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At the end of the 1900 season, the Yankees re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league. Previously a minor league (known as the Western League until 1899), the American League carried over five of its previous locations and added three more on the East Coast, including one in Baltimore, Maryland, which had lost its National League team when that league contracted the year before. The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York City, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National L ...

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New York Yankees, New York Yankees - Origins, New York Yankees - The Highlanders, New York Yankees - The Ruth and Gehrig era, New York Yankees - The DiMaggio era, New York Yankees - The 1950s and 1960s, New York Yankees - Return to glory, New York Yankees - A new dynasty, New York Yankees - The 21st century, New York Yankees - Controversy, New York Yankees - Quick facts, New York Yankees - Baseball Hall of Famers, New York Yankees - Current roster, New York Yankees - Minor league affiliations

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Music. On June 30, 1993, between seasons one and two, DS9 followed other Treks in releasing the original score from its pilot episode, "Emissary," on CD. The title theme was also made available as a CD single, although not in wide circulation. Another compilation entitled "Warped" was also released later in the series' run. Several episodes received awards for their scores, such as "Our Man Bashir," which received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Score. However, as with other post ...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - About the show, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Cast, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main characters, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Recurring characters, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Plots, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Themes, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Awards and distinctions, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Controversy, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Taboos, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Multimedia, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Music, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - VHS and DVD releases, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Books, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Games, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Other merchandising

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The economy of Gujarat shows that it is one of the most prosperous states of the country, having a per-capita GDP significantly above India's average. According to the data published by "Center for Monitoring Indian Economy" or CMIE, Gujarat ranked third among all the states of India in 2004, approximately same as Punjab and Maharashtra, at Rs. 15,800 [3]. Major Agricultural produce of the state include cotton, peanuts, dates, sugarcane, milk & milk pro ...

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Gujarat, Gujarat - Geography, Gujarat - History, Gujarat - Indian Independence Movement, Gujarat - Post Independence, Gujarat - Administration and politics, Gujarat - Economy, Gujarat - Educational institutions, Gujarat - Demographics, Gujarat - Tourism

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A bicycle, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-century Europe, bicycles evolved quickly into their familiar, current design. Numbering over 1,000,000,000 in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many regions and a popular form of recreational transport in others. To distinguish a bicycle from a mot ...

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• Bicycle - History
• Bicycle - Technical aspects
• Bicycle - Legal requirements
• Bicycle - Construction and parts
• Bicycle - Performance
• Bicycle - Bicycle physics
• Bicycle - Social and historical aspects
• Bicycle - Economic and social implications
• Bicycle - Bicycles at work
• Bicycle - Bicycle recreation
• Bicycle - Bicycles and war
• Bicycle - Bicycle racing
• Bicycle - Modal share: cycle use in modern cities
• Bicycle - Cycling activism
• Bicycle - Types of bicycle
• Bicycle - Standards
• Bicycle - Notes

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Coups have long been part of political tradition. Indeed, Julius Caesar orchestrated a coup and was subsequently the victim of another coup. Many Roman emperors, such as Claudius, came to power in coups, as did King Jehu of Israel. In the November of 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup and seized power in France. In the late 20th century coups occurred most commonly in developing countries, particularly in Latin America (e.g. Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina), Africa and Asia (Pakistan), but also in the Asia Pacific (Fiji and ...

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Coup d'état, Coup d'état - History, Coup d'état - Recent forms of coup, Coup d'état - Types of coups, Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 19th century, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 20th century, Coup d'état - Recent coups and coup attempts, Coup d'état - Currently-serving leaders who came to power via coups, Coup d'état - Reference

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Winnipeg Manitoba - Born in Winnipeg. Randy Bachman, musician, (The Guess Who) & Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) Ashleigh Banfield, TV actress, TV host Cordell Barker, Oscar nominated animator The Cat Came Back Brenda Barrie, novelist and poet Burton Cummings, musician, (The Guess Who) Len Cariou, actor Bill Cody, actor Richard Condie, Oscar nominated animator The Big Snit Dionisio, Ma-Anne, lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon in Toronto ...

