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In December 2014 , " OPEC and the oil men " ranked as # 3 on Lloyd 's list of " the top 100 most influential people in the shipping industry " .	In December 2014 , OPEC and the oil men were named in the top 10 most influential people in the shipping industry by Lloyds .	[]
In late 1979 , Firestone brought in John Nevin , the ex-head of Zenith Electronics , as president to save the hemorrhaging company from total collapse .	In late 1979 , Firestone brought in John Nevin as president .	[]
It was more than a billion dollars in debt at the time , and losing $ 250 million a year .	Firestone was more than a billion dollars in debt at the time , and losing 250 million dollars a year .	[]
Nevin closed nine of the company 's seventeen manufacturing plants , including six in one day , and relocated the company from its ancestral home in Akron to He spun off non-tire related businesses , including the Firestone Country Club ; it was considered a deliberate plan to boost the stock price , and it paid off .	Nevin closed nine of the company 's seventeen manufacturing plants . <SEP> He split the non-tire related businesses from the main company .	[]
In 1988 , after discussions with Pirelli , Nevin negotiated the sale of the company to the Japanese company Bridgestone , which was able to buy the company for much less than it had been worth a decade and a half earlier .	In 1988 Nevin negotiated the sale of the company to the Japanese company Bridgestone . <SEP> Bridgestone Corporation Japan was able to buy the company for much less than it had been worth a decade and a half earlier .	[]
In 1977 a recall of 400,000 tires produced at the problematic Decatur plant was initiated .	In 1977 Firestone recalled of 400,000 tires produced at the Decatur plant .	[]
Firestone blamed the problems on the consumer , stating underinflation and poor maintenance .	Firestone blamed the problems on the consumer . <SEP> They said the problems were caused by under inflation and poor maintenance .	[]
On October 20 , 1978 , Firestone recalled over 7 million Firestone 500 tires , the largest tire recall to date .	On October 20 , 1978 , Firestone recalled over 7 million Firestone 500 tires .	[]
Congressional hearings into the 500 also took place in 1978 .	Congressional hearings took place in 1978 .	[]
The tire was found to be defective and the cause of 250 deaths .	The tire was found to be defective and the cause of 34 deaths .	[]
In May 1980 after finding that they knew the tires were defective , the NHTSA fined Firestone US $ 500,000 , which at that time was the largest fine imposed on any U.S. corporation and the largest civil penalty imposed since passage of the 1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Act .	In May 1980 NHTSA fined Firestone $ 500,000 USD . <SEP> At that time was the largest fine imposed on any U.S. corporation .	[]
An abnormally high failure rate in Firestone 's Wilderness AT , Firestone ATX , and ATX II tires resulted in multiple lawsuits , as well as an eventual mandatory recall .	There was a very high failure rate in Firestone 's " Wilderness AT " , " Firestone ATX " , and " ATX II " tires . <SEP> There was a mandatory recall of the tires .	[]
In 2001 Bridgestone / Firestone severed its ties to Ford citing a lack of trust .	In 2001 Bridgestone Firestone stopped working with Ford because they did not trust Ford .	[]
The lack of trust stemmed from concerns that Ford had not heeded warnings by Bridgestone / Firestone relating to the design of the Ford Explorer .	They said Ford had not listened to warnings by Bridgestone Firestone about the design of the Ford Explorer .	[]
Born in 1839 in Bath , Maine , Kendrick was still living in that city when he joined the Navy .	Kendrick was born in 1839 in Bath , Maine . <SEP> He was still living in that city when he joined the Navy .	[]
He volunteered to join the for the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 , during which he showed " courageous devotion to duty " .	He volunteered to join the for the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 . <SEP> It was there he showed " courageous devotion to duty " .	[]
From 1981 to 1993 , he was Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha .	He was also Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha from 1981 to 1993 .	[]
Sudarshan Agarwal was born in Ludhiana , and was a first class Law Graduate .	He was born in Ludhiana , Punjab .	[]
Michael " Mike " Pelino ( born November 13 , 1959 ) is a Canadian ice hockey coach .	Mike Pelino ( born November 13 , 1959 in Welland , Ontario ) is a Canadian Ice hockey coach .	[]
Pelino then moved to the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , serving as assistant coach for the Florida Panthers in 2003-04 , before joining the staff of the New York Rangers as an assistant in August 2004 .	Pelino started his coaching career in the NHL as an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers in 2003 .	[]
He then took over as head coach of OHL ’ s Peterborough Petes prior to the 2010-11 campaign .	In 2010 , he became the head coach of the Peterborough Petes in the OHL .	[]
He has been serving as assistant coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) since 2013 .	Since 2013 , he has been working for the Metallurg as an assistant coach in KHL .	[]
O ̄ nin ( 応仁 ) was a Japanese era name ( 年号 , " nengo ̄ " , " year name " ) after " Bunsho ̄ " and before " Bunmei " .	O ̄ nin ( 応仁 ) was a Japanese era name ( 年号 , " nengo ̄ " , lit . <SEP> " year name " ) after " Bunsho ̄ " and before " Bunmei " .	[]
This period spanned the years from March 1467 through April 1469 .	This period started in March 1467 and ended in April 1469 .	[]
In the end , there was no clearcut winner .	In the end , there was no winner .	[]
The complex array of factional armies simply fought themselves into exhaustion .	The war stopped because the factions simply exhausted themselves .	[]
Eyes Open is the fourth studio album by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol .	Eyes Open is the fourth full-length album by the alternative rock band Snow Patrol .	[]
" Eyes Open " was the best-selling album of 2006 in the UK , selling 1.5 million copies and 6 million worldwide .	" Eyes Open " was the best-selling album in the UK in 2006 , and sold more than one and a half million copies .	[]
