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- William Zebina Ripley (October 13, 1867 – August 16, 1941) was an ... William Zebina Ripley was born on October 13, 1867, in Medford, Massachusetts ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 15:20, 14 May 2023
- William of Normandy (French: Guillaume de Normandie) (1028 – September ... William invaded England with his band of Normans, defeated the English ...20 KB (3,034 words) - 11:03, 9 May 2023
- American millionaire. He was the creator of the first Trust in America ... in Waldorf, Germany. He was the youngest of three sons born to butcher ...8 KB (1,194 words) - 07:02, 8 April 2024
- William Dampier (baptised September 5, 1651 – died March 1715) was ... Dampier's life belongs to the great age of so-called "Discovery ...11 KB (1,611 words) - 15:57, 7 May 2023
- Tubman, William {{Infobox Officeholder | name=William Vacanarat Shadrach ... | order=19th President of Liberia | term_start=January 3, 1944 ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- William Isaac Thomas (August 13, 1863 – December 5, 1947), was an ... He co-operated with Florian Znaniecki on the formulation of what became ...14 KB (1,990 words) - 22:02, 3 May 2023
- The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman ... The battle took place on October 14, 1066, between the Norman army ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:46, 22 September 2023
- [[Image:William Carlos Williams passport photograph 1921 (cropped ... Dr. William Carlos Williams (sometimes known as WCW) (September 17 ...12 KB (1,901 words) - 15:54, 7 May 2023
- officer and politician. He was the nominee of the Democratic Party for President ... Cass was in full favor of United States expansion and supported President ...9 KB (1,272 words) - 22:19, 25 October 2022
- Sir William Henry Bragg (July 2, 1862 – March 10, 1942) was an English ... Bragg was the eldest child of Robert John Bragg, a sea captain who ...13 KB (1,944 words) - 18:22, 17 April 2023
- William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910 – February 15, 1992) was ... He was among a number of notable American composers, including Aaron ...12 KB (1,797 words) - 10:50, 12 May 2023
- producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years ... Born in New York City, his father, William, was from a non-practicing ...8 KB (1,265 words) - 04:35, 18 November 2022
- The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred during the night of May 24 and ... was to "strike terror in the hearts of the proslavery people." ...7 KB (1,185 words) - 05:55, 30 November 2022
- light, elegant, and airy style and the list of his buildings includes some ... Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the second son of William ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and ... also commissioned the Gesta regum Anglorum of William of Malmsbury, considered ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 16:52, 7 November 2022
- a prominent law professor, and a signer of the United States Declaration ... tradition, contributed in the areas of law, politics, and education ...9 KB (1,318 words) - 22:41, 24 November 2022
- Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... Mary reigned jointly with her husband and first cousin, William III ...22 KB (3,330 words) - 22:05, 16 December 2022
- elections. It formed as a breakaway faction of the Democratic party and was ... main support came from Yankee-settled areas of upstate New York, western Massachusetts ...6 KB (913 words) - 10:35, 11 April 2024
- Sir Frederick William Herschel, FRS KH (November 15, 1738 - August ... Born Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in Hanover, Germany, Herschel was ...13 KB (1,978 words) - 10:59, 9 May 2023
- 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the First Lady of the United States when her ... to Kentucky political leader Henry Clay of the Whig Party, Mary Todd developed ...10 KB (1,571 words) - 16:14, 7 November 2022
- industrialist, born on Staten Island, New York. He entered the transportation ... many enemies. His public perception was that of a vulgar, mean-spirited man ...13 KB (1,982 words) - 03:32, 8 January 2024
- The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in ... The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife ...16 KB (2,559 words) - 18:55, 31 December 2023
- in a chain, stretching backward. The cause of the cat you see today, for ... the "Prime Mover" that is a deity of "pure form" without ...8 KB (1,282 words) - 19:54, 26 March 2024
- William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981) was an American author ... Saroyan was born in Fresno, California, the son of an Armenian immigrant ...13 KB (2,107 words) - 10:49, 12 May 2023
- Holmes, William Henry William Henry Holmes (1846 – 1933) was an American anthropologist ...12 KB (1,723 words) - 10:58, 9 May 2023
