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  • 51History of ancient Tunisia — The present day Republic of Tunisia, al Jumhuriyyah at Tunisiyyah , has over ten million citizens, almost all of Arab Berber descent. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west. Tunis is the… …

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  • 52Alexander Hamilton — Infobox US Cabinet official name=Alexander Hamilton order=1st title=United States Secretary of the Treasury term start=September 11, 1789 term end=January 31, 1795 president=George Washington predecessor=(New office) successor=Oliver Wolcott, Jr …

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  • 53Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …

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  • 54Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …

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  • 55Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium     Belgium     † …

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  • 56Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …

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  • 57The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …

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  • 58Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias — Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias …

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  • 59Battle of Karbala — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Karbala partof= date=October 10, 680 place=Karbala result=Military victory for the forces of Yazid I combatant1=Umayyads combatant2=Supporters of Ali commander1=Yazid ibn Mu awiah Umar ibn Sa… …

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  • 60Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location …

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