Mashhad, also spelled Mashad or Meshad, is the second-most-populous city in Iran and the capital of Khorasan-e Razavi Province. It is located in the northeast of the country, near…
Kushinagar
Kushinagar is a pilgrimage town in the Kushinagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists…
Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as…
Varanasi, also known as Benares
Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras, or Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east…
Amarnath cave
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Kumbha Mela
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Senate Passes Armenia Genocide Measure
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg – UN Speech
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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44,000-Year-Old Indonesian Cave Painting
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Articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump
House Democrats announced Tuesday that they will bring two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.…
Mohammad Assaf
Mohammad Assaf (born 1 September 1989) is a Palestinian pop singer well known for being the winner of the second season of Arab Idol,…
Rawabi (“The Hills”) – the beginning of a Palestine
Rawabi (“The Hills”) is the first planned city built for and by Palestinians in the West Bank, and is hailed as a “flagship Palestinian enterprise.” Rawabi…
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president…
The Trent Affair
The Trent Affair was a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy illegally…
Margaret Smith – first woman for President
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a United States politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as…
Shirley Chisholm – first black for President
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Malcolm X
The black man that you’re not familiar with is the one that we would like to point out now. He…
After 36 years in prison, 3 Maryland men cleared
Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a…
Mezuzah (“doorpost”)
A mezuzah (“doorpost”) is a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21). These verses…
