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For Universal Reference Joseph Haydn Benjamin Vincent. 1487 sybulus ... Socrates ( aged 70 ) put to death ... The Corinthian war begins ... .... B.C . Conon rebuilds the long walls and fortifies the Piræus .. Plato founds the Academy ...
For Universal Reference Joseph Haydn Benjamin Vincent. 1487 sybulus ... Socrates ( aged 70 ) put to death ... The Corinthian war begins ... .... B.C . Conon rebuilds the long walls and fortifies the Piræus .. Plato founds the Academy ...
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... ( aged 80 ) , after about fifty years ' residence ... Queensland made a province .. J. McDouall Stuart's expeditions ... Expedition into the interior under Mr. Landells organ- .Aug . 1860 ized .. start from Melbourne . .20 Aug. 66 Robert ...
... ( aged 80 ) , after about fifty years ' residence ... Queensland made a province .. J. McDouall Stuart's expeditions ... Expedition into the interior under Mr. Landells organ- .Aug . 1860 ized .. start from Melbourne . .20 Aug. 66 Robert ...
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... ( aged 92 ) .. Excitement throughout Europe , caused by the address of the emperor Napoleon III . to the Austrian ambassa- dor : " I regret that our relations with your govern- ment are not as good as formerly , but I beg of you to tell ...
... ( aged 92 ) .. Excitement throughout Europe , caused by the address of the emperor Napoleon III . to the Austrian ambassa- dor : " I regret that our relations with your govern- ment are not as good as formerly , but I beg of you to tell ...
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... aged , and converting heretics . an about 1530 , were much engaged in instructing youth , Barnardo Homes . Dr. T. J. Barnardo , of German extraction , born in Ireland , came to London , and in 1866 began energetically to promote the ...
... aged , and converting heretics . an about 1530 , were much engaged in instructing youth , Barnardo Homes . Dr. T. J. Barnardo , of German extraction , born in Ireland , came to London , and in 1866 began energetically to promote the ...
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... aged countess of Salisbury , 27 May , 1541 ; lady Jane Grey , 12 Feb. 1554 . Behistun , in Persia . At this place is a rock con- taining important inscriptions in three languages , in cuneiform ( or wedge - shaped ) characters , which ...
... aged countess of Salisbury , 27 May , 1541 ; lady Jane Grey , 12 Feb. 1554 . Behistun , in Persia . At this place is a rock con- taining important inscriptions in three languages , in cuneiform ( or wedge - shaped ) characters , which ...
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