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- Christopher Columbus landed on Hispaniola on December 5, 1492 and named it La Isla Española, "The Spanish Island," which was eventually ...21 KB (3,152 words) - 21:45, 31 January 2024
- category:Image wanted Roth, Philip {{Infobox Writer | name = Philip Roth | image = Philip Roth - 1973.jpg | caption = Roth in 1973 ...23 KB (3,273 words) - 22:40, 28 March 2023
- Margaret (1283 – 1290), usually known as the Maid of Norway, literally The Virgin of Norway, sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland (Margrete ...12 KB (1,837 words) - 05:29, 5 November 2022
- Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is one of the smallest states in Europe. At 180 square miles (468 sq. km.), it is about half ...26 KB (3,798 words) - 20:00, 26 July 2023
- Mahmud of Ghazni (October 2, 971 – April 30, 1030 C.E.), also known as Yamin ad-Dawlah Mahmud (in full: Yamin ad-Dawlah Abd al-Qasim Mahmud ...21 KB (3,127 words) - 10:54, 9 March 2023
- Footbinding (simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú, literally "bound feet") was a custom practiced ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 06:18, 1 April 2024
- Sir John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr (September 23, 1880 – June 25, 1971) was a Scottish doctor, biologist and politician who received the ...11 KB (1,795 words) - 02:42, 4 November 2022
- Girolamo Savonarola (September 21, 1452 – May 23, 1498), also translated as Jerome Savonarola or Hieronymus Savonarola, was an Italian Dominican ...11 KB (1,636 words) - 14:26, 22 May 2024
- The State of Kuwait ( الكويت ) is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south ...41 KB (6,203 words) - 15:18, 22 March 2024
- The Ethiopian Civil War (1974-1991)Benjamin. A. Valentino, Final Solutions: Mass Killing and Genocide in the Twentieth Century (Ithaca, NY: Cornell ...11 KB (1,659 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- Cardinal József Mindszenty (March 29, 1892 - May 6, 1975) was the head of the Roman Catholic Church of Hungary during the Cold War, whose trial ...11 KB (1,674 words) - 16:42, 14 May 2024
- Subutai (Subetei, Subetai, Sübeedei; Classic Mongolian: Sübügätäi or Sübü'ätäi; 1176–1248) also known as Subetai the Valiant ...22 KB (3,556 words) - 21:26, 26 February 2023
- The French invasion of Russia (also known as the Russian Campaign) in 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. The campaign reduced the ...45 KB (6,717 words) - 10:59, 11 April 2024
- Zheng He ( t=鄭和|s=郑和|p=Zhèng Hé|w=Cheng Ho ; Birth name: 馬三寶 / 马三宝; p=Mǎ Sānbǎo ; Islamic name: حجّي محمود شمس ...33 KB (5,055 words) - 06:00, 13 June 2023
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (November 14, 1778 – October 17, 1837) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin from ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 14:45, 1 August 2022
- Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam), Jawi: برني دارالسلام ), is a country located ...30 KB (4,444 words) - 04:42, 22 November 2023
- Lev Nikolayevich Gumilyov ( Лев Никола́евич Гумилёв ) (October 1, 1912 – June 15, 1992), also known as Lev Gumilev, was ...10 KB (1,514 words) - 22:04, 25 October 2022
- Suleiman I, in Turkish language Süleyman and in the Arabic alphabet سليمان (nicknamed “the Magnificent” in Europe and “the Lawgiver” ...10 KB (1,667 words) - 19:26, 22 October 2022
- The Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United States ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Order of Merit (OM), Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk – ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 09:18, 27 September 2023
