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Allegedly, the Germans feared the Red Army was making preparations to attack them, and it was thus presented as a preemptive war. Readers of Hitler's Mein Kampf ("My Struggle") should however not have been surprised to see him invade the Soviet Union. In that book, he makes clear his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum ("living space", i.e. land and raw materials), and that it was to be looked for in the East. It was the stated policy of the Nazis to kill, deport, or enslave the Russian population, whom they conside ...

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Operation Barbarossa, Operation Barbarossa - German preparations, Operation Barbarossa - Soviet preparations, Operation Barbarossa - The attack of June 22, Operation Barbarossa - Pre-emptive Soviet attack on Finland, Operation Barbarossa - Causes of initial Soviet defeats, Operation Barbarossa - Outcome, Operation Barbarossa - Causes of the failure of Operation Barbarossa, Operation Barbarossa - Underestimated Soviet potential, Operation Barbarossa - Faults of logistical planning, Operation Barbarossa - Weather

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1971: First British soldier on security duties, Gunner Curtis, killed by the IRA in current campaign in North Belfast. Three unarmed British soldiers abducted while off duty in Belfast and subsequently shot. IRA suspected but responsibility never admitted. 1971: Mother of ten, Jean McConville, is abducted and killed by the Provisional IRA, allegedly for informing the British Army of IRA activities, although her family contend that she was killed for comforting a wounded British soldier. The IRA would deny any involveme ...

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Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Origins, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Organisation, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Weaponry and operations, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Categorisation, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Strength and support, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Activities, Provisional Irish Republican Army - The Belfast Agreement, Provisional Irish Republican Army - End of the armed campaign, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Notable events, Provisional Irish Republican Army - P. O'Neill, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Infiltration, Provisional Irish Republican Army - Footnotes

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Montague Summers was the youngest of the seven children of Augustus William Summers, an affluent banker and justice of the peace in Clifton, Bristol. Summers was educated at Clifton College before studying theology at Trinity College, Oxford with the intention of becoming a curate in the Church of England. He continued his religious training at Lichfield Theological College and became a deacon in 1908, but he apparently never proceeded to higher orders, probably because of accusations of sexual impropriety with young boys. Summers was for a ...

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Montague Summers, Montague Summers - Life, Montague Summers - Works, Montague Summers - Poetry and Drama, Montague Summers - Prose fiction, Montague Summers - Edition and translation, Montague Summers - The occult, Montague Summers - Other works, Montague Summers - Bibliography, Montague Summers - Links

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Manchester United F.C. - Early years 1878-1945. The club were formed as Newton Heath (Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway) (Newton Heath (L&YR) for short) by a group of Manchester railway workers in 1878. The name was soon shortened to Newton Heath. They were founder members of the Football Alliance in 1889 and joined the Football League in 1892 when it merged with the Football Alliance. The earliest known film of Manchester United is the 2–0 victory at Burnley ...

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Manchester United F.C., Manchester United F.C. - History, Manchester United F.C. - Early years 1878-1945, Manchester United F.C. - The Busby years 1945-1969, Manchester United F.C. - 1969-1986, Manchester United F.C. - The Alex Ferguson era 1986-1999, Manchester United F.C. - After the treble 1999-present, Manchester United F.C. - The Malcolm Glazer takeover, Manchester United F.C. - Support, Manchester United F.C. - Current squad, Manchester United F.C. - Players out on loan, Manchester United F.C. - Reserve team players, Manchester United F.C. - Academy team players, Manchester United F.C. - Noted players, Manchester United F.C. - Managerial history, Manchester United F.C. - Honours, Manchester United F.C. - Records, Manchester United F.C. - Performance in the top division, Manchester United F.C. - Supporters' organisations, Manchester United F.C. - Fanzines

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List of disasters - Air disasters. See also: List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by year This is a list of disasters involving objects in flight or near-flight. From 1990 onward, the list is exhaustive, including all air disasters killing 20 or more people. See also: List of space disasters, Accidents and incidents in aviation ...

