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71Israel and the apartheid analogy — The State of Israel s treatment of the Palestinians has been likened by many to a system of apartheid, analogous to South Africa s treatment of non whites during South Africa s apartheid era. [http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=25… …
72Geography and ecology of the Everglades — The geography and ecology of the Everglades involve the complex elements affecting the natural environment throughout the southern region of the U.S. state of Florida. Before drainage, the Everglades were an interwoven mesh of marshes and… …
73heavy oil and tar sand — Introduction crude oils (crude oil) below 20° API gravity are usually considered to be heavy. The lighter conventional crudes are often waterflooded to enhance recovery. The injection of water into the reservoir helps to maintain reservoir… …
74Abraham Lincoln: The Dred Scott Decision and the Declaration of Independence — ▪ Primary Source The Dred Scott decision of March 1857 dealt a severe blow to Republican efforts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As the leading Republican in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln felt bound to oppose Democrats who upheld… …
75Shelby Steele and John E. Jacob: The State of Black America (1988) — ▪ Primary Source The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s represented the apogee of African American political unity. The effort to defeat Jim Crow (Jim Crow law) segregation and to promote federal legislation on behalf of civil… …
76Major houses in A Song of Ice and Fire — The following is a list of the notable characters in George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels, belonging to one of the major aristocratic houses of fictional Westeros, and explains in detail what happens to these …
772004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami — 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. Date 00:58:53, December 26 …
78Julius and Ethel Rosenberg — Infobox Criminal subject name = Julius and Ethel Rosenberg image size = 200px image caption = Ethel and Julius Rosenberg after their conviction date of birth = birth date|mf=yes|1918|5|12|mf=y (Julius) birth date|mf=yes|1915|9|28|mf=y (Ethel)… …
79Wars in A Song of Ice and Fire — The fictional history of George R. R. Martin s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire includes a number of major wars.War of the First Men and the Children of the ForestThe original inhabitants of Westeros were the Children of the Forest, a… …
80Trinidad and Tobago — Infobox Country native name = conventional long name = Republic of Trinidad and Tobago common name = Trinidad and Tobago national motto = Together we aspire, together we achieve national anthem = Forged from the Love of Liberty official languages …