The album hit number one in its 11th week on the New Zealand chart and reached 2 × Platinum therefore shipping over 30,000 units .	The album reached # 1 in its 11th week on the New Zealand chart and reached 2x Platinum there for shipping over 30,000 units .	[]
It also reached # 1 in the ARIA Albums Chart , and was certified 3 × Platinum on 8 January 2007 ( for 210,000 + units shipped ) .	It has also reached # 1 in the ARIA Albums Chart , and became 3x Platinum on January 8 , 2007 ( 210,000 + units shipped ) .	[]
It became the UK 's best-selling album of 2006 , selling over 1.5 million copies at the end of the year , with a cumulative total of 1.8 million .	On November 26 , 2006 , it became the best-selling album of the year in the UK .	[]
But the " Mayflower " sailed from Plymouth on September 6 , 1620 with what Bradford called " a prosperous wind " .	The " Mayflower " finally left Plymouth , England on 16 September 1620 .	[]
On November 9 , 1620 , they sighted present-day Cape Cod .	On 19 November 1620 , they spotted land .	[]
The settlers wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact after the ship dropped anchor at Cape Cod , in what is now Provincetown Harbor , in order to establish legal order and to quell increasing strife within the ranks .	They wrote the Mayflower Compact , which made rules on how they would live and treat each other .	[]
The entire crew stayed with the " Mayflower " in Plymouth through the winter of 1620 – 1621 , and about half of them died during that time .	About half the people died in the winter of 1620-21 .	[]
Barry was born Eugene Klass on June 14 , 1919 , in New York City , the son of Eva ( ne ́ e Conn ) and Martin Klass ; all of his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia .	Barry was born on June 14 , 1919 in New York City , New York to a Jewish-Russian family .	[]
Barry exhibited early artistic skills with singing and playing violin as a child and later spent two years at the Chatham Square School of Music in Greenwich Village on a scholarship awarded for his vocal ability .	He studied at Chatham Square School of Music .	[]
On October 22 , 1944 , at age 25 , Barry married Betty Claire Kalb ( February 12 , 1923 – January 31 , 2003 ) , whom he met on the set of " Catherine Was Great " .	Barry was married to Betty Claire Kalb from 1944 until her death in 2003 .	[]
Barry died on December 9 , 2009 at Sunrise Senior Living in Woodland Hills , California , at the age of 90 .	Barry died on the morning of December 9 , 2009 from heart failure in his home in Woodland Hills , California , aged 90 .	[]
Al-Khwarizmi 's popularizing treatise on algebra ( " The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing " , c . 813 – 833 CE ) presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations .	Al-Khwarizmi was known for the book he wrote about algebra , " Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing " .	[]
Al-Khwa ̄ rizmi ̄ 's ( , " astronomical tables of " Siddhanta " " ) is a work consisting of approximately 37 chapters on calendrical and astronomical calculations and 116 tables with calendrical , astronomical and astrological data , as well as a table of sine values .	With his books , al-Khwarizmi authored astronomical tables- tables designed to calculate the position of planets or eclipses .	[]
The term " algorithm " is derived from the algorism , the technique of performing arithmetic with Hindu-Arabic numerals developed by al-Khwa ̄ rizmi ̄ .	The word " algorithm " is derived from the word Algorizmi .	[]
He worked in Baghdad as a scholar at the House of Wisdom established by Caliph al-Ma ’ mu ̄ n , where he studied the sciences and mathematics , which included the translation of Greek and Sanskrit scientific manuscripts .	Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi worked at the House of Wisdom , where people worked on translating scientific works .	[]
Palestinian Christians belong to one of a number of Christian denominations , including Eastern Orthodoxy , Oriental Orthodoxy , Catholicism ( Eastern and Western rites ) , Anglicanism , Lutheranism , other branches of Protestantism and others .	These include Oriental Orthodoxy , Eastern Orthodoxy , Catholic ( Eastern and Western rites ) , Protestant , and others .	[]
Around 50 % of Palestinian Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem , one of the 15 churches of Eastern Orthodoxy .	About half of them belong a branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church , the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem .	[]
According to official British Mandatory estimates , Palestine 's Christian population in 1922 constituted 9.5 % of the total Mandatory Palestine population ( 10.8 % of the Palestinian Arab population ) , and 7.9 % in 1946 .	Surveys done by the British in 1922 and 1946 showed that in 1922 , about 9.5 % and in 1946 approximately 7.6 % of the Palestinian Arabs were Christians .	[]
A member of the Republican Party , Hargan previously acted in this role in 2007 under the George W. Bush administration .	Hargan previously acted in this role from 2003 to 2007 in the George W. Bush administration .	[]
On October 10 , 2017 , President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services , which he held until January 29 , 2018 , when Alex Azar assumed the office .	On October 10 , 2017 , President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services .	[]
The Dutch East India Company ship , " Duyfken " , led by Willem Janszoon , made the first documented European landing in Australia in 1606 .	In 1606 the first European , Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon ( 1571 – 1639 ) , visited the west .	[]
Later that year , Queiro ́ s ' deputy Lui ́ s Vaz de Torres sailed to the north of Australia through Torres Strait , along New Guinea 's southern coast .	Luis Vaez de Torres sailed through the water between Australia and Papua New Guinea later that year .	[]
In 1616 , Dirk Hartog , sailing off course , en route from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia , landed on an island off Shark Bay , West Australia .	Only after Dirk Hartog chanced upon the west coast in 1616 did other European vessels visit and map the coast .	[]
Abel Tasman 's voyage of 1642 was the first known European expedition to reach Van Diemen 's Land ( later Tasmania ) and New Zealand , and to sight Fiji .	In 1642 , Dutchman Abel Tasman , working for the Dutch East Indies Company reached Tasmania , which he called Antony van Diemenslandt .	[]
