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  • 12George Right Smith — Infobox Military Person name=George Right Smith lived=1 May 1837 ndash; 29 Apr 1903 caption= nickname= placeofbirth=Cartersville, GA placeofdeath=Calhoun, GA allegiance=Confederate States of America branch=Confederate Army / Infantry serviceyears …

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  • 13North African Campaign timeline — Timeline of the North African Campaign. Contents 1 1940 2 1941 3 1942 4 1943 5 Footnotes …

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  • 14USS Victoria (AO-46) — The second USS Victoria was originally built in 1917 as the steel hulled, single screw tanker George G. Henry . Constructed at San Francisco, California, by Union Iron Works, the ship was chartered by the United States Navy from her original… …

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  • 15Shaitan Singh — Major Shaitan Singh Bhati was born on December 1, 1924 at Jodhpur in Rajasthan. He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Hem Singhji Bhati, and was commissioned in the Kumaon Regiment on 01 August 1949. Major Shaitan Singh Bhati was awarded Param Vir …

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  • 16Thomas Sowell — Infobox Scientist box width = 250px name = Thomas Sowell image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date and age|1930|6|30 birth place = North Carolina death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = flag|United States… …

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  • 17Andrés Avelino Cáceres — Infobox Officeholder name = Andrés Avelino Cáceres nationality = Peruvian order = 24th President of Peru term start = November 6, 1881 term end = December 25, 1882 order2 = 25th President of Peru term start2 = June 5, 1886 term end2 = August 10,… …

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  • 18William A. Shomo — Infobox Military Person name=Lt. Col William A. Shomo, United States Air Force born= birth date|1918|05|30 died= death date and age|1990|06|25|1918|05|30 placeofbirth=Jeannette, Pennsylvania placeofdeath=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania placeofburial=… …

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  • 19Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand — ▪ Indian leader Introduction byname  Mahatma (“Great Souled”) Gandhi  born Oct. 2, 1869, Porbandar, India died Jan. 30, 1948, Delhi  leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, considered to be the father of his country. He is …

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  • 20The Gunpowder Plot —     The Gunpowder Plot     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Gunpowder Plot     (Oath taken May, 1604, plot discovered November, 1605). Robert Catesby, the originator of the Powder Plot, owned estates at Lapworth and Ashby St. Legers. His ancient and …

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