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Linen (/ˈlɪnən/) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these...38 KB (4,564 words) - 23:12, 28 June 2024
A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. A mononym may be the person's...34 KB (4,015 words) - 01:49, 9 July 2024
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists...13 KB (1,559 words) - 16:21, 18 June 2024- An elective monarchy is a monarchy ruled by a monarch who is elected, in contrast to a hereditary monarchy in which the office is automatically passed...66 KB (8,244 words) - 04:03, 25 June 2024
The Order of Nine Angles (ONA or O9A) is a militant Satanic left-hand path occultist network that originated in the United Kingdom but has since branched...168 KB (18,082 words) - 08:32, 7 July 2024- 1933 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1933. 1933 (MCMXXXIII)...71 KB (7,429 words) - 00:49, 8 June 2024
- Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner) speech Speech from the Rathaus Schöneberg by John F. Kennedy, June 26, 1963. Duration 9:01; "Ich bin ein Berliner"...39 KB (4,359 words) - 01:06, 7 June 2024
A page or page boy is traditionally a young male attendant or servant, but may also have been a messenger in the service of a nobleman. During wedding...8 KB (921 words) - 20:00, 5 April 2024
Takaonna (高女, "tall woman") was a Japanese yōkai that appeared in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. The Gazu (illustrated reference) above depicts...6 KB (779 words) - 21:01, 18 December 2022
Tahmina or Tahmineh (Persian: تَهمينه Tahmīna Persian pronunciation: [tæhˈmiːne], Tajik: Таҳмина Tahmīna, various other transcriptions like Tahmeena, Tehmina...9 KB (722 words) - 20:56, 13 June 2023- The Deirgtine (Deirgthine, Dergtine, Dergthine), Clanna Dergthened or "Descendants of Dego Dergthened" were the proto-historical ancestors of the historical...2 KB (276 words) - 02:52, 31 March 2023
1914 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in February 1914: The Imperial...83 KB (9,245 words) - 22:40, 10 May 2024
The Nightmare is a 1781 oil painting by Swiss artist Henry Fuseli. It shows a woman in deep sleep with her arms thrown below her, and with a demonic and...25 KB (2,864 words) - 21:48, 28 May 2024
The Mutiny of Álzaga (Spanish: Asonada de Álzaga) was an ill-fated attempt to remove Santiago de Liniers as viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la...5 KB (588 words) - 18:52, 8 October 2022- Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Often an unregulated activity of opportunity...34 KB (5,081 words) - 09:58, 21 May 2024
- 1954 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in May 1954: The Unification Church...24 KB (2,438 words) - 04:12, 11 February 2024
Rona Mackay is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Strathkelvin and Bearsden since...4 KB (291 words) - 05:18, 6 March 2023
Irreligion in France has a long history and a large demographic constitution, with the advancement of atheism and the deprecation of theistic religion...8 KB (852 words) - 15:17, 21 April 2023
The Château Pastré, formerly known as the Chateau de Montredon, is a nineteenth-century building in the suburb of Montredon to the south of Marseille,...15 KB (1,645 words) - 14:14, 8 May 2023
USS Kansas was a gunboat constructed for the Union Navy during the middle of the American Civil War. She was outfitted with heavy guns and assigned to...14 KB (1,787 words) - 10:36, 2 October 2022