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31Revolutions of 1989 — Fall of Communism redirects here. For the fall of the Soviet Union, see Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions of 1989 Top left: Round Table in Warsaw. Top right: Fall of the Berlin Wall. Middle left: Romanian Revolution. Middle right:… …
32Tiburzio di Maso — (executed 31 October 1460) was a leader of an anarchic faction in Rome that briefly attempted to restore the medieval commune of the city, the last attempt at populist government in the States of the Church.In the tumultuous atmosphere of the… …
33Joe Sharkey — Joe Sharkey, a columnist for the New York Times , writes extensively on business travel and accommodations, and has written several books on criminality and a novel. Sharkey has been a reporter and Assistant National Editor for the Wall Street… …
34Bakaffa — was IPA|nəgusä nägäst (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge ez መሲህ ሰገድ, to whom the anointed bows ) (May 18 1721 ndash; September 19 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Emperor Iyasu I and brother to… …
35Joseph Nacchio — Joseph P. Nacchio (born June 22, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York), was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Qwest Communications International from 1997 to 2002. He was convicted of 19 counts of insider trading in Qwest stock on April …
36Henry Luce — Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 ndash; February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher.BiographyLuce, known to his friends as Father Time, was born in Penglai City, China, the son of Elizabeth Middleton (née Root) and Henry Winters… …
37Snuff (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Snuff Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = North West London Genre = Punk rock Years active = 1986 present Label = 10past12records Fat Wreck Chords Pizza Of Death Records… …
38Social problems in Chinatown — Like many other communities, the older Chinatowns have their share of social problems. Although Chinatowns are now generally viewed and valued as tourist attractions, their earlier reputation was that of dangerous or dilapidated ghettos and slums …
39Mindon, King — (r. 1853 1878) Tenth and penultimate monarch of the Konbaung Dynasty, he seized the throne after his half brother, Pagan Min (r. 1846 1853), suffered the loss of Lower Burma in the Second Anglo Burmese War. Like his contemporary, King… …
