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A Dictionary of Dates (Oxford Paperback Reference) Book

Whether you want to celebrate James Dean's birthday or commemorate the first transatlantic flight, this almanac of world history will let you know what happened when. Month by month and day by day, A Dictionary of Dates gives anniversaries for everything from major historical events to birthdays (and death dates) of the famous. There's also an index for looking up people and events; a list of dates for important scientific developments; names and term dates of prime ministers and presidents; and a chronology of world history that's simply staggering in its scope. Compiled by the editor of the London Observer's weekly dates column, A Dictionary of Dates is an invaluable reference for teachers, writers, or Web publishers--anyone who wants to put the daily grind into historical perspective. Make it your breakfast companion and you'll never lack for carpool conversation.Read More

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    Which U.S. Presidents were born on the Fourth of July? When did Alexander Graham Bell make the first telephone call? Catherine the Great, Jerome K. Jerome, Baron von Richthofen, Bing Crosby, and Dr. Spock were all born on the same day of the year, but which? Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred and ninety-two--but on what day did he set sail?

    Compiler of the London Observer's weekly dates column, Cyril Leslie Beeching, here provides an informative and entertaining listing of important anniversaries for each day of the year. A Dictionary of Dates, New Edition reveals a remarkable number of coincidences, and records births and deaths of the famous as well as significant and unusual events in history. With the bonus of a chronology of world events from the earliest times to the present day, international coverage, and a full index, this is an invaluable reference book for anyone with an interest in history or just plain fascinating facts.

    Thoroughly revised and updated for this new edition, A Dictionary of Dates, New Edition is an informative and entertaining guide to important anniversaries for each day of the year.

  • 0192800566
  • 9780192800565
  • Cyril Leslie Beeching
  • 8 May 1997
  • Oxford Paperbacks
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 352
  • 2nd Revised edition
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