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  • 121History of Seattle before 1900 — Two conflicting perspectives exist for the early history of Seattle. There is what one might call the establishment view, which favors the centrality of the Denny Party (generally the Denny, Mercer, Terry, and Boren families), and Henry Yesler. A …

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  • 122Blasco Núñez Vela — (1490 January 18, 1546) was the first Spanish viceroy of Peru, from May 15, 1544 to January 18, 1546. He was charged by King Charles I with the enforcement of the controversial New Laws, which dealt with the failure of the encomienda system to… …

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  • 123Lysias — (Greek: Λυσίας) (born ca. 445 BC; died ca. 380 BC) was an Attic orator.LifeAccording to Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the author of the life ascribed to Plutarch, Lysias was born in 459 BC, which would accord with a tradition that Lysias reached …

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  • 124Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan — Infobox Person name = Alexander Stewart other names = The Wolf of Badenoch, Alasdair Mór mac an Rígh (English: Great Alexander, son of the king ) caption = Stewart s sarcophagus effigy at Dunkeld Cathedral, where he was buried. birth date =… …

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  • 125Korah — Moses and Korah, 1466 manuscript miniature, National Library of Poland. Korah or Kórach (Hebrew: קֹרַח, Standard Kórakh Tiberian Qōraḥ; Baldness; ice; hail; frost ) Some older English translations, as well as the Douay Bible), spell the name Core …

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  • 126Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth — Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (September 1649 ndash; 14 November 1734), was a mistress of Charles II of England. The exact date of her birth is apparently unknown. Early life She was the daughter of Guillaume de… …

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  • 127Gustav Freytag — Gustav Freytag. Gustav Freytag (13 July 1816 – 30 April 1895) was a German novelist and playwright. Contents 1 Life …

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  • 128Studs Lonigan — Infobox Film name = Studs Lonigan (film) image size= 150px caption = director = Irving Lerner producer = Philip Yordan writer = Philip Yordan starring = Christopher Knight Frank Gorshin Jack Nicholson music = Jerry Goldsmith cinematography =… …

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