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Bethelridge, Kentucky Bethleridge, KY is a rural community with post office in extreme eastern Casey County. It was named by storekeeper and first postmaster Silas Wesley for the name of a local church, which was itself named for its location below Bethel Knob.
Bethesda Big Train In late 1997, a group of community leaders began discussions of how we might improve the conditions of youth baseball and softball fields in Montgomery County, Maryland and in the District of Columbia. The group was motivated by the value of youth sports to the development of character and citizenship.
Bethesda North Hospital Bethesda North Hospital is an acute, tertiary, teaching hospital in Montgomery, Ohio that provides a wide range of services to individuals and families throughout the northeast corridor of Cincinnati, Ohio and into Butler, Clinton and Warren counties. Founded in 1970 as a community satellite facility, Bethesda North is now the fourth largest hospital in Greater Cincinnati.
Bethesda Orphanage The Bethesda Orphanage was founded by George Whitefield in the eighteenth century on a 400 acre (1,600 m²) land grant near Savannah, Georgia. It being a non-profit organization, Whitefeild raised funds for it by preaching.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is a Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, public school named for two of the towns it serves along with Kensington and Silver Spring, Maryland. It is located at 4301 East-West Highway, in Bethesda, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County.
Bethio The Principality of Bethio (also spelled Bequio, Bekio, Bitio, BĂ©tio or Beetyo) was a small monarchy located for centuries along the lower Senegal River valley, on the border between modern Mauritania and Senegal, in the northeast of Biffeche. In the 18th Century it was also called the "Royaume d'Oral".
Bethlehem Bethlehem (Arabic بيت لحم "house of meat"; Standard Hebrew בית לחם "house of bread", Bet léḥem / Bet láḥem; Tiberian Hebrew Bêṯ léḥem / Bêṯ lāḥem; Greek: Βηθλεέμ) is a city in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank under Palestinian Authority considered a central hub of Palestinian cultural and tourism industries. It is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities but now has a Muslim majority.
Bethlehem Catholic High School Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a parochial high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school is located at 2133 Madison Avenue, in Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
Bethlehem Down Bethlehem Down is a choral anthem or carol composed in 1927 by Anglo-Welsh composer Peter Warlock (1894–1930) (the pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine) and set to a poem written by journalist and poet Bruce Blunt (1899–1957). It is a popular anthem used in the Anglican church during the liturgical seasons of Christmastide and Epiphany.
Bethlehem Governorate The Bethlehem Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the Palestinian Territories, It covers an area of the West Bank, south of Jerusalem. It's principal city is Bethlehem Municipality.
Bethlehem Passport The Bethlehem Passport is a document issued by Open Bethlehem conferring citizenship of Bethlehem to anyone who supports the ideals of an open, democratic society and makes a contribution to Bethlehem's well-being and survival. The Passport citation reads: In that the bearer of this passport is a citizen of Bethlehem; that they recognise this ancient city provides a light to the world, and to all people who uphold the values of a just and open society; that they will remain a true friend to Bethlehem through its imprisonment, and that they will strive to keep the ideals of Bethlehem alive as long as the wall stands; we ask you to respect the bearer of the passport and to let them pass freely.
Bethlehem Pike Bethlehem Pike is one of the oldest roads in United States. It began as a Native American path (now) called the "Minsi Trail" which evolved into a colonial highway called the "King's Road" to eventually become a major highway connecting Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Located in Sparrows Point, Maryland, Bethlehem Shipbuilding (or Bethship) was a part of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Once part of a chain of shipyards operating under Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding, the Sparrows Point yard was the only location remaining after the 1980s.
Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1857-2003), based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, once was the second largest steel producer in the United States (after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based US Steel). But following its 2001 bankruptcy, the company was dissolved and the remaining assets sold to International Steel Group in 2003.
Bethlehem University Bethlehem University of the Holy Land is a Catholic Christian co-educational institution of higher learning founded in 1973 in the Lasallian tradition, open to students of all faith traditions. Bethlehem University is the first university established in the West Bank, and can trace its roots to 1893 when the De La Salle Christian Brothers opened schools in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt.
