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A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park, is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise...

Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London...

Human branding or stigmatizing is the process by which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with...

A marriage license (or marriage licence in Commonwealth spelling) is a document issued, either by a religious organization or state authority, authorizing...

A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the...

A satchel is a bag with a strap, traditionally used for carrying books. The strap is often worn so that it diagonally crosses the body, with the bag hanging...

The 380s decade ran from January 1, 380, to December 31, 389. February 27 – Edict of Thessalonica: Theodosius I, with co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian...

Felicissimus (died 271?) was a public officer in Ancient Rome, during the reign of Emperor Aurelian. He is famous because he led an uprising of mint workers...

Béjart is the name of several French actors of the 17th century. The four actors listed here were children, and grandchildren, of Marie Hérve and Joseph...

Poland has no official motto of the State, namely the one which is recognized as such by the Polish national law. However, there are some common phrases...

Persian-Sassanide art patterns have similarities with the art of the Bulgars, Khazars, and Saka-Scythians, and have recurred in Asia. They predominantly...

Júlia Báthory (December 31, 1901 - May 3, 2000) was a Hungarian glass designer. Júlia Báthory was born in 1901 in Budapest into an aristocratic family...

Bettye Collier-Thomas (born Bettye Marie Collier, February 18, 1941) is a scholar of African-American women's history. Collier-Thomas was born the second...

Jean Louise Cohen (born November 28, 1946) is the Nell and Herbert Singer Professor of Political Thought at Columbia University. She specializes in contemporary...

Gwyneth Scally (born in Washington, DC) is a visual contemporary artist in New York, United States. Scally's work is figurative and psychological, much...

The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete (INSTAP-SCEC) is a research institution based at Pacheia Ammos in East Crete, Greece. INSTAP-SCEC...