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  2. Timeline of Haitian history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Haitian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Haiti and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Haiti .

  3. Purple - Wikipedia

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    Some of its compositions produce a purple color and may be called "mummy violet". [62] Manganese was also used in Roman times to color glass purple. [63] Han purple was the first synthetic purple pigment, invented in China in about 700 BC. It was used in wall paintings and pottery and other applications.

  4. Royal Purple (lubricant manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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    Royal Purple is an American manufacturer which produces lubricants for automotive, industrial, marine, and racing use. [2] It is known primarily for its line of synthetic Royal Purple Motor Oil products used in gasoline and diesel engines .

  5. Uniform and insignia of the Boy Scouts of America - Wikipedia

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    These local patches can celebrate an event, a local landmark, a local scout camp, scouting historical figures, special funding events, etc. They are sometimes issued as sets that are collectible. They can be worn according to local council governance and policies. [6] Below the council patch, at the unit level, all members wear a unit number.

  6. Timeline of Irish history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .

  7. Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering - Wikipedia

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    That same year, CBS uses it for the first magnetic video tape recording (VTR) from. Although other programs are produced in color since 1954, the VTR cannot record color. 1957: The Frenchman Henri de France (1911–1986) developed the first generation of color TV system SECAM, which avoids some of the problems of the NTSC method. The weaknesses ...

  8. Mourning - Wikipedia

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    Black is considered the mourning color, although historically it was white. Widows may wear purple when mourning the death of their spouse. [19] In the Philippines, mourning customs vary and are influenced by Chinese and folk Catholic beliefs. The immediate family traditionally wear black, with white as a popular alternative. [20]

  9. Lavender Scare - Wikipedia

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    Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement (Reprint ed.). Emeryville, Calif.: Seal Press. ISBN 9781580052528. OCLC 849670631. Kirchick, James (2022). Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 9781627792325. OCLC 1293451114. Excerpt.