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...ined on that occasion by yet another famous civil rights pioneer, baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

* Martin Blumenson. ''Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945'' (1985) ISBN 0-688-06082-X

|title= Fueled by Mayan legend, movies and books speculate on what will happen Dec. 21, 2012

The legend of Tecum Umam says that he commanded the thousands of K'iche' warriors who ...ranging from the production of statues and poetry to the retelling of the legend in the form of folkloric dances to prayers to the defender of the K'iche' f

According to legend, he rode forth from his palace in his chariot at age 29 to parts of the cit

...lacking. Instead of logically giving pride of place to the version of the legend in Homer, it gives a weird amalgamated version of the myth-- very strange,

...roles on such shows as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' and ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', as well as acting in numerous television movies, including ''T

* Donn A. Byrnes, Kenneth D. Hurley, "Blackbird Rising: Birth of an Aviation Legend", Sage Mesa, Los Lunas, 1999 - Contains a great deal of material on the ear

...on subjects in early Ukiyo-e. Also popular were themes from Japanese myth, legend, literature, and history.

...been played in Ireland for about 2000 years and is mentioned in the Irish legend of Cú Chulainn. Its administrative body is the Gaelic Athletic Association

...he court of [[Maui]] in the reign of [[Kekaulike]]. The expression of the legend would seem to convey the impression that Kawelomakualua and his wife were t

...ween the mythical island of [[Atlantis]] and [[Athens]] which according to legend took place 9000 years before Plato's time.

...he setting of the radio show [[Lum and Abner]] which aired from 1934-1952. Legend says that the owner of the grocery store named it "Pine Ridge" after the ra

::A Legend of Montrose. 1819

...at the Museum on the hill right opposite the Acropolis in Athens is "where legend says Musaeus used to sing, and, dying of old age, was buried".<ref>[[Pausan

...ife set off for the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] territory of Palestine. The legend of Ben-Yehuda states that he and his wife vowed to never speak Hebrew again

...legend, give no credence to various incidents narrated in this history or legend. For, some things herein are the feats of jugglery of demons, sundry others

Its official founding year is 974, based on an anachronistic legend that it was founded by Olga of Kiev, but the first mention in historical re

The legend of Tammany is quite another matter: his persona was widely adopted as a sym

...enning, Stanley | year = 1994 | month = Autumn/Winter | title = Ignorance, Legend and Taijiquan | journal = Journal of the Chenstyle Taijiquan Research Assoc

* Klein, Maury. ''The Life and Legend of Jay Gould'' (1997) excerpt online at Amazon.com ...E. H. Harriman'' (2000) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-life-and-legend-of-eh-harriman-by-maury-klein.jsp online edition]

* Treaster, Joseph B. ''Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend'' (2005), chairman of the Federal Reserve, (1979-1987)

...[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/edmundson/church.xii.iii.html Note C: the Pudens Legend]</ref>

...of Ailill Áine, son of [[Lóegaire Lorc]], was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He was considered the anc The story is told, similar to a legend of the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] king [[Midas]], that Labraid had horse's e

...pit out, "The vodka is sweet but the meat is rotten." Possibly an [[Urban legend|urban lengend]].

...board the Ark, according to local Turkish legends. Perhaps, and if the Ark legend is true, the Turkish cat learned to love water as the cat reportedly fell i

* ''[[Final Fantasy Legend|Makaitoushi SaGa]]'' (a.k.a. ''Final Fantasy Legend'') (1989) ...[Final Fantasy Legend II|SaGa 2 Hihou Densetsu]]'' (a.k.a. ''Final Fantasy Legend 2'') (1991)

| title = John Hornby: Legend or Fool

...indirect sequel to Stephen Hand's previous Fighting Fantasy gamebook, ''[[Legend of the Shadow Warriors]]'', another richly atmospheric work set in the same

...rature, Hartmann's great accomplishment is the introduction of [[Arthurian legend|Arthurian]] romance to the German-speaking world, through his ''Erec'' and ...irth of the fictional St. Gregorius and his eventual crowning as pope. The legend survives in six complete manuscripts and five fragments. The text runs to

...or "a hundred battalions", pron. /kɒn 'kʲeːdxəθax), according to medieval legend and historical tradition, a prehistoric Irish king who was considered the a Legend has it that the hero [[Fionn mac Cumhaill]] was born in Conn's time. His fa

| title = PRC-25, Forgotten Legend

...ine Empire]], in particular to Basileios I (867–886 AD). According to this legend, the effort to imitate the golden appearance eventually lead to cutlets bei

