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  • 311981 Rugby League State of Origin game — The second ever Australian rugby league State of Origin fixture of 1981 (again played as the 3rd game of a series but the only game using the Origin selecton criteria) featured a stunning comeback by the Maroons, an all in brawl, a 90 metre try… …

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  • 32Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …

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  • 33Siege of Namur (1692) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Namur (1692) partof=the Nine Years War caption= Siege of Namur, June 1692 by Martin Jean Baptiste le vieux date=25 May–1 July, 1692 place=Namur, Spanish Netherlands (Present day Belgium)… …

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  • 34Stirling —        Observe. Reverse. Ancient Burgh Seal.    STIRLING, a royal burgh, sea port, and parish, mostly in the county Stirling; containing, with the villages of Cambuskenneth, Raploch, and part of Causeway head, 9095 inhabitants, of whom 8307 are… …

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  • 35Battle of Ramillies — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ramillies caption=The Duke of Marlborough receives captured standards at Ramillies. Artist: H. Dupray. partof=the War of the Spanish Succession date=23 May 1706All dates in the article are in the… …

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  • 36Annapolis Convention (1774–1776) — The Annapolis Convention was an Assembly of the Counties of Maryland that functioned as the colony s revolutionary government from 1774 to 1776. After 1775, it was officially named the Assembly of Freemen. Contents 1 Background 2 Sessions of the… …

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  • 37Banda Singh Bahadur — SikhiBaba Banda Singh Bahadur (1670 1716) (Lachhman Dev) was a Sikh warrior known for his struggle against the Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century. The title Baba (Elder) in Sikhism denotes respect.Famous for the sack of the Mughal… …

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  • 38Convention d'Annapolis (1774-1776) — La Convention d Annapolis est une Assemblée des comtés du Maryland qui a fonctionné en tant que gouvernement révolutionnaire de la colonie de 1774 à 1776. Après 1775, elle est officiellement appelée Assembly of Freemen (Assemblée des Hommes… …

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  • 39Seigneur and Marquis de Denonville —     Seigneur and Marquis de Denonville     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Seigneur and Marquis de Denonville     (JACQUES RENE DE BRISAY, SEIGNEUR AND MARQUIS DE DENONVILLE)     Born in 1638 at Denonville in the department of Eure et Loir, France;… …

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  • 40arm — I. n. 1. Anterior limb, anterior member. 2. Branch, bough, limb, projection, projecting part. 3. Inlet (of the sea), estuary, firth, frith, fiord, cove, creek. 4. Power, might, strength, puissance. 5. (Mil.) Branch of the service (as artillery or …

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