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Hace 21 horas · Etymology Chalcolithic Dolmen Anta da Arca. The word Portugal derives from the combined Roman-Celtic place name Portus Cale (present-day's conurbation of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia).Porto stems from the Latin for port, portus; Cale ' s meaning and origin is unclear. The mainstream explanation is an ethnonym derived from the Callaeci, also known as the Gallaeci peoples, who occupied the north ...
Hace 21 horas · History Early history Robert Rollock, Regent (1583–1586) and first principal (1586–1599) of the University of Edinburgh In 1557, Bishop Robert Reid of St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney made a will containing an endowment of 8,000 merks to build a college in Edinburgh. Unusually for his time, Reid's vision included the teaching of rhetoric and poetry, alongside more traditional subjects such as ...
Hace 21 horas · Milton Keynes (/ k iː n z / ⓘ KEENZ) is a city in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes. ...
Hace 21 horas · Chandigarh (/ ˌ tʃ ʌ n d ɪ ˈ ɡ ɑːr /) is a union territory and planned city in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the surrounding states, namely Punjab to the north, west and the south, and Haryana to the east. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana ...
Hace 21 horas · Lexington was named in June 1775, in what was then considered Fincastle County, Virginia, 17 years before Kentucky became a state.A party of frontiersmen, led by William McConnell, camped on the Middle Fork of Elkhorn Creek (now known as Town Branch and rerouted under Vine Street) at the site of the present-day McConnell Springs.Upon hearing of the colonists' victory in the Battles of ...
Hace 21 horas · Photos by Thomas Lightbody | TK Photography. Foundation Academy celebrated its Class of 2024 with a commencement ceremony Friday, May 17, at Leiferman Gymnasium on the Tilden Campus. The ceremony was a beautiful time for parents, family members, friends, faculty members and administrators to congratulate and celebrate Foundation’s 92-member ...
Hace 21 horas · Warm up this winter with hot new exhibitions and engaging creative events all season long at Bundaberg Regional Galleries. The Galleries Winter Program, released this week, includes a range of inspiring and thought-provoking exhibitions that will keep visitors enthralled throughout the colder months. Council’s Arts, Heritage and Asset ...
