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Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, is recognized as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle SamAlbert Bierstadt
Although Albert Bierstadt's paintings were not fully recognized in his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the greatest landscape artists in history.Funeral
Funeral rites can be traced back to the early human societiesBattle of Normandy
Bad weather before D-Day gave the Allied troops the element of surpriseHuron
The Wyandot, an Iroquoian confederacy of four tribes, were called the Huron by French explorersRebecca Latimer Felton
The first woman to serve in the United States Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton, aged 87, who served for one dayBali
The Balinese people are descendants of a prehistoric race who migrated through mainland Asia to the Indonesian archipelagoPhineas T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum used entertainment not only as a money-making venture but also to explore social issues, challenging racism and prejudicePhillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American female writer to be published in the United StatesNorth Carolina
At 6,684 feet, Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the U.S. East of the Mississippi River.Romanticism
Romanticism, popular from the late eighteenth century through the nineteenth century, emphasized emotion and imagination in contrast to reason that was the focus of the EnlightenmentSolomon Asch
Solomon Asch's experiments uncovered the tendency to conform among many people, but they also revealed the existence of independence in the face of erroneous group opinion.Rumah Gadang
Every aspect of a Rumah Gadang ("Big house") has a symbolic significance related to Minangkabau adat (customary belief and law)Naturalization
The term naturalization originates in the concept of "natural born" citizensUrie Bronfenbrenner
Developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner believed that children need sustained interaction with their parents and a supportive society in order to develop into successful adultsAlfred L. Kroeber
Science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin's father is anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber who studied "Ishi," the last of the Yahi tribeAntoinette Brown Blackwell
Antoinette Brown Blackwell was the first woman to be ordained as a Christian minister in the United StatesLighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuriesMagnetism
The phenomenon of magnetism was known in ancient times but it was not until the nineteenth century that the connection was made between magnetism and electricityCartoon
The original meaning of "cartoon" comes from the Italian "cartone," meaning "big paper," and referred to a drawing made on paper as a full size study for artworkMarcus Daly
Marcus Daly was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte, MontanaMehndi
"Mehndi" is the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decorationAlcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous created the first 12-step program which is the model for similar addiction recovery groupsMongol Empire
The Mongol Empire, established by Genghis Khan in 1206, was the largest contiguous land empire in human history2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
Indigenous people survived the 2004 tsunami by heeding their island folklore and fleeing to the hillsAegis
The "aegis" is the shield of Zeus, often worn by Athena, and has an amulet of the Gorgon Medusa's headGuru Nanak
Guru Nanak is the founder of the Sikh religionConcentration camp
The term "concentration camp" was coined to signify the "concentration" of a large number of people in one placeGandhinagar
Gandhinagar, the capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat, was named after Mahatma Gandhi who was himself a GujaratiEthel Merman
Tony Award winning star of musical theater Ethel Merman never took singing lessonsVictorian era
The Victorian era was a time of unprecedented population increase in EnglandDystopia
Dystopia refers to a place too bad to be practicable, the opposite of utopia which is too goodBushmen
The Bushmen have left over 20,000 individual rock paintings, all preserved in caves at more than 500 different sites.Philosophy
Until the Renaissance, 'philosophy' and 'science' were considered the same discipline.T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence became internationally famous as "Lawrence of Arabia" after his liaison role during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918Cole Porter
Unlike most successful Broadway composers, Cole Porter wrote both the lyrics and the music for his songs