On his second voyage of 1644 , he also contributed significantly to the mapping of Australia proper , making observations on the land and people of the north coast below New Guinea .	He then called the continent he charted the north coast of on his second visit in 1644 New Holland .	[]
Other European explorers followed until , in 1770 , Lieutenant James Cook charted the east coast of Australia for Great Britain and returned with accounts favouring colonisation at Botany Bay ( now in Sydney ) , New South Wales .	But in 1770 a British sailor , Captain James Cook , found the fertile east coast of Australia .	[]
The British colony of New South Wales was established with the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 vessels under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip in January 1788 .	In 1788 the British First Fleet of 11 ships , carrying about 1500 people arrived at Botany Bay ( Sydney ) .	[]
Between 1788 and 1868 , approximately 161,700 convicts ( of whom 25,000 were women ) were transported to the Australian colonies of New South Wales , Van Diemen 's land and Western Australia .	About 160 000 convicts were brought to Australia from 1788 until 1868 .	[]
They made many important discoveries including the Murray River ( which they named the Hume ) , many of its tributaries , and good agricultural and grazing lands between Gunning , New South Wales and Corio Bay , Port Phillip .	They found the Murray River , and good land in Victoria .	[]
In 1826 , the British claim was extended to the whole Australian continent when Major Edmund Lockyer established a settlement on King George Sound ( the basis of the later town of Albany ) , but the eastern border of Western Australia remained unchanged at longitude 129 ° East .	In 1826 , the first British military outpost was set up at King George Sound in Western Australia .	[]
In 1829 , the Swan River Colony and its capital of Perth were founded on the west coast proper and also assumed control of King George Sound .	The Swan River Colony was started in 1829 , with townsites at Fremantle and Perth .	[]
Separate settlements and later , colonies , were created from parts of New South Wales : South Australia in 1836 , New Zealand in 1840 , Port Phillip District in 1834 , later becoming the colony of Victoria in 1851 , and Queensland in 1859 .	Queensland became a separate colony in 1859 .	[]
Around 90 % of the Earth 's ice mass is in Antarctica , which , if melted , would cause sea levels to rise by 58 meters .	Around 90 % of the fresh water on the Earth 's surface is held in this ice sheet . <SEP> If all of it were to melt , it would cause sea levels to rise by 58 metres .	[]
The Antarctic Ice Sheet first formed as a small ice cap ( maybe several ) in the early Oligocene , but retreating and advancing many times until the Pliocene , when it came to occupy almost all of Antarctica .	The ice sheet first formed in the early Oligocene . <SEP> It retreated and advanced many times until the Pliocene , when it came to occupy almost all of Antarctica .	[]
The Greenland ice sheet occupies about 82 % of the surface of Greenland , and if melted would cause sea levels to rise by 7.2 metres .	The Greenland ice sheet covers about 82 % of the surface of Greenland . <SEP> If all of it melted , it would cause sea levels to rise by 7.2 metres .	[]
Estimated changes in the mass of Greenland 's ice sheet suggest it is melting at a rate of about 239 km3 per year .	Satellite images from NASA show that it is melting at a rate of about 239 cubic kilometres ( 57.3 cubic miles ) each year .	[]
The Greenland ice sheet did not develop at all until the late Pliocene , but apparently developed " very rapidly " with the first continental glaciation .	The ice sheet did not develop at all until the late Pliocene , but apparently developed very quickly .	[]
A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee , Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa , and played in Zappa 's band from 1980 to 1983 .	Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa ,	[]
East Coast , the trading name of the East Coast Main Line Company , was a British train operating company running the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London , Yorkshire , North East England , and Scotland .	East Coast was a government-owned British train operating company . <SEP> It ran high-speed passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line between London , Yorkshire , the North East and Scotland , being forced to take over after National Express East Coast defaulted on their franchise .	[]
It commenced operations on 14 November 2009 and ceased on 28 February 2015 .	It started operations on 14 November 2009 . <SEP> It ended operations on 28 February 2015 .	[]
The franchise passed to Virgin Trains East Coast on 1 March 2015 .	The franchise was re-let to Virgin Trains East Coast , ending the period of government ownership , despite contributing a lot of money to the Treasury and calls for the government to retain the franchise .	[]
East Coast paid back over £ 1 billion to the government over the course of its franchise .	East Coast paid back over £ 1 billion to the government over the course of its franchise , more than twice as much as rival Virgin Trains did in the same time period on the West Coast Main Line . <SEP> East Coast ’ s successor , Virgin Trains East Coast pays much more money back to the government than East Coast did : £ 3.3 billion over 8 years , compared to East Coast ’ s £ 1 billion .	[]
Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO .	Boardwalk Empire is an American television show .	[]
Winter , a Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer , created the show , inspired by Nelson Johnson 's non-fiction book " Boardwalk Empire : The Birth , High Times , and Corruption of Atlantic City " , about the historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson .	This television show is based on the novel " Boardwalk Empire : The Birth , High Times and the Corruption in Atlantic City " from Nelson Johnson .	[]
The series premiered on September 19 , 2010 , and its run of 56 episodes over five seasons , ended on October 26 , 2014 .	The show started on HBO on September 19 , 2010 .	[]
The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced at a cost of $ 18 million .	The first episode was produced for US $ 18 million .	[]
The series also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 2011 and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2012 .	It has also won the Golden Globe Award for best drama TV series .	[]
