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81ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
82Mount Vesuvius — This article is about the mountain/volcano in Italy. For other uses, see Vesuvius (disambiguation). Mount Vesuvius Monte Vesuvio …
83Attack on Sydney Harbour — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Attack on Sydney Harbour partof=the Battle for Australia during World War II caption=1 June 1942. A Japanese Ko hyoteki class midget submarine, believed to be Midget No. 14, is raised from Sydney Harbour date=31 …
84Big Bay Dam — was an earthen dam located 11 miles west of Purvis, Mississippi in Lamar County. On March 12th, 2004 the Big Bay dam embankment failed though piping in the vicinity of the principal spillway 12 years after construction. A peak breach flow of… …
85Economics of new nuclear power plants — The economics of new nuclear power plants is a controversial subject, since there are diverging views on this topic, and multi billion dollar investments ride on the choice of an energy source. Nuclear power plants typically have high capital… …
86Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — Part of the Pacific War, World War II …
87USS Wilhoite (DE-397) — Career (US) …
88chemistry — /kem euh stree/, n., pl. chemistries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2). 2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of… …
89performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
90Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
