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- Le Monde (The World) is a French daily evening newspaper with a circulation ... and informing the public about significant world events. As such, it performs ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 18:00, 25 October 2022
- percussion instruments found around the world. Xylophones are tuned to ... At the end of World War I, there was a sudden craze for dancing, and ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
- the idea of a modern organization to assure world-wide peace. In another of ... position, Fried defended Germany before World War I by chronicling Kaiser ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 07:20, 20 July 2023
- that was highly prized throughout the world for its aesthetic value and ... of Africa continues to have some of the world's highest malnutrition ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 14:19, 7 February 2024
- in 1919. Prior to that, it was used in World War I for the absorption ... In World War II, silica gel was indispensable in the war effort for ...7 KB (1,044 words) - 22:03, 29 January 2023
- great intellectual centers of the classical world. An important city under ... 1982 the ruins of Cyrene were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- Bourges Cathedral was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992. ... The cathedral was added to the list of the World Heritage Sites by ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 19:58, 20 November 2023
- and it has been practiced all over the world, its modern incarnation as ... say exactly when smudging began, and its history is certainly not limited ...12 KB (1,808 words) - 21:20, 30 January 2023
- closely together until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It is believed ... on parade in Paris at the beginning World War I. "We did that ...7 KB (1,061 words) - 15:09, 3 July 2023
- others being Time and U.S. News & World Report—Newsweek has maintained ... == History == Originally called News-Week, the weekly magazine Newsweek ...10 KB (1,451 words) - 23:24, 14 November 2022
- Regarded as one of the best players in the history of the English game, he ... of the finest dribblers of the ball in the history of the sport. ...12 KB (1,881 words) - 19:52, 9 February 2023
- perceiving mind. In this view, the natural world has no real existence as ... idealism, the key notion is that the world of ideas has some objective ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 21:10, 26 February 2023
- In computer games which depict a three-dimensional virtual world, ... * Beckmann P. A History of Pi. St. Martin's Griffin, 1976. ISBN ...6 KB (932 words) - 09:12, 28 January 2024
- The New Kingdom is the period in ancient Egyptian history between ... * Overy, Richard. The Times Complete Atlas of World History, 6th ed ...12 KB (1,918 words) - 16:32, 11 November 2022
- January 7, 1906. Nevertheless, subsequent history would mark the treaty as ... as well as demonstrating the developed world's insensitivity to the ...11 KB (1,628 words) - 04:51, 5 November 2022
- days a week, and host visitors from all over the world. ... number of visitors from all over the world. Even a small museum located ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- that exist in a realm that transcends the world we live in. The phenomenal ... express these concepts are products of history. What one identifies as ...9 KB (1,238 words) - 00:03, 13 February 2024
- displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, ... Since modern science was formed in modern Europe, a history of science ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- Park of Brazil was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Together ... technology, it is one of the largest in the world, providing nearly forty percent ...10 KB (1,592 words) - 13:42, 4 February 2023
- original being not with an element in the world, such as “water,” but ... wind (or breath) and air enclose the whole world. (Diels and Kranz 13B2) ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- Europe, North America, and all over the world, along with the development ... should properly called a "living history museum." This type ...17 KB (2,491 words) - 00:49, 18 November 2022
- In a time and place in history where women did not hold significant ... the first of several examples in Japanese history where a woman was chosen ...9 KB (1,420 words) - 18:31, 13 February 2024
- site of three major battles in military history. Numerous significant archaeological ... Megiddo was a site of great importance in the ancient world, as it ...12 KB (1,897 words) - 21:46, 28 October 2022
- The United States was fearful of a third World War at this time, and needed ... stated that the Communists planned for world domination. While this was ...9 KB (1,284 words) - 18:28, 2 May 2023
- The Mogao Caves became one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1987. ... 1973. Essays on the Sources for Chinese History. Canberra: Australian National ...10 KB (1,518 words) - 19:28, 9 November 2022
