• 45 (phonograph record)

    phonograph: …afterward RCA Corporation introduced the 45-RPM disc, which could play for up to 8 minutes per side. These LP’s and “singles” supplanted 78s in the 1950s, and stereophonic (or “stereo”) systems, with two separate channels of information in a single groove, became a commercial reality in 1958. Stereo phonographs capable…

  • 45 Mercy Street (poetry by Sexton)

    Anne Sexton: …Awful Rowing Toward God (1975), 45 Mercy Street (1976, edited by her daughter, Linda Gray Sexton), and Uncollected Poems with Three Stories (1978) were published posthumously. Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters, edited by Lois Ames and Linda Gray Sexton, was published in 1977 and No Evil Star: Selected Essays,…

  • 45 rpm (phonograph record)

    phonograph: …afterward RCA Corporation introduced the 45-RPM disc, which could play for up to 8 minutes per side. These LP’s and “singles” supplanted 78s in the 1950s, and stereophonic (or “stereo”) systems, with two separate channels of information in a single groove, became a commercial reality in 1958. Stereo phonographs capable…

  • 45 Years (film by Haigh [2015])

    Charlotte Rampling: Oscar nomination and controversy: …their husbands’ secret lives in 45 Years (2015) and Hannah (2017) garnered particular praise. She received her first Oscar nomination, at the age of 69, for the former. The honor, however, was eclipsed by a controversial comment she had made to France’s Europe 1 radio in 2016. That was the…

  • ’45, Generation of (Brazilian poetry)

    Brazilian literature: Poetry: The poets of the Generation of 1945 provided a new direction, drawing upon Symbolism, Surrealism, and Hermeticism. From this group João Cabral de Melo Neto and Ledo Ivo distinguished themselves, with Melo Neto regarded as being among Brazil’s greatest poets. His Constructivist poetry is characterized by antilyrical language that…

  • 457(b) plan (finance)

    A 457(b) plan is a tax-advantaged retirement savings plan available to local government workers and some employees of nonprofit organizations. It’s similar to a 401(k) plan, but one that’s available to firefighters, law enforcement officers, municipal employees, and other civil servants. As with

  • 46, Letter of the (Soviet history)

    Soviet Union: The NEP and the defeat of the Left: …the party was the “Letter of the 46,” in October 1923. In late 1923 it was Trotsky who (though not himself a signatory) spoke in the Politburo for the antibureaucratic faction. The Central Committee banned the letter but later allowed discussion that showed widespread support in the party for…

  • 461 Ocean Boulevard (album by Clapton)

    Eric Clapton: …successful comeback with the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974), which included his hit remake of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff.” On the album Clapton adopted a more relaxed approach that emphasized his songwriting and vocal abilities rather than his guitar playing.

  • 47 rōnin (Japanese history)

    47 rōnin, the 47 loyal samurai of the lord of Akō, whose vendetta ranks as one of the most dramatic episodes of Japanese history. The incident began in April 1701, when imperial envoys from Kyōto arrived in Edo (now Tokyo), the capital of the shogunate. Three provincial daimyo were appointed to

  • 47 Ronin, The (film by Kenji [1941])

    47 rōnin: …treatments included director Mizoguchi Kenji’s Genroku Chūshingura (1941; The 47 Ronin); Ichikawa Kon’s Shijūshichinin no shikaku (1994), which cast Japanese film legend Ken Takakura in the role of Ōishi; and the Hollywood-produced 47 Ronin (2013), a special effects-driven fantasy starring Keanu Reeves that bore only a passing resemblance to the…

  • 47 Tucanae (astronomy)

    star cluster: Globular clusters: The cluster designated 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), with an absolute visual magnitude of −9.42 at a similar distance of 14,700 light-years, has a different appearance with strong central concentration. It is located near the Small Magellanic Cloud but is not connected with it. For an observer situated at…

