The Coronation of the King of France
The accession of the King of France was legitimated by the coronation ceremony performed with the Crown of Charlemagne at Notre-Dame de Reims.
The Kirov Class Battlecruiser
The Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered military ships of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships currently in active operation in the world.
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Serafeddin Sabuncuoglu
Sabuncuoglu Serafeddin was the author of the first illustrated surgical atlas and the last major medical encyclopedia from the Islamic world.
Strategy and Tactics of Guerrilla Warfare
Strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare tend to focus around the use of a small, mobile force competing against a large, unwieldy one.
Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form.
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The Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe.
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War.
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List of Female Scientists Before the 21st Century
The list of female scientists before the 21st century. If you are so inclined.
(Com'on. It was either her or the anime chick.)
Malecon
The Malecon is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8 km along the coast in Havana, Cuba.
Pierre Patte
Pierre Patte was a French architect, credited for having been the first to illustrate a city street plan with buildings and sewer system shown in a section view.
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Dory's Day Out
Dory's Day Out is a song by Garage A Trois. In case anybody's wondering, this is not exactly a random article. If you know what I mean.
The Mougin Turret
The Mougin turret is a land-based revolving gun turret that housed some of the heaviest armament in French fortifications of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Drunk On Love
Drunk on Love is a song by Rihanna, originally by The xx.
And the cover (which is the reason why I'm mentioning the song, actually). Great performance.
The Holy Lance
The Holy Lance is the name given to the lance that pierced Jesus's side as he hung on the cross in John's account of the Crucifixion.
The Italian War of 1494–1498
The First Italian War, sometimes referred to as the Italian War of 1494, was the opening phase of the Italian Wars.
The Duress Code
A duress code is a covert signal used by an individual that is under duress to indicate their state.
Etienne-Louis Boullee
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The Mission
The Mission is the soundtrack from the film of the same name. The music is composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Ennio Morricone.
The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic
The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria.
(Don't try this at home. That dog scares the c@$p out of me.)
(Don't try this at home. That dog scares the c@$p out of me.)
Arnold Newman
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Frederick Wills
Frederick Charles Wills was a pioneer of cinematography in Queensland, Australia, recording the first moving images of life in that state between 1899 and 1903. Some of his works are gathered in The Lumiere Collection.
The Federal Republic of Central America
Vladimir K. Zworykin
The Spaak Committee
Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack
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Rockwell B-1 Lancer
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Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire
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