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101History of competition law — The history of competition law refers to attempts by governments to regulate competitive markets for goods and services, leading up to the modern competition or antitrust laws around the world today. The earliest records traces back to the… …
102History of Purgatory — The Roman Catholic tradition of purgatory has a history that dates back, before Jesus, to the worldwide practice of praying for and caring for the dead. The same practice appears in other traditions, such as the medieval Chinese Buddhist practice …
103History of music in the biblical period — David Playing the Harp by Jan de Bray, 1670. Knowledge of the biblical period is mostly from literary references in the Bible and post biblical sources. Religion and music historian Herbert Lockyer, Jr. writes that music, both vocal and… …
104History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899 — The year 1870 in the history of the Cape Colony marks the dawn of a new era in South Africa, and it can be said that the development of modern South Africa began on that date. Despite political complications that arose from time to time, progress …
105History of Doctor Who — The Doctor Who diamond logo, used in the show s opening titles from 1973 to 1980 Doctor Who is a British television science fiction series, produced and screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation on their BBC One channel from 1963 to 1989… …
106History of the Jews in Romania — The history of Jews in Romania concerns the Jews of Romania and of Romanian origins, from their first mention on what is nowadays Romanian territory. Minimal until the 18th century, the size of the Jewish population increased after around 1850,… …
107History of LSD — The psychedelic drug/entheogen LSD was first synthesized by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz (now Novartis) laboratories in Basel, Switzerland in 1938. It was not until 5 years later on April 16, 1943, that the psychedelic… …
108History of Celtic F.C. — Celtic Football Club has a long and illustrious history, having always competed in the highest level of football in Scotland, currently the Scottish Premier League. Founded in 1888, Celtic play home games at Celtic Park, which is currently the… …
109History of the Jews in Syria — Syrian Jews derive their origin from two groups: those who inhabited Syria from early times and the Sephardim who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492 C.E). There were large communities in Aleppo, Damascus, and Beirut… …
110History of Melodifestivalen — Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, began in 1959, the year after Sweden had made its debut in the Contest. It has been held almost every year since. Overview Early experiments (1958 1969) Following Sveriges… …
