1960s - War peace and politics

Swedish authors of worldwide recognition include Carolus Linnaeus, Emanuel Swedenborg, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlöf, Vilhelm Moberg, Harry Martinson and Astrid Lindgren. Many well-known inventions and discoveries, historical and modern, were made by Swedes. Some notable figures are Alfred Nobel, Anders Celsius, Baltzar von Platen, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, John Ericsson, ...

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Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes

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The oblast's current Governor is Eduard Rossel, one of the most prominent regional politicians in Russia. The oblast's Charter, or Constitution (Russian: Устав; Ustav), adopted on December 17, 1994, with subsequent amendments, establishes the oblast government. The Governor (губернатор; gubernator)is the chief executive, who appoints the Government, consisting of ministries and departments. The Chairman/President of the Government (председатель правительства; predsedatel pravitelstvaSee also:

Sverdlovsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Geography, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Time zone, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Natural resources, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Climate, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Administrative divisions, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Demographics, Sverdlovsk Oblast - History, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Politics, Sverdlovsk Oblast - Economy and transportation, Sverdlovsk Oblast - External link

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Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva. Current evidence suggests that this abbey was probably in existence by 1022, therefore Leofric and Godiva most likely endowed it around 1043. In time, a market was established at the abbey gates and the settlement expanded. By the 14th century Coventry had become an important centre of the cloth trade, and throughout the middle ages was one of the largest and most important cities ...

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Coventry, Coventry - History, Coventry - Places of interest, Coventry - Education, Coventry - Arts and culture, Coventry - Sport, Coventry - Famous people, Coventry - Economy, Coventry - Transport, Coventry - Politics, Coventry - Nearby places, Coventry - Suburbs of Coventry, Coventry - Twin cities

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Following the death of her husband in 1945, Roosevelt continued to live on the Hyde Park Estate, in Val-Kill, the house that her husband had remodeled for her near the mainhouse. Originally built as a small furniture factory for Val-Kill Industries, Val-Kill afforded Eleanor with a level of privacy that she had wanted for many years. Here she entertained her circle of friends in informal gatherings. The site is now the home of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, dedicated to "Eleanor Roosevelt's belief that people can enhance the qu ...

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Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt - Early Life, Eleanor Roosevelt - Marriage and family, Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt - Life after the White House, Eleanor Roosevelt - The Catholic Issue, Eleanor Roosevelt - New York and National Politics

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Palace of Culture, Iaşi Palatul Parlamentului, Bucharest Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest The University, Bucharest Orthodox Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca Catholic Church, Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, Cluj-Napoca Bariţiu Street, Cluj-Napoca Eroilor Ave, Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, Târgu Mureş Casino, Constanţa Borzeşti Church, Borzeş ...

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Romania, Romania - Name, Romania - History, Romania - Romanian heads of state from the Unification of 1859, Romania - Politics, Romania - Administrative divisions, Romania - Geography, Romania - Largest cities, Romania - Economy, Romania - Trade, Romania - Taxation, Romania - Debt, Romania - Wages, Romania - Currency, Romania - National Budget, Romania - National Holidays, Romania - Sport in Romania, Romania - Demographics, Romania - Ethnicity, Romania - Language, Romania - Religion, Romania - Culture, Romania - Miscellaneous topics, Romania - Gallery, Romania - International rankings

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Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 in the Bronx, New York City, United States, the first child of Jacques Kubrick and his wife Gertrude (born as Perveler). A second child, Barbara, was born in 1934. Jacques, whose parents had been Jewish immigrants of Austro-Romanian and Polish origin, was a successful doctor. When Kubrick was twelve years old, his father taught him how to play chess. At thirteen Jacques bought Stanley a Graflex camera, triggering Kubrick's fascination with still photography. At this time, he became inter ...

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Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick - Early life, Stanley Kubrick - Film career and later life, Stanley Kubrick - Early films, Stanley Kubrick - The Killing, Stanley Kubrick - Paths Of Glory, Stanley Kubrick - Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick - Lolita, Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick - Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick - The Shining, Stanley Kubrick - Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick - Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick - Unrealized Projects, Stanley Kubrick - Final Kubrick Coda, Stanley Kubrick - Character, Stanley Kubrick - Politics, Stanley Kubrick - Religion, Stanley Kubrick - More Trivia, Stanley Kubrick - Filmography

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The county has a considerable history of producing Little League baseball contenders. Since its inception in 1947, four of the seven Pennsylvania teams to compete in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania have come from Bucks County: Morrisville (1955), Levittown American (1960 and 1961), and Council Rock-Newtown (2005). Two of these squads, Morrisville and Levittown (1960), went on to win the World Series title. Philadelphia Park Racetrack, formerly th ...

