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The Battle of Amiens, which began on 8 August 1918, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that led ultimately to the end of World War I. The Australian and Canadian divisions that spearheaded the attack managed to advance over eight miles on the first day, one of the greatest advances of the war. The battle marked the end of trench warfare on the Western Front and the return to the mobile warfare that would prevail until the armistice was signed on 11 November. Battle o ...

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• Battle of Amiens - Prelude
• Battle of Amiens - The plan
• Battle of Amiens - The battle
• Battle of Amiens - Conclusion
• Battle of Amiens - Suggested Reading

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The English Bill of Rights of 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full title An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown and known colloquially in the UK as the "Bill of Rights." It is one of the basic documents of English constitutional law, alongside Magna Carta, the Act of Settlement and the Parliament Acts. A separate but ...

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• Bill of Rights 1689 - Background
• Bill of Rights 1689 - Basic tenets
• Bill of Rights 1689 - Development

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Bowen is a town and Local Government Area on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Bowen Queensland - Geography. Bowen is located on the north-east coast of Australia, at exactly twenty degrees south of the equator. In fact, the twentieth parallel crosses the main street. Bowen is halfway between Townsville and Mackay, and 1,130 kilometres by road from Brisbane. (To give an idea of the scale of the state of Queensland, Canberra is closer to Brisbane than Bowen is, and Melbourne is closer to Brisbane t ...

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• Bowen Queensland - Geography
• Bowen Queensland - Weather
• Bowen Queensland - Demographics
• Bowen Queensland - Economy
• Bowen Queensland - Government
• Bowen Queensland - History
• Bowen Queensland - Events
• Bowen Queensland - Tourism
• Bowen Queensland - Entertainment
• Bowen Queensland - Colleges and universities
• Bowen Queensland - Sister cities

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The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. They were held between 6 April and 15 April 1896. An 1894 congress organized by Pierre de Coubertin in Paris established the International Olympic Committee and appointed the Greek capital of Athens as the host city. The Greeks had little experience with organizing sports events, and initially had financial trou ...

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• 1896 Summer Olympics - Election as host city
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Organization
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Opening ceremony
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Sport by sport overview
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Athletics
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Cycling
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Fencing
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Gymnastics
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Shooting
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Swimming
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Tennis
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Weightlifting
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Wrestling
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Closing ceremony
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Nations
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Entered nations that did not compete
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Medal count
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Female competitors
• 1896 Summer Olympics - Notes

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The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: participating in papal elections when the Holy See is vacant, and advising the Pope about Church matters when he summons them to a consistory. Historically, they were also the clergy of the city of Rome serving the Pope as the Bishop of Rome and were assigned duties in parishes of the city. The College has no ruling power except during the sede vacante period, where its powers are still extr ...

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• College of Cardinals - Choosing the pope
• College of Cardinals - Members of the College of Cardinals
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Bishops
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Priests
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Deacons

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Buchenwald was a Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg Hill near Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, in July 1937. The name "Buchenwald" is German for "beech forest", as the camp was located in Buchenwald forest. The prisoners were used as slave labour in local armament factories. The first commandant was Karl Otto Koch, who ran the camp from 1937 to 1941. His second wife, Ilse Koch, became notorious as "The Witch of Buchenwald" ("Die Hexe von Buchenwald", and informally "The Bitch of Buchenwald"), for her streak of ...

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• Buchenwald - Female prisoners and overseers
• Buchenwald - Aftermath
• Buchenwald - Well-known prisoners
• Buchenwald - Footnotes
• Buchenwald - Literature:

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Flavius Anastasius or Anastasius I (c. 430–July 9, 518) was Byzantine emperor from 11 April 491 until his death. He was born at Dyrrhachium not later than A.D. 430. At the time of the death of Zeno (491), Anastasius, a palace official (silentiarius), held a very high character, and was raised to the throne of the Roman empire of the East, through the choice of Ariadne, Zeno's widow, who married him shortly after his accession. His reign, though afterwards disturbed by foreign and internecine wars and religious distract ...

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Christoph Cardinal Schönborn OP (who would have been Count Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert von Schönborn if Austrian law on nobility were not in place), born on January 22, 1945 at Skalken castle west of Leitmeritz, in Bohemia, which is now in the Czech Republic) is an Austrian cardinal. He has been Archbishop of Vienna since 1995. Schönborn succeeded Hans Hermann Groër. Christoph Cardinal Schönborn - Biography. Schönborn is the second son of the Count Hugo-Damian von Schönb ...

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• Christoph Cardinal Schönborn - Biography
• Christoph Cardinal Schönborn - Statement on evolution

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United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lords Lord Chancellor: Lord Falconer House of Commons Speaker: Michael Martin Prime Minister: Tony Blair Cabinet Government departments Scottish Parliament Scottish Executive Including:

• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Overview
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Seats in Scotland
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Predicted result of redrawn boundaries
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Actual result of redrawn boundaries
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - The election in Northern Ireland
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - The ballot
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Exit polls
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Election results
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Interpretation of Result
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Total seats for each party
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - Formation of the new government
• United Kingdom general election 2005 - New party leaders

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USS Frederick (LST-1184) was named after the city of Frederick, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland. She was laid down on 13 April 1968 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 8 March 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Kleber S. Masterson; and commissioned on 11 April 1970, Cmdr. Robert A. Shaid in command. Following shakedown, Frederick was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, and was homeported at San Diego. She made over thirteen major deployments to the ...

