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  • 91Marie de' Medici cycle — The Marie de Medici Cycle is a series of twenty four paintings by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de Medici, wife of Henry IV of France, for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Rubens received the commission in the autumn of 1621. After… …

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  • 92Later life of Winston Churchill — The later life of Winston Churchill documents the life of the British politician from the end of World War II and his second term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, until his eventual death and funeral in 1965. After the end of the Second… …

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  • 93Benito Mussolini — Mussolini redirects here. For other uses, see Mussolini (disambiguation). Benito Mussolini …

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  • 942008 Chatsworth train collision — This article is about the 2008 Metrolink train collision in Los Angeles. For the 1887 train collision at Great Chatsworth, Illinois, see 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck. Chatsworth train collision Resc …

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  • 95Tenzin Gyatso — Dalaï lama Tenzin Gyatso en juin 2005. Tenzin Gyatso Nom de naissance Lhamo Dhondup …

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  • 96covenant — covenantal /kuv euh nan tl/, adj. /kuv euh neuhnt/, n. 1. an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified. 2. Law. an incidental clause in such an agreement. 3. Eccles. a solemn agreement between the… …

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  • 97education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 98India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 99Josephine — /joh zeuh feen , seuh /, n. 1. Empress (Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie). See Beauharnais, Joséphine de. 2. a female given name: derived from Joseph. * * * (as used in expressions) Baker Josephine Freda Josephine McDonald Baker Sara… …

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  • 100Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …

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