Search results for "Art of the United Kingdom" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Samoa, is part of an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean formerly ... Samoa is located east of the International Date Line and south of ...18 KB (2,581 words) - 11:51, 6 September 2022
- an American jazz musician and bandleader in the swing era. He became one of ... Miller's best-known recordings include "In the Mood," ...15 KB (2,226 words) - 17:37, 23 May 2024
- The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque ( bɛlepɔk|lang ; French for "Beautiful Epoch") is a period of French and ...38 KB (5,417 words) - 23:52, 28 April 2023
- English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. As well as more ... During World War II he entertained the troops but also engaged in ...15 KB (2,261 words) - 02:34, 16 November 2022
- nationalist and suffragette. During the Easter Rising of 1917, she ... She was imprisoned by the British authorities in 1911, in 1916, in ...18 KB (2,792 words) - 17:49, 16 May 2020
- Aikido is a modern Japanese budo (martial art), developed by Morihei ... with or without weapons, in a variety of positions. Aikido training ...23 KB (3,645 words) - 06:57, 16 June 2023
- a skyscraper if it clearly stands out above the surrounding built environment ... Skyscrapers are amazing feats of architecture and construction technology ...21 KB (3,158 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- emphasize activity as an important form of education, especially for children ... International professional organizations of children's museums ...29 KB (4,459 words) - 16:38, 10 December 2023
- Traditional Thai art was heavily influenced by Buddhist and Hindu ... In ancient Thailand, as in most parts of Southeast Asia, artists typically ...45 KB (6,630 words) - 15:04, 30 April 2023
- The reed organ is a keyboard instrument that operates via bellows ... Most pressure wind type reed organs were built in Europe, although ...24 KB (3,811 words) - 03:00, 8 December 2022
- A public library is a library that is open to the public and generally ... Public libraries exist in most nations of the world and are often ...23 KB (3,301 words) - 23:36, 2 December 2022
- Freedom of speech is the ability to speak without censorship or limitation ... Freedom of speech is a key factor in the spread of information in ...18 KB (2,627 words) - 10:48, 11 April 2024
- = before and ιστορία = history) is the period before written history ... Religious accounts of creation, such as the biblical account in Genesis ...15 KB (2,315 words) - 11:30, 26 June 2022
- The Victorian era of the United Kingdom and its overseas Empire was ... The era is often characterized as a long period of peace, known as ...30 KB (4,408 words) - 20:11, 3 May 2023
- |birthplace=Chicago, Illinois, United States |deathdate =1959|3|26|1888|7|23 |deathplace=San Diego, California, United States |occupation =Novelist ...19 KB (2,874 words) - 01:37, 8 December 2022
- is commonly associated with Neo-orthodoxy or the dialectical theology movement. After being educated in both Europe and the United States, Brunner ...12 KB (1,746 words) - 08:14, 31 December 2020
- based comedy duo who became famous during the early half of the twentieth ... The two comedians worked together briefly in 1919, on The Lucky Dog ...22 KB (3,556 words) - 17:50, 25 October 2022
- - Sùtè) was the ancient civilization of an Iranian people and a ... The Sogdians occupied a key position along the ancient Silk Road, ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- Photocopying is a process that makes paper copies of documents and ... Xerographic office photocopying was introduced by Xerox in the 1960s ...16 KB (2,312 words) - 22:46, 28 March 2023
- Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was the most widely ... Henson's success as an artist and entrepreneur was the consummation ...18 KB (2,873 words) - 20:58, 3 April 2024