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List of disasters, List of disasters - Natural disasters, List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters, List of disasters - Classical antiquity disasters, List of disasters - Medieval disasters, List of disasters - Renaissance and Enlightenment disasters, List of disasters - 19th century disasters, List of disasters - 20th century disasters, List of disasters - 21st century disasters, List of disasters - Transportation disasters, List of disasters - Air disasters, List of disasters - Rail disasters, List of disasters - Ship and ferry disasters, List of disasters - Road disasters, List of disasters - Other man-made disasters, List of disasters - Nuclear disasters, List of disasters - War disasters, List of disasters - Dam/dike/levee disasters, List of disasters - Environmental disasters, List of disasters - Mining disasters, List of disasters - Industrial disasters, List of disasters - Explosion disasters, List of disasters - Fire disasters, List of disasters - Miscellaneous, List of disasters - Causes of hypothetical future disasters

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Though it took the form of an Israeli military incursion into Lebanon, Operation Litani was grounded in the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From 1968 on, the PLO, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and other Palestinian groups established a quasi-state in southern Lebanon, using it as a base for raids on northern Israel. This was exacerbated by a massive influx of PLO militants fleeing a defeat in the Jordanian civil war and regrouping in southern Lebanon. Israel responded with damaging attacks against Lebanese village ...

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Operation Litani, Operation Litani - Background, Operation Litani - Course of fighting, Operation Litani - Outcome of the war, Operation Litani - Resolution 425

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Place: country and castle of Montsalvat and Klingsor's magic palace. Parsifal - Act I. In a wood near the castle of Monsalvat, home to the Knights of the Grail, Gurnemanz, one of the Knights of the Grail, wakes his young squires and leads them in prayer. He notices the retinue of Amfortas approach, and asks the leading Knight for news of the King’s health. The knight tells him that the King has suffered during the night and is going early for his bath. The squires ask Gurnemanz to explain h ...

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Parsifal, Parsifal - Composition, Parsifal - Early performances of Parsifal, Parsifal - Cast, Parsifal - Instrumentation, Parsifal - Plot, Parsifal - Act I, Parsifal - Act II, Parsifal - Act III, Parsifal - Criticism and Influence, Parsifal - Recordings of Parsifal, Parsifal - Sound sample

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Porridge TV - Basic premise. The central character of Porridge is Norman Stanley Fletcher, described by his sentencing judge (whose voice was provided by Ronnie Barker) as "an habitual criminal". Fletch's cellmate is Lennie Godber, a surprisingly innocent inmate serving his first prison sentence, whom Fletch takes under his wing. Mr Mackay is a tough warder whose bark often turns out to be worse than his bite, and with whom Fletch often comes into conflict. Mr Barrowc ...

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Porridge TV, Porridge TV - History, Porridge TV - Television, Porridge TV - Basic premise, Porridge TV - Cast, Porridge TV - Going Straight, Porridge TV - Episode list - Porridge, Porridge TV - Episode List - Going Straight, Porridge TV - Life Beyond the Box, Porridge TV - Film, Porridge TV - Essential Viewing for Prisoners, Porridge TV - Contributions to the English language

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On 23 August 2000, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott granted planning permission to construct a building much larger than the old Exchange on the site. The planning process was absolutely crucial to how the building ended up looking. The site was very special in London because it needed development, was not on any of the "sight lines" (planning guidance requires that new buildings do not obstruct or detract from the view of St. Paul's dome when viewed from a number of locations around London [4][5]), and it had housed the Baltic exchange. The interior was extraordinarily beauti ...

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30 St Mary Axe, 30 St Mary Axe - History of the site, 30 St Mary Axe - Origin of Gherkin nickname, 30 St Mary Axe - The planning process, 30 St Mary Axe - The building, 30 St Mary Axe - Recent events, 30 St Mary Axe - In fiction

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The first indication that the Spratly Islands were more than merely a hazard to shipping was in 1968 when oil was discovered in the region. The PRC’s Geology and Mineral Resources Ministry has estimated that the Spratly area holds oil and natural gas reserves of 17.7 billion tons (1.60 × 1010 kg), as compared to the 13 billion tons (1.17 × 1010 kg) held by Kuwait, placing it as the fourth largest reserve bed in the world. Naturally, these large reserves assisted in intensifying the situation and propelled the territ ...

