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101SS Great Western — The steamship SS Great Western , launched in 1837 and named after the Great Western Railway Company, was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. When it completed the crossing on 23 April 1838, it was the fastest ship ever… …
102List of Doctor Who villains — The War Chief redirects here. For the Age of Empires III expansion pack, see Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs. Zaroff redirects here. For the fictional Richard Connell villain, see The Most Dangerous Game. This is a list of villains from the… …
103World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
104Tideway — The Tideway is a name given to the part of the River Thames in England that is subject to tides. This stretch of water is downstream from the Teddington Lock and is just under 160 km long. The Tideway includes the Thames Estuary, Thames Gateway… …
105History of submarines — The history of submarines covers the historical chronology and facts related to submarines , manned autonomous boats that operate underwater. It includes the history of submersibles , which were designed primarily to operate on the surface, and… …
106Hanwell Asylum — The (1st Middlesex) County Asylum at Hanwell, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum, was built for the pauper insane and has evolved to become the West London Mental Health (NHS) Trust (WLMHT). The 2nd Middlesex was Colney Hatch Asylum, opened in… …
107London — The capital of the Empire and from early times an important centre of trade and commerce. On the northern bank of the River Thames. The first authentic mention of Londinium, as it was called by the Romans, occurs in Tacitus, Annales, Lib.… …
108Murder of Maxwell Confait — The investigation into the murder of Maxwell Confait was a case which raised questions about police procedures, how police adhered to the procedures already stipulated and caused a major review in how suspects are treated, particularly children… …
109History of ITV — The history of ITV, the United Kingdom Independent Television commercial network, goes back to 1954.The early years: 1954–1963After much debate both in the British Parliament and the British Press, the Television Act became law in 1954. This Act… …
110List of Doctor Who serials by setting — The majority of the stories in the long running television series Doctor Who and its spin offs include an element of time travel, with the settings taking place on dates across a wide span of time in the fictional universe of Doctor Who – the… …
