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  • 24Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most&#8230; …

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  • 25Third Anglo-Dutch War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Third Anglo Dutch War partof=Franco Dutch War caption= The Battle of Texel, 11 ndash;21 August 1673 by Willem van de Velde, the younger, painted 1683, depicts a battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War date=1672 1674 …

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  • 26Ulva — Infobox Scottish island | GridReference=NM410396 celtic name=Ulbha norse name=Ulv oy/Ulfrsey meaning of name=Old Norse for wolf island or Ulfr s island area=1,990 ha area rank=35 highest elevation=Beinn Chreagach 313 m Population=16 population&#8230; …

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  • 27Samuel Brady — Not to be confused with Sam Brady, a pseudonym used by UK television critic Steve Regan .. This jump is still remembered as Brady s leap . [Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission] The Brady and Quigley familiesSamuel Brady was born on May&#8230; …

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  • 28ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the&#8230; …

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  • 29German Revolution of 1918–19 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=German Revolution of 1918 19 caption=A Freikorps group during the German revolution. partof= place=Germany date=November 1918 ndash; 1919 result=Weimar Republic government victory&#8230; …

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