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1Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Mount Olympus Meets the Middle Kingdom — Introduction officially Games of the XXIX Olympiad The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, involving some 200 Olympic committees and as many as 13,000 accredited athletes competing in 28 different sports, were auspiciously scheduled to begin at 8 …
2Boeing 777 — Infobox Aircraft subtemplate=Infobox Boeing Aircraft name =Boeing 777 caption =Boeing 777 200 of United Airlines, the launch customer of the 777 type =Wide body jet airliner national origin = United States manufacturer =Boeing Commercial… …
3endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
4geomagnetic field — Magnetic field associated with the Earth. It is essentially dipolar (i.e., it has two poles, the northern and southern magnetic poles) on the Earth s surface. Away from the surface, the field becomes distorted. Most geomagnetists explain the… …
5Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Theatrical poster Directed by David Yates …
61952 steel strike — on essentially the same terms the union had proposed four months earlier. [Marcus, Truman and the Steel Seizure Case: The Limits of Presidential Power, 1977, p. 253.] Wage control policy during the Korean WarOn February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph… …
7Neville Chamberlain — This article is about the former British Prime Minister. For other people with the same name, see Neville Chamberlain (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Neville Chamberlain …
8Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 — Infobox tornado outbreak|name=Palm Sunday (1920) Tornado Outbreak date=March 28, 1920| duration= 9 hours fujitascale=F4 tornadoes= > 38 total damages (USD)=Unknown total fatalities=380+ areas affected=Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan …
9Railways in Melbourne — Melbourne rail network  City Loop  Caulfield group  Frankston line  Pakenham line  Sandringham line  Cranbourne line …
10Helmand province campaign — Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Districts of Helmand province …
