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1861 - January. January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by Wilhelm I January 3 - American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States January 9 - Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union, preceding the American Civil War. January 10 - American Civil War: Florida secedes from the United States January 11 - American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the U ...

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1861, 1861 - Events, 1861 - January, 1861 - February, 1861 - March-April, 1861 - May-June, 1861 - July-August, 1861 - September-October, 1861 - November, 1861 - Unknown dates, 1861 - Births, 1861 - Deaths

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1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1861 - Events. January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by Wilhelm I January 3 - American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States January 9 - Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union, preceding t ...

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• 1861 - Events
• 1861 - February
• 1861 - March-April
• 1861 - May-June
• 1861 - July-August
• 1861 - September-October
• 1861 - November
• 1861 - Unknown dates
• 1861 - Births
• 1861 - Deaths

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In the criminal law, murder is the crime where one human being causes the death of another human being, without lawful excuse, and with intent to kill or with an intent to cause grievous bodily harm (traditionally termed "malice aforethought") (see attempted murder where the mens rea (the Latin for "guilty mind") requirement is limited). In some common law jurisdictions, an accused is not guilty of murder if the victim lives for longer than a year and a day after the attack. This reflects the likelihood that, if the victim has ...

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• Murder - Murder and other illegal killings
• Murder - Mitigating circumstances
• Murder - Country-specific murder law
• Murder - United Kingdom
• Murder - Canada
• Murder - The United States
• Murder - Germany
• Murder - Switzerland
• Murder - The Netherlands
• Murder - Finland
• Murder - Israel
• Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries
• Murder - Other uses of the word
• Murder - Murder demographics
• Murder - Documentary Films

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Anatoli Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов) (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He is the most successful tournament player of all time, and as of July 2005 he has 161 first-place finishes to his credit. From 1978 to 1998 he played in every FIDE World Championship match. His overall professional record is 1,118 wins, 287 losses, and 1,480 draws in 3,163 games. His peak ELO rating is 2780. Anatoly Karpov - Grandmaster. Karpo ...

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• Anatoly Karpov - Grandmaster
• Anatoly Karpov - Candidate
• Anatoly Karpov - World champion
• Anatoly Karpov - Rival
• Anatoly Karpov - Champion again
• Anatoly Karpov - Towards Retirement?
• Anatoly Karpov - Sample game

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A noted white supremacist, Chevie Kehoe is noted for his attempts to build an all-white country by overthrowing the United States. In November 2004, Kehoe plead Guilty to a charge of attempted murder, related to a Ohio shoot-out in February of 1997. Additional charges of murder and racketeering are underway in Arkansas where he killed a gun dealer and his family; Kehoe's mot ...

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Violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered (LGBT), sometimes called hate crimes can occur either at the hands of individuals or groups, or as part of governmental enforcement of laws targeting people who are seen to violate heteronormative rules. People who are merely perceived to be LGBT (but who are actually not) may also be targeted. Anti-LGBT violence can ...

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• Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Statistics
• Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - State-sponsored violence
• Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Individual violence

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April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. April 28 - Events. 1253 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1788 - Maryland becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. 1789 - Mutiny on the HMS Bounty. Captain William ...

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• April 28 - Events
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• April 28 - Deaths
• April 28 - Holidays and observances

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The name "Molotov cocktail" is derived from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Soviet politician who was the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) of the Soviet Union, with an ironic reference to the 1930s fashion for pre-dinner "cocktails". During the buildup to World War II, when Finland refused to surrender some land to the Soviet Union, the Soviets invaded. The poorly-equipped and heavily-outnumbered Finnish Army, facing Red Army tanks in what came to be known as the Winter War, borrowed an improvised incendiary devic ...

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Molotov cocktail, Molotov cocktail - How it works, Molotov cocktail - History, Molotov cocktail - Handling, Molotov cocktail - Legality

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Russell Jones founded the Wu-Tang Clan in 1992 with his cousins, the RZA, and the GZA (with whom he had previously comprised the underground trio Force Of The Imperial Master, which subsequently became known as the All in Together Now Crew after they had a successful underground single of that name). The cousins soon added six more friends and associates to the Clan, and released their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993 (1993 in music). Most of the members of the group received individual praise from critics and fans ...

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Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Biography, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Legal troubles, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Death, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Aliases, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Discography, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Albums, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Singles & EPs, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Appears On

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Murder - United Kingdom. Further information: murder in English law, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and ...

