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coeducation
coeducation instruction of both sexes in the same institution. The economic benefits gained from joint classes and the need to secure equality for women in industrial, professional, and political activities have influenced the spread of coeducation. There were scattered examples of coeducation in... Read more |
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Sir Donald George Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman 1908-2001, Australian cricketeer, widely considered the sport's greatest player and one of the world's most outstanding athletes, b. Cootamundra. His 20-year-long cricket career began in 1928, when he joined the Australian national team. Bradman was probably Australia's... Read more |
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mountain climbing
mountain climbing Sport and leisure activity that gained popularity in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. By the mid-1990s even the world's highest mountain, Everest, had been scaled by thousands of people – although the mountain continued to claim an average of three lives per year.... Read more |
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eroticism
eroticism is a curious word — there even seems to be some confusion over whether it should be ‘eroticism’ or ‘erotism’. The earliest example given for the related term ‘eroticise’ — defined as to make erotic or to stimulate erotically —... Read more |
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Northern Ireland. Royal Ulster Constabulary
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). This replaced the Royal Irish Constabulary, upon which it was modelled, in 1922 and policed Northern Ireland until 2001, when it was succeeded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). In 1927 49 per cent of RUC men were former members of the Ulster Special... Read more |
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forest laws
forest laws. Under the Norman kings, the royal forest grew steadily, probably reaching its greatest extent under Henry II when around 30 per cent of the country was set aside for royal sport. The object of the forest laws was the protection of ‘the beasts of the forest’ (red, roe,... Read more |
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Yanni
Yanni Composer, keyboardist Many people think they've never heard Yanni's music. Yet in the early 1990s, the keyboardist's work was heard by more people than perhaps that of any other composer; from commercials to soundtracks to sporting events, this Greek-born synthesizer wiz has been everywhere,... Read more |
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