  • 47,XXX (genetics)

    trisomy X, sex chromosome disorder of human females, in which three X chromosomes are present, rather than the normal pair. Although trisomy X can be inherited, it most often is caused by a random failure in chromosome separation. When the error occurs via nondisjunction—the failure of chromosomes

  • 47,XXY seminiferous tubule dysgenesis (chromosomal disorder)

    Klinefelter syndrome, disorder of the human sex chromosomes that occurs in males. Klinefelter syndrome is one of the most frequent chromosomal disorders in males, occurring in approximately 1 in every 500 to 1,000 males. It results from an unequal sharing of sex chromosomes very soon after

  • 48 Hrs. (film by Hill [1982])

    Eddie Murphy: …hit in his first film, 48 Hrs. (1982). He followed with three more box-office successes—Trading Places (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and The Golden Child (1986). He left Saturday Night Live in 1984 to focus on his film and stand-up career.

  • 4:44 (album by Jay-Z)

    JAY-Z: …his 13th studio solo album, 4:44, an extremely candid album that was, in part, a response to Beyoncé’s Lemonade (2016), on which she accused her husband of adultery. He admitted to infidelity on various tracks and also addressed racism and politics. The couple’s albums were both released exclusively on TIDAL—a…

  • 4chan and 8chan (8kun) (Web sites)

    4chan and 8chan (8kun), imageboard websites that are characterized primarily by the anonymity of their users and their loosely moderated, sometimes graphic or extreme content. Imageboards allow participants to post text and photos and to host threaded conversations on topics as varied as music,

  • 4G data network (technology)

    mobile telephone: Development of cellular systems: …led to the development of 4G technology. In 2008 the ITU set forward a list of requirements for what it called IMT-Advanced, or 4G; these requirements included data rates of 1 gigabit per second for a stationary user and 100 megabits per second for a moving user. The ITU in…

  • 4GL (computer language)

    fourth-generation language (4GL), computer programming language that is intended to be easier for users than machine languages (first-generation), assembly languages (second-generation), and the older high-level languages (third-generation). 4GLs are closer to human language than other high-level

  • 4n series (physics)

    thorium series, set of unstable heavy nuclei comprising one of the four radioactive

  • 4th Panzer Army (German military unit in WWII)

    Battle of Stalingrad: Hermann Hoth’s Fourth Panzer Army from Army Group B to Army Group A to help in the Caucasus.

  • 4th Street Feeling (album by Etheridge)

    Melissa Etheridge: Her later albums included 4th Street Feeling (2012), on which she played all the guitar parts; Memphis Rock and Soul (2016), a collection of classic covers; and The Medicine Show (2019), her 15th studio album. For One Way Out (2021), Etheridge performed songs that she had written decades earlier.

  • 4th Viscount Howe (British admiral)

    Richard Howe, Earl Howe was a British admiral who commanded the Channel fleet at the Battle of the First of June (1794) during the French Revolutionary Wars. Howe entered the navy in 1740, saw much active service, especially in North America, and was rapidly promoted. By the death of his elder

  • 5 (number)

    number symbolism: 5: The sum of the first even and odd numbers (2 + 3) is 5. (To the Pythagoreans 1 was not a number and was not odd.) It therefore symbolizes human life and—in the Platonic and Pythagorean traditions—marriage, as the sum of the female 2…

  • 5 biblical poems (poetry by Mac Low)

    Jackson Mac Low: …first time when he wrote 5 biblical poems (1954–55). The poems in that series were derived from a haphazard collection of lines from the Hebrew scriptures and included slashes to represent rhythmic silences. The numbers of words and silences per line were determined by the throw of a die. At…

  • 5 Card Stud (film by Hathaway [1968])

    Henry Hathaway: Later work: …The Last Safari (1967) and Five Card Stud (1968) received tepid responses from filmgoers, Hathaway scored a major hit with True Grit (1969), an adaptation of Charles Portis’s best seller. For his portrayal of the drunken, cantankerous, but endearing U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, Wayne received a long-denied Oscar. Hathaway’s last…

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  • 5 Fingers (film by Mankiewicz [1952])

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Films of the 1950s: The World War II thriller 5 Fingers (1952) featured a notable performance by James Mason as a British ambassador’s valet who sells information to the Nazis. It earned Mankiewicz his third Oscar nomination for directing.

