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 | | A Short Biography of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) | | by balisunset, Sep 14, 2008 | | Twice prime minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill is remembered for his great achievement during World War II, especially during the period between the fall of France in June 1940 and the entry into the war of the United States in December 1941, when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Canada Before World War I | | by balisunset, Sep 14, 2008 | | At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Canada comprised the North American territories along the St. Lawrence River and to the north of Lakes Ontario and Erie, not including most of what became in the course of the century the Dominion of Canada. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908) | | by balisunset, Sep 14, 2008 | | British prime minister remembered as a staunch radical and consistent opponent of imperial expansion. His government of 1905–1908 nevertheless began an informal alliance with France that led into World War I. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Santa Anna and Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista (1847) | | by balisunset, Sep 14, 2008 | | An important engagement of the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). After the conquest of its northern provinces failed to compel the Mexican government to accept American territorial demands, U.S. President James K. Polk, in late 1846, ordered the capture of Mexico City itself. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Man | | by The Philosopher, Sep 14, 2008 | | What is my purpose? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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