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In 1964, Life magazine published a famous photograph of Malcolm X holding an M1 Carbine and pulling back the curtains to peer out of a window. This photograph is a popular image on T-shirts and often appears with the slogan "By any means necessary." The photo was taken in connection with Malcolm's declaration that he would defend himself from the daily death threats which he and his family were receiving. The undercover FBI informants warned officials that Malcolm X had been marked for assassination. One officer undercover with the Nation of Islam is said to have reported that he had be ...

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Malcolm X, Malcolm X - Name, Malcolm X - Birth and early years, Malcolm X - Prison, Malcolm X - Nation of Islam, Malcolm X - Marriage, Malcolm X - Hajj, Malcolm X - A Changed Man, Malcolm X - Africa, Malcolm X - Death and aftermath, Malcolm X - Funeral, Malcolm X - Biographies and speeches, Malcolm X - Notes

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2004 in sports - Long track speed skating. January 2 - Winners at the 2003 Canada Post All Round Canadian Championships at Calgary, Alberta: Men's 500 m: Mike Ireland, Winnipeg, Manitoba 34.58 seconds Men's 1000 m: Jeremy Wotherspoon, Red Deer, Alberta 1:08.90 Women's 500 m: Krisy Myers, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan 39.43 Women's 1000 m: Kristy Myers 1:18.16 January 3 Men's 500 m: Casey Fitzrandolph, Madison, Wisconsin 35.27 seconds Me ...

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2004 in sports, 2004 in sports - Events, 2004 in sports - 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 in sports - Athletics, 2004 in sports - Auto racing, 2004 in sports - Baseball, 2004 in sports - Basketball, 2004 in sports - Boxing, 2004 in sports - Cricket, 2004 in sports - Curling, 2004 in sports - Cycling, 2004 in sports - Field Hockey, 2004 in sports - Football American, 2004 in sports - Football Australian Rules, 2004 in sports - Football Canadian, 2004 in sports - Football Rugby League, 2004 in sports - Football Rugby Union, 2004 in sports - Football Soccer, 2004 in sports - Gaelic Athletic Association, 2004 in sports - Golf, 2004 in sports - Handball, 2004 in sports - Harness Racing, 2004 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 2004 in sports - Flat races, 2004 in sports - Steeplechases, 2004 in sports - Ice Hockey, 2004 in sports - Kabaddi, 2004 in sports - Lacrosse, 2004 in sports - Luge, 2004 in sports - Orienteering, 2004 in sports - Ice skating, 2004 in sports - Long track speed skating, 2004 in sports - Figure skating, 2004 in sports - Short track speed skating, 2004 in sports - Netball, 2004 in sports - Radiosport, 2004 in sports - Skiing & Snowboarding, 2004 in sports - Snooker, 2004 in sports - Swimming, 2004 in sports - Tennis, 2004 in sports - Floorball Unihockey, 2004 in sports - General sporting events, 2004 in sports - Births, 2004 in sports - Deaths, 2004 in sports - January-February, 2004 in sports - March-April, 2004 in sports - May-June, 2004 in sports - July-August, 2004 in sports - September-October, 2004 in sports - November-December

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Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924. Chosen by Cixi on her deathbed, Puyi ascended to the throne at age 2 years 10 months in December 1908 following his uncle's death on November 14. His father, the 2nd Prince Chun, served as a regent until December 6, 1911 when Empress Dowager Longyu took over in the face of the Xinhai Revolution. Empress Dowager Longyu signed the "Act of Abdication of the Emperor of the Great Qing" (《清帝退位詔書》) on February 12, 1912, following the Xinhai Revolution, under a de ...

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Puyi, Puyi - Name, Puyi - Ancestry, Puyi - Paternal side, Puyi - Maternal side, Puyi - Biography, Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924, Puyi - Brief restoration 1917, Puyi - Private citizen 1924-1932, Puyi - Ruler of Manchukuo 1932-1945, Puyi - Later life 1945-1967, Puyi - Marriages, Puyi - Burial, Puyi - Portrayal, Puyi - Notes

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1880 - May - August. May 13 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. June 29 - France annexes Tahiti July 1 - First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada. July 16 - First woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada - Dr. Emily Howard Stowe. 1880 - September - December. September 5 - First successful test of an electric Tram in the ...