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Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - History, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Founding, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Revolutionary War, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Geography, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Industry and Commerce, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Arts & Culture, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Fine & Performing Arts, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Popular Culture, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Film, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Sports & Recreation, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Politics, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Demographics, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Municipalities, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Boroughs, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Census-designated places, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Education, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Colleges and Universities, Bucks County, Pennsylvania - Community, Junior and Technical Colleges

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The Soviet Union was a federation of Soviet Socialist Republics (SSR). The first Republics were established shortly after the October Revolution of 1917. At that time, republics were technically independent from one another but their governments acted in closely coordinated confederation, as directed by the CPSU leadership. In 1922, four Republics (Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Belarusian SSR, and Transcaucasian SFSR) joined into the Soviet Union. Between 1922 and 1940, the number of Republics grew to sixteen. S ...

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Soviet Union, Soviet Union - History, Soviet Union - Politics, Soviet Union - Leaders of the Soviet Union, Soviet Union - Foreign relations, Soviet Union - Republics

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Under the 22nd Amendment, Johnson was still eligible for a second full term, having served less than two years of Kennedy's term. However, on March 31, 1968, after the Tet Offensive, a narrow victory over Eugene McCarthy in the New Hampshire primary, the entry of Robert Kennedy into the presidential race, and new lows in the opinion polls, he announced, in an address to the nation, that he would no longer seek renomination for the presidency. He cited the growing division within the country over the war as his reason. The Democratic nomination eventually went to Johnson's Vice President Hubert Humphrey, ...

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Lyndon B. Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson - Early years, Lyndon B. Johnson - Entering politics, Lyndon B. Johnson - Member of Congress, Lyndon B. Johnson - War record, Lyndon B. Johnson - Senate years, Lyndon B. Johnson - Senate Democratic leader, Lyndon B. Johnson - Vice Presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson - Presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson - Vietnam War, Lyndon B. Johnson - Appointments, Lyndon B. Johnson - Cabinet appointments, Lyndon B. Johnson - Supreme Court appointments, Lyndon B. Johnson - Retirement death and honors, Lyndon B. Johnson - Miscellaneous information, Lyndon B. Johnson - In Fiction, Lyndon B. Johnson - Further information, Lyndon B. Johnson - Footnote

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In 1977, Irving released his most notorious book, Hitler’s War, the first of his two-part biography on Adolf Hitler. In it, Irving tried to describe the war from “Hitler’s point of view.” He painted a favorable picture of Hitler - as one would if describing it from Hitler's own view as Hitler saw himself to be supreme, so painting him in a negative light while doing it from his own point of view would be self sabotage - portraying him as a rational, intelligent politician, whose only goal was to increase Germany’s prosperity ...

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David Irving, David Irving - Early life, David Irving - The Destruction of Dresden, David Irving - Historian, David Irving - Revisionist, David Irving - Holocaust denial and libel suit, David Irving - Persona non grata, David Irving - Current activities, David Irving - Arrest in Austria, David Irving - Recent Past, David Irving - Irving bibliography

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Before the arrival of Europeans, the First Nations followed a wide array of mostly animistic religions. See also Native American mythology. The first Europeans to settle in great numbers in Canada were French Catholics, including a large number of Jesuits dedicated to converting the natives; an effort that had only limited success. The first large Protestant communities were formed in the Maritimes after they were conquered by the British. Unable to convince enough British immigrants to go to the region, the government decided to impo ...

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Religion in Canada, Religion in Canada - Religious mix, Religion in Canada - Census results, Religion in Canada - Non-Christian religions in Canada, Religion in Canada - Canadians with no religious affiliation, Religion in Canada - Christianity in Canada, Religion in Canada - Government and religion, Religion in Canada - History

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The Klan's first incarnation began in late 1865 or early 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee. It was founded as a social organization, but quickly its main purpose became to resist Reconstruction in the wake of the American Civil War, and it focused as much on intimidating "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags" as on putting down the Freedmen. It quickly adopted violent methods, and was involved in a wave of 1,300 murders of Republican voters in 1868. A rapid reaction set in, with the Klan's leadership disowning it, and Southern elites seeing the Klan as an ...

