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  • 61Lincoln's first inaugural address — On Monday, March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was formally sworn in as the sixteenth President of the United States. As seven states had seceded from the United States by this time and formed the Confederate States of America (the new flag of the CSA …

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  • 62History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… …

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  • 63Episcopal Church in the United States of America — Infobox Anglican Church‎ show name =The Episcopal Church caption =The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington, D.C., is referred to as the Washington National Cathedral. primate=Katharine Jefferts Schori main classification …

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  • 64Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Monday, March 4, 1861       In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take in your presence the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States… …

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  • 65COVENANT — COVENANT, a general obligation concerning two parties. It was confirmed either by an oath (Gen. 21:22ff.; 26:26ff.; Deut. 29:9ff.; Josh. 9:15–20; II Kings 11:4; Ezek. 16:8; 17:33ff.), by a solemn meal (Gen. 26:30; 31:54; Ex. 24:11; II Sam. 2:20) …

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  • 66Robert E. Lee — This article is about the Confederate general. For other uses, see Robert E. Lee (disambiguation). Robert Edward Lee …

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  • 67Diomedes — This article is about the hero of the Trojan War. For other uses, see Diomedes (disambiguation). Diomedes, King of Argos a statue by Kresilas from ca. 430 BC. Glyptothek, München …

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  • 68ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …

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  • 69UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 70Oaths of Strasbourg — (multiple texts) Also known as Sacramenta Argentariae (Latin), les serments de Strasbourg (Modern French), die Straßburger Eide (Modern German) Language medieval Latin, Old French …

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