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Brimstone (1998-1999) was a short-lived FOX television series, featuring an undead detective whose mission (assigned by the Devil) is to return 113 spirits who have escaped from Hell to Earth. In 1983, Ezekiel "Zeke" Stone (played by Peter Horton) was a New York City police detective whose wife was raped. He tracked down the rapist, but, instead of arresting him for the crime, killed the rapist instead. For taking that choice into his own hands, Stone w ...

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• Brimstone television series - Cast
• Brimstone television series - Main cast
• Brimstone television series - Regular guests
• Brimstone television series - Episode list

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Gottlieb (Georg) Nathanael Bonwetsch (5 February 1848–18 July 1925) was a Russian-born German theologian. He became professor of church history at the University of Göttingen in 1891. He was born in Norka, Saratov province in Russia, where his father was pastor. He studied theology in Dorpat, then later in Göttingen and Bonn. His first academic position was in Dorpat. Category: German theologians ...

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Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. His father Charles I had been executed in 1649, following the English Civil War; the monarchy was then abolished and the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland became a republic under Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector (see Commonwealth of England and The Protectorate). In 1660, shortly after C ...

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• Charles II of England - Early life
• Charles II of England - Restoration
• Charles II of England - Cavalier Parliament
• Charles II of England - Foreign policy
• Charles II of England - Great Plague and Fire
• Charles II of England - Conflict with Parliament
• Charles II of England - Later years
• Charles II of England - Legacy
• Charles II of England - Style and arms
• Charles II of England - The children of Charles II
• Charles II of England - Trivia

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Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav) (November 8, 1622 – February 13, 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Margrave of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and Princess Catherine of Sweden, half-sister of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who produced his son and successor, Charles XI. Charles X was the second Wittelsbach king of Sweden after Christopher. Charles X Gustav of Sweden - Heir to the throne. H ...

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• Charles X Gustav of Sweden - Early days as King
• Charles X Gustav of Sweden - War on Poland
• Charles X Gustav of Sweden - War on Denmark
• Charles X Gustav of Sweden - The Estates in Gothenburg
• Charles X Gustav of Sweden - Family

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 • Summer (DST) not observed (UTC) Darwin is the territorial capital and most populous city of the Northern Territory. It is a city of 109,478 (est. June 2004) people on Australia's far north-western coastline. Darwin has a tropical climate, and is subjected to tropical thunderstorms and cyclones; the first recorded cyclone to hit Darwin was the 1867 cyclone, and much of the city was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. It is also the only Australian capital city to have come under substantial attack du ...

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• Darwin Northern Territory - History
• Darwin Northern Territory - Geography and climate
• Darwin Northern Territory - Government
• Darwin Northern Territory - Economy
• Darwin Northern Territory - Education
• Darwin Northern Territory - Culture
• Darwin Northern Territory - Media
• Darwin Northern Territory - Sports
• Darwin Northern Territory - Sister cities

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Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (7 October 1854 - 5 February 1922) was a Boer general and politician. He was born at Leeuwkop, Smithfield district (Orange Free State), and later resided at Dewetsdorp. He served in the first Anglo-Boer War of 1880-81 as a field cornet, and from 1881 to 1896 he lived on his farm, becoming in 1897 member of the Volksraad. He took part in the earlier battles of the Boer War of 1899 in Natal as a commandant and later, as a general, he went to serve under Piet Cronje in the west. His first successful ...

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Anami Narayan Roy is the Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He took over as the police chief on 5 February 2004 under controversial circumstances after the previous Commissioner was shunted out based on the Home Minister's orders. His major task since he took over was the investigation into the Telgi scam worth crores of rupees. Roy is an Indian Penal Service officer and was the commissioner of the nearby city of Pune before taking over. Contrary to the Roy surname which is Bengali, he is from Uttar Pradesh. His surname is actually Srivastav, but was never used. The line was given the title ...

