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The vowel "foot-strut split" cuts through Northamptonshire as well as Herefordshire and Shropshire according to this map. Dialect is one of the fields where the Midlands may have mixed influences. [3] A study has shown that some Midlands areas have traditionally had a dialect closer to "northern" but now more influenced by "southern". [13]
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence. See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries. Wikimedia Commons includes the Wikimedia Atlas of the World. Entries available in the atlas. General pages
A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.
Midland Bank's head office banking hall at 27 Poultry, built in the late 1920s Former Threadneedle Street head office of The City Bank, which became London City and Midland Bank The Lutyens-designed 100 King Street, Manchester. Midland Bank was founded by Charles Geach, its first manager in Union Street, Birmingham, England, in
Midland F1 Racing, a former Formula One racing team; Midland Group, a Russian construction team, owners of Midland F1; Midland Holdings, one of the largest real estate agents in Hong Kong; Midland Radio, an American manufacturer of wireless two way radio equipment; Midland Credit Management, Inc. an American debt buyer; The Midland, regional ...
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1952 - Midland County Historical Society established. [12] 1953 - KMID-TV begins broadcasting. [13] 1958 - Midland County Library built. [14] 1960 - Population: 62,625. [6] 1961 - KDCD-TV begins broadcasting. [13] 1968 - U.S. Supreme Court decides redistricting-related Avery v. Midland County lawsuit. 1972 Midland College active.