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- April 6, 1520) was an Italian master painter and architect of the Florentine ... Raphael apprenticed with Perugino, studied the work of Michelangelo ...21 KB (3,084 words) - 00:38, 8 December 2022
- a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) and ... GCMG (Grand Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) and KCB ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- The St Andrews Agreement was an agreement between the British and ... By enabling the inclusion of the DUP, which had opposed the Belfast ...19 KB (2,877 words) - 15:48, 27 April 2023
- 1471), was a Renaissance Roman Catholic monk and author of The Imitation of ... Thomas was born at Kempen in the duchy of Cleves in Germany around ...10 KB (1,599 words) - 22:58, 30 April 2023
- A Fabergé egg is considered to be any one of the sixty-nine ... jeweled eggs made by Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants between ...17 KB (2,453 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian ... instructed him in the theological teachings of Gregory of Nazianzus and Pseudo ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 01:06, 9 November 2022
- William of Ockham (also Occam or any of several other spellings) ... While the use of Ockham's Razor in the later development of philosophy ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 15:21, 14 May 2023
- as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and playwright. He is best remembered ... Critics have speculated that Peter Pan was a reflection of Barrie ...16 KB (2,361 words) - 08:18, 13 March 2024
- June 6, 1891), was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He was one of the architects ... as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George was announced ...20 KB (2,893 words) - 22:57, 23 April 2023
- The Battle of Constantinople was fought in June 922 at the outskirts ... The Bulgarians, who by 922 were in control of most of the Balkans ...15 KB (2,004 words) - 20:31, 28 March 2024
- George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (June 3, 1865 – January ... of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Grand ...39 KB (5,812 words) - 13:04, 14 November 2022
- KG), Order of the Bath (GCB), Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG), Royal ... a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG) on ...24 KB (3,728 words) - 18:26, 17 April 2023
- known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist politician who served ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- :This article deals with Saint Thomas Christians and the various churches ... The Saint Thomas Christians are a group of Christians from the Malabar ...27 KB (3,937 words) - 22:35, 11 January 2024
- Saint George (ca. 275/281 – April 23, 303 C.E.), also known as George ... In Christian hagiography, Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon ...36 KB (5,477 words) - 19:38, 22 December 2022
- 23, 1800), South Carolina statesman, was one of four signers of the Declaration ... A delegate at both the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS ... Lord Cromer was one of the most experienced and famous colonial administrators ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 04:54, 23 March 2024
- Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (August 3, 1867 ... England, Baldwin was educated at St Michael's School, Harrow ...18 KB (2,603 words) - 18:42, 14 October 2022
- was an English novelist, the eldest sister of the remarkable Brontë family ... Charlotte Brontë is, like her sisters but unlike most other authors ...15 KB (2,478 words) - 00:38, 5 December 2023
- 10, 2005) was an American politician and a long-time member of the ... 1980, McCarthy made a remarkable about-face and endorsed Ronald Reagan for ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 04:13, 23 March 2024
- The Battle of Saratoga in September and October 1777, was a decisive ... The capture of an entire British army secured the northern American ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 10:21, 22 September 2023
- John of Montecorvino, or Giovanni Da/di Montecorvino in Italian, also ... In 1294, he finally reached Khanbaliq (Beijing), just after the death ...11 KB (1,769 words) - 14:51, 15 December 2022
- 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. He ... British India (now Pakistan), to Aga Khan II and his third wife, Nawab A'lia ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. Derived from the ...18 KB (2,713 words) - 03:55, 1 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Media Organizations ... newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The paper ...14 KB (2,023 words) - 17:49, 30 April 2023
- George IV (George Augustus Frederick; August 12, 1762 – June 26 ... George was a stubborn monarch, often interfering in politics, especially ...44 KB (6,632 words) - 10:49, 13 December 2023
- 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author ... India, during the period when India was part of the British Empire under the ...23 KB (3,458 words) - 10:53, 13 December 2023
- John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) exact dates are unknown ... in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, acquiring a considerable ...28 KB (4,229 words) - 02:57, 2 May 2024
- – July 23, 1800) was an American statesman and judge who became the first ... Rutledge was a member of the South Carolina Assembly, the Stamp Act ...23 KB (3,551 words) - 18:20, 29 November 2022
- known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem ... system which eventually made it the target of a zealous, impoverished French ...33 KB (5,056 words) - 23:20, 3 March 2023
- Savonarola, was an Italian Dominican priest and leader of Florence from 1494 ... with religion, studying both the Bible and Aristotle. Savonarola initially ...11 KB (1,636 words) - 15:15, 15 December 2022