- in some way, lies "behind" the world of observed phenomena. For ... "something" behind the phenomenal world is a necessity for him. On ...9 KB (1,461 words) - 22:14, 16 November 2022
- in bureaus in nineteen countries around the world. Many of the newspaper's ... that covers current events around the world, with a secular focus and ...9 KB (1,395 words) - 15:32, 30 April 2023
- of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 120,000 items, with ... contains many important pieces of history. Not only does it house ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- were realized when she helped organize the World's WCTU. The first world ... * Kuhlman, Erica A. A to Z of Women in World History. New York: Facts ...7 KB (1,021 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- Russian author Leo Tolstoy's theory of history. The title is a ... refutation of the view that great men make history. According to Tolstoy, the ...12 KB (1,826 words) - 15:38, 30 April 2023
- southwestern Angola that encompasses the world's highest sand dunes ... == History == |left|250px|The Namib Desert, stretching 1,000 miles ...11 KB (1,703 words) - 01:13, 11 November 2022
- == History == [[Image:Baklavas.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Baklavas]] ... Amitai-Preiss, op.cit." Journal of World History 12(2) (2001):476. ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 05:50, 26 August 2023
- popular music, renowned for its beauty, history, and acoustics. Carnegie ... During the twentieth century, Carnegie Hall was one of the world& ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 00:35, 29 November 2023
- |right|250px|The Roman census was the most developed in the ancient ... developed of any recorded in the ancient world and it played a crucial role ...12 KB (1,796 words) - 23:49, 3 December 2023
- hope that Fischer could enter the business world. But Fischer's aptitude ... During World War I, Fischer was in charge of Germany's chemical ...7 KB (1,041 words) - 23:02, 22 June 2023
- designated the Golden Temple of Dambulla a World Heritage Site in 1991. Sri Lanka has a long history of the presence and practice of Buddhism ...13 KB (1,949 words) - 18:09, 24 January 2024
- Wang Fu-zi wrote over one hundred works on history, literature and philosophy. most sophisticated original minds in the history of Confucian thought. ...11 KB (1,753 words) - 22:51, 3 May 2023
- collectively designated by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. == History == The Vijayanagar and Bahamani kings founded the city in ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 19:24, 31 December 2023
- ministers heading key committees of the World Bank and the International ... Through much of its history, ECOSOC has served primarily as a discussion ...13 KB (1,735 words) - 11:44, 3 May 2023
- Civilization. Mohenjo Daro, one of the world’s first cities and contemporaneous ... 1700 B.C.E. Keys to the foundation of the world's religions that appeared ...14 KB (2,047 words) - 19:32, 9 November 2022
- Great Stupa containing relics of Buddha, a World Heritage Site. The monuments ... temples. UNESCO designated the monuments a World Heritage Site in 1989. ...10 KB (1,469 words) - 03:10, 23 December 2022
- as making important contributions to world history, also unlike his contemporaries ... and Hebrew Union College, but the World War I interrupted his studies ...10 KB (1,410 words) - 04:27, 9 November 2022
- is used in many cultures throughout the world and dates back tens of thousands ... is still very popular today all over the world, having performed the dual ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- reject the idea of a God who intervenes in history and punishes the Jews for ... possibilities for humans in a godless world. Relinquishing the belief ...12 KB (1,862 words) - 08:57, 28 January 2024
- island in Europe and eighth largest in the world. It is surrounded by over ... Great Britain played a central role in history; one of the world's ...13 KB (1,955 words) - 12:20, 24 January 2023
- Unification historiography also resonates with a World history approach ... ==Unification Historiography and World History== In Unification thought ...26 KB (3,993 words) - 02:18, 18 April 2023
- administration of Germany immediately after World War II. Deputy to General ... * World War II Victory Medal * Army of Occupation Medal ...11 KB (1,629 words) - 02:26, 5 November 2022
- Aristotle’s research into natural history, conducting numerous experiments ... today are two large works on botany, A History of Plants and Reasons for ...10 KB (1,514 words) - 18:21, 30 April 2023
- In 1973, the 10th Pentecostal World Conference was held at YFGC, and ... In many parts of the world, cell churches have developed where public ...10 KB (1,587 words) - 23:45, 3 December 2023
- During World War II, the Allies discovered that the Nazis were using ... as part of the Campo dei Miracoli UNESCO World Heritage Site along with ...8 KB (1,257 words) - 18:48, 25 October 2022
