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41Traveller (horse) — Traveller (1857 ndash; 1871) was Confederate General Robert E. Lee s most famous horse during the American Civil War.Birth and war serviceTraveller (birth name Jeff Davis) was born near the Blue Sulphur Springs, in Greenbrier County, Virginia… …
42Marcoussis — This article is about the French commune. For the Cubist artist, see Louis Marcoussis. Marcoussis National training centre of the French national rugby union team …
43Corpse road — Corpse roads provided a practical means for transporting corpses, often from remote communities, to cemeteries that had burial rights, such as parish churches and chapels of ease.[1] In Britain, such routes can also be known by a number of other… …
44Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… …
45Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
46Dragon Boat Festival — (Duanwujie) For the Duanwu festival, people make glutinous rice rolls (zongzi) and hold dragon boat races. The traditional explanation of this festival is that these acts are performed in honour of the poet and minister (and patriot) Qu Yuan, who …
47Coronations in Asia — Note: this article is one of a set, describing coronations around the world. For general information related to all coronations, please see the umbrella article Coronation. Coronation of Bhumibol of Thailand, 5 May 1950. Coronations in Asia are,… …
48train — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retinue, suite, entourage, procession, cortège; order, sequence, sequel, succession; railroad cars. See vehicle. v. t. instruct, discipline, drill; educate. See teaching, domestication, pendency,… …
49head — /hɛd / (say hed) noun 1. the upper part of the human body, joined to the trunk by the neck. 2. the corresponding part of an animal s body. 3. the head considered as the seat of thought, memory, understanding, etc.: to have a head for mathematics …
50Salisbury Giant and Hob-Nob — St Christopher, the Salisbury *giant, now lives in the Salisbury Museum (Wiltshire) and only comes out on special occasions. He is the twelve foot (previously fourteen foot) tall pageant giant originally belonging to the Salisbury Guild of… …
