The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1961 |
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Page 152
... independence of Somalia , East Africa , as July 1 , 1960. Somalia , under Italian- administered UN trusteeship , had been scheduled for independence near the end of 1960 but the Assembly's Trusteeship Committee recommended moving the ...
... independence of Somalia , East Africa , as July 1 , 1960. Somalia , under Italian- administered UN trusteeship , had been scheduled for independence near the end of 1960 but the Assembly's Trusteeship Committee recommended moving the ...
Page 348
... independence . Their ten - years ' war ended in 1878 with guarantees of rights by Spain , which Spain failed to carry out . A full- scale movement for independence began Feb. 24 , 1895 , under Jose Marti , with the military under the ...
... independence . Their ten - years ' war ended in 1878 with guarantees of rights by Spain , which Spain failed to carry out . A full- scale movement for independence began Feb. 24 , 1895 , under Jose Marti , with the military under the ...
Page 447
... Independence Hall , Philadelphia . The 50th star was added for Hawaii . One year previously , on July 4 , 1959 , the 49th star was added to the flag for Alaska , the 49th state . Before that no star had been added since 1912 . The flag ...
... Independence Hall , Philadelphia . The 50th star was added for Hawaii . One year previously , on July 4 , 1959 , the 49th star was added to the flag for Alaska , the 49th state . Before that no star had been added since 1912 . The flag ...
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