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Spratly Islands, Spratly Islands - Geography and economic development, Spratly Islands - Colonization, Spratly Islands - Political dispute, Spratly Islands - Philippine claims on the Spratly Islands, Spratly Islands - PRC claims on the Spratly Islands, Spratly Islands - Vietnamese claims on the Spratly Islands, Spratly Islands - 20th Century timeline

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At the start of the war the British had two commands with responsibilities for possessions in the theatre. India Command under General Sir Archibald Wavell the Commander-in-Chief (CinC) of the Army of India and the Far East Command, first under Air Chief Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham and then from December 23, 1941 commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall. India Command was responsible for India, Ceylon, and for some of the time Burma. The Far East Command based in Singapore was responsible for Hong Kong, Malaya, Sin ...

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South-East Asian Theatre of World War II, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Allied Command Structure, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - 11th Army Group, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Japanese Command Structure, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Initial Japanese successes, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Malaya and Singapore, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - The Japanese Indian Ocean raid, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Burma Campaign, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - US forces in the China Burma India Theatre, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Western Allies support for the Chinese, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - RAF, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Battle Honours, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Indian Ocean, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Indian Ocean retreat, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Indian Ocean Strike, South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - Other

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1965 in South Africa - Football Rugby Union. 10 April - The South Africa (Springboks) loses to Ireland 6-9 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland 1965 in South Africa - Golf. Sewsunker "Papwa" Sewgolum, an Indian golfer, beats Gary Player to win the Natal Open tournament for the second time ...

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1965 in South Africa, 1965 in South Africa - Events, 1965 in South Africa - Sport, 1965 in South Africa - Football Rugby Union, 1965 in South Africa - Golf, 1965 in South Africa - Births, 1965 in South Africa - Deaths

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Part One: The City of the Moving Waters Valérian and Laureline are recalled from vacation on Venus by the Chief of the Spatio-Temporal Service. He informs them that Xombul, the renegade technocrat of the First Circle of Galaxity, who attempted to take over Galaxity in Bad Dreams, has escaped captivity and fled into the Earth's past – the year 1986 – a time period agents have been forbidden to visit since the foundation of Galaxity. A nuclear explosion at the North Pole that year caused the polar ice cap to melt engulfing most of the Earth's cities. Valérian is ordered to pursue Xom ...

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The City of the Moving Waters, The City of the Moving Waters - Outline, The City of the Moving Waters - Synopsis, The City of the Moving Waters - Principal Characters, The City of the Moving Waters - Settings, The City of the Moving Waters - Notes

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Woods became a professional golfer in August 1996 playing his first round of professional golf at the Greater Milwaukee Open (GMO). He won two events in the three months of the 1996 season that he played as a professional. The following April he won The Masters by a record margin of 12 shots, and he has been by far the highest profile golfer in the world since then. In the summer of 1997 Woods went to number one in t ...

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Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods - Background and family, Tiger Woods - Amateur career, Tiger Woods - Professional career, Tiger Woods - Woods' golf game, Tiger Woods - Major championships, Tiger Woods - Results, Tiger Woods - PGA TOUR career summary, Tiger Woods - PGA tour wins, Tiger Woods - Other professional wins, Tiger Woods - US national team appearances, Tiger Woods - Charity and youth projects, Tiger Woods - Controversy

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Although it originated in the United Kingdom, the format of show has subsequently been exported to many countries around the world. As of early 2003 the producers' website lists the following territories as having licensed the show: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan ...

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - UK version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Format, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Text Game Walkaway, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Specials, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - The Major Charles Ingram affair, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - United States version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Rule changes, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other information, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other national variants, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Million winners

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Dresser Industries - Founding. It was founded by Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911), who manufactured a product that he devised for drillers to keep oil and water separated underground. Dresser created a "packer," using rubber for a tight fit, and after taking out a patent on May 11, 1880, he began advertising and selling his product, the Dresser Cap Packer, from Bradford ...

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Dresser Industries, Dresser Industries - History, Dresser Industries - Founding, Dresser Industries - Public, Dresser Industries - Merger with Halliburton, Dresser Industries - The New Dresser, Dresser Industries - Bibliography

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Injuries and deaths related to toilets have been portrayed in film and other media on many occasions. These appear across many genres, from comedy to action movies: Slim Newton's comic 1972 country song "Redback on the Toilet Seat" tells the story of a man who gets bitten by a poisonous redback spider while using the toilet, and ends up in hospital, "a sad and sorry plight". In the 1985 film Back to the Future, Doc Brown came up with the idea of the flux capacitor (which is what makes time travel possi ...

