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51United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
52Bulgarian Horrors — Atrocities committed by the Ottoman empire in subduing the Bulgarian rebellion of 1876. The name was used by William E. Gladstone in his pamphlet publicizing the incident. About 15,000 persons were reportedly massacred at Philippopolis (now… …
53Guangwudi — or Kuang wu ti orig. Liu Xiu born с 5 BC died AD 57, Luoyang, China Chinese emperor who restored the Han dynasty after the interlude of the Xin dynasty (AD 9–25) created by the usurper Wang Mang. The restored Han dynasty is often called the Later …
54Toyotomi Hideyoshi — born 1536/37, Nakamura, Owari province, Japan died Sept. 18, 1598, Fushimi One of the three unifiers of premodern Japan (with Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu) who brought the nation out of its Warring States period. He began life as a peasant… …
55ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
56Dmitry (II) Donskoy — ▪ prince of Moscow byname of Dmitry Ivanovich born Oct. 12, 1350, Moscow [Russia] died May 19, 1389, Moscow prince of Moscow, or Muscovy (1359–89), and grand prince of Vladimir (1362–89), who won a victory over the Golden Horde (Mongols… …
57pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …
58Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa — Date 1635–36 Location Southwestern Taiwan Result Decisive Dutch victory, increased Dutch area of control …
59Non-lethal weapon — Pepper spray demonstration Non lethal weapons, also called less lethal weapons, less than lethal weapons, non deadly weapons, compliance weapons, or pain inducing weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than are… …
60Nyatapola — temple Nyatapola Temple is a 5 story pagoda located in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The temple was erected by Nepali King Bhupatindra Malla during a 5 month period from late 1701 into 1702. It is the temple of Siddha Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of… …
