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Newcastle Programme
Newcastle Programme, 1891. The split in the Irish Home Rule party in 1890 weakened the likelihood of a successful Home Rule Bill, and Gladstone did not attend that year's meeting of the National Liberal Federation. At the 1891 meeting in Newcastle upon Tyne he reaffirmed on 2 October the primacy of... Read more |
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Mathew Saint Patrick
Mathew St. Patrick 1969— Actor When Mathew St. Patrick was a boy, he escaped from the rough streets of his neighborhood by watching film after film in the all-night theater near his home. Watching the actors on the screen, he often thought, "I can do that." Although all too often... Read more |
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Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil , town (1981 pop. 38,893) and county borough, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), S Wales. Located on the Taff River, the town is connected to Cardiff by canal. It has ironworks and steelworks. After World War II, light industries were stressed to revive the economy. Textiles, clothing, and leather... Read more |
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Blackwater
Black Watch or Royal Highland Regiment, Scottish infantry regiment. The first companies were raised in 1725 to watch the rebellious Scottish highlands and keep the peace, and the regiment was formed 1739-40. It became known as the Black Watch because of the dark colors of the regimental tartan.... Read more |
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Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher1962– Actor Andre Braugher has become among the most acclaimed actors of the 2000s. Rising to stardom for his Emmy-winning lead role in the NBC-TV drama Homicide: Life on the Street in the 1990s, Braugher did not allow himself to be pigeonholed by his years playing a Baltimore police... Read more |
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watch and ward
watch and ward was an attempt at a more effective policing system, which started in 1233 with a specific incident and became firmly established. After disturbances, Henry III ordered all vills (townships) to arrange guards at night and apprehend suspicious persons. The instructions were repeated... Read more |
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Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick , 1771-1833, British engineer and inventor, b. Cornwall. He is known as the father of locomotive power because of his invention (1800) of the high-pressure steam engine. He built a steam carriage that on Christmas Eve, 1801, in London, carried the first passengers transported by... Read more |
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