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  2. Battle of Bad Axe - Wikipedia

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    The Bad Axe Massacre was a massacre of Sauk (Sac) and Meskwaki (Fox) Native Americans by United States Army regulars and militia that occurred on August 1–2, 1832. This final scene of the Black Hawk War took place near present-day Victory, Wisconsin, in the United States. It marked the end of the war between white settlers and militia in ...

  3. Battle-axe (woman) - Wikipedia

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    Battle-axe (woman) Carrie Nation, brandishing a hatchet. A battle-axe is a derogatory traditional stereotype describing a woman characterized as aggressive, overbearing and forceful. The term originated as a gender-independent descriptor in the early 20th century, but became primarily applied to women around the middle of the century.

  4. Black Axe (confraternity) - Wikipedia

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    Black Axe's symbol is a black axe above two hands in chains or the shackles of colonialism. [6] This represents the NBM's readiness to confront difficult tasks and to break social injustice, along with other vices that limit humanity's progress. [4] The colors of Black Axe are white, black, and yellow. [4]

  5. Scleral tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Scleral tattooing is the practice of tattooing the sclera, or white part, of the human eye. Rather than being injected into the tissue, the dye is injected between two layers of the eye, then gradually spreads. The process remains uncommon due to professionals' discomfort performing the procedure [ 1] and is illegal in the American states ...

  6. List of unusual deaths - Wikipedia

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    The 33-year-old barmaid of The White Lion was mauled to death by a tiger in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. She was the first person to be killed by a tiger in British history. [157] Sarah Grosvenor: 14 September 1742 The 19-year-old woman was getting an abortion by Dr. John Hallowell. However, on the 14th, she died from the complications of the surgery.

  7. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    Usually seen wearing a leather jacket, white t-shirt (or black if not wearing a jacket), blue jeans, and a slick hairdo with generous amounts of pomade. Frequently has a thick Northeastern ethnic accent, a love of rock and roll, cigarette smoking, motorcycle or hot rod riding and customizing, and a "tough guy" or "cool" demeanor.

  8. Battle's sign - Wikipedia

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    Battle's sign, also known as mastoid ecchymosis, is an indication of fracture of middle cranial fossa of the skull. These fractures may be associated with underlying brain trauma . Battle's sign consists of bruising over the mastoid process as a result of extravasation of blood along the path of the posterior auricular artery . [ 1 ]

  9. Bad Axe, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Bad Axe, Michigan. /  43.80278°N 82.99972°W  / 43.80278; -82.99972. Bad Axe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Huron County [ 4] in the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula. The population was 3,021 at the 2020 census, making it the largest community in Huron County and second largest in the Upper Thumb, after ...