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Gaspée Affair — The Gaspée Affair was a significant event in the American Revolution. HMS Gaspée , a British revenue schooner that had been vigorously enforcing unpopular trade regulations, ran aground in shallow water, on June 9, 1772 near what is now known as… … Wikipedia
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Hercules and Love Affair (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hercules and Love Affair Type = Studio album Artist = Hercules and Love Affair Released = March 10, 2008 (UK) June 24, 2008 (U.S.) Genre = Disco, House Length = 46:24 Label = DFA Records Producer = Andy Butler and Tim… … Wikipedia
Surafend affair — The Surafend affair (Arabic: مجزرة صرفند) was the premeditated massacre of many male inhabitants from the Arab village of Surafend (now the area of Tzrifin in Israel) and a Bedouin camp in Palestine by soldiers of the Anzac Mounted Division on… … Wikipedia
The Calculus Affair — (L Affaire Tournesol) Cover of the English edition Publisher Casterman … Wikipedia
Hilsner Affair — The Hilsner Affair (also known as the Hilsner Trial, Hilsner Case or Polná Affair) was a series of anti semitic trials following an accusation of blood libel against a Jew called Leopold Hilsner in Bohemia in 1899 and 1900. The affair achieved… … Wikipedia
Altalena Affair — The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June 1948 between the newly formed Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun, a paramilitary Jewish group. The confrontation involved a cargo ship, Altalena , captained by Monroe Fein,… … Wikipedia
Potemkin village — Potemkin villages were purportedly fake settlements erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin to fool Empress Catherine II during her visit to Crimea in 1787. According to this story, Potemkin, who led the… … Wikipedia
Távora affair — Coat of Arms of the Távora family. The Távora affair was a political scandal of the 18th century Portuguese court. The events triggered by the attempted murder of King Joseph I of Portugal in 1758 ended with the public execution of the entire… … Wikipedia
