occurrence
occurrence of a fact or object in space-time; instantiation of a property in an object
offside
law in association football
miracle
highly unusual event believed to be of supernatural or divine origin
Phoney War
eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front
state of emergency
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
train ride
distinct event in which a train travels between two specified locations
language death
process when a language loses its last native speaker
fork
new program, and line of software development, derived from an existing one
Stalinist repression
mass-scale throughout terror and persecution in Soviet Russia under policies of repression during Stalin's regime
Sandoz chemical spill
November 1986 environmental disaster in Switzerland
Affair of the Placards
1534 anti-Catholic protest in France
point of sale
event where retail transaction is completed
trial de novo
"new trial" by a different tribunal
quorum
minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct business
Action Art
Art genre
capital city relocation
process in which a country moves its capital city or administrative center to another
Wartburg Festival
Student demonstration in 1817
search and seizure
legal procedure by which the police commence search of an entity's property and confiscate any relevant evidence
hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
occurrence of hyperinflation in early 20th century Germany
Laconia incident
Sinking of British troopship and attempted rescue of survivors by German submarines during World War II
North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea from 1977-83
beaching
process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore
San Luca feud
Feud within 'Ndrangheta
Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church
large-scale wedding or marriage rededication ceremony sponsored by the Unification Church
papal consistory
meeting of the College of Cardinals called by the Pope
Mongol invasion of Europe
13th century conquests by the Mongol Empire
desert bloom
climatic phenomenon
Eternal September
event
Franc affair
plot by Hungarian nationalists to forge French bank notes
nomination
part of the process of selecting a candidate
homage
medieval oath of allegiance
confession by suspect
statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person
Heidelberg assembly
meeting of 51 liberal and democratic German politicians on 5 March 1848
frag
method of scoring in many video games
redevelopment
new construction on a site that has preexisting uses
Devil's Footprints
Trails of footmarks appeared in Feb 1855
Ruby Ridge
1992 standoff in Boundary County, Idaho, United States, that resulted in three human fatalities
police operation
police action in the field service
Kings Bay Affair
political aftermath of a mining accident which caused a Norwegian cabinet to resign
Finding of the True Cross
Celebration of the Feast of the Cross
Deng Xiaoping's southern tour
tour by Deng Xiaoping of southern China from January 18 to February 21 1992
caprice
sudden, unpredictable change as of one's mind
Ink Flag
raising of the Ink Flag at Umm Rashrash
Black Friday
mass shooting of protesters in Pahlavi Iran on 8 September 1978
French colonization of the Americas
part of France's colonial empire
panel discussion
group of people gathered to discuss a topic in front of an audience
project planning
second phase of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment
Miracle of the Sun
series of events reported to have occurred miraculously on 13 October 1917 in Portugal
national foundation
event or process, usually mythical or legendary, through which a nation is founded
military deployment
movement of armed forces and their logistical support infrastructure around the world