- a rebel leader during the Peasants' War and a leader of a radical Christian ... Muentzer was born in the small village of Stolberg in the Hartz Mountains ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... ), is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17, the traditional ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- was an Australian-born British philosopher and the first Jewish fellow of ... Space, Time and Deity was one of the last attempts by a British philosopher ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 02:18, 23 December 2022
- Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; ... Before his accession to the throne, Edward VIII held the titles of ...39 KB (6,106 words) - 02:44, 17 January 2023
- holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George ... now widely known as Presidents' Day and is often an occasion to honor ...19 KB (2,531 words) - 23:00, 3 May 2023
- William IV (William Henry; August 21, 1765 – June 20, 1837) was ... Royal Navy; he was, both during his reign and afterward, nicknamed the ...36 KB (5,444 words) - 21:27, 8 February 2024
- – August 24, 1770) was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval ... Chatterton's genius and his tragic death are commemorated by ...14 KB (2,111 words) - 18:41, 30 April 2023
- philosopher, mechanical engineer, and (proto-) computer scientist ... plans, a difference engine was completed, and functioned perfectly. Built ...17 KB (2,481 words) - 01:55, 4 December 2023
- The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598, by King Henry IV ... end the long-running, disruptive French Wars of Religion. ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 17:25, 6 October 2020
- Samuel Daniel (1562 – October 14, 1619) was an English poet and ... in his own right, Daniel stands out as one of the most versatile of all English ...9 KB (1,447 words) - 02:58, 23 December 2022
- Irish-born British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman popularly referred ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- – July 15, 1927) was an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician, revolutionary ... authorities in 1911, in 1916, in 1918, and twice during Ireland independence ...18 KB (2,792 words) - 17:49, 16 May 2020
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... [[Image:Ouroboros_1.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Engraving of Ouroboros ...20 KB (3,239 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- Maronites are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Churches ... Before the conquest of Lebanon by Arabian Muslims, which resulted ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 16:35, 27 January 2022
- The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman ... and dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and ...33 KB (5,125 words) - 23:21, 3 March 2023
- Britannica (Chicago: University of Chicago, 1993, ISBN 978-0852295717 ... He narrowly escaped execution and survived imprisonment due largely ...17 KB (2,576 words) - 23:11, 15 May 2023
- tactics employed by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in ... However, the era of yellow journalism was influential both in galvanizing ...18 KB (2,650 words) - 09:56, 23 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle ... |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh 1818-1887, was a ... He was known as one of Britain's kindest politicians, owing much ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 18:37, 14 October 2022
- 1965) was an American-born poet, dramatist, and literary critic whose works ... Like fellow modernist poet and expatriate Ezra Pound, Eliot drew liberally ...25 KB (3,801 words) - 02:02, 27 February 2023
- also general council) is a conference of the bishops of the whole Church ... ," which literally means "the inhabited," and was originally ...25 KB (3,755 words) - 21:55, 5 October 2020
- – March 13, 1881) was the tsar (emperor) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until ... Born in 1818, he was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and ...18 KB (2,638 words) - 14:23, 18 July 2023
- - September 12, 1875), American philosopher and mathematician, was an early ... After reading Darwin's Origin of Species (published in 1859) ...12 KB (1,761 words) - 00:45, 5 December 2023
- castration before puberty. This is done in order for the child to be more ... generally carries a negative connotation, and is therefore the name used ...17 KB (2,678 words) - 14:25, 29 November 2023
- in England. He is most famous as a student of Peter Paul Rubens and for his ... ==Life and work== [[Image:Anthonis van Dyck 008.jpg|thumb|right|Self ...25 KB (3,984 words) - 16:23, 17 January 2024
- Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (329–January 25, 389 C.E.), also known ... The promulgation of his (at times contested) theological perspectives ...32 KB (4,920 words) - 17:26, 17 February 2023
- from the United Kingdom by force of arms. It was the most significant ... The Rising was suppressed after six days and its leaders were court ...29 KB (4,554 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2020
- Lech Wałęsa born September 29, 1943) is a Polish politician and ... including issues surrounding command of the military. However, Poland ...29 KB (4,198 words) - 18:50, 25 October 2022
- Nicholas II of Russia (May 18, 1868 – July 17, 1918) ( ... , Nikolay II) was the last tsar of Russia, the King of Poland, and ...28 KB (4,350 words) - 23:31, 14 November 2022
- 14, 1870) was the first senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American ... full generals in the army since the birth of the nation, but Farragut was ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:56, 28 January 2024
- The Battle of Quebec, also known as the Battle of the Plains of Abraham ... The culmination of a three-month siege by the British, the battle ...33 KB (5,197 words) - 10:21, 22 September 2023
