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Cold War
Walter Lippmann was the first to bring the phrase "Cold War" into common use with the publication of his 1947 book of the same nameYelena Bonner
Yelena Bonner continued her activism in support of human rights in Russia after the death of her husband Andrei Sakharov, and the break up of the Soviet Union, until her death in 2011Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIIIReligion
The term "religion" comes from the Latin word "religio," meaning "reverence for God or the gods, careful pondering of divine things"Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini was Europe’s first fascist leader, and ruled Italy as a totalitarian state using the title "Il Duce" ("the leader")Hadrian's Wall
The preservation of what remains of Hadrian's Wall can be credited to the town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, John Clayton, who bought land on which the Wall stood to prevent removal of its stones for reuseSpace exploration
The first human being in space was Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961 and the first person to set foot on the moon was American astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969World Cup
The host nation for the World Cup final tournament is automatically qualified to play in the tournamentBlackfoot
The Blackfoot Confederacy consisted of three tribes, the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), and the PieganMohammad Reza Pahlavi
During Mohammad Reza Shah's reign, Iran celebrated 2,500 years of continuous monarchy since the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the GreatAirport
The first aviation facility to be called an "airport" was Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Nagaland
In Nagaland, a small state in India, over 90 percent of the population are Christian, predominantly BaptistAdvertising
Covert advertising, or "product placement," is where a product is embedded in other entertainment mediaJohn Locke
John Locke believed human beings start life "from scratch," with the mind at birth a "tabula rasa" or blank slate, which is then filled with knowledge through experienceStanley Milgram
Stanley Milgram's experiments showed that people may act in inhumane ways when ordered to do so by an authority figure and when their peers also act in the same wayNorman Bethune
In his lifetime Norman Bethune was virtually unknown in his homeland of Canada but received international recognition when Chairman Mao Zedong wrote about his work in ChinaJeep
The Jeep is the oldest Sports utility vehicle (SUV) brandPapua New Guinea
The motto of Papua New Guinea is "Unity in Diversity"Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff had piano roll recordings made of many of his performancesImmunity (legal)
In the United States both federal and state levels of government can claim, or waive, sovereign immunity.Ansgar
Saint Ansgar is known as "Apostle to the North" for his efforts in bringing Christianity to ScandinaviaYellow River
The Yellow River is known as the "Mother River of China" and "the Cradle of Chinese Civilization"Harry S. Truman
Truman's middle initial "S" honors his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon YoungGilgamesh, Epic of
One of the stories in the Gilgamesh epic directly parallels the story of Noah's Great FloodW. H. Auden
Auden was one of the first prominent critics to praise J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the RingsWerewolf
The werewolf phenomenon can be traced all the way back to shape-shifting practices of shamans who transformed into animals including wolvesJanet Jagan
In 1997 Janet Jagan became the first woman President of GuyanaErwin Rommel
Rommel's campaign in Africa earned him the nickname “The Desert Fox”Tabernacle (Judaism)
The Hebrew word for "tabernacle" is "mishkan" which means "Place of [Divine] dwelling"Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work to end racial segregation through nonviolent means; at the time he was the award's youngest recipientAtlantis
There have been dozens—perhaps hundreds—of locations proposed for AtlantisWillie Mays
Willie Mays is the only Major League player to have hit a home run in every inning from the first through the sixteenth. He finished his career with a record 22 extra-inning home runs.Contact lens
The first corrective contact lenses were made of blown glassAbortion
In 1920 under Vladimir Lenin the Soviet Union was the first to legalize all abortions, but this was reversed in 1936 by Joseph Stalin in order to increase population growth.Kautilya
Chanakya is considered the same person as Kautilya, author of the Arthashastra for which he is known as the Indian MachiavelliVedic Period
The Vedic Period refers to the time when the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were being composedVeil of Veronica
The Veil of Veronica is said to have an imprint of the face of Jesus, imprinted on the cloth when Saint Veronica wiped the sweat of his face on the way to CalvaryNorse Mythology
The dualism that exists in Norse mythology is not an opposition of good versus evil, but order versus chaosOpen University
The Open University has more disabled students than any other UK or European university.
