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| Khmelnytsky Uprising The term Khmelnytsky Uprising (also Khmel'nyts'kyi/Chmielnicki Uprising or Khmelnytsky/Chmielnicki Rebellion) refers to a rebellion or war of liberation in the lands of present-day Ukraine which continued from 1648Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the Zaporozhian Cossacks allied with the Crimean Tatars, and the local Ukrainian peasantry, fought several battles against the armies and paramilitary forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Khmelnytsky_Uprising
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| Zbigniew Herbert Zbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 in Lvov – 28 July 1998 in Warsaw) was an influential Polish poet, essayist, drama writer, author of plays, and moralist. A member of the Polish resistance movement – Home Army (AK) during World War II, he is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. Zbigniew_Herbert
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| De Selby De Selby is the name of a fictitious Irish philosopher and scientist, originally invented by Flann O'Brien for his novel The Third Policeman. De Selby does not actually appear in the plot of the novel, but only in references and frequent footnotes, where his unorthodox theories and areas of research are, however tenuously, linked to the plot. De_Selby
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| Battle of Szack Battle_of_Szack
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| Jakub Sobieski Jakub_Sobieski
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| Pas kontuszowy Pas kontuszowy ("kontusz sash") was a cloth sash used for compassing a kontusz (a robe-like garment). It was one of the most distinctive items of dress of Polish and Lithuanian nobility (szlachta) from about 17th through the 19th centuries. In an earlier periods, sometimes narrower sashes of fine cloth or silk net were worn, but the wide kontusz sash is specific to the later period. It was worn by men. Pas_kontuszowy
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| Future Soldier Future Soldier is the overall name given to a multi-nation military project by the United States and its allies launched in the late 1990s. Future Soldier is also name of the major international military exhibition for NATO and Partnership for Peace members. Future_Soldier
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| Vistula land Vistula Land or Vistula Country (, Privislinsky Krai; ) was the name applied to the lands of Congress Poland following the defeat of the November Uprising (1830-31) as it was increasingly stripped of autonomy and incorporated into Imperial Russia. It also continued to be informally known as Russian Poland or the Russian partition. Vistula_land
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| Mury This article is about the Second World War Polish Scouting organisation. For article about the song, see Mury (song).Mury (The Walls) was a clandestine Girl Scouts group organized by young Polish women who were political prisoners in the concentration camp in Ravensbrück. The group, led by Scout Group Leader Józefa Kantor was established on 30 November, 1941. Mury
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| Koronowo Koronowo Polnisch Krone) is a town on the Brda River in Poland, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 25Bydgoszcz, with 10,818 inhabitants (2004). It is located at N 53°19 - E 17°56The town of Koronowo has an area of 2,818 ha and is one of the largest towns in Bydgoszcz County. The Koronowo municipality has an area of 41,170 ha and 23,052 inhabitants. Koronowo
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| Harbour (software) Harbour is a modern, fast computer programming language. It is a Clipper-compatible compiler which is cross-platform, running on many operating systems (DOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux (32, 64), Unix (32, 64), Mac OS X, Windows CE, Pocket PC).The open source Harbour license is similar to the GNU General Public License, with an exception supporting commercial applications, so commercial applications can be produced with Harbour and distributed. Harbour_(software)
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| Jan Franciszek Czartoryski Jan_Franciszek_Czartoryski
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| Małgorzata Musierowicz Małgorzata Musierowicz (b. January 9 1945 in Poznań, Poland) is a popular Polish writer, author of many stories and novels for children and teenagers, but read with pleasure by adults too. She is the sister of poet and translator Stanisław Barańczak. Małgorzata_Musierowicz
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| Mirosław Szymkowiak Mirosław Szymkowiak (born 12 November 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a retired Polish footballer, who played last for Turkish club Trabzonspor. Szymkowiak is also a former member of the Poland national football team. He first started playing at Olimpia Poznań, where he played from 1992 until 1994, when he joined Widzew Łódź. Mirosław_Szymkowiak
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| Vehicle registration plates of Poland countries, Polish car number plates indicate the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate. Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Poland
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| Union of Armed Struggle Związek Walki Zbrojnej (abbreviation:ZWZ; Union of Armed Struggle;also translated as Union for Armed Struggle, Association of Armed Struggle or Association for Armed Struggle) was an underground army formed in Poland following her invasion in September 1939 by Germany and the Soviet Union that opened World War II. Union_of_Armed_Struggle
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| Lukas Podolski Lukas Podolski () (born as on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Köln and is a member of the German national team. Lukas_Podolski
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| Romek Strzałkowski Roman "Romek" Strzałkowski (1943–1956) was a 13-year-old pupil killed during anti-communist protests in Poznań in 1956. He has become one of the best-known symbols of anti-communist resistance in Poland. Since 1981 one of Poznań's streets has been named after him.According to the latest research by Łukasz Jastrząb of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, his death might have been accidental. However, it's impossible to prove it. Romek_Strzałkowski
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| Khmelnytsky Uprising Talk:Khmelnytsky_Uprising
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days. The first round was held on 20 July, the semifinals on 21 July, and the final on 22 July. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_100_metres
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| James Rector (athlete) John "James" Alcorn Rector (June 22, 1884 - March 10, 1949) was an American athlete. He was the first Arkansas athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.James Rector was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was the grandson of Arkansas Civil War governor Henry Massey Rector and Mississippi Reconstruction governor James Alcorn. James_Rector_(athlete)
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was dominated by the American runners. The competition was held from Thursday, July 23, 1908 to Saturday, July 25, 1908. 25 hurdlers from ten nations competed. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_110_metre_hurdles
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. 43 sprinters from 15 nations competed. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_200_metres
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| Nathaniel Cartmell Nathaniel (also called Nate or Nat) "Bloody Neck" John Cartmell (January 13, 1883 - August 23, 1967) was an American athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games. He is also known for being the first head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team. Nathaniel_Cartmell
