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2. RMS Lusitania - Wikipedia

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   RMS Lusitania (named after the Roman province corresponding to modern Portugal and portions of western Spain) was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of the Mauretania three months later and was awarded the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908.

3. Apple - Wikipedia

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   An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus spp., among them the domestic or orchard apple; Malus domestica).Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus.

4. Solow Building - Wikipedia

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   Weidlinger Associates was the structural engineer and Code Consultants Inc. was the code consultant. [ 17 ] According to Solow, the building was designed to have "magnificent views" and areas for workers to relax because "such surroundings attract and keep good workers to such a degree that corporate tenants are willing to pay premium rents to ...

5. Democratic-Republican Party - Wikipedia

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   As attacks on American shipping continued after Madison took office, both Madison and the broader American public moved towards war. [68] Public resentment towards Britain led to the election of a new generation of Democratic-Republican leaders, including Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun , who championed high tariffs , federally funded internal ...

6. Palau - Wikipedia

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   Having voted in a referendum against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978, [12] [13] the islands gained full sovereignty in 1994 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Politically, Palau is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, which provides defense, funding, and access to social ...

7. Alexandria - Wikipedia

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   Alexandria (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ɡ ˈ z æ n d r i ə,-ˈ z ɑː n-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-dree-ə; [4] Arabic: الإسكندرية; [a] Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια, [b] Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.