Use of capital punishment by country — The following is a summary of the use of capital punishment by country. Contents 1 Capital Punishment In The World 2 Africa 3 The Americas 4 Asia Pacific … Wikipedia
White phosphorus use in Iraq — There are several cases in which white phosphorus (WP) has been used as an anti personnel weapon in Iraq by Saddam Hussein and the United States. Although initially denied, its use was later confirmed by a United States general serving in Iraq.… … Wikipedia
Controversy over use of Cantonese by Guangzhou Television — In July 2010, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Guangzhou Committee, in a written proposal to mayor of Guangzhou Wan Qingliang, suggested increasing Standard Chinese (Putonghua) programming in the General Channel and… … Wikipedia
Restrictions on motorcycle use on freeways — The concept of a freeway (a public way intended primarily for high speed travel over long distances) has resulted in a set of highways with engineering features such as long sight distances, wide marked lanes and the absence of cross traffic.… … Wikipedia
United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… … Universalium
Pencil — This article is about the handwriting instrument. For other uses, see Pencil (disambiguation). HB graphite pencils A pencil is a … Wikipedia
Creation–evolution controversy — A satirical cartoon from 1882, parodying Darwin s theory of evolution, in response to the publication of The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms. The creation–evolution controversy (also termed the creation vs. evolution… … Wikipedia
1890s — Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 18th century – 19th century – 20th century Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s … Wikipedia
John Felton (assassin) — John Felton (c. 1595 28 October 1628) was a lieutenant in the English army who stabbed George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham to death in Portsmouth on 23 August 1628.Felton had been wounded in the duke s disastrously managed military expedition … Wikipedia
Rack (torture device) — The rack is a torture device that consists of an oblong rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one, or both, ends, having at one end a fixed bar to which the legs were fastened, and at the other a… … Wikipedia
