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- 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was a United States congresswoman (1943–1947 ... The tragic death of her only daughter marked a turning point that ...15 KB (2,324 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- penalty; or grant clemency, or the lessening of the punishment, by means of ... Public debate invariable surrounds the pardoning of a criminal, despite ...35 KB (5,395 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- [[Image:Jan de Bray 002.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Governors of the ... A guild is an association of craftspeople in a particular trade. The ...29 KB (4,314 words) - 03:51, 11 July 2023
- that originally supported the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people ... the Israelites were called the people of Zion (Isaiah 12:6; Joel 2:23 ...20 KB (2,796 words) - 18:55, 1 November 2023
- jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in ... itself. It made reference to the Springtime of Peoples, a lyrical title given ...17 KB (2,531 words) - 22:12, 30 November 2022
- Franchising, in the economic sense of the word (distinct from the ... The greatest disadvantage is loss of control over the business, ...15 KB (2,149 words) - 04:48, 9 April 2024
- Murder is the unlawful and intentional killing of one human being ... homicide" both involve the killing of an unborn fetus, one being ...16 KB (2,487 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- smaller uprisings by the Prussians, one of the Baltic tribes, against ... The first uprising was supported by Polish duke Świętopełk II of ...27 KB (4,091 words) - 08:22, 1 July 2022
- modernist writer, is often viewed as one of the principal leaders and catalysts ... By bringing a number of disaffected artists and writers together within ...10 KB (1,473 words) - 18:29, 21 May 2024
- as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, was mayor of the palace of Austrasia and ... Pepin was born in 714, in Jupille, close to the city of Liège, in ...9 KB (1,417 words) - 00:10, 24 November 2022
- and Aqmola), has been the capital city of Kazakhstan since 1997 and is ... being deported under Stalin at the beginning of World War II when Nazi Germany ...14 KB (2,138 words) - 05:07, 18 August 2023
- The Order of Cistercians (OCist; Cistercienses ), sometimes called the White Monks (from the color of their habit ...26 KB (4,063 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- , a German physicist who did most of his work in the Netherlands ... On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 32 degrees ...13 KB (1,850 words) - 00:27, 25 March 2024
- Katyn Forest Massacre, was a mass execution of Polish citizens by the order ... The massacre is of note for a number of reasons, but primarily due ...47 KB (6,938 words) - 20:13, 4 June 2024
- The date commonly given for the start of the war is September 1, 1939 ... The Allies were initially made up of Poland, the British Empire, France ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest and southernmost ... the North Sea on the west, and a majority of its land mass lies on a peninsula ...38 KB (5,763 words) - 21:28, 5 March 2024
- is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...20 KB (2,678 words) - 11:13, 25 May 2023
- February 2, 1594) was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. He was the ... Palestrina was born in Palestrina, a town near Rome, then part of ...8 KB (1,218 words) - 20:39, 29 August 2021
- Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct ... quot;a brash, lively, unselfconscious hybrid of blues and country," characterized ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 21:31, 16 April 2023
- The Principality of Liechtenstein is a tiny, alpine country in Western ... Liechtenstein is situated in the Upper Rhine valley of the European ...28 KB (4,022 words) - 08:35, 8 March 2023
