1650 - Ongoing events. Fronde civil war in France (1648-1653) 1650 - Births. February 2 - Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (d. 1687) February 5 - Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles, French general (d. 1708) April 20 - William Bedloe, English informer (d. 1680) May 26 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, British general (d. 1722) August 16 - Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist (d. 1718 ...

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Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production, while others are of historical interest only. These styles are largely (though not completely) independent of a car's classification in terms of price, size and intended broad market; the same car model might be available in multiple body styles. Car body style - Styles in current use. Cabrio coach or Semi-convertible  Style of automobile roof. A car that has a retractable textile cover ...

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A banner is a flag or other piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or other message. Banner-making is an ancient craft. The word derives from L. Lat. bandum, a cloth out of which a flag is made (L. banderia, It. bandiera). L. Germ. developed the word to mean an official edict or proclamation and since such written orders often prohibited some form of human activity, bandum assumed the meaning of a ban, control, interdict or excommunication. Banns has the same origin meaning an official ...

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Launched in 1996 in Brasil, as the "family member" of the '178 Project' was Fiat's first attempt to build a 'world car', the same basic design being produced in numerous nations around the globe. Four principal models were produced, a hatchback, saloon, pick-up and estate, different versions being built in different countries. The powerplants, both diesel and petrol, also varied from region to region depending on local producti ...

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Giovanni Agnelli led the company until his death in 1945, while another man, Vittorio Valletta, administered the day-to-day activities of the company. In 1903, Fiat produced its first truck.8 In 1908, the first Fiat was exported to the US.9 That same year, the first Fiat aircraft engine was produced. Also around the same time, Fiat taxis became somewhat popular in Europe.10 By 1910, Fiat was the largest automotive company in Italy—a position it has retained since. That same year, a plant licensed to produce ...

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Launched in 1996 in Brasil, as the "cargo member" of the '178 Project'. The Strada was born to replace the City, a pickup version of the Fiorino, based on the Fiat Uno. The Strada features a maximum loading capacity of 700kg and a cargo-space of 1770 mm x 1314 mm. Image:000Strada1.jpg ...

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The territory of the comune, extends over 71 sq. km (27.7 sq. mi.) from the valley (210 m) to Mts. Brunette (1422 m/4665 feet) and Serano (1429 m/4688 feet) and can be divided into three more or less equal zones: plain, hills, and mountain; each with its own characteristic vegetation. In the plain, the very fertile land is well irrigated by many watercourses, heirs for the most part to the "Lacus Clitorius" of Antiquity, and is suited to annual crops. The hills, of a very loose alkalin ...

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List of cars - A-E. Acadian Allard Canada Bricklin Brock Motors Chatham Motors Company Colonial Motors Chalmers Motor Car of Canada Chrysler Canada Ltd. Desoto Dodge Brothers of Canada Dominion Motors Ltd. Durant Motors E-M-F List of cars - F-I. Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. Fargo Fisher Motor Company. Ltd. Frontenac ...

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A 1984 facelift saw the Ritmo's styling become more restrained and a hot hatch version - the 130 TC - was added, with a 2.0 L engine capable of nearly 120mph. It was sporty-looking and huge fun to drive but not an ultimate hot hatch in the same vein as the VW Golf GTI. A sedan version, the Regata, was also launched without great success outside Italy. The Ritmo Cabriolet was launched in 1983 but low demand saw production end after just two years. It was better value for money than a Golf Cabriolet but not up to VW standa ...

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The Uno was launched in 1983 to replace the ageing Fiat 127. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro's ItalDesign company, its tall, square body and a low drag coefficient of 0.34 won it much praise for interior space and fuel economy. It was voted Car of the Year in 1984 by a narrow margin over the Peugeot 205 (its key competitor) and the Mark 2 Volkswagen Golf. Initially, the Uno was offered with the 0.9 ohv, 1.1 sohc and 1.3 sohc petrol engines, as well as a 1.3 diesel engine. The Uno was availa ...

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Car body style - Non-English terms. Some non-English language terms are familiar from their use on imported vehicles in English-speaking nations even though the terms have not been adopted into English. Barchetta  Italian term for a roadster. The name means, roughly, "small boat". Berlina  Italian term for a sedan. Berline  French term for a sedan. Berlinetta  Italian term for a sports coupe ...