Bethlehem Works Bethlehem Works is a 120 acre development site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, based on land formerly owned by Bethlehem Steel. The company discontinued its steelmaking activities at the main Bethlehem plant in 1995 after about 140 years of metal production.
Bethlehem, Free State Bethlehem is a town in the Free State Province of South Africa that is situated in a fertile valley of the Maluti Mountains on the N5 highway. It is a wheat growing area and hence the name Bethlehem (from "Beit Lechem", Hebrew for "house of bread").
Bethlehem, Indiana Bethlehem is a town in northeast Clark County, Indiana, situated along the Ohio River, close to the county line with Jefferson County, Indiana. It was platted in 1812, presumably named for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, according to WPA records.
Bethnal Green (UK Parliament constituency) Bethnal Green was a parliamentary constituency in the Bethnal Green area of the East End of London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Bethnal Green and Stepney (UK Parliament constituency) Bethnal Green and Stepney was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Bethnal Green North East (UK Parliament constituency) Bethnal Green North East was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Bethpage High School Bethpage High School is the only high school in the town of Bethpage, New York, located in Nassau County on Long Island. It is located on the corners of Stewart Avenue and Cherry Avenue, across from the Bethpage Community Park.
Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park is a 1,476-acre New York state park in Nassau County (and partially in Suffolk County) on Long Island. While much of the park and its five golf courses are located within the hamlets of Bethpage and Old Bethpage, the offices are within the neighboring Farmingdale postal district.
Bethsabée de Rothschild Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild (name sometimes spelled Batsheva; b. September 23, 1914, in London; died April 20, 1999, in Tel Aviv, Israel) was a philanthropist, a patron of dance, and member of the prominent Rothschild family.
Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Nadia District, West Bengal has a large population of Spotted deer, Jackal, Bengal fox, Procupine, Common Langur. Other species includes Parakeets, Indian Cuckoo, Barbets and other smaller birds and pythons.
Betchworth Betchworth is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. The village lies on the north bank of the River Mole, off the A25 road, about three miles east of Dorking and three miles west of Reigate.
Beti-Pahuin The Beti-Pahuin are a group of related peoples who inhabit the rain forest regions of Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Though they separate themselves into several individual ethnic groups, they all share a common history and culture.
Betipul Betipul (Hebrew: "In Treatment", "בטיפול") is an Israeli daily television drama broadcast on Channel 3 about the life of the fictional therapist Reuven Dagan. The series stars, among others, Assi Dayan as Dagan, Gila Almagor as Dagan's mentor and therapist, Meirav Gruber as his wife, and Ayelet Zurer, Lior Ashkenazi, Maya Maron, Alma Zack and Rami Heuberger as his patients.
Betly Betly is a dramma giocoso in two acts (originally one) by Gaetano Donizetti. The composer wrote the Italian libretto after Eugène Scribe and Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélesville's libretto for Adolphe Adam's opéra comique Le châlet, in its turn based on Goethe's Singspiel Jery und Bätely (1780).
Beto Cuevas Luis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo was the lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean and Latin American rock band, La Ley. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, and is fluent in French, English, and Chilean Spanish.
Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke (born 1973), is an American entrepreneur, civic leader, and former member of the Paso Del Norte Group. O'Rourke has been the District 8 representative of El Paso, Texas, since June 2005.
Betong Division Betong Division, formed on March 26 2002, is the 11th and newest of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Formerly part of Sri Aman Division, Betong is in the Saribas area.
Betoota, Queensland Betoota is a small town in Diamantina Shire, far south west Queensland, Australia which has a seasonal population; the last permanent resident died in 2004. Betoota is situated on a gibber plain, 170 kilometres east of Birdsville and 227 kilometres west of Windorah.
Betra En Nokkuð Annað Betra en Nokkuð Annað was Todmobile's first studio album and the beginning of the long and successful collaboration of Icelandic musicians Andrea Gylfadóttir, Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson and Eyþór Arnalds. The album was showered with praise, critics claiming it as the best and most interesting debut in the country's history.
