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22 hours ago · The Holy Roman Empire, [f] also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. [19] It developed in the Early Middle Ages and lasted for almost a thousand years until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
22 hours ago · The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Crawley, West Sussex. [1] [2] [3] Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member, though bassist Simon Gallup has been present for all but about three years of the band's history.
Nov 2, 2024 · Taiwan was under varying degrees of Chinese control, particularly during the Qing Dynasty from 1683 until 1895, when it was ceded to Japan after China’s defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. Taiwan remained under Japanese rule for 50 years, developing a distinct identity and infrastructure, until Japan’s defeat in World War II returned Taiwan to Chinese rule in 1945.
22 hours ago · 11/1/2024 11:45:14 AM. (MENAFN - IANS) Cairo, Nov 1 (IANS) An Egyptian-American archaeological team has unearthed the first Middle Kingdom-era burials at the Assasif cemetery near Luxor, the ...
22 hours ago · According to Pintchman, the start of the 5-day Diwali festival is stated in some popular contemporary sources as the day goddess Lakshmi was born from Samudra Manthana, the churning of the cosmic ocean of milk by the Devas (gods) and the Asuras (demons) – a Vedic legend that is also found in several Puranas such as the Padma Purana, while the night of Diwali is when Lakshmi chose and wed Vishnu.
1 hour ago · The presumptive 2024 NL MVP as a designated hitter, the Dodgers’ 10-year, $700 million man, founder of baseball’s 50-home run, 50-stolen base club, the superstar who connected in his first crack at the postseason after getting shut out in six seasons in Anaheim, and who told Dodgers fans, in English, on Friday: “This is so special for me.”.
22 hours ago · Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global, peer-led mutual-aid fellowship dedicated to abstinence-based recovery from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined twelve-step program. [1] AA’s Twelve Traditions, besides stressing anonymity and the lack of a governing hierarchy, establish AA as free to all, non-promotional ...
