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Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel refused to write or talk about his experiences in the Holocaust for 10 years after his liberationAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a seminal event in the U.S. Civil Rights MovementIllusion
Illusions are distortions of sensory perception, "mocking" the senses so that most people are deceivedHobby
The term "hobby" came from "hobby-horse" which was a child's toyBattle of Normandy
Bad weather before D-Day gave the Allied troops the element of surpriseTunisia
Tunisia has been significant since ancient times: from the Phoenician city of Carthage through its role in the Roman Empire, its time as a pirate stronghold, rebuilding under the Ottoman Empire, and more recentlMarlene Dietrich
Prior to World War II Marlene Dietrich rejected an offer by representatives of the Nazi Party, asking her to return to Germany to star in German films, and instead became an American citizenCharles Perrault
Charles Perrault was almost 70 years old when he wrote his Histoires ou Contes du temps passé (also known as Mother Goose Tales).Michael Faraday
Although Michael Faraday received little formal education he became one of the most influential scientists and one of the best experimentalists in the history of scienceAbenaki
The Abenaki largely relied on horticulture when it came to their diet, which is why villages often were located on or near river floodplains.Recorder (music)
The recorder, originally popular in Medieval music, was revived in the twentieth centuryJohn Logie Baird
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird was the first to demonstrate a working televisionUrie Bronfenbrenner
Developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner believed that children need sustained interaction with their parents and a supportive society in order to develop into successful adultsMonroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine has been ironically summarized in Latin America as "America for the Americans"Bali
The Balinese people are descendants of a prehistoric race who migrated through mainland Asia to the Indonesian archipelagoJackal
The jackal is one of the few mammals that has a long-term mateCliff-dwelling
Cliff-dwellings have been constructed in cliffs rising as much as a thousand feet in heightJoseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell's philosophy is often summarized by his phrase "Follow your bliss"Paul Revere
Paul Revere became a patriotic icon due to the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Paul Revere's Ride," which described Revere's midnight ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the BritRaja yoga
"Raja Yoga" means "Royal Yoga" or the "King of the Yogas"Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells' 1952 recording of "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" led to the introduction of female stars in the male-dominated country music genreJimmy Doolittle
General Jimmy Doolittle was the first aviator to fly cross-country in under 24 hours (in 1922) and the first to fly blind, using only his plane's instruments.Great Flood
The story of Noah's flood may not be the most ancient of the flood stories that exist in cultures around the worldPortia Simpson-Miller
Portia Simpson-Miller was Jamaica's first female Prime MinisterVatican City
Vatican City is the smallest independent nation in the worldCyril Burt
Cyril Burt claimed that individual differences in intelligence were innateAbyssinian (cat)
Abyssinian cats, or Abys, are often called the "Clowns of the Cat Kingdom"Barbershop music
Barbershop music is a four-part a cappella style of singing famous for its "ringing" chords in which an overtone is produced that sounds like a fifth noteJohn Calvin
Calvin's doctrine of predestination teaches that salvation is given only to those whom God has chosen, and that it is a free gift not contingent on anything they have done or will doPyramids of Giza
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existenceAlbert Bierstadt
Although Albert Bierstadt's paintings were not fully recognized in his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the greatest landscape artists in history.Gerald Ford
After assuming the presidency following the resignation of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford gave Nixon a full and unconditional pardonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the UK traditionally resides at 10 Downing Street in LondonBattle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala was a defining moment in the separation of Sunni and Shi'a IslamWestminster Abbey
Since 1066, the coronations of English and British monarchs have been held in Westminster AbbeyWorld Cup
The host nation for the World Cup final tournament is automatically qualified to play in the tournamentAncient Pueblo Peoples
The ancestors of the Pueblo people built incredible cities, cliff dwellings, along the walls of canyons as well as enormous "great houses" and roads along the valleysZerubbabel
Zerubbabel rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem when the Israelites returned from exile in BabylonSigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud is commonly referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis"
