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71Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 …
72Charles Upham — For the U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, see Charles Wentworth Upham. Charles Hazlitt Upham Charles Upham in field uniform …
731988–89 in English football — The 1988 89 season was the 109th season of competitive football in England.OverviewHillsborough disasterOn 15 April, a crowd crush at the FA Cup semi final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough saw 94 people killed and more than …
74Mozart and Roman Catholicism — St. Stephen s Cathedral, Vienna, the most important edifice of the Roman Catholic Church in Vienna. Mozart s marriage and funeral took place here. The celebrated composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) was raised Roman Catholic and remained… …
75Columbus — Christopher Columbus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.) Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506. His… …
76Christopher Columbus — Christopher Columbus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.) Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506. His… …
77Ordinances of 1311 — The Ordinances of 1311 were a series of regulations imposed upon King Edward II by the peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England to restrict the power of the king.[a] The twenty one signatories of the Ordinances are referred to as the Lords… …
78Christian Wirth — Nickname Christian the Terrible (German: Christian der Grausame), The Wild Christian …
79Attempts to escape Oflag IV-C — For a complete list, see List of attempts to escape Oflag IV C. Prisoners made numerous attempts to escape Oflag IV C, one of the most famous German Army prisoner of war camps for officers in World War II. Between 30 and 36 (German/Allied… …
80Grace Gifford — (4 March1888 ndash;13 December1955) was an Irish artist and cartoonist who was active in the Republican movement. She is mainly remembered as the subject of a popular song, which tells the story of how she married Joseph Plunkett in 1916 only a… …
