3 days ago · The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition, a British-led coalition consisting of units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau, under the command of ...
- 18 June 1815
- Coalition victory, End of the Seventh Coalition, Final defeat of Napoleon, End of the Napoleonic Wars
- Waterloo, Netherlands (now Belgium).mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}50°40′48″N 4°24′43″E / 50.680°N 4.412°ECoordinates: 50°40′48″N 4°24′43″E / 50.680°N 4.412°E
5 days ago · Harpers Ferry, population 286 at the 2010 census, is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, in the lower Shenandoah Valley. (Until 1863, it was in Virginia.) (Until 1863, it was in Virginia.)
- 489 ft (149 m)
- Jefferson
- 25.4K
- West Virginia
2 days ago · Encyclopedia Britannica commented that the Supremes' hit singles "sounded modern, upwardly mobile, and stylishly sensual in a way that appealed equally to adults and teens of all persuasions." By 1965, the Supremes were international stars. They toured the world, becoming almost as popular abroad as they were in the US.
3 days ago · Male is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete known as sperm. A male gamete can fuse with a larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization.A male cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually.
1 day ago · Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield; 19 June 1896 – 24 April 1986), known as Wallis Simpson, was an American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor, the former British king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.
- Teackle Wallis Warfield
- Bessie Wallis Warfield, 19 June 1896, Square Cottage, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Alice Montague
- 29 April 1986, Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Berkshire, England
1 day ago · 2001 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium, the 1st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.
1 day ago · Baphomet was a deity that the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping, and that subsequently was incorporated into occult and mystical traditions. The name Baphomet appeared in trial transcripts for the Inquisition of the Knights Templar starting in 1307.
6 days ago · Hillel held Aaron up as an example, saying: "Be of the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace; love your fellow creatures and draw them nigh unto the Law!" [95] This is further illustrated by the tradition [96] that Aaron was an ideal priest of the people, far more beloved for his kindly ways than was Moses. [14]
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