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1696 1696 (MDCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long.
1697 to 1725 English cricket seasons This is a continuation of the history of cricket from the first "great match" in 1697 through the early decades of the 18th Century to the year 1725 when the mists of time began to part. Newspaper reports about the sport became more common after 1725 and gradually provided greater detail, all of which has helped us to learn something about the early matches, their results and the people who took part in them.
169th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line) 169th Street is a station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 169th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by the train at all times, and by a few trains during rush hours.
16P/Brooks 16P/Brooks, also known as Brooks 2, is a periodic comet discovered by William Robert Brooks on July 7 1889, but failed to note any motion. He was able to confirm the discovery the next morning, having seen that the comet had moved north.
16th (Irish) Division (United Kingdom) The 16th (Irish) Division was a division of the New Army, raised in Ireland from the Irish National Volunteers in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. In December 1915, the division moved to France, joining the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Major General William Bernard Hickie, and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
16th Air Army The 16th Red Banner Air Army (16 воздŃŃная КраŃнознаменная армия) is a formation of the Russian Air Force. Initially formed during the Second World War as a part of the Soviet Air Force, it is now the tactical air forces component of the Moscow Military District, headquartered at Kubinka.
16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery The 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army regiment. As the Australian Defence Force's only ground based air defence unit the Regiment is responsible for protecting a wide range of military assets during wartime, ranging from Army units in the field to providing point defence to the Royal Australian Navy's support ships and air defence to Royal Australian Air Force air bases.
16th Airlift Squadron The 16th Airlift Squadron (16 AS) is one squadron of four active duty C-17A Globemaster III squadrons at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 16 AS is under the 437th Operations Group, 437th Airlift Wing, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, United States Air Force.
16th Canadian Ministry The Sixteenth Canadian Ministry was the third cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. It governed Canada from 23 October 1935 to 15 November 1948, including all of the 18th and 19th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the beginning of the 20th.
16th Canadian Parliament The 16th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 9, 1926 until May 30, 1930. The membership was set by the 1926 federal election on September 14, 1926, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1930 election.
16th Company Centurions 16th Company Centurions are a company in the Brigade of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. They reside exclusively in Bancroft Hall and (usually) try their hardest in academics, sports, drill, and room cleaning.
16th Military Police Brigade The 16th Military Police Brigade (ABN) is the only airborne MP brigade in the US Army. Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 16th MP BDE provides garrison law enforcement and force protection to the Fort Bragg community, and continues training in its combat support mission.
16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment is one of a few regiments in the Indian Army during and after British rule on March 1, 1922 (although it can trace the routes back to the 3rd Battalion of Coast Sepoys formed in 1759) from the:
16th Street Mission (BART station) 16th Street Mission Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. It is an underground station with an island platform located below the intersection of Mission Street and 16th Street.
16th United States Congress The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th United States Congress - Membership Changes The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th United States Congress - Political Parties The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th United States Congress - State Delegations The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th Vermont Infantry The 16th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry (or 16th VVI) was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863.
16th World Economic Forum on Africa The 16th World Economic Forum on Africa: Going for Growth was a World Economic Forum economic summit held in Cape Town, South Africa, from May 31 to June 2, 2006. The summit is hosting 650 political and business leaders from 39 countries, focusing particularly on the surge of African commodity prices.
16th-Carrville (VIVA) 16th-Carrville is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on September 4, 2005, at the intersection of 16th Avenue/Carrville Road and Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
17 RE 17 RE is the 2nd full length studio album from italian rock band Litfiba and the second part of the "Trilogy of power" started with first album Desaparecido. It is often considered the band's best album from their new-wave era.
17-Hydroxypregnenolone 17-Hydroxypregnenolone (also 17-OH-pregnenolone and 17α-hydroxypregnenolone), is a C21 steroid that is obtained by hydroxylation of pregnenolone at the C17α position. This step is performed by the mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme 17α-hydroxylase (CYP17A1) that is present in the adrenal and gonads.
17-Hydroxyprogesterone 17-Hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH progesterone or 17OHP) is a C-21 steroid hormone produced in the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids. It is derived from progesterone via 17-hydroxylase, a P450c17 enzyme, or from 17-hydroxypregnenolone via 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-4 isomerase.
17-Mile Drive The 17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach, California, United States, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses and mansions. It also serves as the main road through the gated community of Pebble Beach.
17-N-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin 17-N-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer, specific young patients with certain types of leukemia or solid tumors, especially kidney tumors. As of June 2005, 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin is undergoing Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials.
1700 Year 1700 (MDCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 10-day faster until , but 11-day faster since , than the Julian calendar.
1700-1750 in fashion Fashion in the period 1700-1750 in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by a widening, full-skirted silhouette for both men and women following the tall, narrow look of the 1680s and 90s. Wigs remained essential for men of substance, and were often white; natural hair was powered to achieve the fashionable look.
