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State of emergency — For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours …   Wikipedia

The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… …   Wikipedia

The War of the Worlds (radio) — The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air . It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series on October 30, 1938 and aired over the WABC Radio network. Directed and narrated… …   Wikipedia

The Sirens of Titan —   1959 Dell first editio …   Wikipedia

The Day of the Jackal — For the 1973 film adaptation of the novel, see The Day of the Jackal (film). The Day of the Jackal   …   Wikipedia

The Day of the Triffids — For other uses, see The Day of the Triffids (disambiguation). The Day of the Triffids   …   Wikipedia

The Sound of Music — Infobox Musical name= The Sound of Music caption= Original Cast Recording music= Richard Rodgers lyrics= Oscar Hammerstein II book= Howard Lindsay Russel Crouse Maria Augusta Trapp basis= Maria von Trapp s autobiography The Story of the Trapp… …   Wikipedia

First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland — The First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was effected by the First Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1939, and signed into law on 2 September 1939. Its purpose was to extend the constitutional definition of time of war to include a… …   Wikipedia

Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks — The September 11, 2001 attacks, in addition to being a unique act of aggression, constituted a media event on a scale not seen since the advent of civilian global satellite links, round the clock television news organizations and the instant… …   Wikipedia

Twenty-first Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland — The Twenty first Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland introduced a constitutional ban on the death penalty and removed all references to capital punishment from the text. It was effected by the Twenty first Amendment of the Constitution Act,… …   Wikipedia