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The Ottoman empire officially ended on the 1st November 1922, when the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and Turkey was declared
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Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. If
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In the early hours of Friday, 2nd September 2011, the attempt to rescue Greece from bancrupty suffered yet another setback.
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Continue readingGolo Mann: The History of Germany since 1789 – Part I
Born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, he was the third son of the novelist Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Mann.
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