17091 Senthalir 17091 Senthalir is a minor planet or asteroid discovered by the LINEAR programme of MIT Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and named by researchers there for a young girl, P. Senthalir, from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, a student at Avila Convent in that town, in recognition for reaching the finals of the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair [http://www.
17092 Sharanya 17092 Sharanya is a minor planet or asteroid discovered by the LINEAR programme of MIT Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and named by researchers there for a young girl, S. Sharanya, from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, a student at Avila Convent in that town, in recognition for reaching the finals of the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair [http://www.
170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion, CEF The 170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion, CEF was an infantry unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city.
170th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 170th Street is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
1717 East Ninth Building 1717 East Ninth Building, also known as the East Ohio Building, is a skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. Completed in 1959, it was one of the first modernist high-rises in Cleveland, along with the Illuminating Building.
1727 English cricket season The 1727 English cricket season saw a number of matches promoted by wealthy landowners like the Duke of Richmond, Sir William Gage, Mr Alan Brodrick and Mr Edward Stead. Among the best of the professional players were the all-rounder Thomas Waymark, who was apparently a groom employed by Richmond; and Stephen Dingate, who may have been a barber.
1728 English cricket season The overriding impression of the 1728 English cricket season is that teams of county strength were formed as the patrons sought stronger XIs to help them in the serious business of winning wagers. Easily the most successful this year was Mr Edward Stead whose "Kent" teams were "too expert" for those of "Sussex".
172nd (Rocky Mountain Rangers) Battalion, CEF The 172nd (Rocky Mountain Rangers) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Kamloops, British Columbia, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Kamloops and district.
173 Hours In Captivity 173 Hours In Captivity: The Hijacking of IC 814 is a 2000 book (ISBN 81-7223-394-9) written by Neelesh Misra, a New Delhi-based correspondent of the Associated Press. The book is about the hijacking of an Indian airliner on its flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi on Christmas eve, December 24, 1999.
1730 English cricket season The most noticeable aspect of the 1730 English cricket season record is that it is the largest to date, with much more coverage in the newspapers than previously. But the most significant aspect of the time was the growing importance of the sport in metropolitan London.
1731 English cricket season By the 1731 English cricket season, match reports were much more common and tended to contain more detail, sometimes including the names of patrons and players. Therefore we have a considerably larger record of the 1730s than of previous decades.
1732 English cricket season In the 1732 English cricket season, the London Club continued to predominate and it was said that its team did not lose a game. But, a team called London did lose to Croydon in May, though it might not have been the London Club per se but a team of "London gentlemen".
1737 Calcutta Cyclone On 7 October 1737, a natural disaster struck the city of Calcutta (modern-day Kolkata) in India. For a long time this was believed in Europe to have been the result of an earthquake, but it is now believed to have been a tropical cyclone.
173rd Battalion, CEF The 173rd Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. One of a number of Highlander battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, it was based in Hamilton, Ontario and began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16.
1744 English cricket season The 1744 English cricket season was a pivotal season in English cricket history. The earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket was written by the noblemen and gentlemen of the London Cricket Club which played at the Artillery Ground.
1745 English cricket season The 1745 English cricket season was played against the background of the Jacobite Rebellion but this seemingly had little impact on cricket in south-east England. Single wicket contests were very popular with the gamblers.
174th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF The 174th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. One of a number of Highlander battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, it was based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
174th Semiannual General Conference The 174th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 2-October 3, 2004. Five sessions were held; Saturday Morning, Saturday Afternoon, Preisthood, Sunday Morning, and Sunday Afternoon.
174th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line) 174th Street is an elevated station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 174th Street and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, it is served by the train (all times), and by the train (all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction).
174th–175th Streets (IND Concourse Line) 174th–175th Streets is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway; it is currently served by the and trains and is located at the Grand Concourse between East 174th and 175th Streets in the Bronx.
175 Greenwich Street 175 Greenwich Street is the address for a new skyscraper to be erected as part of the World Trade Center reconstruction in New York City. The office building has also been referred to as World Trade Center Tower 3 and will be on the east side of Greenwich Street, across the street from the original location of the twin towers that were destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
1750-1795 in fashion Fashion in the period 1750-1795 in European and European-influenced countries reached (literal) heights of fantasy and abundant ornamentation, especially among the aristocracy of France, before a long-simmering movement toward simplicity and democratization of dress under the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the American Revolution led to an entirely new mode and the triumph of British tailoring following the French Revolution.
1755 Lisbon earthquake The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on November 1, 1755, at 9:40 in the morning. It was one of the most destructive and deadly earthquakes in history, killing between 60,000 and 100,000 people.
1756 English cricket season The 1756 English cricket season marks the beginning of the Hambledon era. The Hambledon team, then probably run by a parish organisation rather than the famous club which is believed to have been formed in about 1765, made its fist recorded appearances in three matches against Dartford.
