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  • Lake Ladoga, located in the northwestern part of Russia, is the largest ... In total, Lake Ladoga covers an area of 6,700 fresh water square miles ...
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  • Ann Radcliffe (July 9, 1764 - February 7, 1823) was an English author ... She married William Radcliffe, an editor for the English Chronicle, at Bath ...
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  • :This article is about the Christian sacrament of Baptism. For similar ... (baptízô), is a religious act of purification by water usually associated ...
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  • ) is a city in Ajmer District in India's Rajasthan state. The ... Prithviraj Chauhan founded Ajmer (Ajaya-meru in Sanskrit) in the late ...
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  • was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western ... pistols at his disposal. It was reported in the General History of the Pirates ...
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  • and died around 850. He worked most of his life as a scholar in the ... His Algebra was the first book on the systematic solution of linear ...
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  • general of the army, secretary of state, and the third secretary of ... * British Order of the Bath * French Legion of Honor * Order of the ...
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  • shapes and colors as shown in this ball from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany]] to sophisticated lenses and optical fibers, the multiple uses of glass have ...
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  • The Battle of Kandahar, September 1, 1880, represents the last major ... both Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) and Companion ...
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  • and Mrs. Esther Sleepe Burney (1725-1762). The third of six children, she ... eight plays, one biography, and 20 volumes of journals and letters. In addition ...
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  • came to public notice when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...
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  • Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (August 26, 1676 – March 18 ... is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the de facto office due to the ...
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  • The Arabian Sea is located in the northwestern part of the Indian ... The Sea provides an important link between the neighboring areas of ...
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  • who exerted a considerable influence on the development of Elizabethan ... in his own right, Daniel stands out as one of the most versatile of all English ...
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  • 7, 1573 - January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 ... Laud wanted the reconciliation of all Christians, hoped and prayed ...
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  • Yom Kippur (Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר meaning Day of Atonement ... In the Bible, the day is called Yom HaKippurim (Leviticus 23:27) and ...
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  • was knighted as a member of the Order of the Bath (hence the postnominal ... County, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Vice Admiral of the ...
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  • as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army ... He physically fed, clothed, and nursed the sick. It is perhaps regrettable ...
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  • Enzo Anselmo Ferrari (February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988) was the ... The Ferrari brand could inspire others who have developed elite technologies ...
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  • Corrosion is the deterioration of a material's essential properties ... The rusting of iron is a well-known example of corrosion. Other metals ...
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