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The British Fourth Army was a field army of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February 1916 under the command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson to carry out the main British contribution to the Battle of the Somme. On the first day on the Somme, eleven Fourth Army divisions attacked astride the Albert-Bapaume road. The attack was completely defeated on the northern sector so subsequent Fourth Army operations concentrated on the southern sector, h ...

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The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: participating in papal elections when the Holy See is vacant, and advising the Pope about Church matters when he summons them to a consistory. Historically, they were also the clergy of the city of Rome serving the Pope as the Bishop of Rome and were assigned duties in parishes of the city. The College has no ruling power except during the sede vacante period, where its powers are still extr ...

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• College of Cardinals - Choosing the pope
• College of Cardinals - Members of the College of Cardinals
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Bishops
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Priests
• College of Cardinals - Cardinals of the Order of Deacons

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To Robert and the other supporters of the Empress this was good news, as Ranulf was a major magnate, and gave their cause more momentum, and additional resources. Robert acted swiftly and raised an army and immediately set out for Lincoln, joining forces on the way with Ranulf. Stephen held a council of war in Lincoln and his advisors councilled that he leave a force to protect the town and watch the castle, and depart to safety. Stephen, very conscious of his own father's reputation in front of Antioch during the first crusade, disregarded ...

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Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - The Loss of the Earl’s Northern lands to King David of Scotland 1136/1139, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - Ranulf takes Lincoln 1140, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - The Battle of Lincoln 2 February 1141, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - The Capture of Robert of Gloucester, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - The Second Siege of Lincoln 1144, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - Ranulf defects to the King 1145-6, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - Agreement between King David and Earl Ranulf, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - Ranulf’s Treaty with Robert Earl of Leicester, Ranulph de Gernon 2nd Earl of Chester - The Death of the Earl 1153

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After the Japanese machine-gunned Schofield Barracks, 7 December 1941, the 25th Infantry Division moved to beach positions for the defense of Honolulu and Ewa Plains. Following intensive training, the 25th began moving to Guadalcanal, 25 November 1942, to relieve Marines near Henderson Field. First elements landed near the Tenaru River, 17 December 1942, and entered combat, 10 January 1943, participating in the seizure of Kokumbona and the reduction of the Mount Austen Pocket in some of the bitterest fighting of the Pacific campaign. The thr ...

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U.S. 25th Infantry Division, U.S. 25th Infantry Division - World War II, U.S. 25th Infantry Division - Korean War, U.S. 25th Infantry Division - Vietnam, U.S. 25th Infantry Division - Reorganization and Light Infantry Status, U.S. 25th Infantry Division - Desert Storm and the Post-Cold War Era

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2000 in South Africa - January. Tropical Cyclone Eline brings heavy rains to Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Madagascar The Mozambican navy begins evacuating people from low ground using rubber boats donated from last year's floods. 2000 in South Africa - February. 5 February - The first wave of floods hit Mozambique 9 February - The South African Air Force airlifts foreign tourists cut off by floodwaters in ...

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2000 in South Africa, 2000 in South Africa - Events, 2000 in South Africa - January, 2000 in South Africa - February, 2000 in South Africa - March, 2000 in South Africa - July, 2000 in South Africa - November, 2000 in South Africa - Unknown date, 2000 in South Africa - Sport, 2000 in South Africa - Football Rugby Union, 2000 in South Africa - Football Soccer, 2000 in South Africa - Births, 2000 in South Africa - Deaths

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1982 in South Africa - January. 7 January - A bomb damages the office of the West Rand Administration Board in Soweto 8 January - Umkhonto we Sizwe guerrillas attack Koeberg nuclear power plant in Cape Town 11 January - The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid launches the International Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa 1982 in South Africa - February. South Africa ...

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1987 in South Africa - January. 1 January - South African Defence Force servicemen are attacked in Alexandra, Johannesburg and at least one injured 3 January - Three people are injured when a limet mine explodes at the corner of Jeppe and Delvers Streets in Johannesburg 8 January - At the AECI plant, a policeman is shot at and in the skirmish that followed, two policemen and one civilian is injured 9 January - A bomb explodes at the OK Bazaars, a national supermarket chain, in Elo ...