175th Battalion, CEF The 175th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in the Medicine Hat district.
175th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) 175th Street (also known as 175th Street—George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, at 175th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, it is served by the train at all times.
1760 English cricket season No games of importance in the 1760 English cricket season have been discovered. Messrs G B Buckley and Timothy J McCann report a number of minor matches and additional news items, some in a military context, which is a sign of the times.
1763 English cricket season The 1763 English cricket season was an important year for the future of cricket as it marked the end of the Seven Years' War. This meant that French influence in India was reduced to a handful of trading posts and its hopes of an eastern Empire were no more, though Bonaparte certainly tried to revive those hopes.
1769 English cricket season The 1769 English cricket season is notable because it is from this season that we have the earliest surviving record of a century being scored. However, it is impossible to say whether this was actually the first hundred ever scored: it almost certainly was not.
176th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 176th Street is an elevated station in on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 176th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
1770, Queensland 1770 is a village in Queensland, Australia, built on the site of the second landing by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (Cook's first landing in the state of Queensland). Originally known as Round Hill – after the creek it sits on – the name was changed in 1970 to commemorate the bicentennial of Cook's visit.
1772 English cricket season The 1772 English cricket season was a notable season in English cricket history because it is from then that surviving scorecards are common. We have three scorecards from 1772, all involving Hambledon matches, and there are some for every single season since then, giving us a continuous statistical record (albeit an incomplete one till the 19th century).
1776 (book) 1776 is a book written by historian David McCullough, first published by Simon & Schuster on May 24, 2005. The work is considered a companion piece to McCullough's earlier biography of John Adams, and focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolution.
1776 (game) 1776 is an Avalon Hill board wargame originally published in 1974 on the American Revolution. Campaign game plus scenarios covering the invasion of Canada, the Saratoga campaign, Greenes Southern campaign, and the Yorktown campaign.
177th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion, CEF The 177th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Barrie, Ontario and later at Camp Borden, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Simcoe County, Ontario.
1782 Edict of Tolerance The 1782 Edict of Tolerance (German: Toleranzpatent) was a declaration issued on January 2, 1782 by Joseph II, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, outlining a policy of greater religious tolerance towards the Jews under his rule and repealing the earlier Jewish Regulation of May 5, 1764. The edict was initially promulgated from Vienna and Lower Austria and subsequently applied in other provinces of the empire as well.
1783 English cricket season In the 1783 English cricket season, the Whitehall Evening Post reported on Tues 8 July that "the 3rd Duke of Dorset’s cricketing establishment, exclusive of any betting or consequential entertainment, is said to exceed £1000 a year". A colossal sum at the time.
1784 English cricket season The 1784 English cricket season was significant for the appearance in major matches of the White Conduit Club, although the surviving references this year are merely around two "great matches" played on White Conduit Fields.
1785 English cricket season Scores & Biographies bemoans the lack of fixtures in the 1785 English cricket season (though there were no less than in the previous few seasons) but there is a historical significance in that state of affairs because it reflected the decline of Hambledon’s influence while the emergence of WCC foreshadowed a shift in focus to London.
1789 English cricket season In the 1789 English cricket season, while Hampshire played Kent on Windmill Down, the Storming of the Bastille was taking place in Paris and the French Revolution ended the first cricket overseas tour before it even began.
178P/Hug-Bell 178P/Hug-Bell is a periodic comet in our solar system. It was discovered by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers League members Gary Hug and Graham Bell and is thought to be the first periodic comet to be first discovered by amateurs.
1790 English cricket season Samuel Britcher's scorecards (to 1805) started in the 1790 English cricket season. The works of Mr Britcher have not been readily available and it is only recently that they have been studied in any depth, especially by cricket historian Keith Warsop who has reported his findings to the ACS (see its journals).
1790 House (Woburn, Massachusetts) The 1790 House, also called the Joseph Bartlett House or the Bartlett-Wheeler House, is a historic house located at 827 Main Street, North Woburn, Massachusetts, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is close to the Baldwin House, with the Middlesex Canal running between them.
1790 Naval Air Squadron 1790 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom was formed on 1 January 1945 at Burscough as a night fighter squadron. It was initially equipped with the Fairey Firefly I, replaced in May of 1945 by the Firefly INF, which were fitted with a US-derived ASV radar.
1791 English cricket season In the 1791 English cricket season, the emergence of the Brighton club heralded a brief revival of Sussex cricket which had been prominent during the early 18th century. As with Hornchurch/Essex, the Brighton team was a fair representation of Sussex as a county and the county name is used where the opposition is another county team or All-England.
1792 English cricket season In the 1792 English cricket season, Kent played Hampshire at Cobham Park, which was Lord Darnley’s estate and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later it became the home of the Ashes in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by the Hon.
