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51The Rape of the Sabine Women — ( in this context meaning kidnapping ( raptio ) rather than its prevalent modern meaning of sexual violation) is an episode in the legendary early history of Rome narrated by Livy and Plutarch ( Parallel Lives II, 15 and 19). It provided a… …
52Jacquie Phelan — Jacquie Alice B. Toeclips Phelan is a former U.S. national champion cyclist and member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame. She is married to another MTB Hall of Fame member, Charlie Cunningham. Jacquie… …
53Bunyip aristocracy — The term Bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in New South Wales government. This speech came to be known as the Bunyip… …
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55Chatham Roberdeau Wheat — Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat Chatham Roberdeau Wheat (April 9, 1826 – June 27, 1862) was a Captain in the United States Army Volunteers during the Mexican War, Louisiana State Representative, lawyer, mercenary in Cuba, Mexico, and Italy,… …
56Second Cairo Conference — The Second Cairo Conference (codenamed SEXTANT ) of December 4–December 6, 1943, held in Cairo, Egypt, addressed Turkey s possible contribution to the Allies in World War II. The meeting was attended by President Franklin Roosevelt of the United… …
575th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment — Infobox Military Unit unit name=5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment caption=Badge of the Royal Australian Regiment country=Australia allegiance= type=Line Infantry branch=Army dates=1965 ndash;1973 2006 specialization=Mechanised Infantry… …
58Persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire — In its first three centuries, the Christian church endured periods of persecution at the hands of Roman authorities. Christians were persecuted by local authorities on an intermittent and ad hoc basis. In addition, there were several periods of… …
59Samuel Ireland — (May 21 1744 – July 1800), British author and engraver, is best remembered today as the chief victim of the Ireland Shakespearean forgeries created by his son, William Henry Ireland.Early lifeHe ate life as a weaver in aasdfafdssadfaffddddddas,… …
60Southern Cross Expedition — The Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898 ndash;1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and was the forerunner of the much more celebrated expeditions of… …
