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111Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Byzantine Bulgarian Wars caption= Clockwise from right: The battle of Anchialus; Khan Omurtag; The Emperors of Bulgaria and Byzantium negotiate for peace; Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas. date= 680 1355 place=… …
112Battle of the Visayas — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Visayas caption=U.S. soldiers during landings at Talisay Beach, 26 March 1945. U.S. National Archives partof=World War II, Pacific theater date=18 March to 30 July 1945 place=Visayas region,… …
113Operation Overlord — Part of World War II Tank landing ships unloading supplies on Omaha Beach, building up …
114Operation Infatuate — Part of Battle of the Scheldt LVT Buffalo amphibians during the i …
115Evolutionary history of plants — Plants have evolved through increasing levels of complexity, from the earliest algal mats, through bryophytes, lycopods, ferns and gymnosperms to the complex angiosperms of today. While the simple plants continue to thrive, especially in the… …
116Valtetsi (village) — Historical Synopsis= The village named Valtetsi is located in the Central Peloponessus in what is called the ορεινής Αρκαδίας (Greek: Mountainous Arcadia) at a distance of 12 km. west of Tripolis and an altitude of 1.050 mts. It is a small plain… …
117Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
118Panama — Panamanian /pan euh may nee euhn, mah /, adj., n. Panamic /pa nam ik/, adj. /pan euh mah , maw /, n. 1. a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). 2. Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama,… …
119social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… …
120Tajikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh /, n. Tadzhikistan. * * * Tajikistan Introduction Tajikistan Background: Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from the USSR. A… …
