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  • 41Washington, George — born Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland county, Va. died Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Va., U.S. American Revolutionary commander in chief (1775–83) and first president of the U.S. (1789–97). Born into a wealthy family, he was educated privately. In 1752 …

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  • 42Mshweshwe — ▪ African chief also spelled  Moshoeshoe, or Moshesh,  original name  Lepoqo  born c. 1786, near the upper Caledon River, northern Basutoland [now in Lesotho] died March 11, 1870, Thaba Bosiu, Basutoland       founder and first paramount chief of …

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  • 43John E. Bruce: African American Plea for Organized Resistance to White Men (1889) — ▪ Primary Source       When reactionary white supremacists regained political power in the South after Reconstruction, they imposed upon African Americans a regime of terror and disfranchisement calculated to override the legal provisions of the… …

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  • 44Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

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  • 45Meletius of Antioch — • Lengthy article on the career of the gentle bishop who longed for unity in the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Meletius of Antioch     Meletius of Antioch    …

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  • 46Tuam — • The Archdiocese of Tuam, the metropolitan see of Connacht, extends, roughly speaking, from the Shannon westwards to the sea, and comprises half of County Galway, and nearly half of Mayo, with a small portion of south Roscommon Catholic… …

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  • 47Columbus —     Christopher Columbus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus     (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.)     Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506.     His… …

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  • 48Christopher Columbus —     Christopher Columbus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Columbus     (Italian CRISTOFORO COLOMBO; Spanish CRISTOVAL COLON.)     Born at Genoa, or on Genoese territory, probably 1451; died at Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506.     His… …

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  • 49Diocese of Pamiers —     Diocese of Pamiers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Pamiers     (APAMÆA)     A Diocese comprising the Department of Ariège, and suffragan of Toulouse. The territory forming it was united to the Archbishopric of Toulouse on the… …

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  • 50St. Edmund Campion —     St. Edmund Campion     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Edmund Campion     English Jesuit and martyr; he was the son and namesake of a Catholic bookseller, and was born in London, 25 Jan., 1540; executed at Tyburn, 1 Dec., 1581. A city company… …

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