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  • 21Polish Literature — • Of the literature of Poland before the advent of Christianity (965) very few traces indeed are extant . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Polish Literature     Polish Literature …

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  • 22Ammonites — • A race closely allied to the Hebrews Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ammonites     Ammonites     † …

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  • 23disgrace — I. n. 1. Disfavor, disesteem, degradation. 2. Dishonor, discredit, disrepute, disesteem, shame, reproach, disparagement, ignominy, infamy, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, scandal, blot on one s escutcheon. II. v. a. 1. Put out of favor, dismiss from… …

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  • 24Boston Massacre — This article is about the 1770 incident. The Boston Massacre is also used colloquially to describe portions of a Yankees Red Sox rivalry.The Boston Massacre refers to an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British… …

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  • 25Harrying of the North — The Harrying (or Harrowing) of the North was a series of campaigns waged by William the ConquerorFact|date=January 2008, in the winter of 1069 ndash;1070 in order to subjugate Northern England and is part of the Norman conquest of England. It… …

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  • 26Bacterial cell structure — Bacteria, despite their apparent simplicity, contain a well developed cell structure which is responsible for many of their unique biological properties. Many structural features are unique to bacteria and are not found among archaea or… …

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  • 27Miguel Hidalgo —     Miguel Hidalgo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Miguel Hidalgo     Born on the ranch of San Vicente in the district of Guanajuato, 8 May, 1753; executed at Chihuahua, 30 July, 1811.     Hidalgo studied in the city of Valladolid, the present… …

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  • 28Daniel McCormick (banker) — Daniel McCormick (1739/40 1834) was a Scottish born businessman who lived most of his life in New York City, where he was a founding director of the Bank of New York, and was well known in circles that included Alexander Hamilton (to whom he was… …

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  • 29attaint — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English attaynten, from Anglo French ateint, past participle of ateindre Date: 14th century 1. to affect by attainder 2. a. infect, corrupt b. archaic taint, sully …

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  • 30Hyksos — The Hyksos (Egyptian heqa khasewet , foreign rulers ; Greek Polytonic |Ὑκσώς, Polytonic |Ὑξώς, Arabic: Polytonic |الملوك رعاة الغنم , Polytonic |shepherd kings) were an Asiatic people who invaded the eastern Nile Delta, initiating the Second… …

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