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  • 122Seven Days Battles — The Seven Days Battles was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862 near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac,… …

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  • 123Stunt (football) — A stunt in American football and Canadian football is a planned maneuver by a pair of players of the defensive team by which they exchange roles, the better to slip past blockers of the offensive team at the beginning of a play from scrimmage.The …

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  • 124Sope Creek — is a major stream located in Cobb County, Georgia. It is a significant tributary of the Chattahoochee River, and is used for whitewater rafting. [http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/500] It was originally known as Soap Creek during the… …

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  • 125Glossary of Water polo — NOTOC The following terms are used in water polo. Rules below reflect the latest FINA Water Polo Rules. [ [http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com content task=view id=48 Itemid=119 FINA Water Polo Rules] ] 0 9;2 meter defense :See hole… …

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  • 126Battle of Miraflores — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Miraflores partof=the War of the Pacific caption= date=January 15, 1881 place= Miraflores District, Peru result= Decisive Chilean victory combatant1=flag|Chile combatant2=flag|Peru|1825… …

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  • 127South African Wars (1879-1915) — Ethnic, political and social tensions among European colonial powers, indigenous Africa, and English and Dutch settlers led to open conflict in a series of wars and revolts between 1879 and 1915 that would have lasting repercussions on the entire …

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  • 128Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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