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1Great Lakes — This article is about the Great Lakes of North America. For the region, see Great Lakes region (North America). For other uses of this term, see Great Lakes (disambiguation). A rare cloudless satellite view of the entire Great Lakes region, April …
2Great Lakes — a series of five lakes between the U.S. and Canada, comprising Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior; connected with the Atlantic by the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Chain of lakes, central North America. Comprising Lakes Superior,… …
3Straits — Strait Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… …
4Great Lakes Megalopolis — Great Lakes Megaregion   Megaregion of the U.S. and Canada   Chicago …
5One-China policy — The One China policy (simplified Chinese: 一个中国; traditional Chinese: 一個中國 政策 ; pinyin: yī gè Zhōngguó) refers to the policy or view that there is only one state called China , despite the existence of two governments that claim to be China …
6One country, two systems — History of the People s Republic of China     1949–1976, The Mao Era         …
7Great Train Robbery (1963) — The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.[1] The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered. It was probably… …
8Straits Settlement and Johore Territorial Waters Agreement of 1927 — The Straits Settlement and Johore Territrial Waters Agreement of 1927 [The agreement appears as a schedule in the Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters (Agreement) Act 1928 which was enacted on 3 August 1928 by the Colony of Singapore …
9Straits Settlements — Infobox Former Country native name = Negeri Negeri Selat conventional long name = The Straits Settlements common name = Straits Settlement continent=moved from Category:Asia to Southeast Asia region=Southeast Asia empire=United Kingdom… …
10Great Leap Forward — For other uses, see Great Leap Forward (disambiguation). History of the People s Republic of China    …