1792 half disme The 1792 half disme was an American silver coin with a face value of five cents. Although it was an experimental issue, which President George Washington referred to as "a small beginning," many of the coins eventually were released into circulation.
1795-1820 in fashion Fashion in the period 1795-1820 in European and European-influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades, lace, periwigs, and powder of the earlier eighteenth century. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, no one in France wanted to appear to be an aristocrat, while in Britain, Beau Brummell introduced trousers, perfect tailoring, and unadorned, immaculate linen as the ideals of men's fashion.
1796 English cricket season In the 1796 English cricket season, the Montpelier town club became prominent and played a number of matches over the next few seasons against MCC. The club’s venue was George Aram’s New Ground in Montpelier Gardens, Walworth, Surrey.
1797 State of the Union Address John Adams' First State of the Union Address was delivered on November 11, 1797, in the Congress Hall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the address, sickness was spreading through Philadelphia and Adams notes in his introduction that he was tempted to relocate Congress but avoided this due to inevitable expense and general inconvenience.
1798 State of the Union Address John Adams' Second State of the Union Address was delivered on December 8, 1798, in the Congress Hall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Adams compares the sickness affecting various coastal cities in 1797 to the dispensations of the tribulation.
179th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF The 179th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city.
17th (Northern) Division (United Kingdom) The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line The 17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line was a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along 14th Street, 17th Street, and 18th Street from the West 14th Street Ferry in Chelsea and Christopher Street Ferry in the West Village to the East 23rd Street Ferry at Peter Cooper Village. It was not replaced with a trolley or bus when it was abandoned in 1913.
17th Airlift Squadron The 17th Airlift Squadron is one of 4 active duty C-17A Globemaster III squadrons at Charleston AFB, SC. The 17 AS is under the 437th Operations Group, 437th Airlift Wing, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command.
17th century denominations in England There were a large number of religious denominations that emerged during the early - mid 17th Century in England. Many of these were influenced by the radical changes brought on by the English Civil War, subsequent execution of Charles I and the advent of the Commonwealth of England.
17th Canadian Ministry The Seventeenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet of Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent. It governed Canada from 15 November 1948 to 21 June 1957, including the end of the 20th Canadian Parliament, as well as all of the 21st and 22nd.
17th Canadian Parliament The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 8, 1930 until August 14, 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on July 28, 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election.
17th Genie Awards The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January of 1996 instead.
17th Indian Infantry Division The Indian 17th Infantry Division was a formation of the British Indian Army raised during World War II. It had the distinction of being continually in combat during the three-year long Burma Campaign (except for brief periods of refit).
17th Infantry Division (Germany) The 17th Infantry Division was an infantry division of Nazi Germany, active before and during the World War II. Formed in 1934, it took part in most of the campaigns of the Wehrmacht and was decimated in January of 1945.
17th Lancers The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, most famous for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. Various amalgamations have resulted in its absorption into the Queen's Royal Lancers (which is formed also from the 5th Lancers, 16th Lancers and 21st Lancers).
17th Panzer Division (Germany) 17th Panzer Division was formed on November 1940 from 27th Infantry Division. It fought on the central sector of the Eastern front from June 1941 until November 1942 when it was sent to the southern sector where it took part in the failed attempt to relieve the surrounded troops at Stalingrad.
17th Signal Battalion (United States) The 17th Signal Battalion of the United States Army was a MSE (Mobile Subscriber Equipment) equipped signal battalion based in Kitzingen, Germany (Larson Barracks). The battalion used to be one of three that make up the 22nd Signal Brigade, based in Darmstadt, Germany.
17th Training Wing The 17th Training Wing headquartered at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas is a wing in AETC's Second Air Force. Its mission is to train intelligence personnel in all the branches of the armed forces, as well as firefighters and and a few other specialties.
17th United States Congress The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th United States Congress - Membership Changes The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th United States Congress - Political Parties The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th United States Congress - State Delegations The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th-century philosophy 17th-century philosophy in the West is generally regarded as seeing the start of modern philosophy, and the shaking off of the mediæval approach, especially scholasticism. It is often called the "Age of Reason" and is considered to succeed the Renaissance and precede the Age of Enlightenment.
18 Brumaire 18 Brumaire, the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the coup d'Ă©tat by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the Directory government, replacing it with the Consulate. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar.
18 Candles: The Early Years 18 Candles: The Early Years is a CD released by Silverstein in 2006. It compiles their two previously released, then-out-of-print CD EPs Summer's Stellar Gaze (2000) and When the Shadows Beam (2001) along with some newly recorded acoustic and live material as well as a remix of the Discovering the Waterfront album track "Smile In Your Sleep".
1697 to 1725 English cricket seasons This is a continuation of the history of cricket from the first "great match" in 1697 through the early decades of the 18th Century to the year 1725 when the mists of time began to part. Newspaper reports about the sport became more common after 1725 and gradually provided greater detail, all of which has helped us to learn something about the early matches, their results and the people who took part in them.