- of countries (also known as the Allies of World War II) that consisted of ... The Second World War's opposing alliances pitted strong democracies ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- The mid-ocean ridges of the world are connected and form a single ... floor continued to be conducted around the world, it was discovered that every ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 17:32, 9 November 2022
- Aristotle in an attempt to classify the world's climatic zones. He ... tools for understanding climate in the world's most distant regions. ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 08:03, 23 January 2023
- term was commonly used up until the end of World War II. Zaibatsu were usually ... After Japan’s surrender (1945) in World War II, the breakup of the ...11 KB (1,482 words) - 05:20, 13 June 2023
- Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. He served as the Governor ... Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. Although evidence is ...10 KB (1,638 words) - 06:05, 10 May 2024
- Sagi, the oldest extant record of Korean history, by Kim Busik. It was completed ... access to political power. In Korean history there were several families ...12 KB (1,858 words) - 22:51, 5 February 2023
- than any other form of rock-cut architecture in the world. ... the awesome architecture that comprises world treasures. ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 22:03, 4 February 2023
- of character. He also believed that world peace would be furthered ... Pierre de Coubertin influenced the entire world, bringing people of all nations ...10 KB (1,541 words) - 05:26, 24 November 2022
- it is not only the highest desert in the world, but also one of the coldest ... which are the highest volcanoes in the world and the highest elevations ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 18:40, 19 August 2023
- War of Independence between the Allies of World War I and the Ankara-based ... secular Muslim majority state in the world. The Turkish people were ...15 KB (2,295 words) - 14:56, 2 May 2023
- concept of an organic and dynamic physical world, instead of the mechanism ... to physics, or the study of the material world, as the “second philosophy ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 22:42, 28 March 2023
- numerous topics, including philosophy of history and aesthetics, and was ... in ethics. Croce developed theories of history and aesthetics which rejected ...15 KB (2,246 words) - 09:08, 27 September 2023
- may have been the largest building in the world during the seventeenth century ... majesty. The mosque had been largest in the world at the time of its building ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- for a Christian interpretation of the world." Lossky, History ... was Leibnitz's Monadology. In The World as an Organic Whole, Lossky ...12 KB (1,405 words) - 04:12, 15 November 2022
- * 5x World Series champion (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939) ... While pitching for five World Series teams, Gomez set an unparalleled ...11 KB (1,553 words) - 19:03, 25 October 2022
- or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other ... htm The Presidential Medal of Freedom History], Medaloffreedom.com. Retrieved ...9 KB (1,283 words) - 22:24, 30 November 2022
- == Discovery and history of hiddenite == The first specimens of hiddenite ... World production of lithium from spodumene is around 80,000 metric ...8 KB (1,146 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- began to write and speak about American history, promoting the concept of ... theory of Charles Darwin to the history of philosophy. His was deeply ...10 KB (1,417 words) - 06:36, 8 April 2024
- Germanic tribe Gothic tribe most famous in history for defeating the Huns after ... The Gepides "vanish" from history as a distinct people soon ...12 KB (1,794 words) - 04:34, 30 November 2022
- also accepted from Germany, except during World War I and World War II. In ... if any concern, except that he envisioned a world of peace. Rhodes had profited ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- In order to preserve and centralize information about British history ... on Chancery Lane. The site was originally a World War I hospital, which was ...18 KB (2,677 words) - 15:40, 30 April 2023
- Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United ... launched the celebration of "Negro History Week," the precursor ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- Rolls-Royce planes powered Allied planes in World War I. In World War II, engines ... Rolls Royce engines famously set several world speed records in cars driven ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 02:47, 16 December 2022
- and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography ... It contains articles about geography, popular science, world history ...17 KB (2,345 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- itself, which they diffused throughout the Western world. Hegel's influence soon became powerful in the English-speaking ...8 KB (1,042 words) - 16:16, 11 November 2022
