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October 2016: Attack on Police Training Camp in Pakistan Leaves Dozens Dead
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of October 2016. 1. Columbian Peace Deal Defeated 2. Turkey Fires 5% of Police…Asher
(Encyclopedia) AsherAsherăshˈər [key] [Heb.,=happy], in the Bible, tribe of Israel. Its eponym was Jacob's eighth son. It occupied the northwestern part of ancient Palestine, and its position laid…Arlon
(Encyclopedia) Arlon Arlon ärlôNˈ [key], Du. Aarlen, town, capital of Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, near the border with Luxembourg. Livestock and agricultural products are…Rainbow Division
(Encyclopedia) Rainbow Division, nickname of the 42d Division of the U.S. army. The first U.S. combat division to arrive in France in World War I, it participated in the second battle of the Marne,…Gander
(Encyclopedia) Gander, town, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it…Æthelbert, king of Wessex
(Encyclopedia) Æthelbert, d. 865, king of Wessex (860–65), son of Æthelwulf. After the death of his father in 858 he ruled Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Essex, and he reunited them with Wessex when in…Frischlin, Nikodemus
(Encyclopedia) Frischlin, NikodemusFrischlin, Nikodemusnēkōdāˈm&oobreve;s frĭshˈlĭn [key], 1547–90, German satirist and philologist. His dramas, written in Latin and seemingly dealing with…Blackheath
(Encyclopedia) Blackheath, common, 267 acres (108 hectares) in Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, London, England. It was the gathering place of highwaymen and of several martial groups, including the…multiple sclerosis
(Encyclopedia) multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the…Taliban
(Encyclopedia) Taliban or TalebanTalibantälēbänˈ, –lə– [key], Islamic fundamentalist militia of Afghanistan and later Pakistan, originally consisting mainly of Sunni Pashtun religious students from…Trending
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