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1880, 1880 - Events, 1880 - May - August, 1880 - September - December, 1880 - Unknown date, 1880 - Births, 1880 - Unknown Birth Dates, 1880 - Deaths

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Heim Theory is unknown to a majority of scientists and theoretical physicists. Until fairly recently, most of Heim's works were only published in German. English papers are now becoming available primarily due to the efforts of a small group of scientists associated with the Heim Theory Group[6]. For example, a paper on Heim theory and space propulsion was published by the American Institute of Physics early in 2005, having undergone a formal peer review. This paper [7] was judged of such high merit by the AIAA that it was awarded the 2005 p ...

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Burkhard Heim, Burkhard Heim - Academic and work history, Burkhard Heim - 1940s and 1950s, Burkhard Heim - 1960s, Burkhard Heim - 1970s, Burkhard Heim - 1980s, Burkhard Heim - 1990s to 2001, Burkhard Heim - Early life, Burkhard Heim - Heim's life and health, Burkhard Heim - Legacy, Burkhard Heim - Debate, Burkhard Heim - Support for his theory, Burkhard Heim - Posthumous results, Burkhard Heim - Scientific criticism, Burkhard Heim - Heim in popular culture

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On October 16th, 1973, as part of the political strategy that included the Yom Kippur War, OAPEC cut production of oil, and placed an embargo on shipments of crude oil to the West, with the United States and the Netherlands specifically targeted. Also imposed was a boycott of Israel, and price increases. Since oil demand falls little with price rises, prices had to rise dramatically to reduce demand to the new, lower, level of supply. Anticipating this, the market price for oil immediately rose substantially. A world financial system already ...

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1973 oil crisis, 1973 oil crisis - Origins of the 1973 world oil shock, 1973 oil crisis - World competition over resources, 1973 oil crisis - Founding of OPEC, 1973 oil crisis - The Yom Kippur War, 1973 oil crisis - Arab oil embargo, 1973 oil crisis - Chronology, 1973 oil crisis - Immediate economic impact of the embargo, 1973 oil crisis - Price controls and rationing, 1973 oil crisis - Conservation and reduction in demand, 1973 oil crisis - Search for alternatives, 1973 oil crisis - Macroeconomic effects, 1973 oil crisis - Perception of the oil industry, 1973 oil crisis - Effects on international relations, 1973 oil crisis - Decline of OPEC, 1973 oil crisis - Notes and references

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In February 1992 GP-O, the family, and various members of the TOPY entourage, had just come from Kathmandu, where they had distributed rice, dal, and clothing to those in need from a Hindu temple in an annual tradition of "giving back" through PTV royalties. A disturbing telegram arrived stating that there was "trouble in England". Scotland Yard arrived on a tip in the hopes of finding incriminating items. This was followed by a Channel 4 Television program addressing a supposed growth of Satanism in the U.S. and the U.K. Geraldo Rive ...

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Genesis P-Orridge, Genesis P-Orridge - Early life, Genesis P-Orridge - Early inspirations, Genesis P-Orridge - Name change and COUM Transmissions, Genesis P-Orridge - Cultural engineering, Genesis P-Orridge - Throbbing Gristle, Genesis P-Orridge - Psychic TV, Genesis P-Orridge - Trouble in England, Genesis P-Orridge - Recent life

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After his death, Custer achieved the lasting fame that eluded him in life. The public saw him as a tragic military hero and gentleman who sacrificed his life for his country. Custer's wife, Elizabeth, who accompanied him in many of his frontier expeditions, did much to advance this view with the publication of several books about her late husband: Boots and Saddles, Life with General Custer in Dakota (1885), Tenting on the Plains (1887), and Following the Guidon (1891). General Custer himself wrote about the Indian wars in My Life on the Plains (1874) and ...

