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  2. Basketball Association of America - Wikipedia

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    However, the BAA still had fans eager to see former college stars play. [19] From the beginning, the league aspired to be a major league. The league also differed from its rival, the NBL: the BAA played a 48-minute game instead of a 40-minute game, and allowed players to play until they committed six fouls as opposed to five.

  3. Timeline of the National Basketball Association - Wikipedia

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    The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), National Pro Basketball League (NPBL), and American Basketball Association (ABA) are also included.

  4. Timeline of British history (1950–1969) - Wikipedia

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    This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.

  5. Timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth. 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1920s (from 1926) Year Date Event 1926 25 October The Balfour Declaration of 1926 establishes the principle of the ...

  6. 1950 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    28 June – In the World Cup, the England national football team is humiliated by losing 1–0 to the United States in Belo Horizonte. [2] 29 June – The England cricket team loses the Test Match by 326 runs to the West Indies at Lord's, an event commemorated in Lord Beginner's calypso Victory Test Match. [2]

  7. 1951 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    25 December – George VI makes his Christmas Speech to the Commonwealth for the final time, but it has been pre-recorded as he is still struggling to recover from his operation three months ago. 31 December – Prime Minister Winston Churchill sets off to the United States for talks with President Harry S. Truman. [36]

  8. Spain–United Kingdom relations - Wikipedia

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    The history of Spanish–British relations is complicated by the political and religious heritages of the two countries. Neither the United Kingdom nor Spain have a unique constitutional ancestor; Britain was originally created by a union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland (and later joined by Ireland), whilst the Kingdom of Spain was initially created by a union of the crowns of Castile ...

  9. Heathrow Airport Holdings - Wikipedia

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    In December 2005, BAA made a winning bid of £1.2 billion for a 75% stake in Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, the largest airport in Hungary, which was being privatised by the Hungarian government. In July 2006, BAA was taken over by a consortium led by Ferrovial, following a bid which valued the company at £10.1 billion ($20 billion). [4]