...tus Flower Mountains' (千朵莲花山; pinyin: qiān duǒ liánhuā shān). According to legend, a long time ago the four corners of the sky collapsed. The Goddess [[Nüwa ...Dragon Spring Temple (Longquan Temple) which dates back over 1,200 years. Legend has it that Taizong, Li Shimin, an Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, drank of th

Asclepiodotus appears in medieval British legend as a native king of Britain. [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s ''Historia Regum Br

...d then joined [[Miles Davis]]'s band, rapidly rising from sideman to jazz legend during his short recording career which lasted from 1955 to his death at 40

...le of Hawaii have rejected Kamaiole as unworthy." Kanipahu refused, as the legend says, because he was ashamed of the hump on his shoulders contracted during

...of [[Kalarippayattu]], he did not "invent" [[Shaolin Kung Fu|kung fu]], as legend has it.<ref name=ofc/> What he did find upon his arrival at the temple was

'''Cairpre Nia Fer''', son of Rus Ruad, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the [[Lúaigni]] of [[Tara]], although

| title = NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Says His Daughter Is 'Hellbent' On Playing For UConn ...to convince Bryant to send his daughter to UCLA, even grabbing the Lakers legend and shouting “UCLA” when Bryant said, “She is hellbent on UConn. Real

*Treaster, Joseph B., ''Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend'' ISBN 0471428124

*[[Mark of Cornwall]], a figure from Arthurian legend

The legend said Peter was crucified at circa AD 65 by Emperor Nero. As the tradition s

* Walker, Andrew. ''The Legend of the Golden Boat: Regulation, Trade and Traders in the Borderlands of Lao

{{cquote| According to legend, it was at Dolley Madison's funeral that incumbent President Zachary Taylor

Legend traces the origins of drama in [[Ancient Greece]] to the sixth century [[Co

| publisher = Battleship Bismarck: The Legend Lives!}}</ref>

While it is an urban legend that the Internet was built to be resilient in the event of nuclear war &md

...akoid membrane gov.jpg|right|400px|'''See text in preceding paragraphs and legend-box at right.'''}} <b>Figure legend:</b>&nbsp;<font face="Gill Sans MT">In the chloroplast's thylakoid membrane

...akoid membrane gov.jpg|right|400px|'''See text in preceding paragraphs and legend-box at right.'''}} <b>Figure legend:</b>&nbsp;<font face="Gill Sans MT">In the chloroplast's thylakoid membrane

* [[The Legend of Good Women]]

...were buried at sea. To prevent Nelson's body decomposing on route, so the legend tells, it was placed in a barrel of rum. The ship's sailors, however, took

...= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/scots-legend-donovan-reflect-music-6548910 | title = Scots legend Donovan to reflect on his music career in special event at Glasgow's House

*Legend has it that a former chief used to throw criminals and enemies to their dea

According to legend, the foundation stone of the new bridge was laid by Charles IV upon advice

...Black Adder'' was the first series of what would later become a [[comedy]] legend, but is rather different in style from the later series. Set in fifteenth-c

...rhanging broken maple branch had collected in the kettle. Another similar legend is that Chief Woksis had thrown his tomahawk into a maple tree late in a wi

...|right|The Irvin pin. The eyes have always been red, but there are [[urban legend]]s about the meanings of other colors.]]

...|right|The Irvin pin. The eyes have always been red, but there are [[urban legend]]s about the meanings of other colors.]] [[Image:CaterpillarClubPinOther.jp

*"U. B. Phillips and The Plantation Legend," ''The Journal of Negro History'' Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr., 1944), pp. 109-124

...= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/scots-legend-donovan-reflect-music-6548910 | title = Scots legend Donovan to reflect on his music career in special event at Glasgow's House

''Legend:''

Legend has it that Kiev was founded about 500 by three brothers, Ky, Khoriv, and S

*''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (Super Famicom/SNES) *''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' (Virtual Console (SNES))

However in general it can be shown that the origin legend was composed in the second quarter of the 8th century to seal their allianc

..., one supposedly from the ''Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend,'' and the other, shorter one, from ''The Keener's Manual'': "I am you and

...by, or rodeo victory. Often the horse is actually named Bucephalus, or the legend of Bucephalus is told in the story, e.g. in Jack Whyte's ''The Sorcerer: Me

...werful cultural significance, and has been the base for an immense body of legend, lore and literature. In Richard Wagner's ''Parsifal'', with the touch of t

These events appear, in distorted form, in medieval British legend. In [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s legendary ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' (113

| title = The Legend of the Powell Memo: The idea that one man mapped out the entire right-wing

