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1875 - January - April. January 12 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resigns, having been elected Senator. Lieutenant Governor of California Romualdo Pacheco becomes acting Governor. He is later replaced by elected governor William Irwin. March 3 - The first performance of Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra Comique, Paris March 3 - The first organized indoor game of ice hockey was played between two pick-up teams at the Victoria S ...

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In Northern Ireland, the SAS was involved from the early days in what became known as 'The Troubles', which started in 1969. Indeed, in the early days of The Troubles they operated openly in uniform wearing the SAS sand-coloured beret with the winged dagger cap badge. They were involved in Operation Flavius in Gibraltar in which three unarmed IRA members (including a woman) were killed. The three killed had been intending to detonate a bomb during a ceremonial event. According to the soldiers involved, they moved their hands to their pockets ...

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Special Air Service, Special Air Service - Organisation, Special Air Service - Function, Special Air Service - Selection and Training, Special Air Service - Special Forces Briefing Course 2 days, Special Air Service - Fitness and navigation 4 weeks, Special Air Service - Initial continuation training 4 weeks, Special Air Service - Jungle training 6 weeks, Special Air Service - Combat survival 4 weeks, Special Air Service - Passing selection, Special Air Service - Specialist training, Special Air Service - Secrecy, Special Air Service - Insignia, Special Air Service - 1941-1945, Special Air Service - 1946-1979, Special Air Service - 1980-2001, Special Air Service - 2002-2005, Special Air Service - Northern Ireland, Special Air Service - Battle Honours, Special Air Service - The SAS in popular culture, Special Air Service - Other Special Forces based on the SAS

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Before entering professional wrestling, Chris was involved in judo exclusively for 12 years, beginning at the age of 11. Chris and younger brother Neil Adams went on to win national and world championships in judo, with Neil going on to win a silver medal at both the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Chris himself was among the youngest Judo champions in the sport and was a member of the 1976 Summer Olympics Judo squad representing Great Britain, but never competed in the Olympics ...

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Christopher Adams, Christopher Adams - Career, Christopher Adams - Early Career, Christopher Adams - World Class and Texas, Christopher Adams - Personal troubles and sudden death, Christopher Adams - Profile, Christopher Adams - Championships and accomplishments

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List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture. Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), 2005 AIA Gold Medal Laureate. Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona (Eixample). Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1923), brilliant contemporary of better known fellow c ...

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In 1961, he became the leader of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated MK), which he co-founded. He co-ordinated a sabotage campaign against military and government targets, and made plans for a possible guerrilla war if sabotage failed to end apartheid. A few decades later, MK did indeed wage a guerrilla war against the regime, especially during the 1980s. Mandela also raised funds for MK abroad, and arranged for pa ...

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Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela - Early life, Nelson Mandela - Political activity, Nelson Mandela - Arrest and imprisonment, Nelson Mandela - ANC presidency and presidency of South Africa, Nelson Mandela - International diplomacy, Nelson Mandela - Marriages, Nelson Mandela - Retirement, Nelson Mandela - Orders and decorations, Nelson Mandela - Trivia

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Harold Bloom - Miscellaneous Books. (Editor) English Romantic Poetry, An Anthology, Doubleday, 1961, two-volume revised edition, Anchor, 1963. (Editor, with John Hollander) The Wind and the Rain, Doubleday, 1961. The Literary Criticism of John Ruskin, Edited and with Introduction by Harold Bloom, Anchor, 1965. (Editor, with Frederick W. Hilles) From Sensibility to Romanticism: Essays Presented to Frederick A. Pottle, Oxford University Press, 1965. ...

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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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This article is about the mid-20th century North American airline, not to be confused with the late 20th-century Capitol Air Lines. A different "Capital Airlines," formerly Brown Air International, operated in the United Kingdom 1983–1990. It is also the name of a charter and air ambulance service in Kenya. Capital Airlines was an airline serving the eastern United States which was merged into United Airlines in 1961. Its primary hubs were National Airport near Washington, DC and Allegheny County Airport near Pittsburg ...

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• Capital Airlines - Predecessors
• Capital Airlines - Pennsylvania Central Airlines
• Capital Airlines - Capital's last decade

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See also: List of Sony Trademarks Sony - 1950. Reel-to-reel tape recorders (1950-??) Transistor radios (1955-) Sony - 1960. Trinitron (1968-) Sony - 1970. U-matic (1971-1983) Betamax (1975-1998) Elcaset (1976-1980) Walkman (1979-) Sony - 1980. Mavica (1981-??) Betacam (1982-) Compact Disc (1982-) < ...