  • 5 scams that target seniors and how to avoid them

    Incidents of elder fraud and senior identity theft are on the rise. The number of adults over 65 who experienced at least one incident of fraud increased to 78% in 2022 from 69% in 2021, according to AARP. Although some types of scams target seniors by definition (those involving Social Security or

  • 5 sports betting companies you can invest in

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  • 5 tips for tackling tough topics with aging parents

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  • 5′-deoxyadenosylcobalamin (chemical compound)

    organometallic compound: Historical developments: …nature are the vitamin B12 coenzyme, which contains a cobalt-carbon (Co―C) bond, and dimethylmercury, H3C―Hg―CH3, which is produced by bacteria to eliminate the toxic metal mercury. However, organometallic compounds are generally unusual in biological processes.

  • 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (chemical compound)

    carboxylic acid: Unsaturated aliphatic acids: Arachidonic acid is important because the human body uses it as a starting material in the synthesis of two kinds of essential substances, the prostaglandins and the leukotrienes, both of which are also unsaturated carboxylic acids. Examples are PGE2 (a prostaglandin) and LTB4 (a leukotriene).…

  • 5-alpha-reductase (biochemistry)

    prostate cancer: Prevention: …by inhibiting an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. The drug has been shown to be effective in reducing the number of men with high-risk PSA levels who are diagnosed with prostate cancer; its use is controversial, however, given the unreliability of PSA screening.

  • 5-cholesten-3β-ol (chemical compound)

    cholesterol, a waxy substance that is present in blood plasma and in all animal tissues. Chemically, cholesterol is an organic compound belonging to the steroid family; its molecular formula is C27H46O. In its pure state it is a white, crystalline substance that is odourless and tasteless.

  • 5-HT (biochemistry)

    serotonin, a chemical substance that is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in the brain, intestinal tissue, blood platelets, and mast cells and is a constituent of many venoms, including wasp venom and toad venom. Serotonin is a potent vasoconstrictor and functions as a

  • 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (enzyme)

    statin: levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA (5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A) reductase, which is required for cholesterol synthesis. Examples of statins include simvastatin, pravastatin, and lovastatin. Statins are generally quite safe, but side effects may include muscle pain and fatigue. A rare side effect called myopathy, characterized by muscle degeneration, has been associated…

  • 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (biochemistry)

    serotonin, a chemical substance that is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in the brain, intestinal tissue, blood platelets, and mast cells and is a constituent of many venoms, including wasp venom and toad venom. Serotonin is a potent vasoconstrictor and functions as a

  • 5-hydroxytryptamine (biochemistry)

    serotonin, a chemical substance that is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in the brain, intestinal tissue, blood platelets, and mast cells and is a constituent of many venoms, including wasp venom and toad venom. Serotonin is a potent vasoconstrictor and functions as a

  • 5-methyl-2-isopropylphenol (essential oil)

    thyme: …of its essential oil is thymol, or thyme camphor, which is used in the manufacture of perfumes and dentifrices. Some thyme varieties are grown as ornamental ground covers.

  • 5-phosphoribose 1-pyrophosphate (chemical compound)

    metabolism: Pyrimidine ribonucleotides: …phosphate moiety (reaction [73]) from 5-phosphoribose 1-pyrophosphate (PRPP); PRPP, which is formed from ribose 5-phosphate and ATP, also initiates the pathways for biosynthesis of purine nucleotides and of histidine. The product loses carbon dioxide to yield the parent pyrimidine nucleotide, uridylic acid (UMP; reaction [73]).

