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7 Deadliest Weapons in History
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Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.
The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems
Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.
Roman Catholic Saints
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church
7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World

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Born c.1797
Died 1859
Role In Indian Rebellion of 1857
Nana Sahib
Indian rebel
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey
Indian soldier
Lakshmi Bai
Lakshmi Bai
queen of Jhansi
Tantia Tope
Indian rebel leader
Bahādur Shāh II
Bahādur Shāh II
Mughal emperor
Napier, Robert Napier, 1st Baron
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier
British field marshal
Lord Canning
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
British official
Sir Henry Havelock
Sir Henry Havelock
British soldier
Sir Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell, Baron Clyde
British commander
Hugh Henry Rose, Baron Strathnairn of Strathnairn and of Jhansi
British field marshal
William Stephen Raikes Hodson
British cavalry leader
John Nicholson, detail of a chalk drawing by William Carpenter, 1854; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
John Nicholson
British colonial official
Devika Rani
Indian actress
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Govinda Das
Bengali poet