- a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader ... Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth ...49 KB (7,394 words) - 02:27, 2 May 2024
- in Arlington, Virginia, near The Pentagon, and directly across the Potomac ... . Veterans and military casualties from each of the nation's ...24 KB (3,687 words) - 03:05, 15 August 2023
- January 10, 1951) was an American novelist and playwright. He has been called ... for his satirical portrayals of American cultural manners and mores ...15 KB (2,252 words) - 22:29, 29 January 2023
- was a well-known Russian revolutionary, and one of the leading figures ... he “converted” to anarchism in 1865 and helped to formulate many of ...43 KB (6,370 words) - 17:48, 9 November 2022
- Romanesque architecture is the term that describes the architecture ... sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers, and decorative arcading. Each ...63 KB (10,037 words) - 21:37, 16 April 2023
- Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (March ... Callaghan was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967 during ...29 KB (4,489 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- 1833) was born in the great northern seaport of Hull and served in the English ... When Wilberforce's opponents criticized his faith and attacked ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 15:18, 14 May 2023
- English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor ... Herschel was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire, the son of William and ...15 KB (2,220 words) - 05:56, 3 August 2022
- Joan of Arc, also Jeanne d'Arc Joan of Arc's name was written ... – May 30, 1431), is a national heroine of France and a saint of ...41 KB (6,624 words) - 13:42, 1 August 2022
- an American lawyer, diplomat, congressman, and sixth president of the United ... As secretary of state in the administration of James Monroe, Adams ...17 KB (2,529 words) - 03:49, 3 May 2024
- - September 10, 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her career ... Rigg received recognition as one of the greatest dramatic actors, ...38 KB (5,401 words) - 11:54, 29 January 2024
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and ... Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born ...61 KB (8,760 words) - 00:36, 12 April 2023
- the Sun. It is the third largest by diameter and fourth largest by mass. Uranus ... (astronomical). The first symbol derives from the name of its discoverer ...17 KB (2,530 words) - 13:36, 3 May 2023
- Pio of Pietrelcina (May 25, 1887 – September 23, 1968) was a Capuchin ... Pio is renowned among Roman Catholics as one of the Church's ...40 KB (6,382 words) - 17:02, 2 October 2023
- where he ended his career as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh ... His writing on Islam pioneered, in the English-speaking world, use ...26 KB (3,916 words) - 10:37, 11 May 2023
- George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 - November 30, 2018) was ... During the final days of the Cold War, he was responsible for managing ...41 KB (6,218 words) - 08:07, 23 January 2023
- Semiotics, semiotic studies, or semiology, is the study of signs and ... semioticians focus on the logical dimensions of the science. They examine areas ...23 KB (3,229 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Mythical creatures ... The modern day term, Vampire (derivative of the German vampir), usually ...26 KB (4,074 words) - 01:36, 18 April 2023
- 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early twentieth century ... Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." ...21 KB (3,246 words) - 07:30, 15 April 2024
- who served as Bundeskanzler (Chancellor) of West Germany from 1974 to 1982 ... the conditions for peaceful resolution of conflict, and to end war. Speaking ...30 KB (4,486 words) - 17:03, 6 February 2022
- spelled La Guardia, was the Republican Mayor of New York for three terms from ... LaGuardia was born in New York City to a non-traditional parents of ...15 KB (2,248 words) - 19:50, 26 March 2024
- Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one ... Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...36 KB (5,661 words) - 15:45, 20 September 2023
- de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) ... This world-renowned Order is the highest decoration in France and ...27 KB (4,236 words) - 04:42, 5 November 2022
- 26, 2021) was a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide ... At the invitation of South Africa's first post-apartheid president ...30 KB (4,335 words) - 09:58, 29 January 2024
- was an English Romantic composer. Several of his first major orchestral ... The son of a musician (his father was a church organist) Elgar was ...21 KB (3,203 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- thumb|right|Friedrich II. (the Great), King of Prussia, aged 68, by Anton Graf.]] Frederick II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great (January ...32 KB (4,879 words) - 10:28, 11 April 2024
- – November 24, 1807) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during ... spent attempting to rectify the injustice of the Iroquois lands being handed ...30 KB (4,676 words) - 07:18, 10 August 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics A savings and loan association (S&L) is a financial institution ...19 KB (3,012 words) - 17:07, 23 December 2022
- was a prominent United States businessman and political figure, and the ... to the United Kingdom at the start of World War II. His term as Ambassador ...31 KB (4,705 words) - 00:44, 11 August 2022
- The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious ... American Professional Football Association and adopted the name National ...39 KB (6,001 words) - 14:44, 11 November 2022
- 31, 1948) was the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States, serving ... Gore subsequently became chairman of the Emmy Award-winning American ...32 KB (4,643 words) - 04:21, 17 June 2023