  • 50 Cent (American rapper)

    hip-hop: American hip-hop in the 21st century: …then supported New York City-born 50 Cent, who achieved multiplatinum status with 2003’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’. However, Dr. Dre remained mostly silent for the remainder of the decade, working on technology for a new brand of headphones. Those efforts would come to fruition with Beats Electronics, a consumer…

  • 50 First Dates (film by Segal [2004])

    Drew Barrymore: Stardom: … (2012), and the romantic comedies 50 First Dates (2004), Fever Pitch (2005), Music and Lyrics (2007), He’s Just Not That into You (2009), and Going the Distance (2010).

  • 50-percent-effective dose (pharmacology)

    drug: Dose-response relationship: A useful measure is the median effective dose, ED50, which is defined as the dose producing a response that is 50 percent of the maximum obtainable. ED50 values provide a useful way of comparing the potencies of drugs that produce physiologically similar effects at different concentrations. Sometimes the response is…

  • 50/50 (film by Levine [2011])

    Seth Rogen: …charms registered in the seriocomic 50/50 (2011), in which he played the supportive best friend of a young man afflicted with spinal cancer, and Take This Waltz (2011), which centred on a love triangle.

  • 50/500 rule (biology and population analysis)

    minimum viable population: Estimating MVP: They created the “50/500” rule, which suggested that a minimum population size of 50 was necessary to combat inbreeding and a minimum of 500 individuals was needed to reduce genetic drift. Management agencies tended to use the 50/500 rule under the assumption that it was applicable to species…

  • 500 Criminal Careers (work by E. and S. Glueck)

    Sheldon Glueck and Eleanor Glueck: …their thoroughly documented findings as 500 Criminal Careers (1930), a pioneering work in the field. Follow-up studies of the same men were published as Later Criminal Careers (1937) and Criminal Careers in Retrospect (1943). The parallel study Five Hundred Delinquent Women (1934), conducted at the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women, together…

  • 504 Sit-in (United States history)

    Judith Heumann: Disability activism: …referred to as the “504 Sit-in,” attracted international media attention as the government increased pressure on the activists (many of whom were impacted by disability) to leave by cutting off phone lines and water. The protesters’ creative responses to these measures included deaf protesters’ use of sign language to…

  • 51 Pegasi (star)

    51 Pegasi, fifth-magnitude star located 48 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, the first sunlike star confirmed to possess a planet. 51 Pegasi, which has physical properties (luminosity and temperature, for example) very similar to those of the Sun, became the focus of

  • 51 Pegasi b (extrasolar planet)

    51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet confirmed to orbit a sunlike star. The planet orbits a fifth-magnitude star, 51 Pegasi, located 48 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. 51 Pegasi has physical properties (luminosity and temperature, for example) very similar to those of

  • 5150 (album by Van Halen)

    Eddie Van Halen: Career with Van Halen: …released their first number-one album, 5150, which features the hit song “Why Can’t This Be Love.” The next three Van Halen studio albums, OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995), also reached number one. The relationship between Eddie Van Halen and Hagar began to fray in 1996,…

  • 52 Pick-Up (film by Frankenheimer [1986])

    John Frankenheimer: The 1970s and ’80s: The brutal dramas 52 Pick-Up (1986) and Dead Bang (1989) were also critical and commercial failures.

  • 52nd Street (album by Joel)

    Billy Joel: 52nd Street to River of Dreams: …award-winning platinum albums continued with 52nd Street (1979), winner of the Grammy for album of the year; Glass Houses (1980); and The Nylon Curtain (1982). On the last album, Joel, whose lyrics had previously dealt primarily with romance and slices of life, introduced his first socially conscious songs, “Allentown” and…

  • 53W53 (building, New York City, New York, United States)

    Jean Nouvel: …skyscraper, 53 West 53 (or 53W53), New York City, was completed in 2019. The tower provided several levels of gallery space to the adjacent Museum of Modern Art. Projects from the 2020s include the Henderson CIFI Tiandi building (2021), a mixed-use building in Shanghai, the facade of which is covered…

