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People whose surname is or was Allen include Andrew M. Allen Bernard Allen Bobby Allen David Allen Dayton Allen Ethan Allen Frederick Lewis Allen Gracie Allen Graham William Allen Grant Allen Harry Allen Joan Allen Joel Asaph Allen Josh Neil Allen Karen Allen Keith Allen Kevin Allen Larry Allen Lauren Allen Lew Allen Marcus Allen Mel Al ...

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• Allen - Canada
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• Allen - United States
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People whose surname is or was Allen include Andrew M. Allen Bernard Allen Bobby Allen David Allen Dayton Allen Ethan Allen Frederick Lewis Allen Gracie Allen Graham William Allen Grant Allen Harry Allen Joan Allen Joel Asaph Allen Josh Neil Allen Karen Allen Keith Allen Kevin Allen Larry Allen Lauren Allen Lew Allen Marcus Allen Mel Al ...

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Allen, Allen - People, Allen - Places, Allen - Canada, Allen - Philippines, Allen - United States, Allen - Others

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Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from 1889 until his death in 1898. Woodruff was one of nine children born to Aphek Woodruff, a miller working in Farmington, Connecticut. Wilford's mother Beulah died of "spotted fever" at the age of 26, when he was just fifteen months old. Aphek later married Azulah Hart. As a young man, Woodruff worked at his father's mill. He was always known as a religious man, but was also enthusiastica ...

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• Wilford Woodruff - Church Service
• Wilford Woodruff - Actions as Church President
• Wilford Woodruff - Quotes

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Wilford Woodruff, along with his brother Azmon, was baptized by missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 31 December 1833 in Richland, New York. Other members of the Woodruff family, including Aphek, joined the church in 1839. Wilford became noted for his success as a missionary, completing several missions during his lifetime, and baptizing thousands of converts. The church sent him to Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky (1835-1836), to the Fox Islands, Maine (1837), to England as an proselyting missionary (1839), to England as President of the Church's European/English mission (1844 ...

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Wilford Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff - Church Service, Wilford Woodruff - Actions as Church President, Wilford Woodruff - Quotes

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Homer (Greek Ὅμηρος Hómēros) was a legendary early Greek poet and rhapsode traditionally credited with the composition of the Iliad (Ἰλιάς) and the Odyssey (Ὀδύσσεια). In antiquity, he was sometimes credited with the entire Epic Cycle, which included further poems on the Trojan War as well as the Theban poems about Oedipus and his sons. Other works, such as the corpus of Homeric Hymns, the comic mini-epic Batrachomyomachia ("The Frog-Mouse War," Βατραχομυομαχία), and the Margites were also attributed to h ...

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• Homer - The Homeric Question
• Homer - Ancient Accounts of Homer
• Homer - Homeric studies
• Homer - Ancient philology
• Homer - 18th century
• Homer - 19th century
• Homer - Homeric dialect
• Homer - Homeric style
• Homer - Historicity of the Iliad
• Homer - Literature
• Homer - Commentaries
• Homer - Homeric Question
• Homer - Homeric dialect
• Homer - Editions
• Homer - English Translations

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Warren County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 158,383. The 2003 population estimate [1] for the county is 181,743. Its county seat is Lebanon6. Warren County was erected May 1, 1803 from Hamilton County, and named for Dr. Joseph Warren, a hero of the Revolution who sent Paul Revere on his ride and who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warren County Ohio - Geography. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,054 km² (407 mi²). ...

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• Warren County Ohio - Geography
• Warren County Ohio - Adjacent counties
• Warren County Ohio - Boundaries
• Warren County Ohio - Lakes and rivers
• Warren County Ohio - Demographics
• Warren County Ohio - Historic Population Figures
• Warren County Ohio - Communications
• Warren County Ohio - Highways
• Warren County Ohio - Post Offices
• Warren County Ohio - Telephone Service
• Warren County Ohio - Media
• Warren County Ohio - Local Government
• Warren County Ohio - Cities and villages
• Warren County Ohio - Townships
• Warren County Ohio - School districts
• Warren County Ohio - Other places of Warren County
• Warren County Ohio - Government
• Warren County Ohio - Politics
• Warren County Ohio - Famous inhabitants
• Warren County Ohio - Education
• Warren County Ohio - Public School Districts

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The period of German history from 1919 to 1933 is known as the Weimar Republic (German Weimarer Republik, IPA: [ˈvaɪ̯marər repuˈbliːk]). It is named after the city of Weimar where a national assembly convened to produce a new constitution after the German Monarchy and German Empire were abolished following the nation's defeat in World War I. This first attempt to establish a liberal democracy in Germany happened during a time of civil conflict, and failed with t ...