Betram Sacks Bertram Sacks visited Iraq nine times starting in 1996, delivering medicines banned under sanctions overseen by Britain and the United States. On October 10th 2006, a Seattle US appeals court upheld the thirteen thousand dollar fine levied against him by the US government for delivering medicines to Iraq while it was under a US-led embargo.
Betrayal Betrayal, as a form of deception or dismissal of prior presumptions, is the breaking or violation of a presumptive social contract (trust, or confidence) that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Often betrayal is the act of supporting a rival group, or it is a complete break from previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the others.
Betrayal at Krondor Betrayal at Krondor is a DOS computer role-playing game developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1993. The gameworld of Betrayal at Krondor is derived directly from Midkemia, the fantasy world developed by Raymond E.
Betrayal of the Cossacks The Betrayal of Cossacks refers to the forced transfer of Cossacks who fought for against Allied forces in World War Two to the Soviet Union after the war, including those who were never Soviet citizens (having left Russia before the end of the civil war).
Betrayal of the Left Betrayal of the Left was a book of essays published in early 1941 by the Left Book Club, edited and largely written by Victor Gollancz (but with significant contributions from George Orwell and others) that condemned the Communist Party of Great Britain for backing the Nazi-Soviet pact of 1939 and for taking a revolutionary defeatist position in the war against Nazi Germany. It was particularly critical of the CP-organised People's Convention of January 1941, the high point of the CP's revolutionary defeatism during the period of Stalin's alliance with Hitler.
Betryal Betryal was the father of Aristaqis, a well-known Grigori, one of the Sons of God who mated with mortal women, giving rise to a race of giants known as the Nephilim. Betryal mated with woman, claiming her as his wife only to dispose of her later on.
Betsey Johnson Betsey Johnson (born August 10, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut) is a fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. She also is known for doing a cartwheel at the end of her fashion shows.
Betsucomi Betsucomi (ベツコミ), formerly known as Bessatsu Shōjo Comic, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan, originally aimed at young girls, but increasingly marketed to older teens and young women. It is released on the 13th of each month.
Betsukai, Hokkaidō Betsukai (別海町, formally Betsukai-chō; often Bekkai-chō) is a town located in Notsuke District, Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture. As of September 30, 2004 it has an estimated population of 17,010 and an area of 1,320.
Betsy and the Great World Betsy and the Great World (1952) is the ninth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series of children's fiction by Maud Hart Lovelace. The novel is set in 1914 and focuses on the newly adult Betsy Ray's adventures while spending a year traveling through Europe in place of attending college.
Betsy Baker Betsy Russell Baker (August 20, 1842- October 24, 1955) of the United States was listed in the first Guinness Book of Records as possibly the world's oldest person (though this was not confirmed by researchers until 2002). She died a few months after her 113th birthday, having been only the second person to do so, the first being Delina Filkins in 1928.
Betsy Colquitt Betsy Colquitt (born 1927) is a distinguished and much-published poet who is praised for her themes and poetic structures that reflect a modernist sensibility. Her poems, essays, and reviews have been widely published in major American literary journals for the past forty years.
Betsy Devine Betsy Devine (born 1946) is a journalist, author and blogger. She earned a master's degree in engineering from Princeton, and according to her self-description, has "many years of immersion in geek sociology, including both Slashdot and Wikipedia flame wars.
Betsy in Spite of Herself Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946) is the sixth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The story covers Betsy and Tacy's sophomore, or tenth grade, year in high school and re-introduces the character of Tib Muller, now living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Betsy Mix Cowles Betsy Mix Cowles (February 9, 1810 – July 25, 1876) was an early leader in the United States abolitionist movement. She was an active and influential Ohio-based reformer, and was a noted Feminist and an educator.
Betsy Ross (solitaire) Betsy Ross is a solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. It is similar to another solitaire card game called Calculation except there is no tableau to play in and there is only one wastepile rather than four.
