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  • 51SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… …

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  • 52Battle of Lepanto (1571) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Lepanto caption=The Battle of Lepanto artist unknown partof=the Fifth Turkish Venetian War and the Ottoman Habsburg wars date=7 October 1571 place=Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea result=Decisive Holy League …

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  • 53Steve Fairbairn — (25 August 1862 – 16 May 1938) was a rower and an influential rowing coach, notably at Jesus College Boat Club, Cambridge University, Thames Rowing Club and London Rowing Club in the early decades of the 20th century.Early lifeFairbairn was born… …

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  • 54Rowbike — A rowbike is an example of a rowed vehicle, hybrid fitness/transport machine that combines a bicycle, generally considered a recumbent bicycle, and a rowing machine. Rowbike is used as a generic term, but also refers to a specific manufacturer in …

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  • 55Attack on Sydney Harbour — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Attack on Sydney Harbour partof=the Battle for Australia during World War II caption=1 June 1942. A Japanese Ko hyoteki class midget submarine, believed to be Midget No. 14, is raised from Sydney Harbour date=31 …

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  • 56Queen's University Belfast Boat Club — (QUBBC) is the Boat Club of Queen s University Belfast which is in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is based on the River Lagan in the Stranmillis area of the city, about 10 mins walk from the university.History1931 1951The Queen s University of… …

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  • 57James Cracknell — James Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is an English rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; their son, Croyde, was born in 2004. In the New Year Honours List published 31 …

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  • 58George Anson's voyage around the world — While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain s Pacific possessions. Returning to England in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a… …

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  • 59Newcastle University Boat Club — Coordinates: 54°58′47″N 1°44′37″W / 54.9798°N 1.7436°W / 54.9798; 1.7436 …

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  • 60Vancouver Rowing Club — (VRC) is a rowing club in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Originally formed in 1886 as the Vancouver Boating Club, the first clubhouse was built a year later. In 1890 one of the city s early athletic rivalries began when the Burrard Inlet… …

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