- The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Its ... Formed at the end of the twelfth century in Acre, Palestine, the medieval ...34 KB (5,036 words) - 15:01, 30 April 2023
- David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (January ... . The same year, he introduced National Insurance to cover the cost ...46 KB (7,168 words) - 08:06, 28 January 2024
- γλώσσα "tongue, language" and lalô λαλώ "speak ... The origin of the modern Christian concept of speaking in tongues ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 16:54, 17 December 2022
- was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Emmy-winning English actor ... Olivier's career as a stage and film actor spanned more than ...43 KB (6,624 words) - 17:52, 25 October 2022
- Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important hand-written ancient ... Originally, it contained the whole of both Testaments. The Greek Old ...31 KB (4,479 words) - 22:23, 7 January 2024
- Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946), better ... Wells was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, producing ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 16:38, 29 July 2023
- theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the ... Despite being diagnosed with a rare early-onset slow-progressing form ...67 KB (9,596 words) - 04:41, 28 April 2023
- May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 ... He was the Labor Party's longest-serving Prime Minister and the ...44 KB (6,546 words) - 04:00, 1 May 2023
- was an Irish political leader in the first half of the nineteenth ... also had their heroes from the long history of Irish revolt against the British ...44 KB (6,781 words) - 18:16, 24 January 2024
- to as Hollywood (from the place name of its birth), is the industry ... were dominated by the oral, then written, and finally printed word. Cinema ...22 KB (3,307 words) - 22:38, 4 July 2022
- Political philosophy is a branch of philosophy, which studies fundamental ... While political science focuses on existing or possible theories and ...23 KB (3,233 words) - 08:37, 24 November 2022
- poet, whose verse has been the subject of more critical study than perhaps ... His relation to Modernism (or any particular school of poetry) is ...19 KB (3,090 words) - 20:56, 18 November 2022
- Tiridates I was King of Armenia beginning in 53 C.E. and the founder ... In addition to being a king, Tiridates was also a Zoroastrian priest ...29 KB (4,494 words) - 03:48, 1 May 2023
- March 2, 1931 - August 30, 2022) was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 ... Gorbachev was wildly popular in the West, largely because of the way ...27 KB (3,969 words) - 17:52, 9 November 2022
- during the French Revolution for the trial of political offenders. It was ... revolutionary factions, with the passage of the Law of Suspects and the ...30 KB (4,279 words) - 19:45, 31 August 2023
- novelist, playwright, short story writer, and critic. He also penned several ... often seek out adventure to fuel his stories and experience the political world ...28 KB (4,089 words) - 10:04, 31 December 2022
- but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney. He ... He was reputed to have killed 21 men, one for each year of his life. ...32 KB (5,164 words) - 17:41, 31 October 2023
- 11, 1885 – March 2, 1930) was an important and controversial English writer ... Although he is now esteemed as one of the most important figures in ...40 KB (6,070 words) - 07:34, 12 January 2024
- rabbi, philosopher, theologian, author, and public figure. He served as ... While widely recognized as a leading representative of Judaism in ...46 KB (6,319 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
- Arkansas (are-can-saw) is a state located in the southern region of ... Little Rock became the center of international attention in 1957 when ...27 KB (3,857 words) - 02:49, 15 August 2023
- 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for ... participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's ...38 KB (5,623 words) - 11:00, 15 May 2023
- The Glass–Steagall legislation describes four provisions of the ... law, including the legislative history of the provisions covered herein. ...59 KB (7,956 words) - 21:36, 26 June 2023
- – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English ... Shy in private, he played roles that dominated the stage and screen ...26 KB (4,059 words) - 05:09, 17 June 2023
- was an American singer, songwriter, writer, and poet. He was the lead singer ... Of Scottish and Irish ancestry, Jim Morrison was the son of United ...31 KB (4,948 words) - 20:58, 3 April 2024
- 1968), also called "RFK," was one of two younger brothers of President ... RFK's resounding legacy is in the domain of civil rights. Along ...28 KB (4,414 words) - 21:27, 16 April 2023
- The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical ... The Old Testament consists of many distinct books by various authors ...62 KB (8,829 words) - 16:26, 30 January 2024
- philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. He has been dubbed ... Descartes frequently sets his views apart from those of his predecessors ...25 KB (3,599 words) - 04:02, 8 December 2022
- the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and sometimes as the March Revolution, ... was the first of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917. ...46 KB (6,600 words) - 01:52, 26 March 2024
- 20, 1830), known as Otetiani in his youth and Sagoyewatha after 1780, was ... but finally accepted the majority decision of the Iroquois League, to which ...21 KB (3,357 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2023
- ; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright ... Robert Pinsky has stated that "with his wonderful gift of eye ...80 KB (11,371 words) - 23:33, 1 August 2023
