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  • Thumbnail for Harem
    Harem (Arabic: حَرِيمٌ, romanized: ḥarīm, lit. 'a sacred inviolable place; female members of the family') refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for...
    115 KB (15,000 words) - 08:58, 9 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Austronesian peoples
    The Austronesian peoples, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, are a large group of peoples in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, parts...
    257 KB (23,841 words) - 03:57, 11 June 2024
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    Benghazi Tel Aviv Entebbe Athens The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan)...
    80 KB (7,990 words) - 09:27, 11 June 2024
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    Linen (/ˈlɪnən/) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these...
    38 KB (4,546 words) - 07:59, 31 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Indentured servitude
    Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an...
    40 KB (4,925 words) - 09:17, 10 June 2024
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    Bethsaida (/bɛθˈseɪ.ɪdə/ beth-SAY-id-ə; from Ancient Greek: Βηθσαϊδά, romanized: Bēthsaïdá; from Aramaic and Hebrew: בֵּית צַידָה, romanized: Bēṯ Ṣaiḏā...
    32 KB (3,962 words) - 22:50, 1 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom
    The abolition of slavery occurred at different times in different countries. It frequently occurred sequentially in more than one stage – for example,...
    128 KB (5,075 words) - 04:35, 9 June 2024
  • 1941 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1941. 1941 (MCMXLI) was...
    124 KB (13,862 words) - 20:21, 1 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Western canon
    The Western canon is the body of high-culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that are highly valued in the West, works that have achieved...
    79 KB (8,877 words) - 16:42, 27 May 2024
  • 1916 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1916. 1916 (MCMXVI) was...
    88 KB (9,382 words) - 16:36, 20 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
    The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The only...
    170 KB (15,645 words) - 16:52, 7 June 2024
  • The Edinburgh Gazette is a newspaper of record (government gazette) of the Government of the United Kingdom, along with The London Gazette and The Belfast...
    3 KB (280 words) - 22:44, 5 November 2022
  • Thumbnail for Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy
    Polygamy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or plural marriage, is generally believed to have originated with the founder of Mormonism...
    86 KB (10,281 words) - 09:03, 27 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Engagement ring
    An engagement ring, also known as a betrothal ring, is a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married, especially in Western cultures...
    38 KB (4,711 words) - 08:26, 5 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for History of tattooing
    Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art and the archaeological...
    136 KB (16,460 words) - 00:13, 23 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia
    The Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia (Serbian: Митрополија дабробосанска / Mitropolija dabrobosanska) is a metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church in...
    13 KB (1,084 words) - 16:52, 3 July 2023
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    Niya (Polish: Nyja IPA: [nɨja], Nija IPA: [ɲja], Latin: Nya) is a Lechitic god of the underworld of unknown sex, whose exact functions are unknown. Niya...
    12 KB (1,546 words) - 23:04, 30 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Puduḫepa
    Puduḫepa or Pudu-Kheba (fl. 13th century BC) was a Hittite queen, married to the King Hattusili III. She has been referred to as "one of the most influential...
    9 KB (1,075 words) - 20:13, 14 May 2023
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    1916 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in March 1916: Germany began to...
    69 KB (7,899 words) - 08:15, 7 June 2024
  • 1934 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1934: The high-ranking...
    25 KB (2,777 words) - 10:55, 23 January 2024
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