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  2. Second French Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Second French Empire [a] was an Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 14 January 1852 to 27 October 1870, between the Second and the Third French Republics. The period was one of significant achievements in infrastructure and economy, while France reasserted itself as the dominant power in Europe.

  3. Siege of La Rochelle - Wikipedia

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    The siege of La Rochelle ( French: Le Siège de La Rochelle, or sometimes Le Grand Siège de La Rochelle) was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627–28. The siege marked the height of the struggle between the Catholics and the Protestants in France, and ended with a ...

  4. Second Intifada - Wikipedia

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    The Second Intifada (Arabic: الانتفاضة الثانية, romanized: Al-Intifāḍa aṯ-Ṯhāniya, lit. 'The Second Uprising'; Hebrew: האינתיפאדה השנייה Ha-Intifada ha-Shniya), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada, was a major uprising by Palestinians against the Israeli occupation, characterized by a period of heightened violence in the Palestinian territories and Israel ...

  5. Canelo Álvarez and Oscar De La Hoya erupt in heated ... - AOL

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    Things got very heated on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Canelo Álvarez and Oscar De La Hoya had to be separated at a news conference ahead of Álvarez's title fight against Jaime Munguía this weekend ...

  6. Lynda La Plante - Wikipedia

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    Lynda Joy La Plante, CBE (née Titchmarsh; born 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series. In 2024 she was honoured with the Crime Writers' Association of Britain's Diamond Dagger award for her outstanding lifetime's contribution to the crime and ...

  7. La Jetée - Wikipedia

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    La Jetée. La Jetée ( French pronunciation: [la ʒəte]) is a 1962 French science fiction featurette directed by Chris Marker and associated with the Left Bank artistic movement. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel. It is 28 minutes long and shot in black and white.

  8. Mortgages for seniors: Getting a home loan in retirement - AOL

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    DTI ratio. Calculate your DTI ratio using this formula: DTI = Monthly debt payments (including mortgage or rent) / monthly gross income x 100. Some lenders allow a DTI ratio as high as 50 percent ...

  9. Sam Manekshaw - Wikipedia

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    Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw [3] MC (4 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur (" Sam the Brave "), was the chief of the army staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. His active military career spanned ...