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11List of characters in the Planet of the Apes films — The Planet of the Apes franchise features many characters that appear in one or more works. Contents 1 Aldo 2 Armando 3 Governor Breck 3.1 Notes …
12Battle of the Little Bighorn — Coordinates: 45°33′54″N 107°25′44″W / 45.565°N 107.42889°W / 45.565; 107.42889 …
13rein — I n. control 1) to keep a rein on 2) to give free, full rein to ( to remove restraints on ) 3) a tight rein (to keep a tight rein on smb.) 4) (misc.) to seize the reins of government II v. (D; tr.) to rein to (to rein a horse to the left) * * *… …
14ZEALOTS AND SICARII — Introduction This article deals not only with the group of fighters for the freedom of Israel known from josephus as the Zealots, but includes in its survey other groups with similar aims, particularly the Sicarii. Judea differed from the other… …
15James D. Lane — Jimmy D. Lane (born 4 July 1965) is a blues guitarist. Biography Lane was born on 4 July 1965 in Chicago, to the musician Jimmy Rogers and his wife Dorothy. In his childhood, he got to know many older bluesmen who worked with his father,… …
16Empress Hu (Wucheng) — Empress Hu (胡皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. Her husband was Emperor Wucheng (Gao Dan). Background Her father was the Northern Wei official Hu Yanzhi (胡延之), and her mother was the daughter of Lu… …
17Gubbio — • Diocese of Eugubinensis, in the province of Perugia in Umbria (Central Italy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gubbio Gubbio † …
18Young Turks — Young Turks, 1. the members of a group or party impatient with the existing organization and wishing to reform it: »I ve heard some of the Young Turks on your editorial staff talk that way (Esquire). 2. a reformist body of relatively young army… …
19Muhammad Ali's seizure of power — The process of Muhammad Ali s seizure of power in Egypt was a long three way civil war between the Ottoman Turks, Egyptian Mamluks, and Albanian mercenaries. It ended in victory for the Albanians led by Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769 1849). The war… …
20Ergenekon network — The Ergenekon network or Ergenekon is an uncovered clandestine ultra nationalist organization in Turkey with ties to the country s military and security apparatus. According to the indictment prepared by three Turkish prosecutors handling the… …
