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101Bernard Kettlewell — Henry Bernard Davis Kettlewell (24 February 1907 1979) was a British geneticist, lepidopterist and medical doctor, who carried out important research into the influence of industrial melanism on natural selection in moths, showing why moths are… …
102Environmental issues in Tajikistan — The major environmental issues in Tajikistan are concentrations of agricultural chemicals and salts in the soil and groundwater, pockets of high air pollution caused by industry and motor vehicles, water pollution from agricultural runoff and… …
103War Comes to America — Infobox Film name = War Comes to America image size = 250 caption = War Comes To America demonstrates America s hopeless position in the event of an Axis victory in Eurasia. director = Frank Capra Anatole Litvak producer = writer = Julius J.… …
104Ruhr — /roor/, n. 1. a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 mi. (232 km) long. 2. a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River. * * * ▪ river and region, Germany river and major industrial region… …
105Kao-hsiung — Port city (pop., 2002 est.: 1,504,061), southwestern Taiwan. It is Taiwan s leading port and a major industrial centre. Settled late in the Ming dynasty, it became a treaty port in 1863 and a customs station in 1864. It grew in importance during… …
106English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
107Maginot Line — Ligne Maginot Part of Maginot Line Eastern France …
108Dalmatian Italians — Dalmati italiani Talijani u Dalmaciji Regions with significant populations Dalmatia, former Albania Veneta Languages Primarily Italian and Croatian Religion Roman Catholic Dalmatian Italians a …
109Hessen — ▪ state, Germany Introduction also spelled Hesse Land (state) in the west central part of Germany. Hessen is bounded by the states of Lower Saxony to the north, Thuringia to the east, Bavaria to the southeast …
110Poles in the United States — • Covers the causes and history of the Polish immigration Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poles in the United States Poles in the United States …