...Bay|first=Shannon|coauthors=Karol Rhys-Gruffydd|date=2000|title=Follow the Legend: Led Zeppelin; Albion - There and Back|location=Gaithersburg, MD|publisher=

..., [[Whitechapel]], [[Finsbury]], and [[Hackney]] although according to the legend of [[Dick Whittington]] the bells could be heard as far away as from [[High

'''Duane R. "Dewey" Clarridge"''' (1932-) is a legend of U.S. intelligence and covert operations, who now heads the Eclipse Group

...o use as recent a map as is possible. A typical declination reading in the legend of a map might be stated as "Mean magnetic declination 20 00’ West of Tru

...policemen, transformed him into a [[flying column]] leader and underground legend throughout Ireland. The details of the ambush – why surviving auxiliaries

* Treaster, Joseph B. ''Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend'' (2004), chairman 1979-87 [http://www.questia.com/read/106757179?title=Pau

...British folk heroes. One reason for his enduring fame may be that as the legend developed, so did his attributed skills, alleged accomplishments and gallan

*Kamin, Philip (1986) ''Led Zeppelin: The Legend Lives On''. Milwaukee, WI: Robus Books. ISBN 978-0-88188-424-1 (OCLC 137903 *MacBay, Shannon and Rhys-Gruffydd Karol (2000) ''Follow the Legend: Led Zeppelin, Volume One: Albion-There and Back'', 1st edition. Gaithersbu

...first = Jone }}</ref>Juliet Calhoun Blakely, at least according to Albion legend, attempted to establish a permanent Nother's Day observance as an anti-temp

There are various oddities in the plan, which, depending on one's choice of legend, either are unexplainable or have many explanation. For example, [[K]] stre

Contrary to widespread legend, it was never intended to be a military network survivable under nuclear at ...sults shared, but the operational networks tended to suffer from the urban legend that people told about them had to die.

...]], or the early [[Iron Age]], after c.1300 BC. At that time, according to legend but supported by archaeology, [[Mycenae]] was the main centre of Greek civi

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* Hartmann von Aue. ''Gregorius: A Medieval Oedipus Legend''. Edwin H. Zeydel trsl. UNC Studies in the Germanic Languages and Literatu

...midshipmen are sometimes referred to as "snotties", and a somewhat dubious legend states that the three buttons formerly on the jacket cuffs of the midshipma

...has reddened stone which may indicate fire damage, and according to local legend this took place during the siege.<ref>Rakoczy, Lila (2007). ''[http://ethes

According to legend, Allahabad Triveni (triple confluence) is one of the four places where the ...a, and is also the venue for the festival of Kumbh Mela. This is where the legend comes to the surface and joins the sacred river Ganges Rig Veda - Saraswati

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...of his castles was Finlarig Castle at Killin, built in 1629. According to legend, a pit there was where nobles were executed, while commoners were hanged on

...ed Lord Tennyson]], and creating images based on [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] legend.

According to legend the [[kahuna]]s predicted that a great king would be born on the night a co ...Stone would become the greatest king of Hawai{{okina}}i. According to the legend, at age 14 Paiea not only moved the stone, but lifted it and turned it comp

...html</ref><ref>http://www.poetseers.org/the_poetseers/lao_tzu</ref> of the legend go something like this:

According to legend the [[kahuna]]s predicted that a great king would be born on the night a co ...Stone would become the greatest king of Hawai{{okina}}i. According to the legend, at age 14 Paiea not only moved the stone, but lifted it and turned it comp

...>, his future husband, and fell for him at the age of seventeen.<ref name="legend">[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-PearlHart.html At Legends of America w ...but it has been argued that the press spread such rumors to embellish her legend; nevertheless, Pearl never denied nor admitted to being a prostitute; she e

...cally credited only on the inner title page, with book covers carrying the legend, “Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone present ...”

| title = A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler: His Life and Legend

* Davis, Allen F. ''American Heroine: The Life and Legend of Jane Addams.'' 1973.

...[[Mythbusters]], the [[Discovery Channel]] program that deals with [[urban legend]]s, certainly a modern form of myth, as may also be [[celebrity]] and moral ...bsinthe]] - updates last month, but doesn't it make one forget? (No. Urban legend, except that 50-percent-plus alcohol does do its mite)

...his word came to be applied to penguins in English, possibly through the [[legend]]ary auk-penguin mix-up. This may be related to the fact that the Great Auk

...has also been identified with Caratacus, although nothing in the medieval legend corresponds except his name. He appears in the [[Mabinogion]] as a son of [