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• Fall of Eagles — is a 13 part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Page.The series portrays historical events from the 19th century to 1918, dealing with the ruling European dynasties in… …   Wikipedia

• fall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. plunge, drop, sink, tumble, topple; perish; be deposed, come to grief; happen, occur, take place; sin, misbehave, lapse. n. slope, declivity; downfall, defeat, comedown; drop, slump; plunge, tumble …   English dictionary for students

• Fall of Philadelphia — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Fall of Philadelphia partof=the Byzantine Ottoman Wars caption= date=c. 1378 1390 place=Alaşehir, Asia Minor result=Ottoman victory combatant1=Ottoman Sultanate andByzantine Empire (as vassals)… …   Wikipedia

• fall on stony ground — if a request, a warning, or advice falls on stony ground, people ignore it. Repeated requests to stop the fighting have fallen on stony ground. Warnings about the disastrous effect on the environment fell on stony ground …   New idioms dictionary

• The Fall (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = The Fall Img capt = Mark E. Smith in 2004 Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Prestwich, Bury, England Genre = Post punk, alternative rock Years active = 1976–present Label = Rough… …   Wikipedia

• History of Fall River, Massachusetts — For much of its history, the City of Fall River, Massachusetts has been defined by the rise and fall of its cotton textile industry. From its beginnings as a rural outpost of the Plymouth Colony, the City grew to become the largest textile… …   Wikipedia

• American Printing Company (Fall River Iron Works) — The American Printing Company, located in Fall River, Massachusetts grew to become the largest producer of printed cotton cloth in the world by the early 20th Century. The company grew as an offshoot of the Fall River Iron Works, established in… …   Wikipedia

• With Shuddering Fall — is the first novel by Joyce Carol Oates. It was published by Vanguard Press in 1964.The novel tells the story of two people, Shar and Karen, and their disastrous love affair.Like much of Oates early work, With Shuddering Fall is currently out of… …   Wikipedia

• Constantinople, Fall of —    In the year 330, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Constantine the Great (306 337), dedicated a new capital of the Roman Empire on the site of the Greek town of Byzantium. After his death, it came to be known as Constantinople, the city of… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• History of the Chicago Cubs — The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings. The Chicago National League Ball Club… …   Wikipedia

• Chicago Cubs franchise history — The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870. The Chicago N.L. franchise is the only team to play continuously in… …   Wikipedia