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  2. Killing of Alights on the Cloud - Wikipedia

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    The killing of Alights on the Cloud was a serious loss to the Cheyenne, and one of the factors leading to the war with the Pawnee the next summer, which was one of only six such all-out campaigns during the 19th century. Some of the Kiowa people who fought alongside the Cheyenne recorded the killing of Alights on the Cloud in their winter count.

  3. Bill Gates - Wikipedia

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    Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft, along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and ...

  4. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - Wikipedia

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    The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. [4]

  5. The Living Daylights - Wikipedia

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    The Living Daylights. The Living Daylights is a 1987 spy film, the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first of two to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. [3] Directed by John Glen, the film's title is taken from Ian Fleming 's short story "The Living Daylights", the plot of which ...

  6. Phoenix Lights - Wikipedia

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    Alleged extraterrestrial beings. v. t. e. The Phoenix Lights (sometimes called the " Lights Over Phoenix ") were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects observed in the skies over the southwestern U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada on March 13, 1997. [2]

  7. Sinking of the Titanic - Wikipedia

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    1,490–1,635. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 ( ship's time) [a] on 14 April.

  8. Marvel Cinematic Universe - Wikipedia

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    The Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes television series, short films, digital series, and literature.

  9. Bird flight - Wikipedia

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    A flock of domestic pigeons each in a different phase of its flap. Bird flight is the primary mode of locomotion used by most bird species in which birds take off and fly. Flight assists birds with feeding, breeding, avoiding predators, and migrating . Bird flight includes multiple types of motion, including hovering, taking off, and landing ...