Betsy Ross Bridge The Betsy Ross Bridge is a continuous truss bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Pennsauken, New Jersey. It was originally planned as the Delair Bridge, after a paralleling vertical lift bridge owned by Pennsylvania Railroad (now used by Conrail and NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line), but was instead named for Betsy Ross, creator of the first American flag, making it the first bridge to be named after a woman.
Betsy Ross House The Betsy Ross House is generally recognized as the place where Betsy Ross lived when she may have made the first American Flag. Several of her surviving family members, including daughters, grandchildren and a niece said that this was the location of the legendary event.
Betsy Struthers Betsy Struthers (born 1951) is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives in Peterborough, Ontario. She was co-editor (with Sarah Klassen) and contributor to Poets in the Classroom, an anthology of essays about teaching poetry workshops written by members of the League of Canadian Poets.
Betsy Wetsy Betsy Wetsy was a doll created by the Ideal Toy Company of New York, starting in the 1950s. She was given her name because her mouth was open and, when her "mommy" inserted her bottle to feed her, the liquid came out the other end, giving "mommy" experience in changing diapers.
Betsy's Wedding (book) Betsy's Wedding (1955) is the tenth and final book in the Betsy-Tacy series written by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book tells the story of the early married life of the main character, Betsy Ray, and her high-school sweetheart.
Betsy-Tacy and Tib Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941) is the second volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. This story introduces the character of Thelma (Tib) Muller, a German-American girl who becomes friends with Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly.
Bette Bao Lord Bette Bao Lord (November 3, 1938) is a writer and civic activist. She was born in Shanghai and came to the United States at the age of eight when her father, a British-trained engineer, was sent here in 1946 by the Chinese government to purchase equipment.
Bette Greene Bette Greene is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Summer of My German Soldier and the Newbery Honor book Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband and their two children.
Betteke van Ruler Alberta Arnolda (Betteke) van Ruler (born 1948) is an associate professor of communication science at the Free University of Amsterdam. She is the current chairman of EUPRERA, and the vice-chairman of the Public Relations division of the International Communication Association.
Bettendorf High School Bettendorf High School (BHS) is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Bettendorf, Iowa. Roughly 100 instructors teach more than 1500 students using a four-period block daily schedule with 90 minute periods.
Bettendorf Middle School Bettendorf Middle School (BMS) is a three-year comprehensive middle school located in Bettendorf, Iowa. Roughly 60 instructors teach more than 1000 students using an eight-period daily schedule with 45 minute periods.
Better Be Good to Me "Better Be Good to Me" is a hit single released from Tina Turner's breakthrough solo album, Private Dancer. "Better Be Good to Me" was extremely successful on the radio charts of the United States and the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart.
Better Business Bureau The Better Business Bureau (BBB), founded in 1912, is an organization based in the United States and Canada. The BBB states its purpose is to act as a mutually trusted intermediary between consumers and businesses to resolve disputes, to facilitate communication, and to provide information on ethical business practices.
Better Business Bureau Video Series The Better Business Bureau Video Series (BBBVS), founded in 1995, is a consumer advocate company based in the United States devoted to supplying consumer information on the most inquired topics the Better Business Bureau receives every year. On their website, they list their core services as:
Better dead than red "Better dead than Red" was an anti-Communist phrase first used during World War II in its original German form "Lieber tot als rot" and later during the Cold War by the United States. It was coined by Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels in the end phase of the Second World War to motivate the German military and population to fight the Russians to the end.
Better Dayz Better Dayz is the fourth posthumous album released by Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur. It was released in November 2002, debuting at number 5 on the Billboard 200; since then, it has sold 3 million copies.
Better Cheddars Better Cheddars are a brand of baked snack cracker manufactured by Nabisco, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods, Inc. In the United States they are marketed under the "Flavor Originals" trademark, which also includes the Chicken in a Biskit brand.
Better Know A District Better Know A District is a recurring segment on The Colbert Report. It offers a humorous explanation of a different United States Congressional district in each segment and generally includes an interview with that district's member of Congress.
