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    Pub (redirect from British public houses)
    appeared in the late 17th century, to differentiate private houses from those open to the public as alehouses, taverns and inns. Today, there is no strict...
    113 KB (12,477 words) - 07:40, 5 June 2024
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    announced, to the public's surprise, that he would visit China. President Nixon, his wife, and their entourage left the White House on February 17, 1972...
    27 KB (2,914 words) - 22:53, 29 May 2024
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    general characterised by an emphasis on official public ceremonies. Less formal visits than a state visit to another country with a lesser emphasis on ceremonial...
    57 KB (6,566 words) - 12:42, 28 May 2024
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    of the Second Temple's destruction, Jews are not permitted to visit the public bath house. In the Minor tractate Kallah Rabbati (chapter 10), the early...
    44 KB (5,256 words) - 13:04, 3 June 2024
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    William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses (1292605)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2014. "Visit Bristol: The Llandoger Trow"...
    63 KB (6,309 words) - 16:15, 31 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for 2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan
    politician Nancy Pelosi, while serving as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) on August 2, 2022...
    103 KB (9,087 words) - 00:04, 4 June 2024
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    Imbolc (category Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland)
    Festival". Men and women wearing elaborate straw hats and masks visit public houses carrying a Brídeóg to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck for...
    36 KB (4,194 words) - 11:55, 27 May 2024
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    in these country houses, having functional antecedents in manor houses. With large numbers of indoor and outdoor staff, country houses were important as...
    28 KB (3,300 words) - 15:53, 11 June 2024
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    most new public-sector housing. The characterisation of council houses as 'problem places' was key for leading this movement of transferring public housing...
    31 KB (3,013 words) - 21:31, 4 June 2024
  • A quinquennial visit ad limina, or simply an ad limina visit, is the required visit of Catholic residential diocesan bishops and certain prelates with...
    3 KB (340 words) - 02:47, 6 March 2023
  • The state visit of Liaquat Ali Khan to the United States from 3 May to 5 May 1950, was an official state visit paid by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan...
    11 KB (1,173 words) - 20:46, 12 June 2023
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    conditioning systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses generally have...
    28 KB (3,022 words) - 17:08, 20 May 2024
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    George IV's visit to Scotland in 1822 was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland in nearly two centuries, the last being by Charles II for...
    28 KB (3,649 words) - 05:58, 8 June 2024
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    Government Guards, the Hadhrami Bedouin Legion, and Somaliland Scouts. The visit saw Aden hold its first and only knighthood ceremony in which local leader...
    35 KB (4,186 words) - 18:25, 7 March 2024
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    by an emphasis on official public ceremonies. The first visit of a foreign state to the United States was the state visit of the then-independent Kingdom...
    45 KB (3,584 words) - 05:22, 18 March 2024
  • in August, when it is believed that ancestral spirits may visit. People go to ghost houses to listen to frightening stories or seek elaborate decorations...
    38 KB (4,357 words) - 00:27, 2 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump
    presidency. He did not visit Oceania, the Caribbean, or Africa and spent only three days in Latin America. The number of visits per country where President...
    42 KB (1,411 words) - 07:30, 4 June 2024
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    housing. Dwellings built for public or social housing use are built by or for local authorities and known as council houses. Since the 1980s non-profit...
    75 KB (8,206 words) - 21:32, 4 June 2024
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    London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which...
    121 KB (13,218 words) - 12:39, 27 May 2024
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    New York Open House Chicago Open House Brno Doors Open Days Treasure Houses of England Manchester Curious - Open House in Manchester Visit My Mosque Wainwright...
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