The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City , New Jersey , during the Prohibition era of 1920s and stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson .	The story takes place in Atlantic City , New Jersey , during the Prohibition Era in the 1920s .	[]
" Boardwalk Empire " is a period drama focusing on Enoch " Nucky " Thompson ( based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson ) , a political figure who rises to prominence and controls Atlantic City , New Jersey , during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s .	Thompson was a political figure and controlled a big part of Atlantic City during the 1920s and 1930s .	[]
Louis Napole ́ on Bonaparte ( born Luigi Buonaparte ; 2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846 ) was a younger brother of Napoleon I , Emperor of the French .	Louis I of Holland ( " Lodewijk Napoleon " in Dutch ) ( 1779-1846 ) , was the younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte , who made him King of the Kingdom of Holland in 1806 .	[]
In 1806 , Napoleon established the Kingdom of Holland in place of the Batavian Republic , appointing Louis as the new king .	Napoleon named him king of Holland in 1806 .	[]
On 1 July 1810 Louis abdicated in favor of his second son , Napoleon Louis Bonaparte .	Louis abdicated in 1810 and lived most of the remainder of his life in Italy . <SEP> Napoleon removed Louis from the Dutch throne and took over the entire Kingdom of Holland on July 1 , 1810 .	[]
In an effort to endear himself to his adopted country , he tried to learn the Dutch language ; he called himself Lodewijk I ( adopting the Dutch form of his name ) and declared himself Dutch rather than French .	He took his duties as king seriously , calling himself Koning Lodewijk I ( adopting the Dutch form of his name ) .	[]
However , Louis had his own mind , and tried to be a responsible and independent ruler .	He practiced to speak Dutch language and tried to be a responsible , independent ruler of Holland .	[]
However , his sincere effort to learn Dutch earned him some respect from his subjects .	His attempt at speaking the language earned him some respect from his subjects .	[]
Having declared himself Dutch , Louis tried to make his court Dutch as well .	He declared that he was Dutch and renounced his French citizenship .	[]
He forced his court and ministers ( mostly provided by Napoleon ) to speak only Dutch , and also to renounce their French citizenships .	He also forced his court and ministers ( mostly supplied by Napoleon ) to speak only Dutch languages.This was too much for his wife Hortense who refused his request .	[]
Two major tragedies occurred during the reign of Louis Bonaparte : the explosion of a cargo ship loaded with gunpowder in the heart of the city of Leiden in 1807 , and a major flood in Holland in 1809 .	Two major tragedies occurred during his reign : the explosion of a ship filled with gunpowder in the heart of the city of Leiden in 1807 , and a major flood in 1809 .	[]
In both instances , Louis personally and effectively oversaw local relief efforts , which helped earn him the title of Louis the Good .	In both instances , Louis personally and effectively oversaw local relief efforts , which helped earn him the nickname of Louis the Good .	[]
Louis Bonaparte 's reign was short-lived , however , which was due to two factors .	His reign of the Netherlands was short lived , due to a quarrel with his brother .	[]
As Napoleon was preparing an army for his invasion of Russia , he wanted troops from the entire region under his control , the allied border countries .	Napoleon I wanted Dutch troops for his invasion of Russia .	[]
Louis refused and declared the occupation of the Kingdom by a French army as unlawful .	Louis refused ; Napoleon did n't help defend the kingdom , and the British invaded .	[]
Napoleon then suggested that Louis should abdicate , citing Louis 's inability to protect Holland as a reason .	Napoleon then suggested that Louis should abdicate but he refused .	[]
The Twenty-sixth Amendment ( Amendment XXVI ) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old .	The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ( Amendment XXVI ) lowered the minimum voting age in the United States from 21 to 18 .	[]
It was proposed by Congress on March 23 , 1971 , and ratified on July 1 , 1971 , the quickest ratification of an amendment in history .	The United States Congress approved the amendment on March 23 , 1971 , and sent it to the states to be ratified . <SEP> This was the quickest amendment to be ratified in United States history .	[]
Various public officials had supported lowering the voting age during the mid-20th century , but were unable to gain the legislative momentum necessary for passing a constitutional amendment .	Lowering the minimum voting age was not a new idea .	[]
The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s , driven in large part by the military draft held during the Vietnam War , as well as the student activism movement .	During the war , President Franklin D. Roosevelt lowered the military draft age to 18 .	[]
The draft conscripted young men between the ages of 18 and 21 into the armed forces , primarily the U.S. Army , to serve in or support military combat operations in Vietnam .	This meant that men as young as 18 could be forced to join the military .	[]
A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was " old enough to fight , old enough to vote . "	" Old enough to fight , old enough to vote " became a common slogan .	[]
President Dwight D. Eisenhower , in his 1954 State of the Union address , became the first president to publicly support prohibiting age-based denials of suffrage for those 18 and older .	In his State of the Union address in 1954 , President Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to say publicly that he supported letting people ages 18 and older vote .	[]
During the 1960s , both Congress and the state legislatures came under increasing pressure to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 .	During the 1960s , many Americans pushed both Congress and the state legislatures to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 .	[]
" Old enough to fight , old enough to vote " was a common slogan used by proponents of lowering the voting age .	Protesters started to use the slogan " Old enough to fight , old enough to vote " again .	[]

