamous history. The following list is just a small sample of some athletes who seem to have adopted the maxim “if you

Vestiges are remnants of evolutionary history—“footprints” or “tracks,” as translated from the Latin vestigial. All species possess vestigial features, which range in type from anatomical to physiological to behavioral. More than 100 vestigial anomalies occur in humans. The following list explores

Hosting the Olympic Games is great for a city, right? Or at least good? Anyway, it’s not a bad thing—or is it? The truth is that the track record for Olympic host cities is pretty uneven. Many cities have found that welcoming the world’s athletes and their fans for two weeks produces far fewer

The winter solstice, the longest night of the year, falls on December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 20 or 21 in the Southern. Since ancient times, people all over the world have recognized this important astronomical occurrence and celebrated the subsequent “return” of the Sun in a

When courage is in short supply, we look outside ourselves to find it. Sometimes a good book or film will rouse it, or a quiet place, or the example of another person. Hushpuppy, the six-year-old heroine of the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild, is one such inspiration. When her father, to help her

It’s almost time for that long-awaited family vacation, and you’re starting to make plans. With so many destination choices, how do you decide where to go? For many families, that choice is often one of America’s national parks. The U.S. government maintains hundreds of national parks, monuments,

Riot Grrrl Movement: Activism and the angry young women of rock: …artists, including Jett, Hanna, and 7 Year Bitch, also became involved in fundraisers to support a women’s self-defense organization based in Seattle after the 1993 rape and murder of Mia Zapata, lead singer of the Gits. They also developed tribute projects to Zapata, including 7 Year Bitch’s album ¡Viva Zapata!…

scanning tunneling microscope: Applications: …complex pattern known as the Takayanagi 7 × 7 structure. The position, the chemical reactivity, and the electronic configuration of each atomic site on the 7 × 7 surface has been measured with the STM. The reconstruction of the silicon surface designated (100) is more simple. The surface atoms form…

Adolf Windaus: Windaus discovered 7-dehydrocholesterol, which is the chemical precursor of vitamin D, and he showed that it is a steroid. He discovered that it is converted into the vitamin when one of its chemical bonds is broken by the action of sunlight. This explained why exposure to sunlight…

7-Eleven is a retailer that traces its origin to 1927 and operates more than 60,000 convenience stores, mostly in North America and Asia. A typical 7-Eleven retail store is small, carries a limited stock of food, drinks, and other high-turnover products, and stays open for long hours. 7-Eleven is

isoprenoid: Sesquiterpenes: …sesquiterpenes, the cadalene and the eudalene types, and the carbon skeleton of a sesquiterpene may frequently be determined by heating it with sulfur or selenium to effect dehydrogenation to the corresponding naphthalenic hydrocarbons: cadalene, 4-isopropyl-1,6-dimethylnaphthalene; or eudalene, 7-isopropyl-1-methylnaphthalene. In those cases in which sulfur dehydrogenation fails to yield information about…

London bombings of 2005, coordinated suicide bomb attacks on the London transit system on the morning of July 7, 2005. At 8:50 am explosions tore through three trains on the London Underground, killing 39. An hour later 13 people were killed when a bomb detonated on the upper deck of a bus in

star: Visual binaries: …example, for the binary system 70 Ophiuchi, P is 87.8 years, and the distance is 5.0 parsecs; thus, a is 22.8 astronomical units, and m1 + m2 = 1.56 solar masses. From a measurement of the motions of the two members relative to the background stars, the orbit of each…

On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Two-thirds of the city’s area was destroyed, and by the end of the year about 140,000 had died. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 70,000. Japan announced its surrender

José Maria de Eça de Queirós: …reform and known as the Generation of ’70. Eça de Queirós denounced contemporary Portuguese literature as unoriginal and hypocritical.

Pat Robertson: …mainstay was his talk show, The 700 Club—originally hosted by the rising televangelist Jim Bakker, who left CBN in 1972. Robertson subsequently founded CBN University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it opened to students in 1978. The school’s name was changed to Regent University in 1990.