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• Weimar Republic - Controlled revolution: the establishment of the Republic 1918-1919
• Weimar Republic - The Reichswehr and the Revolution
• Weimar Republic - The socialist roots of Weimar
• Weimar Republic - The early years: internal conflict 1919-1923
• Weimar Republic - Stresemann's Golden Era 1923-1929
• Weimar Republic - The Republic crumbles and Hitler's support rises 1930-1932
• Weimar Republic - Loss of credibility for the Republic
• Weimar Republic - Franz von Papen calls for elections
• Weimar Republic - November and 'Socialist General' Schleicher
• Weimar Republic - Hitler's chancellorship and the death of the Weimar Republic 1933
• Weimar Republic - Reichstag Fire
• Weimar Republic - Reichstag election of March 5
• Weimar Republic - Hitler cabinet meeting in mid-March
• Weimar Republic - Enabling Act negotiations
• Weimar Republic - Ceremonial opening of the Reichstag in Potsdam on March 21
• Weimar Republic - Passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag on March 23
• Weimar Republic - Aftermath
• Weimar Republic - Reasons for the Weimar Republic's failure
• Weimar Republic - Economic problems
• Weimar Republic - Institutional problems
• Weimar Republic - Individual roles
• Weimar Republic - Other roles
• Weimar Republic - Reference

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Daniel Kahikina Akaka (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. He is the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry and is the only Chinese American member of the Senate (and one of two Senators with Japanese ancestry, the other being fellow Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye). Akaka was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including service on Saipan and Tinian. He earned a Bachelor of Education (1952) and Master ...

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• Daniel Akaka - External link

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Carlo Curley (b. 1952, North Carolina, USA) is a flamboyant and popular concert organist, sometimes characterised as the "Pavarotti of the organ". Curley was born into a musical family and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts. He studied organ with Virgil Fox and Sir George Thalben-Ball. Curley was famously the first classical organist to give a solo organ recital at the White House, and he has also played for several European heads of state. He has toured extensively through ...

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Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. He has been a senator for more than 40 years, a distinction which few other current senators have achieved. He was also the first American of Japanese descent to serve in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Daniel Inouye - Biography. Inouye was born in Honolulu and spent his childhood there. In 1943 he enlisted in the Army and was assigned t ...

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• Daniel Inouye - The Gang of 14
• Daniel Inouye - Trivia

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Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor and writer. Ubiquitous on film and television, where he is usually cast in comic roles, he has pursued a parallel career as a playwright whose work is often dark, politically charged and controversial. Wallace Shawn - Biography. Shawn was born in New York City, where he still lives. He is the son of William Shawn, longtime editor of The New Yorker, and journalist Cecille Lyon Shawn; his brother Allen is a composer. Shawn graduated wit ...

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• Wallace Shawn - Biography
• Wallace Shawn - Acting roles
• Wallace Shawn - Writing
• Wallace Shawn - Plays
• Wallace Shawn - Selected film and television roles

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Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 49,927. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegany (Allegheny) River. Its county seat is Belmont. Allegany County New York - History. When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Allegany County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as wel ...

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• Allegany County New York - History
• Allegany County New York - Geography
• Allegany County New York - Demographics
• Allegany County New York - Towns and Villages
• Allegany County New York - Indian reservations
• Allegany County New York - Information about Allegany County
• Allegany County New York - Educational institutions
• Allegany County New York - Adjacent Counties and areas

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Assumption Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Napoleonville and as of 2000, the population is 23,388. Assumption is one of the 22 Acadiana Parishes. Its major product is sugarcane. Assumption Parish Louisiana - Geography. The parish has a total area of 944 km2 (365 mi2). 877 km2 (339 mi2) of it is land and 67 km2 (26 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 7.10% water. Assumption Pari ...

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• Assumption Parish Louisiana - Geography
• Assumption Parish Louisiana - Adjacent parishes
• Assumption Parish Louisiana - Demographics
• Assumption Parish Louisiana - Hurricane Katrina
• Assumption Parish Louisiana - Cities and towns

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Brown County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 42,285. Its county seat is Georgetown6. It is named for Major General Jacob Brown, an officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Brown County Ohio - Geography. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,283 km² (495 mi²). 1,274 km² (492 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.70% water. Brown Cou ...

