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Featured Article: Nuremberg Trials

International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg, December 10, 1945
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1946. The first and best known of these trials was the Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal (IMT), which tried 24 of the most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany. The Nuremberg Trials were an attempt to bring to justice those leaders of Nazi Germany who were not only responsible for World War II itself, but also the Holocaust, perpetrated against millions of people of Central and Eastern Europe.

Popular Article: Gamelan

A Javanese gamelan player playing bonang
A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. The term refers more to the set of instruments than the players of those instruments. In Indonesia, gamelan usually accompanies dance, wayang puppet performances, or rituals and ceremonies. In the West, gamelan orchestras often perform in a concert setting.

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Novatian opposed Pope Cornelius for accepting lapsed Christians, and established himself as antipope (source: Novatianism)