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111Southern Railway (Great Britain) — The Southern Railway (SR), was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It contained notable examples of civil engineering, linking London with the Channel ports, South West England and Kent. The railway was formed by the… …
112Ives Manufacturing Company — The Ives Manufacturing Company, an American toy manufacturer from 1868 to 1932, was the largest manufacturer of toy trains in the United States from 1910 until 1924, when Lionel Corporation overtook it in sales.Ives was founded in Plymouth,… …
113Flixborough disaster — The Flixborough disaster was an explosion at a chemical plant close to the village of Flixborough (near Scunthorpe), North Lincolnshire, England, on 1 June 1974. It killed 28 people and seriously injured 36.BackgroundThe chemical plant, owned by… …
114Barroso Commission — The Barroso Commission is the European Commission that has been in office since 22 November 2004 and is due to serve until 31 October 2009. Its president is José Manuel Barroso, who presides over 26 other commissioners (one from each… …
115Legal history of China — The origin of the current law of the People s Republic of China can be traced back to the period of the early 1930s, during the establishment of the Chinese Soviet Republic. In 1931 the first supreme court was established. Though the contemporary …
116Eurocheque — The Eurocheque was a type of cheque used in Europe that was accepted across national borders and which could be written in a variety of currencies.Eurocheques were originally introduced in 1969 as an alternative to the traveler s cheque and for… …
117Canada Eastern Railway — The Canada Eastern Railway, originally known as the Northern and Western Railway, was a railway line operating in New Brunswick, Canada, running from Loggieville (now part of Miramichi), to Devon (opposite Fredericton). The line linked various… …
118Aga Khan Academies — The Aga Khan Academies are a global network of residential schools in Africa, South and Central Asia and the Middle East. Dedicated to providing an international level of excellence in education to bright young girls and boys, the Academies… …
119United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs — The Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs was a special committee convened by the United States Senate during the George H. W. Bush administration (1989 to 1993) to investigate the fate of United States service personnel listed as missing in …
120General average — The law of general average is a legal principle of maritime law according to which all parties in a sea venture proportionally share any losses resulting from a voluntary sacrifice of part of the ship or cargo to save the whole in an emergency.… …