Billy Crystal: …made his Broadway debut with 700 Sundays, an autobiographical solo show focusing heavily on his relationship with his father; it won a Tony Award for special theatrical event. He adapted the monologue into a memoir, also titled 700 Sundays, in 2005. The stage production was revived in 2013 for a…

Boeing 707, the first successful commercial passenger jetliner. The mid- to long-range narrow-body four-engine aircraft with a swept-wing design was developed and manufactured by the Boeing Company. It made its first flight on December 20, 1957, and entered commercial service on October 26, 1958.

On May 8, 1945, the European phase of World War II ended with the unconditional surrender of all Nazi German forces to the Allies. The event became known as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day. spotlight, anniversary, v-e day, wwii, world war ii,

Michael Haneke: …einer Chronologie des Zufalls (1994; 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance), a fractured mosaic of mundane moments that culminate in an incident of random violence. Although some critics deemed his films mere exercises in nihilism, Haneke considered them attempts to attune viewers to the ways in which the structures…

Michael Haneke: …einer Chronologie des Zufalls (1994; 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance), a fractured mosaic of mundane moments that culminate in an incident of random violence. Although some critics deemed his films mere exercises in nihilism, Haneke considered them attempts to attune viewers to the ways in which the structures…

methaqualone, sedative-hypnotic drug that was historically used in the treatment of insomnia and anxiety and that became widely known as a recreational drug with a dangerously high potential for addiction. Today, in most countries worldwide, methaqualone has no accepted medical use and is illegal

Boeing Company: History of Boeing Company: …707 was followed by the 727 trijet and 737 twinjet, which entered service in 1964 and 1968, respectively. The 737 was developed into a modern family of planes, and by the end of the 20th century it had become the world’s best-selling commercial aircraft. The high development costs of the…

Boeing Company: History of Boeing Company: …by the 727 trijet and 737 twinjet, which entered service in 1964 and 1968, respectively. The 737 was developed into a modern family of planes, and by the end of the 20th century it had become the world’s best-selling commercial aircraft. The high development costs of the 747 “Jumbo Jet,”…

Boeing Company: History of Boeing Company: …high development costs of the 747 “Jumbo Jet,” the world’s first wide-body jetliner, almost forced Boeing into bankruptcy, but, when the 400-seat aircraft went into service in 1970, it allowed airlines to offer affordable long-range air travel for the general public and gave Boeing a monopoly position in this market…

Air Force One: …have been in service: identical Boeing 747-200B jumbo jets bearing the tail numbers 28000 and 29000 and the Air Force designation VC-25A.

Boeing 767: …developed in parallel with the 757 but with a wide body as opposed to the 757’s narrow body. It has several variants, with the 767-300ER being the most popular. The Boeing 767 has been used for passenger travel as well as freight delivery. More than 1,300 767s have been delivered…

June 22 marks the 75th anniversary of the launch of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Although the initial offensive caught the Soviets completely by surprise, penetrating hundreds of miles into Soviet territory and netting hundreds of thousands of prisoners, the advance

In the words of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” British pilots exerted their dominance over the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940, ensuring that an invasion of Britain would prove impossible for Hitler’s war machine.

June 1941 marked the beginning of a dark episode in Lithuania’s history: amid World War II and the occupation of the country by Nazi Germany, on or about June 23 the slaughter of nearly the entire Jewish population of Lithuania began. Lithuania’s Jews had lived in the country for hundreds of years

flag of the United States of America: The new Stars and Stripes formed part of the military colours carried on September 11, 1777, at the Battle of the Brandywine, perhaps its first such use.

