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  • 200px|thumb|Blegen Library at the University of Cincinnati.]] famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern-day Greece ...
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  • Stephen III of Moldavia, or Stephen III (c. 1433 - July 2, 1504), ... ; Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt, "Stephen the Great and Holy" ...
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  • – July 2, 1963) was the founder and editor of Newsday, one of the most successful ... Alicia Patterson was a powerful force in her time. Her influential ...
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  • Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 - February 7, 2001) was the wife ... Living in the shadow of both fame and tragedy, Lindbergh found her ...
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  • The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, "Shimonoseki ... ) in China, was signed at the Shunpanrō Hotel on April 17, 1895, ...
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  • The Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the ... Some see the subsequent decline and fall of the Ottomans in terms ...
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  • during the Third Reich. Following the post-World War II division of Germany ... treason and crimes committed during the Cold War (specifically the deaths of ...
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  • can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that ... According to the ancient Greek author Athenaeus of Naucratis, the ...
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  • journalist and publisher, the grandson of publisher Joseph Medill. He ... experience, and the ability to succeed in the business. However, he was ...
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  • The Young Turk Revolution of July 1908 reversed the suspension of ... which had been suspended by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process ...
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  • considered by many critics to be one of the finest representatives ... Friedrich was born in Greifswald in northeastern Germany. He studied ...
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  • He was the fourth secretary-general of the United Nations, serving ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...
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  • Farouk I of Egypt ‎(February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965), was the ... His son was king for less than a year; Egypt became a republic in ...
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  • The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of Prince ... Social unrest at the end of World War I led to the German Revolution ...
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  • Total war is a military conflict in which nations mobilize all available ... The threat of total devastation to the earth and humankind through ...
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  • a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle ... His pioneering efforts in the field of ethnomusicology with his colleague ...
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  • Mehmed VI, original name in Turkish Latin alphabet Mehmed Vahdettin ... In the process, Mehmed suspended parliament and asserted personal ...
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  • New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1933 by choreographer ... One of the foremost dance companies in the world, the New York City ...
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  • A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. Seven areas ... The term "the Continent" (capitalized)—used predominantly ...
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  • 18|1911|September 5) served as Nicholas II's Chairman of the Council ... After his assassination in 1911, the country muddled through the next ...
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