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Murder, Murder - Murder and other illegal killings, Murder - Mitigating circumstances, Murder - Country-specific murder law, Murder - United Kingdom, Murder - Canada, Murder - The United States, Murder - Germany, Murder - Switzerland, Murder - The Netherlands, Murder - Finland, Murder - Israel, Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries, Murder - Other uses of the word, Murder - Murder demographics, Murder - Documentary Films

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Homer works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G, although "working" in this case refers largely to dozing and eating doughnuts. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his lifelong friends Barney, Carl, Lenny, and bartender Moe. At home he is often to be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on comfort foods and drinking cans of Duff Beer. Homer Simpson popularized the annoyed grunt "D'oh!" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voi ...

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Homer Simpson, Homer Simpson - Overview, Homer Simpson - Family, Homer Simpson - Age, Homer Simpson - Address, Homer Simpson - Personality, Homer Simpson - Health issues, Homer Simpson - Mental acuity, Homer Simpson - Diet, Homer Simpson - Enemies, Homer Simpson - Sexuality, Homer Simpson - Name, Homer Simpson - PIN, Homer Simpson - Religion, Homer Simpson - Rap Sheet, Homer Simpson - Pulling a Homer, Homer Simpson - Musical Predilection, Homer Simpson - Fears, Homer Simpson - Past jobs, Homer Simpson - Awards & honors

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Homer works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G, although "working" in this case refers largely to dozing and eating doughnuts. He spends a great deal of his time at Moe's Tavern with his lifelong friends Barney, Carl, Lenny, and bartender Moe. At home he is often to be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on comfort foods and drinking cans of Duff Beer. Homer Simpson popularized the annoyed grunt "D'oh!" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voi ...

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Homer Simpson, Homer Simpson - Overview, Homer Simpson - Family, Homer Simpson - Family Tree, Homer Simpson - Age, Homer Simpson - Address, Homer Simpson - Personality, Homer Simpson - Health issues, Homer Simpson - Mental acuity, Homer Simpson - Diet, Homer Simpson - Enemies, Homer Simpson - Sexuality, Homer Simpson - Names and aliases, Homer Simpson - Religion, Homer Simpson - Rap sheet, Homer Simpson - Pulling a Homer, Homer Simpson - Musical predilection, Homer Simpson - Fears, Homer Simpson - Past jobs, Homer Simpson - Awards and honors

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On Sir Edward Bradford's retirement in 1903, Henry was appointed Commissioner, which had always been the Home Office's plan. Henry is generally regarded as one of the great Commissioners. He was responsible for dragging the Metropolitan Police into the modern day, and away from the class-ridden Victorian era. He continued with his technological innovations, installing telephones in all divisional stations and standardising the use of police boxes, which Bradford had introduced as an experiment but never expanded upon. He also soon increased the strength of the force by 1,600 men and introduced ...

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Edward Henry, Edward Henry - Early life, Edward Henry - Early service in India, Edward Henry - Inspector-General of Police, Edward Henry - Assistant Commissioner Crime, Edward Henry - Commissioner, Edward Henry - Attempted assassination, Edward Henry - First World War, Edward Henry - Later life, Edward Henry - External link

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By 1972, Neilson had decided he needed to step up his criminal activity if he was to gain the big payout he wanted and receive the publicity he craved. He then read an article in the Daily Express about Lesley Whittle, a teenage schoolgirl who had been left a five-figure sum by her deceased father, George, in his will. Mr. Whittle had run a successful coach company. Neilson continued with his sub-post office raids while also concocting ...

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Donald Neilson, Donald Neilson - Criminal beginnings, Donald Neilson - The sub-post offices, Donald Neilson - The abduction of Lesley Whittle, Donald Neilson - The grim discovery, Donald Neilson - Arrest, Donald Neilson - A fifth victim, Donald Neilson - Trial, Donald Neilson - Press Opinion, Donald Neilson - Victims

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Murder - United Kingdom. About 850 murders per year (reported in 2000) are committed in the United Kingdom. This is low compared to the United States with 12,000, however these are only raw numbers which do not take different population sizes into account: a better perspective can be gained by comparing murders per year per hundred thousand population (1 in the UK, 4 in the USA, and 63 in Colombia - source). In English law, murder is divided between several offences, including: Murder - the ki ...

