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- An engine is a machine that can convert some form of energy (obtained ... ==Usage of the term "engine"== Originally, an engine was ...16 KB (2,420 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- administrative, and cultural center of Romania. It is located in the ... The people of Bucharest suffered under the leadership of Nicolae Ceaușescu ...32 KB (4,507 words) - 16:51, 22 November 2023
- The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian ... pharaonic times, was closed on the orders of President Anwar Sadat in 1981 ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- (Senkadagalapura), a city in the center of Sri Lanka. The name Kandy derives ... most often shortened to Nuvara. The capital of the Central Province and Kandy ...14 KB (1,979 words) - 07:07, 28 February 2023
- who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. He became ... #039;s interest turned to the spiritual side of life, with investigations of ...23 KB (3,410 words) - 08:45, 23 July 2023
- Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses ... Kansas City was founded in 1838 as the "Town of Kansas" ...46 KB (6,922 words) - 17:38, 14 May 2024
- |caption= Shield of Emory University |motto=Cor prudentis possidebit ... |publisher = International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and ...26 KB (3,754 words) - 18:26, 13 February 2024
- Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration ... is French for "Fat Tuesday," reflecting the practice of ...24 KB (3,459 words) - 03:52, 6 November 2022
- John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27 1902 – December 20 1968) was one ... conditions and events in the first half of the twentieth century. His ...27 KB (4,093 words) - 04:08, 3 May 2024
- center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 ... He was a proponent of the United States of Europe and, having limited ...24 KB (3,434 words) - 16:28, 29 December 2020
- In 27 months of combat action in World War II, Murphy became the most ... To Hell and Back (1955), based on his memoir of the same name (1949), and starred ...27 KB (4,174 words) - 18:26, 21 August 2023
- Education City, Qatar. Cornell is a member of the Ivy League, and prides ... areas useful to society. Situated in an area of farming, conservation, and ...42 KB (5,828 words) - 03:33, 8 January 2024
- Schuyler and Kenneth Koch, was a key member of the New York School of poetry ... . The urgency and quickness of his voice allows the reader to experience ...22 KB (3,437 words) - 05:07, 9 April 2024
- – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament ... It covered the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from ...36 KB (5,457 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- The sport of Fencing is a sport of armed combat that is one of the ... ancient times as fencing was an ancient form of combat in warfare. Today the ...26 KB (4,245 words) - 17:16, 26 March 2024
- is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany ... more than 2000 years. Initially a small city of moneylenders and textile merchants ...28 KB (4,082 words) - 17:40, 28 March 2024
- 13, 2006) was the greatest Scottish novelist of modern times; however, she ... Catholic Spark reacted by accusing him of seeking publicity to further ...16 KB (2,563 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandie (the French-speaking ... Geneva was a center of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and ...24 KB (3,552 words) - 06:46, 18 April 2024
- (population: 371,767 in 2007; population of urban area is some 1,007,972 ... , named Zurich the city with the best quality of life in the world. ...53 KB (7,882 words) - 06:16, 13 June 2023
- history who served as the Prime Minister of IranMike Thomson, [http://www ... t/041600iran-cia-index.html Secrets of History: The C.I.A. in Iran ...33 KB (4,921 words) - 19:30, 9 November 2022
- prize in 1914. He resisted the policies of Nazi Germany during World War ... Koblenz, in what was then Prussia, the son of Julius von Laue, a military ...27 KB (3,968 words) - 01:05, 9 November 2022
- Water polo is a team water sport that combines elements of swimming ... == Overview of Rules == Glossary of Water Polo :Note: Rules below reflect ...54 KB (9,243 words) - 23:17, 3 May 2023
- Heimdall is the sentry of Asgard and a member of the Aesir (the gods ... peoples. This mythological tradition, of which the Scandinavian (and ...18 KB (2,781 words) - 22:43, 3 February 2022
- |city = USA Borough of Princeton,Princeton Township,and West Windsor ... located in Princeton, New Jersey. It is one of eight universities that belong ...34 KB (4,932 words) - 00:40, 12 April 2023
- 1856 – April 14, 1925) was a renowned turn-of-the century portrait painter ... was well known for painting the aristocracy of Europe, the new and emerging ...21 KB (3,040 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
- Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the ... He serves as both a guide to the recently departed and as the patron ...19 KB (3,124 words) - 05:49, 11 August 2023
- Gardner is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest ... Frank Sinatra) combined to make her a figure of international renown. Unfortunately ...18 KB (2,786 words) - 07:08, 23 August 2023
- The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, commonly referred ... depth and has been subjected to a number of external influences and migrations ...34 KB (4,913 words) - 21:02, 20 July 2023
- The history of Solidarity begins in September 1980, at the Gdańsk ... 2004, ISBN 0415933978), 114. to members of the anti-communist Left. Solidarity ...34 KB (5,074 words) - 00:48, 4 February 2023
- The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg ... Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Although ...46 KB (6,759 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- best known for her sympathetic coverage of Russia and the Bolsheviks during ... collected in 1923 under the title Mirrors of Moscow. Later that year she ...42 KB (6,349 words) - 09:05, 9 March 2023
- and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism ... to achieve an elevated understanding of moral and political truth, ...22 KB (3,378 words) - 12:12, 8 May 2023
- Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador ... Quito is considered to have one of the oldest and best preserved colonial ...31 KB (4,586 words) - 00:07, 15 April 2023
- Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, ... between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant agriculture had made ...70 KB (10,606 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- church that traditionally contained the seat of a bishop. The great Cathedrals ... (seat or chair), and refers to the presence of the bishop's or archbishop ...26 KB (4,257 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- dæmon, or daimon) is a supernatural being of malevolent intent, or a fallen ... Most religions and cultures of the world accept the existence of demons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian ... Celebrations often include large displays of fireworks at midnight ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful ... Pink Floyd had moderate mainstream success and was one of the most ...51 KB (7,954 words) - 20:40, 9 April 2023
- A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or ... refer to a literary work, or a main division of such a work. In library and ...32 KB (5,045 words) - 07:24, 17 November 2023
- Sir Francis Galton (February 16, 1822 – January 17, 1911), cousin ... to lead to an increase in the number of people manifesting the desirable ...23 KB (3,472 words) - 04:50, 9 April 2024
- Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the ... The city is also an important contributor of popular music legacies, celebrated ...33 KB (4,747 words) - 10:07, 29 January 2024
- Established in 1802, USMA is the oldest of the United States' five ... The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum ...49 KB (7,478 words) - 11:57, 3 May 2023
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- (January 31, 1938 - ) reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until ... Beatrix is an honorary member of the Club of Rome and a member the ...28 KB (3,868 words) - 10:18, 26 September 2023
- In the popular imagination, the term robot evokes images of a mechanical ... processes, heartfelt feelings, and senses of responsibility—qualities ...27 KB (4,060 words) - 21:30, 16 April 2023
- : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and ... metropolis with an urban population of 3.3 million and a metropolitan ...45 KB (6,393 words) - 18:55, 19 August 2023
- ), the capital city of Bavaria, Germany, is the third largest city ... After World War I, Munich became a hotbed of right-wing politics, ...26 KB (3,859 words) - 02:35, 11 March 2023
- March 2, 1931 - August 30, 2022) was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 ... Earth Charter. He also became a member of the Club of Rome. ...27 KB (3,969 words) - 17:52, 9 November 2022
- those empowered to use force and other forms of coercion and legal means to ... The responsibilities of police include fighting crime, but more generally ...30 KB (4,393 words) - 06:56, 4 March 2023