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George Armstrong Custer, George Armstrong Custer - Birth, George Armstrong Custer - Early life, George Armstrong Custer - Civil War, George Armstrong Custer - McClellan and Pleasonton, George Armstrong Custer - Brigade command and Gettysburg, George Armstrong Custer - Marriage, George Armstrong Custer - The Valley and Appomattox, George Armstrong Custer - Indian Wars, George Armstrong Custer - Battle of the Little Bighorn, George Armstrong Custer - Controversial legacy, George Armstrong Custer - Monuments and memorials, George Armstrong Custer - Family tree, George Armstrong Custer - First generation, George Armstrong Custer - Second generation, George Armstrong Custer - Third generation, George Armstrong Custer - Fourth generation, George Armstrong Custer - Fifth generation, George Armstrong Custer - Custer in popular culture, George Armstrong Custer - Films, George Armstrong Custer - Custer's Revenge, George Armstrong Custer - Music, George Armstrong Custer - Alternate history, George Armstrong Custer - Timeline

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Sun Myung Moon - Life in Korea. Sun Myung Moon was born Moon Yong-myung in Sangsa-ri, Deogun-myun, Jeongju-gun, North P'yŏng'an Province, Korea (now in North Korea) to Moon Kyung-yoo and Kim Kyung-gye. The Moon family held traditional Confucianist beliefs, but converted to Christianity when he was about 10 years old. On Easter morning in 1935, when he was 16 (in Korean age reckoning), Moon says he had a vision or revelation of Jesus while praying atop a small mountain. According to Moon, Jesus implored him to co ...

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Sun Myung Moon, Sun Myung Moon - Name and forms of address, Sun Myung Moon - Biography, Sun Myung Moon - Life in Korea, Sun Myung Moon - Marriage, Sun Myung Moon - Views on Communism, Sun Myung Moon - Leading the Unification Church overseas, Sun Myung Moon - Arrival in the United States, Sun Myung Moon - 1980s, Sun Myung Moon - 1990s, Sun Myung Moon - 2000s, Sun Myung Moon - General criticism, Sun Myung Moon - Prison terms, Sun Myung Moon - Other issues, Sun Myung Moon - Sociological views

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Joseph Cotten - Early Life and Career. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Washington, D.C., Hickman School, where he studied acting. His work as a journalist, specifically a theatre critic, inspired him to become more involved in theatre productions, first in Virginia, and later in New York. Cotten made his Broadway debut in 1930, and soon became friends with up-and-coming actor/director/producer Orson Welles. In 1937 he joined Welles' Mercury Theater Company, with which he starred in productions o ...

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Joseph Cotten, Joseph Cotten - Biography and Career, Joseph Cotten - Early Life and Career, Joseph Cotten - Citizen Kane, Joseph Cotten - Collaborations with Welles, Joseph Cotten - The Forties and Fifties, Joseph Cotten - The Sixties and Seventies, Joseph Cotten - Heaven's Gate, Joseph Cotten - Legacy, Joseph Cotten - Filmography

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In 1922, with the help of the Kansas City Democratic machine led by boss Tom Pendergast, Truman was elected judge of the County Court of Jackson County, Missouri — an administrative, not judicial, position. Although he was defeated for reelection in 1924, he won back the office in 1926 and was reelected in 1930. Truman performed his duties in this office diligently, and won personal acclaim for several popular public works projects, including an extensive series of fine roads for the growing use of the automobiles, building of a new County Court building, and a series of 12 Madonna of the Trail monuments to pioneer ...

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Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman - Early life, Harry S. Truman - Political career, Harry S. Truman - Presidency, Harry S. Truman - Israel, Harry S. Truman - Civil rights, Harry S. Truman - Cabinet, Harry S. Truman - Supreme Court appointments, Harry S. Truman - Major legislation signed, Harry S. Truman - Post-presidency, Harry S. Truman - Scholarly Secondary Sources, Harry S. Truman - Primary Sources, Harry S. Truman - Truman's middle initial, Harry S. Truman - Memorials, Harry S. Truman - Media, Harry S. Truman - Notes

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Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), an American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called "the father of information theory", and was the founder of practical digital circuit design theory. Claude Elwood Shannon - Biography. Shannon was born in Gaylord, Michigan and was a distant relative of Thomas Edison. While growing up, he worked as a messenger for Western Union. In 1932, Shannon entered the University of Michigan, where he eventually took a course that intr ...

