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  • 51History of Richmond Hill, Ontario — The history of Richmond Hill began when the First Nations came and settle in the area. With the Toronto purchase, the town gradually expanded with new greenhouse industries and improved transportation infrastructure. First Nations The first… …

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  • 52Board of Inland Revenue v Haddock — The case of the negotiable cow, collected in Uncommon Law Board of Inland Revenue v Haddock (also known as the negotiable cow ) is a fictitious legal case written by the humorist A. P. Herbert for Punch magazine as part of his series of… …

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  • 53Negotiable cow — The negotiable cow is the common name of a fictitous legal case known as Board of Inland Revenue v Haddock (heard jointly with R v Haddock ) written by the humourist A. P. Herbert for Punch magazine as part of his series of Misleading Cases in… …

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  • 54World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 55Morgenthau Plan — The Morgenthau Plan showing the planned partitioning of Germany into a North State, a South State, and an International zone. Areas in grey are areas intended for control by France, Poland and the USSR …

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  • 56Federal District buildings — The twin buildings on the south side of the Zocalo in Mexico City with Avenida 20 de Noviembre running between them are both offices of the governing authority of the Federal District or Mexico City. The one to the west of 20 de Noviembre is the… …

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  • 57ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… …

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  • 58India — /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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  • 59Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 60Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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