biographical incident
1Incident du Rover (1867) — L incident du Rover (羅發號事件) s est déroulé le 12 mars 1867 lorsque le navire marchand américain Rover, sur la route de Shantou à Yingkou[1] a coulé au large de Taïwan. Le bateau a heurté le récif coralien appelé Qixingyan (七星岩) près d Oluanpi et a …
2High Treason Incident — The nihongo|High Treason Incident|大逆事件|Taigyaku Jiken, also known as the nihongo|Kotoku Incident|幸徳事件|Kōtoku Jiken, was a socialist anarchist plot to assassinate the Japanese Emperor Meiji in 1910, leading to a mass arrest of leftists, and the… …
3United States Capitol shooting incident (1954) — Infobox terrorist attack title = U.S. Capitol shooting incident (1954) location = Washington, D.C. caption = Lebron is arrested after participating in the attack. target = United States Capitol (chamber of the House of Representatives) date =… …
4Anecdote — For other uses, see Anecdota. : For a comparison of anecdote with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. An anecdote is a short tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the… …
5Anecdote — An ec*dote, n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. ? not published; an priv. + ? given out, ? to give out, to publish; ? out + ? to give. See {Dose}, n.] 1. pl. Unpublished narratives. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an… …
6Traditional stories — Traditional stories, expressed as myth, legend, folklore, fairy tale, and fable, are used interchangeably in common speech as a synonym, or sometimes an antonym, parable, or metaphor for popular fiction. Similar terms include anecdote, parable,… …
7anecdote — noun (plural anecdotes; also anecdota) Etymology: French, from Greek anekdota unpublished items, from neuter plural of anekdotos unpublished, from a + ekdidonai to publish, from ex out + didonai to give more at ex , date Date: 1686 a usually… …
8anecdote — n. Story (of private life), biographical incident …
9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
