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A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually...55 KB (5,706 words) - 11:05, 23 May 2024
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part...85 KB (1,869 words) - 21:58, 4 June 2024- A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors)...145 KB (17,197 words) - 14:17, 6 June 2024
A White Lady (or woman in white) is a type of female ghost. She is typically dressed in a white dress or similar garment, reportedly seen in rural areas...46 KB (5,822 words) - 00:09, 14 May 2024- Notable book burnings – the public burning of books for ideological reasons – have taken place throughout history. About 600 BC, Jeremiah of Anathoth wrote...179 KB (20,473 words) - 12:51, 11 May 2024
Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (/bʌxˈtiːn/ bukh-TEEN; Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Бахти́н, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ bɐxˈtʲin]; 16 November [O.S. 4...55 KB (7,167 words) - 05:37, 19 February 2024
The Cave of Swimmers is a cave with ancient rock art in the mountainous Gilf Kebir plateau of the Libyan Desert section of the Sahara. It is located in...7 KB (820 words) - 14:53, 28 March 2023
In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids. In English-speaking countries outside North America, a...8 KB (738 words) - 07:29, 6 December 2023
Ottoman is a widthways-ribbed textile with pronounced, raised 'ribs' along its wale and course. Similar to grosgrain, Ottoman is known as a corded fabric...3 KB (347 words) - 17:58, 2 January 2024
Detribalization is the process by which persons who belong to a particular indigenous ethnic identity or community are detached from that identity or community...132 KB (18,205 words) - 00:47, 28 May 2024- HMS Marigold was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 4 September 1940 and was sunk by an Italian air-dropped torpedo on 9 December...16 KB (1,804 words) - 09:28, 15 May 2023
- Senuna was a Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. She was unknown until a cache of 26 votive offerings to her were discovered in 2002 in an undisclosed...6 KB (737 words) - 03:14, 1 July 2022
A gravedigger is a cemetery worker who is responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service. If the grave is in a cemetery on the property of...19 KB (2,650 words) - 22:05, 3 March 2024
The Hawaiian Missionaries are the first postage stamps of the Kingdom of Hawaii, issued in 1851. They came to be known as the "Missionaries" because they...10 KB (1,372 words) - 10:43, 19 January 2023
The James Ossuary is a 1st-century limestone box that was used for containing the bones of the dead. An Aramaic inscription meaning "Jacob (James), son...43 KB (4,988 words) - 13:10, 7 June 2024
Kathleen Jamie FRSL FRSE (born 13 May 1962) is a Scottish poet and essayist. In 2021 she became Scotland's fourth Makar. Kathleen Jamie is a poet and essayist...11 KB (847 words) - 15:53, 9 May 2023
L'Âme de la France ("The Soul of France") is the name given by the French sculptor Carlo Sarrabezolles to three identical monumental statues that he executed...14 KB (1,676 words) - 07:19, 11 June 2023- This is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world between 1900 and 1999. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in...360 KB (7,582 words) - 18:50, 7 June 2024
Cloghroe (Irish: Cloch Reo) is a village and townland on the R579 (Cork to Banteer) road in County Cork, Ireland. It is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Cork...5 KB (264 words) - 23:11, 26 May 2023
Hatfield Peverel is a village and civil parish at the centre of Essex, England. It is located 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Chelmsford, the nearest large...7 KB (799 words) - 14:26, 26 June 2023