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Ku Klux Klan, Ku Klux Klan - Overview, Ku Klux Klan - The first Klan, Ku Klux Klan - Creation, Ku Klux Klan - Activities, Ku Klux Klan - Klan salute, Ku Klux Klan - Decline and suppression, Ku Klux Klan - The second Klan, Ku Klux Klan - Creation, Ku Klux Klan - Activities, Ku Klux Klan - Political influence, Ku Klux Klan - Decline, Ku Klux Klan - Later Ku Klux Klans, Ku Klux Klan - Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Ku Klux Klan - The Ku Klux Klan today, Ku Klux Klan - Ku Klux Klan vocabulary, Ku Klux Klan - The Ku Klux Klan in popular culture, Ku Klux Klan - Notes

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Bangladesh Liberation War - Years before the war. During Partition of India, Pakistan, as a country, gained independence on 14 August 1947 following the end of British rule over South Asian countries. The division was made based on religion. Pakistan was created out of Muslim majority territories in the West and East, and India was created out of the vast Hindu majority regions in the centre. The Western zone was popularly (and for a period of time, also officially) called West Pakistan and the Eastern zone (mode ...

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Bangladesh Liberation War, Bangladesh Liberation War - Reasons for war, Bangladesh Liberation War - Years before the war, Bangladesh Liberation War - Economic exploitation, Bangladesh Liberation War - Political differences, Bangladesh Liberation War - Difference in religious standpoints, Bangladesh Liberation War - Language controversy, Bangladesh Liberation War - Impact of the hurricane, Bangladesh Liberation War - Political climax, Bangladesh Liberation War - Military preparation in West Pakistan, Bangladesh Liberation War - Bangobondhu's speech of 7 March, Bangladesh Liberation War - Violence of 25 March, Bangladesh Liberation War - Declaration of independence, Bangladesh Liberation War - The main war, Bangladesh Liberation War - Major Battles and Operations, Bangladesh Liberation War - Foreign intervention, Bangladesh Liberation War - USA and USSR, Bangladesh Liberation War - China, Bangladesh Liberation War - United Nations, Bangladesh Liberation War - India, Bangladesh Liberation War - End of the war, Bangladesh Liberation War - Reaction in West Pakistan to the war, Bangladesh Liberation War - Nomenclature justifications, Bangladesh Liberation War - Pakistani Civil War, Bangladesh Liberation War - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Bangladesh Liberation War - Liberation War of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War - Atrocities, Bangladesh Liberation War - How many people died?, Bangladesh Liberation War - Atrocities on women and minorities, Bangladesh Liberation War - Killing of intellectuals, Bangladesh Liberation War - Recipients of Military Awards, Bangladesh Liberation War - Current day influence of the War, Bangladesh Liberation War - The conflict in arts and media

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Main article: Economy of South Korea As one of the East Asian Tigers, South Korea has achieved an impressive record of growth and integration into the high-tech modern global economy, making South Korea the 10th largest economy in the world. In the aftermath of WWII, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. Then the Korean War made conditions in Korea even worse. By early 2006, its GDP per capita is roughly 20 times North Korea's and equal to the medium economies of the European Union. Calculating the GDP with Purchasing power parity in 2004, South Korea joined the t ...

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South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes

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Luxembourg was special, because while radio stations all over Europe were exclusively government-owned and operated well into the 1980s, Radio Luxembourg was right from the beginning privately owned. A radio amateur (Ham) managed to get a licence in 1924 and used the license to broadcast military music, too. French businessmen bought the license from the radio amateur in May 1929 and managed to get a broadcasting monopoly in Luxembourg in November 1929. In May 1931 the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Radiodiffusion was founded, which started to build the transmitters. Transmis ...