In December 2014 , " OPEC and the oil men " ranked as # 3 on Lloyd 's list of " the top 100 most influential people in the shipping industry " .

In December 2014 , OPEC and the oil men were named in the top 10 most influential people in the shipping industry by Lloyds .

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In late 1979 , Firestone brought in John Nevin , the ex-head of Zenith Electronics , as president to save the hemorrhaging company from total collapse .

In late 1979 , Firestone brought in John Nevin as president .

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It was more than a billion dollars in debt at the time , and losing $ 250 million a year .

Firestone was more than a billion dollars in debt at the time , and losing 250 million dollars a year .

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Nevin closed nine of the company 's seventeen manufacturing plants , including six in one day , and relocated the company from its ancestral home in Akron to He spun off non-tire related businesses , including the Firestone Country Club ; it was considered a deliberate plan to boost the stock price , and it paid off .

Nevin closed nine of the company 's seventeen manufacturing plants . <SEP> He split the non-tire related businesses from the main company .

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In 1988 , after discussions with Pirelli , Nevin negotiated the sale of the company to the Japanese company Bridgestone , which was able to buy the company for much less than it had been worth a decade and a half earlier .

In 1988 Nevin negotiated the sale of the company to the Japanese company Bridgestone . <SEP> Bridgestone Corporation Japan was able to buy the company for much less than it had been worth a decade and a half earlier .

[]

In 1977 a recall of 400,000 tires produced at the problematic Decatur plant was initiated .

In 1977 Firestone recalled of 400,000 tires produced at the Decatur plant .

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Firestone blamed the problems on the consumer , stating underinflation and poor maintenance .

Firestone blamed the problems on the consumer . <SEP> They said the problems were caused by under inflation and poor maintenance .

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On October 20 , 1978 , Firestone recalled over 7 million Firestone 500 tires , the largest tire recall to date .

On October 20 , 1978 , Firestone recalled over 7 million Firestone 500 tires .

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Congressional hearings into the 500 also took place in 1978 .

Congressional hearings took place in 1978 .

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The tire was found to be defective and the cause of 250 deaths .

The tire was found to be defective and the cause of 34 deaths .

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In May 1980 after finding that they knew the tires were defective , the NHTSA fined Firestone US $ 500,000 , which at that time was the largest fine imposed on any U.S. corporation and the largest civil penalty imposed since passage of the 1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Act .

In May 1980 NHTSA fined Firestone $ 500,000 USD . <SEP> At that time was the largest fine imposed on any U.S. corporation .

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An abnormally high failure rate in Firestone 's Wilderness AT , Firestone ATX , and ATX II tires resulted in multiple lawsuits , as well as an eventual mandatory recall .

There was a very high failure rate in Firestone 's " Wilderness AT " , " Firestone ATX " , and " ATX II " tires . <SEP> There was a mandatory recall of the tires .

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In 2001 Bridgestone / Firestone severed its ties to Ford citing a lack of trust .

In 2001 Bridgestone Firestone stopped working with Ford because they did not trust Ford .

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The lack of trust stemmed from concerns that Ford had not heeded warnings by Bridgestone / Firestone relating to the design of the Ford Explorer .

They said Ford had not listened to warnings by Bridgestone Firestone about the design of the Ford Explorer .

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Born in 1839 in Bath , Maine , Kendrick was still living in that city when he joined the Navy .

Kendrick was born in 1839 in Bath , Maine . <SEP> He was still living in that city when he joined the Navy .

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He volunteered to join the for the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 , during which he showed " courageous devotion to duty " .

He volunteered to join the for the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 . <SEP> It was there he showed " courageous devotion to duty " .

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From 1981 to 1993 , he was Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha .

He was also Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha from 1981 to 1993 .

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Sudarshan Agarwal was born in Ludhiana , and was a first class Law Graduate .

He was born in Ludhiana , Punjab .

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Michael " Mike " Pelino ( born November 13 , 1959 ) is a Canadian ice hockey coach .

Mike Pelino ( born November 13 , 1959 in Welland , Ontario ) is a Canadian Ice hockey coach .

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Pelino then moved to the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , serving as assistant coach for the Florida Panthers in 2003-04 , before joining the staff of the New York Rangers as an assistant in August 2004 .

Pelino started his coaching career in the NHL as an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers in 2003 .

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He then took over as head coach of OHL ’ s Peterborough Petes prior to the 2010-11 campaign .

In 2010 , he became the head coach of the Peterborough Petes in the OHL .

[]

He has been serving as assistant coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) since 2013 .

Since 2013 , he has been working for the Metallurg as an assistant coach in KHL .

[]

O ̄ nin ( 応仁 ) was a Japanese era name ( 年号 , " nengo ̄ " , " year name " ) after " Bunsho ̄ " and before " Bunmei " .

O ̄ nin ( 応仁 ) was a Japanese era name ( 年号 , " nengo ̄ " , lit . <SEP> " year name " ) after " Bunsho ̄ " and before " Bunmei " .

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This period spanned the years from March 1467 through April 1469 .

This period started in March 1467 and ended in April 1469 .

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In the end , there was no clearcut winner .

In the end , there was no winner .

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The complex array of factional armies simply fought themselves into exhaustion .

The war stopped because the factions simply exhausted themselves .

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Eyes Open is the fourth studio album by Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol .

Eyes Open is the fourth full-length album by the alternative rock band Snow Patrol .

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" Eyes Open " was the best-selling album of 2006 in the UK , selling 1.5 million copies and 6 million worldwide .

" Eyes Open " was the best-selling album in the UK in 2006 , and sold more than one and a half million copies .

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The album hit number one in its 11th week on the New Zealand chart and reached 2 × Platinum therefore shipping over 30,000 units .

The album reached # 1 in its 11th week on the New Zealand chart and reached 2x Platinum there for shipping over 30,000 units .

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It also reached # 1 in the ARIA Albums Chart , and was certified 3 × Platinum on 8 January 2007 ( for 210,000 + units shipped ) .

It has also reached # 1 in the ARIA Albums Chart , and became 3x Platinum on January 8 , 2007 ( 210,000 + units shipped ) .

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It became the UK 's best-selling album of 2006 , selling over 1.5 million copies at the end of the year , with a cumulative total of 1.8 million .

On November 26 , 2006 , it became the best-selling album of the year in the UK .

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But the " Mayflower " sailed from Plymouth on September 6 , 1620 with what Bradford called " a prosperous wind " .

The " Mayflower " finally left Plymouth , England on 16 September 1620 .

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On November 9 , 1620 , they sighted present-day Cape Cod .

On 19 November 1620 , they spotted land .

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The settlers wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact after the ship dropped anchor at Cape Cod , in what is now Provincetown Harbor , in order to establish legal order and to quell increasing strife within the ranks .

They wrote the Mayflower Compact , which made rules on how they would live and treat each other .

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The entire crew stayed with the " Mayflower " in Plymouth through the winter of 1620 – 1621 , and about half of them died during that time .

About half the people died in the winter of 1620-21 .

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Barry was born Eugene Klass on June 14 , 1919 , in New York City , the son of Eva ( ne ́ e Conn ) and Martin Klass ; all of his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia .

Barry was born on June 14 , 1919 in New York City , New York to a Jewish-Russian family .

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Barry exhibited early artistic skills with singing and playing violin as a child and later spent two years at the Chatham Square School of Music in Greenwich Village on a scholarship awarded for his vocal ability .

He studied at Chatham Square School of Music .

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On October 22 , 1944 , at age 25 , Barry married Betty Claire Kalb ( February 12 , 1923 – January 31 , 2003 ) , whom he met on the set of " Catherine Was Great " .

Barry was married to Betty Claire Kalb from 1944 until her death in 2003 .

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Barry died on December 9 , 2009 at Sunrise Senior Living in Woodland Hills , California , at the age of 90 .

Barry died on the morning of December 9 , 2009 from heart failure in his home in Woodland Hills , California , aged 90 .

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Al-Khwarizmi 's popularizing treatise on algebra ( " The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing " , c . 813 – 833 CE ) presented the first systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations .

Al-Khwarizmi was known for the book he wrote about algebra , " Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing " .

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Al-Khwa ̄ rizmi ̄ 's ( , " astronomical tables of " Siddhanta " " ) is a work consisting of approximately 37 chapters on calendrical and astronomical calculations and 116 tables with calendrical , astronomical and astrological data , as well as a table of sine values .

With his books , al-Khwarizmi authored astronomical tables- tables designed to calculate the position of planets or eclipses .

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The term " algorithm " is derived from the algorism , the technique of performing arithmetic with Hindu-Arabic numerals developed by al-Khwa ̄ rizmi ̄ .

The word " algorithm " is derived from the word Algorizmi .

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He worked in Baghdad as a scholar at the House of Wisdom established by Caliph al-Ma ’ mu ̄ n , where he studied the sciences and mathematics , which included the translation of Greek and Sanskrit scientific manuscripts .

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi worked at the House of Wisdom , where people worked on translating scientific works .

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Palestinian Christians belong to one of a number of Christian denominations , including Eastern Orthodoxy , Oriental Orthodoxy , Catholicism ( Eastern and Western rites ) , Anglicanism , Lutheranism , other branches of Protestantism and others .

These include Oriental Orthodoxy , Eastern Orthodoxy , Catholic ( Eastern and Western rites ) , Protestant , and others .

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Around 50 % of Palestinian Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem , one of the 15 churches of Eastern Orthodoxy .

About half of them belong a branch of the Eastern Orthodox Church , the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem .

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According to official British Mandatory estimates , Palestine 's Christian population in 1922 constituted 9.5 % of the total Mandatory Palestine population ( 10.8 % of the Palestinian Arab population ) , and 7.9 % in 1946 .

Surveys done by the British in 1922 and 1946 showed that in 1922 , about 9.5 % and in 1946 approximately 7.6 % of the Palestinian Arabs were Christians .

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A member of the Republican Party , Hargan previously acted in this role in 2007 under the George W. Bush administration .

Hargan previously acted in this role from 2003 to 2007 in the George W. Bush administration .

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On October 10 , 2017 , President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services , which he held until January 29 , 2018 , when Alex Azar assumed the office .

On October 10 , 2017 , President Donald Trump appointed Hargan as acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services .

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The Dutch East India Company ship , " Duyfken " , led by Willem Janszoon , made the first documented European landing in Australia in 1606 .

In 1606 the first European , Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon ( 1571 – 1639 ) , visited the west .

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Later that year , Queiro ́ s ' deputy Lui ́ s Vaz de Torres sailed to the north of Australia through Torres Strait , along New Guinea 's southern coast .

