Assiduity
71Surrender of Japan — The surrender of Japan in August 1945 brought World War II to a close. On August 10, 1945, after the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Union and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan s leaders at the Imperial conference (… …
72Saj' — Saj‘ is a form of rhymed prose in Arabic literature. It is named so because of its evenness or monotony, or from a fancied resemblance between its rhythm and the cooing of a dove. It is a highly artificial style of prose, characterized by a kind… …
73Batnaya — is located 14 miles north of Nineveh (Mosul) and around 3 miles north of Tel Keppe.The name Batnaya is of Aramaic origin derived from either Beth Tnyay meaning The House of Mud or Beth Tnaya meaning The House of Assiduity .In the past Batnaya… …
74Gordon Lish — Gordon Jay Lish Born February 11, 1934 (1934 02 11) (age 77) Hewlett, New York, United States Pen name Captain Fiction Occupation Short story writer, essayist, journalist …
75Jacques Échard — (b. 22 September 1644, Rouen ndash; d. 15 March 1724, Paris) was a French Dominican and historian of the order.As the son of a wealthy official of the king he received a thorough classical and secular education. He entered the Dominican Order at… …
76Simeon ben Azzai — or simply Ben Azzai (Hebrew: שמעון בן עזאי) was a distinguished tanna of the first third of the 2nd century. His full name was Simon ben Azzai, to which sometimes the title Rabbi is prefixed. But, in spite of his great learning, this title did… …
77William Adams (master) — William Adams D.D. (Shrewsbury, England, 1706/07 – 13 February 1789) was Fellow and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford. Early years He was born at Shrewsbury, of a Shropshire family, and at the early age of thirteen was entered of Pembroke… …
78Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon — is the book written by two young US Navy lieutenents William Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon, whose orders were to report on the conditions in the Amazon region that they would traverse alone and traveling from the Pacific coast to the mouth of… …
79Battle of the Diamond — The Battle of the Diamond was a violent confrontation between the Catholic Defenders and the Protestant Peep O Day Boys that took place on September 21, 1795 near Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. The Peep O Day Boys were the victors, killing… …
80Henry Foley — Brother Henry Foley was an English Roman Catholic church historian.BiographyHe was born at Astley in Worcestershire, England on 9 August 1811; died at Manresa House, Roehampton, 19 November 1891. His father was the Protestant curate in charge at… …