Better Late Than Never Better Late Than Never is the debut full-length album by the ska/reggae band The Slackers, originally released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) on Moon Ska Records. It was later remastered and re-released with three additional tracks from the original recording sessions on March 19, 2002 (see 2002 in music) on Special Potato Records.
Better Life Party The Better Life Party was the name of the party under which independent candidate Ralph Nader appeared on the ballot for the 2004 presidential election in the US states of Minnesota and Maine. The party had no other candidates on the ballot.
Better Loosen Up Better Loosen Up was one of the great Australian racehorses of his era and, in 1990, achieved international recognition when he became the first from his country to win the Japan Cup. His total of eight Group One wins also included the 1990 W S Cox Plate, the 1990 LKS MacKinnon Stakes, and the 1991 Australian Cup.
Better Man "Better Man" is a song that was written by Eddie Vedder when he was in high school, which he first performed with a San Diego based group called Bad Radio and later recorded with Pearl Jam. "Better Man" appeared on the 1994 Pearl Jam album Vitalogy.
Better Off Dead Better Off Dead is a 1985 teen cult black comedy starring John Cusack, written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. It tells the story of a high school student who is miserable after his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Better Regulation Commission The Better Regulation Commission is an agency of the British government, independent of any government department. Its role, according to its Terms of Reference is to "To advise the Government on action to reduce unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens, and ensure that regulation and its enforcement are proportionate, accountable, consistent, transparent and targeted".
Better the Devil You Know "Better the Devil You Know" is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Aussie pop singer Kylie Minogue's third album, Rhythm of Love. It was released as the album's first single in April 1990 (see 1990 in music), and its music video helped Minogue break out of her early "girl-next-door" image.
Better Than a Thousand Better Than A Thousand was a hardcore band with former Youth of Today singer Ray Cappo and Ken Olden from Battery (band) fame. It was a side project of Shelter, Ray originally intended just to record a couple songs with some friends and it spawned into three world tours and two 'classic' albums.
Better Than Sex Better Than Sex is 2000 Australian film from director Jonathan Teplitzky starring David Wenham and Susie Porter. It is a romantic comedy of sorts, revolving around two people who have a one-night stand and start to question whether they want more.
Better Than Sliced Beats Better Than Sliced Beats is an original album of 13 remixes, originally created for an open competition started on May 14, 2005 to place a bonus track on the re-release of SGX's debut album Synesthetic, Synesthetic v1.1.
Better Ways to Self Destruct Better Ways to Self Destruct is the 2001 EP by easyworld, an Eastbourne-based indie rock band. This was the band's second release, after their "Hundredweight" single, and this EP contained that earlier single, a new version of b-side "You Make Me Want To Drink Bleach" and 5 new songs, all recorded in lead singer Dav Ford's bedroom in his parents' house.
Better World Club The Better World Club provides services to motorists in the USA, and supports organizations seeking to reduce the environmental damage done by automobiles. It is generally considered to be an alternative to the American Automobile Association (AAA), which provides similar services but also lobbies for government subsidies to automobile use.
Betterment Betterment, making better, as opposed to worsement, is a general term used particularly in connection with the increased value given to real property by causes for which a tenant or the public, but not the owner, is responsible; it is thus of the nature of unearned increment. When, for instance, some public improvement results in raising the value of a piece of private land, and the owner is thereby bettered through no merit of his own, he gains by the betterment, and many economists and politicians have sought to arrange, by taxation or otherwise, that the increased value shall come into the pocket of the public rather than into the owner's.
Betti number In algebraic topology, the Betti number of a topological space is, in intuitive terms, a way of counting the maximum number of cuts that can be made without dividing the space into two pieces. This defines, in fact, what is called the first Betti number.
Bettie Wilson Bettie (Rutherford) Wilson (September 13, 1890 – February 13, 2006) became the oldest verified living person in the United States with the death of Emma Verona Johnston on December 1, 2004. She lost this designation when the age of Elizabeth Bolden was verified in April 2005.