Luis Vaez de Torres sailed through the water between Australia and Papua New Guinea later that year .

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In 1616 , Dirk Hartog , sailing off course , en route from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia , landed on an island off Shark Bay , West Australia .

Only after Dirk Hartog chanced upon the west coast in 1616 did other European vessels visit and map the coast .

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Abel Tasman 's voyage of 1642 was the first known European expedition to reach Van Diemen 's Land ( later Tasmania ) and New Zealand , and to sight Fiji .

In 1642 , Dutchman Abel Tasman , working for the Dutch East Indies Company reached Tasmania , which he called Antony van Diemenslandt .

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On his second voyage of 1644 , he also contributed significantly to the mapping of Australia proper , making observations on the land and people of the north coast below New Guinea .

He then called the continent he charted the north coast of on his second visit in 1644 New Holland .

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Other European explorers followed until , in 1770 , Lieutenant James Cook charted the east coast of Australia for Great Britain and returned with accounts favouring colonisation at Botany Bay ( now in Sydney ) , New South Wales .

But in 1770 a British sailor , Captain James Cook , found the fertile east coast of Australia .

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The British colony of New South Wales was established with the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 vessels under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip in January 1788 .

In 1788 the British First Fleet of 11 ships , carrying about 1500 people arrived at Botany Bay ( Sydney ) .

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Between 1788 and 1868 , approximately 161,700 convicts ( of whom 25,000 were women ) were transported to the Australian colonies of New South Wales , Van Diemen 's land and Western Australia .

About 160 000 convicts were brought to Australia from 1788 until 1868 .

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They made many important discoveries including the Murray River ( which they named the Hume ) , many of its tributaries , and good agricultural and grazing lands between Gunning , New South Wales and Corio Bay , Port Phillip .

They found the Murray River , and good land in Victoria .

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In 1826 , the British claim was extended to the whole Australian continent when Major Edmund Lockyer established a settlement on King George Sound ( the basis of the later town of Albany ) , but the eastern border of Western Australia remained unchanged at longitude 129 ° East .

In 1826 , the first British military outpost was set up at King George Sound in Western Australia .

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In 1829 , the Swan River Colony and its capital of Perth were founded on the west coast proper and also assumed control of King George Sound .

The Swan River Colony was started in 1829 , with townsites at Fremantle and Perth .

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Separate settlements and later , colonies , were created from parts of New South Wales : South Australia in 1836 , New Zealand in 1840 , Port Phillip District in 1834 , later becoming the colony of Victoria in 1851 , and Queensland in 1859 .

Queensland became a separate colony in 1859 .

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Around 90 % of the Earth 's ice mass is in Antarctica , which , if melted , would cause sea levels to rise by 58 meters .

Around 90 % of the fresh water on the Earth 's surface is held in this ice sheet . <SEP> If all of it were to melt , it would cause sea levels to rise by 58 metres .

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The Antarctic Ice Sheet first formed as a small ice cap ( maybe several ) in the early Oligocene , but retreating and advancing many times until the Pliocene , when it came to occupy almost all of Antarctica .

The ice sheet first formed in the early Oligocene . <SEP> It retreated and advanced many times until the Pliocene , when it came to occupy almost all of Antarctica .

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The Greenland ice sheet occupies about 82 % of the surface of Greenland , and if melted would cause sea levels to rise by 7.2 metres .

The Greenland ice sheet covers about 82 % of the surface of Greenland . <SEP> If all of it melted , it would cause sea levels to rise by 7.2 metres .

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Estimated changes in the mass of Greenland 's ice sheet suggest it is melting at a rate of about 239 km3 per year .

Satellite images from NASA show that it is melting at a rate of about 239 cubic kilometres ( 57.3 cubic miles ) each year .

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The Greenland ice sheet did not develop at all until the late Pliocene , but apparently developed " very rapidly " with the first continental glaciation .

The ice sheet did not develop at all until the late Pliocene , but apparently developed very quickly .

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A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee , Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa , and played in Zappa 's band from 1980 to 1983 .

Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa ,

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East Coast , the trading name of the East Coast Main Line Company , was a British train operating company running the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London , Yorkshire , North East England , and Scotland .

East Coast was a government-owned British train operating company . <SEP> It ran high-speed passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line between London , Yorkshire , the North East and Scotland , being forced to take over after National Express East Coast defaulted on their franchise .

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It commenced operations on 14 November 2009 and ceased on 28 February 2015 .

It started operations on 14 November 2009 . <SEP> It ended operations on 28 February 2015 .

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The franchise passed to Virgin Trains East Coast on 1 March 2015 .

The franchise was re-let to Virgin Trains East Coast , ending the period of government ownership , despite contributing a lot of money to the Treasury and calls for the government to retain the franchise .

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East Coast paid back over £ 1 billion to the government over the course of its franchise .

East Coast paid back over £ 1 billion to the government over the course of its franchise , more than twice as much as rival Virgin Trains did in the same time period on the West Coast Main Line . <SEP> East Coast ’ s successor , Virgin Trains East Coast pays much more money back to the government than East Coast did : £ 3.3 billion over 8 years , compared to East Coast ’ s £ 1 billion .

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Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO .

Boardwalk Empire is an American television show .

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Winter , a Primetime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer , created the show , inspired by Nelson Johnson 's non-fiction book " Boardwalk Empire : The Birth , High Times , and Corruption of Atlantic City " , about the historical criminal kingpin Enoch L. Johnson .

This television show is based on the novel " Boardwalk Empire : The Birth , High Times and the Corruption in Atlantic City " from Nelson Johnson .

