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  • 91surrender — I. verb ( dered; surrendering) Etymology: Middle English surrendren, from surrendre, noun Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand < surrendered the fort > …

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  • 92Bill Joy — William Nelson Joy (born Nov 8, 1954), commonly known as Bill Joy, is an American computer scientist. Joy co founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy, Andy Bechtolsheim and Vaughan Pratt, and served as chief&#8230; …

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  • 93James Monroe — For other people named James Monroe, see James Monroe (disambiguation). James Monroe 5th President of the United States In office March 4, 1817&#160;– March 4, 1825 …

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  • 94New Amsterdam — This article is about the settlement that became New York City. For other uses, see New Amsterdam (disambiguation). Drawing of New Amsterdam from 1648, found in 1991 in Vienna s Albertina, is probably the oldest image found to date …

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  • 95History of the Philippines — The History of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30,000 years ago.Harvnb|Dolan|1991 3] The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon&#8230; …

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  • 96Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — United States of America …

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  • 97Avignon Papacy — In the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1377 during which seven popes, all French, resided in Avignon, France: *Pope Clement V: 1305 ndash;1314 *Pope John XXII: 1316 ndash;1334 *Pope Benedict&#8230; …

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  • 98Adoption — For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). Sister Irene of New York Foundling Hospital with children. Sister Irene is among the pioneers of modern adoption, establishing a system to board out children rather than institutionalize them.&#8230; …

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  • 99Compromise of 1850 — Before the Compromise: Gold Rush California applies to become free state South wants Southern California as slave territory Texas claims territory as far as the Rio Grande New Mexico resists Texas, applies to be free state Texas takes El Paso&#8230; …

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  • 100Apostasy — (IPA: /əˈpɒstəsi/) is the formal religious disaffiliation or abandonment or renunciation of one s religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. In a technical sense, as used sometimes by sociologists without the pejorative connotations&#8230; …

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