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1Comradeship (1919 film) — Comradeship Directed by Maurice Elvey Produced by Maurice Elvey Written by Jeffrey Bernerd Louis N. Parker Starring Lily Elsie …
2Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet — For other people named Arthur Pearson, see Arthur Pearson (disambiguation). Sir Arthur Pearson, Bt Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet, GBE (24 February 1866 – 9 December 1921) was a British newspaper magnate and publisher, most noted for… …
3Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment — The Department of Soldiers Civil Re establishment was established by the Dominion Government of Canada in 1918 to handle the major problem of returning Canadian servicemen to civilian life after the First World War. In 1928 it merged with the… …
4Military career of L. Ron Hubbard — L. Ron Hubbard Lts (jg) L. Ron Hubbard and Thomas S. Moulton in Portland, Oregon in 1943. Born March 13, 1 …
5Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale — William Jocelyn Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Lonsdale CH CBE, (30 August 1897 ndash; 19 December 1974), known as Ian Fraser, was Chairman of St Dunstans, a charity for blind serviceman, Governor of the BBC, businessman and a British politician in… …
6History of Torquay — Early history= The area comprising modern Torquay, has been inhabited since paleolithic times. Hand axes found in Kents Cavern date to 450,000 years ago, and a maxilla fragment known as Kents Cavern 4 may be oldest example of a modern human in… …
7Margaret Fitzhugh Browne — Cover illustration by Browne for The Modern Priscilla: A Magazine Exclusively for Women, September 1909. This work epitomizes Browne s Old Maid ,[1] Victorian values Margaret Fitzhugh Browne (7 June 1884, West Roxbury, Massac …
8Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
9Ivan IV of Russia — Infobox Russian Royalty|monarch name =Ivan IV the Terrible title =Tsar of All Russia caption =Portrait of Ivan IV by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1897 (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow) reign = 3 December, 1533 OldStyleDate|28 March|1584|18 March coronation =16… …
10Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …
