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91Battle of Flamborough Head — The Battle of Flamborough Head, between a small squadron led by John Paul Jones and two British convoy escorts, is one of the best known, but least understood, naval actions in history. What follows is an attempt to present a balanced view of the …
92Nicholas Nickleby — The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Pour les articles homonymes, voir Nicholas Nickleby (homonymie). Nicholas Nickleby …
93July Revolution — The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution, saw the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascension of his cousin Louis Philippe, the duc d Orléans, who himself, after eighteen precarious years on… …
94Goliad Campaign — The Goliad Campaign refers to a series of battles which occurred in 1836 as part of the Texas Revolution, which ultimately led to the Goliad massacre. Troops from the army of Mexico defeated Texian forces in several clashes, and eventually many… …
95Durdane series — The Durdane series is a trilogy of science fiction books written by Jack Vance between 1971 and 1973, and detail the political and social adventures of Gastel Etzwane on the world Durdane. The trilogy, as a whole, portrays the rise of Gastel… …
96Bucky Phillips manhunt controversy — The Bucky Phillips manhunt controversy refers to the alleged pattern of alleged police misbehavior during the massive law enforcement 2006 manhunt for escaped prisoner Ralph Bucky Phillips, who eventually pled guilty to the murder of a police… …
9712th Archeological Congress — The XIIth Archeological Congress Kharkiv, 1902 Preamble In the 1867 a tradition of holding Archeological Conferences known as Congresses was established in the Russian Empire. The aim of these conferences was to discuss and to make public studies …
98Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance — The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989. In 1992 and 1994 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with Vocal.The designation of what is metal and what is hard rock can be somewhat… …
99performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
100literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
