Search results for "World History" - New World Encyclopedia
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- known for its reference works like the world famous Funk & Wagnalls ... Holdings, Inc.; and in 1993 it acquired The World Almanac and related properties ...7 KB (985 words) - 05:46, 15 June 2023
- tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930. ... presidency, FIFA established the World Cup, inaugurated in 1930 ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- in extensive research, especially during World War II. His study of radio ... Not only did radar greatly assist the Allies in the world war, but ...7 KB (1,005 words) - 05:01, 17 June 2023
- to March 2008 it was commonly known as the World Conservation Union, although ... The formation of the IUCN six decades ago as the world's first ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- in the chair of political economy and history at the East India College ... contemporary facts, aided by the study of history. He believed that economic ...8 KB (1,180 words) - 01:42, 14 December 2022
- Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the oldest news agency in the world ... as one of the greatest news agencies in the world. With such a vision comes ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 06:44, 16 June 2023
- A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest ... the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage ...15 KB (2,151 words) - 22:17, 6 October 2023
- in recognition of its significance as the world's first synthetic plastic. ... rights in many countries around the world. [http://www.bakelite.de/eng/DF_04 ...6 KB (839 words) - 05:49, 26 August 2023
- at Harvard, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Chicago ... at the Boston Society of Natural History; and from 1867 to 1869 as ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- feels no interest in the surrounding world. ==History== ... that some of the "goods" in this world might be valuable and worth ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 05:58, 11 August 2023
- who founded the field known as the history of ideas. As a professor ... and constantly adding to itself. The history of ideas is the study of ...10 KB (1,444 words) - 17:35, 16 August 2023
- fourth largest body of water of any of the world's principal oceans. ... oceanographers to be the youngest of the world's oceans, formed only ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- In some parts of the world, however, the plumbing trade remains virtually ... The World Plumbing Council (WPC) has appointed a representative to ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 01:54, 10 April 2023
- states) are among the wealthiest in the world (with the exception of Yemen). ... the largest uninterrupted sand dune in the world, called the Empty Quarter ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 21:35, 29 December 2023
- the earliest raw materials used in human history. It was used to make various ... == History == People living along the Central Asian trade routes used ...7 KB (962 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- Republic of China, received UNESCO's World Heritage Site designation ... and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom a World Heritage Site in 2004. China ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
- is one of many major science museums in the world and is a part of the National ... explains the continuity of scientific history. The Museum also supplies ...12 KB (1,766 words) - 02:36, 21 April 2023
- track. It is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain ... Southern Railway. In 1998, it was named a World Heritage Site and in 2004 ...10 KB (1,532 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- used technologies in the contemporary world. With the exception of the ... 2001) credit Cugnot with "building the world's first car with mechanical ...6 KB (974 words) - 23:34, 14 November 2022
- (indigenous name: Kerepakupay Vená) is the world's highest free-falling ... leading to nearby villages. One of the world's great natural wonders ...8 KB (1,292 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
