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  • 11Prévost, Sir George — (1767 1816)    Born in New York. Entered the army; took part in the battles of St. Vincent, Dominica, and St. Lucia. In 1803 created a baronet and promoted major general. In 1803 appointed governor of Nova Scotia, and in 1812, governor of Canada… …

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  • 12Joni Mitchell — Infobox musical artist Name = Joni Mitchell Img capt = Joni Mitchell holding her guitar. Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Roberta Joan Anderson Alias = Born = birth date and age|1943|11|7 Died = Origin = Fort Macleod,… …

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  • 13Paul Craig Roberts — (born April 3, 1939, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an economist and a nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate. He served as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration earning fame as the Father of Reaganomics .… …

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  • 14Philip Vian — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Philip Louis Vian lived=15 June 1894 27 May 1968 placeofbirth=London placeofdeath=Ashford Hill, Hampshire near Newbury, Berkshire caption= nickname= allegiance=United Kingdom branch= Royal Navy serviceyears= 1907… …

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  • 15Willie Morris — William Weaks Willie Morris (November 29, 1934 mdash; August 2, 1999), was an American writer and editor born in Jackson, Mississippi, though his family later moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, which he immortalized in his works of prose. Morris… …

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  • 16Charles Richard Crane — (1858–1939) was a wealthy American businessman, heir to a large industrial fortune and connoisseur of Arab culture, a noted Arabist. His widespread business interests gave him entree into domestic and international political affairs where he… …

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  • 17Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte — Count Toussaint Guillaume Picquet de la Motte (born 1 November 1720 in Rennes; died 10 June 1791 in Brest) was a French admiral.Aged fifteen, he joined the Naval Guards and served in Morocco, the Baltic Sea, the Caribbean Islands and in India.… …

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  • 19The Laurel Incident — occurred when the United States intercepted a letter of congratulation from Spain s foreign ministry to Filipino Puppet President José Laurel on October 18, 1943.The United States used the incident to put pressure on Spain to stop selling… …

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  • 20Sir Thomas Burnett, 3rd Baronet — Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 3rd Baronet, (ca. 1656 January 1714), Lord Clerk Register, PC, MP. He was, at Stonehaven, April 21, 1664, retoured as heir to his father, Sir Alexander Burnett, 2nd Baronet who had died the previous year. The 3rd… …

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