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In three separate acts dated 6 February 1942, 26 May 1943, and 17 December 1943, Congress provided the authority for the construction of LSTs along with a host of other auxiliaries, destroyer escorts, and assorted landing craft. The enormous building program quickly gathered momentum. Such a high priority was assigned to the construction of LSTs that the keel of an aircraft carrier, previously laid in the dock, was hastily removed to make place for several LSTs to be built in her stead. The keel of the first LST was laid down on 10 June 1942 ...

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Tank landing ship, Tank landing ship - Introduction, Tank landing ship - Production LST 2, Tank landing ship - Design and Production LST 3, Tank landing ship - Service in World War II, Tank landing ship - Post war developments, Tank landing ship - Modern developments, Tank landing ship - Specifications

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Dean began his acting career with a Pepsi-Cola television commercial followed by a stint as a stunt tester in the game show Beat the Clock. He quit college to focus on his budding career but struggled to get jobs in Hollywood and succeeded in paying his bills only by working as a parking lot attendant at CBS studios. Following the advice of friends Dean moved to New York City to pursue live stage acting, where he was accepted to study under Lee Strasberg in the storied Actors Studio. His career picked up and Dean did several ep ...

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James Dean, James Dean - Childhood and education, James Dean - Acting career, James Dean - East of Eden, James Dean - Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean - Giant, James Dean - Death, James Dean - Porsche 550 Spyder, James Dean - Legacy, James Dean - Sexuality, James Dean - Memorial, James Dean - Filmography, James Dean - Stage, James Dean - Television

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Despite the problems on the opening day, Disneyland was clearly an enormous success. It attracted visitors worldwide in unprecedented volume. Soon, even as they refined and developed Disneyland, Walt and Roy were also planning an expansion of the concept to other locations. The Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida was built with Walt's hatred of the cheap motels and amusements that popped up around Disneyland in mind. It is the largest private-owned vacation destination, and the most popular vacation destination in th ...

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Disneyland, Disneyland - Concept and construction, Disneyland - 1955: Opening day, Disneyland - Disneylands around the world, Disneyland - 1990s Transition: theme park becomes resort, Disneyland - Disneyland 2005 and beyond, Disneyland - Park layout, Disneyland - Main Street U.S.A., Disneyland - Adventureland, Disneyland - Frontierland, Disneyland - Fantasyland, Disneyland - Tomorrowland, Disneyland - New Orleans Square, Disneyland - Critter Country, Disneyland - Mickey's Toontown, Disneyland - Backstage areas, Disneyland - Transportation, Disneyland - Disneyland Railroad, Disneyland - Disneyland Monorail, Disneyland - Main Street vehicles, Disneyland - Skyway, Disneyland - Autopia, Disneyland - Live entertainment, Disneyland - Tickets, Disneyland - Deaths, Disneyland - Incidents, Disneyland - Closures, Disneyland - Fiftieth anniversary, Disneyland - Disneyland in fiction, Disneyland - Notes

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Castro is an atheist and has not been a practicing Roman Catholic since his childhood. Pope John XXIII excommunicated Castro on January 3, 1962 on the basis of a 1949 decree by Pope Pius XII forbidding Catholics from supporting communist governments. For Castro, who had previously renounced his Catholic faith, this was an event of very little consequence, nor was it expected to be otherwise. It was primarily aimed at underm ...

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Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro - Early life, Fidel Castro - Attack on Moncada Barracks, Fidel Castro - Life as a guerilla, Fidel Castro - Early years in power, Fidel Castro - Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro - October Crisis, Fidel Castro - Relations with the outside world, Fidel Castro - Remaining as president, Fidel Castro - Criticisms of the United States, Fidel Castro - Religion, Fidel Castro - Human rights in Cuba, Fidel Castro - Popular image, Fidel Castro - Family and health, Fidel Castro - Castro in arts

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Prior to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Stevenson announced that he was not seeking the Democratic nomination for president, but would accept another draft. Because he still hoped to be a candidate, Stevenson refused to give the nominating address for relative newcomer John F. Kennedy, a cause for future strained relations between the two politicians. Once Kennedy won the nomination, Stevenson, always an enormously popular public speaker, campaigned actively for him. Due to his two presidential nominations and previous United Nations experience, Stevenson perceived himself an elder statesman and a natural choice for S ...

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Adlai Stevenson, Adlai Stevenson - Childhood education and early career, Adlai Stevenson - Marriage and children, Adlai Stevenson - 1933 to 1948, Adlai Stevenson - 1948 election as Illinois governor, Adlai Stevenson - 1952 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1956 presidential bid, Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965, Adlai Stevenson - Other Facts of Note

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Jobs married Laurene Powell, nine years his junior, on March 18, 1991 and has three children with her. He also has a daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, by Chris Brennan, a woman he did not marry. In "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs" author Alan Deutschman reports that Jobs once dated Joan Baez. Deutschman quotes Elizabeth Holmes, a friend of Jobs from his time at Reed College, as saying she "believed that Steve became the lover of Joan Baez in large measure beca ...

