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  2. History of China - Wikipedia

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    The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Yellow River valley, which along with the Yangtze basin constitutes the geographic core of the Chinese ...

  3. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    Crude ideas and designs of automobiles can be traced back to ancient and medieval times. [1] [2] In 1649, Hans Hautsch of Nuremberg built a clockwork-driven carriage. [1] [3] In 1672, a small-scale steam-powered vehicle was created; [4] the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769.

  4. Gadsden flag - Wikipedia

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    The rattlesnake was a symbol of the unity of the Thirteen Colonies at the start of the Revolutionary War, and it had a long history as a political symbol in America. Benjamin Franklin used it for his Join, or Die woodcut in 1754. Gadsden intended his flag to serve as a physical symbol of the American Revolution's ideals.

  5. Internal Revenue Service - Wikipedia

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    The Internal Revenue Service ( IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law. It is an agency of the Department of the Treasury and led by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ...

  6. Timelines of modern history - Wikipedia

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    Early modern period. For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events. For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events. For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century. For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century.

  7. Qualified dividend - Wikipedia

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    Requirements. To be taxed at the qualified dividend rate, the dividend must: be paid after December 31, 2002; be paid by a U.S. corporation, by a corporation incorporated in a U.S. possession, by a foreign corporation located in a country that is eligible for benefits under a U.S. tax treaty that meets certain criteria, or on a foreign corporation’s stock that can be readily traded on an ...

  8. Timelines of world history - Wikipedia

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    These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history. For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history. For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history.

  9. Human history - Wikipedia

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    Human history is the development of humankind from prehistory to the present, understood through the study of written records, archaeology, anthropology, genetics, linguistics, and other forms of evidence. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers.