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Falling Star
Falling Star is a Cheyenne tale of the great hero Hotoketana'ohtse ("Falling Star") who came from the heavens to stand up for those who could not defend themselves, slay monsters, and save the people from starvation. The hero-from-heaven...
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Origin of the Sweat Lodge
The sweat lodge is a temporary or permanent structure integral to Native American culture and frequently used in spiritual ceremonies. The lodge is often a low, dome-shaped, structure heated by hot rocks which produce steam as water is poured...
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Morning Star (Dull Knife) - Eastman's Biography
Morning Star (Vooheheve, l. c. 1810-1883, better known as Dull Knife) was a Northern Cheyenne chief who led his people in resistance to the US government's policies of genocidal westward expansion. He participated in Red Cloud's War (1866-1868...
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Bronze Age Aegean
The Bronze Age (c. 3000-1000 BCE) is the period when cultures were either using, producing, or trading bronze. Several cultures flourished around the Aegean Sea during this period: the Minoan civilization on Crete, the Mycenaean civilization...
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Chief Morning Star (Dull Knife) of the Northern Cheyenne
Chief Morning Star (also known as Dull Knife) of the Northern Cheyenne (l. c. 1810-1883).
US National Archives and Records Administration.
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Royal Society Copley Medal
An example of a Copley Medal, the oldest medal awarded by the Royal Society for making an outstanding contribution to the field of scientific knowledge, first issued in 1731.
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Mayflower Medal
Struck bronze medal showing the Plymouth coat of arms on the reverse and the ship Mayflower on the obverse.
Designed by Christopher Ironside, 1970 CE.
British Isles
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Newton Commemorative Medal
A gilded commemorative medal showing the mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton (1642-1727). Made in England in 1726. (Science Museum, London)
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Little Wolf (Eastman's Biography)
Little Wolf (Ohcumgache, also known as Little Coyote, l. c. 1820-1904) was a Northern Cheyenne chief and holy man, best known for his role in the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878 but also recognized for his resistance to US westward expansion...
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RMS Titanic
The RMS Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner, which sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on 15 April 1912. Over 1,500 men, women, and children lost their lives. There were 705 survivors. In...