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  • 11Thomas Birch — (November 23, 1705 – January 9, 1766), English historian, son of Joseph Birch, a coffee mill maker, was born at Clerkenwell.He preferred study to business but, as his parents were Quakers, he did not go to the university. Notwithstanding this… …

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  • 12Martin Luther (1953 film) — Martin Luther Directed by Irving Pichel Produced by Lothar Wolff …

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  • 13CIA activities in Guatemala — Main article: CIA activities in the Americas Several hundred records were released by the Central Intelligence Agency on May 23 1997, on its involvement in the 1954 Guatemalan coup d état.[1] They reflected Truman administration feeling that the… …

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  • 14Rosmini and Rosminianism — • Antonio Rosmini Serbati, philosopher, and founder of the Institute of Charity, born 24 March, 1797, at Rovereto, Austrian Tyrol; died 1 July, 1855, at Stresa, Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rosmini and Rosminianism      …

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  • 15assurance — noun a) The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence. b) The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty …

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  • 16believe — I. v. a. Credit, give credit to, think to be true, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, make no doubt of, put confidence in, be persuaded, convinced, confident, or sure of, assent to, trust, confide in. II. v. n. 1. Exercise faith, have faith …

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  • 17Propaganda — This article is about the form of communication. For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). French Military Propaganda postcard showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II biting the world (c. 1915) …

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  • 18UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 19china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 20China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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