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  • 101American Revolution — the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775 83, by which the colonies won their independence. * * * or United States War of Independence (1775–83) War that won political independence for 13 of Britain s North American colonies,… …

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  • 102SOLOMON — (Heb. שְׁלֹמֹה; tenth century B.C.E.), son of david , king of Israel. Born of Bath Sheba, Solomon was so named by David (II Sam. 12:24; according to the keri, Targ. Jon., and according to the Pesh., by his mother), while Nathan called him… …

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  • 103Julian calendar — The Julian calendar began in 45 BC (709 AUC) as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year (known at… …

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  • 104Waka (poetry) — Waka (和歌, literally Japanese poem ) or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.[1] The term was coined during the Heian period, and was used to distinguish Japanese language poetry from …

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  • 105Walther von der Vogelweide — (c. 1170 c. 1230) is the most celebrated of the Middle High German lyric poets.Life historyFor all his fame, Walther s name is not found in contemporary records, with the exception of a solitary mention in the travelling accounts of Bishop… …

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  • 106USS Turner Joy (DD-951) — was a Sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy USN (1895 ndash;1956). Turner Joy was built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company of Seattle and commissioned at Puget Sound… …

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  • 107Henry de Beaumont — Henry de Beaumont, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan and suo jure 1st Baron Beaumont (d. March 10, 1340) was a key figure in the Anglo Scots wars of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, known as the Wars of Scottish Independence. He was a veteran… …

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  • 108History of Freemasonry in Belgium — The history of Freemasonry in Belgium reflects the many influences on what is now Belgium from the neighbouring states.18th centuryIn the 18th century, Belgium was made up of 2 states the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince Bishopric of… …

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  • 109Cyprus — • An island in the Eastern Mediterranean, at the entrance of the Gulf of Alexandretta Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cyprus     Cyprus      …

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  • 110Jackson Pollock — Infobox Artist bgcolour = silver name = Jackson Pollock imagesize = caption = Photographer Hans Namuth extensively documented Pollock s unique painting techniques. birthname = Paul Jackson Pollock birthdate = birth date|1912|1|28|mf=y location =… …

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