Bettina Arndt Bettina Arndt is an Australian sex therapist, journalist and clinical psychologist. She came to prominence in the 1970s by editing Forum, an Australian adult sex education magazine, which led to frequent radio and television appearances.
Bettina Bäumer Bettina Bäumer was born 1940 in Salzburg (Austria) as a daughter of the painter Eduard Bäumer. Due to her mother's Jewish descent, Bettina and her two siblings had to hide from the persecutions of the Nazi regime.
Bettina Devin Bettina Devin (born 1951 in San Francisco) is an American actress. She possesses "that rare and thrilling voice, which can startle you with its power and then grab you with its subtle nuances", as noted by multi-award winning Los Angeles theater director Michael Michetti.
Bettina Goislard Bettina Goislard (11 November 1974 - 16 November 2003) was a French employee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), assigned to its mission in Afghanistan. She was the first United Nations worker to be killed in that country since the fall of the Taliban in December 2001.
Bettina Hoy Bettina Hoy (born November 7, 1962), born as Bettina Overesch, is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions. Bettina competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Betting controversies in cricket Cricket has had a number of controversies relating to players being involved with the betting aspects of the game. In paticular, numerous players have been approached by bookmakers and bribed to, throw matches, aspects of matches (e.
Betting pool A betting pool, or office pool if done at work, is a form of gambling where gamblers pay a fixed price into a pool and make a selection on some outcome, usually related to sport. The pool is evenly divided between those that have made the correct selection.
Bettino Craxi Benedetto (Bettino) Craxi (Milan, February 24, 1934 – Hammamet, Tunisia, January 19, 2000) was an Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987 and head of the Italian Socialist Party from 1976 to 1993.
Betty (musical) Betty is an English musical in three acts, with a book by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, music by Paul Rubens and Ernest Steffan, and lyrics by Adrian Ross and Rubens. It was first produced at Prince's Theatre in Manchester, opening on December 24 1914, then at Daly's Theatre in London, managed by George Edwardes, opening on April 24 1915 and running for 391 performances.
Betty and Barney Hill abduction Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials on September 19-20, 1961. Their story, commonly called the Hill Abduction and occasionally the Zeta Reticuli Incident, was the first widely publicized UFO abduction report.
Betty and Veronica Magazine The Betty and Veronica Magazine is one of many titles published by Archie Comics, showcasing girlfriends of Archie, who together with Jughead Jones and Archie himself, are the four major characters of the long-running series of comics. Intended for young (age 8 to 14) audiences, the adventures of "best friends and worst enemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, both permanently 17 years old, are offered in this monthly comic magazine.
Betty and Veronica syndrome Betty and Veronica syndrome is a term used in comics, television series and movies for when the protagonist has two potential romantic interests, thus assuring that neither relationship will come to full fruition without the protagonist having to choose one or the other.
Betty Archdale Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Archdale (born London in August 21 1907 - January 11 2000) was captain of the English women's cricket team in 1934 and 1935. In 1934/35 she led the first English cricket team to tour Australia and New Zealand, the result of which was a 2-0 victory over Australia.
Betty Blythe Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter) (1 September 1893 - 7 April 1972) was an American silent-screen star who became a supporting actress during the talkies. Blythe was married to actor and film director Paul Scardon.
Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. With her overt sexuality, Betty was a hit with theater-goers, and despite having been toned down in the mid-1930s, she remains popular today for this portrayal of sexuality.
Betty Box Betty Box (September 15, 1915 - January 15, 1999) was a prolific British film producer. She is considered one of the best and most successful of her generation, with a flair for making films that perfectly captured the spirit of the English working class.
Betty Broderick Elisabeth Anne "Betty" Broderick née Bisceglia (born on November 7, 1947 in Eastchester, New York) is a former San Diego socialite convicted of the murder of her former husband and his mistress-new wife. She was convicted on December 11, 1991 of two counts of second-degree murder, and later sentenced to 32-years-to-life in prison, with her first possible parole date in March of 2011.

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