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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence move...

The Falklands War was a 10-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over...

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Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French politician, businessperson, and lawyer serving as Pre...

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Hirohito was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning f...

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (William Arthur Philip Louis born 21 June 1982) is a member of the...

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Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born 12 October 1949), also known as Carlos the Jackal, is a Venezuelan terro...

The flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American Flag or U.S. flag, is th...

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The Atlantic Charter was a statement issued on 14 August 1941 that set out American and British goal...

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