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  • 62United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 64George Weller — ‘otheruses4|the writer|the elderly motorist in a fatal car accident|George Russell WellerGeorge Anthony Weller (1907 ndash;2002) was an American novelist, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times and Chicago Daily… …

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  • 65World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 66nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …

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  • 67Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1       King Fahd cedes power       Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …

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  • 68nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… …

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  • 69List of audiovisual entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks — The September 11, 2001, attacks had an important impact on the audiovisual entertainment business, not just in terms of television coverage.Television coverageTelevision coverage of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and their aftermath …

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