Sir Richard Baker

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British Royal Line of Succession

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7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From

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6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

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9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

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Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?

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5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

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Russian Revolution Timeline

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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Feb 14, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 02, 2024
	Add new Web site: The History of Parliament - Biography of Richard Baker.	Grace Young	Jun 13, 2016
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998