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  • 81Gesta pontificum Anglorum — The Gesta Pontificum Anglorum or Deeds of the English Bishops was a medieval literary work by William of Malmesbury covering the history of the English episcopate. The work was in Medieval Latin and was composed between 1118 and 1125. Although… …

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  • 82Army Service Uniform — The U.S. Army service uniform is the military uniform worn by personnel in situations in which non formal dress is called for. It is worn in most workday situations in which business dress would be called for. It can be worn at most public and… …

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  • 83Suebi — The Suebi or Suevi (from Proto Germanic * swēbaz based on the Proto Germanic root * swē meaning one s own people,cite web | last=Peterson | first=Lena | title=Swābaharjaz | work=Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn | publisher=Institutet för språk… …

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  • 84Hepburn romanization — The Nihongo|Hepburn romanization system|ヘボン式ローマ字|Hebon shiki Rōmaji is named after James Curtis Hepburn, who used it to transcribe the sounds of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet in the third edition of his Japanese–English dictionary …

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  • 85Plantations of Ireland — The traditional counties of Ireland subjected to plantations (1556 to 1620). Note that this map is a simplified one, as in the case of some counties the area of land colonised did not cover the whole of the area coloured …

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  • 86List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …

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  • 87Later life of Winston Churchill — The later life of Winston Churchill documents the life of the British politician from the end of World War II and his second term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, until his eventual death and funeral in 1965. After the end of the Second… …

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  • 88Mary Jane Kelly — The canonical five Jack the Ripper victims Mary Ann Nichols Annie Chapman Elizabeth Stride Catherine Eddowes Mary Jane Kelly Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863 – 9 November 1888), also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly, Fair Emma , Ginger and Black Mary , is… …

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  • 89autarchy, autarky —    The first means absolute power, an autocracy; the second denotes self sufficiency. Some style books The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and The Economist Pocket Style Book, for instance are at pains to point out the distinction, and… …

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  • 90Suit (clothing) — Western dress codes Formal wear Formal Semi formal Informal (including lounge suits) Smart casual Business casual Casual Active attire …

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