V. Gordon Childe

Vere Gordon Childe (14 April 1892 – 19 October 1957) was an Australian archaeologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. He spen…
Society History

Vagrant Story

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Valley Parade

Valley Parade, currently known as University of Bradford Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater football stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England…

Valley View (Romney, West Virginia)

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Valston Hancock

Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock, KBE, CB, DFC (31 May 1907 – 29 September 1998) was a senior commander in the Royal Aust…
Military

Value theory

Value theory, also called axiology, studies the nature, sources, and types of values. It is a branch of philosophy and an interdisciplinary field closely associ…

Vampire

A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires ar…

Van Buren raid

The Van Buren raid occurred in Crawford County, Arkansas, on December 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. After defeating Confederate forces led by Major G…

Vance Drummond

Vance Drummond, DFC, AFC (22 February 1927 – 17 May 1967) was a New Zealand–born Australian pilot who fought in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. H…
Military

Vanishing (song)

"Vanishing" is a song recorded and produced by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her debut studio album, Mariah Carey (1990). Carey wrote the torch so…

Variegated fairywren

Variegated fairywren Male in breeding plumage Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

Vasa (ship)

Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300&#…

Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a southeast–northwest direction betwe…

Vega

Vega Location of Vega (circled) Observation dataEpoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 Constellation Lyra Pro…

Veiqia

Ra enge, Fijian noblewoman, tattooed with veiqia (hips, buttocks and upper thighs) and qia gusu (mouth), by Theodor Kleinschmidt Veiqia (.mw-parser-output .IPA-…

Velociraptor

VelociraptorTemporal range: Late Cretaceous, ~75–71 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible later Maastrichtian record Mounted V. mongoliensis ca…

Venture Science Fiction

July 1958 issue of Venture, the last issue of the magazine's first version. The cover is by Ed Emshwiller, illustrating Lester del Rey's "Lady of Space". Ventur…

Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. Similar in size and mass to Earth, Venus has no liquid water, and its atmosphere is far thicker and denser than that of…

Venus in fiction

Venus appears in many pulp science fiction stories. Seen here is the winter 1939 cover of Planet Stories, featuring "The Golden Amazons of Venus". The planet Ve…