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Winnipeg Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba - History, Winnipeg Manitoba - Geography and Climate, Winnipeg Manitoba - Government, Winnipeg Manitoba - Unicity, Winnipeg Manitoba - Demographics, Winnipeg Manitoba - Visible minorities, Winnipeg Manitoba - Religious affiliation, Winnipeg Manitoba - Languages Spoken, Winnipeg Manitoba - External links, Winnipeg Manitoba - Education, Winnipeg Manitoba - Higher Education, Winnipeg Manitoba - Workforce and industry, Winnipeg Manitoba - Large corporations based in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Manitoba - Transportation, Winnipeg Manitoba - Winnipeg International Airport, Winnipeg Manitoba - Railways, Winnipeg Manitoba - Bus Terminal, Winnipeg Manitoba - Winnipeg Transit, Winnipeg Manitoba - External links, Winnipeg Manitoba - Crime, Winnipeg Manitoba - Politics, Winnipeg Manitoba - Sports, Winnipeg Manitoba - Current professional franchises, Winnipeg Manitoba - Arts and culture, Winnipeg Manitoba - Festivals, Winnipeg Manitoba - Museums, Winnipeg Manitoba - Theatre Companies, Winnipeg Manitoba - Architecture, Winnipeg Manitoba - Local media, Winnipeg Manitoba - Daily newspapers, Winnipeg Manitoba - Ethnic media, Winnipeg Manitoba - Weekly newspapers, Winnipeg Manitoba - Magazines, Winnipeg Manitoba - Websites, Winnipeg Manitoba - Television stations, Winnipeg Manitoba - Locally based national cable television channels, Winnipeg Manitoba - Radio stations, Winnipeg Manitoba - Famous Winnipegers, Winnipeg Manitoba - Born in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Manitoba - Winnie-the-Pooh, Winnipeg Manitoba - Raised but not born in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Manitoba - Achieved fame while living in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Manitoba - Twinnings, Winnipeg Manitoba - Neighbouring communities

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Historically, the bulk of the power over the Government of the Kingdom was vested in the Sovereign, acting on the advice of bodies such as Parliament and the Privy Council. Over several years, the Cabinet evolved from the Privy Council, as the monarch began the practice of consulting a few confidential advisors rather than the Council at large. These bodies, however, bore little resemblance to modern Cabinets; they were often not led by a single figure such as a Prime Minister, they often failed to act in unison, and they were appointed and dismissed entirel ...

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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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There are pockets of Ireland where Irish is spoken as a traditional, native language. These regions are known as the Gaeltacht. These are in County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe), including Connemara (Conamara) and the Aran Islands (na hOileáin Árann); on the west coast of County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall; in the part which is known as Tyrconnell/Tír Chonaill); and Corca Dhuibhne on the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry (Contae Chiarraí). Smaller ones also exist in Mayo (Contae ...

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Irish language, Irish language - Names of the language, Irish language - In English, Irish language - In Irish, Irish language - Official status, Irish language - The Gaeltacht, Irish language - Dialects, Irish language - Munster dialects, Irish language - Connacht dialects, Irish language - Ulster dialects, Irish language - Other regions, Irish language - Comparisons, Irish language - Shelta, Irish language - Linguistic Structure, Irish language - Syntax, Irish language - Morphology, Irish language - Orthography and pronunciation, Irish language - Mutations, Irish language - History and politics, Irish language - Stages of the Irish language, Irish language - The Irish Language Movement, Irish language - Independent Ireland and the language, Irish language - Northern Ireland, Irish language - The Irish Language Today, Irish language - Irish in Education, Irish language - Notes

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R.E.M. band - Studio Albums. Murmur (12 April 1983) #36 US US: Gold Reckoning (14 April 1984) #27 US; #91 UK US: Gold Fables of the Reconstruction (10 June 1985) #28 US; #35 UK US: Gold Lifes Rich Pageant (28 July 1986) #21 US; #43 UK US: Gold Document (1 September 1987) #10 US; #28 UK US: Platinum Green (8 November 1988) #12 US; #27 UK US: 2x Platinum Out of Time ...

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R.E.M. band, R.E.M. band - History, R.E.M. band - Formation 1980-1982, R.E.M. band - The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987, R.E.M. band - Rock Superstars 1988-1996, R.E.M. band - R.E.M. After Berry 1997-present, R.E.M. band - Legacy, R.E.M. band - Trivia, R.E.M. band - Samples, R.E.M. band - Discography, R.E.M. band - Studio Albums

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As Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of semi-indigenous Malay population with the majority of third generation Chinese, Indian and Arab immigrants with little intermarriage (although it exists and is most common between the Chinese and Indian races), there appears little in the way of specifically Singaporean culture. However, there exists a Eurasian community and a community of Peranakan or "Straits Chinese, ...

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Singapore, Singapore - History, Singapore - Politics and government, Singapore - Geography, Singapore - Economy, Singapore - Tourism, Singapore - Transport, Singapore - Demographics, Singapore - Culture, Singapore - Footnotes

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The University of Tokyo (東京大学; Tōkyō Daigaku, abbreviated as 東大 Tōdai) is generally ranked as Japan's most prestigious university, as well as a leading university in Asia. The University has five campuses in Hongo, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano and 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, some 2,100 of them foreign (a large fraction by Japanese standards). While nearly all academic disciplines are taught at the University, it is perhaps best known for its faculties of law and literature ...

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• University of Tokyo - Faculties and Graduate Schools
• University of Tokyo - Faculties
• University of Tokyo - Graduate Schools
• University of Tokyo - Research Institutes
• University of Tokyo - Faculty members
• University of Tokyo - Famous alumni
• University of Tokyo - Prime Ministers
• University of Tokyo - Mathematicians
• University of Tokyo - Others
• University of Tokyo - Sanshiro Pond
• University of Tokyo - University of Tokyo in fiction
• University of Tokyo - University of Tokyo in Asia

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Many of the trends of the 1960s were due to the demographic changes brought about by the baby boom generation, the height of the Cold War, and the dissolution of European colonial empires. The rise in social revolution, civil rights movements, human rights movement, anti-War movements, and the Counterculture movement are only some of the characteristics that defined the 1960s. Many experts attribute the 1960s "counter-culture revolution" as being the result of the major social and political factors that rose in the 1950s like brinksmanship, ...

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1960s, 1960s - Events and trends, 1960s - Technology, 1960s - Science, 1960s - War peace and politics, 1960s - Economics, 1960s - Culture, 1960s - Others, 1960s - Big changes during the Sixties, 1960s - In the United States, 1960s - In other Western countries, 1960s - In non-Western countries, 1960s - People, 1960s - World leaders, 1960s - Writers and intellectuals

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1960s - In the United States. The movement for civil and political rights for African Americans (in the early '60s usually called Negroes and in the later '60s Blacks), initially a non-violent movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Gandhian figures but later producing radical offshoots such as the Black Power movement and competing with the Black Panther Party and the Blac ...

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1960s, 1960s - Events and trends, 1960s - Technology, 1960s - Science, 1960s - War peace and politics, 1960s - Economics, 1960s - Culture, 1960s - Others, 1960s - Big changes during the Sixties, 1960s - In the United States, 1960s - In other Western countries, 1960s - In non-Western countries, 1960s - People, 1960s - World leaders, 1960s - Writers and intellectuals

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1960s - In the United States. The movement for civil and political rights for African Americans (in the early '60s usually called Negroes and in the later '60s Blacks), initially a non-violent movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Gandhian figures but later producing radical offshoots such as the Black Power movement and competing with the Black Panther Party and the Blac ...

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1960s, 1960s - Events and trends, 1960s - Technology, 1960s - Science, 1960s - War peace and politics, 1960s - Economics, 1960s - Culture, 1960s - Others, 1960s - Big changes during the Sixties, 1960s - In the United States, 1960s - In other Western countries, 1960s - In non-Western countries, 1960s - People, 1960s - World leaders, 1960s - Writers and intellectuals, 1960s - Sports figures, 1960s - Entertainers, 1960s - Further Viewing

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Many of the trends of the 1960s were due to the demographic changes brought about by the baby boom generation, the height of the Cold War, and the dissolution of European colonial empires. The rise in social revolution, civil rights movements, human rights movement, anti-War movements, and the Counterculture movement are only some of the characteristics that defined the 1960s. Many experts attribute the 1960s "counter-culture revolution" as being the result of the major social and political factors that rose in the 1950s like brinksmanship, ...

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1960s, 1960s - Events and trends, 1960s - Technology, 1960s - Science, 1960s - War peace and politics, 1960s - Economics, 1960s - Culture, 1960s - Others, 1960s - Big changes during the Sixties, 1960s - In the United States, 1960s - In other Western countries, 1960s - In non-Western countries, 1960s - People, 1960s - World leaders, 1960s - Writers and intellectuals, 1960s - Sports figures, 1960s - Entertainers, 1960s - Further Viewing

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1960s - World leaders. Prime Minister Robert Menzies (Australia) Prime Minister Harold Holt (Australia) Prime Minister John McEwen (Australia) Prime Minister John Gorton (Australia) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (Canada) Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson (Canada) Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau (Canada) Chairman Mao Zedong (People's Republic of China) President Chiang Kai-shek (Republic of China on Taiwan) President Gama ...

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1960s, 1960s - Events and trends, 1960s - Technology, 1960s - Science, 1960s - War peace and politics, 1960s - Economics, 1960s - Culture, 1960s - Others, 1960s - Big changes during the Sixties, 1960s - In the United States, 1960s - In other Western countries, 1960s - In non-Western countries, 1960s - People, 1960s - World leaders, 1960s - Writers and intellectuals, 1960s - Sports figures, 1960s - Entertainers, 1960s - Further Viewing

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