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Three Kingdoms
(Encyclopedia) Three Kingdoms, period of Chinese history from 220 to 265, after the collapse of the Han dynasty. The period takes its name from the three states into which China was divided. Wei…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 5, 1848)
James Polk (December 5, 1848) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people…State of the Union Address: Martin van Buren (December 5, 1840)
Martin van Buren (December 5, 1840) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Our devout gratitude is due to the Supreme Being for having graciously continued to our beloved…State of the Union Address: Andrew Johnson (December 9, 1868)
Andrew Johnson (December 9, 1868) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Upon the reassembling of Congress it again becomes my duty to call your attention to the state of the…Persian literature
(Encyclopedia) Persian literature, literary writings in the Persian language, nearly all of it written in the area traditionally known as Persia, now Iran. The 15th cent. period of the second…Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st EarlKitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earlkĭchˈənər, kĭchˈnər [key], 1850–1916, British field marshal and statesman. Trained at the…David, Jacques-Louis
(Encyclopedia) David, Jacques-LouisDavid, Jacques-Louiszhäk-lwēˈ dävēdˈ [key], 1748–1825, French painter. David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting, his…Claudian
(Encyclopedia) Claudian (Claudius Claudianus)Claudianklôdˈēən [key], c.370–c.404, last notable Latin classic poet. Probably born in Alexandria, he flourished at court under Arcadius and Honorius.…Wenceslaus III, king of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia) Wenceslaus III, c.1289–1306, king of Bohemia (1305–6) and of Hungary (1301–5), son and successor of Wenceslaus II. On the death of Andrew III of Hungary, last of the Arpad dynasty, he…Tsunami FAQs From the International Tsunami Information Center
What is a tsunami? The phenomenon we call tsunami is a series of large waves of extremely long wavelength and period usually generated by a violent, impulsive undersea disturbance or activity…Trending
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