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	Ladislaus I Ladislaus I 1260-1333, duke (1306-20) and later king (1320-33) of Poland; called Ladislaus the Short. He restored the Polish kingdom, which had been partitioned since 1138 (see Piast ). In his conflict with Brandenburg over Danzig and Pomerania, he invoked the aid of the Teutonic Knights , who in... Read more
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	U-2 incident U-2 incident in U.S. and Soviet history, the events following the Soviet downing of an American U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft over Soviet territory on May 1, 1960. The incident led to the collapse of a proposed summit conference between the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain... Read more
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	eclipse eclipse [Gr.,=failing], in astronomy, partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by the shadow of another. Best known are the lunar eclipses, which occur when the earth blocks the sun's light from the moon, and solar eclipses, occurring when the moon blocks the sun's light from a small portio... Read more
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	Dwight David Eisenhower Dwight David Eisenhower , 1890-1969, American general and 34th President of the United States, b. Denison, Tex.; his nickname was "Ike." Early Career When he was two years old, his family moved to Abilene, Kans., where he was reared. He entered (1911) West Point and graduated in 1915. ... Read more

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	Summit of '33 casts shadow over G20.(Local) Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario); 11/15/2008; 700+ words ; ...We speak of another summit from the substantially...in London for a global summit meant to cure capitalism itself -- and managed, over the course of 15 disastrous...readied for today's G20 summit in Washington, warning...Where the summit of '33 spanned 15 days, today...
	.bwa:p:n:Yuan Bingzhong:e:hsz:98/10/19/21/33 Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 10/19/1998; 700+ words ; ...delegation would not stay at the summit indefinitely. In response, a...than 60 people earlier Monday, cast a shadow over the summit talks, U.S. President Bill...Sunday, decided to extend the summit to Monday. Clinton urged the...
	AP Top News at 8:33 p.m. EDT News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/3/2003; 700+ words ; ...from Arab leaders at a summit Tuesday for countering...s fiercest opponents over Iraq worked to put the...destruction to justify the war cast a dark shadow on the summit. British Prime Minister...America and its allies over why they went to war...
	Palestine Blames Israel for Suspending Some Talks Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 10/19/1998; 700+ words ; ...98/10/19/21/33 eaed101928hke Palestine...Israel as the Middle East summit enters a fifth day in...people earlier Monday, cast a shadow over the summit talks, U.S. President...decided to extend the summit to Monday. Clinton urged...
	As Brown launches his jobs masterplan, axe is raised over 3,200 more; Looking for lifelines: Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson at their 'jobs summit' in London yesterday. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...losses last night cast a shadow over Gordon Brown's...cuts marred a 'jobs summit' called by the Prime...43 per cent to 33 per cent for Labour...soar to 3.1million over the next 18 months. Mr Brown's summit yesterday announced...
	On the day Brown goes to war on job cuts, axe is raised over 5,000 more; Looking for lifelines: Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson at their 'jobs summit' in London yesterday. Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...losses last night cast a shadow over Gordon Brown's...cuts marred a 'jobs summit' called by the Prime...43 per cent to 33 per cent for Labour...soar to 3.1million over the next 18 months. Mr Brown's summit yesterday announced...
	Sunday Mail Opinion: Twin fight against the terror.(Comment) Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 7/31/2005; 522 words ; THE London bombings cast a shadow over the world. They eclipsed the G8 summit and dulled the memories of Live8 and the Make Poverty...months ago. Today, the Sunday Mail reveals another 33 countries around the world are still suffering because...
	AP Top News at 10:33 a.m. EDT News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/20/2003; 700+ words ; ...sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 20, 2003...peacefully end a North Korean nuclear standoff that has cast a shadow over the region for more than a year. A North Korean missile...
	THESE STAKES RARE GEORGETOWN-DUKE UNSEEN SINCE '33 Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/26/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...It's taken 56 years to form a summit between hooperpowers Georgetown...had in Georgetown's 69-61 win over North Carolina State Friday...6-4 Jaren Jackson. The Hoyas cast a bigger shadow with 6-10 freshman Alonzo Mourning...
	Entrance Fees to the Marketplace of Ideas; High-Paying Companies Get Some Prime Exposure at High-Powered Davos Conference Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/24/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Clinton is only one of 33 national leaders going...intellectual leaders, the Summit sets the tone, atmosphere...contributors and speakers casts a shadow of commercialism over the event's lustrous...favored places at Davos over the years. And the millions...