- The foreign policy of the United States is officially conducted by ... The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States ...43 KB (6,372 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- March 31 1943) was a Russian historian and liberal politician. Milyukov ... Pavel was born in Moscow in the upper-class family of Nikolai Pavlovich ...37 KB (5,152 words) - 21:52, 28 November 2022
- – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served ... when she was eleven years old. A member of the Democratic Party, she worked ...48 KB (6,706 words) - 04:54, 5 November 2022
- Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, Companion of Honour (CH), ... ally in the battle against communism and because she shared Adolf Hitler ...36 KB (5,899 words) - 01:16, 11 November 2022
- a British analytic philosopher. A student of Ludwig Wittgenstein, she became ... G. E. M. Anscombe was born to Gertrude Elizabeth Anscombe and Alan ...23 KB (3,440 words) - 07:26, 15 April 2024
- India, who contributed to the foundations of experimental science there ... He is also considered the father of Bengali science fiction. ...24 KB (3,668 words) - 12:40, 6 November 2021
- whose wilderness exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the ... until pioneers reached the Pacific, and newly settled lands were absorbed ...44 KB (6,905 words) - 18:14, 24 January 2024
- as Elvis but also called "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" ... Presley started as a singer of rockabilly, borrowing songs from both ...31 KB (4,709 words) - 17:51, 13 February 2024
- – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic ... A child prodigy akin to Mozart and Beethoven, Mendelssohn composed ...31 KB (4,782 words) - 17:14, 26 March 2024
- The Acts of Thomas is is one of the New Testament apocrypha, describing ... The work provides dramatic narratives of Thomas' miraculous evangelistic ...27 KB (4,575 words) - 05:44, 15 June 2023
- George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an ... In the late 1940s, his writings inspired the Truman Doctrine and the ...39 KB (5,908 words) - 17:04, 10 April 2023
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (June 6, 1650 – June 27, 1722) ... was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns ...54 KB (8,414 words) - 17:21, 16 December 2022
- on August 19, 1946), was the 42nd President of the United States, serving ... continued to transition from the Cold War, and the United States experienced ...54 KB (7,922 words) - 11:07, 10 May 2023
- Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses ... Kansas City was founded in 1838 as the "Town of Kansas" ...47 KB (6,950 words) - 08:27, 28 February 2023
- A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes ... A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colors. Traditionally, however ...32 KB (5,079 words) - 17:20, 16 April 2023
- :Compare Moral relativism and Cultural relativism. For an unrelated ... referent for human beliefs, human behaviors, and ethics. Relativists claim ...25 KB (3,816 words) - 03:07, 8 December 2022
- War. He did not rise above the rank of Captain in the Continental ... John Paul started his maritime career at the age of 12, sailing out ...18 KB (2,783 words) - 03:55, 2 May 2024
- Natural law or the law of nature (Latin lex naturalis) is law whose ... Though Aristotle is often referred to as “the father of natural law,” ...24 KB (3,647 words) - 15:20, 11 November 2022
- – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer, sometimes ... Cheever's main themes include the duality of human nature: Sometimes ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 04:43, 3 August 2022
- essayist, novelist, intellectual, filmmaker, and activist. Sontag was an original ... born in New York City, to Jack Rosenblatt and Mildred Jacobsen, both Jewish ...21 KB (3,083 words) - 00:28, 27 February 2023
- color versus brightness for a large sample of stars. These color-magnitude ... at its hot, dense core through the fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium ...39 KB (5,825 words) - 10:55, 9 March 2023
- George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was ... such Eastern traditions as Hinduism, yoga, and transcendental meditation ...35 KB (5,701 words) - 08:07, 23 January 2023
- 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognized ... Romantics, he deferred to inner visions and spiritual perception as surer ...26 KB (4,085 words) - 15:40, 6 May 2023
- , Austro-Bavarian: Weăn,) is the capital of Austria, and also one ... Today Vienna is a center of European culture, with more than one hundred ...42 KB (5,917 words) - 20:13, 3 May 2023
- The Partition of Ireland took place on May 3, 1921 under the Government ... problems, leaving minorities on both sides of the border. If the world is ...32 KB (4,882 words) - 18:46, 23 March 2023
- Arches are used as supports for many types of vaults, with the barrel ... form, especially when used in combination and with additional aesthetically ...55 KB (8,185 words) - 23:26, 18 March 2024
- 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other ... In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
- –March 26, 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known ... radical throughout his life. As a young man and a committed Whig, he was part ...51 KB (7,876 words) - 04:26, 3 May 2024
- against the British military occupation of the Great Lakes region following ... The war began in May 1763 when Pontiac and 300 followers attempted ...62 KB (9,278 words) - 22:32, 13 January 2023
- 28, 1945) was an American journalist and novelist, who was one of the ... death, as Dreiser did not live to see many of his novels published in their ...16 KB (2,526 words) - 17:57, 30 April 2023
- novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. Known for his barbed ... As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and ...34 KB (5,298 words) - 04:37, 18 November 2022
- Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with studying ... it plays an important role in the design of automobiles, large buildings ...26 KB (3,914 words) - 06:23, 15 June 2023
- starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Originating the role ... forgot his roots despite achieving fame and fortune. His proudest moments ...44 KB (6,554 words) - 17:35, 25 January 2023
- January 12, 2020) was an English philosopher and writer who specialized in ... France. From 1971 to 1992 he was a lecturer and professor of aesthetics at ...58 KB (8,069 words) - 21:36, 16 April 2023
- government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy ... had a chance to make his mark as President - and the Vietnam War may have marred ...49 KB (7,803 words) - 19:01, 25 October 2022
- shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque ... In the strict sense satire is a literary genre, but the larger notion ...31 KB (4,584 words) - 15:56, 18 December 2022
- Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... work reached beyond a narrow understanding of Christianity, embracing people ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 - May 8, 1873), an English philosopher ... greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, and distinguished among ...27 KB (4,047 words) - 07:56, 3 August 2022
- is the central religious text or Scripture of Islam. Muslims believe the ... The Qur’an is fundamental to every aspect of Islam. It informs Muslim ...49 KB (7,703 words) - 20:37, 24 January 2023
- | order=36th President of the United States | date1=November 22, 1963 ... | date of birth=August 27, 1908 | place of birth=Stonewall, Texas ...44 KB (6,749 words) - 03:18, 5 November 2022
- who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ... Russell is widely considered one of the best defensive players in ...74 KB (11,022 words) - 16:07, 31 October 2023
- that originally supported the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people ... the Israelites were called the people of Zion (Isaiah 12:6; Joel 2:23 ...20 KB (2,796 words) - 18:55, 1 November 2023
- for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918 during World War ... Lawrence's public image was due in part to U.S. traveler and ...33 KB (5,295 words) - 00:58, 21 April 2023
- Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (March 11 ... Wilson is generally recognized as a man of profound intellect but ...47 KB (7,170 words) - 20:22, 29 January 2022
- The Cold War was the protracted ideological, geopolitical, and economic ... The global confrontation between the West and communism was popularly ...49 KB (7,114 words) - 22:28, 7 January 2024
- Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (July 9, 1916 – July 17 ... remained active on the international scene and perhaps enjoyed more popularity ...28 KB (4,351 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain ... When Britain acquired an Empire of its own, reference to His or Her ...53 KB (8,072 words) - 04:48, 16 December 2022
- John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Order of the British Empire (January 3, ... Tolkien used fantasy in the same way fabulists have used folk and ...53 KB (8,151 words) - 08:28, 13 March 2024
- July 31, 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869 ... Johnson was a United States Senator from Tennessee at the time of ...20 KB (2,946 words) - 17:51, 27 July 2023
- February 20, 2010) was an American statesman and military leader. He retired ... After the 1973 resignation of H. R. Haldeman, Haig became President ...40 KB (5,553 words) - 13:50, 18 July 2023
- actor, singer, film director, Film producer, and choreographer. Kelly was a major exponent of twentieth century filmed dance, known ...40 KB (6,390 words) - 06:42, 18 April 2024
- The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United ... The House of Commons evolved at some point during the fourteenth century ...50 KB (8,030 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", ... Banks is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He began ...48 KB (7,068 words) - 20:11, 27 April 2024
- Category:Universities and Colleges {{Infobox_University-Jen ... |name = Columbia University inthe City of New York ...35 KB (5,049 words) - 22:45, 7 January 2024
- Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (March 9, 1749 - April ... A successful orator, he was the leader of the moderate position among ...44 KB (6,937 words) - 18:06, 5 December 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... [[Image:Aatsista-Mahkan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chief of the Blackfoot]] ...34 KB (5,411 words) - 20:44, 9 April 2023
- that every person is the absolute owner of their own life and should be ... or be upheld—political, social, economic, and/or governmental system is ...55 KB (8,054 words) - 11:02, 7 March 2023
- By extension, Himalayas is also the name of the massive mountain system ... Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It is the source ...37 KB (5,509 words) - 23:27, 18 December 2020
- Manitoba is one of Canada's 10 provinces; it is the easternmost ... it comes from Cree or Ojibwe languages and means "strait of the ...41 KB (6,242 words) - 11:07, 9 March 2023
- [[Image:queenvictoria.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Queen Victoria at the ... May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great ...55 KB (8,699 words) - 23:51, 17 November 2022
- December 25, 2006), was an American musician and entertainer, widely recognized ... As a prolific singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer ...25 KB (3,918 words) - 21:04, 20 March 2024
- The French invasion of Russia (also known as the Russian Campaign ... ) which refers to Hitler's, rather than Napoleon's, invasion ...45 KB (6,717 words) - 10:59, 11 April 2024
- from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the ... was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was later re-elected seven ...80 KB (11,614 words) - 02:50, 19 April 2023
