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21Stavisky Affair — The Stavisky Affair was a 1934 financial scandal generated by the actions of embezzler Alexandre Stavisky. It had political ramifications for the French Radical Socialist moderate government of the day. The scandal was described by the New Yorker …
22Battle of Beachy Head (1690) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Beachy Head partof=the Nine Years War caption= Battle of Beachy Head Steel engraving by Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin. date=10 July 1690 [ All dates in the article are in the Gregorian calendar… …
23Orlov — For other uses, see Orlov (disambiguation). Count Grigory Orlov, by Fyodor Rokotov Orlov (Russian: Орлóв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained… …
24Giovanni da Pian del Carpine — Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, or John of Plano Carpini or John of Pian de Carpine or Joannes de Plano (c. 1180 August 1 1252) was one of the first Europeans to enter the court of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He is the author of the… …
25Gentex — (NASDAQ|GNTX) is a company specializing in fire protection and automotive products based in Zeeland, Michigan, USA. Fire protection Gentex was founded in 1974 by Fred Bauer as a manufacturer of fire protection products. The company created the… …
26Knife switch — A knife switch is a type of switch used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit. It is comprised of a hinge which allows a metal lever, or knife, to be lifted from or inserted into a slot or jaw. The hinge and jaw are both fixed to an… …
27Giovanni Da Pian Del Carpini — ▪ Franciscan author English John Of Plano Carpini born c. 1180, , Pian del Carpine?, near Perugia, Umbria died Aug. 1, 1252, Antivari [Bar], Dalmatia? Franciscan friar, first noteworthy European traveller in the Mongol Empire, to which he …
28Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
29United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
30United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
