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- 16:59, 18 April 2021 diff hist +19,431 N Civilisation/Explorers Created page with "'''Erik the Red''' (950 – c. 1003) founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. Father of Leif Ericson '''Leif Ericson''' (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a Norse explorer who..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 16:58, 18 April 2021 diff hist +14,205 N Civilisation/Education Created page with "University of Oxford '''University College''' is the oldest Oxford college, and was founded in 1249 '''Balliol College''' was founded in 1263 '''Queen's College''' was foun..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:57, 18 April 2021 diff hist +62,998 N Civilisation/Business Created page with "Business Terms Abenomics – the name given to a suite of measures introduced by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe after his 2012 re-election. His aim was to revive the slug..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:57, 18 April 2021 diff hist +90,268 N Civilisation/United Kingdom Politics Created page with "'''Robert Walpole''' was Whig Prime Minster from 1721 to 1742. Earl of Orford. South Sea bubble. Walpole was nicknamed ‘cock robin’. Country seat was Houghton Hall in Norf..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:56, 18 April 2021 diff hist +131,258 N Civilisation/British Isles Geography Created page with "England '''Bedfordshire''' Cardington is best known in connection with the Cardington airship works founded by Short Brothers during World War I, which later became an RAF b..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:53, 18 April 2021 diff hist +165,520 N Civilisation/Biographies Created page with "'''Harold Abrahams''' (1899 – 1978) was a British track and field athlete of Jewish origin. His father Isaac had emigrated to England from Russian Poland. He was Olympic cha..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:53, 18 April 2021 diff hist +40,038 N Civilisation/Architecture Created page with "Architectural orders – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian (all Greek), Tuscan and Composite (added by the Romans) '''Doric''' architecture – oldest and simplest '''Ionic''' archit..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:52, 18 April 2021 diff hist +19,133 N Civilisation/Acronyms Created page with "A&P – Advertising and Promotion A&R – Artists and Repertoire AAIB – Air Accidents Investigation Branch ABI – Association of British Insurers ABS – Anti-lock brak..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 16:51, 18 April 2021 diff hist +62,452 N Civilisation/20th Century History Created page with "'''1901''' Marconi transmitted a message from Poldhu in Cornwall to Signal Hill in St John’s, Newfoundland '''1902''' The Order of Merit was founded by Edward VII to rewa..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:47, 18 April 2021 diff hist +118,464 N Art and Culture/World War II Created page with "'''GENERAL''' '''PRE-WAR''' Germany Hindenburg (Independent) defeated Hitler in 1932 elections. Hitler was named chancellor in 1933. Reichstag fire was an arson attack on..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:46, 18 April 2021 diff hist +65,155 N Art and Culture/World War I Created page with "'''GENERAL''' '''1914''' A global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:45, 18 April 2021 diff hist +42,612 N Art and Culture/Roman Emperors Created page with "'''The End of the Roman Republic''' First Triumvirate – an informal political alliance of two rival generals, '''Julius Caesar''' (Gaius Julius Caesar) and '''Pompey the Gr..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 16:44, 18 April 2021 diff hist +51,712 N Art and Culture/Religion Created page with "Major schools of religion – 1) Dharmic religions are a family of religions which originated in the Indian subcontinent. They encompass the Vedic religion (now Hinduism), B..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:44, 18 April 2021 diff hist +31,232 N Art and Culture/Popes Created page with "The Pope (from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the Bishop of Rome and the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He is believed by Catholics to fulfill this role as the..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:43, 18 April 2021 diff hist +14,383 N Art and Culture/Photography Created page with "'''Ansel Adams''' was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of California's Yosemite Valley '''Diane Arbus''' was an American photographer,..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:42, 18 April 2021 diff hist +37,794 N Art and Culture/Philosophy Created page with "'''Theodor Adorno''' (1903 – 1969) was a member of the Frankfurt School. Works include ''Dialectic of Enlightenment'' and ''Negative Dialectics'' '''Antisthenes''' (c. 445..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:39, 18 April 2021 diff hist +9,869 N Art and Culture/Persian Emperors and Dynasties Created page with "'''Cyrus II the Great (559 - 530 BC)''' The son of Cambyses I of Persia of the Achaemenid family, he was the founder of the Persian Empire A vassal of the Median king Astyage..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 16:38, 18 April 2021 diff hist +65,155 N Art and Culture/Mythology Created page with "Greek Mythology Creation Myth Gaia (Earth), Eros (Love), Tartarus (Abyss) and Erebus (Darkness) emerged from Chaos (Nothingness). '''The Titans''' Gaia gave birth to Uranu..." Tag: Visual edit
- 16:37, 18 April 2021 diff hist +6,947 N Art and Culture/Military History of the Ancient World Created page with "The first recorded battle in history was at '''Megiddo''', fought in 1457 BC. The first major battle fought between “East” (Persia) and “West” (Greece) was the '''Bat..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 16:36, 18 April 2021 diff hist 0 Art, Culture and History