169th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line) 169th Street is a station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 169th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by the train at all times, and by a few trains during rush hours.
16P/Brooks 16P/Brooks, also known as Brooks 2, is a periodic comet discovered by William Robert Brooks on July 7 1889, but failed to note any motion. He was able to confirm the discovery the next morning, having seen that the comet had moved north.
16th (Irish) Division (United Kingdom) The 16th (Irish) Division was a division of the New Army, raised in Ireland from the Irish National Volunteers in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. In December 1915, the division moved to France, joining the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Major General William Bernard Hickie, and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
16th Air Army The 16th Red Banner Air Army (16 воздŃŃная КраŃнознаменная армия) is a formation of the Russian Air Force. Initially formed during the Second World War as a part of the Soviet Air Force, it is now the tactical air forces component of the Moscow Military District, headquartered at Kubinka.
16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery The 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army regiment. As the Australian Defence Force's only ground based air defence unit the Regiment is responsible for protecting a wide range of military assets during wartime, ranging from Army units in the field to providing point defence to the Royal Australian Navy's support ships and air defence to Royal Australian Air Force air bases.
16th Airlift Squadron The 16th Airlift Squadron (16 AS) is one squadron of four active duty C-17A Globemaster III squadrons at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 16 AS is under the 437th Operations Group, 437th Airlift Wing, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command, United States Air Force.
16th Canadian Ministry The Sixteenth Canadian Ministry was the third cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. It governed Canada from 23 October 1935 to 15 November 1948, including all of the 18th and 19th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the beginning of the 20th.
16th Canadian Parliament The 16th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 9, 1926 until May 30, 1930. The membership was set by the 1926 federal election on September 14, 1926, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1930 election.
16th Company Centurions 16th Company Centurions are a company in the Brigade of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. They reside exclusively in Bancroft Hall and (usually) try their hardest in academics, sports, drill, and room cleaning.
16th Military Police Brigade The 16th Military Police Brigade (ABN) is the only airborne MP brigade in the US Army. Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 16th MP BDE provides garrison law enforcement and force protection to the Fort Bragg community, and continues training in its combat support mission.
16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment is one of a few regiments in the Indian Army during and after British rule on March 1, 1922 (although it can trace the routes back to the 3rd Battalion of Coast Sepoys formed in 1759) from the:
16th Street Mission (BART station) 16th Street Mission Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. It is an underground station with an island platform located below the intersection of Mission Street and 16th Street.
16th United States Congress The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th United States Congress - Membership Changes The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th United States Congress - Political Parties The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th United States Congress - State Delegations The Sixteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1819 to March 3 1821, during the last two years of the first administration of U.
16th Vermont Infantry The 16th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry (or 16th VVI) was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863.
16th World Economic Forum on Africa The 16th World Economic Forum on Africa: Going for Growth was a World Economic Forum economic summit held in Cape Town, South Africa, from May 31 to June 2, 2006. The summit is hosting 650 political and business leaders from 39 countries, focusing particularly on the surge of African commodity prices.
16th-Carrville (VIVA) 16th-Carrville is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on September 4, 2005, at the intersection of 16th Avenue/Carrville Road and Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
17 RE 17 RE is the 2nd full length studio album from italian rock band Litfiba and the second part of the "Trilogy of power" started with first album Desaparecido. It is often considered the band's best album from their new-wave era.
17-Hydroxypregnenolone 17-Hydroxypregnenolone (also 17-OH-pregnenolone and 17α-hydroxypregnenolone), is a C21 steroid that is obtained by hydroxylation of pregnenolone at the C17α position. This step is performed by the mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme 17α-hydroxylase (CYP17A1) that is present in the adrenal and gonads.
17-Hydroxyprogesterone 17-Hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH progesterone or 17OHP) is a C-21 steroid hormone produced in the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids. It is derived from progesterone via 17-hydroxylase, a P450c17 enzyme, or from 17-hydroxypregnenolone via 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-4 isomerase.
17-Mile Drive The 17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach, California, United States, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses and mansions. It also serves as the main road through the gated community of Pebble Beach.
17-N-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin 17-N-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin is a substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer, specific young patients with certain types of leukemia or solid tumors, especially kidney tumors. As of June 2005, 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin is undergoing Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials.
1700 Year 1700 (MDCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 10-day faster until , but 11-day faster since , than the Julian calendar.
1700-1750 in fashion Fashion in the period 1700-1750 in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by a widening, full-skirted silhouette for both men and women following the tall, narrow look of the 1680s and 90s. Wigs remained essential for men of substance, and were often white; natural hair was powered to achieve the fashionable look.
17091 Senthalir 17091 Senthalir is a minor planet or asteroid discovered by the LINEAR programme of MIT Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and named by researchers there for a young girl, P. Senthalir, from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, a student at Avila Convent in that town, in recognition for reaching the finals of the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair [http://www.