Boeing 767, twin-engine wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by the Boeing Company. It first flew on September 26, 1981, and started commercial operations in 1982 with United Airlines. It was developed in parallel with the 757 but with a wide body as opposed to the 757’s narrow body. It

77 Dream Songs, volume of verse by American poet John Berryman, published in 1964. It was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1965 and was later published together with its sequel, His Toy, His Dream, His Rest (1968), as The Dream Songs (1969). The entire sequence of 385 verses, consisting of three

The Boeing 777 is a family of wide-body twin-engine commercial jet aircraft with variants for both passenger and cargo transportation. The 777 was first flown on June 12, 1994, and commercial service commenced on June 7, 1995. It is the world’s largest two-engine jet (twin jet), and more than 1,200

Guglielmo Marconi: Education and early radio work: …also, Marconi filed his now-famous patent No. 7777 for Improvements in Apparatus for Wireless Telegraphy. The patent, based in part on earlier work in wireless telegraphy by Sir Oliver Lodge, enabled several stations to operate on different wavelengths without interference. (In 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned patent No. 7777,…

construction: Use of reinforced concrete: …Khan in the 174-meter (570-foot) 780 Third Avenue Office Building (1983) in New York City. This is a framed tube with diagonal bracing achieved by filling in diagonal rows of window openings to create exterior bracing members; this is a very efficient system and may lead to yet taller buildings…

Boeing Company: History of Boeing Company: …began taking orders for the 787 Dreamliner, a mid-range jet with speeds (Mach 0.85) that would match the fastest wide-body long-range planes but with vastly improved fuel efficiency, thanks to new high-bypass turbofan engines built by Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce and a radically innovative body design. Roughly half of…

Desert Rats, group of British soldiers who helped defeat the Germans in North Africa during World War II. The Desert Rats, led by Gen. John Harding, were especially noted for a hard-fought three-month campaign against the more-experienced German Afrika Korps, led by Gen. Erwin Rommel (“The Desert

James Patterson: …the numerically titled series, including 7th Heaven (2008), 11th Hour (2012), 14th Deadly Sin (2015), 16th Seduction (2017), and The 20th Victim (2020), were written with coauthors. Patterson’s other thriller series included one involving Michael Bennett, a detective. The first installment, Step on a Crack, was published in 2007, and…

Frank Borzage: Breakthrough and success at Fox: …Borzage made his breakthrough film, 7th Heaven, a sentimental and beautifully photographed tale of a Parisian sewer worker (played by Charles Farrell) who saves a homeless woman (Janet Gaynor) from despair. At the first Academy Awards ceremony, it won for best actress, best screenplay adaptation, and best director of a…

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir: Crossing into North Korea: ”] Smith), the 7th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. David G. Barr), and the 3rd Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Robert H. Soule). The corps also had control of the Capital and 3rd divisions of the South Korean I Corps, which was already crossing the 38th parallel on the east…

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir: The Chinese strike: …Army Group (commanded by General Song Shilun) to leave Manchuria and destroy it. Song’s army group (12 divisions in 3 armies) numbered 150,000 soldiers—mostly infantry with mortars and machine guns but not much artillery, since the Chinese lacked guns, shells, and trucks and feared UNC air strikes on road-bound columns.…

Stan Lee: Later work and participation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: …an animated online series called 7th Portal, which featured aliens who enter Earth through a “7th portal”—the Internet. After this initial success, however, the company was beset by a number of lawsuits and corruption charges. It filed for bankruptcy in February 2001. In 2004 Pow Entertainment was established for Lee’s…

October: …from octo, Latin for “eight,” an indication of its position in the early Roman calendar.

Lina Wertmüller: …classic Otto e mezzo (1963; 812. She then wrote and directed her first film, I basilischi (1963; The Lizards). At about this time she became friends with the actor Giancarlo Giannini, who would star in most of her subsequent films.

The vast expanse of the African continent spans several different climatic regions and contains everything from dry deserts to rainforests to snow-covered mountaintops. Check out some of the most-impressive physical features found in Africa. list, Congo River, East African Rift System, Ituri

Earth is a planet of environmental extremes, ranging from numbing cold to blistering heat. With only a few exceptions, humans live primarily in temperate regions, but an eclectic array of other creatures thrive in the inhospitable. These organisms are known as extremophiles. Here are a few

Team Edward, Team Jacob, and Team Leeches? Probably not. While Hollywood vampires—especially those in the Twilight series—have a devoted fan base, real-life bloodsuckers aren’t so adored. Transmitters of diseases and often just downright creepy, they prove that drinking blood isn’t always sexy. So,

