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  • 61Anti-Tom literature — refers to the 19th century pro slavery novels and other literary works written in response to Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin . Also called plantation literature, these writings were generally written by authors from the Southern United …

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  • 62Ron McAnally — Horseracing personalities infobox name = Ron McAnally |caption = occupation = Trainer birthplace = Covington, Kentucky, U.S. birth date = July 11, 1932 death date = career wins = 2,500+ (ongoing) race = Champagne Stakes (1961) John C. Mabee… …

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  • 63Ajina — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Ajina caption = sire = Strawberry Road grandsire = Whiskey Road dam = Winglet damsire = Alydar sex = Mare foaled = 1994 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Dark Bay breeder = Allen E. Paulson… …

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  • 64Paseana — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Paseana caption = sire = Ahmad grandsire = Good Manners dam = Pasiflin damsire = Flintham sex = Filly foaled = 1987 country = Argentina colour = Bay breeder = Haras Vacacion owner = Jenny Sidney Craig… …

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  • 65Dallas Stewart — Occupation Trainer Born September 15, 1959 McComb, Mississippi, United States Career wins 509 as of January 9, 2007 Major racing wins, honours and awards …

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  • 66Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States.       A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… …

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  • 67Nizhnetoyemsky Selsoviet — Coordinates: 62°14′N 45°00′E / 62.233°N 45°E / 62.233; 45 Nizhnetoyemsky Selsoviet (Russian …

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  • 68Congreve rocket — Rocket Rock et, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See {Rock} a distaff.] 1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a… …

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  • 69Rocket — Rock et, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See {Rock} a distaff.] 1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of… …

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  • 70rock — I. verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle 2. a. to cause to sway back and forth < a&#8230; …

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