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Radio Luxembourg, Radio Luxembourg - History, Radio Luxembourg - Today, Radio Luxembourg - Trivia, Radio Luxembourg - Variations in Radio Luxembourg's sign-on through the years, Radio Luxembourg - Radio Luxembourg's sign-off music through the years, Radio Luxembourg - Transmitters for the French programme

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The dominant religions are Christianity and Islam, each group representing roughly 50% of the population. The Christians consist primarily of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, which is the local Oriental Orthodox church, but small groups of Roman Catholics, Protestants, and other religions also exist. Members of the Eritrean Orthodox Church are sometimes described as Coptic Christians because the hierarchy of that church was formerly subject to that of the Tawahido Church of Ethiopia, which was in turn formerly (before 1950) subje ...

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Eritrea, Eritrea - History, Eritrea - Politics, Eritrea - Regions, Eritrea - Geography, Eritrea - Economy, Eritrea - Demographics, Eritrea - Religion, Eritrea - Culture, Eritrea - Miscellaneous topics

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It is customary for the Sovereign to grant a Prime Minister some honour or dignity when that individual retires from politics. The honour commonly, but not invariably, bestowed on Prime Ministers is membership of the United Kingdom's most senior order of chivalry, the Order of the Garter. The practice of creating retired Prime Ministers Knights of the Garter has been fairly prevalent since the middle-nineteenth century. It has also been common for Prime Ministers to be granted peerages upon their retirement from the premiership. (The ...

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - History, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - The Office, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Term, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Powers and restraints, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Precedence and privileges, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Retirement honours, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - List of Prime Ministers

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Coventry's most famous resident was Lady Godiva, who according to legend, rode through the city naked on horseback (actually, she likely rode the horse bareback, not barenaked), in protest at high taxes being waged on the cityfolk by her husband Leofric. According to the legend, the residents of the city were asked to look away as she rode, but one man didn't and was allegedly struck blind, he became known as Peeping Tom thus originating the term. Th ...

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Coventry, Coventry - History, Coventry - Places of interest, Coventry - Education, Coventry - Arts and culture, Coventry - Sport, Coventry - Famous people, Coventry - Economy, Coventry - Transport, Coventry - Politics, Coventry - Nearby places, Coventry - Suburbs of Coventry, Coventry - Twin cities

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Ireland - Literature and the arts. Main articles: Irish literature, and Irish art, and [[]], and [[]]See also:

Ireland, Ireland - Politics, Ireland - Geography, Ireland - Flags of Ireland, Ireland - History, Ireland - History since partition, Ireland - Irish Independence: The Irish Free State Éire Ireland, Ireland - Northern Ireland, Ireland - Sport, Ireland - Culture, Ireland - Literature and the arts, Ireland - Music and dance, Ireland - Demographics, Ireland - Infrastructure, Ireland - Transport, Ireland - Energy

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Wrexham - Prehistoric and Roman times. There is evidence of prehistoric activity in the Wrexham area, in the discovery of the remains of a Bronze Age burial in Brymbo, near Wrexham, known as "Brymbo Man". Evidence of occupation during Roman times was found during the construction of the Plas Coch retail park outside the town centre. Wrexham - Middle Ages. Wrexham is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, the first mention of it comes in 1161 by which time there was a Norman motte ...

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Wrexham, Wrexham - History, Wrexham - Prehistoric and Roman times, Wrexham - Middle Ages, Wrexham - Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, Wrexham - Present day, Wrexham - City Status, Wrexham - Culture, Wrexham - Arts, Wrexham - Media, Wrexham - Religion, Wrexham - Shopping, Wrexham - Sport, Wrexham - Education, Wrexham - Politics, Wrexham - Future plans

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As the War drew to an end, he began searching for a seat to fight at the impending general election. Eventually he was selected for Ormskirk, which was then held by Stephen King-Hall. Wilson accidentally agreed to be adopted as the candidate immediately rather than delay until the election was called, and was therefore compelled to resign from the Civil Service. He used the time in between to write A New Deal for Coal which used his wartime experience to argue for nationalisation of the ...

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Harold Wilson, Harold Wilson - Birth and Early Life, Harold Wilson - In Parliament, Harold Wilson - Opposition, Harold Wilson - Prime Minister, Harold Wilson - Resignation, Harold Wilson - Death, Harold Wilson - MI5 plot?, Harold Wilson - Other conspiracy theories, Harold Wilson - Harold Wilson's First Cabinet 1964-1970, Harold Wilson - Harold Wilson's Second Government March 1974 - April 1976, Harold Wilson - Changes, Harold Wilson - Titles from birth to death

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