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| Adelaide |
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Adelaide, South Australia |
Adelaide (pronounced /ˈædəleɪd/) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million. It is a coastal city situated on the eastern...
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| Ann Widdecombe |
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Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947) is a British Conservative Party politician and, more recently, television presenter and novelist. She is the Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald and a Privy Counsellor. She is a member of the...
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| Admiralty | First Lord of the Admiralty |
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Originally exercised by a single person, the office of Lord High Admiral was from the 18th century onward almost invariably put "in...
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| Brigham Young |
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Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States. He was the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until...
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| United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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CDC |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance...
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FBI |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency. The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations...
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or the Imperial Parliament, the British Parliament or the Parliament at Westminster) is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories....
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| Jeffrey Archer |
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Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare |
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English author, actor, playwright, convicted criminal, and former politician.
He was a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, and became...
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| Microsoft |
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Microsoft Corporation |
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEX: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington,...
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| Marvel Comics |
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Marvel Publishing, Inc., a company doing business as Marvel Comics, produces American comic books and related media. It forms a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, the...
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| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NIST |
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a measurement standards laboratory which is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. The...
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| United States National Security Agency |
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CSS |
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government, administered as part of the United States Department of Defense. Created on November 4, 1952 by President Harry S....
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Netscape Communications Corporation |
Netscape Communications (formerly known as Netscape Communications Corporation and commonly known as Netscape) was a US computer services company, best known for its web browser. The browser was once dominant in terms of usage share, but lost most...
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| Project Gutenberg |
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Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in...
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| Prime Minister of India |
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The Prime Minister of India (Hindi: प्रधान मंत्री) is the head of government of the Republic of India, and head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive in...
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| Prime Minister of Israel | Rosh HaMemshala |
The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. Head of the Government) is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel (the title of President of Israel is an honorary position). The...
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| President of the French Republic |
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President of France |
The President of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française) colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France's elected Head of State.
Four of France's five republics have had presidents as their heads...
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| RPG.NET |
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RPGnet is a role-playing game website. It was founded in 1996 by Emma and Sandy Antunes, Shawn Althouse (etrigan) and Brian David Phillips, as a way to unify a number of transient game sites. In 2001 it was purchased by Skotos Tech, but maintains...
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| Ralph Abercromby |
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Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB (sometimes spelled Abercrombie) (7 October 1734 – 28 March 1801) was a British lieutenant-general noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars.
He was the eldest son of George Abercromby of Tullibody,...
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| United States Department of Defense |
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US Department of Defense |
The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. The organization and...
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| White House |
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The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late...
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| Padthaway | Padthaway, South Australia |
Padthaway (population 218) is a town on the Riddoch Highway in the south-east of South Australia, halfway from Keith to Naracoorte. The name is derived from the Potawurutj Aboriginal name for Good Water.
Padthaway is in the Tatiara District Council,...
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| Gerry Adams |
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Gerard "Gerry" Adams, MLA, MP (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, which is the largest political...
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| Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code |
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Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code by John Lions (1976) contains the complete source code of the 6th Edition Unix kernel plus a commentary. It is commonly referred to as the Lions book. Despite its age, it is still considered an...
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| Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland |
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Prime Minister of Poland |
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and...
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| Battle of Hurtgen Forest |
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The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) is the name given to the series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during...
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| President of the Republic of Poland |
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List of Presidents of Poland |
The President of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form: Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of State. His or her rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland.
The President of the...
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| Executive Office of the President of the United States |
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The Executive Office of the President (EOP) consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President. The EOP is headed by the White House Chief of Staff, currently...
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| United States Department of Labor |
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U.S. Department of Labor |
The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U...
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| Texas Instruments | TI |
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. TI is the No. 4 manufacturer of semiconductors...
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| Museum of Science and Industry |
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Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.) |
The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition....
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| Yapi Kredi Publications | Yapi Kredi Yayinlari |
Yapi Kredi Publications ("Yapi Kredi Yayinlari") is one of the biggest publishing houses in Turkey. Based in Istanbul and active since 1992, it has published nearly 2500 titles in philosophy, literature, the arts, and children's books.
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| United States Department of Justice |
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The United States Department of Justice (often referred to as the Justice Department or DOJ), is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or...
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| United States Department of the Treasury |
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United States Treasury Department |
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the...
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| United States Bureau of Land Management |
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U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately 264 million acres (1,070,000 km) or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. Most...
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| United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
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SEC |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the...
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| U.S. Federal Communications Commission |
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FCC |
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute (see 47 U.S.C. § 151 and 47 U.S.C. § 154), and with the majority of its commissioners...
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| United States Department of Transportation |
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U.S. Department of Transportation |
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or just DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966 and began operation on...
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| United States Department of Homeland Security |
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural...
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| United States Department of Health and Human Services |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the...
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| Battle of Midway |
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The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and seven months after Japan's attack on Pearl...
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| Archie Comics |
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Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and...
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| United States Department of Energy |
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material. Its responsibilities include the nation's...
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| July 20 Plot |
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The 20 July plot of 1944 was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, inside his "Wolf's Lair" field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of the German Resistance to...
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| Second Sino-Japanese War |
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The Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945) was a military conflict fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany (until 1938) and the...
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| United States Department of Commerce |
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U.S. Department of Commerce |
The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was...
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| United States Department of the Interior |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and the administration of programs relating to Native...
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| United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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HUD |
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known by as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency, it was...
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| United States Department of Education |
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U.S. Department of Education |
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for (the) Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. Created by the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88), it...
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| U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a unit of the United States Department of Labor, is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical...
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| Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition |
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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica |
The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best...
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| Western Publishing | Western Printing and Lithographing Co. |
Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co." was a publishing firm based in Racine, Wisconsin, that was responsible for Little Golden Books.
The company was founded by brothers Edward Henry and Albert H. Wadewitz. It...
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| Neil Turner |
Neil Turner (born 16 September 1945, Carlisle) is a Labour Party Politician in the United Kingdom. He has been the member of Parliament for Wigan in the north-west of England since a 1999 by-election held on 23 September 1999.
He went to Carlisle...
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| Diane Abbott |
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Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987, when she became the first black woman to be elected to the House of Commons. She...
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| Nick Ainger |
Nicholas Richard Ainger (born 24 October 1949) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South.
Ainger was born in Sheffield in 1949, and was educated at the Netherthorpe Grammar in Staveley,...
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| Michelin |
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Michelin (full name: SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer, currently either the world's second-largest or the largest (see...
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| Nick Raynsford |
Wyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford, known as Nick Raynsford, (b.28 January 1945, Northampton) is a British Labour politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Greenwich & Woolwich constituency.
He is the son of the later Wyvill Raynsford and...
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| Time Warner |
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AOL Time Warner |
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is the world's largest entertainment conglomerate (in front of the Walt Disney Company, News Corporation and Viacom), as well as the world's fourth largest media conglomerate, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in...
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| Kristallnacht |
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Kristallnacht (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtalˌnaxt]; literally "Crystal night") or the Night of Broken Glass was an anti-Jewish pogrom in Nazi Germany and Austria on 9 to 10 November 1938. It is also known as Novemberpogrome, Reichskristallnacht,...
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| Doris Lessing |
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Doris May Lessing |
Doris May Lessing CH, OBE (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a Iranian-born British writer, author of works such as the novels The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook.
In 2007, Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was described by...
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