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"Modern Architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 15, 1972, at 3:32 p.m. (or thereabouts) when the infamous Pruitt–Igoe scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final coup de grâce by dynamite", Charles Jencks would write later in an oft-quoted essay that began, "Happily, it is possible to date the death of Modern ...
1972 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1970s decade.
Year of the dog(s) may refer to: Dog (zodiac), the 11th animal in the 12-year cycle of Chinese astrology; Year of the Dog, a 1994 album by Wolfstone "Year of the Dog" (Hart to Hart), an episode of Hart to Hart "Year of the Dog" , an episode of The Loop; The Year of the Dog, a 1994 Russian drama by Semyon Aranovich
July 1 Ms. magazine begins publication. [5] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms becomes independent from the IRS. July 4 – The first Rainbow Gathering is held in Colorado. July 8 – The U.S. sells grain to the Soviet Union for $750 million. July 10–14 – The Democratic National Convention meets in Miami Beach.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 May 2024. Sign of Chinese zodiac Dog "Dog" in regular Chinese characters Chinese 狗 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin gǒu Wade–Giles kou 3 IPA [kòʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gáu Jyutping gau2 IPA [kɐw˧˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ káu Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014 ...
The Holocene calendar, also known as the Holocene Era or Human Era (HE), is a year numbering system that adds exactly 10,000 years to the currently dominant (AD/BC or CE/BCE) numbering scheme, placing its first year near the beginning of the Holocene geological epoch and the Neolithic Revolution, when humans shifted from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture and fixed settlements.
Their 15,000-year age challenges the accepted view that rice cultivation originated in China about 12,000 years ago. [11] These findings were received by academia with strong skepticism, [ 12 ] and the results and their publicizing has been cited as being driven by a combination of nationalist and regional interests.
The Council designates July as National Hot Dog Month; National Hot Dog Day varies year to year. It annually falls on the 3rd Wednesday of July, [5] which in 2024 is July 17. The council also gives advice on hot-dog eating etiquette, which aren't considered strict, as most Hot Dog Day style events do not adhere to them. [citation needed]