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101Criticisms of The Da Vinci Code — The Da Vinci Code , a popular suspense novel by Dan Brown, generated a great deal of criticism and controversy after its publication in 2003. Many of the complaints centered on the book s speculations and alleged misrepresentations of core… …
102De Oratore — First page of a miniature of Cicero s De oratore, 15th century, Northern Italy, now at the British Museum De Oratore ( On the Orator ) is a dialogue written by Cicero in 55 BCE. It is set in 91 BCE, when Lucius Licinius Crassus dies, just before… …
103John Reading (New Jersey) — John Reading (b. June 6, 1686 d. November 5, 1767) was the first native born governor of New Jersey, United States, serving in 1747, and again from September 1757 to June 1758. His father, Colonel John Reading, was the first white major landowner …
104Tchaikovsky and the Five — As Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky studied with Nikolai Zaremba at the Western oriented St. Petersburg Conservatory, critic Vladimir Stasov and composer Mily Balakirev espoused a nationalistic, less Western oriented and more locally ideomatic school of… …
105Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus — Infobox musical artist Name = Atlanta Gay Men s Chorus Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = classical ensemble Birth name = Alias = AGMC Origin = flagicon|USA Atlanta, Georgia, United States Instrument = 125 voices Genre = Choral,… …
106J. D. Salinger — Photograph by Lotte Jacobi, 1950 Born Jerome David Salinger January 1, 1919(1919 01 01) New York City, New York, United States Died …
107New Zealand literature — Introduction the body of literatures, both oral and written, produced in New Zealand. Maori narrative: the oral tradition Like all Polynesian peoples, the Maori, who began to occupy the islands now called New Zealand about 1,000 years …
108Idaho — • Probably from an Arapahoe Indian word, Gem of the Mountains , the name first suggested for the territory of Colorado Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Idaho Idaho …
109Jerusalem (A.D. 71-1099) — Jerusalem (A.D. 71 1099) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jerusalem (A.D. 71 1099) I. TO THE TIME OF CONSTANTINE (71 312) When Titus took Jerusalem (April September, A.D. 70) he ordered his soldiers to destroy the city (Josephus, De… …
110Denver — This article is about the capital of Colorado. For other uses, see Denver (disambiguation). City and County of Denver   City co …
