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Margaret of Denmark
Margaret of Denmark Margaret of Denmark (1353-1412) was a fourteenth-century Danish queen and first medieval queen to rule in Europe, who united three powerful Scandinavian kingdoms. In the 11th century, the kingdoms of Scandinavia were a relatively new feature of medieval Europe. During the... Read more |
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North-West Europe campaign
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Jewish Agency
Jewish Agency, the official organization for forming a Palestinian national home for the Jews which worked with the British, the mandatory authorities in Palestine. It was really a quasi-government for the Jews and its president from 1935, David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973), worked with an... Read more |
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cabin
cabin, (possibly from the Latin capanna, little house), a room or space in a ship partitioned off by bulkheads to provide a private apartment for officers, passengers, and crew members for sleeping and/or eating. The 13th-century explorer Marco Polo reported that Chinese junks used by merchants had... Read more |
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Declaration on Liberated Europe
Declaration on Liberated Europe, issued at the Yalta conference in February 1945 (see ARGONAUT). It committed the UK, USA, and USSR to establishing free elections and democratic governments in the countries they had liberated, and reiterated the three leaders' belief in the principles stated in the... Read more |
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acid rain
acid rain or acid deposition, form of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail) containing high levels of sulfuric or nitric acids ( p H below 5.5-5.6). Produced when sulfur dioxide and various nitrogen oxides combine with atmospheric moisture, acid rain can contaminate drinking water, damage... Read more |
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William Bayard Hale
William Bayard Hale 1869-1924, American journalist, b. Richmond, Ind. An Episcopal minister, he served in several parishes before attaining a national reputation as a journalist. In 1900, Hale became managing editor of Cosmopolitan. He wrote (1912) the campaign biography of Woodrow Wilson and... Read more |
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Albert Coady Wedemeyer
Albert Coady Wedemeyer , 1897-1989, American general, b. Omaha, Nebr., grad. West Point, 1918. After service in China, the Philippines, and Europe, he was graduated (1936) from the general staff school at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., and was sent to the German general staff school. In World War II he... Read more |
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West
west the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction. The word is recorded from Old English and is of Germanic origin; it comes from an Indo-European root shared by... Read more |
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William Childs Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland 1914-2005, U.S. general, b. Spartanburg co., S.C. He graduated from West Point in 1936 and fought with distinction in North Africa and Europe during World War II and later (1952-53) in Korea. After serving (1960-64) as superintendent of West Point, Westmoreland attained... Read more |
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Report from Europe.
Report from Europe Zonare Medical?s new affiliate...procedures are carried out in Europe each year and it is estimated...CellTracks Analyzer II to Europe. The first two customers...and counting rare cells. Byron Hewett, president and chief... |
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Aveksa Reports 2010 Results, Hires Andy Byron as VP of Worldwide Sales.
...announced that it has named Andy Byron as the company's Vice President...Vice President of Sales, Andy Byron will be responsible for leading...and help grow the company. Byron brings to Aveksa a track record...President of Sales for central Europe, where he ... |
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Utilize smaller airports, FAA says: BAY AREA: Report recommends using sites...
...those in Livermore, Concord and Byron -- to handle a predicted influx...international airports, according to a report released by the FAA this week...those in Concord, Livermore and Byron, are smaller, public-use...commercial service to New York or Europe, ... |
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U.S. SENATOR BYRON DORGAN (D-ND) U.S. SENATOR BYRON DORGAN (D-ND) HOLDS NEWS...
...DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION REPORT *** Elapsed Time 00...SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR BYRON DORGAN (D-ND) U...interesting to evaluate what Europe does with both of our...trade agreement with Europe, largely because Europe...DEFAZIO: Thanks, ... |
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Lord Byron's racy life of bling, booze and groupie sex revealed
Report from Asian News International...a great poet, Lord Byron had the status of being...crazed groupies. Byron is known for luring...The newly published Byron fan mail is kept at...celebrity known across Europe as well as Britain... |
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Analysis with Byron York
...Byron York Special Report with Brit Hume (Fox...Drobny, there he is.And Byron York, White House correspondent...reporting on who he is.Byron, welcome back.BYRON YORK, "NATIONAL REVIEW...maniacal desire to conquer Europe." ... |
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Ellis, Byron called up from Portland
...up Matt Ellis and Paul Byron from Portland. Byron is second on the Pirates...six games this year. Byron, 21, will be making...started the season in Europe, playing in Russia...afternoon that he would not report. The Isles are thin... |
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"The hint of style": Byron, John Hookham Frere, and Melville's Marginalia in...
...knowledge of Byron. Byron was always with Melville...boy, made allusions to Byron's life and works throughout...Melville's recognition of Byron's literary relationship...Allan was traveling in Europe scouting goods for the...Tobago. As ... |
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NSW: Man refused bail over Byron Bay murder
...of the last hippies in Byron Bay. New Zealand-born...Linden said a psychiatric report showed Tantra was "very...of the last hippies in Byron Bay, the report said...alternative, hippy set in Byron Bay, she said. "I...selling didgeridoo music ... |
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Byron recommendations on child mobile safety a step in right direction but...
...2010-AdaptiveMobile: Byron recommendations on child...Facebook and Bebo, a new report published yesterday by Professor Tanya Byron calls for better mobile...internet controls. Whilst Byron's recommendations are...offices in North America, ... |
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