Freebase(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: Circumstances. Circumstances is the second track on progressive rock band Rush's 1978 album Hemispheres. Lyrically, it is an autobiographical account, written by Peart, about the time he spent living in England, and his eventual disillusionment with his then-current occupations.
Anthony Wayne, byname Mad Anthony Wayne (born Jan. 1, 1745, near Paoli, Pa. [U.S.]âdied Dec. 15, 1796, Presque Isle, Pa., U.S.), prominent American general during the Revolutionary War, who later destroyed the Northwest Indian Confederation at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio (Aug. 20, 1794).
John Wayne. For other uses, see John Wayne (disambiguation). Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 â June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades.