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41Richard E. Byrd — Richard Evelyn Byrd Born 25 October 1888(1888 10 25) Winchester, Virginia …
42Sun Yat-sen — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun. Generalissimo Sun Yat sen 孫文 / 孫逸仙 Provisional President of the Republic of China In office …
43Mackay Trophy — The Mackay Trophy on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The Mackay Trophy was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Hungerford Mackay, who was then head of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company and the Commercial… …
44Merritt A. Edson — Merritt Austin Edson    …
45Hero (title) — The title of Hero is presented by various governments in recognition of acts of self sacrifice to the state, and great achievements in combat or labor. It is originally a Soviet type honor, and is continued by several nations including Belarus,… …
46MAPU, ABRAHAM — (1808–1867), creator of the modern Hebrew novel. One of the principal exponents of the Haskalah movement in Eastern Europe, he is best known for his first and most successful novel Ahavat Ẓiyyon ( The Love of Zion, Vilna, 1853), which represents… …
47Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
48ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
49Delirium (novel) — This article is about the Spanish language novel. For other uses, see Delirium (disambiguation) Delirium is a novel by Colombian author Laura Restrepo. With this book, Restrepo won the prestigious Premio Alfaguara de Novela in 2004.[1] Natasha… …
50Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress — B 17 redirects here. For other uses, see B17 (disambiguation). B 17 Flying Fortress Boeing B 17E …
