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Timeline of Key Events in Cuban History
World > International Relations These are key dates in Cuban history, from Columbus's arrival in 1492 to the present. 1492 Christopher Columbus arrives in Cuba and claims the territory for…Montana
Montana State Information Capital: Helena Official Name: Montana Entered Union (rank): November 8th, 1889 (41st state) Present constitution adopted: 1972 State abbreviation/Postal code: Mon/…William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act IV, Scene III
Scene IIIEngland. Before the King's palaceEnter Malcolm and MacduffMalcolmLet us seek out some desolate shade, and there Weep our sad bosoms empty.MacduffLet us rather Hold fast the mortal…espionage
(Encyclopedia) espionageespionageĕsˈpēənäzhˌ [key], the act of obtaining information clandestinely. The term applies particularly to the act of collecting military, industrial, and political data…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Adonais
by Percy Bysshe Shelley PrefaceCancelled Passages of AdonaisAdonais I weep for Adonais—he is dead! O, weep for Adonais! though our tears Thaw not the frost which binds so dear a head! And…Enlightenment
(Encyclopedia) Enlightenment, term applied to the mainstream of thought of 18th-century Europe and America. Centered in Paris, the movement gained international character at cosmopolitan salons.…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Epipsychidion
by Percy Bysshe Shelley AdvertisementFragments Connected with EpipsychidionEpipsychidion Sweet Spirit! Sister of that orphan one, Whose empire is the name thou weepest on, In my heart's…State of the Union Address: John Quincy Adams (December 5, 1826)
John Quincy Adams (December 5, 1826) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The assemblage of the representatives of our Union in both Houses of the Congress at this time…monasticism
(Encyclopedia) monasticismmonasticismmənăsˈtĭsĭzəm, mō– [key], form of religious life, usually conducted in a community under a common rule. Monastic life is bound by ascetical practices expressed…Middle Ages
(Encyclopedia) Middle Ages, period in Western European history that followed the disintegration of the West Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th cent. and lasted into the 15th cent., i.e., into the period…Trending
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