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  2. Biafra - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Biafra comprised over 29,848 square miles (77,310 km 2) of land, [3] with terrestrial borders shared with Nigeria to the north and west, and with Cameroon to the east. Its coast is on the Gulf of Guinea of the South Atlantic Ocean in the south.

  3. Blockade of Biafra - Wikipedia

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    The largest organization in the United States that formed in reaction to the Biafra war was the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive. [14] In West Germany the war resulted in an unprecedented mobilization and the amount of money raised, 70 million marks, exceeded that previously raised for any humanitarian cause. [17]

  4. Nigerian Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive was an organization founded by American activists to inform the American public of the war and sway popular opinion towards Biafra. [200] Biafra became a topic in the 1968 United States presidential election and on 9 September 1968, future Republican president Richard Nixon called for Lyndon B ...

  5. Inside the thrilling new $4M Latin entertainment complex ...

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    In Times Square, a thrilling new venue named 1604, at 1604 Broadway, will open to reinforce New York's persona of "the city that never sleeps." Inside the thrilling new $4M Latin entertainment ...

  6. Republic of Benin (1967) - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Benin was a short-lived unrecognized secessionist state in West Africa that existed for seven hours in 1967. It was established on 19 September 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War as a puppet state of Biafra, following its occupation of Nigeria's Mid-Western Region, and named after its capital, Benin City, with Albert Nwazu Okonkwo as its head of government.

  7. Times Square - Wikipedia

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    Times Square, specifically the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, is the eastern terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States for motorized vehicles. [13] Times Square is sometimes referred to as "the Crossroads of the World" [14] and "the heart of the Great White Way". [15] [16] [17]

  8. More than 1 million will pack Times Square in NYC tonight ...

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    Times Square New Year's Eve celebration is in its 120th year. The tradition of thousands of people crowding to watch a shimmering ball be lowered in Times Square began in 1907, though the first ...

  9. Thousands of Times Square revelers unfazed by thunderstorms ...

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    Nearby, a veteran Times Square New Year’s Eve reveler — decked out in a 2025 foam top hat, 2025 glasses and colorful boas — shrugged off the stormy weather. “[My] eighth year in a row ...