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11RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …
12Bohdan Khmelnytsky — Богдан Хмельницький Hetman of Ukraine In office 30 January 1648 – 6 August 1657 Preceded by …
13USS Tripoli (LPH-10) — The second USS Tripoli (LPH 10), an Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship, was laid down on 15 June 1964 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Ship building Corporation; launched on 31 July 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Jane Cates, the wife of… …
14U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay — For the body of water, see Subic Bay, Philippines. U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay Subic Bay, Philippines …
15Elizabeth I — (Elizabeth Tudor) 1533 1603, queen of England 1558 1603 (successor of Mary I; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn). * * * born Sept. 7, 1533, Greenwich, near London, Eng. died March 24, 1603, Richmond, Surrey Queen of England (1558–1603).… …
16performing 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 …
17Holstein, Friedrich von — ▪ German statesman Introduction byname The Gray Eminence German Die Graue Eminenz born April 24, 1837, Schwedt an der Oder, Pomerania died May 8, 1909, Berlin, Germany the most influential German foreign policymaker from 1890 to 1909,… …
18Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester — (c. 1090 ndash; October 31, 1147) was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England, and one of the dominant figures of the period of English history sometimes called The Anarchy. He is also known as Robert of Caen, and Robert the Consul ,… …
19Bakumatsu — History of Japan Samurai of the Satsuma clan. Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC Yayoi period 300 BC–250 AD …
20Persian embassy to Louis XIV — Persian ambassador Mehemet Riza beg …
