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31Manhattan Project — This article is about the atomic bomb project. For other uses, see Manhattan Project (disambiguation). Manhattan District The Manhattan Project created the first nuclear bombs. The Trinity test …
32Jules Dumont d'Urville — This article is about the French explorer. For the French base in Antarctica at 64°40 S and 140°1 E, see Dumont d Urville Station. Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville Jules Sébastien César Dumont d Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a… …
33Moscow gold — Northern façade of the building of the Bank of Spain in Madrid. Most of the gold reserves held inside until 1936 were sent to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War. The term Moscow Gold (Spanish: Oro de Moscú), or alternatively, Gold of… …
34Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
35Illinois campaign — Part of the American Revolutionary War The Fall of Fort Sackville, Frederick C. Yohn, 1923 …
36Scientific research in Canada — This article outlines the history of natural scientific research in Canada including, mathematics, physics, astronomy, space science, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, medical research and psychology. The social sciences are not treated… …
37Saudi Arabia — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. 20,087,965; ab. 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Cap.: Riyadh. Cf. Mecca. * * * Saudi Arabia Introduction Saudi Arabia Background: In 1902 Abd al Aziz Ibn SAUD… …
38KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
39'Allo 'Allo! (series 7) — This article contains episode summaries for the seventh series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains ten episodes which first aired between 5 January and 16 March 1991. There is a gap of fifteen months between the… …
40December 1959 — January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December The following events occurred in December 1959. Contents 1 December 1, 1959 (Tuesday) 2 December 2, 1959 (Wednesday) 3 …