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| Robert Cloughen Robert "Bobbie" Cloughen (January 26, 1889, The Bronx, New York – August 7, 1930 in New York) was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and a member of the 1908 U.S. Olympic team. His father John was the fifth Manhattan Borough President in 1909.Cloughen won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Robert_Cloughen
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference.37 runners from ten nations competed. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_400_metres
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| John Taylor (athlete) John Baxter Taylor Jr. (November 3, 1882, Washington, DC – December 2 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American track and field athlete, notable as the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, and the most prominent African American member of the Irish American Athletic Club.Taylor was a member of the gold medal medley relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. John_Taylor_(athlete)
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| William Robbins (athlete) William Corbett "W.C." Robbins (born August 9, 1885, date of death unknown) was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club.He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Robbins advanced to the finals in the 400 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, winning his preliminary heat with a time of 50.4 seconds and his semifinal in 49.0 seconds. William_Robbins_(athlete)
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| John C. Carpenter John Condict Carpenter (born December 7, 1884, died June 4, 1933) was an American athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, contributing to one of the many controversies of the 1908 Games.He advanced to the finals in the men's 400 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics after winning his preliminary heat with a time of 49.8 seconds and his semifinal in 49.4 seconds. John_C._Carpenter
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 20, 1908 and on July 21, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference. It was run in two rounds, with the winners of the eight heats of the first round competing in the final.38 runners from eleven nations competed. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_800_metres
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| Emilio Lunghi Emilio_Lunghi
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| Hanns Braun Hanns Braun (October 26, 1886 October 9, 1918) was a German athlete. He was born in Spalt-Wernfels and died near Cambrai, France while fighting in World War I. Hanns_Braun
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference. There were eight heats of the first round, with the winners of those heats competing in the final. 44 runners from 15 nations competed. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_1500_metres
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| Harold A. Wilson Harold Allan Wilson (January 21, 1885 English athlete. Born in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, he won the silver medal in the men's 1500 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing on the Great Britain and Ireland team. He was a member of the Hallamshire Harriers and the Irish American Athletic Club. Harold_A._Wilson
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| Norman Hallows Norman Frederic Hallows (December 29, 1886 – October 16, 1968) was an English athlete. Educated at Felsted School, he won the bronze medal and set an Olympic record in the men's 1500 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing on the Great Britain and Ireland team.His time in the first round was 4Mel Sheppard only minutes earlier by 1.6 seconds. In the final, Sheppard matched Hallows' first round time while Hallows finished in third place at 4 Norman_Hallows
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games.Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. The hurdles were 3 feet (= 91.5 centimetre) tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_400_metre_hurdles
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3200 metre steeplechase The men's 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on July 17, 1908 and July 18, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference. There were six heats of the first round, with the winners of those heats competing in the final.24 runners from 6 nations competed; eleven from Great Britain, eight from the United States, two from Canada, two from France, one from Hungary, and one from Italy. Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_3200_metre_steeplechase
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| William Galbraith William Galbraith was a Canadian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Galbraith led for most of his first round heat of the 1500 metres, but was passed by both of the other runners near the end and did not advance to the final. His time was 4In the 3,200 metres steeplechase, Galbraith won his first round heat easily after the only other entrant retired mid-race. His time of 11 William_Galbraith
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| George A. Hawkins For other people of the same name, see George Hawkins.George Albert Hawkins was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 200 metres, Hawkins ran the race in 22.8 seconds to beat two other runners and advance to the semifinals. George_A._Hawkins
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| Ödön Bodor Ödön Bodor (born January 24, 1882 in Kapuvár – January 22, 1927 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.He was a member of the bronze medal medley relay team. Bodor ran the final 800 metres of the 1,600 metre race, following Pál Simon, Frigyes Wiesner, and József Nagy. Ödön_Bodor
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| John Halstead John Preston Halstead (August 15, 1886 - November 15, 1951) was an American athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Halstead graduated from Cornell University the same year with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned the nickname "Lightning-foot" Halstead for his exceptional running ability. He was married on August 17, 1922 to Frances Lewis Underwood, at Hutchinson, Kansas. He died on November 15, 1951, in Buffalo, New York, and was buried at Ashes Rome Cemetery. John_Halstead
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| Clarke Beard Clarke Briar Beard (November 29, 1884 - November, 1978) was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 800, Beard won a close race in the first round. His time was 1 Clarke_Beard
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| Theodore Just Theodore Hartman Just (April 23, 1886 February 13, 1937) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 800 metres, Just won his first round heat easily with a time of 1He was also a member of the British relay team. He ran the 800 metres in the medley relay competition, but his team was eliminated in the first round. Theodore_Just
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| Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford Ivo Frank Fairbairn-Crawford (born December 20, 1884, date of death unknown) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 800 metres, Crawford won his heat in the first round easily, with a time of 1Crawford also won his first round heat in the 1500 metres. He placed fifth in the final with a time of 4 Ivo_Fairbairn-Crawford
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| Vincent Loney Ernest Vincent Loney (born 1882, date of death unknown) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the first round of the 1500 metres, Loney finished first with a time of 4 Vincent_Loney
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| John Tait (athlete) For other people of the same name, see John Tait.John Lindsay "Jack" Tait (September 25, 1888 July 10, 1971) was a Canadian athlete. Known as Canada's "Boy Wonder", he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was born in Toronto, Ontario.In 1908, at just 19 years of age, Tait won his first round heat of the 1500 metres with a time of 4 John_Tait_(athlete)
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