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  • 111Aviation history — deals with the development of mechanical flight, from the earliest attempts in kite powered and gliding flight, to powered heavier than air flight, and beyond. Humanity s desire to fly possibly first found expression in China, where people flying …

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  • 112Bozo the Clown — is a clown character whose widespread franchising in early television made him the best known clown character in the United States.fact|date=July 2008HistoryCreated as a character in 1946 by Alan W. Livingston who produced a children s… …

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  • 113National Guard (Nicaragua) — In Nicaragua, the National Guard (Spanish: Guardia Nacional, otherwise known as Guardia) was a militia and a gendarmerie created during the occupation of that country by the United States from 1909 to 1933. It became notorious for human rights… …

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  • 114Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling — Infobox Boxingmatch fight date=June 22, 1936 Fight Name=Louis vs Schmeling Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, USA fighter1=flagicon|USA Joe Louis nickname1=The Brown Bomber record1=38 1 (34 KOs) hometown1=Detroit, Michigan recognition1=World Heavyweight… …

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  • 115Oilskin — jacket and sou wester Oilskin can mean: A type of fabric: canvas with a skin of oil applied to it as waterproofing, often linseed oil. Old types of oilskin included: Heavy cotton cloth waterproofed with linseed oil. Sailcloth waterproofed with a… …

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  • 116Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 — French: Nu descendant un escalier n° 2 Artist Marcel Duchamp Year 1912 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 147&#16 …

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  • 117Maritime history of California — History of California This article is part of a series Timeline …

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  • 118The Thirteen Problems — infobox Book | name = The Thirteen Problems title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… …

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  • 119Witness accounts of the Roswell UFO incident — Follows are excerpts of witness accounts of the Roswell UFO incident.In 1978, author Stanton T. Friedman interviewed Jesse Marcel, who voiced his suspicion that debris he recovered on a ranch near Roswell in 1947 was not of this world. Over the… …

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  • 120performing 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 …

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