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  2. 1955 doubled die cent - Wikipedia

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    A "1955 doubled die Denver mint penny" is a plot device in the American movie UHF; when R. J. Fletcher cruelly gives a penny to a beggar, the beggar realizes its value and uses the money earned from trading it in to save a local TV station that Fletcher was hoping to buy out. Although the Denver mint did produce some doubled die pennies in 1955 ...

  3. Stamp Act 1765 - Wikipedia

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    The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 ( 5 Geo. 3. c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp. [ 1 ...

  4. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form with lettered clues and numbered blanks. The acrostic puzzle was invented in 1934 by Elizabeth Kingsley, first appearing in the March 31 edition of the Saturday Evening Post.

  5. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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    Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, [ 1 ] as a stream of new stamps was produced by ...

  6. Passports weren't stamped - Pas-de-Calais Forum - Tripadvisor

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    1. Re: Help - Passports weren't stamped. Check your passport. It was stamped in England before you boarded. There are no controls in France when you drive off ( it's similar coming back, all controls, French and English are undertaken in France) 2. Re: Help - Passports weren't stamped.

  7. Henry Morton Stanley - Wikipedia

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    Second Battle of Fort Fisher. Signature. Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American [ 1][ 2][ a] explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician who was famous for his exploration of Central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

  8. Victoria Hall disaster - Wikipedia

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    NZ398565. Summary: 183 children, aged between 3 and 14, were crushed to death in a rush to the stage when free toys were offered. The Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16 June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children (aged between 3 and 14 years old) to ...

  9. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Certificate – X, U, PG, R, G (from the film certificates) Charged – ION. Charlie – C ( NATO phonetic alphabet) Chartered accountant – CA. Chief – CH. Chlorine – CL (chemical symbol) Chromosome – X or Y. Church – CH or CE ( Church of England) or RC ( Roman Catholic) Circa – C.