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  • 71John Wilkes — Not to be confused with John Wilkes Booth. For other people named John Wilkes, see John Wilkes (disambiguation). Portrait of John Wilkes after Richard Houston, 1769 John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical,… …

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  • 72Jin Shengtan — (simplified Chinese: 金圣叹; traditional Chinese: 金聖嘆; pinyin: Jīn Shèngtàn; Wade–Giles: Chin Shêng t an) (1610?-7 August 1661), former name Jin Renrui (金人瑞), also known as Jin Kui (金喟), was a Chinese editor, writer and critic, who has been called… …

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  • 73Berserker — Berserkers (or Berserks) were Norse warriors who wore coats of wolf or bear skin and who were commonly understood to have fought in an uncontrollable rage or trance of fury, hence the modern word berserk.The Úlfhéðnar (singular Úlfhéðinn )… …

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  • 74Ban — may refer to:* Ban (law), a decree that prohibits something, sometimes a form of censorship * The imperial ban, a form of outlawry in the medieval Holy Roman Empire * Ban (information), a logarithmic unit of information or weight of evidence *… …

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  • 75Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… …

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  • 76François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas — (1756–1828) was a French statesman of the Revolution, First Republic and Empire. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early career 1.2 Convention 1.3 Directory …

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  • 77Border states (American Civil War) — In the context of the American Civil War, the term border states refers to the five slave states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia which bordered a free state and were aligned with the Union. All but Delaware share… …

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  • 78Holmgang — (hólmganga in Old Norse and modern Icelandic, holmgång in Swedish) was a duel practiced by Norsemen. It was a recognized way to settle disputes.Holmgang can be translated as to go to (or walk on) a small island or simply island walk, perhaps a… …

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  • 79Baron Wharton — Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton. Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England, originally granted by letters patent to the heirs male of the 1st Baron, which was forfeited in 1729 when the last male line heir was declared an outlaw …

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  • 80Oklahoma Territory — Coordinates: 35°24′N 97°00′W / 35.4°N 97°W / 35.4; 97 …

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