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The series premiered on September 19 , 2010 , and its run of 56 episodes over five seasons , ended on October 26 , 2014 .

The show started on HBO on September 19 , 2010 .

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The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced at a cost of $ 18 million .

The first episode was produced for US $ 18 million .

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The series also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 2011 and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2012 .

It has also won the Golden Globe Award for best drama TV series .

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The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City , New Jersey , during the Prohibition era of 1920s and stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson .

The story takes place in Atlantic City , New Jersey , during the Prohibition Era in the 1920s .

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" Boardwalk Empire " is a period drama focusing on Enoch " Nucky " Thompson ( based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson ) , a political figure who rises to prominence and controls Atlantic City , New Jersey , during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s .

Thompson was a political figure and controlled a big part of Atlantic City during the 1920s and 1930s .

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Louis Napole ́ on Bonaparte ( born Luigi Buonaparte ; 2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846 ) was a younger brother of Napoleon I , Emperor of the French .

Louis I of Holland ( " Lodewijk Napoleon " in Dutch ) ( 1779-1846 ) , was the younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte , who made him King of the Kingdom of Holland in 1806 .

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In 1806 , Napoleon established the Kingdom of Holland in place of the Batavian Republic , appointing Louis as the new king .

Napoleon named him king of Holland in 1806 .

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On 1 July 1810 Louis abdicated in favor of his second son , Napoleon Louis Bonaparte .

Louis abdicated in 1810 and lived most of the remainder of his life in Italy . <SEP> Napoleon removed Louis from the Dutch throne and took over the entire Kingdom of Holland on July 1 , 1810 .

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In an effort to endear himself to his adopted country , he tried to learn the Dutch language ; he called himself Lodewijk I ( adopting the Dutch form of his name ) and declared himself Dutch rather than French .

He took his duties as king seriously , calling himself Koning Lodewijk I ( adopting the Dutch form of his name ) .

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However , Louis had his own mind , and tried to be a responsible and independent ruler .

He practiced to speak Dutch language and tried to be a responsible , independent ruler of Holland .

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However , his sincere effort to learn Dutch earned him some respect from his subjects .

His attempt at speaking the language earned him some respect from his subjects .

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Having declared himself Dutch , Louis tried to make his court Dutch as well .

He declared that he was Dutch and renounced his French citizenship .

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He forced his court and ministers ( mostly provided by Napoleon ) to speak only Dutch , and also to renounce their French citizenships .

He also forced his court and ministers ( mostly supplied by Napoleon ) to speak only Dutch languages.This was too much for his wife Hortense who refused his request .

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Two major tragedies occurred during the reign of Louis Bonaparte : the explosion of a cargo ship loaded with gunpowder in the heart of the city of Leiden in 1807 , and a major flood in Holland in 1809 .

Two major tragedies occurred during his reign : the explosion of a ship filled with gunpowder in the heart of the city of Leiden in 1807 , and a major flood in 1809 .

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In both instances , Louis personally and effectively oversaw local relief efforts , which helped earn him the title of Louis the Good .

In both instances , Louis personally and effectively oversaw local relief efforts , which helped earn him the nickname of Louis the Good .

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Louis Bonaparte 's reign was short-lived , however , which was due to two factors .

His reign of the Netherlands was short lived , due to a quarrel with his brother .

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As Napoleon was preparing an army for his invasion of Russia , he wanted troops from the entire region under his control , the allied border countries .

Napoleon I wanted Dutch troops for his invasion of Russia .

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Louis refused and declared the occupation of the Kingdom by a French army as unlawful .

Louis refused ; Napoleon did n't help defend the kingdom , and the British invaded .

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Napoleon then suggested that Louis should abdicate , citing Louis 's inability to protect Holland as a reason .

Napoleon then suggested that Louis should abdicate but he refused .

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The Twenty-sixth Amendment ( Amendment XXVI ) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old .

The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ( Amendment XXVI ) lowered the minimum voting age in the United States from 21 to 18 .

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It was proposed by Congress on March 23 , 1971 , and ratified on July 1 , 1971 , the quickest ratification of an amendment in history .

The United States Congress approved the amendment on March 23 , 1971 , and sent it to the states to be ratified . <SEP> This was the quickest amendment to be ratified in United States history .

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Various public officials had supported lowering the voting age during the mid-20th century , but were unable to gain the legislative momentum necessary for passing a constitutional amendment .

Lowering the minimum voting age was not a new idea .

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The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s , driven in large part by the military draft held during the Vietnam War , as well as the student activism movement .

During the war , President Franklin D. Roosevelt lowered the military draft age to 18 .

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The draft conscripted young men between the ages of 18 and 21 into the armed forces , primarily the U.S. Army , to serve in or support military combat operations in Vietnam .

This meant that men as young as 18 could be forced to join the military .

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A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was " old enough to fight , old enough to vote . "

" Old enough to fight , old enough to vote " became a common slogan .

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower , in his 1954 State of the Union address , became the first president to publicly support prohibiting age-based denials of suffrage for those 18 and older .

In his State of the Union address in 1954 , President Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to say publicly that he supported letting people ages 18 and older vote .

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During the 1960s , both Congress and the state legislatures came under increasing pressure to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 .

During the 1960s , many Americans pushed both Congress and the state legislatures to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 .

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" Old enough to fight , old enough to vote " was a common slogan used by proponents of lowering the voting age .

Protesters started to use the slogan " Old enough to fight , old enough to vote " again .

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