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21The Satanic Verses controversy — refers to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie s novel The Satanic Verses . In particular it involves the novel s alleged blasphemy or unbelief; the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie; and the… …
22Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) — Former name for mean solar time of the longitude (0°) of the former Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, or Greenwich meridian. GMT was used to avoid potentially confusing references to local time systems (zones). In accord with tradition,… …
23Greenwich mean time — noun Usage: often capitalized M&T Etymology: Greenwich, England Date: 1863 the mean solar time of the meridian of Greenwich used historically as the prime basis of standard time throughout the world called also Greenwich time compare Coordinated… …
24Greenwich (mean) time — or Greenwich time n. mean solar time of the meridian (0° longitude) at Greenwich, England: see also COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME, UNIVERSAL TIME * * * …
25The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases — The Tertiary Phase , Quandary Phase and Quintessential Phase are radio adaptations of the books Life, the Universe and Everything , So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish and Mostly Harmless recorded in 2003 and 2004 by Above the Title Productions… …
26The Sylvers — were a popular R B/soul and disco family group in the 1970s. The group hailed from Memphis, Tennessee.BeginningsPrior to becoming The Sylvers , the four eldest members (Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, and James) recorded as the Little Angels, appearing …
27The Omen series — The Omen film series was a popular horror film franchise created in the 1970s. The story was originally written by David Seltzer, who chose not to continue the series after the first novel. The second novel and screenplay were then written by… …
28The Rusticated Youth of China — The Rusticated Youth of China, known in Chinese as 知识青年 or simply 知青，is a term used in the PRC to refer to a young person who had received a high level of education, especially those who, beginning in the 1950s until the end of the Cultural… …
29The Chaperones — are a Doo Wop group formed in Long Island, New York in the late 1950s. The original members of the group were Tony Amato (lead), Roy Marchesano (first tenor), Tommy Ronca (second tenor), Nick Salvato (baritone) and Dave Kelly (bass). Initially… …
30The Power Elite — is an influential book written by the sociologist, C. Wright Mills, in 1956. In it Mills called attention to the interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate, and political elements of society and suggested that the ordinary… …
