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imperialism
imperialism broadly, the extension of rule or influence by one government, nation, or society over another. Early Empires Evidence of the existence of empires dates back to the dawn of written history in Egypt and in Mesopotamia, where local rulers extended their realms by conquering other states... Read more |
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Agnelli
Agnelli , family of Italian industrialists. Giovanni Agnelli, 1866-1945, served as a cavalry officer until 1892. One of the founders (1899) of Fiat (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino), he became its head in 1901. He also established (1907) Italy's first ball-bearing plant. Under Agnelli's... Read more |
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Ferdinand I (Holy Roman Empire)
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Milton Frederick Lindley Wood Hershey
Milton Hershey After enduring years of failure, Milton Hershey (1857-1945) built a business empire as the world's first mass producer of chocolate bars. Through generous donations, he used his entire fortune to help those less fortunate than himself. Milton Snavely Hershey was born on a... Read more |
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Onex Corp
Onex Corporation 161 Bay Street, 49th Floor P.O. Box 700 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1 Canada Telephone: (416) 362-7711 Fax: (416) 362-5765 Web site: http://www.onexcorp.com Public Company Incorporated: 1984 Employees: 98,000 Sales: CAD 17.0 billion ($13.21 billion) (2003) Stock... Read more |
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Advance Publications Inc
Advance Publications Inc. 950 Fingerboard RoadStaten Island, New York 10305U.S.A.(718) 981-1234Fax: (718) 981-5679 Private CompanyIncorporated: 1924 as Staten Island Advance CompanyEmployees: 24,000Sales: $5.35 billion (estimated, 1996)SICs: 2711 Newspapers; 2721 Periodicals Family owned and... Read more |
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Susa
Susa , ancient city, capital of Elam . The site is 15 mi (23 km) SW of modern Dizful, Iran. It is the biblical Shushan, and its inhabitants were called Susanchites. From the 4th millennium BC, Elam was under the cultural influence of Mesopotamia. Excavations at Susa uncovered the stele of Naram-sin... Read more |
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Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre (New York). For many years the oldest and most prestigious playhouse in New York, it was built by Al Hayman and Charles Frohman and stood directly across Broadway from the Metropolitan Opera House, one door away from 40th Street. The architect was J. B. McElfatrick, and while his... Read more |
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The party's over - Fiat after Gianni Agnelli; The death of Gianni Agnelli and...
...Italy Gianni Agnelli, the man who built the house of Fiat, died last...old Gianni Agnelli could not...of Giovanni Agnelli & Company...the Agnelli empire. The meeting...conglomerate and a ... |
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Fiat's Giovanni Agnelli Dies at 81
...Giovanni Agnelli, the stylish business baron whose rule over the Fiat empire made him the...He was 81. Agnelli, who had been...Turin automaker into a conglomerate...in 1899 by Agnelli's ... |
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Italy's Turn-Around King Sets His Sights on Fiat Car Empire.
...Galbraith, Sunday Business, London Knight...industrial group, Fiat, does have a...patriarch, Giovanni Agnelli, is usually known...inherit or marry into an industrial...Sogefi. He quickly built up the business...Colaninno's ... |
 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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How flagging Fiat lost the vroom factor; Sales slump and debt put the brakes...
...Giovanni Agnelli, the silver...patriarch who built Fiat - Ferrari...company - into Italy's...manufacturing business. The 81...the Fiat empire his family...analysts predict Agnelli will ... |
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Italian Manufacturer Fiat Runs into Financial Difficulties.
...Tribune Business News Apr...Giovanni Agnelli, the silver...patriarch who built Fiat -- Ferrari...company -- into Italy's...the Fiat empire his family...analysts predict Agnelli will ... |
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TOUCHES OF TURIN.(Special Section)
...about its FIAT auto empire. Modern Turin...after Giovanni Agnelli founded it...first FIAT, built in 1899...year it was built. Slow Food...Tycoon Gianni Agnelli was not only...influential Italian ... |
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Primo's inside track to success
...the world. Built by Mussolini...transformed into a modern multi...billion dollar business, professionalised...dealed his way into the international...opted Nebiolo into "The Club...contemporary of Gianni Agnelli, the head of ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Obituary: Primo Nebiolo Nebiolo never had to face a contested election - his...
...moribund sport into a modern multinational...billion dollar business. For Nebiolo...of Gianni Agnelli, who went...head of the Fiat industrial empire. It was an...Nebiolo and Agnelli were founder...Nebiolo moved ... |
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Seeing is believing in motor museum
...saloon was built in 1940...Eclipse. Built in 1935...a family business. Independence...while the Agnelli clan's...share of Fiat's tottering empire has plummeted...cereal mill into a steel foundry...venture ... |
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No room in the salon for the brash outsider
...successfully as he built up his own vast business empire...he said. Fiat, for example...head, Gianni Agnelli, the grand...acceptance into the establishment...made to Mr Agnelli since the ... |
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