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38th Parallel. Korean War. demilitarized zone (DMZ). Crossing the 38th parallel. United Nations forces withdraw from Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. They recrossed the 38th parallel, 1950. The DMZ was created July 27, 1953 at P'anmunjom.
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Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.
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Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.
Roman Catholic Saints
All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church
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Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal
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July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
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Born May 5, 1876 • England • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died September 12, 1956 (aged 80) • Beirut • Lebanon
Subjects Of Study Palestine • archaeology • Hittite • civilization
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Sir Flinders Petrie, detail of an oil painting by George Frederic Watts, 1900; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Louis S.B. Leakey
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Richard Leakey
Richard Leakey
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Mariette
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