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1857: Encyclopedia - 1857
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1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857
1857–1858 was a period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in mostly northern and central India against British occupation of the s...
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1857 In Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 1857 In Music - Published Popular Songs
1857 in music - Christmas songs.
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Reorganization
The rebellion also saw the end of the British East India Company's rule in India. In August, by the Queen's Proclamation of 1858, power w...
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1857 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1857 In Rail Transport - Births
1857 in rail transport - November births.
November 17 - William Benson Storey, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1920...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Introduction
The events of this period are known to many Indians as the First War of Independence and the War of Independence of 1857 and to the Briti...
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1857 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1857 In Rail Transport - Events
1857 in rail transport - January events.
January 13 - Thaddeus Fairbanks is awarded U.S. Patent 16,381 for a railroad scale.
1857 in...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Causes
This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, e...
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Company Rule In India: Encyclopedia - Company Rule In India
Company rule in India - Expansion and territory.
The English East India Company (later the British East India Company) was founded in 1...
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World Series: Encyclopedia - World Series
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's post...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Causes
This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, e...
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Panic Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1857 - Causes
The immediate event that touched off the panic was the failure on August 24 of the New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Tr...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Siege On September 7-11 1857
The travelers were besieged for four days, beginning on Monday, September 7, 1857. Exactly who attacked the party first is debated [1]. O...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Siege On September 7-11 1857
The travellers were besieged for four days, beginning on Monday, September 7, 1857. Exactly who attacked the party first is debated. Some...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Cawnpore
In June, sepoys under General Wheeler in Kanpur, (known as Cawnpore by the British) rebelled — apparently with tacit approval of the Na...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Delhi
The British were slow to strike back at first but eventually two columns left Meerut and Simla. They proceeded slowly towards Delhi and f...
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Giant Squid: Encyclopedia Ii - Giant Squid - Timeline
Japetus Steenstrup produced a number of papers on giant squid in the 1850s. He first used the term "Architeuthis" in a paper in 1857. A p...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Lucknow
Rebellion erupted in the state of Awadh (also known as Oudh, in modern-day Uttar Pradesh) very soon after the events in Meerut. The Briti...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Jhansi
Jhansi was a Maratha-ruled princely state in Bundelkhand. When the Raja of Jhansi died without an male heir in 1853, Jhansi was annexed t...
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Kuala Lumpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuala Lumpur - History
Kuala Lumpur - Pre-Independence Era 1857-1957.
Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. In Ma...
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Panic Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Of 1857 - Remedies
At the suggestion of Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, President James Buchanan proposed to Congress that the Treasury be authorize...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Start Of The War
Several months of increasing tension and inflammatory incidents preceeded the actual rebellion.
Indian rebellion of 1857 - Fire near Cal...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Retaliation -- The Devil's Wind
From the end of 1857, the British had begun to gain ground again. Lucknow was retaken in March 1858. On 8 July 1858, a peace treaty was s...
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Kuala Lumpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuala Lumpur - History
Kuala Lumpur - Pre-Independence Era 1857-1957.
Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. In Ma...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Support And Opposition
The rebellion now spread beyond the armed forces, but it did not result in a complete popular uprising as its leaders hoped. The Indian s...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Other Areas
On 1 June 1858, Rani Lakshmi Bai and a group of Maratha rebels captured the fortress city of Gwalher (Gwalior) from the Shinde (Sindhia) ...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Support And Opposition
The rebellion now spread beyond the armed forces, but it did not result in a complete popular uprising as its leaders hoped. The Indian s...
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Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Initial Stages
Bahadur Shah Zafar proclaimed himself the Emperor of the whole of India. The civilians, nobility and other dignitaries took the oath of a...
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Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - History
Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, reli...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - 1857: The First War Of Independence
The First War Of Indian Independence, or The Indian Mutiny (also Sepoy Mutiny) as known to the British, was a period of uprising in north...
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Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - History
Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, reli...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - 1857: The First War Of Independence
The First War Of Indian Independence, or The Indian Mutiny (also Sepoy Mutiny) as known to the British, was a period of uprising in north...
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Giant Squid: Encyclopedia Ii - Giant Squid - Species
The taxonomy of the giant squid, as with many cephalopod genera, has not been entirely resolved. Lumpers and splitters may propose as man...
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Giant Squid: Encyclopedia Ii - Giant Squid - Biology
Despite their great length, giant squid are not particularly heavy when compared to their chief predator, the Sperm Whale, because the ma...
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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Transatlantic Telegraph Cable - Transatlantic
Field then directed the efforts to the trans-oceanic section with Charles Tilston Bright as chief engineer. A special survey was made alo...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Reasons For Massacre
Juanita Brooks, author of a book on the tragedy, concluded, "The complete—the absolute—truth of the affair can probably never be eval...
