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  2. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2011 June 30

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    John Adams himself thought more of this date (July 2) than of July 4. Thirdly, for many independence was already a fait accompli , they were already de facto independent from the UK, and while the formal vote and the pretty signed paper were a nice touch, the "situation on the ground" was that the U.S. wasn't subject to the British Crown and ...

  3. A total and unmitigated defeat - Wikipedia

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    The Czechoslovak representatives were excluded from the conference on Hitler's insistence and had to rely on Chamberlain and Daladier for information. The four leaders reached agreement on the 29th and signed the treaty at 01:30 the next day. Czechoslovakia reluctantly accepted the agreement as a fait accompli. It ceded the Sudetenland to ...

  4. Faît Accompli (Curve song) - Wikipedia

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    "Faît Accompli" is the first single from the album Doppelgänger by alternative rock band Curve. It was released on 24 February 1992; [2] it reached #22 in the UK singles chart, becoming their highest-charting single in the UK. [3] It was one of the first singles in the UK to reach the Top 40 without a release on 7" vinyl.

  5. Events leading to the Falklands War - Wikipedia

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    The Argentine leadership had noticed that during the Suez crisis in 1956, the US had objected to the British use of force, that in 1981 the UK reached agreement with the former colony Rhodesia and that the 1961 Indian Annexation of Goa was initially condemned by the international community and then accepted as a fait accompli. [7]

  6. 457th Air Expeditionary Group - Wikipedia

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    The 457th Bombardment Group was activated at Geiger Field, Washington on 1 July 1943 with the 748th, 749th, 750th and 751st Bombardment Squadrons assigned. [2] [3] It moved a week later to Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, where it began training with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber and completed the first two phases of its training there.

  7. Wikipedia:Fait accompli - Wikipedia

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    Fait accompli actions, where actions are justified by virtue of being already carried out, and difficult to reverse, are inappropriate.. The following arbitration ruling was passed 10 to 0 at 23:50, 10 March 2008 (UTC):

  8. Târgu Mureș - Wikipedia

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    Târgu Mures is home to the Palace of Culture concert hall which is situated in the heart of the city. ... 2 (6.98%) Turnout at the 2016 elections was 50.87% and in ...

  9. Fait accompli (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Fait accompli is a French phrase commonly used to describe an action that is completed before those affected by it are in a position to query or reverse it. Fait accompli or Fait Accompli can also refer to: fait accompli, the blog of Nick Piombino; Fait Accompli, a racehorse, the 1972 winner of the Perth Cup