In etymology, The modern word Norman simply comes from words meaning 'Northman'
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The viking settlers who settled in Northwest France came from the northern lands and were raiding those lands before eventually settling on them.
<u>They were known as Normans in french language which itself derives from Latin Normand, or straight from old Norse.</u>
<u>These similar words have existed for the people and basically mean "North man" or someone who came to their land from the North. </u>
The vikings retained the name to show their cultural heritage and origins.
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2010 was the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote. Women got the vote, in part, because of a promise a son made to his mother. The story of the actual vote is a dramatic one
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French Huguenots, were Protestants who opposed Catholism, thus King Philip II considered them as menace to the Catholic crown.
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The 16th century was a period of religious unrest between Protestants and Catholics. The throne of France was ruled by Catholics, to which Protestants (Huguenots) became a possible threat.
After French Huguenots became prosperous and wealthy, King Philip II saw them as a menace to the Catholic French throne. Huguenots were a small population that resided in South-western part of France. The group of Huguenots were guided by Jeanne d'Albret.
Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti. With its estimated 2012 population of 942,194, it is also Haiti's largest city.
