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  • 51Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 52Petrarch — /pee trahrk, pe /, n. (Francesco Petrarca) 1304 74, Italian poet and scholar. * * * Italian Francesco Petrarca born July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Tuscany died July 18/19, 1374, Arquà, near Padua, Carrara Italian scholar, poet, and humanist. After 1326… …

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  • 53Latin America, history of — Introduction       history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …

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  • 54Kansas — • One of the United States of America, is the central state of the Union, to which it was admitted 29 January, 1861 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kansas     Kansas      …

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  • 55Charitable Bequests —     Civil Law Concerning Charitable Bequests     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Civil Law Concerning Charitable Bequests     The word charity, as employed by the courts and used as descriptive of uses and trusts which will he upheld as charitable, has …

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  • 56Common heritage of mankind — Earthrise from the Moon during Apollo 8 mission, 1968. Article 11 of the Moon Treaty declares the Moon and its natural resources the common heritage of mankind. Common heritage of mankind (also termed the common heritage of humanity, common… …

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  • 57Malaspina Expedition — The Malaspina Expedition (1789 1794) was a scientific exploration that took place during a five year voyage around the globe, commanded by Alessandro Malaspina and José de Bustamante y Guerra. Although the expedition receives its name from… …

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  • 58Nicholas Upsall — Born c. 1596 England Died August 20, 1666, age 70 Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States Nationality English Occupation innkeeper, landowner Known for …

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  • 59United States —    The dissemination of Hindu thought and practice in the United States began before any Hindu teacher entered America. Ironically, the assimilation of immigrants from India has not been a primary vehicle for the introduction or popularization of …

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  • 60fidei commissum — fi·dei com·mis·sum / fī dē ˌā kə mi səm, fē dā ˌē kȯ mē su̇m/ n pl fidei com·mis·sa / sə, sä/ [Latin fidei commissum, from neuter past participle of fideicommittere to bequeath (a thing) with the request that it be delivered to a third person,… …

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