The election of Lincoln in 1860 opened a new era of republican dominance in the agricultural north and the industrial Midwest .
The election of Lincoln in 1860 opened a new era of Republican dominance based in the agricultural North and industrial Midwest .

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The popular French singers Gregory Bettiol and Coralie Clement , as well as football player hopeful Benjamin Biolay and actor and cellist Maurice Baquet were born in the town .
The popular French singers Gregory Bettiol and Coralie Clement , as well as football players hopeful Benjamin Biolay and actor and cellist Maurice Baquet are born in the town .

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Newark returned to NAFBL , but withdrew back at the end of the season to join the New Yorker and District Amateur Association Football League ( NYDAAFBL ) .
Newark withdrew to NAFBL , but returned at the end of the season to join the New Yorker and District Amateur Association Football League ( NYDAAFBL ) .

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Mosques were destroyed and in many provinces Hui were slaughtered by Japanese troops or bombed .
Mosques were bombed , and in many provinces , Hui was slaughtered or destroyed by Japanese troops .

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