17092 Sharanya 17092 Sharanya is a minor planet or asteroid discovered by the LINEAR programme of MIT Lincoln Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and named by researchers there for a young girl, S. Sharanya, from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, a student at Avila Convent in that town, in recognition for reaching the finals of the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair [http://www.
170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion, CEF The 170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion, CEF was an infantry unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city.
170th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 170th Street is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
1717 East Ninth Building 1717 East Ninth Building, also known as the East Ohio Building, is a skyscraper in Cleveland, Ohio. Completed in 1959, it was one of the first modernist high-rises in Cleveland, along with the Illuminating Building.
1727 English cricket season The 1727 English cricket season saw a number of matches promoted by wealthy landowners like the Duke of Richmond, Sir William Gage, Mr Alan Brodrick and Mr Edward Stead. Among the best of the professional players were the all-rounder Thomas Waymark, who was apparently a groom employed by Richmond; and Stephen Dingate, who may have been a barber.
1728 English cricket season The overriding impression of the 1728 English cricket season is that teams of county strength were formed as the patrons sought stronger XIs to help them in the serious business of winning wagers. Easily the most successful this year was Mr Edward Stead whose "Kent" teams were "too expert" for those of "Sussex".
172nd (Rocky Mountain Rangers) Battalion, CEF The 172nd (Rocky Mountain Rangers) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Kamloops, British Columbia, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Kamloops and district.
173 Hours In Captivity 173 Hours In Captivity: The Hijacking of IC 814 is a 2000 book (ISBN 81-7223-394-9) written by Neelesh Misra, a New Delhi-based correspondent of the Associated Press. The book is about the hijacking of an Indian airliner on its flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi on Christmas eve, December 24, 1999.
1730 English cricket season The most noticeable aspect of the 1730 English cricket season record is that it is the largest to date, with much more coverage in the newspapers than previously. But the most significant aspect of the time was the growing importance of the sport in metropolitan London.
1731 English cricket season By the 1731 English cricket season, match reports were much more common and tended to contain more detail, sometimes including the names of patrons and players. Therefore we have a considerably larger record of the 1730s than of previous decades.
1732 English cricket season In the 1732 English cricket season, the London Club continued to predominate and it was said that its team did not lose a game. But, a team called London did lose to Croydon in May, though it might not have been the London Club per se but a team of "London gentlemen".
1737 Calcutta Cyclone On 7 October 1737, a natural disaster struck the city of Calcutta (modern-day Kolkata) in India. For a long time this was believed in Europe to have been the result of an earthquake, but it is now believed to have been a tropical cyclone.
173rd Battalion, CEF The 173rd Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. One of a number of Highlander battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, it was based in Hamilton, Ontario and began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16.
1744 English cricket season The 1744 English cricket season was a pivotal season in English cricket history. The earliest known codification of the Laws of Cricket was written by the noblemen and gentlemen of the London Cricket Club which played at the Artillery Ground.
1745 English cricket season The 1745 English cricket season was played against the background of the Jacobite Rebellion but this seemingly had little impact on cricket in south-east England. Single wicket contests were very popular with the gamblers.
174th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF The 174th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. One of a number of Highlander battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, it was based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
174th Semiannual General Conference The 174th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 2-October 3, 2004. Five sessions were held; Saturday Morning, Saturday Afternoon, Preisthood, Sunday Morning, and Sunday Afternoon.
174th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line) 174th Street is an elevated station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 174th Street and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, it is served by the train (all times), and by the train (all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction).
174th–175th Streets (IND Concourse Line) 174th–175th Streets is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway; it is currently served by the and trains and is located at the Grand Concourse between East 174th and 175th Streets in the Bronx.
175 Greenwich Street 175 Greenwich Street is the address for a new skyscraper to be erected as part of the World Trade Center reconstruction in New York City. The office building has also been referred to as World Trade Center Tower 3 and will be on the east side of Greenwich Street, across the street from the original location of the twin towers that were destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
1750-1795 in fashion Fashion in the period 1750-1795 in European and European-influenced countries reached (literal) heights of fantasy and abundant ornamentation, especially among the aristocracy of France, before a long-simmering movement toward simplicity and democratization of dress under the influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the American Revolution led to an entirely new mode and the triumph of British tailoring following the French Revolution.
1755 Lisbon earthquake The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on November 1, 1755, at 9:40 in the morning. It was one of the most destructive and deadly earthquakes in history, killing between 60,000 and 100,000 people.
1756 English cricket season The 1756 English cricket season marks the beginning of the Hambledon era. The Hambledon team, then probably run by a parish organisation rather than the famous club which is believed to have been formed in about 1765, made its fist recorded appearances in three matches against Dartford.
175th Battalion, CEF The 175th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in the Medicine Hat district.
175th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) 175th Street (also known as 175th Street—George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located in the neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, at 175th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, it is served by the train at all times.
