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WorldU.S. Helicopter Downed in Iraq (Nov. 2) In the single deadliest strike since the Iraq war began, guerrillas shoot down an American helicopter, killing 16 U.S. soldiers and injuring 21…Slovenia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Slovenia Index: Geography and People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations and Regional Cooperation U.S.-…Brewer's: Baldachin
The daïs or canopy under which, in Roman Catholic processions, the Holy Sacrament is carried (Italian, baldacchino, so-called from Baldacco (Italian for Bagdad), where the cloth was made…Brewer's: Agio
Agi′o The percentage of charge made for the exchange of paper money into cash. (Italian). “The profit is called by the Italians aggio.” —Scarlett. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…Brewer's: Isthmus of Suez
The covered bridge of St. John's College, Cambridge, is so called, because it connects the college with the grounds on the other side of the river. Suez here is a pun on the word sus (a…Brewer's: Italic School of Philosophy
The Pythagorean, so called because Pythagoras taught in Italy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Italic VersionItalian of Asia A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Lingua Franca
A species of corrupt Italian spoken on the coasts of the Mediterranean. The Franks' language mixed with the Italian. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lining…Origin of Life: Spontaneous Generation
Spontaneous Generation Origin of Life Introduction Spontaneous Generation Early Earth Environment It was once believed that life could come from nonliving things, such as mice from corn, flies…1400–1499 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
The Duomo inFlorenceLinda J. BarnesJoan of Arc (1412–1431)1407Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.1415Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian…World War I (1914–1918)
Imperial, territorial, and economic rivalries led to the “Great War” between the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey) and the Allies (U.S., Britain, France,…Trending
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