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Navajo code talkers played a significant role in the Pacific Theater of World War II
Acts of Union 1707
Despite having a single monarch since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, Scotland and England had separate governments until the Acts of Union were finalized in 1707Lighthouse 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 centuriesIdi Amin
For his killing of civilians, Idi Amin was called the "Butcher of Uganda," although he preferred to call himself Dada—"Big Daddy"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 EnlightenmentNetherlands
The Netherlands is often called "Holland" although this is not accurate; North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provincesNorman 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 ChinaLanguages of India
The Constitution of India recognizes 23 official languages, spoken in different parts of the country0 (number)
0 (zero) was the last numerical digit to come into useAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a seminal event in the U.S. Civil Rights MovementLonghouse
Native American longhouses serve a symbolic as well as practical purposeLüshi Chunqiu
Lüshi chunqiu, an encyclopedic Chinese classic text compiled around 239 B.C.E., was intended as a guide for the ruler who would eventually unify ChinaQi
In Chinese thought Qi is believed to be the “life force†or “spiritual energy†that pervades the natural worldBattle of Britain
Churchill said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" after victory in the Battle of BritainRosa Parks
Rosa Parks was called "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement" for her refusal to give up her seat in a bus to a white passengerMastodon
Mastodons are extinct members of a family related to elephants, while mammoths are extinct members of the elephant familyMachu Picchu
Machu Picchu is known as the "Lost City of the Incas," having been abandoned a century after being builtGrameen Bank
Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the initiation of microcreditAbortion
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.Utopia
The term “Utopia†was coined by Thomas More as the name for the ideal state in his book, "Utopia," which described a fictional perfect societyRwanda
Rwanda is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills"Electron microscope
The first electron microscope prototype was built in 1931 by German engineers Ernst Ruska and Max KnollSri Lanka
The distinctive civilization of Sri Lanka can be traced back to the sixth century B.C.E.Bogota, Colombia
The city of Bogota, Colombia has been called the "Athens of South America"Urbanization
Urbanization can be planned or organic.United States Constitution
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known as the Bill of RightsIroquois
Five tribes formed the original Iroquois Confederacy, which had a constitution known as the Gayanashagowa (or "Great Law of Peace") memorized with the help of special beads called wampumBhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej, king for 70 years, had the longest reign in [[ThailandRecorder (music)
The recorder, originally popular in Medieval music, was revived in the twentieth centuryRalph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was the best friend, partner, and colleague of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the earliest days of the American Civil Rights MovementCheondogyo
Cheondogyo is an indigenous Korean neo-Confucianist religion with elements of Buddhism, Daoism, and CatholicismBlack Hills
The name "Black Hills" is a translation of the Lakota "Pahá Sápa" - "hills that are black"Polygyny
Polygyny, the marital practice in which a man has more than one wife simultaneously, is the most common form of polygamyA. S. Neill
Scottish educator A. S. Neill founded Summerhill School as an experiment in free learningForty-Seven Ronin
RÅnin, meaning "drifting person," were masterless samurai as a result of their master's death or ruinPlagiarism
Plagiarism is the passing off of another person's work as one's ownGraham Greene
Graham Greene's intense focus on moral issues, politics, and religion, mixed with suspense and adventure, became the trademark of his popular novels.Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is considered the greatest scientist of the twentieth century and was named "Person of the Century" by TIME magazineStatue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty functioned as a lighthouse from its dedication in 1886 until 1902Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIIIDonald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb's work laid the foundation for neuropsychology as he sought to understand how neurons in the brain contributed to [[psychology