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Flik is an oddball, an individualist and would-be inventor in a colony of ants that is oppressed by a gang of marauding grasshoppers, who arrive once a season demanding food from the ants. While working with an invention to pick fruit more efficiently, Flik accidentally destroys the offering that the ants were putting together to appease the grasshoppers. Given a temporary reprieve by the grasshoppers, the ants agree to Flik's plan to recruit "warrior bugs" to fight off the grasshoppers—Flik actually believes the plan, while the ...

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A Bug's Life, A Bug's Life - Plot synopsis, A Bug's Life - Box office, A Bug's Life - Video release, A Bug's Life - Other appearances, A Bug's Life - Voice cast

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The first WSF was held from 25 January to 30 January 2001 in Porto Alegre, organized by many groups involved in the alternative globalization movement, including the French Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens (ATTAC). The WSF was sponsored, in part, by the Porto Alegre government, led by Brazilian Worker's Party (PT). The town was experimenting with an innovative model for the local government which combined the traditional representative institutions with the participation of open assemblies of the ...

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World Social Forum, World Social Forum - History, World Social Forum - Criticisms

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Algirdas was one of the seven sons of the famous grand duke Gediminas among whom on his death in 1341 he divided his domains, leaving the youngest, Jaunutis, in possession of the capital, Vilnius, with a nominal priority. With the aid of his brother Kęstutis, Algirdas in 1345 drove out the incapable Jaunutis and declared himself grand duke. The two and thirty years of his reign (1345-1377) were devoted to the development and extension of Lithuania, and he lived to make i ...

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Algirdas, Algirdas - Background, Algirdas - Expansion of Lithuania, Algirdas - Assessment, Algirdas - Mother, Algirdas - Father, Algirdas - Wives, Algirdas - Brothers, Algirdas - Sisters, Algirdas - Sons, Algirdas - Daughters

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1924 Winter Olympics - Prologue. Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp, the wintersports had always been rather limited by the season. In 1921, on the convention of the IOC in Lausanne, there was a call for equallity for wintersports, and after much discussion it is decided to organise an "international week of winter sport" in 1924 in Chamonix. 1924 Winter Olympics - Day 2. The very first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter games was won by Charles Jewtraw ...

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1924 Winter Olympics, 1924 Winter Olympics - Highlights, 1924 Winter Olympics - Prologue, 1924 Winter Olympics - Day 2, 1924 Winter Olympics - Day 4, 1924 Winter Olympics - Day 6, 1924 Winter Olympics - Day 8, 1924 Winter Olympics - Day 10, 1924 Winter Olympics - Epilogue, 1924 Winter Olympics - Medals awarded, 1924 Winter Olympics - Medal count

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Peter Sutcliffe - Victims. Sutcliffe was convicted for murdering the following 13 victims: 30 October 1975: Wilma McCann, 28, Leeds 20 January 1976: Emily Jackson, 42, Leeds 5 February 1977: Irene Richardson, 28, Leeds 23 April 1977: Patricia Atkinson, 32, Bradford 26 June 1977: Jayne MacDonald, 16, Leeds 1 October 1977: Jean Jordan, 20, Manchester 21 January 1978: Yvonne Pearson, 21, Bradford 31 January 1978: Helen Rytka, 18, Huddersfiel ...

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Papandreou returned to Greece in 1959, where he headed an economic development research program. In 1960 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of the Athens Economic Research Center and Advisor to the Bank of Greece. In 1963 his father George Papandreou, head of the Centre Union party, became Prime Minister of Greece. Andreas became his chief economic advisor. He renounced his American citizenship and was elected to the Greek Parliament in 1964. He immediately became Minister to the First Ministry of State ...

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Andreas Papandreou, Andreas Papandreou - Early life and career, Andreas Papandreou - Political career, Andreas Papandreou - Legacy, Andreas Papandreou - External link

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