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Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain (7 October 1780) was a significant battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), fought in the backcountry of South Carolina between large parties of Patriot and Loyalist militias. The battle exemplified...
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Diagram of the Battle of Kings Mountain
A diagram of the Battle of Kings Mountain (7 October 1780) by Damionpaulhart, 27 June 2017.
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Jezebel
Jezebel (d. c. 842 BCE) was the Phoenician Princess of Sidon who married Ahab, King of Israel (r. c. 871 - c. 852 BCE) according to the biblical books of I and II Kings, where she is portrayed unfavorably as a conniving harlot who corrupts...
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The Wise Man of Chief Mountain
The Wise Man of Chief Mountain is an origin story of the Blackfeet nation explaining how they came to wear brightly colored clothing. Although Native American nations generally wore clothing dyed different colors, the Blackfeet were famous...
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Merovingian Dynasty
The Merovingian Dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from roughly 481 when Clovis I ascended the throne of the Salian Franks until 751 when Childeric III was deposed and the Merovingians were supplanted by the Carolingian Dynasty as...
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Great Sioux War
The Great Sioux War (also given as the Black Hills War, 1876-1877) was a military conflict between the allied forces of the Lakota Sioux/Northern Cheyenne and the US government over the territory of the Black Hills and, more widely, US policies...
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Battle of White Mountain 1620
A 1620 painting of the Battle of White Mountain of 1620, the decisive Imperial victory by Count Tilly ending the Bohemian Revolt, the first phase of the Thirty Years' War. (Bavarian Army Museum, Munich)
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Chief Mountain Chief of the South Piegan Blackfeet
Chief Mountain Chief (Ninna-stako, l. c. 1848-1942), also known as Big Brave (Omach-katsi) and later as Frank Mountain Chief, warrior and leader of the South Piegan nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Chief Mountain Colorized photograph...
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The Annaberg Mountain Altar
The Annaberg Mountain Altar, painted by Hans Hesse (1470 - 1539 CE), was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region 2019 CE. The altar painting depicts the different types of work done in, or in connection...
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Rock relief of Mountain Hareer
This rock relief lies on the cliff of Hareer Mountain, which looks over the modern village of Patas and Hareer, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. The relief depicts a standing man who wears a hat, raises his right arm, and holds a long...