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Apr 23, 2024 · Muhammad (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, Medina) was the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān. He is traditionally said to have been born in 570 in Mecca and to have died in 632 in Medina, where he had been forced to emigrate to with his adherents in 622.
Apr 17, 2024 · WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning. In 2010 WikiLeaks posted a flurry of documents—almost half a million in total—relating to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.While much of the information was already in the public domain, the administration of U.S. Pres. Barack Obama criticized the leaks as a threat to U.S. national security.
2 days ago · The city’s mean annual temperature is about 48 °F (9 °C), and mean temperatures range from 30 °F (−1 °C) in winter to 65 °F (18 °C) in summer. The average precipitation is 22 inches (568 mm). About one-fifth to one-fourth of the total falls as snow. Berlin, capital and chief urban center of Germany. The city lies at the heart of the ...
Apr 19, 2024 · A set of instructions that directs a computer’s hardware to perform a task is called a program, or software program. The two main types of software are system software and application software. System software controls a computer’s internal functioning, chiefly through an operating system, and also controls such peripherals as monitors ...
Mother’s Day was founded by Anna Jarvis, but the idea came from her mother, Ann. Ann was active in women’s clubs, and in 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, she organized a Mothers’ Friendship Day, to promote reconciliation between Union and Confederate veterans and their families. Ann died in 1905 but not before expressing ...
Mar 22, 2024 · Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). (more) The monarch’s wingspan averages 90 to 100 mm (about 4 inches). The coloration of the orange wings, marked by black veins and a black border with two rows of spots, warns predators of the insect’s bad taste. The viceroy butterfly ( see brush-footed butterfly) and the monarch share similar coloration.
Apr 29, 2024 · fossil, remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in Earth’s crust. The complex of data recorded in fossils worldwide—known as the fossil record —is the primary source of information about the history of life on Earth. Dinosaur fossils found in Alberta, Canada.
