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- A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the...88 KB (11,282 words) - 07:56, 23 June 2024
- Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society...147 KB (14,389 words) - 07:29, 13 May 2024
- The early modern period is a historical period that is part of the modern period based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity...142 KB (16,397 words) - 19:35, 21 June 2024
- Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual...94 KB (10,940 words) - 04:25, 22 June 2024
- Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery and liberate slaves around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery...105 KB (12,127 words) - 17:15, 19 June 2024
- The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior...77 KB (7,905 words) - 14:20, 22 June 2024
- Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an...89 KB (10,380 words) - 09:23, 22 June 2024
- Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively...90 KB (10,554 words) - 00:12, 18 June 2024
- Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social...130 KB (14,020 words) - 12:23, 14 June 2024
- The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging...183 KB (20,537 words) - 01:10, 20 June 2024
- Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The...84 KB (9,342 words) - 17:32, 20 June 2024
- Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public...136 KB (15,120 words) - 07:04, 18 June 2024
- The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16 million volunteers, members, and staff...99 KB (11,761 words) - 08:06, 22 June 2024
- The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the...41 KB (3,026 words) - 14:09, 22 June 2024
- Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience...160 KB (18,558 words) - 08:07, 21 June 2024
- The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. The belief in the evil eye among humans...76 KB (9,805 words) - 06:53, 19 June 2024
- The "Old World" (Latin: Mundus Vetus) is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe after 1493, when Europeans became aware of the existence of...5 KB (381 words) - 11:48, 6 May 2024
- Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects....78 KB (10,311 words) - 01:41, 19 June 2024
- The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts...273 KB (25,223 words) - 04:40, 23 June 2024
- Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (/ˌɡærɪˈbɑːldi/ GARR-ib-AHL-dee, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ɡariˈbaldi] ; 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patriot...91 KB (10,434 words) - 16:30, 20 June 2024