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  • 21Washington, 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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  • 22Igbo people — Ndị Igbọ O. Equiano • Jaja of Opobo • Chinua Achebe • C.N. Adichie Total population 15–30 million worldwide (est.) …

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  • 23Inauguration of Barack Obama — 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama Barack Obama takes the oath of office of the President of the United …

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  • 24ceremony — cer•e•mo•ny [[t]ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion 2) a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony[/ex] 3) any formal act, esp. one …

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  • 25Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin — Presumed portrait of Mme Geoffrin, by Marianne Loir (National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC) Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin (June 26, 1699 October 6, 1777) has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French… …

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  • 26Peer-to-peer (meme) — Peer to Peer or P2P for short, in this context refers to the meme of egalitarian networking that is currently emerging throughout society, made possible by internet technologies and a critical look at current authoritarian and centralised social… …

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  • 27ceremony — /ser euh moh nee/, n., pl. ceremonies. 1. the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony. 2. a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony. 3. formal… …

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  • 28social science — social scientist. 1. the study of society and social behavior. 2. a science or field of study, as history, economics, etc., dealing with an aspect of society or forms of social activity. [1775 85] * * * Any discipline or branch of science that… …

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  • 29science, history of — Introduction       the history of science from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the 20th century.       On the simplest level, science is knowledge of the world of nature. There are many regularities in nature that mankind has had to… …

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  • 30ceremony — /ˈsɛrəməni / (say seruhmuhnee), Originally US / moʊni/ (say mohnee) noun (plural ceremonies) 1. the formalities observed on some solemn or important public or state occasion. 2. a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite. 3. any… …