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  • 91William Jasper Spillman — (October 18, 1863 July 11 1931) is considered to be the founding father of agricultural economics, In addition, he is famous for being the only American to independently rediscover Mendel s laws of genetics.BIOGRAPHYWilliam Jasper Spillman was… …

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  • 93Hovercraft — A hovercraft, or air cushion vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by a cushion of slowly moving, high pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface below, and… …

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  • 94China — • Includes history, government, education, and religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. China     China     † …

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  • 95Chico Hamilton — For the English footballer nicknamed Chico Hamilton, see Ian Hamilton (footballer born 1950). Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton appearing at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park, New York City, August 26, 2007. Background… …

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  • 96La rondine — ( The Swallow ) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert. It was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo (or the Théâtre du… …

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  • 97Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington — Duke of Wellington and The Iron Duke redirect here. For subsequent dukes, see Duke of Wellington (title). For the film, see The Iron Duke (film). Field Marshal His Grace The Duke of Wellington KG GCB …

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  • 98Night of the Scorpion — is a poem by Nissim Ezekiel. It tells the story of f boy whose mother was stung by a scorpion, which had retreated underneath a sack of rice. The poem describes the attempts by the boy s father, the local peasants and the holy man to cure her,… …

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  • 99Inspector Lestrade — (pronounced l estrade less TRAHD ) is a fictional character, a Scotland Yard detective appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle used the name of an acquaintance from his days at the University of Edinburgh …

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  • 100Mid-nineteenth century Spain — History of Spain caption= Revolución , by Eugenio Lucas VelázquezSpain in the mid nineteenth century was a country in turmoil. Occupied by Napoleon from 1808 to 1814, a massively destructive war of independence ensued, driven by an emergent… …

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