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  • 112Lord George Gordon — (26 December, 1751 ndash; 12 November, 1793) was a politician in the United Kingdom best known for lending his name to the so called Gordon Riots of 1780. A colourful personality, he was born into the Scottish nobility and became a member of… …

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  • 113Mark Steyn — Steyn at CPAC 2008 Born December 8, 1959 (1959 12 08) (age 51) Toronto, Ontario, Canada …

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  • 114Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction       history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …

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