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Company Rule In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Company Rule In India - Company Rule 1757-1857
Company rule in India - Expansion and territory.
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Company Rule In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Company Rule In India - Company Rule, 1757-1857
Company rule in India - Expansion and territory.
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Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - It Companies In Kanpur
http://www.VeragTech.com VeragTech is a privately held company founded in 2004 with headquarters in Kanpur, India with a branch office lo...
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Precursors To The World Series 1857-1901
The following are teams that played an earlier version of the "World's Championship Series" or otherwise claimed the national championshi...
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Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - Passenger Transport
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Precursors To The World Series 1857-1901
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History Of The Jews In Tunisia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Tunisia - Under The Ḥafṣites And The Spanish 1236-1857
Under the Ḥafṣite dynasty, which was established in 1236, the condition of the Jews greatly improved. Besides Kairwan, there were at ...
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Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Background To The 1857-1860 Revival In America Ireland And Great Britain.
Dean William Buckland published Reliquae Diluvianae in 1823, describing accumulations of bones found in caves, which were interpreted as ...
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Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago And St. Louis Railroad: Encyclopedia Ii - Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago And St. Louis Railroad - History
Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railroad - Pittsburgh to Columbus: 1848-1869.
The Steubenville and Indiana Railroad was cha...
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Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - Passenger Transport
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List Of Indian Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indian Monarchs - Mughals And Suris 1526-1857
List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty 1526-1540.
Zahir ud din Muhammad Babur (1526-1530), descendant of Mongol conquerer Timur, est...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Memorial Marker
On September 15, 1990, a memorial marker was dedicated that lists the names of the 82 individuals who were killed and those of the sevent...
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List Of Indian Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Indian Monarchs - Mughals And Suris 1526-1857
List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty 1526-1540.
Zahir ud din Muhammad Babur (1526-1530), descendant of Mongol conquerer Timur, est...
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List Of Prime Ministers Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prime Ministers Of Norway - Governors Viceroys And First Ministers 1814-1873
List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Governors of Norway 1814-1856.
Count Hans Henrik von Essen (1814-1816)
Count Carl Carlsson Mörner...
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Kuala Lumpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuala Lumpur - Transportation
Kuala Lumpur - Air.
Kuala Lumpur is directly connected to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang via the KLIA Ekspres ...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Rise Of Organized Movements
The decades following the Sepoy Rebellion were a period of growing political awareness, manifestation of Indian public opinion, and emerg...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Reasons For Massacre
The exact reasons for the massacre remain unclear and are in dispute. Some have argued that the area of the killings was rife with religi...
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Unnao: Encyclopedia Ii - Unnao - History
In ancient time, the area which comprises Unnao, formed part of the Kosala Mahajanapada. It was later included in Oudh. This region has b...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Forthcoming Book
A trio of LDS scholars have been funded by the LDS church to write an apologia, Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, to be published by the Oxfor...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Survivors
Seventeen young children were taken away in a wagon, and distributed to local Mormon homes for care. All but one of the children were lat...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Public Perception
When the massacre became public in the decades after the incident public outcry was widely heard. The famous American commentator Mark Tw...
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Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Timeline Of Christian Revival
Since the 16C Reformation, some writers identify six waves of special revival or "Awakenings" in the church worldwide - from 1727, 1792, ...
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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Transatlantic Telegraph Cable - Origins Of The Idea
After William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone had introduced their working telegraph in 1839, the idea of a submarine line across the Atlant...
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History Of The Jews In Tunisia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Tunisia - Early History
A tradition among the descendants of the first Jewish settlers were that their ancestors settled in that part of North Africa long before...
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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Transatlantic Telegraph Cable - First Contact
On August 16, Queen Victoria sent a telegram of congratulation to President Buchanan through the line, and expressed a hope that it would...
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History Of The Jews In Tunisia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Tunisia - Under Islam
In 788, when Imam Idris proclaimed Mauritania's independence of the caliphate of Baghdad, the Tunisian Jews joined his army under the lea...
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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Transatlantic Telegraph Cable - Disappointment In Great Ideas
However in September, after several days of progressive deterioration of the insulation, the cable failed. The reaction at this news was ...
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Transatlantic Telegraph Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Transatlantic Telegraph Cable - The Great Eastern
The new cable was laid by the ship Great Eastern. Her immense hull was fitted with three iron tanks for the reception of 2,300 nautical m...
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U.s. Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works - Chairmen
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings 1838-1857.
William S. Ful...
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History Of The Jews In Tunisia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Tunisia - 1881-today
Tunisia was the only Arab country to come under direct German occupation during World War II, where they suffered under a forced labor an...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Rise Of Organized Movements
Main articles: Indian National Congress - Freedom Era, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and Syed Ahmed Khan
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Kuala Lumpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuala Lumpur - Transportation
Kuala Lumpur - Air.
