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  • 31imbroglio — noun (plural glios) Etymology: Italian, from imbrogliare to entangle, from Middle French embrouiller more at embroil Date: 1750 1. a confused mass 2. a. an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b. an acutely painful or… …

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  • 32Thasos — Infobox Greek Isles name = Thasos native name = Θάσος skyline = Thassos Limenas.jpg sky caption = Limenas coordinates = coord|40|43|N|24|46|E chain = North Aegean isles = area = 380.097 highest mount = Mt. Ypsario elevation = 1205 periph = East… …

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  • 33James Anthony Froude — (Froude rhymes with rood ) (23 April 1818 ndash; 20 October 1894) was a controversial English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser s Magazine . From his upbringing amidst the Anglo Catholic Oxford Movement, Froude intended to… …

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  • 34Thomas Clap — Thomas Clap, also spelled Thomas Clapp (June 26, 1703 January 7, 1767), was the fifth rector and first president of Yale College, now known as Yale University.He was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, and studied with Rev. James McSparran,… …

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  • 35Free Thai Movement — The Free Thai Movement ( th. ขบวนการเสรีไทย, Khabuankarn Seri Thai) was an underground resistance movement against Japan during World War II. The movement was one of the important sources to the Allies for military intelligence in this region.… …

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  • 36Writing of Principia Mathematica — Isaac Newton composed Principia Mathematica during 1685 and 1686.Authoring Principia Newton s major work mdash; Principia Mathematica In the other letters written in 1685 and 1686, he asks Flamsteed for information about the orbits of the moons… …

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  • 372004 Liberal Party of Canada infighting — The period between Paul Martin s assumption of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada on November 14, 2003, and the 2004 federal election being called on May 23, 2004, saw a considerable amount of infighting within the party. The divisions …

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  • 38Jennifer Dougherty — Jennifer P. Dougherty (Dem) (born 1961, Alexandria, Virginia) was elected Frederick, Maryland’s first female mayor in 2001. Dougherty defeated 2 term incumbent Mayor James S. Grimes (Rep). [ [http://www.times news.com/local/local story… …

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  • 39The Death of Ivan Ilyich — This article is about the novella. For the Austrian development critic, see Ivan Illich. The Death of Ivan Ilyich   …

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  • 40Aleksandr Zinovyev — Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev ( ru. Александр Александрович Зиновьев; [IPA2|ʌlʲekˈsandr ʌlʲekˈsandrəvʲɪʨ zʲɪˈnovʲjəf. Alternative transliterations: Alexandr, Alexandre, Alexander, Zinoviev, Zinov’yev, Zinov’ev] October 29, 1922 ndash; May 10 …

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