  • 54-46 (That’s My Number) (song by Hibbert)

    Toots and the Maytals: …emerging style of reggae, “54-46 (That’s My Number).” A pumping, frantic account of Hibbert’s term in prison on a marijuana charge, it is considered one of reggae’s greatest songs. Subsequent hits included “Do the Reggay” (thought to be the first explicit use of the term), “Monkey Man,” “Funky Kingston,”…

  • 54th Massachusetts Regiment (United States military)

    54th Regiment, Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). The 54th Regiment became famous for its fighting prowess and for the great courage of its members. Its exploits were depicted in the 1989 film Glory. The abolitionist

  • 54th Regiment (United States military)

    54th Regiment, Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). The 54th Regiment became famous for its fighting prowess and for the great courage of its members. Its exploits were depicted in the 1989 film Glory. The abolitionist

  • 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (United States military)

    54th Regiment, Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). The 54th Regiment became famous for its fighting prowess and for the great courage of its members. Its exploits were depicted in the 1989 film Glory. The abolitionist

  • 55 Days at Peking (film by Ray [1963])

    55 Days at Peking, American war film, released in 1963, that is an epic retelling of the siege of foreign legations in Beijing (Peking) during the Boxer Rebellion. The film is set during the 1900 uprising, in which Chinese nationals sought to drive out foreigners whom they believed were undermining

  • 588 Achilles (asteroid)

    Max Wolf: In 1906 he discovered Achilles, the first of the Trojan planets, two groups of asteroids that move around the Sun in Jupiter’s orbit: one group 60° ahead of Jupiter, the other 60° behind.

  • 5G (data network)

    5G, fifth-generation telecommunications technology. Introduced in 2019 and now globally deployed, 5G delivers faster connectivity with higher bandwidth and “lower latency” (shorter delay times), improving the performance of phone calls, streaming, videoconferencing, gaming, and business

  • 5HT (biochemistry)

    serotonin, a chemical substance that is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in the brain, intestinal tissue, blood platelets, and mast cells and is a constituent of many venoms, including wasp venom and toad venom. Serotonin is a potent vasoconstrictor and functions as a

  • 5HT receptor (biology)

    nervous system: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine): Serotonin receptors, or 5HT receptors, activate calcium and potassium channels through linking proteins and the cAMP second-messenger systems. After acting on the postsynaptic receptors, the neurotransmitter is taken up by the presynaptic terminal and enzymatically degraded.

  • 5p–syndrome (pathology)

    cri-du-chat syndrome, congenital disorder caused by partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5. It is named for its characteristic symptom, a high-pitched wailing cry likened to that of a cat (the name is French for “cat cry”), which occurs in most affected infants. It has an incidence of

  • 5th Marines (regiment, United States Marine Corps)

    Battle of the Chosin Reservoir: Advancing to Chosin: …reinforced regiments, the 7th and 5th Marines, in column and moving cautiously. Each regiment was a regimental combat team with attached artillery battalions, a tank company, engineers, and headquarters and service units. On November 15 lead elements of the 7th Marines reached Hagaru-ri. From there the regiment prepared for its…

  • 6 (number)

    number symbolism: 6: By a wonderful conjunction of mathematical coincidences, 6 is both the sum (1 + 2 + 3) and the product (1 × 2 × 3) of the first three numbers. It is therefore considered “perfect.” In mathematics, a perfect number is one that equals…

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    Are you looking to design a debt management program? Perhaps one of your goals is to avoid the debt collection process. A debt management program that accomplishes your money objectives may involve some combination of financial planning, debt restructuring, and getting hardship assistance. You can

  • 6 Times (work by Gormley)

    Antony Gormley: For 6 Times (2010; in Edinburgh), he placed six figures along the Water of Leith, four of them partly submerged in the water, one partly buried on land, and the sixth standing at the end of an old pier, facing the sea.

