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  • 71ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 72publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …

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  • 73Operation Crossroads — Coordinates: 11°36′N 165°30′E / 11.6°N 165.5°E / 11.6; 165.5 …

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  • 74Military history of Australia during World War I — …

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  • 75Battle of Ia Drang — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ia Drang partof=the Vietnam War caption=1/7 Cavalry at LZ X Ray date=November 14 ndash; November 18, 1965 place=coord|13|35|N|107|43|E|type:landmark|display=title,inline Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam casus …

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  • 76Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China partof=the Chinese Civil War place=Northeast China date=December 15, 1947 March 15, 1948 result=Communist victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=… …

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  • 77Howard Staunton — Infobox chess player playername = Howard Staunton caption= birthname = Howard Staunton country = ENG datebirth = 1810 placebirth = datedeath = death date and age|1874|6|22|1810|4|999 placedeath = title = rating = peakrating =chess notation Howard …

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  • 78petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …

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  • 79Anglo-Iraqi War — Part of the Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatre of the Second World War British troops looking at …

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  • 80drum — drum1 /drum/, n., pl. drums, (esp. collectively for 11) drum, v., drummed, drumming. n. 1. a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head,… …

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