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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

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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)

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...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

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...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

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