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61performing 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 …
62Israel — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Israel <p></p> Background: <p></p> Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish… …
63Memorial Day — This article is about the American holiday. For other uses, see Memorial Day (disambiguation). Memorial Day The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by U.S. flags on Memorial Day weekend. Type …
64Qingming Festival — This article is about the festival. For the solar term, see Qingming. Qingming Burning paper gifts for the departed. Official name Qingming Jie (TC: 清明節, SC:清明节) …
65Counting of the Omer — Repentance in Judaism Teshuva Return Repentance, atonement and higher ascent in Judaism   …
66Whit Monday — Medieval Russian icon of the Old Testament Trinity by Andrei Rublev, used as the icon of the feast for Whit Monday …
67Kiddush — (Hebrew: קידוש, literally, sanctification ) is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat or a Jewish holiday. The Torah refers to two requirements concerning Shabbat to keep it and to remember it ( shamor and zakhor ).… …
68BCS controversies — The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to force a national championship game between the top ranking teams (in the BCS rankings) in American college football s top division, the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision …
69Liste de livres censurés en France — La censure est la limitation arbitraire ou doctrinale de la liberté d expression de chacun. Elle passe par l examen du détenteur d un pouvoir (étatique, religieux ou économique par exemple) sur des livres, journaux, bulletins d informations,… …
70United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
