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Military history
military history. The study of war and its effects has a long and distinguished history, dating back to at least 2500 bc, when the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote his treatise on The Art of War. European theorists came later, but the tradition which began with Julius Caesar's Commentaries... Read more |
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Esquire History of Henry Esmond The
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German history 1871-1945
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Golf Club
Golf Club Background A golf club is used to strike the ball in the game of golf. It has a long shaft with a grip on one end and a weighted head on the other end. The head is affixed sideways at a sharp angle to the shaft, and the striking face of the head is inclined to give... Read more |
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Sundanese
Sundanese PRONUNCIATION:sun-duh-NEEZ LOCATION:Indonesia (West Java) POPULATION:30 million LANGUAGE:Sundanese; Indonesian RELIGION:Orthodox Islam; Catholicism; Protestantism 1 • INTRODUCTION The Sundanese are the second-largest ethnic group in Indonesia. There is a... Read more |
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Herodotus
Herodotus , 484?-425? BC, Greek historian, called the Father of History, b. Halicarnassus, Asia Minor. Only scant knowledge of his life can be gleaned from his writings and from references to him by later writings, notably the Suda. He traveled along the coast of Asia Minor to the northern islands... Read more |
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Ice skates
Ice Skates History Ice skating, in one form or another, has existed for thousands of years. Evidence suggests that as long ago as 1000 B.C.Scandinavians were fashioning crude blades from the shank or rib bones of elk, oxen, and reindeer and strapping them onto boots.... Read more |
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Vatican Library
Vatican Library in Rome, founded in the 4th cent. but dormant until given new life in the 15th cent. by Pope Nicholas V. It is the oldest public library in Europe and one of the chief libraries of the world. It is constituted primarily as a manuscript library. The first major librarian, Platina... Read more |
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Grahamstown
Grahamstown city (1991 pop. 19,783), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa. It manufactures pottery and is the commercial center for a rich agricultural region. Founded in 1819 as a military post on Xhosa land, the Grahamstown area was the site of repeated conflict in the early 19th cent. Rhodes Univ.... Read more |
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Frederic Henry Hedge
Frederic Henry Hedge 1805-90, American Unitarian clergyman and author, b. Cambridge, Mass., educated in Germany and at Harvard. He held several New England pastorates. In 1836 he joined Emerson and others in forming the Transcendental Club. His edition of Prose Writers of Germany (1848)... Read more |
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ROUNDUP; History is made as Saints top Blake; It's team's first win ever...
...Bernard's beat Blake for the first time in school history 2-1 Thursday in a Tri-Metro Conference boys' soccer...Headed to Hall - Five coaches, including 500-victory club members Rich Decker of Rochester Lourdes and Lynn Peterson of Staples... |
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MLB Roundup; Raffy joins club
...RBI double to the left field corner, locking up his place in history. Palmeiro became the 26th player to reach 3,000 career hits...two-run homer on his first swing for surging Oakland. After Rich Harden took a perfect game into the eighth inning of an 81... |
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The ultimate Oscar writer quiz: how much do you know about the Acad's history...
...bottle, Hawaiian lei (e) Broken golf club, camera, copy of Spy Magazine (f) Birthday...McLellan Hunter; Ring Lardner Jr; Robert Rich; Dalton Trumbo; Michael Wilson; Philip...2. (a) Hunter; (b) Trumbo; (c) Rich (a pseudonym); (d) Trumbo; (e... |
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Interleague Roundup
...Online 07-18-2000 Interleague Roundup The Colorado Rockies had to wait...tying the longest losing streak in club history, but Jeff Cirillo, Todd Helton...visiting Marlins. Tigers 3, Reds 1 Rich Becker drove in two runs and Dave... |
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NFL Camps Roundup
...Online 08-24-1999 NFL Camps Roundup The New Orleans Saints lost...I'm just not sure what the history of it is. It was a sprain that...right shoulder. At the time, club officials said he'd be out...Wilson for the backup job behind Rich Gannon in Oakland. Cowboys... |
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National League Roundup
...01-2000 National League Roundup Randy Johnson pitched his way...triple play in Diamondbacks history -- with McGwire at the plate...at shortstop for the injured Rich Aurilia, homered and drove...three intentional, to tie the club record for a nine-inning game... |
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Hot summer contests: plus talent roundup.(NPC REPORT)
...Lynn, Mary Elizabeth Lado, Rich Gaspari, Kim Klein, Tracey...the sidewalk in front of the club. Although the event started...Luchka will duplicate Awad's history and compete here in the North...MANION RELATED ARTICLE: TALENT ROUNDUP 2005 NPC California State 1... |
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RADCLIFFE ON THE HUDSON
...magazine's latest annual roundup of the 400 richest Americans was by coincidence...the old Hasty Pudding Club on Holyoke Street. The...up over its 19-year history, is deemed incompatible...financially troubled club membership. The main... |
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AREA ROUNDUP
...Old-time baseball game History without Boundaries is...Construction 4, Third Ward Club 2 — Gino Cabral went 4...Haydens Sports 0 Kiwanis Club 11, R.J. Keck 9 Hagerty Plumbing 17, Tiger Club 8 Leonardi Appliance 15...Aurora Firefighters 19, Rich Sharpenter 3 Healthy... |
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Neighbors roundup
...second year in a row, the club has given out dictionaries...schools as part of the club's Dictionary Project. The club gives dictionaries to...Bonnie Henry's two history books will again be sold...photos of Tucson's rich history are compilations... |
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