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  • 22Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 23HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 24Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares — Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke of Olivares by Diego Velázquez Full name Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar …

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  • 25Alois Hudal — (also known as Luigi Hudal; 31 May, 1885 in Graz, Austro Hungarian Empire – 13 May, 1963 in Rome, Italy) was a Rome based bishop of Austrian descent. He was for thirty years head of the small Austrian German congregation of Santa Maria dell Anima …

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  • 26Operation Barrel Roll — For other uses, see Barrel roll. Operation Barrel Roll Part of Vietnam War Date 14 December 1964 – 29 March 1973 Location Northeastern …

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  • 27Paul Rassinier — (1906 1967) was a French pacifist, political activist, and author. He was also an anti Nazi French Resistance fighter, and a prisoner of the German concentration camps at Buchenwald and Mittelbau Dora. A journalist and editor, he wrote hundreds… …

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  • 28Coventry — For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). City of Coventry   City Metropolitan borough   …

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  • 29Jobbik — – The Movement for a Better Hungary Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom Leader Gábor Vona …

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  • 30Shrewsbury Town F.C. — Football club infobox clubname = Shrewsbury Town fullname = Shrewsbury Town Football Club nickname = Salop, The Shrews, founded = 1886 ground = New Meadow , Shrewsbury capacity = 9,875 [expansion to 12,500 planned All Seated] chairman =… …

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