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2. Civilian life under the German occupation of the Channel Islands

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   Shoes were a major problem, leather became impossible to obtain. Soles of shoes were made out of rope and wood. Uppers were knitted. 45,000 pairs of sabot were made in Jersey. [42]: 54 Such inflexible shoes gave people foot troubles. Through 1943 the controller of footwear in Guernsey was supplying 60 people a day with shoes. [38]: 75

3. East India Company - Wikipedia

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   The company eventually came to rule large areas of present-day Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. Company-ruled areas in the region gradually expanded after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and by 1858 most of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was either ruled by the company or ...

4. List of 30 for 30 films - Wikipedia

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   A profile of the Men's 100-meter final at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the lives of the eight men who participated, including Ben Johnson (whose world record of 9.79 seconds was annulled after he tested positive for anabolic steroids) and Carl Lewis (who was awarded the gold medal after Johnson's disqualification).

5. How to Avoid Paying Taxes on Pensions - AOL

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   A retirement saver who expects to receive income from a pension generally needs to account for income taxes in their retirement plan. Most pension benefits are subject to federal income tax and ...

6. List of people sentenced to more than one life imprisonment

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   Name Sentence start Sentence term Country Description Terry Nichols: 1995 161 consecutive life sentences plus 9,300 years without parole United States Convicted of 161 counts of first degree murder, first degree arson, and conspiracy by the state court of Oklahoma for his part in the Oklahoma City bombing of April 19, 1995; also sentenced in federal court for terrorism and eight counts of ...

7. Siege of Malta (World War II) - Wikipedia

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   The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.