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Luanda
Luanda is one of several cities that has been called the "Paris of Africa"Abnormal psychology
Many early societies attributed abnormal behavior to the influence of evil spirits.Supreme Court of the United States
The US Supreme Court convened for the first time on February 2, 1790.Australian Aborigine
Before the arrival of the British there were at least 300,000, and possibly 1 million, Indigenous Australians living in AustraliaRecorder (music)
The recorder, originally popular in Medieval music, was revived in the twentieth centuryAstronomy
Astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can still play an active roleCave painting
Cave paintings probably had a religious or informational purpose rather than being purely decorativePosidonius
The Greek polymath Posidonius attempted to create a unified worldview, showing the interconnectedness of the world and how all forces have an effect on each other and on human lifeMoai
Scientists have come up with several theories to explain how the Moai of Easter Island "walked" from the quarry to their stone platformsLewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark expedition trekked 4,000 miles across America and only one man died, from appendicitisGeorge Washington
Because of his central role in the founding of the United States, George Washington is often called the “Father of the Nationâ€Yakshagana
Yakshagana is a traditional dance drama popular in Karnataka, India; it combines dance, music, dialogue, elaborate costumes, make-up, and stage techniquesNew Yorker Hotel
When the New Yorker Hotel opened, guests had direct access to Penn Station by means of a private tunnelAbrahamic religions
The term "Abrahamic religions" refers to three monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) that claim Abraham as their common forefather.Kibbutz
Kibbutz members took pleasure in bringing the land back to life by planting trees, draining swamps, and countless other activities to make the land more fertile.A. S. Neill
Scottish educator A. S. Neill founded Summerhill School as an experiment in free learningChemosh
Chemosh was the supreme Moabite deity who was believed to bring victory to his people when they honored him properly, but allowed their enemies to prevail when they fell into sinAlbrecht Durer
Albrecht Dürer was, in effect, the first non-Italian artist to associate the humanistic disciplines with the esthetic pursuits of art.Bering Strait
Plans to build a bridge or tunnel across the Bering Strait were proposed as far back as the nineteenth centuryParachute
An early parachute design was called "Homo Volans" (Flying Man)Donald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb's work laid the foundation for neuropsychology as he sought to understand how neurons in the brain contributed to [[psychologySir Thomas Browne
The seventeenth century English author Sir Thomas Browne merged the new method of scientific inquiry with his Christian faithGrantland Rice
In 1922 Grantland Rice became the first play-by-play announcer carried live on radio for the World Series game.Marlene Dietrich
Prior to World War II Marlene Dietrich rejected an offer by representatives of the Nazi Party, asking her to return to Germany to star in German films, and instead became an American citizenLev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky has been called the "Mozart of Psychology"Kim Il-sung
After his death Kim Il-sung was proclaimed "Eternal President" of North KoreaPrisoner of war
To be entitled to prisoner of war status, the captured service member must have conducted operations according to the laws of warSpace 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 1969Easter Island
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is famous for its massive stone sculptures known as "moai"Francisco Goya
Spanish painter Francisco Goya is both the last of the Old Masters and the first of the modern artistsVedic Period
The Vedic Period refers to the time when the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, were being composedRomanticism
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 EnlightenmentSocial psychology
Social psychology developed as a field separate from the behavioral and psychoanalytic schools that were dominant at the timeNation-state
A nation-state is a political entity (sovereign state) that governs a cultural entity (nation) by successfully serving all its citizensSeven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, third century Chinese Taoist scholars, inspired generations of poets and paintersMilitary-industrial complex
The term "military-industrial complex" was first used publicly by Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell address on January 17, 1961Yupik
Yupiit believe in benign and evil spirits, and their mediators (shamans) can communicate with bothTariff
Tariffs may be classified into three groups: transit duties, export duties, and import duties.Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and ChinaCode of Hammurabi
The term "written in stone" comes from the Code of Hammurabi, first King of the Babylonian Empire, who had the laws inscribed on a large stone steleFamily
The UN declared the family the fundamental unit of society and entitled to protection by the StateRudolf Laban
Rudolf Laban was a pioneer of modern dance in Europe
