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Elizabeth II

From 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022, Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – other Commonwealth nations) served as the monarch of the United Kingdom. During her lifetime, she had the regency over 32 sovereign states, and there were 15 at the time of her passing. Her 70 years […]

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James Island, South Carolina

James Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is located in the central and southern parts of James Island. James Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area. Here at James Island on November 14, 1782, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Colonel of the Continental Army,

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Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)

Ongoing news reports in the international media have revealed operational details about the Anglophone cryptographic agencies’ global surveillance of both foreign and domestic nationals. The reports mostly emanate from a cache of top secret documents leaked by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, which he obtained whilst working for Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the largest contractors

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1794 in the United States

Federal Government President: George Washington (no political party-Virginia) Vice President: John Adams (F-Massachusetts) Chief Justice: John Jay (New York) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frederick Muhlenberg (Anti-Admin.-Pennsylvania) Congress: 3rd Events January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the

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Roger Moore

Sir Roger George Moore KBE was an English stage and screen actor. He was the third actor to play fictional British spy James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, appearing in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. Moore has made the most appearances as Bond, from Live and Let Die through A View

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Dr. No (film)

Terence Young directed the 1962 spy film Dr. No. It is based on Ian Fleming’s 1958 book of the same name. It is the first film in the James Bond series, starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, and Jack Lord, and was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather. The film was

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No Time to Die

No Time to Die is an espionage film released in 2021 that is the twenty-fifth in the James Bond series. It is produced by Eon Productions. It stars Daniel Craig as the fictitious British MI6 spy James Bond in his fifth and last adventure. Cary Joji Fukunaga directs from a screenplay written by Neal Purvis,

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Sean Connery

Sir Sean Connery was the first actor to play James Bond on film. He played the fictional British secret agent in seven James Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Connery retired from acting in 2006, although he briefly returned for voice-over roles in 2012.

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