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  • 1Muhammad Ali's seizure of power — The process of Muhammad Ali s seizure of power in Egypt was a long three way civil war between the Ottoman Turks, Egyptian Mamluks, and Albanian mercenaries. It ended in victory for the Albanians led by Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769 1849). The war… …

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  • 2Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran partof=World War II caption= HMAS Sydney in 1940. date=19 November 1941 place=coord|26|9|50|S|111|4|25|E|type:landmark… …

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  • 3List of dodgeball variations — The following is a list of rules variations for the collection of games known as dodgeball. Agility Ball Played on a basket ball court with the two main hoops down, depending on how many people are on each team, there are either 8 balls or 10 or… …

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  • 4List of recurring alien characters in Stargate SG-1 — This is a list of recurring alien characters in the science fiction television series Stargate SG 1. Contents 1 Abydonians 2 Ancients 3 Asgard 4 Goa uld …

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  • 5Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 6Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …

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  • 7History of Physics —     History of Physics     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Physics     The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. Science and Early Christian Scholars; III. A Glance at Arabian Physics; IV.… …

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  • 8electricity — /i lek tris i tee, ee lek /, n. 1. See electric charge. 2. See electric current. 3. the science dealing with electric charges and currents. 4. a state or feeling of excitement, anticipation, tension, etc. [1640 50; ELECTRIC + ITY] * * *… …

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  • 9USS Iowa turret explosion — USS Iowa s Turret Two explodes Date April 19, 1989 Place Caribbean Sea ne …

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  • 10Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …

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