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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

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Kislev

Jewish month

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Jewish calendar

In Judaism: Lunisolar structure
…each (except for Ḥeshvan and Kislev, which sometimes have either 29 or 30 days) and totals 353, 354, or 355 days per year. The average lunar year (354 days) is adjusted to the solar year (3651/4 days) by the periodic introduction of leap years in order to assure…
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Jewish religious year

In Jewish religious year: Months and notable days
>Kislev (November–December) 25 Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication) begins Ṭevet (December–January) 2–3 Hanukkah ends 10 ʿAsara be-Tevet (Fast of Tevet 10) Shevaṭ (January–February) 15 Ṭu bi-Shevaṭ (15th of Shevaṭ: New Year for Trees)
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