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  • 111Japanese occupation of Hong Kong — The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting between British and Canadian defenders against… …

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  • 112Cyrus cylinder — The Cyrus cylinder, also known as the Cyrus the Great cylinder, is a document issued by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the form of a clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform. The cylinder was created following the Persian conquest… …

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  • 113Roman–Persian Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Roman ndash;Persian Wars partof= date=92 BC ndash; 627 AD place=Mesopotamia, Transcaucasus, Atropatene, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt result=Status quo ante bellum territory=Roman acquisition of upper… …

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  • 114Fast battleship — Historically, a fast battleship was a battleship of which the design featured an emphasis on speed which was unusual, compared to the normal practice of the time. The term is especially appropriate when applied to a design which was not only… …

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  • 115Panthay — Panthays form a group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. Some people refer to Panthays as the oldest group of Chinese Muslims in Burma. However, because of intermixing and cultural diffusion the Panthays are not as distinct a group as there once… …

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  • 116History of Dunedin — The city of Dunedin, New Zealand has played an important role in the history of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence points to the area having been long inhabited by Māori prior to the European arrival. It was a significant centre in the Archaic… …

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  • 117Nazi archaeology — refers to the movement led by various Nazi leaders, archaeologists, and other scholars, such as Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler, to research the German past in order to strengthen nationalism. This movement, which set out to bring the glory of… …

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  • 118Cornish Riviera Express — A Cornish Riviera Express headboard The Cornish Riviera Express is a British express passenger train that has run between London and Penzance in Cornwall since 1904. Introduced by the Great Western Railway, the name Cornish Riviera Express has… …

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  • 119History of Plymouth — The History of Plymouth in Devon, England, goes back to the Bronze Age, where its first settlement at Mount Batten grew. It continued to grow as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until the more prosperous settlement of Sutton, the current… …

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  • 120Mormonism and Christianity — Depiction of God the Father and Jesus as two distinct beings appearing to Joseph Smith, Jr. during his First Vision, reflecting Mormonism s nontrinitarian theology. Mormonism and Christianity have a complex theological, historical, and… …

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