- The Victoria Falls, one of the world's "natural wonders ... in 1885, they are also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The falls ...11 KB (1,772 words) - 20:10, 3 May 2023
- Garland Encyclopedia of the world: East Asia- China, Japan, Korea, 901. ... Witzleben. The Garland encyclopedia of world music. Volume 7, East Asia: ...7 KB (1,083 words) - 06:54, 18 April 2024
- architecture, UNESCO designated Huế a World Heritage Site in 1993. ... marked a tragic era of the city's history. After the war's conclusion ...10 KB (1,472 words) - 21:27, 9 February 2024
- and centralization in modern cities around the world. the Western mall. The bazaar has a long history and has served all segments ...13 KB (1,933 words) - 03:11, 26 September 2023
- which would continue to influence the Roman world. The Battle of Aegospotami ... of complete dominance throughout the Greek world and established a political ...9 KB (1,437 words) - 11:30, 20 September 2023
- and “the Lawgiver” in the Islamic World, in Turkish el-Kanuni), ... power reached its zenith and became a world power under his rule. His ...10 KB (1,667 words) - 19:26, 22 October 2022
- The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest educational ... and appreciation of the natural world and its diverse human cultures. ...22 KB (3,235 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
- annually, it is the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. ... making it the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world. ==Traffic== ...7 KB (1,127 words) - 04:15, 29 October 2022
- United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library, ... and related sciences, including some of the world's oldest and rarest works. ...13 KB (1,876 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- to be recognized in cultures around the world, a significant step in the ... 1.1_history.htm Workers' Compensation History] American Association of ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 16:31, 10 October 2020
- the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume and the second ... of the richest freshwater ecosystems in the world. About six hundred of these ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 23:20, 21 October 2022
- In more recent history, the John Murray/Mabahiss Expedition of 1933 ... The Arabian Sea is considered to be one of the world's busiest ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- Faculty members throughout its history have belonged to a broad ... of the Unification worldview within a world of diverse faiths. ...14 KB (2,005 words) - 18:06, 1 December 2023
- to explain a name or create a mythic history for a place or family. The ... current moment, and seeking to improve the world's conditions. ...11 KB (1,616 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- quot; and those which have a significant history and/or significant purpose ... ===="World"/"ethnic"/"folk" drums==== ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- attractions. UNESCO cataloged it as a World Heritage Site, as a remarkable ... art) and remodeled in accordance with its history. He died on November 21 ...11 KB (1,678 words) - 17:21, 25 January 2023
- designated the Historic Town of Vigan a World Heritage Site in 1999. ... of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic ...13 KB (1,737 words) - 20:19, 3 May 2023
- the national capital. It is one of the world's highest cities, at ... criteria which qualified the old city as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Another ...14 KB (2,123 words) - 05:55, 30 November 2022
- The Field Museum of Natural History (commonly abbreviated to FMNH ... of humankind and the natural world is a valuable contribution ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 19:38, 26 March 2024
- Today, 14 countries produce most of the world's supply of potash ... has also been identified as one of the world's richest potash reserves ...6 KB (830 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- The cultivation of peanuts spread around the world after the European ... Although it has been suggested that a now unknown Old World species ...11 KB (1,669 words) - 17:09, 26 March 2023
- 1995) was an Argentine boxer who held the world middleweight title for seven ... to have been one of the greatest middleweights in history. ...10 KB (1,638 words) - 15:24, 27 November 2023
- It was renowned throughout the ancient world as an international center ... it as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. At the time, only the Great ...10 KB (1,528 words) - 01:38, 26 October 2022
- to the fifth century B.C.E. Although the history of the building of the fortress ... practice. UNESCO designated Sigiriya a World Heritage Site in 1982, one ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- the first written codes of law in recorded history. These laws were written ... DeBlois, An Introduction to the Ancient World (Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0415127734 ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 17:00, 21 January 2024