Have you ever wished you were an eagle, soaring high above the prairie? How about the mythical phoenix, rising from the ashes? For centuries people have wistfully watched birds take wing and felt a bit jealous. But what about birds that don’t fly? You’d think they’d hold a grudge against their

While honeybees seem to get all the attention, there are actually more than 20,000 species of incredible bees in the world. Bees of all kinds (with a tiny handful of exceptions) are essential pollinators to an astounding 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants. Thank you, bees! Here are eight

Edgar Allan Poe was an early master of horror. He famously seated its source in the soul, writing "If in many of my productions terror has been the basis, I maintain that terror is not of Germany but of the soul.” His uncanny ability to sound the depths of the human psyche is demonstrated in many

The collection of paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna—the Picture Gallery—can be traced as far back as 16th-century members of the House of Habsburg. The building that currently houses the Picture Gallery was opened in 1891, though the museum also has several other expansive

They don’t do interviews or write self-promoting memoirs—though some definitely know how to strike a pose. Yet animals have been capturing the public’s imagination for centuries. Some have impressed with their loyalty and devotion, and others have garnered attention for saving lives. A few have

Catherine Deneuve: …François Ozon’s 8 Femmes (2002; 8 Women) and smaller roles in Oliveira’s Je rentre à la maison (2001; I’m Going Home) and Une Filme falado (2003; A Talking Picture). She later reteamed with Ozon for the farcical comedy Potiche (2010). Deneuve starred as a woman who embarks upon a road…

As a botanist and a foodie, sampling edible plants is one of my favorite pastimes. The following is a list of fruits that I’d love to try but might have trouble finding in my local grocery store or farmers’ market. How many of these have you eaten? list, fruit, fruits, exotic, tasty, bucket-list,

Most people think of Hollywood as a place full of glitz and glamour--and don’t get us wrong, there’s plenty of that--but it has its share of sordid secrets, as well. It turns out some of your favorite Hollywood haunts might just be…well…haunted. In a town where most of the citizenry yearn to live

Some borders, like that between the United States and Canada, are peaceful ones. Others are places of conflict caused by rivalries between countries or peoples, disputes over national resources, or disagreements about the past. Eight of the most contentious borders in the world are described in

What are the qualities of a great swimmer? Discipline, toughness, perfect technique, a nutty compulsion to conquer the world’s most inhospitable bodies of water? In this list, we explore eight amazing swimming achievements to keep in mind as you head off to the pool or beach. list, encyclopedia,

One of the most important and useful means that has been employed by abolitionists is the written word. Freepersons across the globe advocated for the abolition of slavery, but perhaps the most inspiring stories have come from enslaved people themselves, who were self-taught or abounding with

Those who suffer from musophobia might want to stop reading. This list is about rats! We’ve come up with eight facts that you might not know—or want to know—about the rodent everyone loves to hate. list, rat, rodent, Black Death, gerbil, reproduction, Chicago, Bosavi woolly rat, house rat, Taxi!

The architectural heritage of the Islamic world is staggeringly rich. Here’s a list of a few of the most iconic mosques, palaces, tombs, and fortresses. list, Islamic architecture, mosques, Middle East, Islam, Ottoman Empire, architecture, islamic, alhambra, taj mahal In 1631 Mumtaz Mahal, the

Kim Basinger: …protagonist in the Eminem vehicle 8 Mile (2002), a kidnap victim in the thriller Cellular (2004), and the love interest of an aging boxer in Grudge Match (2013). After acting in The Nice Guys (2016), she appeared in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018), both of which…

Hal Ashby: The 1980s: Ashby’s final film, 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), was only marginally better. A freewheeling adaptation of a Lawrence Block novel, it starred Jeff Bridges as alcoholic private eye Matt Scudder, with supporting performances by Rosanna Arquette as a call girl in trouble and Andy Garcia as her…

Music festivals loom large in rock history, but it took organizers several decades to iron out the kinks. Woodstock gave its name to a generation, but the concert itself was a debacle that nearly bankrupted its promoters. The tragic events at Altamont, held just months later, were immortalized in

Andrew Mellon donated more than 150 artworks that would become the core of the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; he also donated money that would be used to build the museum’s first home, today called the West Building. The formal acceptance of his gifts by the U.S.

