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Battle of the Alamo
The deaths of such popular figures as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie contributed to how the Battle of the Alamo has been regarded as an heroic and iconic moment in Texan and U.S. historyHuman sexuality
Human sexual activity is more than a physical activity, it impacts the minds and hearts as well as the bodies of the participantsEwha Womans University
Ewha Womans University was founded by American Methodist missionary Mary Scranton as Ewha Girls School (Pear Blossom Academy)Huron
The Wyandot, an Iroquoian confederacy of four tribes, were called the Huron by French explorersUtilitarianism
Utilitarianism is basically the theory that the right course of action is the one that maximizes happiness and reduces sufferingWilliam Matthew Flinders Petrie
Despite lacking formal education Flinders Petrie pioneered systematic methods in archaeology and was the first to use seriation, a new method for establishing the chronology of a sitePowhatan
Chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas were from the Pamunkey tribe, the first Native Americans that met the earliest permanent English colonists at [[Jamestown SettlementWake Island
Wake Island has no indigenous inhabitants, its population consisting entirely of military and civilian contractors who maintain the airfield and facitilitiesCurse of Ham
In the Genesis story Ham is not cursed directly but rather his youngest son, CanaanUrbanization
Urbanization can be planned or organic.Cairo
Cairo is nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architectureRichard Dedekind
Dedekind came up with the notion of the "Dedekind cut" which is foundational in defining real numbersKiribati
It has been predicted that the land territory of Kiribati will be submerged as sea levels rise due to global climate change.Id al-Fitra
The Eid celebration marking the end of Ramadan begins on the day of the first sighting of the crescent moonGrand Banks
John Cabot's discovery of the abundance of fish in the Grand Banks in 1497 led to the development of fishing and fish processing, culminating in overfishing and a serious decline of fish stocksDarius I of Persia
Darius the Great of Persia decreed that the Jews could rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem after its destruction by the BabyloniansFreemasonry
In Freemasonry, the Supreme Being is referred to as the "Great Architect of the Universe," in keeping with the use of architectural symbolismRudolf Steiner
The life work of Rudolf Steiner was his development of Anthroposophy, a philosophy based on the premise that the human intellect has the ability to contact the spiritual worldC. Lloyd Morgan
Lloyd Morgan's Canon is both the most quoted and the most misrepresented statement in the history of comparative psychologyLincoln Tunnel
The first tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opened to traffic in 1937Mohawk
As original members of the Iroquois League, or Haudenosaunee, the Mohawk were known as the "Keepers of the Eastern Door" who guarded the Iroquois Confederation against invasion from that directionWerewolf
The werewolf phenomenon can be traced all the way back to shape-shifting practices of shamans who transformed into animals including wolvesMidden
The origin of the word "midden" is Scandinavian and means "manure pile"Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg was a successful scientist and inventor before his spiritual awakeningGraham Greene
Graham Greene's intense focus on moral issues, politics, and religion, mixed with suspense and adventure, became the trademark of his popular novels.Potawatomi
Potawatomi were forced to walk a "Trail of Death" from their homelands in Indiana to an Indian Reservation in KansasAntoinette Brown Blackwell
Antoinette Brown Blackwell was the first woman to be ordained as a Christian minister in the United StatesBermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle in the Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, is also known as the Devil's TriangleAvebury
Avebury is the site of a large henge and several stone circles, dating to around 5000 years agoUnited States
Early colonists believed that America had a special role in God's providenceAustralian Aborigine
Before the arrival of the British there were at least 300,000, and possibly 1 million, Indigenous Australians living in AustraliaBoudica
The name Boudica means Victoria in EnglishLewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark expedition trekked 4,000 miles across America and only one man died, from appendicitisYakshagana
Yakshagana is a traditional dance drama popular in Karnataka, India; it combines dance, music, dialogue, elaborate costumes, make-up, and stage techniquesDidgeridoo
The didgeridoo is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instrumentAdolph Ochs
Adolph Ochs coined the New York Times' slogan "All the news that's fit to print" and made it a trustworthy newspaperCliff-dwelling
Cliff-dwellings have been constructed in cliffs rising as much as a thousand feet in heightJan van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck established the ship refreshment post that became the city of Cape TownAstronomy
Astronomy is one of the few sciences where amateurs can still play an active rolePosidonius
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 lifeEsther Williams
"America's Mermaid," Esther Williams, was famous for movies featuring "water ballet" now known as synchronized swimmingHades
In Greek mythology Hades has been used to refer both to the "underworld" or Hell and the deity that rules the deadPulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes were established by the Hungarian-born American journalist, Joseph Pulitzer, a prominent newspaper publisher who was also responsible, along with William Randolph Hearst, for originating yellow journalism
