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  • Thumbnail for World War II
    World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers...
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    Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February...
    192 KB (16,838 words) - 07:49, 24 August 2024
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    joint rule and marriage with her cousin and stepson Ptolemy XI Alexander II, an arrangement made by the Roman dictator Sulla. Ptolemy XI had his wife...
    217 KB (24,561 words) - 07:53, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alexander the Great
    king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years...
    215 KB (22,151 words) - 13:48, 23 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nazi Germany
    Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, ending World War II in Europe. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by the President...
    174 KB (20,513 words) - 05:04, 26 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority...
    291 KB (25,398 words) - 01:21, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Charles II of England
    Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration...
    83 KB (9,756 words) - 12:45, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach
    lost works, or works of which only a tiny fraction had survived (Anh. 1–23) II – works of dubious authenticity (Anh. 24–155) III – works that were once attributed...
    61 KB (9,887 words) - 06:31, 7 August 2024
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    Catherine II (born Princess Sophie Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was...
    130 KB (15,751 words) - 20:25, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pope John Paul II
    Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa];...
    285 KB (29,789 words) - 01:09, 23 August 2024
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    Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication...
    138 KB (16,266 words) - 09:37, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for James II of England
    James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death...
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    Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress...
    174 KB (20,563 words) - 01:10, 20 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Philip II of Spain
    Philip II (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (Spanish: Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556...
    109 KB (13,057 words) - 22:51, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Auschwitz concentration camp
    1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp (Stammlager) in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a concentration...
    185 KB (21,025 words) - 06:53, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for William III of England
    King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He ruled Great Britain and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, and their joint reign is known as that of...
    94 KB (10,754 words) - 01:47, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for William the Conqueror
    until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy...
    99 KB (13,218 words) - 12:11, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber...
    147 KB (16,290 words) - 19:53, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Normandy landings
    17 April 1944), the German High Command was forced to transfer the entire II SS Panzer Corps from France, consisting of the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions...
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  • Thumbnail for Achaemenid Empire
    Achaemenids) the kings of Anshan were Teispes, Cyrus I, Cambyses I and Cyrus II, also known as Cyrus the Great, who founded the empire. The later Behistun...
    170 KB (17,336 words) - 00:00, 23 August 2024
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