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Ivy Lee
Ivy Lee issued what is often considered to be the first press release in 1906.Flag of India
The Flag of India has at its center the Ashoka Chakra, taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka sculptureHerod the Great
Although Herod the Great did much good as a ruler, including rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem, he is best remembered as a cruel tyrant who murdered his family members and ordered the massacre of infant boys in Bethlehem at the time of the birChristmas Island
Christmas Island was uninhabited until the late nineteenth century and so has many unique species of fauna and flora that evolved independently of human interferenceJozef Tiso
Jozef Tiso is regarded by some as a hero who protected Slovakia during World War II and by others as a traitor who collaborated with the NazisZambezi River
The Zambezi River's most spectacular feature is Victoria Falls, which divide the upper and middle sections of the river.Donald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb's work laid the foundation for neuropsychology as he sought to understand how neurons in the brain contributed to [[psychologyIvy League
The term "Ivy League" came from the ivy plants that cover many of these institutions' buildingsLiteracy
One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to achieve universal primary education, a level of schooling that includes basic literacy and numeracyKiowa
Kiowa ledger art originated from captive Kiowa artists' use of the white man's record keeping books (ledgers) to preserve their history using traditional pictographic representationsPawnee
The Pawnee had an elaborate mythology that incorporated their sophisticated understanding of the movement of the starsIroquois
Five tribes formed the original Iroquois Confederacy, which had a constitution known as the Gayanashagowa (or "Great Law of Peace") memorized with the help of special beads called wampumJohn Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John Lubbock became Lord Avebury in recognition of his efforts to preserve the Avebury archaeological siteSubhas Chandra Bose
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was an ardent admirer of Mahatma Gandhi despite their differencesCape Breton Island
The residents of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in Canada, can be grouped into five main cultures: Scottish, Mi'kmaq, Acadian, Irish, and EnglishBrahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, founded in India, teaches that the world is approaching a time of great change which will lead to the Golden AgeYugoslavia
The region once occupied by Yugoslavia is often described as "the crossroads between East and West"Death
Death is the inevitable end of physical life and the majority of people make preparations for this processNapoleon Bonaparte
Contrary to popular belief, Napoleon was actually slightly taller than an average Frenchman of the nineteenth centuryAryabhata
The Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata calculated Pi (π) correct to five digits, and may have realized that it is an irrational numberTsimshian
Tsimshian people of the Pacific Northwest lived on salmon, which were plentiful prior to commercial fishing, and used Western Redcedar for most of their needsNamib Desert
The Namib Desert, stretching 1,000 miles along the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa, is believed to be the world's oldest desert having been arid for at least 55 million yearsCain and Abel
The story of Cain and Abel in Genesis tells of the first human murder when Cain killed his brother AbelGeisha
Geisha are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses, performing Japanese music, dance, tea ceremony, and poetry; they are not prostitutes and do not engage in paid sex with clientsAlbert Bierstadt
Although Albert Bierstadt's paintings were not fully recognized in his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the greatest landscape artists in history.Nagaland
In Nagaland, a small state in India, over 90 percent of the population are Christian, predominantly BaptistSymphony
The form that we now recognize as the symphony took shape in the early eighteenth centuryRachel
Rachel was the favorite wife of Jacob, younger sister of Leah his first wife, and mother of his favorite sons Joseph and BenjaminNative Americans in the United States
The first Native American group encountered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, were the Island Arawaks (more properly called the Taino)Hermann Rorschach
Hermann Rorschach, inventor of the Rorschach inkblot personality test, was nicknamed "Klecks," meaning “inkblot,” because of his childhood interest in Klecksography, the making of fanciful inkblot picturesRock art
The many possible meanings of prehistoric rock art include records of hunts, religious practices, and astronomical calendarsEmma of Normandy
The name "Emma" was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife of King Ethelred the Unready of England and then of King Canute the Great of DenmarkPop music
Pop music is generally understood to be commercially recorded music with the goal of having mass audience appeal, with the result that its style changes significantly depending on the time and placeSun Myung Moon
Reverend Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, is often called "True Father" or "Father Moon" by his followers and other clergyBattle of the Alamo
The deaths of such popular figures as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie contributed to how the Battle of the Alamo has been regarded as an heroic and iconic moment in Texan and U.S. historyGeorge Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner changed the manager of the New York Yankees twenty times during his first twenty-three seasons.Contact lens
The first corrective contact lenses were made of blown glassResearch begins here...
