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- Henry Norman Bethune, MD, known as "Bai Qiuen" (白求恩 ... His own experiences of being wounded by shrapnel in World War I, and ...15 KB (2,208 words) - 02:42, 16 November 2022
- the nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences of the roughly 40,000- to 50,000 ... The issue of whether the Denisovans are a unique species or a subspecies ...32 KB (4,672 words) - 09:45, 29 January 2024
- Karl Jaspers (1883 - 1969) pioneered the idea of the Axial Age. According ... Jaspers was led to realize the possibility of a political unity of ...15 KB (2,330 words) - 07:19, 23 August 2023
- biologist and archaeologist was born the son of Sir John William Lubbock, Bart ... the Act that established the dates of Bank Holidays. In the academic ...22 KB (3,231 words) - 02:32, 9 February 2023
- The Bushmen (also known as Khwe, Basarwa, or San) peoples of South ... temporary wooden and rock shelters and caves of the Kalahari in southwest Africa ...19 KB (2,855 words) - 18:49, 22 November 2023
- literally "Autumn eve," once known as hangawi (Korean: 한가위 ... respect to their ancestors and share a feast of Korean traditional food such ...17 KB (2,442 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- Described as a 'scrap of paper' that changed history, the ... The Balfour Declaration led to the 1922 League of Nations mandate ...20 KB (3,067 words) - 05:52, 26 August 2023
- acquiring a considerable reputation as an artist and scholar during ... Wright is currently rated as one of the leading indigenous British ...28 KB (4,229 words) - 02:57, 2 May 2024
- month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history ... The commemoration began in 1978 as "Women's History day ...18 KB (2,541 words) - 23:27, 17 May 2023
- to the genus Hippoglossus from the family of right-eye flounders (Pleuronectidae ... The Atlantic halibut is native to the temperate waters of the northern ...23 KB (3,573 words) - 13:25, 24 January 2023
- – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote ... Uris was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Jewish American parents ...24 KB (3,406 words) - 16:05, 28 November 2023
- 6, 1831 – February 12, 1916) was one of the major German mathematicians ... from a certain inherent creative capacity of the mind, which were some of ...11 KB (1,615 words) - 20:14, 8 December 2022
- Bimbisara (ruled 544-491 B.C.E.) was a king of the Magadha empire ... peaceful relations with most if not all of his peers. He is legendary ...11 KB (1,687 words) - 17:43, 31 October 2023
- Prize in Literature|1993 Presidential Medal of Freedom|2012 ... | notableworks = Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye ...18 KB (2,615 words) - 03:59, 1 May 2023
- ) is the capital, largest city, and the economic center of Qatar. ... Education has been a major focus of the Qatari government for many ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 16:36, 29 January 2024
- best known for works, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story ... Albee was one of the early American contributors to Theatre of the ...15 KB (2,221 words) - 18:21, 12 February 2024
- the Bering Sea. It separates the continents of Asia and North America at their ... and Big Diomede (Russia), bring the distance of these two nations only 2.5 ...18 KB (2,810 words) - 11:00, 28 September 2023
- Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders and diseases ... for "study of." However, today the term neuroscience is ...20 KB (2,815 words) - 04:35, 11 March 2023
- Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur ... Through Apple, Jobs was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer ...55 KB (7,618 words) - 00:27, 26 February 2023
- ruled December 11, 1767 – August 13, 1795) of India ruled as a Holkar dynasty ... Upon taking the throne as queen, she launched a campaign to rid her ...11 KB (1,580 words) - 06:51, 16 June 2023
