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  • 1Ton — (t[u^]n), n. [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, {AS}. tunne a tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun, LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. tunna a tun. Cf. {Tun},{Tunnel}.] (Com.) A measure of weight or… …

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  • 2ton — I. n. [Fr.] Fashion, mode, vogue. II. n. (Com.) 1. Twenty hundred gross, 2,240 pounds. 2. Forty cubic feet. 3. Forty solid feet (round), fifty four feet (square). 4 …

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  • 3Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …

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  • 4Chiapas — Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas   State   …

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  • 5May 2004 — May 2004: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December Events …

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  • 6City of Peking — was an iron steamship built in 1874 by John Roach and Sons for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. City of Peking and her sister ship City of Tokio were at the time of construction the largest vessels ever built in the United States, and the… …

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  • 7SS City of Peking — For the city of Peking, see Beijing. Not to be confused with cities named Pekin, see Pekin (disambiguation) City of Peking anchored in San Francisco Bay, May 1898. Career …

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