1760 English cricket season No games of importance in the 1760 English cricket season have been discovered. Messrs G B Buckley and Timothy J McCann report a number of minor matches and additional news items, some in a military context, which is a sign of the times.
1763 English cricket season The 1763 English cricket season was an important year for the future of cricket as it marked the end of the Seven Years' War. This meant that French influence in India was reduced to a handful of trading posts and its hopes of an eastern Empire were no more, though Bonaparte certainly tried to revive those hopes.
1769 English cricket season The 1769 English cricket season is notable because it is from this season that we have the earliest surviving record of a century being scored. However, it is impossible to say whether this was actually the first hundred ever scored: it almost certainly was not.
176th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line) 176th Street is an elevated station in on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 176th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the train at all times.
1770, Queensland 1770 is a village in Queensland, Australia, built on the site of the second landing by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (Cook's first landing in the state of Queensland). Originally known as Round Hill – after the creek it sits on – the name was changed in 1970 to commemorate the bicentennial of Cook's visit.
1772 English cricket season The 1772 English cricket season was a notable season in English cricket history because it is from then that surviving scorecards are common. We have three scorecards from 1772, all involving Hambledon matches, and there are some for every single season since then, giving us a continuous statistical record (albeit an incomplete one till the 19th century).
1776 (book) 1776 is a book written by historian David McCullough, first published by Simon & Schuster on May 24, 2005. The work is considered a companion piece to McCullough's earlier biography of John Adams, and focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolution.
1776 (game) 1776 is an Avalon Hill board wargame originally published in 1974 on the American Revolution. Campaign game plus scenarios covering the invasion of Canada, the Saratoga campaign, Greenes Southern campaign, and the Yorktown campaign.
177th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion, CEF The 177th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Barrie, Ontario and later at Camp Borden, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in Simcoe County, Ontario.
1782 Edict of Tolerance The 1782 Edict of Tolerance (German: Toleranzpatent) was a declaration issued on January 2, 1782 by Joseph II, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, outlining a policy of greater religious tolerance towards the Jews under his rule and repealing the earlier Jewish Regulation of May 5, 1764. The edict was initially promulgated from Vienna and Lower Austria and subsequently applied in other provinces of the empire as well.
1783 English cricket season In the 1783 English cricket season, the Whitehall Evening Post reported on Tues 8 July that "the 3rd Duke of Dorset’s cricketing establishment, exclusive of any betting or consequential entertainment, is said to exceed £1000 a year". A colossal sum at the time.
1784 English cricket season The 1784 English cricket season was significant for the appearance in major matches of the White Conduit Club, although the surviving references this year are merely around two "great matches" played on White Conduit Fields.
1785 English cricket season Scores & Biographies bemoans the lack of fixtures in the 1785 English cricket season (though there were no less than in the previous few seasons) but there is a historical significance in that state of affairs because it reflected the decline of Hambledon’s influence while the emergence of WCC foreshadowed a shift in focus to London.
1789 English cricket season In the 1789 English cricket season, while Hampshire played Kent on Windmill Down, the Storming of the Bastille was taking place in Paris and the French Revolution ended the first cricket overseas tour before it even began.
178P/Hug-Bell 178P/Hug-Bell is a periodic comet in our solar system. It was discovered by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers League members Gary Hug and Graham Bell and is thought to be the first periodic comet to be first discovered by amateurs.
1790 English cricket season Samuel Britcher's scorecards (to 1805) started in the 1790 English cricket season. The works of Mr Britcher have not been readily available and it is only recently that they have been studied in any depth, especially by cricket historian Keith Warsop who has reported his findings to the ACS (see its journals).
1790 House (Woburn, Massachusetts) The 1790 House, also called the Joseph Bartlett House or the Bartlett-Wheeler House, is a historic house located at 827 Main Street, North Woburn, Massachusetts, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is close to the Baldwin House, with the Middlesex Canal running between them.
1790 Naval Air Squadron 1790 Naval Air Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom was formed on 1 January 1945 at Burscough as a night fighter squadron. It was initially equipped with the Fairey Firefly I, replaced in May of 1945 by the Firefly INF, which were fitted with a US-derived ASV radar.
1791 English cricket season In the 1791 English cricket season, the emergence of the Brighton club heralded a brief revival of Sussex cricket which had been prominent during the early 18th century. As with Hornchurch/Essex, the Brighton team was a fair representation of Sussex as a county and the county name is used where the opposition is another county team or All-England.
1792 English cricket season In the 1792 English cricket season, Kent played Hampshire at Cobham Park, which was Lord Darnley’s estate and the home of the Bligh family. Ninety years later it became the home of the Ashes in the shape of the urn brought back from Australia by the Hon.
1792 half disme The 1792 half disme was an American silver coin with a face value of five cents. Although it was an experimental issue, which President George Washington referred to as "a small beginning," many of the coins eventually were released into circulation.
