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  • 61Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philosopher. In 1773 Goethe provided the Sturm und Drang movement with its first major drama, Götz von Berlichingen, and …

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  • 62AGRICULTURE — in the land of israel in prehistory from the beginning of the bronze age to the conquest of joshua early israelite the period of the first temple the period of the return and the second temple the hasmonean period the mishnaic and talmudic period …

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  • 63Second Mafia War — The Second Mafia War was a conflict within the Sicilian Mafia, mostly taking place in the early 1980s. As with any criminal organization, the history of the Sicilian Mafia is replete with conflicts and power struggles, and the violence that… …

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  • 64Malta — /mawl teuh/, n. 1. an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km). 2. a former British colony consisting of this island and two small adjacent islands: now an independent sovereign state and a member of the… …

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  • 65Honorius IV —     Pope Honorius IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Honorius IV     (Giacomo Savelli)     Born at Rome about 1210; died at Rome, 3 April, 1287. He belonged to the rich and influential family of the Savelli and was a grandnephew of Honorius… …

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  • 66Pope Honorius IV —     Pope Honorius IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Honorius IV     (Giacomo Savelli)     Born at Rome about 1210; died at Rome, 3 April, 1287. He belonged to the rich and influential family of the Savelli and was a grandnephew of Honorius… …

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  • 67List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts or canticas (or cantiche ), Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio 33, and Paradiso 33 …

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  • 68Pittsburgh crime family — The Pittsburgh crime family is a criminal organization based in Pittsburgh and parts of northeastern Pittsburgh in the United States.Impact of the Pittsburgh Crime FamilyThe Pittsburgh area Italian Sicilian underworld was fragmented through the… …

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  • 69boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …

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  • 70World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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