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  • 31Wrecking (shipwreck) — Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered near or close to shore. Wrecking is no longer economically significant; however, as recently as the 19th century in some parts of the world, it was the mainstay of… …

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  • 32Spanish Inquisition — The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal… …

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  • 33Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

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  • 34ROMANIA — ROMANIA, country in East Central and South East Europe, in the Carpatho Danubian region, north of the Balkan Peninsula, partly on the littoral of the Black Sea. The territory comprising Romania was known as Dacia in antiquity; Jewish tombstones,… …

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  • 35Cholula, Puebla — This article is about the modern day Mexican city. For the pre Columbian Mesoamerican city state, see Cholula (Mesoamerican site). For other uses, see Cholula (disambiguation). Cholula San Pedro Cholula/San Andrés Cholula   City… …

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  • 36City of Adelaide (1864) — Coordinates: 55°36′29″N 4°41′09″W / 55.60806°N 4.68583°W / 55.60806; 4.68583 …

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  • 37History of Louisville, Kentucky — The history of Louisville, Kentucky spans hundreds of years, and has been influenced by the area s unique geography and location.Pre settlement history (pre 1778)Although Kentucky was inhabited by Native Americans in prehistoric times, when white …

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  • 38SHABBETAI ẒEVI — (1626–1676), the central figure of Shabbateanism, the messianic movement named after him. Background of the Movement Shabbateanism was the largest and most momentous messianic movement in Jewish history subsequent to the destruction of the Temple …

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  • 39History of Southampton — Southampton is a city in Hampshire, England. The area has been settled since the stone age. Its history has been affected by its geographical location, on a major estuary on the English Channel coast with an unusual double high tide, and by its… …

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  • 40FRANCE — (Heb. פְרַאנְצִיָּה and צָרְפַת), country in Western Europe. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: from the first settlements unil the revolution the roman and merovingian periods from the carolingians until the eve of the… …

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