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Toilet-related injury, Toilet-related injury - Famous toilet-related deaths, Toilet-related injury - Possible occurrences, Toilet-related injury - Occurrences in popular culture, Toilet-related injury - Linked to external factors, Toilet-related injury - Urban legends

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1986 in South Africa - January. A Soweto man throws a grenade at 3 policemen, police retailiate and kill the man 4 January - Two people are killed and two others injured when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine at Stockpoort in the Ellisras area not far from the Botswana border 5 January - A policeman and a terrorist or freedom fighter are killed at a police roadblock on East London / King Williamstown road 7 January - A grenade is thrown at a Railways policeman in Soweto

Everton F.C. - Origins. The club's roots lie in an English Methodist congregation called New Connexion, which decided to build a new chapel in the Liverpool area in 1868. The following year, the church bought some land on Breckfield Road North, between St. Domingo Vale and St. Domingo Grove. This was located near the district of Everton, which had become part of the City of Liverpool in 1835. St. Domingo Methodist Church's new chapel was opened in 1871 and six years later, Rev B.S. Chambers was appointed M ...

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Everton F.C., Everton F.C. - History, Everton F.C. - Origins, Everton F.C. - The 1930s: The Dixie Years, Everton F.C. - The 1940s and 1950s: The barren years, Everton F.C. - The 1960s: The School of Science again, Everton F.C. - The 1970s: A few highs but no trophies, Everton F.C. - The 1980s: A Golden Era, Everton F.C. - The 1990s: Few Highs and Many Lows, Everton F.C. - The New Millennium: Moving Forward?, Everton F.C. - Ground, Everton F.C. - Crest, Everton F.C. - Colours & Nicknames, Everton F.C. - Major honours, Everton F.C. - Records, Everton F.C. - Squad list, Everton F.C. - Managers, Everton F.C. - Everton Legends, Everton F.C. - Famous Fans, Everton F.C. - Trivia

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On 10 April 2000 Martin was charged with murder (of Barras), attempted murder (of Fearon), wounding with intent to cause injury (of Fearon) and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. At his trial, Martin claimed that on the night of August 20, 1999, he was awoken by sounds in his home. He took his unlicensed shotgun and came downstairs, he claimed, to be confronted by a torch being shone in his face. A 29 year old man, Brendon Fearon, and an accomplice of 16, Fred Barras, were stealing from the house. Martin opened fire th ...

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Tony Martin farmer, Tony Martin farmer - Attempted burglary and manslaughter, Tony Martin farmer - Burglary trial, Tony Martin farmer - Murder trial, Tony Martin farmer - Appeal, Tony Martin farmer - Parole applications and release, Tony Martin farmer - Aftermath, Tony Martin farmer - The law

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President Eisenhower appointed Gates Under Secretary of the Navy in October 1953 and Secretary on 1 April 1957, positions in which he earned the president's approval. It was a foregone conclusion when Gates became Defense Secretary Neil McElroy's deputy on 8 June 1959 that he would succeed him. He entered office with an impressive background of active military experience and more than six years in the Department of Defense. As a top-level DoD official since 1953, Gates was familiar with the 1953 and 1958 Defense Department reorganizat ...

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Thomas S. Gates Jr., Thomas S. Gates Jr. - Early life, Thomas S. Gates Jr. - Political career, Thomas S. Gates Jr. - Later career, Thomas S. Gates Jr. - Reference

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Caldwell-class destroyer USS Conner became HMS Leeds on 23 October 1940. She was scrapped on 19 January 1949. USS Conway became HMS Lewes on 23 October 1940. She outlived all of her sisters in British service and was stripped of valuable scrap and scuttled off Sydney, Australia on 25 May 1946. USS Stockton became HMS Ludlow on 23 October 1940; stripped and beached as a ...

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Town class destroyer, Town class destroyer - Ships by United States Navy class, Town class destroyer - Ships by World War II navy

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