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Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The...

Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that...

Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other...

Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an...

A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony governed by England, and then Great Britain or the United Kingdom within the English and later British Empire...

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working...

The history of slavery in the Muslim world began with institutions inherited from pre-Islamic Arabia. Throughout Muslim history slaves served in various...

A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap "sheep"...

Western civilization traces its roots back to Europe and the Mediterranean. It is linked to ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and Medieval Western Christendom...

The Knights Templar, full name The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta...

A wig is a head covering made from human or animal hair, or a synthetic imitation thereof. The word is short for "periwig". Wigs may be worn to disguise...

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

Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art and the archaeological...

The high visibility of the star cluster Pleiades in the night sky and its position along the ecliptic (which approximates to the Solar System's common...

Rose Edith Kelly (23 July 1874 – 11 February 1932) was the wife of occult writer Aleister Crowley, who she married in 1903. In 1904, she aided him in the...

1924 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in May 1924: Iodized salt, now...

This is a list of fictional monarchs – characters who appear in fiction as the monarchs (kings, queens, emperors, empresses, etc.) of real-life countries...

1967 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in March 1967: Óscar Gestido was...

1923 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in February 1923: The first nationwide...

1980 January February March April May June July August September October November December March 1980 was the third month of that leap year. The month...