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101Remote control — For other uses, see Remote control (disambiguation). A television remote control unit (RCU) A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wireless …
102The Yeomen of the Guard — The opera is set in the Tower of London, during the 16th century, and is the darkest, and perhaps most emotionally engaging, of the Savoy Operas, ending with a broken hearted main character and two very reluctant engagements, rather than the… …
103Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux — Born 1 November 1636(1636 11 01) Paris, France Died 13 March 1711(1711 03 13) (aged  …
104Economic history of Britain — This is a history of the economy of the United Kingdom and of the countries that joined to form it in 1707 and 1801.Early historyIn Britain s earliest history agriculture was overwhelmingly dominant. The most important export was cassiterite,… …
105History of the United States (1865–1918) — The history of the United States (1865–1918) covers Reconstruction and the rise of industrialization in the United States.At the conclusion of the Civil War, the United States remained bitterly divided. Reconstruction and its failure left the… …
106Conflict theory — Sociology …
107Bob Tisdall — Robert ( Bob ) Morton Newburgh Tisdall (May 16, 1907 in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon now Sri Lanka ndash; July 27, 2004 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia) was an Irish athlete of English origin who won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1932… …
108Scramble for Africa — For the book by Thomas Pakenham, see Thomas Pakenham (historian)#The Scramble for Africa. For information on the colonization of Africa prior to the 1880s, including Carthaginian and early European colonization, see Colonization of Africa. The… …
109Derek and the Dominos — Origin New York, New York, USA[citation needed] Genres Blues rock Years active 1970–1971 …
110Close Quarters Battle — (CQB) or close quarters combat (CQC) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand to hand combat. In the typical CQB scenario, the attackers try a very… …
