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1849 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1849 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1849.This was the last election held in August, and the last election for a three-year term, until a new state constitution came into effect in 1851. Incumbent Democratic Governor James Whitcomb was term-limited, and could not seek a third consecutive term.Democratic nominee Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee John A. Matson and Free Soil nominee James H. Cravens with 52.27% of the vote. Following the election, on December 26, 1848, Whitcomb resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor Paris C. Dunning acted as Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

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History of slavery in the United States by state

Following the creation of the United States in 1776 and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789, the legal status of slavery was generally a matter for individual U.S. state legislatures and judiciaries (outside of several historically significant exceptions including the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the 1808 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, the 1820 Missouri Compromise, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision of 1857, et al.) As such, slavery flourished in some states (mostly southern), and withered on the vine in others (mostly northern). On the whole, the former Thirteen Colonies abolished slavery relatively slowly, often using gradual emancipation systems in which freedom would be granted after so many years ...

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Goodnight Song

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Central Pacific Bank - Wikipedia

Central Pacific Bank is an American regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was founded by Koichi Iida, a Honolulu business leader, with assistance from Sumitomo Bank in Japan. Mr. Iida was President from 1954 to 1960. It is the main subsidiary of Central Pacific Financial Corporation (NYSE: CPF). The bank is the fourth-largest financial institution in Hawaii, with $6.6 billion in assets as of December 31, 2020.

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Dominica at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Dominica is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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German science fiction literature

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German science fiction literature encompasses all German-language literary productions, whether of German, Swiss or Austrian origin, in the science fiction genre. German science fiction literature in the modern sense appeared at the end of the 19th century with the writer Kurd Laßwitz, while Jules Verne in France had already written most of his Voyages extraordinaires and H. G. Wells in Great Britain was working on the publication of his novel The Invisible Man. From 1949 onwards, the two opposing Germanys had a direct impact on the development of anticipation literature on both sides of the Iron Curtain. In Western Germany, the dominant American model of space opera gave rise to a successful series entitled Perry Rhodan.

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Traditional games of Nepal

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Nepal has many traditional games that are similar to other traditional South Asian games. Many of these games were played during local cultural festivals, but are now disappearing because of technological influence and globalisation.

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Cal Haladay

Cal Haladay (born December 16, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Michigan State Spartans.

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Clay Milner Russell

Barnaby Clay Milner Russell (born 1 August 1999) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Bobby Beale on the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2019.

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Melbury Road

Melbury Road is a residential road in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. It is known for houses owned by the Victorian Holland Park Circle, an informal group of 19th-century artists, including William Burges, Luke Fildes, Frederic Leighton, Valentine Prinsep, Hamo Thornycroft, and George Frederick Watts.The road links Addison Road (A3220) to the west with Kensington High Street to the south. There is a junction with Holland Park Road, location of the Leighton House Museum.

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2024 Call of Duty League season

The 2024 Call of Duty League season is the fifth season of the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty.

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Michael Auditor

Michael Auditor (18 December 1942 – 12 August 2023) was a German politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1978 to 1994.Auditor died on 12 August 2023, at the age of 80. == References ==

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