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Friedrich Mohs
MOHS, FRIEDRICH (b. Gernrode, Anhalt-Bernburg, Germany, 29 January 1773; d. Agordo, Tirol, Italy, 29 September 1839) mineralogy, geology. One of Abraham Werner Read more |
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Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited China Building29 Queen Read more |
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Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh , lake, 153 sq mi (396 sq km), 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi (18 km) wide, central Northern Ireland. This shallow lake is the largest freshwater body in the British Isles. Fed by the Upper Bann, Blackwater, and other streams and drained to the north by the Lower Bann, it has pollan,... Read more |
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Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (1592-1666) was the fifth Mogul emperor of India. During his reign, from 1628 to 1658, the Mogul Empire reached its zenith in prosperity and luxury. He is remembered as the builder of the Taj Mahal. The third son of Emperor Jahangir, Shah Jahan was born at Lahore on... Read more |
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Martha
Martha in the New Testament, friend of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. In Christian literature, Martha has been a symbol of the active, as opposed to the contemplative, life. Feast: July 29.... Read more |
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Saint Thomas (city)
Saint Thomas city (1991 pop. 29,990), S Ont., Canada, S of London. The city is located in a rich agricultural area, and has automobile plants and other factories.... Read more |
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig
Ludwig, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm (b Witzenhausen, Germany, 29 December 1816; d. Leipzig, Germany, 27 April 1895) physiology. Ludwig Read more |
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Annette Bening
BENING, Annette 1958– PERSONAL Born May 29, 1958, in Topeka, KS; daughter of Grant (an insurance salesman) and Shirley Ben... Read more |
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
DIVAKARUNI, Chitra Banerjee 1956- Personal Born July 29, 1956, in Calcutta, India; daughter of R. K. and Tatini Banerjee; married S. Murthy Divakaruni, June 29, 1979; children: Abhay, Anand (sons). Education: Calcutta University, B.A., 1976; Wright State University, M.A., 1978; University of... Read more |
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Michaelmas
Michaelmas the feast of St Michael and All Angels, 29 September, one of the quarter days in England, Ireland, and Wales. Old Michaelmas is the day that would have been called 29 September if the Old Style calendar had not been corrected.Michaelmas goose is traditionally eaten at a feast on this... Read more |
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wormwood
...of bitterness or grief, originally with biblical allusion, as to Deuteronomy 29:18. It is often associated with gall, as in Lamentations 3:18, ‘Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.’The word is recorded... |
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Remembering 29 fallen miners
...County Convention Center to remember the 29 miners who died April 5 in the Upper Big...of Mine near the end of the service, as 29 candles were lit to honor the dead miners...lady Gayle Manchin reads the names of the 29 miners who died in the Upper Big Branch... |
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"The Day Police Rioted!" Remembering the August 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium
...to San Diego that evening, the last thing I remember seeing was East Los Angeles burning! After the "police riot" of August 29, 1970, things were never the same for Chicano activists. Many, fearful of police violence and government surveillance, left... |
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Remembering the Crash of `29, CNNfn
Christine Romans, Chris Huntington Street Sweep (CNNfn) 10-29-2004 CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNNfn ANCHOR, STREET SWEEP: I want to let you know something that`s happening on the wires now... |
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Remembering the Los Angeles Riots: April 29, 1992
...Trojan) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Department of Public Safety Lt. Mike Kennedy heard his pager beep around 7 p.m. April 29, 1992. Junior Marilyn Ramirez saw the flames on the 6 o'clock news. President Steven B. Sample received reports about 4... |
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SYMPOSIUM ON REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST TO BE HELD JUNE 25-29 AT APPALACHIAN
...following press release: The 6th annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium on Remembering the Holocaust will be held Monday, June 25, through Friday, June 29, in Appalachian State University's Broyhill Inn and Conference Center. The symposium... |
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NFPA AWARDS 29 CITIES AND TOWNS REMEMBERING WHENTM SCHOLARSHIPS WINNERS...
...adults, NFPA has awarded 29 scholarships to representatives...visiting agencies to attend the Remembering WhenTM: A Fire and Fall Prevention...are formed to support the Remembering When outreach program...for the implementation of Remembering When at the ... |
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FLOOR STATEMENT BY SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN KENT CONRAD (D-ND)...
WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Senate Budget Committee: I rise to talk about the loss of our senior colleague, Senator Robert C. Byrd. Senator Byrd, I had the privilege and honor of serving with for over 24 years in the Senate. I believe this body has lost a giant. For |
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Remembering Maine's worst air disaster On May 29, 1979, a Downeast Airlines...
Thirty years after the gray ghost of spring snatched Downeast Airlines Flight 46 from the sky above Owls Head on a foggy night, sole survivor John McCafferty still has dreams about the crash that claimed the lives of the plane's two pilots and 15 passengers. "I have nightmares," McCafferty said |
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Remembering a fallen son: Hundreds gather in Arlington Heights to honor one...
...who took off work to join his wife and three daughters in remembering Army Pfc. William Robert "Will" Newgard. "We need to honor...a member of the Army's 1st Armored Division, died Dec. 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle... |
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Remembering Coltrane-Not! At Carnegie Hall, 2001
...Ali New York Beacon, The 08-29-2001 REMEMBERING COLTRANE-NOT! AT CARNEGIE...and inclusively statesthat "Remembering Coltrane" blues and jazz music...JVC Jazz concert titled, "Remembering Coltrane" atCarnegie Hall June... |
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