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  • A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ... In addition to completing this level of academic studies, high schools ...
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  • Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel ... a coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland. His parents were Abraham Stoker ...
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  • March 3, 1765) was an English antiquary, one of the founders of field archaeology ... #039;s work evidenced this combination of scientific and religious inquiry ...
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  • work in economics, especially his criticism of the railroad system, helped ... in Medford, Massachusetts, into the family of Nathaniel L. Ripley and Estimate ...
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  • A bed is a piece of furniture (or a location) primarily used as a ... be used to make the bed frame match the rest of the bedding. For greater head ...
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  • the names Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. Situated about 2.5 km ... Agra Fort represents a blend of Hindu and Islamic civilization and ...
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  • under its current name since 1788. For much of its history it has been regarded ... == History == The Times was founded by John Walter in 1785 as The Daily ...
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  • The story of a Great Flood sent by God or the gods to destroy civilization ... According to the mythical history of Ireland, the first inhabitants ...
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  • in Manhattan from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 to the ... Tammany Hall is an example of how political parties, because they ...
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  • Thomas Helwys, (c. 1575 – c. 1616), was one of the joint founders ... not prevent his imprisonment. King James I of England did not approve of ...
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  • William IV (William Henry; August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) was ... King." His reign saw the implementation of several reforms: The poor law ...
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  • :This article is about the former administrative divisions of China. ... by Nurhaci (1558 – 1626) the founder of the Manchu Qing dynasty in ...
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  • George I, King of the Hellenes Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; ... as a constitutional monarch, the reigns of his successors would prove ...
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  • Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten ... Gandhi but was unable to avoid the Partition of India, although he would have ...
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  • and paleontologist, famous for his studies of prehistoric cave art, such ... went beyond reality, and his interpretation of the artwork was very misleading ...
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  • Canning is a method of preserving food by first sealing it in air ... From a public safety point of view, foods with low acidity (i.e., ...
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  • college in 1861, it was the first member of the Seven Sisters to become ... For Vassar graduates, both men and women, to advance the world of ...
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  • Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots ... the human spirit through the recognition of distinguished or ancient lineage ...
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  • David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (January ... . The same year, he introduced National Insurance to cover the cost ...
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  • has often achieved the highest circulation of daily papers in Britain. It ... women journalists. With its innovative use of photography and populist right ...
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