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6 hours ago · The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the genus Panthera and the largest living cat species native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and the island tigers of the ...
1 day ago · v. t. e. Rosa Luxemburg ( Polish: Róża Luksemburg, [ˈruʐa ˈluksɛmburk] ⓘ; German: [ˈʁoːza ˈlʊksm̩bʊʁk] ⓘ; born Rozalia Luksenburg; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Polish and naturalised-German revolutionary socialist, orthodox Marxist, and anti-War activist during the First World War. She became a key figure of the ...
6 hours ago · Lyndon Baines Johnson ( / ˈlɪndənˈbeɪnz /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
1 day ago · The Battle of Gettysburg ( locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [14] was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, which was won by the Union, is widely considered the Civil War's turning point, ending the Confederacy's aspirations to establish an independent ...
6 hours ago · Appalachia ( / ˌæpəˈlætʃə, - leɪtʃə, - leɪʃə /) is a geographic region formally located by the federally legistated Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as following "the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi " (and so lying entirely in the the eastern United States ), [4] but that has ...
1 day ago · Clark Gable. William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor. Often referred to as the "King of Hollywood", [2] he had roles in more than 60 films in a variety of genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man.
