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World War III (WWIII or WW3), also known as the Third World War or World War 3, is a hypothetical future global conflict subsequent to World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945).
According to the Guinness World Records, the oldest surviving love poem, a balbale, in the world is of Sumerian origin and written in cuneiform, discovered in Nippur, dated to 2031 BCE, called Istanbul #2461 by archaeologists. [3] Written on a clay tablet measuring 10.7 × 6 × 3.1 cm, [4] it is believed to have been written by a bride of the ...
The Provisions of Oxford, released in 1258, was the first English government document to be published in the English language after the Norman Conquest. In 1362, Edward III became the first king to address Parliament in English.
Here is an English translation (italics in original): [5] As representatives of German Science and Art, we hereby protest to the civilized world against the lies and calumnies with which our enemies are endeavoring to stain the honour of Germany in her hard struggle for existence—in a struggle that has been forced on her.
The word "manuscript" derives from the Latin: manūscriptum (from manus, hand and scriptum from scribere, to write), and is first recorded in English in 1597. [3] [4] An earlier term in English that shares the meaning of a handwritten document is "hand-writ" (or "handwrit"), which is first attested around 1175 and is now rarely used. [5]
For broader world history, recorded history begins with the accounts of the ancient world around the 4th millennium BCE, and it coincides with the invention of writing. For some geographic regions or cultures, written history is limited to a relatively recent period in human history because of the limited use of written records. Moreover, human ...
In World War I, the British Blue Book was the second collection of national diplomatic documents about the war to appear; it came out just days after the German White Book. [32] It contained 159 items and was submitted to Parliament before the session of 6 August 1914, after the British declaration of war on Germany.
The project's first volume was released in 1950 to near universal praise. [7] [8] [9] As conceived by Boyd, the edition would consist of two series: one chronological and one topical. [6] The chronological series includes letters written by and to Jefferson, as well as other documents such as memoranda, notes, and Jefferson's public addresses. [6]