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  • 41George Anson's voyage around the world — While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain s Pacific possessions. Returning to England in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a… …

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  • 42Diocletian — 51st Emperor of the Roman Empire Laureate bust of Diocletian. Reign 20 November 284 – 1 April 286 (alone) 1 April 286 – …

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  • 432008 Armenian presidential election protests — The 2008 Armenian presidential election protests were a series of mass protests held in Armenia in the wake of the Armenian presidential election of February 19, 2008. Mass protests against alleged electoral fraud were held in the capital city of …

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  • 44Mothers of Beslan — (Russian: Матери Беслана) or Beslan Mothers Committee (Russian: Комитет матерей Беслана) is a support and advocacy group of parents whose children were among the more than 365 victims of the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis in North Ossetia… …

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  • 45Japanese embassy hostage crisis — The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on December 17, 1996 in Lima, Peru, when 14 members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took hostage hundreds of high level diplomats, government and military officials and business… …

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  • 46Edward V of England — Edward V Edward V as Prince of Wales, stained glass, 1482, Little Malvern Priory King of England more Reign …

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  • 47Hue Vesak shootings — The Hue Vesak shootings refer to the deaths of eight unarmed Buddhist civilians on May 8, 1963 in the city of Huế in South Vietnam, at the hands of the army and security forces of the government of Ngo Dinh Diem. The army and police fired guns… …

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  • 48MediEvil — This article is about the PlayStation game. For the Medieval period, see Middle Ages. MediEvil Cover art Developer(s) SCE Cambridge Studio …

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  • 49Antoine de Beauterne — M. François Antoine, Officer of the Royal Bedchamber, Knight Equerry of the Royal Military Order of Saint Louis, served as Gun Bearer to the King and Lieutenant of the Hunt under Louis XV of France, and is most notable as having pursued and slain …

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  • 50Media Lens — David Edwards and David Cromwell of Media Lens receive the Gandhi Foundation Peace Award, 2007 Media Lens is a British media analysis website established in 2001 by David Cromwell and David Edwards. Regular media alerts are issued with the… …

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