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Page 188
... United States . Horse racing on the town common was pro- hibited in 1788 , and the racecourse moved to another part of town . Devotion to fine horseflesh remains a local cult ( flat racing at Keeneland ; trotting at the " Red Mile ...
... United States . Horse racing on the town common was pro- hibited in 1788 , and the racecourse moved to another part of town . Devotion to fine horseflesh remains a local cult ( flat racing at Keeneland ; trotting at the " Red Mile ...
Page 368
... United Nations . Lubis , Mochtar ( 1922- ) , Indonesian nov- elist . Indonesian novel development 13 : 296b Lubitsch , Ernst ( b . Jan. 28 , 1892 , Berlin - d . Nov. 30 , 1947 , Hollywood ) , motion - picture director who was best known ...
... United Nations . Lubis , Mochtar ( 1922- ) , Indonesian nov- elist . Indonesian novel development 13 : 296b Lubitsch , Ernst ( b . Jan. 28 , 1892 , Berlin - d . Nov. 30 , 1947 , Hollywood ) , motion - picture director who was best known ...
Page 471
... United States 18 : 908 Madison , capital of Wisconsin , U.S. , and seat of Dane County , in the south central part of the state , on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona of the Four Lakes group . Founded in 1836 ( a year of ...
... United States 18 : 908 Madison , capital of Wisconsin , U.S. , and seat of Dane County , in the south central part of the state , on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona of the Four Lakes group . Founded in 1836 ( a year of ...
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