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  2. History of graphic design - Wikipedia

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    Graphic design is the practice of combining text with images and concepts, most often for advertisements, publications, or websites.The history of graphic design is frequently traced from the onset of moveable-type printing in the 15th century, yet earlier developments and technologies related to writing and printing can be considered as parts of the longer history of communication. [1]

  3. Google Photos - Wikipedia

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    Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google.It was announced in May 2015 and spun off from Google+, the company's former social network.. Google Photos shares the 15 gigabytes of free storage space with other Google services, such as Google Drive and Gmail.

  4. Google Images - Wikipedia

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    Google Images (previously Google Image Search) is a search engine owned by Google that allows users to search the World Wide Web for images. [1] It was introduced on July 12, 2001, due to a demand for pictures of the green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez worn in February 2000.

  5. History of Newtown, Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    An important crossroads throughout its early history, the village of Hawleyville briefly emerged as a railroad center and the town's population grew to over 4,000 circa 1881. In the following decades, the population dwindled to a low of 2,635 in 1930 before again growing.

  6. History of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    [94] The revenue from oil exports helped to mitigate a growing food supply crisis, fund the import of equipment and consumer goods, and sustain the arms race with the US. It also underpinned risky foreign policy actions, such as the Soviet–Afghan War beginning in 1979, which effectively ended the period of détente with the West.

  7. Nakedness and colonialism - Wikipedia

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    The Christian missionaries among the white colonial minority pursued the policy of civilizing the Zulu majority, imposing Western clothing being a visible symbol of this effort. Indigenous peoples resisted by either wearing clothing inappropriately or reverting to their traditional attire when not at the mission station.

  8. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States dollar began with moves by the Founding Fathers of the United States of America to establish a national currency based on the Spanish silver dollar, which had been in use in the North American colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain for over 100 years prior to the United States Declaration of Independence.

  9. Timeline of social nudity - Wikipedia

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    Nakedness was also used as a symbol of poverty or vulnerability. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] There are a few New Testament references to nudity, such as ( Mark 14:52 ) in which a young man runs away naked from the Garden of Gethsemane , and ( John 21:7 ) where Peter is described as naked while he is fishing.