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Hades

In Greek mythology Hades has been used to refer both to the "underworld" or Hell and the deity that rules the dead

Archie Moore

Archie Moore's boxing style earned him the nickname "The Mongoose" and later in his career "The Old Mongoose"

Adolphe Adam

French composer Adolphe Adam composed the music for the Christmas carol "O Holy Night"

Longhouse

Native American longhouses serve a symbolic as well as practical purpose

Abrahamic religions

The term "Abrahamic religions" refers to three monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) that claim Abraham as their common forefather.

Remembrance Day

Artificial poppies are worn as a symbol of remembrance on Remembrance Day (Veterans Day)

Portia Simpson-Miller

Portia Simpson-Miller was Jamaica's first female Prime Minister

Phoenician Civilization

The Phoenicians are credited with spreading the Phoenician alphabet throughout the Mediterranean world, so that it became one of the most widely used writing systems

Violin

Violin makers are called "luthiers"

Igbo People

In the 1960s the Igbo attempted to secede from Nigeria and form the independent Republic of Biafra

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

John Lubbock became Lord Avebury in recognition of his efforts to preserve the Avebury archaeological site

Freedom of religion

In 1948 the United Nations defined freedom of religion as a universal human right

Florida Keys

Key West, located in the Florida Keys, is the southernmost city of the continental United States and only 94 miles from Cuba

Mary I of Scotland

Mary, Queen of Scots became queen when she was six days old, and died by beheading, convicted of treason against England as part of a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I

Hammurabi

Hammurabi, first King of the Babylonian Empire, is best known for his laws - the Code of Hammurabi - which were inscribed on a large stele for all to see

Alimony

Alimony has deep roots in history, going back thousands of years to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi

Phoenix (mythology)

Diverse cultures include variations on the phoenix, a bird with the ability to be reborn

Shuar

Shuar traditionally created "tzantza" or shrunken heads to capture the soul of the deceased

Virtue ethics

Virtue ethics started from Plato and Aristotle

Great Lakes

Four of the five "Great Lakes" of North America straddle the U.S.-Canada border; Lake Michigan is entirely within the United States

Cherokee

Despite their cooperation with white settlers, which had earned them recognition as one of the Five Civilized Tribes, thousands of Cherokees were sent to their death on the Trail of Tears.

Religion

The term "religion" comes from the Latin word "religio," meaning "reverence for God or the gods, careful pondering of divine things"

Dick Clark

Due to his perennial youthful appearance, Dick Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager"

Rumi

The Sufi poet Rumi referred to Allah (God) as his Beloved

Methuselah

Methuselah is famous for having lived 969 years, according to the Bible, a lifespan much beyond current human longevity and thus the subject of much speculation

Edward Albee

Edward Albee's most famous play is "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, founded in India, teaches that the world is approaching a time of great change which will lead to the Golden Age

Flow (psychology)

In Positive psychology "Flow" is a state of absorption in an activity and an intrinsically rewarding experience

Marcus Daly

Marcus Daly was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three "Copper Kings" of Butte, Montana

Bedouin

Traditional Bedouin nomadic culture is noted for generous hospitality and protection of woman, as well as violent conflicts and tribal justice

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej, king for 70 years, had the longest reign in [[Thailand

Amos Alonzo Stagg

Amos Alonzo Stagg was an end on the first All-America team selected in 1889 and he was elected to both the charter class of the College Football Hall of Fame (1951) and the charter class of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.

Ajivika

Ajivika was an ancient Indian philosophical and ascetic movement that did not believe in karma or the possibility of free will

Clarence Darrow

Clarence Darrow tried two important cases (the Scopes Trial and the Ossian Sweet case) after announcing retirement

Catherine Parr

Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII

Mohandas K. Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi never received the Nobel Peace Prize

Jackal

The jackal is one of the few mammals that has a long-term mate

Trickster

The trickster, a figure who plays tricks or disobeys rules of behavior, is an archetype appearing in many cultures

Atheism

"Positive" or "strong" atheism is the assertion that no deities exist while "negative" or "weak" atheism is simply the absence of belief in the existence of any deity

Cold War

Walter Lippmann was the first to bring the phrase "Cold War" into common use with the publication of his 1947 book of the same name

Saint Andrew

It is said that Saint Andrew, refusing to be crucified on the same type of cross as Christ because he was not worthy, was martyred on an X-shaped cross.

Hermann Rorschach

Hermann Rorschach, inventor of the Rorschach inkblot personality test, was nicknamed "Klecks," meaning “inkblot,” because of his childhood interest in Klecksography, the making of fanciful inkblot pictures

Cheondogyo

Cheondogyo is an indigenous Korean neo-Confucianist religion with elements of Buddhism, Daoism, and Catholicism

Beijing

The name Beijing literally means "northern capital"