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• Claude Elwood Shannon - Biography
• Claude Elwood Shannon - Shannon's computer chess program
• Claude Elwood Shannon - Awards and honors

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Ernest Hemingway - Novels/Noveletta. (1925) The Torrents of Spring (1926) The Sun Also Rises (1929) A Farewell to Arms (1937) To Have and Have Not (1940) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1950) Across the River and Into the Trees (1952) The Old Man and the Sea (1962) Adventures of a Young Man (1970) Islands in the Stream (Hemingway) (1986) T ...

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Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway - Early life, Ernest Hemingway - First writing experiences, Ernest Hemingway - World War I until the Spanish Civil War, Ernest Hemingway - Literary aftermath of WWI, Ernest Hemingway - Early critical interplay, Ernest Hemingway - Key West, Ernest Hemingway - For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway - World War II and its aftermath, Ernest Hemingway - Later years, Ernest Hemingway - Death, Ernest Hemingway - Posthumous publications, Ernest Hemingway - Influence and legacy, Ernest Hemingway - Awards and honors, Ernest Hemingway - Trivia, Ernest Hemingway - Works, Ernest Hemingway - Novels/Noveletta, Ernest Hemingway - Nonfiction, Ernest Hemingway - Short story collections, Ernest Hemingway - Film, Ernest Hemingway - Notes

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Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II. Barnes, Harry Elmer. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: A Critical Examination of the Foreign Policy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Its Aftermath (1953 "revisionist" attack on FDR Beschloss, Michael R. The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 (2002), Very well written (but scholarly) interpretation Borg, Dorothy and Shumpei Okamoto, eds. Pearl Harbor as History: Japanese- ...

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage and children, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Political career, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Private crises, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Governor of New York: 1928-1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Election as President, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The First New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Second New Deal 1935-36, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The second term, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign policy 1933-41, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The path to war, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Japanese-American internment, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Civil rights and refugees, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Strategy and diplomacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Death and posthumous reputation, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Cabinet members, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Supreme Court appointments, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Online Resources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Primary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II

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Jennings’ success has resulted in him being a popular individual amongst corporations looking for public endorsers. H&R Block, the firm named in the answer he 'missed', announced in a press release that they were offering him a deal for free tax preparation and financial services for the rest of his life. According to H&RB statements, Jennings could pay over $1.045 million alone in taxes, more than any quiz show contestant. Jennings accepted the offer, and in another news story, H&RB officials reported that they had offered simil ...

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Ken Jennings, Ken Jennings - Biography, Ken Jennings - Streak on Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings - Other media appearances, Ken Jennings - After Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings - Ultimate Tournament of Champions, Ken Jennings - Trivia and trademarks, Ken Jennings - Records, Ken Jennings - Game summaries, Ken Jennings - Jennings and previous Jeopardy! champions, Ken Jennings - Loss on Jeopardy! and final statistics, Ken Jennings - Endorsements

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The 2nd Prince Chun (Chinese: 醇親王) (February 12, 1883 - February 3, 1951) was born Zaifeng (Chinese: 載灃; Wade-Giles: Tsai-feng), of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro clan (the Qing imperial family ruling over China). He was the leader of China between 1908 and 1911, serving as the regent for his young son Puyi, the Xuantong Emperor. His courtesy name (字) was Yiyun (亦雲). His pseudonym (號), chosen in his older days, was Shupi (書癖). 2nd Prince Chun - Family and Childhood. He was the se ...

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• 2nd Prince Chun - Family and Childhood
• 2nd Prince Chun - Life in Government
• 2nd Prince Chun - Regency
• 2nd Prince Chun - Life after the Qing Dynasty
• 2nd Prince Chun - Opinion

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Immanuel Velikovsky was born in Vitebsk in what is today Belarus. He learned several languages as a child, performed exceptionally well in Russian and mathematics at the Medvednikov Gymnasium after moving to Moscow, and graduated with a gold medal in 1913. He then travelled to Europe, visiting Palestine, briefly studying medicine at Montpellier, France, and taking premedical courses at the University of Edinburgh. Having returned to Russia before the outbreak of World War I, Velikovsky enrolled in the University of Moscow and received ...

