Society

Confederate and Union troops fought in this most important battle in the New Mexico Territory of the US Civil War.

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First in command of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the turn of the 19th Century.

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One of the top universities in the world in numerous courses of study, Yale has educated numerous U.S. leaders and brilliant minds in a variety of fields.

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Gladstone led his nation to take leaps and bounds in expanding British voting rights and educating its young people.

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While a Haitian national hero to some, to others Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a genocidal maniac.

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One of the last great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt outlived many of his 150+ children and 200+ wives!

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Maintaining peace, security, health, and humanitarianism around the globe is the name of the game for this multinational entity.

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Also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, this Confederate victory was the first major battle west of the Mississippi River in the War Between the States.

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"The Father of New France" was a cartographer, navigator, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, soldier, chronicler and French explorer in the 1600s.

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An in-depth look into arguably the world's most powerful and important multinational entity.

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Ranked in terms of acreage owned by U.S. Federal and state governments combined, not including military and tribal lands.

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Hawaii has the largest relative population of Asian Americans, including those of Asian ancestry alone or in combination with other races.

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In terms of all forms of contraceptive use reported on UNICEF household surveys, African, Asian, and Latin American nations have the highest rates.

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Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the humanitarian capital of the world, the WHO strives to better public health around the globe.

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The rise of Narmer and the 1st and 2nd Dynasties, during what is known as the Early Period, saw the rise of a unified Egypt along the Nile as far south as Nubia.

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The Old Kingdom period lasted from 2686 BC to 2181 BC. This age saw the 3rd through 6th Dynasties and the construction of their many architectural wonders.

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Founded by Romulus along the Tiber River, the Roman Kingdom eventually gave way to the Roman Republic after Tarquin the Proud was dethroned.

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The Roman Republic lasted from 509 BCE to 27 BCE following the end of the Roman Kingdom. It preceded the rise of Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire.

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The Ottoman Turks ruled from the Middle Ages until after World War I. That is more than 6 centuries!

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In some parts of the world today, homosexuals are still met with state-sanctioned violence.

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