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The "Old World" (Latin: Mundus Vetus) is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe c. 1493, after Europeans had become aware of the existence of...

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This article contains runic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of runes. *Naudiz...

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1762. April 27 – Rev. Hugh Blair is appointed first Professor of Rhetoric...

SS Golar Patricia was an oil tanker built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Sakaide in Japan for Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Company and launched in 1969. Gotaas-Larsen...

The Order of the Faith and Peace or Order of the Sword was a military order in Gascony in the mid-13th century. The order was first mentioned by Pope Gregory...

Paolo Riccio (1480 - 1541) was a German Jewish convert to Roman Catholicism in the first half of the sixteenth century. He became professor of philosophy...

Cornelia van Nijenroode (1629 – c. 1692) was a Dutch merchant in the Dutch East Indies, famous for her conflict with her second husband. Van Nijenroode...

The Princes Channel wreck, also known as the Gresham Ship is an Elizabethan shipwreck (c. 1574) that was discovered in the Princes Channel in the Thames...

Women's Patriotic Association was an organization based in Newfoundland during World War I. Although women could not fight in The First World War, many...

John Carey (died 4 July 1594) was martyred at Dorchester, Dorset, England for adherence to the Roman Catholic faith. His feast day is 4 July. John (or...

Marcella E. "Meg" Gallagher (January 23, 1950 – May 27, 2000) was an American actress and model. Marcella E. Gallagher was born January 23, 1950, one of...