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  • The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in ... The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife ...
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  • 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her ... to Kentucky political leader Henry Clay of the Whig Party, Mary Todd developed ...
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  • industrialist, born on Staten Island, New York. He entered the transportation ... many enemies. His public perception was that of a vulgar, mean-spirited man ...
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  • in a chain, stretching backward. The cause of the cat you see today, for ... the "Prime Mover" that is a deity of "pure form" without ...
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  • William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981) was an American author ... Saroyan was born in Fresno, California, the son of an Armenian immigrant ...
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  • Holmes, William Henry William Henry Holmes (1846 – 1933) was an American anthropologist ...
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  • that played a major role in controlling New York City politics from the 1790s ... Tammany Hall is an example of how political parties, because they ...
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  • William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindall or Tyndall) (ca. 1494–September ... Possibly, they would question the teaching of the Church and the authority ...
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  • dedicating her life to improving the lives of the under-privileged. Lowell ... had strong Unitarian roots, and spent most of their wealth on helping their ...
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  • Natural theology is a branch of theology, which attempts to establish ... The existence of God and the immortality of the soul are but a few ...
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  • The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... England, the Pilgrims arrived off the coast of New England without a patent ...
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  • term originated primarily through the work of the nineteenth century Danish ... thing, but rather experiences the anxiety of the existential nothingness ...
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  • 1884) was an American inventor and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine ... fail to place their skills at the service of humanity. Instead, what they ...
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  • leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of England as well as the events ... The Tapestry is valued both as a work of art and as a source concerning ...
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  • Sumner, William Graham Category:Public [[Image:Photo of William Graham Sumner.jpg|250px|right|thumb|William ...
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  • acclaimed American pioneer in the education of the deaf. He founded and served ... on December 10, 1787, the oldest of eight children. His family ...
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  • as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills ... Galway, Ireland, in 1821, the third son of James Hardiman Burke, an officer ...
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  • 1829 – November 18, 1886) was a politician of the United States who served ... Before entering national politics, Arthur had been Collector of Customs ...
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  • the Fulbright-Hays Program is a program of grants for international educational ... Fulbright alumni around the world recognize the importance of continued ...
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  • appear distorted. There are several variants of the Orbison illusion. The illusion ... The Orbison illusion is named for psychologist William Orbison, who ...
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