were able to secure
21Yuan Wencai — (袁文才; also Yuan Xuansan 袁選三) was a former bandit chieftain who operated in the mountainous area of Jinggangshan in Jiangxi province, China, from 1923, and then joined the communists, becoming a protege of Mao Zedong during their formative period… …
22Reservation in India — Reservation in Indian law is a form of affirmative action whereby a percentage of seats are reserved in the public sector units, union and state civil services, union and state government departments and in all public and private educational… …
23Peshmerga — Infobox Military Unit unit name = Peshmerga caption = Peshmerga emblem dates = 1890 Present country = Iraqi Kurdistan Region allegiance = branch = Army type = role = Domestic defense size = 270,000 [… …
24mosaic — mosaically, adv. /moh zay ik/, n., adj., v., mosaicked, mosaicking. n. 1. a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc. 2. the process of producing such a picture or decoration. 3. something resembling …
25Mosaic — /moh zay ik/, adj. of or pertaining to Moses or the writings, laws, and principles attributed to him: Mosaic ethics. Also, Mosaical. [1655 65; < NL Mosaicus, equiv. to LL Mos(es) MOSES + aicus, on the model of Hebraicus Hebraic] * * * Surface… …
26History of Jews in Kobe — is a port city in the Kansai region of Japan on the main island of Honshū. An important city throughout Japanese history, Kobe also has a significant Jewish history. Already housing a modest Jewish community by the start of World War II, Kobe… …
27Gettysburg Railroad Station — The Gettysburg Railroad Station is a newly refurbished museum and office building located on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The station is notable for being the site of Abraham Lincoln s arrival to Gettysburg on November 18, 1863,… …
28Sergei Eisenstein — Infobox Actor name = Sergei Eisenstein imagesize = 240px birthname = Sergei Mikhailovich Eizenshtein birthdate = January 23, 1898 location = Riga, Russian Empire yearsactive = 1923 1946 deathdate = death date and age|1948|2|11|1898|1|23… …
29conservatism — /keuhn serr veuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. 2. the principles and practices of political conservatives. [1825 35; CONSERVAT(IVE) + ISM] * * * Political attitude …
30Lancia LC2 — Racing car Category = Group C | Car name = Lancia LC2 Constructor = Lancia (with Abarth and Dallara) | Team = flagicon|ITA Martini Racing flagicon|ITA Mussato Action Car flagicon|ITA Dollop Racing Designer = flagicon|ITA Gian Paolo Dallara… …
