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  2. After Twenty Years - Wikipedia

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    After Twenty Years. The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm. "You're not Jimmy Wells," he snapped ... Gordon Grant illustration for "After Twenty Years" in the 1917 memorial edition of O. Henry's work. "After Twenty Years" is a short story written by O. Henry, first published in his anthology, The Four Million in 1906.

  3. Twenty Years After - Wikipedia

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    Twenty Years After. Milady's son murders his mother's executioner. Twenty Years After ( French: Vingt ans après) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized from January to August 1845. A book of The d'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers (1844) and precedes the 1847–1850 novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne (which ...

  4. Unknown years of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The 18 unknown years New Testament gap 12 year old Jesus talking with the learned sages of the Temple. Duccio, early 14th century. Following the accounts of Jesus' young life, there is a gap of about 18 years in his story in the New Testament. The Finding in the Temple is described in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke.

  5. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal ...

  6. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century - Wikipedia

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    United States. Language. English. Publication date. 2009. ISBN. 0-385-51705-X. The Next 100 Years is a 2009 speculative nonfiction book by George Friedman. In the book, Friedman attempts to predict the major geopolitical events and trends of the 21st century.

  7. Copyright Term Extension Act - Wikipedia

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    The 1998 Act extended these terms to life of the author plus 70 years and for works of corporate authorship to 95 years from publication or 120 years after creation, whichever end is earlier. For works published before January 1, 1978, the 1998 act extended the renewal term from 47 years to 67 years, granting a total of 95 years.

  8. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    First practical means of collecting energy from the Sun and turning it into a current of electricity. 1955: The hovercraft is patented by Christopher Cockerell. 1955: The intermodal container is developed by Malcom McLean. 1957: The laser and optical amplifier are invented and named by Gordon Gould and Charles Townes.

  9. Timeline of the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    February 8: The Algerian Civil War ends. February 27 – March 1: Riots and mass killings in the Indian state of Gujarat leave 1,044 dead. March 14: SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk. April 11 - 13: 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt fails to overthrow president Hugo Chavez. May 20: East Timor gains independence.

  10. 20 Years After - Wikipedia

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    Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $1 million. 20 Years After is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic film directed by Jim Torres and Ron Harris and starring Azura Skye, Joshua Leonard, and Nathan Baesel.

  11. History of PDF - Wikipedia

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    History of PDF. The Portable Document Format (PDF) was created by Adobe Systems, introduced at the Windows and OS/2 Conference in January 1993 and remained a proprietary format until it was released as an open standard in 2008. Since then, it has been under the control of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee of ...