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  2. United States invasion of Grenada - Wikipedia

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    It went on to deplore "the death of innocent civilians" and the "killing of the Prime Minister and other prominent Grenadians", and it called for an "immediate cessation of the armed intervention" and demanded, "that free elections be organized". This was the first overthrow of a Communist government by armed means since the end of World War II ...

  3. Hamtramck, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Hamtramck Fire Department. Hamtramck (/ h æ m ˈ t r æ m ɪ k / ham-TRAM-ik) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.

  4. Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Since Charlemagne, the realm was merely referred to as the Roman Empire. [38] The term sacrum ("holy", in the sense of "consecrated") in connection with the medieval Roman Empire was used beginning in 1157 under Frederick I Barbarossa ("Holy Empire"): the term was added to reflect Frederick's ambition to dominate Italy and the Papacy. [39]

  5. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The word Brazil probably comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. [33] In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ('ember') and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium). [34]

  6. Animation - Wikipedia

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    Animation is a filmmaking technique by which still images are manipulated to create moving images.In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film.

  7. List of historical tropical cyclone names - Wikipedia

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    Tropical cyclones are named for historical reasons and so as to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one tropical cyclone can exist at a time. . Names are drawn in order from predetermined lis

  8. Philippine–American War - Wikipedia

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    Only through American occupation, therefore, is the idea of a free, self-governing, and united Philippine commonwealth at all conceivable. And the indispensable need from the Filipino point of view of maintaining American sovereignty over the archipelago is recognized by all intelligent Filipinos and even by those insurgents who desire an ...