- Frances Burney (1752 – 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and after ... Frances Burney was a novelist, diarist, and playwright. In total she ...31 KB (4,786 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- Softball is a sport that sprung from the mind of George Hancock. The ... Association is the National Governing Body of Softball for the United States ...50 KB (8,173 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7, 1571 when a galley ... fought solely between rowing vessels was one of history's most decisive ...28 KB (4,326 words) - 10:04, 22 September 2023
- off the coast of Chile. Administratively, the islands belongs to the ... The islands are a series of volcanic peaks rising from the Juan Fernández ...22 KB (3,103 words) - 02:03, 8 September 2022
- was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme ... his law degree from Harvard Law School and spent six years in a Cleveland ...85 KB (12,298 words) - 05:39, 11 August 2023
- for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple ... at Elsinore (1964), Macbeth, King Lear, and Barrymore. In film he won ...51 KB (7,432 words) - 21:43, 10 December 2023
- as the radio gained popularity worldwide, and new media and technologies ... Music performances became increasingly visual with the broadcast and ...34 KB (5,125 words) - 20:42, 3 November 2020
- They are the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful pop ... The Beatles popularity led the "British Invasion" of United ...38 KB (5,974 words) - 15:30, 30 April 2023
- statesman. He was the ninth President of Israel, serving from 2007 to ... Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.< ...47 KB (6,756 words) - 19:59, 21 April 2023
- Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 — April 5, 1964) was one of ... MacArthur served in the U.S. Army most of his life, participating ...47 KB (7,075 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and ... for Best Actor for his role in East of Eden. Upon receiving a second ...56 KB (8,516 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 ... become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's ...64 KB (9,034 words) - 23:07, 3 March 2023
- 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar – a professor of ... discourse from the late 1960s to his death and he continues to be an influential ...44 KB (6,751 words) - 16:15, 6 November 2022
- George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the ... Washington first gained prominence leading Virginia troops in support ...58 KB (9,004 words) - 11:02, 13 December 2023
- 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving ... After Kennedy's leadership as commander of the USS PT-109 during ...53 KB (7,912 words) - 19:39, 1 May 2023
- parents, Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la ... she was queen consort of King Henry II of France from 1547 to 1559. ...68 KB (10,504 words) - 16:16, 3 December 2023
- September 26, 2019) served as the President of France from May 17, 1995 until ... His internal policies included lower tax rates, the removal of price ...53 KB (7,676 words) - 16:40, 16 August 2023
- Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was the first ... He came to this understanding over the course of a long and tortuous ...61 KB (9,597 words) - 08:35, 10 March 2023
- Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian language: محمدرضا ... It was lack of his regime's religious legitimacy in the eyes ...53 KB (8,258 words) - 19:29, 9 November 2022
- The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a historic landmark which consists of ... The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce ...43 KB (6,309 words) - 19:40, 23 July 2022
- CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United ... One of the pioneer radio networks, from its earliest days CBS established ...26 KB (4,054 words) - 22:42, 7 January 2024
- leader who used her stature as First Lady of the United States from 1933 ... the U.S. United Nations Association, and Freedom House. She chaired ...23 KB (3,549 words) - 00:11, 13 February 2024
- August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his ... Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los ...61 KB (8,753 words) - 02:22, 16 December 2022
- 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international ... and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most ...65 KB (9,151 words) - 15:55, 15 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Sociology ... Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and ...34 KB (4,876 words) - 06:24, 11 January 2024
- The five-year plans for the development of the national economy of ... , Pyatiletniye plany razvitiya narodnogo khozyaystva SSSR) consisted ...52 KB (7,308 words) - 22:14, 30 March 2023
- defeated the Republicans, or Loyalists, of the Second Spanish Republic ... The war started with military uprisings throughout Spain and its colonies. ...34 KB (5,051 words) - 15:18, 27 April 2023
- – October 20, 1964), the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933 ... Hoover took office in 1929, amid high hopes for the country and his ...41 KB (6,027 words) - 14:27, 9 February 2022
- Alabama is a state located in the southern region of the United States ... Like other states in the South, Alabama is burdened by the legacy ...36 KB (5,209 words) - 04:22, 17 June 2023
- The Matenadaran or Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan ... Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet and sent his disciples to Edessa ...39 KB (5,646 words) - 09:18, 10 March 2023
- as the largest ocean liner built in her day and infamous for sinking on her ... ==Building and design== In the early part of the twentieth century ...33 KB (4,881 words) - 21:06, 16 April 2023
