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  • 31John Reading (New Jersey) — John Reading (b. June 6, 1686 d. November 5, 1767) was the first native born governor of New Jersey, United States, serving in 1747, and again from September 1757 to June 1758. His father, Colonel John Reading, was the first white major landowner …

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  • 32Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… …

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  • 33Muhammad Ali's seizure of power — The process of Muhammad Ali s seizure of power in Egypt was a long three way civil war between the Ottoman Turks, Egyptian Mamluks, and Albanian mercenaries. It ended in victory for the Albanians led by Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769 1849). The war… …

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  • 34Hannibal — Infobox Military Person name=Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca lived=247 BC ndash; 183 BC caption=A Roman marble bust of Hannibal originally found at the ancient city state of Capua in Italy. No authenticated image of Hannibal is known, so this… …

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  • 35Cangrande I della Scala — Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329) was an Italian nobleman, the most celebrated of the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1277 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the… …

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  • 36History of Sparta — This article covers the history of Sparta from its founding to the present, concentrating primarily on the Spartan state during the height of its power from the 6th to the 4th century BCE.The LegendTradition relates that Sparta was founded by its …

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  • 37American Indian Wars — An 1899 chromolithograph of US cavalry pursuing Native Americans, artist unknown Date 1622–192 …

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  • 38Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as  Persia        historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …

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  • 39Hungarian-Romanian war of 1919 — The Hungarian Romanian war of 1919 Romanian Cavalry in Budapest Date April August 1919 …

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  • 40Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll — Infobox Person name = Archibald Campbell image size = caption = birth date = 1607 birth place = death date = 27 May 1661 death place = Edinburgh, Scotland death cause = execution resting place = St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh resting place… …

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