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  • 92Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Mount Olympus Meets the Middle Kingdom — Introduction officially  Games of the XXIX Olympiad        The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, involving some 200 Olympic committees and as many as 13,000 accredited athletes competing in 28 different sports, were auspiciously scheduled to begin at 8 …

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  • 93Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …

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  • 94military aircraft — Introduction       any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use.       Aircraft have been a fundamental part of military power since the mid 20th century. Generally speaking, all military aircraft fall into one of the following… …

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  • 95Chet Murphy — Born November 15, 1917 (1917 11 15) (age 94) Chicago, Illinois Citizenship United States Alma mater University of Chicago Occupation …

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  • 96Colonia Buenos Aires — Dr Andrade Street at the very north end of the colonia Colonia Buenos Aires is a colonia of the Cuauhtémoc borough located south of the historic center of Mexico City. This colonia is primarily known for its abundance of dealers selling used car… …

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  • 97de Havilland Comet — This article is about the jet airliner. For the 1930s racing aircraft, see de Havilland DH.88. DH 106 Comet …

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  • 98Curtiss P-40 Warhawk — P 40 redirects here. For other uses, see P 40 (disambiguation). P 40 Warhawk Tomahawk / Kittyhawk A Hawk 87A 3 (Kittyhawk …

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  • 99Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950) — Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after World War II (demographic estimates) Background …

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