- that comprises Protestants, Catholics, and a small number of Orthodox ... The Nestorians were accepted in China because of their ability to ...58 KB (8,323 words) - 21:09, 10 December 2023
- Fasting refers to the act of willingly abstaining from the consumption ... Fasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human ...36 KB (5,745 words) - 00:43, 25 March 2024
- Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22, 1891 – August 23, 1927) and Bartolomeo ... with critics accusing the prosecution and presiding judge of improper ...47 KB (7,315 words) - 18:33, 22 December 2022
- British philosopher known for his promotion of logical positivism, particularly ... As a logical positivist, Ayer narrowed the sphere of philosophical ...30 KB (4,587 words) - 06:50, 13 June 2023
- Transylvania is a Central European region located in the eastern half ... #039;s novel Dracula while within Romania and Hungary the region is known ...47 KB (6,836 words) - 02:15, 2 May 2023
- Diamond is the hardest known natural material and the third-hardest ... means that they hold a polish extremely well and retain their luster. ...81 KB (12,332 words) - 10:25, 29 January 2024
- India, officially the British Indian Empire, and internationally and contemporaneously ... by individual rulers under the paramountcy of the British Crown. Prior to ...52 KB (7,786 words) - 02:44, 22 November 2023
- Altman has frequently been a favorite with most of the best critics ... come to be highly regarded by most critics and cineastes, although there ...44 KB (6,977 words) - 03:11, 15 December 2022
- category:Politics and social sciences category:Anthropology ... |rels=Christianity (Southern Baptist and Methodist), Traditional Ah ...50 KB (7,562 words) - 14:54, 5 December 2023
- ]]/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest and Great Plains regions ... and therefore has the third lowest population density in the United ...59 KB (8,584 words) - 13:12, 10 March 2023
- The First World War, known as the Great War before 1939 and as World ... The legacy of the war, in many respects, was World War II, which was ...72 KB (11,195 words) - 13:50, 20 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law Category:Lifestyle Category:Marriage and family Category:Life sciences [[File:Vacuum-aspiration ...56 KB (8,002 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- Bass fishing is one of the most popular recreational types of fishing ... tournaments, generally practice "catch and release" angling; the ...31 KB (4,895 words) - 18:03, 11 February 2023
- was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for ... Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light ...46 KB (7,062 words) - 22:03, 3 May 2023
- The State of New Mexico is in the southwestern region of the United ... Some 12,000 years ago it was occupied by Native American populations ...63 KB (9,067 words) - 09:27, 11 March 2023
- astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became ... A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard ...57 KB (8,455 words) - 04:33, 17 June 2023
- The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States ... possibly for San Marino's Statutes of 1600, whose status as a true ...45 KB (6,615 words) - 11:55, 3 May 2023
- third edition, published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to the protagonist ... In mythology, Prometheus is the entity who stole fire from the gods ...36 KB (5,384 words) - 05:11, 9 April 2024
- 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953 ... Truman, whose personal style contrasted sharply with that of the patrician ...47 KB (7,091 words) - 13:31, 24 January 2023
- book superhero widely considered to be one of the most famous and popular ... and an American cultural icon.Les Daniels. Superman: The Complete ...61 KB (9,123 words) - 13:55, 28 April 2023
- Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an influential ... Kubrick's cinematic style was very distinctive and influenced ...59 KB (9,500 words) - 19:51, 9 February 2023
- humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin ... of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Command module pilot Michael ...97 KB (14,466 words) - 15:45, 11 August 2023
- on several audiotapes, for numerous acts of terrorism in Iraq and Jordan ... movement, Zarqawi opposed the presence of United States and Western military ...57 KB (8,842 words) - 17:21, 17 December 2022
- The Republic of Ireland, often referred to as simply Ireland, is a ... More than 40 million Americans, and millions of others around the ...93 KB (13,994 words) - 13:49, 15 April 2024
- Jesus Christ, also known as Jesus of Nazareth or simply Jesus, is ... As might be expected with a man of this stature, partial understandings ...78 KB (12,289 words) - 02:54, 1 August 2022
- Leningrad and Petrograd redirect here. {{Infobox Settlement ... formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991; ...163 KB (21,399 words) - 17:45, 1 February 2024
- August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer. He was a prisoner ... After being investigated and largely exonerated in a political influence ...89 KB (12,407 words) - 02:53, 2 May 2024
- goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals, and usually ... Unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial ...47 KB (7,154 words) - 00:31, 25 March 2024
- October 17, 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the ... Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew ...96 KB (14,156 words) - 07:08, 15 April 2024
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- The Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of ... in Utah, but lacking funds for full teams of oxen or horses, nearly 3,000 ...42 KB (6,112 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, best known as the ... Through Apple, Jobs was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer ...55 KB (7,618 words) - 00:27, 26 February 2023
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