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- Ireland, regarded by many as the one of the greatest footballers of ... Best had a rare combination of pace, blistering acceleration, balance ...22 KB (3,398 words) - 07:05, 18 April 2024
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (June 6, 1650 – June 27, 1722) ... was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns ...54 KB (8,414 words) - 17:21, 16 December 2022
- Viking refers to a member of the Scandinavian seafaring traders, warriors ... ferocity and pillaging raids, the voyages of the Vikings also linked different ...60 KB (9,091 words) - 22:04, 17 April 2023
- Many Jews converted to Christianity after the reconquest of Spain ... The conversion of these Jews to Christianity soon became suspect, ...22 KB (3,432 words) - 16:11, 6 November 2022
- and television. Although based for much of her life in the United States ... , National Velvet (1944), and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). She appeared ...63 KB (9,615 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- those empowered to use force and other forms of coercion and legal means to ... The responsibilities of police include fighting crime, but more generally ...30 KB (4,364 words) - 17:30, 2 July 2024
- during the American Civil War on the grounds of the antebellum plantation of ... . Veterans and military casualties from each of the nation's ...24 KB (3,687 words) - 03:05, 15 August 2023
- Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... work reached beyond a narrow understanding of Christianity, embracing people ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child leads ... Miller. That show, together with the success of director Tim Burton's ...56 KB (8,607 words) - 11:11, 20 September 2023
- with the 1641 publication, in Paris, of Rene Descartes' Meditationes ... body) discussed in the philosophical systems of six major figures in the Modern ...25 KB (3,892 words) - 19:25, 9 November 2022
- Bedřich Smetana (March 2, 1824 - 12 May 12, 1884) is considered one ... founded several music schools in promotion of Czech music and fostered a ...28 KB (4,344 words) - 10:22, 26 September 2023
- Kelly was a major exponent of twentieth century filmed dance, known ... Gene was the third son of James Kelly, a phonograph salesman, and ...40 KB (6,390 words) - 06:42, 18 April 2024
- the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery ... By 1921, the British Empire ruled a population of between 470 and ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- [[File:Battle of britain air observer.jpg|thumb|250px|Aircraft spotter ... A major campaign of World War II, the Battle of Britain is the name ...41 KB (6,464 words) - 11:35, 20 September 2023
- Liberal Party statesman and prime minister of the United Kingdom (1868–1874 ... Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his ...29 KB (4,472 words) - 12:12, 8 May 2023
- Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated ... Although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists ...36 KB (5,347 words) - 11:05, 28 September 2023
- with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. ... and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most ...65 KB (9,151 words) - 15:55, 15 May 2023
- and the secular world, and is considered one of the most culturally significant ... and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the attendance ...27 KB (4,071 words) - 21:38, 10 December 2023
- England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the ... United Kingdom, or the same as the island of Great Britain, which consists ...103 KB (15,568 words) - 11:44, 5 July 2024
- several decades, played leading lady in some of the most notable productions ... distinctive husky voiced resonance. (Some of her quotes and quips, like ...25 KB (3,800 words) - 03:56, 27 February 2023