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Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs - Early years, Steve Jobs - Departure from Apple creation of NeXT, Steve Jobs - Return to Apple, Steve Jobs - Pixar, Steve Jobs - Personal life, Steve Jobs - Controversy

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His full ceremonial name is provided in the above section. Although often referred to as King Rama IX in English language translation, the name 'Rama' itself was never used in Thai. The name Rama IX was used to roughly approximate the word Ratchakal ti kao (รัชกาลที่ 9, lit. The Ninth Reign), which can be used to refer to this King. More commonly, Thai people refer to him as Nai Luang or Phra Chao Yu Hua (ในหลวง or พระเจ้า ...

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Bhumibol Adulyadej, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Early life, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Time in the USA, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Education, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Succession, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Marriage and family, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Coronation, Bhumibol Adulyadej - The second regency, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Styles, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Life as King, Bhumibol Adulyadej - The King and politics, Bhumibol Adulyadej - The royal projects, Bhumibol Adulyadej - The King and the people, Bhumibol Adulyadej - Private life

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The Mandan language belongs to the Siouan language family. It was initially thought to be closely related to the languages of the Hidatsa and the Crow. However, since the Mandan language has been in contact with Hidatsa and Crow for many years, the exact relationship between Mandan and other Siouan languages (including Hidatsa and Crow) has been obscured and is currently undetermined. For this reason, Mandan is most often considered to be a se ...

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Mandan, Mandan - Synonymy, Mandan - Language, Mandan - Culture, Mandan - Lodges and villages, Mandan - Family life, Mandan - Subsistence, Mandan - Dress, Mandan - Religion, Mandan - History, Mandan - Origins and early history, Mandan - European encounter, Mandan - Smallpox epidemic of 1837–38, Mandan - Late 19th and the 20th centuries, Mandan - Present day, Mandan - Notes

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List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), composer. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (b. 1933), conductor. Enrique Granados (1867–1916), composer. Alicia de Larrocha (b. 1923), pianist. Luis de Pablo (b. 1930), composer. Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999), composer and pianist, known fo ...

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May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) 1610 - Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) 1616 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (d. 1667) 1662 O.S. - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) 1692 O.S. - Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1752) 1711 - Ruđer Josip Bo ...

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May 18, May 18 - Events, May 18 - Births, May 18 - 1048 to 1899, May 18 - 1900 to 1999, May 18 - Deaths, May 18 - 1450 to 1899, May 18 - 1900 to 1999, May 18 - 2000 onwards, May 18 - Holidays and Observances

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William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, formed the company known as Procter & Gamble in 1837. The two men, immigrants from England and Ireland respectively, who had settled earlier in Cincinnati might never have met had they not married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris, whose father convinced his new sons-in-law to become business partners. On October 31, 1837, as a result of Alexander Norris' suggestion, a bol ...

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Procter & Gamble, Procter & Gamble - History, Procter & Gamble - Operations, Procter & Gamble - Corporate governance, Procter & Gamble - Financials, Procter & Gamble - Product brands, Procter & Gamble - Procter & Gamble Productions, Procter & Gamble - Controversies, Procter & Gamble - Animal testing, Procter & Gamble - Family groups pressure, Procter & Gamble - Downsizing, Procter & Gamble - Logo controversy, Procter & Gamble - Diversity

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A lot of people, French citizens or not, greeted Charles de Gaulle's return to power as the breakthrough needed to end the hostilities. On his June 4 trip to Algeria, de Gaulle calculatedly made an ambiguous and broad emotional appeal to all the inhabitants, declaring "Je vous ai compris" (I have understood you). De Gaulle raised the hopes of colons and the professional military, disaffected by the indecisiveness of previous governments, with his exclamation of "Vive l'Algérie française" (long live French Algeria) to cheering ...

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Algerian War of Independence, Algerian War of Independence - Beginning of Hostilities, Algerian War of Independence - FLN, Algerian War of Independence - Philippeville, Algerian War of Independence - Conduct of the War, Algerian War of Independence - Committee of Public Safety, Algerian War of Independence - De Gaulle, Algerian War of Independence - The Evian Accords, Algerian War of Independence - The pieds-noirs' and harkis' exodus, Algerian War of Independence - Pieds-noirs, Algerian War of Independence - Harkis, Algerian War of Independence - War dead, Algerian War of Independence - Lasting effects in Algerian politics, Algerian War of Independence - Reference

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