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Immanuel Velikovsky, Immanuel Velikovsky - Biography, Immanuel Velikovsky - Velikovsky's Theories, Immanuel Velikovsky - The Revised Chronology, Immanuel Velikovsky - Criticism, Immanuel Velikovsky - Books by Velikovsky, Immanuel Velikovsky - Organisations sympathetic to Velikovsky's work:

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Buenos Aires is the financial, industrial, commercial, and cultural hub of Argentina. Its port is one of the busiest in the world; navigable rivers connect it to north-east Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. As a result, it serves as the distribution hub for a vast area of the south-eastern region of the continent. To the west of Buenos Aires is the Pampa Húmeda, the most productive agricultural region of Argentina (as opposed to the dry southern pampa, mostly used for cattle farms). Meat, dairy, grain, tobacco, wool and ...

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Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires - Population, Buenos Aires - Economy, Buenos Aires - History, Buenos Aires - Culture, Buenos Aires - Language variations, Buenos Aires - Tango, Buenos Aires - Miscellaneous, Buenos Aires - Transportation, Buenos Aires - Barrios, Buenos Aires - Sports, Buenos Aires - Internet, Buenos Aires - Tourist attractions and places of interest

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For the Chinese ethnic group, see Buyei. Puyi (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth and last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China. He was married to the Empress Gobulo Wan Rong under the suggestion of the Imperial Dowager Concubine Duan-Kang （端康太妃）. Later be ...

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• Puyi - Name
• Puyi - Ancestry
• Puyi - Paternal side
• Puyi - Maternal side
• Puyi - Biography
• Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924
• Puyi - Brief restoration 1917
• Puyi - Private citizen 1924-1932
• Puyi - Ruler of Manchukuo 1932-1945
• Puyi - Later life 1945-1967
• Puyi - Marriages
• Puyi - Burial
• Puyi - Portrayal
• Puyi - Notes

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Taylor received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1992. The following year, 1993, she received the AFI Life Achievement Award. And in 2002, she was a Kennedy Center Honoree. In 1999, she was awarded a DBE by the British government and Queen Elizabeth II. Though she was thrilled with this honor, Taylor cracked, "I've always been a broad, now I'm a dame." In 2001, U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Citizens Medal in recognition of her commitment to philanthropy. It is the second-highest civilian honor in the United States, awarded to U.S. citizens "who have performed exemplary d ...

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Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor - Early life and career, Elizabeth Taylor - Mature career and marriages, Elizabeth Taylor - Other interests, Elizabeth Taylor - Awards and honours, Elizabeth Taylor - Recent years, Elizabeth Taylor - Filmography

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Lady Thatcher's husband, Sir Denis Thatcher, died in June 2003. The couple had been married for fifty-two years and had two children, twins, on 15 August 1953. Her son, Sir Mark Thatcher, has been dogged by a series of controversies from 1982 when he went missing in the Sahara Desert to January 2005 when he was fined three million rand and received a four-year suspended jail sentence in South Africa over funding an aircraft intended for use in a planned coup d'etat in Equatorial Guinea. Her daughter, the journalist and commentator Hon. Carol Thatcher, won the fifth series of the British realit ...

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Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher - Early life and education, Margaret Thatcher - Political career between 1950 and 1970, Margaret Thatcher - In Heath's Cabinet, Margaret Thatcher - As Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher - As Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher - 1979–1983, Margaret Thatcher - 1983–1987, Margaret Thatcher - 1987–1990, Margaret Thatcher - Fall from power, Margaret Thatcher - Post-political career, Margaret Thatcher - Legacy, Margaret Thatcher - Family life, Margaret Thatcher - Titles and honours, Margaret Thatcher - Titles from birth, Margaret Thatcher - Honours

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