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  2. Date and time representation by country - Wikipedia

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    While speaking, it may also be common for both systems to be used. [citation needed] People may often pronounce time in 12-hour notation, even when reading a 24-hour display, or use both notations simultaneously. In the latter case, the exact point in time is often registered in 24-hour notation ("The train leaves at fourteen forty-five ...

  3. Lineages of the Absolutist State - Wikipedia

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    The book examines the distinct path of absolutist rule in Spain compared to other Western European nations during the same period. The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469, uniting Castile and Aragon, established the foundations for Spanish absolutism. However, the two kingdoms maintained separate political structures and institutions.

  4. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...

  5. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    On December 22, 1885, "Daijo-kan No. 69" were established, and the Cabinet system was established in place of the Daijo-kan system. 11 February 660 BC Traditional founding date of the imperial dynasty by Emperor Jimmu. 15 May 1972: Return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and abolition of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu ...

  6. Imperial units - Wikipedia

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    The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London (590 Seven Sisters Road). The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial [1] or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.

  7. Timeline of European imperialism - Wikipedia

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    Britain's Imperial Century, 1815-1914: A Study of Empire and Expansion (1993). James, Lawrence. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire (1997), very highly regarded survey. Judd, Denis. Empire: The British Imperial Experience, From 1765 to the Present (1996). online edition; Lloyd; T. O.

  8. Metrication - Wikipedia

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    Metric and Imperial. The Liberian government has begun transitioning from use of imperial units to the metric system. However, this change has been gradual, with government reports concurrently using both systems. [131] 2011 [Note 7] [132] 2013 [133] [134] Myanmar Burmese and imperial

  9. Empire - Wikipedia

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    [110] Two days after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, historian specializing on empires, Niall Ferguson, interpreted the policy of Putin as an attempt to bring back the tsarist Russian Empire. [111] By this time, the "neo-imperialism," or "neo-imperial ambitions" of Russia became widely claimed.