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  • 32Pierre's Hole — Pierre s Hole, a shallow valley located in the drainage of the south fork of the Teton River in what is today the state of Idaho, was a strategic center of the fur trade of the northern Rocky Mountains. Explorer and mountain man John Colter, a… …

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  • 33William Lyon Mackenzie — Infobox Mayor name =William Lyon Mackenzie |250px caption =William Lyon Mackenzie birth date = March 12, 1795 birth place = Aberdeen, Scotland death date = August 28, 1861 office = 1st Mayor of Toronto term start = 1834 term end = 1834… …

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  • 34WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political …

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  • 35Yamasee War — The Yamasee War (also spelled Yemassee War) (1715 1717) was a conflict between colonial South Carolina and various Native American Indian tribes including the Yamasee, Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah… …

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  • 36Algeria — /al jear ee euh/, n. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 29,830,370; 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Cap.: Algiers. * * * Algeria Introduction Algeria Background: After a century of… …

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  • 37Wide Awakes — The Wide Awakes was a para military campaign organization affiliated with the Republican Party during the 1860 election. Similar organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party were called the Douglas Invincibles , Young Hickories or… …

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  • 38Virginia Cavaliers (historical) — For the sports teams, see Virginia Cavaliers.Virginia Cavaliers were royalist supporters in the royal colony of at various times during the colonial period of the United States.Historical background In 1624, the Virginia Company, after a severe… …

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  • 39Emperor Yang of Sui — (隋煬帝, 569 March 11, 618), personal name Yang Guang (楊廣), alternative name Ying (英), nickname Amo (阿摩), known as Emperor Ming (明帝) during the brief reign of his grandson Yang Tong), was the second son of Emperor Wen of Sui, and the second emperor… …

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  • 40Economy of the Song Dynasty — The Song Dynasty (960 ndash;1279) of China was a period of Chinese history marked by commercial expansion, economic prosperity, and revolutionary new economic concepts. Private trade grew and a market economy began to link the coastal provinces… …

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