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Murder, Murder - Murder and other illegal killings, Murder - Mitigating circumstances, Murder - Country-specific murder law, Murder - United Kingdom, Murder - Canada, Murder - The United States, Murder - Germany, Murder - Switzerland, Murder - The Netherlands, Murder - Finland, Murder - Israel, Murder - Vikings 8th to 11th centuries, Murder - Other uses of the word, Murder - Murder demographics, Murder - Documentary Films

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The film starts out with Paul Verlaine meeting Rimbaud's sister in a French cafe. Rimbaud's sister and mother want Verlaine to hand over any copies he has of Rimbaud writings so that they can burn his lewd writings. The film is thus told in an extended flashback as Verlaine reflects on the wild and abusive relationship he had with Rimbaud. The sister then speaks of her brother's final years. When Verlaine reads some poetry by the teenage Rimbaud, he is instantly taken with him and invites him to his upper middle class father-in-law's ...

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Total Eclipse film, Total Eclipse film - Plot summary, Total Eclipse film - Criticism, Total Eclipse film - Trivia, Total Eclipse film - MPAA, Total Eclipse film - Cast, Total Eclipse film - DVD

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Cullen committed his first murder on June 11, 1988. Judge John W. Yengo Sr., had been admitted to St. Barnabas Medical Center suffering from an allergic reaction to a blood-thinning drug. Cullen administered a lethal overdose of medication intravenously. Cullen admitted to killing 11 patients at St. Barnabas, including an AIDS patient who died after being given an overdose of insulin. Cullen quit his job at St. Barnabas in January 1992 when hospital authorities began investigating who might hav ...

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Charles Cullen, Charles Cullen - Childhood and Early Life, Charles Cullen - Murders, Charles Cullen - Arrest and guilty plea, Charles Cullen - Motive, Charles Cullen - Legal Impact

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Van Gogh was murdered in the early morning of Tuesday November 2, 2004, in Amsterdam in front of the Amsterdam East borough office (stadsdeelkantoor) on the corner of the Linnaeusstraat and Tweede Oosterparkstraat streets. He was shot with eight bullets from a HS2000 (a handgun produced in 2000 in Croatia) and died on the spot. His throat was slit, and he was then stabbed in the chest. Two knives were left implanted in his torso, one pinning a five-page note to his body. The note (Text) threatened Western governments, Jews and Hirsi Ali (who went into hiding). The note also contains references ...

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Theo van Gogh film director, Theo van Gogh film director - Life, Theo van Gogh film director - Political Views, Theo van Gogh film director - Controversial statements, Theo van Gogh film director - Van Gogh's film Submission, Theo van Gogh film director - Van Gogh's murder, Theo van Gogh film director - Aftermath, Theo van Gogh film director - Van Gogh's murder and Index on Censorship, Theo van Gogh film director - Works, Theo van Gogh film director - Publications, Theo van Gogh film director - Filmography

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The initial stages of HIV-positive are asymptomatic for periods usually exceeding one year. A person who engages in sexual activity or donates blood during this time may therefore have no reasonable basis upon which to suspect that he or she is transmitting a virus. The American Civil Liberties Union and other national groups have expressed concern that many newly drafted laws are too vague because they may criminalize individuals by virtue of their membership of a higher risk class of person, e.g. known drug users, the sexually promiscuous, ...

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Criminal transmission of HIV, Criminal transmission of HIV - Modes of transmission, Criminal transmission of HIV - Blood donation, Criminal transmission of HIV - The legal political and social problems, Criminal transmission of HIV - Example Statute, Criminal transmission of HIV - Outside the United States, Criminal transmission of HIV - England and Wales, Criminal transmission of HIV - Scotland, Criminal transmission of HIV - New Zealand, Criminal transmission of HIV - Canada

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Sexual relations between individuals of the same sex have frequently been repressed by the state under pain of mutilation and death. Such events (represented as buggery or sodomy) took place in Europe from the fifth to the twentieth centuries, and in Muslim countries from the beginning of the Muslim era up to and including the present day. Among the states that have historically punished homosexuality with death are: The Roman Empire starting under Constantine around 400 CE. Illustrative victim: Abbasid Ba ...

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Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Statistics, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - State-sponsored violence, Violence against gays lesbians bisexuals and the transgendered - Individual violence

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