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  • 51Terra Nova Expedition — Scott s party at the South Pole, 18 January 1912. L to R: (standing) Oates, Scott, Wilson; (seated) Bowers, Edgar Evans The Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1912), officially the British Antarc …

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  • 52John Ordronaux — (16 December 1778 ndash; 1841) was one of the most successful privateersmen of the War of 1812. Ordronaux was born at Nantes, Brittany, France. At the outbreak of the war, he commanded the French privateer Marengo and on 28 October 1813, he took… …

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  • 53McClure Arctic Expedition — Map drawn by Robert McClure detailing the Northwest Passage, including the 1851 route of the Investigator. The McClure Arctic Expedition of 1850, among numerous British search efforts to determine the fate of the Franklin s lost expedition, is… …

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  • 54RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …

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  • 55Social Security (United States) — This article is about the retirement/disability program. For the general concept of providing welfare, see Social security. For other uses, see Social Security (disambiguation) …

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  • 56Nine Years' War — For the Irish war, see Nine Years War (Ireland). Nine Years War Siege of Namur, June …

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  • 57Siege of Fort Erie — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Siege of Fort Erie partof=the War of 1812 date=August 4 – September 21, 1814 place=Fort Erie, Ontario result=American victory combatant1=Britain combatant2=United States commander1=Gordon Drummond… …

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  • 58Military history of Canada during the Second World War — The military history of Canada during the Second World War began with a declaration of war on Germany on September 10, 1939 and encompassed major campaigns in Italy [Canadian War Museum [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/chrono/1931italian e.html The… …

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  • 59American 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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  • 60Leith — This article is about Leith, Scotland. For other uses, see Leith (disambiguation). Coordinates: 55°58′48″N 3°10′12″W / 55.980089°N 3.170049°W / …

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