Search results for "University of Wisconsin-Madison" - New World Encyclopedia
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- France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning ... Currently, the remnants of this large empire are various islands and ...25 KB (3,770 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2022
- was an American author who wrote a series of historical fiction books for ... Laura and her pioneer family never dreamed of, and yet she was to experience ...18 KB (2,934 words) - 15:01, 3 July 2024
- ) is a term used in Tantric Buddhism that means "wheel of time ... The Kalachakra tradition revolves around the concept of time (kāla ...25 KB (3,799 words) - 17:00, 14 May 2024
- The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (commonly referred ... The Articles set the rules for operations of the "United States ...43 KB (6,401 words) - 17:38, 16 August 2023
- His writings addressed the responsibilities of intellectuals in post-World ... whole that must be understood in the context of history and the nature of the ...13 KB (1,826 words) - 21:17, 24 November 2023
- England, what emerged later as the House of Commons first met. Recognition ... as a deacon, he was created Cardinal Deacon of San Adriano thus joining the ...11 KB (1,739 words) - 23:29, 17 December 2022
- is generally used to label these kinds of dwellings in American Southwest ... The use of these terms by non-Native Americans has been somewhat arbitrary ...11 KB (1,808 words) - 18:44, 4 May 2023
- Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth)Leada Gore, [https://www ... – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been ...32 KB (4,394 words) - 10:18, 12 May 2024
- The Book of Mormon is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint ... Along with the Bible, the Book of Mormon is esteemed as part of the ...29 KB (4,400 words) - 00:27, 19 November 2023
- and human rights activist. The father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, he ... Born in Moscow in 1921, Sakharov entered Moscow State University in ...11 KB (1,679 words) - 20:10, 26 July 2023
- which the seed grows. Pisum sativum was one of the first plants cultivated ... bacteria, peas play a role in the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into a ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 17:09, 26 March 2023
- |image=[[Image:Anishinabe.svg|200px]] Crest of the Ojibwa people ... The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is one of ...46 KB (6,830 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- 1868 - October 19, 1952) was a photographer of the American West and of Native ... Invited to join anthropological expeditions as a photographer of native ...29 KB (4,492 words) - 23:49, 12 February 2024
- The Great Lakes of the Laurentian Shield are a group of five large ... The five Great Lakes of North America are: *Lake Superior (the largest ...32 KB (4,828 words) - 19:37, 24 May 2024
- – November 25, 1956) was a writer, producer, and director of films ... Olexandr Dovzhenko was born in the district of Viunyshche in Sosnytsia ...12 KB (1,532 words) - 00:07, 18 November 2022
- other awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. insight, touching on the essentials of life. He had an unfailing faith ...13 KB (1,938 words) - 18:02, 3 May 2023
- such as cousins, vary. Whatever the extent of the prohibition, however, incest ... Many reasons underlie the incest taboo: Biological explanations of ...23 KB (3,379 words) - 21:59, 4 February 2023
- the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Since the ... The region encompasses some of the Louisiana Purchase, most of the ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- #039;Oresme (c.1323 - July 11, 1382) was one of the most original thinkers ... Oresme evolved a geometrical method of plotting speed or intensity ...30 KB (4,510 words) - 09:44, 11 March 2023
- Iowa is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America ... A north central state, it forms a bridge between the forests of the ...28 KB (4,107 words) - 18:56, 7 February 2023