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Banners are mentioned in the Old Testament where they were a rallying point in battle. (Exodus 17:15) Japanese soldiers used banners for identification during battles. Called sashimono, they were most used during the 15th and 16th century in fuedal Japan. Banners continued to be used in the Crusades and in many other wars and battles including the American Civil War. In many Italian towns, the annual Palio race involves the use of banners to distinguish between the individual contrade; in Siena a silk banner ...

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Giovanni Agnelli led the company until his death in 1945, while another man, Vittorio Valletta, administered the day-to-day activities of the company. In 1903, Fiat produced its first truck.8 In 1908, the first Fiat was exported to the US.9 That same year, the first Fiat aircraft engine was produced. Also around the same time, Fiat taxis became somewhat popular in Europe.10 By 1910, Fiat was the largest automotive company in Italy—a position it has retained since. That same year, a plant licensed to produce ...

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There were over 1800 automobile manufacturers in the United States from 1896 to 1930. Very few survived and only a few new ones were started after that period. List of cars - Major current US automakers. With their various brand-names, many of which earlier had been independent companies: DaimlerChrysler*Despite actually being a German car manufacturer, many still see Chryler as an American Marque; thus justifying this listing American Motors (no longer sold) Nash (no ...

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List of cars - A-E. AC Ace Cobra Adamson AJS Albion Allard Alvis Cars Argyll Ariel Arkley Armstrong Siddeley Arrol-Johnston Ashley Aston Martin *Now American - Ford Motor DB4 DB5 DB6 DB7 DB9 V8 Vantage Vanquish Austin Seven Mini *Now American - Ford MotorSee also:

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The mainstays of Trevi's economy are olive oil and tourism. The comuni of Trevi and Spoleto are known for the quality of their oil, a result of near-ideal calcareous soil with excellent drainage, just the right altitude for the cultivation of olive trees, and favourable climatic conditions on the west-facing lower slopes of the Apennine mountain range. Trevi's good train and highway access has made the town the most convenient base for visiting central Umbria for those who rely on public transportation; the unusual number of good restaurants in the comune is partly the cause, partly ...

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Trevi's patron saint is St. Emiliano; his feast is celebrated on January 27 with a night-time procession of the Illuminata, in which his statue is carried out of the Duomo around the city along the line of the earliest medieval walls. Shrove Tuesday sees a public celebration in the main piazza, and August a 3‑week-long music festival; but the main annual festivals take place in October: the Palio on the first Sunday, the Celery and Sausage Fair (Sagra del Sedano Nero e della Salsiccia) on the third Sun ...

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Trevi's main museum is the Museo S. Francesco, attached to the Gothic church of that name, now secularized; it contains some slight Roman lapidary material, but a more important collection of Umbrian painting from the late Middle Ages through the 17th century: the main work is a good altarpiece by Lo Spagna. Particularly notable are a group of ex-votos representative of 16th‑ through 18th‑century folk art. The Museo della Civiltà dell' Olivo provides an educational look at the olive industry, from the planting of the olive through its processing into oil; the Flash Art Museum ...

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Trevi is enclosed in two circuits of medieval walls; in the late 20th century, the inner circuit was shown to be of Roman origin. Trevi has about twenty old churches, several of which are of note: the Duomo Sant' Emiliano, a Romanesque building with a carved door and an apse with carved corbels, the interior of which was significantly reworked in the 18th century. the Madonna delle Lacrime, a medieval conventual church with large votive frescoes, including an Adoration of the Magi by Perugino, his last known ...

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In Antiquity, Pliny the Elder mentioned Trevi as a city of the ancient Umbrians, which has been confirmed by the find of an Umbrian inscription within the territory of the comune, at Bovara, in the 1950s. "Treviae" is also mentioned in the 5th‑century Bordeaux Itinerary. After the earliest period, the history of which is essentially unknown, but to which the walls in the core hill portion of the town attest, dated to the 1st century BC, the first stage of the development of Trevi beyond the hill took place under the Empire, when Had ...

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