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  • 91UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 92performing 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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  • 93Latin America, history of — Introduction       history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …

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  • 94Spartacus —    1) (1951)    HOWARD FAST began work on Spartacus in 1950 while serving a six month prison sentence on a charge of contempt of Congress for his refusal to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee about his alleged communist… …

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  • 95Islāmic world — Introduction  prehistory and history of the Islamic community.       Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …

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  • 96Francis Bok — Infobox Person name = Francis Bok image size = 175px caption = (Courtesy Unitarian Universalist Association/Jeanette Leardi) birth date = February 1979 birth place = Sudan death date = death place = education = occupation = Author, abolitionist… …

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  • 97Nat Turner — Born Nathaniel Turner October 2, 1800(1800 10 02) Southampton County, Virginia Died November 11, 1831(1831 11 11) (aged 31) Southampton County, Virginia Cause of death Exe …

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  • 98Chatham Roberdeau Wheat — Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat Chatham Roberdeau Wheat (April 9, 1826 – June 27, 1862) was a Captain in the United States Army Volunteers during the Mexican War, Louisiana State Representative, lawyer, mercenary in Cuba, Mexico, and Italy,… …

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  • 99France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 100Europe, 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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