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• USS Frederick LST-1184 - Sources

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Kodagu (sometimes called Coorg, especially in English) is a district of Karnataka state, India. It occupies about 4100 sq. km. in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. It is bordered by Dakshina Kannada to the northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east, and Kannur district of Kerala state to the south and southwest. The district town is Madikeri. Kodagu - Geography. Kodagu lies on the eastern slope of the Western Ghats. It is a mountainous district, presenting through ...

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• Kodagu - Geography
• Kodagu - Flora and fauna
• Kodagu - People
• Kodagu - The Kodava
• Kodagu - Other communities
• Kodagu - Languages
• Kodagu - Economy
• Kodagu - History
• Kodagu - The name

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Cobh (An Cóbh in Irish, derived from English the cove) is a seaport in County Cork, Ireland (51°51′N 8°18′W). The locality, which had had several different Irish-language names, was first referred to as Cove ("the Cove of Cork") in 1750. It was renamed Queenstown in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and so remained until the name Cove (with Irish spelling) was restored in 1922 with the foundation of the Irish Free State. Cobh is located on the south shore of the Great Island in Cork Harbour, on slopes overlooking the harbour. On its highest point stands the St Colman' ...

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Anton Szandor LaVey (born 11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997), was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan, author of The Satanic Bible, founder of the religion known as Satanism. He claimed no supernatural “inspiration” for this religion, but rather synthesized his understanding of human nature and the insights of earlier philosophers who advocated materialism and individualism. LaVey viewed Satan not as a literal deity or entity, but as a historic literary figure symbolic of Anti-Christian values. Including:

• Anton LaVey - Biography
• Anton LaVey - Criticism
• Anton LaVey - Books by LaVey
• Anton LaVey - Books featuring writings by LaVey
• Anton LaVey - Books about LaVey
• Anton LaVey - Filmography
• Anton LaVey - Recordings of Anton LaVey

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William III of England (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots from 11 April 1689, in each case until his death. Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English, Scottish and Irish Crowns following the Glorious Revolution, during which his uncle and father-in-law, James II, was depos ...

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• William III of England - Early life
• William III of England - Early reign
• William III of England - Glorious Revolution
• William III of England - Revolution Settlement
• William III of England - Rule with Mary II
• William III of England - Later years
• William III of England - Death
• William III of England - Legacy
• William III of England - Style and arms
• William III of England - Ancestry

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Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other... Following the pattern of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, a concept album was recorded and released in 1984, before any stage production was underway. A single from the album, "One Night In Bangkok", sung by Murray Head, was an unlikely top-40 hit ...

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• Chess musical - The studio album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Plot synopsis
• Chess musical - Broadway cast album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Plot synopsis
• Chess musical - The Chess In Concert album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - The Danish tour album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - The 2002 Stockholm Version
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Actor's Fund of America Concert 2003
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Production history
• Chess musical - London 1986
• Chess musical - Broadway 1988
• Chess musical - Around the world: 1990 - 1992
• Chess musical - Stockholm 2002

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Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (30 July 1833 - 19 May 1896) was the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose shooting occasioned the start of World War I. He was born at Schönbrunn in Vienna, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802-1878) and his wife Sophie of Bavaria (1805-1872). His elder brothers were the Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Archduke Maximilian, who became Emperor o ...

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1993 in South Africa - March. 24 March - The President FW de Klerk informs Parliament that South Africa constructed six nuclear fission devices. He adds that these had been dismantled by the end of 1989 1993 in South Africa - May. 4 May - Nordic development ministers, at their annual meeting in Sweden, decide to continue supporting to the African National Congress 5 May - Nelson Mandela addresses a joint sitting of two houses of the United Kingdom Parliament Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) members kill four police off ...

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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

2001 in South Africa - March. 18 March - The Department of Health declines the offer of a large donation of HIV test kits made by Guardian Scientific Africa Incorporated 2001 in South Africa - April. 5 April - George Bizos is awarded the 2001 International Trial Lawyer Prize of the Year by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers 11 April - Pfizer Inc., a pharmaceutical company, agrees to supply AIDS patients attending public hospitals with an ...

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See also: 2005 English cricket season (1-14 June); 2005 English cricket season (15-30 June) The eighth round of the Championship saw Hampshire beat title rivals Nottinghamshire and Kent beat Gloucestershire, and then lose 8 points for the poor quality of the Maidstone pitch. The other First Division matches were draws, with Glamorgan avoiding defeat after following-on against Sussex. The Second Division saw four draws. Meanwhile, the students of Cambridge UCCE edged past Middlesex by 2 wickets. The S ...

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