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Roman Catholic Saints
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The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
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Born September 4, 1927 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died October 24, 2011 (aged 84) • California
Awards And Honors National Medal of Science (1990) • Turing Award (1971)
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