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International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working...

The early modern period is a historical period that is part of the modern period based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity...

There are various conspiracy theories that attribute the preparation and execution of the September 11 attacks against the United States to parties other...

Institutional racism, also known as systemic racism, is defined as policies and practices that exist throughout a whole society or organization that result...

Look up squire  or squireen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight. Use of the term...

The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents, known collectively...

Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate...

The Theme of Macedonia (Greek: θέμα Μακεδονίας) was a military-civilian province (theme) of the Byzantine Empire established between the late 8th century...

A list of torture methods and devices includes: Blackmail Chinese water torture Humiliation Subjection to periods of interrogation Music torture Forced...

Hulton Abbey is a scheduled monument in the United Kingdom, a former monastery located in what is now Abbey Hulton, a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. A daughter...

This is a list of cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by continent...

The Carlisle Peace Commission was a group of British peace commissioners who were sent to North America in 1778 to negotiate terms with the rebellious...

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Crete. Ottoman stamps were used in Crete until 1898 and franked Letters are known since 1871...

Moral intellectualism or ethical intellectualism is a view in meta-ethics according to which genuine moral knowledge must take the form of arriving at...

1914 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in August 1914: The German Empire...

Ibate (fl. late 3rd millennium BCE) was the 8th Gutian ruler of the Gutian Dynasty of Sumer mentioned on the Sumerian King List (SKL). According to the...

1942 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in June 1942: Adolf Hitler visited...

1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in April 1959: Kazuo Inamori founded...

The Slovene People's Party (Slovene: Slovenska ljudska stranka, pronounced [slɔˈʋèːnska ˈljúːtska ˈstráːŋka], Slovene abbreviation SLS) was a Slovenian...

Carpets and rugs have been handmade in Sweden for centuries, taking on many different forms and functions over the course of time. Rugs woven in the traditional...