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11ALEXANDER THE GREAT° — (356–323 B.C.E.), king of Macedonia who conquered most of the Near East and Asia. A legend preserved in Josephus (Ant., 11:329 ff.) tells that when Alexander was besieging Tyre, Sanballat, the leader of the Samaritans, came to him at the head of… …
12William Forgan Smith — (15 April 1887 23 September 1953), generally known as Forgan Smith, was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. He came to dominate politics in the state during the 1930s, and his populism, firm leadership, defence of… …
13Langdon, Alberta — Infobox Settlement official name = Hamlet of Langdon other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Hamlet motto = imagesize = image caption = Aerial view of Langdon in winter flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size =… …
14Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line — The Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line was a railway line running from Three Bridges (on the Brighton Main Line) in West Sussex to Tunbridge Wells Central in Kent via East Grinstead in East Sussex, a distance of… …
15South Yorkshire Coalfield — The South Yorkshire Coalfield is defined by a triangle lying between Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield, though a few mines within the coalfield lie outside this area. It is part of the larger Midland coal field which stretches from Nottingham in… …
16Parish of Raheny (Roman Catholic) — The Parish of Raheny is the modern successor in the Roman Catholic Church to an early (1152) parish, in Raheny, a district of Dublin, Ireland reputed to be a site of Christian settlement back to at least 570 AD. Today s parish, within the Howth… …
17Durrus and District History Modern — Durrus is an area of West Cork in Ireland. For earlier history, see Durrus and District History1900 2000 James Gilhooley M.P. and Elections 1910James Gilhooley MP (he had been a merchant in Bantry, and was jailed on a number of occaasions under… …
18Nelson Section — The remains of the former Kawatiri Station, 2007 Overview Type New Zealand Government Railways regional rail …
19Earl Shilton — Infobox UK place official name= Earl Shilton country = England os grid reference= SP472980 latitude= 52.57777 longitude= 1.30491 map type= Leicestershire civil parish= population = shire district= Hinckley and Bosworth shire county=… …
20Whistler Blackcomb — This article is about the ski resort. For other pages with the name Whistler, see Whistler (disambiguation). Whistler Blackcomb …
