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As one of thirty-six founders of the Connecticut Land Company, General Moses Cleaveland was selected as one of its seven directors and was subsequently sent out as the company's agent to map and survey the company's holdings. On July 22, 1796, Cleaveland and his surveyors arrived at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. Cleaveland quickly saw the land, which had previously been acquired by Native Americans, as an ideal location for the "capital city" of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Cleaveland and his surveyors quickly began making plans for t ...

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History of Cleveland Ohio, History of Cleveland Ohio - Early years: 1796–1860, History of Cleveland Ohio - The Civil War years and the dawn of the Industrial Age: 1861–1900, History of Cleveland Ohio - The Progressive era and the Roaring Twenties: 1901–1929, History of Cleveland Ohio - The Great Depression and revitalization: 1929–1961, History of Cleveland Ohio - Recent history: 1962–present, History of Cleveland Ohio - Timeline of events, History of Cleveland Ohio - Firsts

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Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), to Albert James Lewis and Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis. At the age of 4, shortly after his dog 'Jacksie' was run over by a car, Lewis announced that his name was now Jacksie. At first he would answer to no other name, but later accepted Jacks which became Jack, the name by which he was known to friends and family for the rest of his life. When he was six his family moved into a new house call ...

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C. S. Lewis, C. S. Lewis - Early life, C. S. Lewis - My Irish Life, C. S. Lewis - Conversion to Christianity, C. S. Lewis - Career as a scholar, C. S. Lewis - Career as a writer of fiction, C. S. Lewis - Career as a writer on Christianity, C. S. Lewis - Trilemma, C. S. Lewis - Portrayals of Lewis's life, C. S. Lewis - Lewis’s death and legacy, C. S. Lewis - Bibliography, C. S. Lewis - Nonfiction, C. S. Lewis - Fiction, C. S. Lewis - Poetry, C. S. Lewis - Books about C. S. Lewis

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This page is about the phenomena of crop circles. For information about the music band, please see Crop Circles. Crop circles are areas of cereal or similar crops that have been systematically flattened to form various geometric patterns. The phenomenon itself only entered the public imagination in its current form after the notable appearances in England in the late 1970s. People who study crop circle phenomena sometimes humorously call themselves "cerealogists", after the usually known name for the pseudoscience that studies crop circles: cereology. ...

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• Crop circle - History of crop circles
• Crop circle - Crop circle designs
• Crop circle - Contending beliefs
• Crop circle - Hoaxed circles
• Crop circle - Response to these claims
• Crop circle - Advertising
• Crop circle - Conclusions
• Crop circle - Similar phenomena
• Crop circle - In fiction

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Catherine Howard (1520/1525? - February 13, 1542) was the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England 1540-1542, sometimes known as "the rose without a thorn." She was born between 1520 and 1525, maybe 1521, probably in London, the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and granddaughter of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk. She married Henry VIII on July 28, 1540, at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, having caught his eye even before his divorce from Anne of Cleves was arranged. Catherine Howard - The Rise and Fall of Catherine HowardIncluding:

• Catherine Howard - The Rise and Fall of Catherine Howard
• Catherine Howard - Catherine Howard in artwork
• Catherine Howard - In film
• Catherine Howard - Historiography

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The Joseon Dynasty (also Chosŏn, Hangul: 조선왕조, Hanja: 朝鮮王朝) was the final ruling dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910. It was founded by the Jeonju Yi family, and was preceded by the Goryeo dynasty. It was officially founded by Yi Seonggye (later known as Taejo of Joseon), a general who originally distinguished himself by repelling Japanese pirates who were marauding the peninsula for mainland technology. Later, General Yi would lead the overthrow or coup d'etat of the last king o ...

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• Joseon Dynasty - History
• Joseon Dynasty - Overview
• Joseon Dynasty - Science and culture
• Joseon Dynasty - Early Japanese invasions
• Joseon Dynasty - Subsequent history
• Joseon Dynasty - Decline and collapse
• Joseon Dynasty - Japanese occupation
• Joseon Dynasty - The family today
• Joseon Dynasty - The Imperial Family
• Joseon Dynasty - About titles
• Joseon Dynasty - About references

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1926 - January. January 3 - George Martin, English producer of The Beatles January 8 - Evelyn Lear, American soprano January 8 - Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer January 8 - Soupy Sales, American comedian January 11 - Lev Demin, cosmonaut (d. 1998) January 12 - Ray Price, American singer January 14 - Maria Schell, Austrian actress (d. 2005) January 14 - Tom Tryon, American actor and novelist (d. 1991) January 17 - Moira Shearer, Sc ...

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1926, 1926 - Events, 1926 - January-April, 1926 - May-July, 1926 - August-October, 1926 - November-December, 1926 - Unknown dates, 1926 - Births, 1926 - January, 1926 - February, 1926 - March, 1926 - April, 1926 - May, 1926 - June, 1926 - July, 1926 - August, 1926 - September, 1926 - October, 1926 - November, 1926 - December, 1926 - Deaths, 1926 - Nobel Prizes

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