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111Battle of Gaines' Mill — Warbox conflict=Battle of Gaines Mill colour scheme=background:#ffcccc caption= Battle of Friday on the Chickahominy Alfred R. Waud, artist, June 27, 1862. partof=the American Civil War date=June 27, 1862 place=Hanover County, Virginia… …
112Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition — The Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition (1914–17), also known as the Endurance Expedition, was the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition sought to achieve the first… …
113Shaw v. Reno — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Shaw v. Reno ArgueDate=April 20 ArgueYear=1993 DecideDate=June 28 DecideYear=1993 FullName=Ruth O. Shaw, et al., Appellants v. Janet Reno, Attorney General et al. USVol=509 USPage=630 Citation=113 S. Ct. 2816; 125 L. Ed. 2d… …
114Denis Matsuev — Denis Leonidovich Matsuev (Денис Леонидович Мацуев; born June 11, 1975) is a Russian pianist, one of the most popular classical music performers of his generation, the winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998 in Moscow …
115Freedom of religion in the United States — In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state, a concept which was… …
116Political career of Arnold Schwarzenegger — Arnold Schwarzenegger was first elected as Governor of California in the 2003 recall elections and won re election in 2006. It is the first elected office he has held, but was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to the President s Council on… …
117Thomasian Martyrs — The Thomasian Martyrs were the Dominican Catholic priests who became administrators, professors, or students in the University of Santo Tomas, Manila. All of them gave up their lives for their Christian faith, some in Japan, others in Vietnam,… …
118Aurora's drift — refers to the Antarctic expedition ship SY Aurora , and its drift in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean pack ice for a period of 282 days from 7 May 1915 to 12 February 1916. Aurora had brought the Ross Sea party mdash;a support team for Sir Ernest… …
119Military history of Romania — Romanian troops taking Grivica Strongpoint during the Russo Turkish War of 1877–1878 The military history of Romania deals with conflicts spreading over a period of about 2500 years across the territory of modern Romania, the Balkan Peninsula and …
120Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity. Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the… …