From towering heights to closed spaces, taxes, and giant insects, the real world offers more than enough things to cause a fright. Why not enter the realm of the fantastic and explore some of the terrifying creatures that roam the wilds of the imagination? Count your blessings—these eight

Even if you’ve never lived through one, you’ve seen the devastation a hurricane can cause to human settlements. News photos document in harrowing detail the loss of life and property that almost inevitably results when one of those storms passes through an inhabited area. Seemingly endless scenes

The site now occupied by Moscow was likely inhabited in Neolithic times, though 1147 is typically considered the year of the city’s founding. It has remained at the center of Russian life, and its architecture is a unique reflection of the country’s history. Earlier versions of the descriptions of

From alchemists to false princesses, sorcerers to political imposters, tricksters have played an eminent role in history. The outlandish schemes of these wily characters have never failed to attract public attention. Here are eight charlatans, con artists, and other tricksters who left legacies of

Vegetarianism (following a meatless diet) and veganism (the avoidance of all animal products) are becoming more and more visible and popular dietary choices. But the idea of skipping meat isn’t new by any means—people have done it since ancient times. Here are a few of history’s most famous

Nellie Bly, the renowned investigative journalist, was a force to be reckoned with. Born Elizabeth Cochran in 1864, she adopted the pen name Nellie Bly and went to extraordinary lengths to write impactful stories exposing poverty, corruption, and injustice. Here are 8 of the most sensational

Some empires didn’t just make history—they dominated it. Until they didn’t. Here are eight of the largest empires the world has ever seen. list, empires, empire, history, imperial, biggest, largest Also known as the Achaemenian Empire, the kingdom created under Cyrus the Great stretched from Iran

Even in the 21st century, there are places on the planet where few people tread. Lonely mountain tops, desert interiors, Arctic ice floes, or the vast frozen ice sheets of Antarctica are remote places that come to mind immediately. But what about faraway islands of adventure? Are there any that

While the Olympics have numerous traditions, perhaps one of its most enduring is cheating. Since ancient times, athletes have often ignored the rules in their quest for glory. Below are just a few of the cheating scandals that have tarnished the Olympics. list, Olympics, cheating, doping, Marion

The origins of the word democracy reveal its meaning: it comes from the Greek word dēmokratia, which was derived from dēmos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”). In other words: rule by the people. The questions and answers in this list are taken from the Top Questions sections of the articles on

The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite, and it’s been a source of human fascination since prehistoric times. In fact, during nine Apollo missions, 24 astronauts (all Americans) have gone to the Moon, and 12 of them walked on it. As part of the Artemis space program, launched in 2017, NASA aims

World War I was a war that was virtually unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it caused. Some 8,500,000 soldiers died as a result of wounds or disease, and as many as 13,000,000 civilians also died. It concluded with the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed in 1919. The

The Mughal court, which is renowned for its architectural brilliance, administrative prowess, and powerful emperors, witnessed a number of deaths surrounded by suspicion, secrecy, and intrigue. Beyond the narratives of Mughal conquests and cultural achievements lie accounts of sudden illnesses,

Throughout history, women have faced punishment that has ranged from mild to extreme. History maintained more rigid rules than we might recognize today for women’s behavior and roles, and a step out of line might call for a cruel punishment to remind women of their positions in society. Women

Catherine Deneuve: …François Ozon’s 8 Femmes (2002; 8 Women) and smaller roles in Oliveira’s Je rentre à la maison (2001; I’m Going Home) and Une Filme falado (2003; A Talking Picture). She later reteamed with Ozon for the farcical comedy Potiche (2010). Deneuve starred as a woman who embarks upon a road…