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U.s. Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works - Members 109th Congress
The Committee is chaired by Senator James Inhofe (Republican of Oklahoma). The Ranking Minority Member is Independent Senator James Jeffo...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Indian Independence Movement
The term 'Indian Independence Movement' is fairly diffuse, since it involves several different movements with similar objectives. The mai...
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Hashish: Encyclopedia Ii - Hashish - History
According to the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica the word assassin derives from the Arabic word حشّاشين (haššāšīn), or Hashshash...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - European Rule
European traders came to Indian shores with the arrival of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 at the port of Calicut, Kerala in se...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - World War I
World War I began with an unprecedented outpouring of loyalty and goodwill towards the United Kingdom, contrary to initial British fears ...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - The Rowlatt Act And Its Aftermath
The positive impact of reform was seriously undermined in 1919 by the Rowlatt Act, named after the recommendations made the previous year...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - The Gandhian Generation
India's option for an entirely original path to obtaining swaraj (self-rule, sometimes translated as Home Rule or Independence) was due l...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Dandi March And The Civil Disobedience Movement
Following the rejection of the recommendations of the Simon Commission by Indians, an all-party conference was held at Bombay in May 1928...
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Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Definition Of Christian Revival
What is meant by the term revival? Other terms are renewal or awakenings. The following description is cobbled together from various bibl...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Revolutionary Activities
Indian Independence Movement - Bhagat Singh.
As voices inside and outside the Congress became more strident, the British appointed a co...
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Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - History Of Christian Revival
Many Christian revivals drew inspiration from the missionary work of early monks, from the Protestant Reformation (and Catholic Reformati...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Elections And The Lahore Resolution
The Government of India Act 1935, the voluminous and final constitutional effort at governing British India, articulated three major goal...
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Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Revival Hymns
Following the Protestant Reformation, from about 1700 to 1850, many non-conformist churches produced lively popular hymns that expressed ...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - The Climax: War And Quit India
Indians throughout the country were divided over World War II, as the British had unilaterally and without consulting the elected represe...
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Warsaw University: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw University - Faculties
Warsaw University - Other units.
British Studies Centre
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Independence 1947 To 1950
World War II not only changed the map of the world, it also helped mature British public opinion on India.
The Labour Party's election vi...
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Warsaw University: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw University - History
Warsaw University - 1816-1831.
The Royal University of Warsaw was established in 1816, when the partitions of Poland separated Warsaw f...
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Warsaw University: Encyclopedia Ii - Warsaw University - Campus
The main campus of the Warsaw University is located in downtown Warsaw, at Krakowskie Przedmieście street in the Old Town area. It consi...
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Hashish: Encyclopedia Ii - Hashish - History
According to the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica the word assassin derives from the Arabic word حشّاشين (haššāšīn), or Hashshash...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Indian Independence Movement
The term 'Indian Independence Movement' is fairly diffuse, since it involves several different movements with similar objectives. The mai...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Revolutionary Activities
Indian Independence Movement - Bhagat Singh.
Main article: Bhagat Singh
As voices inside and outside the Congress became more striden...
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Indian Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Independence Movement - Independence 1947 To 1950
Main articles: History of Independent India and Political Integration of India
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Introduction
The first two games of the series are played in the home ballpark of the team awarded home-field advantage; the next three are in the oth...
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - The Modern World Series 1903-present
World Series - The first attempt.
After two years of bitter competition and player raiding, the National and American Leagues made peac...
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - List Of World Series After 1904
The World Series has been a best-of-seven series except in the years 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921, when it was best-of-nine. Many seven-game...
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - Introduction
The first two games of the series are played in the home ballpark of the team awarded home-field advantage; the next three are in the oth...
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - The Modern World Series 1903-present
World Series - The first attempt.
After two years of bitter competition and player raiding, the National and American Leagues made peac...
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World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - World Series - List Of World Series After 1904
The World Series has been a best-of-seven series except in the years 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921, when it was best-of-nine. Many seven-game...
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Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - Company Rule
The British Indian Army was raised to guard the factories. Later, it grew into the army of John Company Bahadur, and subsequently grew in...
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Origins Of The American Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Origins Of The American Civil War - The Question Of Slavery In The West
Origins of the American Civil War - Territorial acquisitions.
Main articles: Webster-Ashburton Treaty and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Origins Of The American Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Origins Of The American Civil War - The Antebellum South And The Union
Origins of the American Civil War - Unifying forces.
Before the Civil War, a number of factors helped mitigate the sectional tensions, ...
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Panic Of 1857:
American History Dictionary - Panic Of 1857
Definition and meaning of Panic of 1857:
Panic of 1857 A boom in the American economy ended in the Panic of 1857. When grai...
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