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Bastille Day 
On July 14, France marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastillein 1789, an event that signaled the end of the ancien régime.
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French Revolution
Louis XVI
Marie-Antoinette
Estates-General
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Reign of Terror
The Family
Jeff Sharlet, author of the best-selling The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, examines this international religious movement.
Afghanistan War
Washington Post reporter Griff Witte chronicles America's longest war.

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J.K. Rowling
The tale of boy wizard Harry Potter concludes at theatres this week with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Rembrandt van Rijn
This Dutch painter and printmaker favoured uncompromising realism and emphasized the use of spotlight effects.
Romanticism
This intellectual orientation rejected the precepts of Neoclassicism and emphasized the importance of the individual.

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Thailand 
Located in the centre of mainland Southeast Asia, this country features a tropical climate and diverse ecosystems.
Brasília 
This city was designated Brazil's federal capital in 1960, and it played an unprecedented role in the development of the country's interior.
Columbia River 
Rising in the Canadian Rockies, this river flows through the Pacific Northwest and represents one of the world's greatest hydroelectric resources.

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Clinical Trial
The formal testing of a treatment or other health-related intervention, such as a new drug, diagnostic test, or preventive measure, determines whether it has an advantage over existing methods in health benefits and safety.
Lagoon
Situated in coastal environments, these areas consist of relatively shallow, quiet water and are separated from open marine conditions by barriers such as sandbars or coral reefs.
Lluc
This male hominid, the only known specimen of the species Anoiapithecus brevirostris, which lived about 11.9 million years ago, was found in 2004 at the Abocador de Can Mata site in Catalonia, Spain.

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