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• Brown County Ohio - Adjacent counties
• Brown County Ohio - Demographics
• Brown County Ohio - Government
• Brown County Ohio - Municipalities
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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; Spanish: Benedicto XVI; French: Benoît XVI), born Joseph Alois Ratzinger (April 16, 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany), is the 265th and reigning pope, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State. He was elected on April 19, 2005, in a papal conclave over which he presided in his capacity as dean of the College of Cardinals. He celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on April 24, 2005, and took possession of his cath ...

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• Pope Benedict XVI - Overview
• Pope Benedict XVI - Early life 1927–1951
• Pope Benedict XVI - Background and childhood 1927–1943
• Pope Benedict XVI - Military service 1943–1945
• Pope Benedict XVI - Education 1946–1951
• Pope Benedict XVI - Early church career 1951–1981
• Pope Benedict XVI - Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1981–2005
• Pope Benedict XVI - Health
• Pope Benedict XVI - Response to sex abuse scandal
• Pope Benedict XVI - Dialogue with non Christian religions
• Pope Benedict XVI - Ratzinger and Fatima
• Pope Benedict XVI - Papacy
• Pope Benedict XVI - Election to the Papacy
• Pope Benedict XVI - Choice of name
• Pope Benedict XVI - Early days of Papacy
• Pope Benedict XVI - Teachings
• Pope Benedict XVI - Curial appointments
• Pope Benedict XVI - Beatifications
• Pope Benedict XVI - Canonizations
• Pope Benedict XVI - Revival of traditional papal clothing
• Pope Benedict XVI - Apostolic journeys
• Pope Benedict XVI - Encyclicals
• Pope Benedict XVI - Pastoral Activities
• Pope Benedict XVI - Notes
• Pope Benedict XVI - Encyclicals
• Pope Benedict XVI - Books and theological writings
• Pope Benedict XVI - Literature
• Pope Benedict XVI - Biographies

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Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American gymnast. She currently lives in Allen, Texas. Carly Patterson - Pre-Olympic career. Patterson was at a cousin's birthday party at a gymnastics club in 1994 when a coach noticed her doing cartwheels and roundoffs and told her mother that she should start taking lessons, which she did soon afterward. In 2000, Patterson participated in the Top Gym Tournament in Belgium; she won the silver medal in the all-around and the ...

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• Carly Patterson - Pre-Olympic career
• Carly Patterson - 2004 Summer Olympics
• Carly Patterson - Skills
• Carly Patterson - After Athens
• Carly Patterson - Music Career

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Barney & Friends is a children's television show produced in the United States, mainly aimed at preschoolers, starring a large purple dinosaur named Barney. Barney & Friends - Origin and development of show. Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas. She came up with the idea for the show, while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. She then brought together a team which created a series of home videos, the first being (Barney and the ...

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• Barney & Friends - Origin and development of show
• Barney & Friends - Cast
• Barney & Friends - Crew
• Barney & Friends - Episode Guide
• Barney & Friends - Stage Shows
• Barney & Friends - Merchandise

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Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population is 52,523. Its county seat is Ashland6. It is named for the home of Senator Henry Clay near Lexington, Kentucky. Ashland County Ohio - Geography. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,106 km² (427 mi²). 1,099 km² (424 mi²) of it is land and 6 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.58% water. Ashland County Ohio - Adjacent counties.

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• Ashland County Ohio - Geography
• Ashland County Ohio - Adjacent counties
• Ashland County Ohio - Demographics
• Ashland County Ohio - Government
• Ashland County Ohio - Municipalities
• Ashland County Ohio - External link

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Imperial Calcasieu Parish was created March 24, 1840, from the Parish of Saint Landry, one of the original nineteen civil parishes established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1807. The early history of the parish dates back to the time of the Spanish occupation of Louisiana, when, in 1797, Jose M. Mora was granted a large tract of land between the Rio Hondo (now Calcasieu) and the Sabine River, known for years as the "Neutral Strip". After the grant to Mora, this area became a refuge for "desperadoes from the eastern states" and for outlaws and ...

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Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana - Geography, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana - Cities and towns, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana - Adjacent parishes, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana - Demographics, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana - History, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana - External link

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,226 km² (473 mi²). 1,200 km² (463 mi²) of it is land and 26 km² (10 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.12% water. Mercer County Ohio - Adjacent counties. Van Wert County (north) Auglaize County (east) Darke County (south) Jay County, Indiana (southwest)See also:

Mercer County Ohio, Mercer County Ohio - Geography, Mercer County Ohio - Adjacent counties, Mercer County Ohio - Demographics, Mercer County Ohio - Government, Mercer County Ohio - Municipalities, Mercer County Ohio - External link

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