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71Plessey — The Plessey Company plc was a British based international electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after the second world war by acquisition of companies… …
72Calendar of 1995 — ▪ 1996 January January 1 Cardoso assumes office Having won some 54% of the ballots cast in the October 1994 election, Fernando Cardoso took the oath of office as president of Brazil. As chief executive of South America s largest… …
73Daimler Motor Company — This article is about the Daimler brand and its owner the British automobile manufacturer Daimler Motor Company. See Daimler for other uses derived from the German engineer and inventor Gottlieb Daimler. For the two direct descendants of Daimler… …
74History of the petroleum industry in Canada — The Canadian petroleum industry arose in parallel with that of the United States. Because of Canada s unique geography, geology, resources and patterns of settlement, however, it developed in quite different ways. The evolution of the petroleum… …
75Internet in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has been involved with the Internet since it s creation.The Internet country code top level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom is .uk and is sponsored by Nominet.Currently internet access is available to businesses and home… …
76Tanzania — Tanzanian, n., adj. /tan zeuh nee euh/; Swahili. /tahn zah nee ah/, n. a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands).… …
77Northern Ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 1,537,200; 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Cap.: Belfast. * * * Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion …
78publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
79Optimized Systems Software — Former type Software Company Fate Merged Predecessor Shepardson Microsystems Successor ICD Founded 1981 Founder(s) …
80Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1 King Fahd cedes power Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …
