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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 pictures

Muhammad Yunus

Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the initiation of microcredit

Jimmy Doolittle

General Jimmy Doolittle was the first aviator to fly cross-country in under 24 hours (in 1922) and the first to fly blind, using only his plane's instruments.

Janet Jagan

In 1997 Janet Jagan became the first woman President of Guyana

Oratory

Cicero suggested that the best orator should be the best human being, understanding the correct way to live, acting upon it by being active in politics, and instructing others through speeches, through example, and through making good laws.

Krishna

The name "Krishna" means "dark-blue" in Sanskrit

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, is recognized as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam

Paiute

Northern Paiute shaman, Wovoka, received instructions on how to perform the Ghost Dance as a way to achieve peace

Max von Laue

Nobel Prize winning German physicist Max von Laue openly resisted the Nazi regime's anti-Jewish Deutsche Physik

Toraja

In Toraja society the funeral ritual is the most elaborate and expensive event.

Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel refused to write or talk about his experiences in the Holocaust for 10 years after his liberation

Raja yoga

"Raja Yoga" means "Royal Yoga" or the "King of the Yogas"

Mosque

According to the Qu'ran, the first mosque was the Kaaba built by Abraham on Allah's instruction

Islam

The term "Islam" means voluntary submission or surrender to God

Mezuzah

The commandment to affix a mezuzah to the doorpost of the home is followed by observant Jews

Sea of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee, also known as Lake Kinneret, is Israel's largest freshwater lake

Concentration camp

The term "concentration camp" was coined to signify the "concentration" of a large number of people in one place

Kintpuash

Kintpuash, also known as Captain Jack, was convicted of war crimes and executed for his actions in the Modoc War

Ancient economic thought

Discussions of economics have existed since ancient times but it was not a separate discipline until the nineteenth century

Diwali

Diwali, or the "Festival of Lights," is a Hindu celebration signifying the triumph of good over evil

Granite

The sport of curling uses stones made of polished granite

Supreme Court of the United States

The US Supreme Court convened for the first time on February 2, 1790.

Urie Bronfenbrenner

Developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner believed that children need sustained interaction with their parents and a supportive society in order to develop into successful adults

Sari

The term "sari" is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning "strip of cloth"

Batik

Wax resist technique of dyeing fabric is an ancient art form, dating back more than one thousand years

Code of Hammurabi

The term "written in stone" comes from the Code of Hammurabi, first King of the Babylonian Empire, who had the laws inscribed on a large stone stele

Jesse and Frank James

Jesse and Frank James rarely robbed passengers on the trains they held up

Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, the capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat, was named after Mahatma Gandhi who was himself a Gujarati

Wahhabism

Wahhabism subscribes to the doctrine of oneness of God ("Tawhid"), rejecting aspects of contemporary Islam as polytheism

Nation-state

A nation-state is a political entity (sovereign state) that governs a cultural entity (nation) by successfully serving all its citizens

John James Audubon

John James Audubon planned to catalog and paint all the birds of North America

Cheondogyo

Cheondogyo is an indigenous Korean neo-Confucianist religion with elements of Buddhism, Daoism, and Catholicism

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the UK traditionally resides at 10 Downing Street in London

World Cup

The host nation for the World Cup final tournament is automatically qualified to play in the tournament

Battle of Kursk

The Battle of Kursk, in which the Soviet Red Army defeated Hitler's German troops, was a turning point in World War II, giving the Soviets the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front

Diego Velázquez

Paintings of Diego Velázquez, Spanish artist of the Baroque period, were recreated by several twentieth century painters, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, in their own style

Michael Argyle (psychologist)

Michael Argyle suggested the idea that social skills can be learned

Utopia

The term “Utopia” was coined by Thomas More as the name for the ideal state in his book, "Utopia," which described a fictional perfect society

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

King Edward VII was known as the "uncle of Europe" as he was related to nearly every other European monarch

Battle of Normandy

Bad weather before D-Day gave the Allied troops the element of surprise

Espionage

The use of espionage dates back well into ancient history.

Igloo

The igloo, if correctly built, will support the weight of a person standing on the roof

Appalachian Mountains

The birth of the Appalachian Mountains predates the formation of the American continent

Adolf Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann's defense for his crimes against humanity during the Holocaust - that he had abdicated his conscience in order to follow the "Führerprinzip" - inspired the Milgram experiment