1795-1820 in fashion Fashion in the period 1795-1820 in European and European-influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades, lace, periwigs, and powder of the earlier eighteenth century. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, no one in France wanted to appear to be an aristocrat, while in Britain, Beau Brummell introduced trousers, perfect tailoring, and unadorned, immaculate linen as the ideals of men's fashion.
1796 English cricket season In the 1796 English cricket season, the Montpelier town club became prominent and played a number of matches over the next few seasons against MCC. The club’s venue was George Aram’s New Ground in Montpelier Gardens, Walworth, Surrey.
1797 State of the Union Address John Adams' First State of the Union Address was delivered on November 11, 1797, in the Congress Hall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the address, sickness was spreading through Philadelphia and Adams notes in his introduction that he was tempted to relocate Congress but avoided this due to inevitable expense and general inconvenience.
1798 State of the Union Address John Adams' Second State of the Union Address was delivered on December 8, 1798, in the Congress Hall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Adams compares the sickness affecting various coastal cities in 1797 to the dispensations of the tribulation.
179th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF The 179th (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city.
17th (Northern) Division (United Kingdom) The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line The 17th and 18th Streets Crosstown Line was a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along 14th Street, 17th Street, and 18th Street from the West 14th Street Ferry in Chelsea and Christopher Street Ferry in the West Village to the East 23rd Street Ferry at Peter Cooper Village. It was not replaced with a trolley or bus when it was abandoned in 1913.
17th Airlift Squadron The 17th Airlift Squadron is one of 4 active duty C-17A Globemaster III squadrons at Charleston AFB, SC. The 17 AS is under the 437th Operations Group, 437th Airlift Wing, Eighteenth Air Force, Air Mobility Command.
17th century denominations in England There were a large number of religious denominations that emerged during the early - mid 17th Century in England. Many of these were influenced by the radical changes brought on by the English Civil War, subsequent execution of Charles I and the advent of the Commonwealth of England.
17th Canadian Ministry The Seventeenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet of Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent. It governed Canada from 15 November 1948 to 21 June 1957, including the end of the 20th Canadian Parliament, as well as all of the 21st and 22nd.
17th Canadian Parliament The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 8, 1930 until August 14, 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on July 28, 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election.
17th Genie Awards The 17th Genie Awards were held on November 27, 1996, to honour films released in late 1995 and 1996. They were the second Genie Award ceremony held in that year; the 16th Genie Awards were delayed from the fall of 1995 and took place in January of 1996 instead.
17th Indian Infantry Division The Indian 17th Infantry Division was a formation of the British Indian Army raised during World War II. It had the distinction of being continually in combat during the three-year long Burma Campaign (except for brief periods of refit).
17th Infantry Division (Germany) The 17th Infantry Division was an infantry division of Nazi Germany, active before and during the World War II. Formed in 1934, it took part in most of the campaigns of the Wehrmacht and was decimated in January of 1945.
17th Lancers The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, most famous for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. Various amalgamations have resulted in its absorption into the Queen's Royal Lancers (which is formed also from the 5th Lancers, 16th Lancers and 21st Lancers).
17th Panzer Division (Germany) 17th Panzer Division was formed on November 1940 from 27th Infantry Division. It fought on the central sector of the Eastern front from June 1941 until November 1942 when it was sent to the southern sector where it took part in the failed attempt to relieve the surrounded troops at Stalingrad.
17th Signal Battalion (United States) The 17th Signal Battalion of the United States Army was a MSE (Mobile Subscriber Equipment) equipped signal battalion based in Kitzingen, Germany (Larson Barracks). The battalion used to be one of three that make up the 22nd Signal Brigade, based in Darmstadt, Germany.
17th Training Wing The 17th Training Wing headquartered at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas is a wing in AETC's Second Air Force. Its mission is to train intelligence personnel in all the branches of the armed forces, as well as firefighters and and a few other specialties.
17th United States Congress The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th United States Congress - Membership Changes The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th United States Congress - Political Parties The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th United States Congress - State Delegations The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823, during the first two years of the second administration of U.
17th-century philosophy 17th-century philosophy in the West is generally regarded as seeing the start of modern philosophy, and the shaking off of the mediæval approach, especially scholasticism. It is often called the "Age of Reason" and is considered to succeed the Renaissance and precede the Age of Enlightenment.
18 Brumaire 18 Brumaire, the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the coup d'Ă©tat by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the Directory government, replacing it with the Consulate. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar.
18 Candles: The Early Years 18 Candles: The Early Years is a CD released by Silverstein in 2006. It compiles their two previously released, then-out-of-print CD EPs Summer's Stellar Gaze (2000) and When the Shadows Beam (2001) along with some newly recorded acoustic and live material as well as a remix of the Discovering the Waterfront album track "Smile In Your Sleep".
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