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Indo-Iranian
(Encyclopedia) Indo-Iranian, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages, spoken by more than a billion people, chiefly in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka…The Upanishads, translated by Max Müller: Preface
I MUST begin this series of translations of the Sacred Books of the East with three cautions: the first, referring to the character of the original texts here translated; the second, with regard to…Brewer's: Egg.
Eggs. (Anglo-Saxon, æg.) A bad egg. A bad speculation; a man who promises, but whose promises are pie-crust. A duck's egg, in cricket. (See Duck.) Golden eggs. Great profits. (See Goose…Brewer's: Shoe
(See Chopine.) Shoe. It was at one time thought unlucky to put on the left shoe before the right, or to put either shoe on the wrong foot. It is said that Augustus Caesar was nearly…India-Pakistan Wars
(Encyclopedia) India-Pakistan Wars, name given to the series of conflicts between India and Pakistan since 1947, when the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and the two countries became independent…March 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldRussian Atomic Minister Ousted (March 2): Viktor N. Mikhailov, influential in nation's military and civilian nuclear establishment, dismissed to surprise of many…Brewer's: Nine
Nine, five, and three are mystical numbers- the diapason, diapente, and diatrion of the Greeks. Nine consists of a trinity of trinities. According to the Pythagorean numbers, man is a full…Non-Christian Religious Adherents in the United States
AdherentsYear1900% oftotalpop.Mid-1970% oftotalpop.Mid-1990% oftotalpop.Mid-1995% oftotalpop.(Projected)mid-2000% oftotalpop.Total2,724,8003.620,789,0009.937,079,00014.639,077,00014.641,054,…March 2003
WorldIraq Begins to Destroy Missiles (March 1): Reluctantly starts dismantling its Al Samoud missiles, as ordered by UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.September 11 Suspect Arrested (March…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Barack Obama
55 - George W. Bush Barack Obama Inaugural Address Thursday, January 20, 2009 My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you've…Trending
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