- that played a major role in controlling New York City politics from the 1790s ... Tammany Hall is an example of how political parties, because they ...12 KB (1,699 words) - 03:59, 27 February 2023
- William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindall or Tyndall) (ca. 1494–September ... Possibly, they would question the teaching of the Church and the authority ...14 KB (2,095 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- dedicating her life to improving the lives of the under-privileged. Lowell ... had strong Unitarian roots, and spent most of their wealth on helping their ...10 KB (1,566 words) - 19:42, 7 September 2022
- Natural theology is a branch of theology, which attempts to establish ... The existence of God and the immortality of the soul are but a few ...12 KB (1,729 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2022
- The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... England, the Pilgrims arrived off the coast of New England without a patent ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 02:22, 9 November 2022
- term originated primarily through the work of the nineteenth century Danish ... thing, but rather experiences the anxiety of the existential nothingness ...8 KB (1,159 words) - 17:33, 30 January 2024
- 1884) was an American inventor and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine ... fail to place their skills at the service of humanity. Instead, what they ...11 KB (1,731 words) - 07:27, 12 January 2024
- leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of England as well as the events ... The Tapestry is valued both as a work of art and as a source concerning ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- Sumner, William Graham Category:Public [[Image:Photo of William Graham Sumner.jpg|250px|right|thumb|William ...16 KB (2,256 words) - 12:13, 8 May 2023
- acclaimed American pioneer in the education of the deaf. He founded and served ... on December 10, 1787, the oldest of eight children. His family ...11 KB (1,641 words) - 21:19, 30 April 2023
- as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills ... Galway, Ireland, in 1821, the third son of James Hardiman Burke, an officer ...8 KB (1,267 words) - 01:46, 16 December 2022
- 1829 – November 18, 1886) was a politician of the United States who served ... Before entering national politics, Arthur had been Collector of Customs ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- the Fulbright-Hays Program is a program of grants for international educational ... Fulbright alumni around the world recognize the importance of continued ...11 KB (1,431 words) - 07:18, 15 April 2024
- appear distorted. There are several variants of the Orbison illusion. The illusion ... The Orbison illusion is named for psychologist William Orbison, who ...4 KB (510 words) - 01:04, 18 November 2022
- McDougall, William William McDougall (June 22, 1871 – November 28, 1938) was a British ...13 KB (1,861 words) - 10:35, 11 May 2023
- weary public lost interest in seeing photos of the war, and Brady’s popularity ... War and combat photographs and photographers constitute one of the ...9 KB (1,405 words) - 16:51, 7 November 2022
- William Kingdon Clifford (May 4, 1845 - March 3, 1879) was an English ... Under the influence of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer, Clifford ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 11:09, 10 May 2023
- Voluntarism is fundamentally a theory of action according to which ... Voluntarism (from the Latin: voluntas, meaning ‘will’) is a theory ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:03, 3 May 2023
- The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn, fought ... aftermath were marked by the British capture of New York City (which it held ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- born American psychiatrist who became one of the most influential figures ... Meyer pioneered the application of Freudian ideas in American psychiatry ...9 KB (1,247 words) - 06:03, 15 June 2023
- [[Image:Beit Sur1.jpg|thumb|320px|Beth-Zur, one of the sites in the ... William Foxwell Albright (May 24, 1891 – September 19, 1971) was ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 15:59, 7 May 2023
- The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from ... was unsuccessful in halting enforcement of the Intolerable Acts. Their ...14 KB (1,859 words) - 19:55, 26 March 2024
- William Byrd (c. 1540 – July 4, 1623) was one of the most celebrated ... teenage years, alongside the finest musicians of his day. ...10 KB (1,651 words) - 15:42, 6 May 2023
- known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and ... the Classical poses and elegant compositions of Raphael, in particular, had ...16 KB (2,149 words) - 00:32, 12 April 2023
- Wampum is a string of shell beads often woven into belts and formerly ... Wampum belts were exchanged as a form of treaty between tribes. Wampum ...7 KB (1,160 words) - 22:50, 3 May 2023
