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1United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
2HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …
3POLAND — POLAND, republic in E. Central Europe; the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania united formally (Poland Lithuania) in 1569. This article is arranged according to the following outline: the early settlements jewish legal status… …
4Pula — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Pula native name = Grad Pula other name = Città di Pola image caption = Aerial view image shield = Grbpula.jpg flag size = 80px pushpin map caption = Location of Pula in Croatia subdivision type =… …
5First Punic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Punic War partof=the Punic Wars caption= date=264 ndash; 241 BC casus= dispute between Carthage and Rome over the Mamertine city Messana place=Mediterranean Sea, Sicily, Sardinia, North Africa… …
6House demolition — This article is about the demolition of houses for military or punitive civil purposes. For the demolition of buildings in general, see demolition. Demolition of a house in Iraq containing a weapons cache House demolition is primarily a military… …
7Sodom and Gomorrah — For other uses, see Sodom and Gomorrah (disambiguation). The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, John Martin, 1852. Sodom (Hebrew: סְדוֹם, Modern  …
8Krakatoa — This article is about the volcano. For other uses, see Krakatoa (disambiguation). Krakatoa An early 19th century illustration of Krakatoa Elevati …
9Anglo-Cherokee War — After the war bitterness remained …
10365 Crete earthquake — The 365 AD Crete earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 AD in the Eastern Mediterranean, [ [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/today/his 07 21.php Today in Earthquake History ] ] [… …
