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  1. 22 hours ago · Signature. Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg which had ruled Spain since 1516, he died without children, leading to a European conflict over his successor. For reasons that are still debated, Charles experienced extended periods of ill ...

  2. 22 hours ago · Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE ( / də ˈhævɪlənd /; July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. [1] She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. At the time of her death in 2020 at age 104, she was the oldest ...

  3. 22 hours ago · The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...

  4. 22 hours ago · Oswald Mosley. Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980) was a British aristocrat and politician who rose to fame during the 1920s and 1930s when, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism. He was a member of parliament and later founded and led the British Union of Fascists (BUF).

  5. 22 hours ago · 2,000,000–4,500,000 displaced, [13] 500,000 of whom fled abroad [14] The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon ...

  6. 22 hours ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like The following specific purpose statement illustrates which type of informative speech: "To inform my audience about last week's athletic trade show.", Informative speeches about objects, Rob is preparing a speech on the D-day invasions during World War II. By researching in the library and online, he has found a book by a British ...