  • 6 Underground (film by Bay [2019])

    Ryan Reynolds: Hollywood career: …(played by Denzel Washington); and 6 Underground (2019), about a billionaire who recruits a team to overthrow a dictator. In 2021 he starred in Free Guy, portraying a bank teller who learns he is a character in a video game; the sci-fi comedy also featured Jodie Comer. In The Adam…

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  • 6,6′-dibromoindigo (chemical compound)

    Tyrian purple, naturally occurring dye highly valued in antiquity. It is closely related to indigo

  • 6,8-dithio-n-octanoate (chemical compound)

    metabolism: The oxidation of pyruvate: …(S) of the coenzyme (6,8-dithio-n-octanoate or lipS2) of the second enzyme in the complex, dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (enzyme 2). The hydroxyethyl group attaches to lipS2 at one of its sulfur atoms, as shown in [35]; the result is that coenzyme lipS2 is reduced and the hydroxyethyl moiety is oxidized.

  • 6-furfurylaminopurine (chemical compound)

    cytokinin: Cytokinins such as 6-furfurylaminopurine (kinetin) are used commercially in the storage of green vegetables to reduce yellowing. In horticultural tissue culture, high auxin and low cytokinin conditions give rise to root development, whereas low auxin and high cytokinin conditions encourage shoot development.

  • 6-mercaptopurine (chemical compound)

    organosulfur compound: Thiols: …as a corrosion inhibitor, whereas 6-mercaptopurine has been employed in cancer therapy.

  • 6-phosphogluconate (chemical compound)

    metabolism: The phosphogluconate pathway: …product of the reaction is 6-phosphogluconate.

  • 6/4 (Chinese history [1989])

    Tiananmen Square incident, series of protests and demonstrations in China in the spring of 1989 that culminated on the night of June 3–4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Although the demonstrations and their subsequent repression occurred in cities

  • 60 Minutes (American television program)

    60 Minutes, prime-time American television news show. It debuted in 1968 on CBS and has become one of the most successful programs in broadcast history. Created by Don Hewitt and grounded in investigative journalism, 60 Minutes is television’s longest continually running prime-time series. The

  • 60 Minutes II (American television program)

    60 Minutes, prime-time American television news show. It debuted in 1968 on CBS and has become one of the most successful programs in broadcast history. Created by Don Hewitt and grounded in investigative journalism, 60 Minutes is television’s longest continually running prime-time series. The

  • 60-carbon (carbon cluster)

    carbon: Properties and uses: Spheroidal, closed-cage fullerenes are called buckerminsterfullerenes, or “buckyballs,” and cylindrical fullerenes are called nanotubes. A fourth form, called Q-carbon, is crystalline and magnetic. Yet another form, called amorphous carbon, has no crystalline structure. Other forms—such as carbon black, charcoal, lampblack, coal, and

  • 61 Cygni (astronomy)

    61 Cygni, first star whose distance from Earth was measured. German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel obtained a value of 10.3 light-years in 1838; the European Space Agency satellite Hipparcos made much more accurate distance measurements than ground-based telescopes had accomplished and

  • 61* (film by Crystal [2001])

    Billy Crystal: …love of baseball in directing 61* (2001), about the 1961 race of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle to beat Babe Ruth’s home run record. In 2004 Crystal made his Broadway debut with 700 Sundays, an autobiographical solo show focusing heavily on his relationship with his father; it won a Tony…

  • 616 (biblical numerology)

    number of the beast, well-known instance of biblical numerology appearing in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Revelation to John. The number of the beast is usually referred to as 666, although the earliest extant written copy of Revelation gives the number as 616. While the exact identity of the beast

  • 617 Patroclus (asteroid)

    asteroid: Trojan asteroids: …two more were found: (617) Patroclus, located near the trailing Lagrangian point, and (624) Hektor, near the leading Lagrangian point. It was later decided to continue naming such asteroids after participants in the Trojan War as recounted in Homer’s epic work the Iliad and, furthermore, to name those near the…

