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  2. Henry VI of England - Wikipedia

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    Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne upon his father's death, at the age of nine months; and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather, Charles VI, shortly afterwards.

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Wikipedia

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    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) [12] is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.

  4. Palmdale, California - Wikipedia

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    On August 24, 1962, Palmdale became the first city in Antelope Valley. Forty-seven years later, in November 2009, voters approved making it a charter city. Palmdale's population was 169,450 at the 2020 census, up from 152,750 at the 2010 census. Palmdale is the 32nd most populous city in California.

  5. University of Oxford - Wikipedia

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    University of Oxford. /  51.75500°N 1.25500°W  / 51.75500; -1.25500. The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, [2] making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation.

  6. University of Vienna - Wikipedia

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    Today, Vienna's University Library is the largest collection of books in Austria, still facing problems of space. In addition to the Main Library, which alone has to cope with an annual growth of 40,000 volumes, it includes three Faculty Libraries, 32 Subject Libraries and 26 Departmental Libraries. Statistics (2023)

  7. History of the University of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    The first student newspaper, The Peninsular Phoenix and Gazetteer, was founded in 1857, which was followed by the biweekly University Chronicle in 1867 and The Michigan Daily in 1890. Chemistry Building. By 1865 to 1866, the university's enrollment increased to 1,205 students, with many of the new enrollees veterans of the Civil War.

  8. Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Millersville University was established in 1855 as the Lancaster County Normal School, the first state normal school in Pennsylvania. It subsequently changed its name to Millersville State Normal School in 1859 and Millersville later became a state teachers' college in 1927.

  9. University of Warwick - Wikipedia

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    Website. warwick .ac .uk. The University of Warwick ( / ˈwɒrɪk / WORR-ik; abbreviated as Warw. in post-nominal letters [5]) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. [6] The university was founded in 1965 as part of a government initiative to expand higher education.