Avignon Papacy is described as the period wherein seven successive popes were from Avignon, France rather from the traditional home, Rome. This happened from the period 1309 to 1377. The importance of Avignon Papacy is that, it improved much of the organization of the Church, which established major offices that is still operating until the present. They also supported missionary activity as well as scholarship and arts.
The Union Pacific Railroad started at Omaha, Nebraska.
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The reason why the picture of King George over the village
inn has been replaced by a picture of George Washington is because the new
owner of the village inn is General Washington.
The changes made in over the village inn are as follows:
The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff.
A sword was stuck in the hand instead of a scepter
The head was decorated with a cocked hat.
Underneath was painted in large characters,
GENERAL WASHINGTON.
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