Animals can bring tremendous joy to our lives, but they can also make us sick. Every year, tens of thousands of people fall ill to diseases transmitted through animal contact. These conditions are known as zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses. Here are some of the most common. list, disease, animals,

Group of Seven (G7), intergovernmental organization that originated in 1975 through informal summit meetings of the leaders of the world’s leading industrialized countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan). Canada did not attend the initial

dye: Azo dyes: H-acid (8-amino-1-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid) has both functional groups and can be selectively coupled to two diazo components in a two-step process. C.I. Acid Black 1 is formed by coupling first to diazotized p-nitroaniline in weakly acidic solution and then to diazotized aniline in alkaline solution.

Sally Field: In the sports comedy 80 for Brady (2023), she costarred with Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin.

Alcor, star with apparent magnitude of 4.01. Alcor makes a visual double with the brighter star Mizar in the middle of the handle of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major). The two are 1.2 light-years apart and may be gravitationally bound to each other. Alcor itself is orbited by a faint red companion star.

Sebastian Coe: …major race in 1977, an 800-metre event at the European indoor championships in San Sebastián, Spain. He first ran against Ovett in Prague in 1978 in an 800-metre race that neither won. The next year in Oslo, Norway, Coe set his first world records, in 800-metre and one-mile races. At…

On June 15, 1215, rebellious nobles compelled King John of England to sign the Magna Carta. Although it is firmly rooted in the concerns of feudal law, the charter’s treatment of individual rights was revolutionary. The charter and its numerous revisions codified the concept of due process and

Kanye West: Late Registration, Graduation, and 808s and Heartbreak: In 2008 West released 808s and Heartbreak, an album that dwelled on feelings of personal loss and regret. (His mother had died the previous year from a heart attack following cosmetic surgery.) Its sound differed radically from his previous releases, as West chose to sing (with the assistance of…

Dave Eggers: …2002 of Eggers’s nonprofit organization 826 Valencia, based in San Francisco, was a further foray into literary advocacy. It was a volunteer-based writing laboratory devoted to developing kids’ creativity and love of books through programs that included free tutoring and writing workshops. Soon after, branches of 826 Valencia opened in…

Deepika Padukone: Model, actress, and producer: In 83 (2021), a biopic on the famous cricketer Kapil Dev and the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup (India’s first World Cup win), Padukone played Romi Dev, the wife of Kapil Dev, who was played by Singh. Padukone also coproduced 83. The…

Mel Brooks: Work as producer and actor: … (1980), Frances (1982, uncredited), and 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), the last of which starred his second wife, Anne Bancroft, whom he married in 1964. Brooks costarred with Bancroft in To Be or Not to Be (1983), a remake of the Ernst Lubitsch-directed film of the same name. His work…

MS-DOS, the dominant operating system for the personal computer (PC) throughout the 1980s. The acquisition and marketing of MS-DOS were pivotal in the Microsoft Corporation’s transition to software industry giant. American computer programmer Timothy Paterson, a developer for Seattle Computer

Usher: 8701 and Confessions: Usher’s third studio album, 8701 (2001), further cemented his reputation as a smooth, seductive, and bankable artist. Music from 8701 gave Usher two number-one pop hits, “U Remind Me” and “U Got It Bad,” and his first two Grammy Awards. On his fourth album, Confessions (2004), he extended his…

eschatology: Renewed interest in eschatology: …late 1980s with Edgar Whisenant’s 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Happen in 1988 (significantly, 40 years after the creation of the State of Israel), the premillennial dispensationalism became increasingly prominent in the United States and Latin America. Led by such figures as Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, and Hal Lindsey,…

half-track: A typical type was the 8t SdKfz personnel carrier, which weighed almost 12 tons, could carry 12 soldiers, and had a top speed of 50 km (31 miles) per hour.

number symbolism: 9: In contrast to 8, the number 9 often represents pain or sadness. The 16th-century Catholic theologian Peter Bungus arguedthat the ninth Psalm predicts the coming of the Antichrist. In Islamic cosmology the universe is made from nine spheres—the traditional eight of Ptolemy, plus a…