  • 624 Hector (asteroid)

    asteroid: Trojan asteroids: …trailing Lagrangian point, and (624) Hektor, near the leading Lagrangian point. It was later decided to continue naming such asteroids after participants in the Trojan War as recounted in Homer’s epic work the Iliad and, furthermore, to name those near the leading point after Greek warriors and those near the…

  • 62: A Model Kit (novel by Cortázar)

    Julio Cortázar: …62: modelo para armar (1968; 62: A Model Kit), and Libro de Manuel (1973; A Manual for Manuel). A series of playful and humorous stories that Cortázar wrote between 1952 and 1959 were published in Historias de cronopios y de famas (1962; Cronopios and Famas). His later collections of short…

  • 62: modelo para armar (novel by Cortázar)

    Julio Cortázar: …62: modelo para armar (1968; 62: A Model Kit), and Libro de Manuel (1973; A Manual for Manuel). A series of playful and humorous stories that Cortázar wrote between 1952 and 1959 were published in Historias de cronopios y de famas (1962; Cronopios and Famas). His later collections of short…

  • 63: Dream Palace (work by Purdy)

    James Purdy: …Name and Other Stories and 63: Dream Palace, a novella (both 1956)—were rejected by a number of American publishing houses and were first published by Purdy through a subsidy publisher. These books won the support of Dame Edith Sitwell and, following their publication in England, met with critical acclaim in…

  • $64,000 Question, The (American television program)

    quiz show: …the spectacular top prize of The $64,000 Question on television. The era of television’s big-money quiz shows began in 1955.

  • 643, Edict of (law history)

    Germanic law: …had similar functions, while the Edictum Rothari (643) applied to Lombards only.

  • 666 (biblical numerology)

    number of the beast, well-known instance of biblical numerology appearing in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Revelation to John. The number of the beast is usually referred to as 666, although the earliest extant written copy of Revelation gives the number as 616. While the exact identity of the beast

  • 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Comet (comet)

    comet: Spacecraft exploration of comets: …hieroglyphics) on a trajectory to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P). Rendezvous with 67P took place on August 6, 2014. Along the way, Rosetta successfully flew by the asteroids 2849 Steins and 21 Lutetia and obtained considerable scientific data. Rosetta uses 11 scientific instruments to study the nucleus, coma, and solar wind interaction.…

  • 6th Army (German military unit in WWII)

    Battle of Stalingrad: …the eastward advance of the Sixth Army, under Gen. Friedrich Paulus, with 330,000 of the German army’s finest troops. The Red Army, however, put up a determined resistance, yielding ground only very slowly and at a high cost to the Sixth Army as it approached Stalingrad.

  • 6th Army Group (United States-French military unit)

    Jacob L. Devers: …during World War II, whose 6th Army Group successfully penetrated German-held positions in central Europe and helped wrest the mainland from Nazi control.

  • 6th Ave Night, with Traffic II (painting by Jacquette)

    Yvonne Jacquette: …View at Night (1978) and 6th Ave Night, with Traffic II (2008), both of which paired an aerial perspective with her longtime use of New York City as subject matter. Other cities featured in her paintings include San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Vancouver.

  • 6th Day, The (film by Spottiswoode [2000])

    Arnold Schwarzenegger: … (1990), True Lies (1994), and The 6th Day (2000).

  • 7 (number)

    September: …from septem, Latin for “seven,” an indication of its position in the early Roman calendar.

  • 7 1⁄2 Cents (work by Bissell)

    Richard Bissell: …71⁄2 Cents (1953; British title A Gross of Pyjamas), based on his experiences as a supervisor in a pajama factory in Dubuque. In collaboration with George Abbott, he turned 71⁄2 Cents into a musical, The Pajama Game (1954), which had a long run on Broadway and was made into a…

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