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Pennsic and War
* The Pennsic War, a massive gathering of the Society for Creative Anachronism, takes place about the first week of August every year.
The novel Murder at the War ( Knightfall in paperback edition ) is a detective story concerning a murder that takes place at the SCA's largest annual event, Pennsic War.
* Pennsic War
The Pennsic War occurs each summer north of Portersville.
Field Battle at Pennsic War XXXII
The Pennsic War is an annual American medieval camping event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism — a " war " between two large regional SCA groups: the Kingdom of the East and the Middle Kingdom.
The name Pennsic War is a combination of Pennsylvania and Punic War.
The Pennsic War uses numbers to identify each war rather than the year it was held, so the 2011 event was known as " Pennsic War 40 "— there having been 39 previous events.
This is celebrated in song by performer, Duke Moonwulf Starkadderson in " Pennsic War IV ".
* Pennsic has inspired a mystery novel, Murder at the War ( Knightfall in paperback ), by Mary Monica Pulver.
* There have been video documentaries made of Pennsic and the battles thereof, the most well known of which is Duckball Home Video's The Pennsic War: A Video Documentary, produced in 1991 at the 20th Pennsic War
* The Official Pennsic War web site
* A site with collected images, videos, and stories of the Pennsic War
* The Pennsic War: A Video Documentary

Pennsic and takes
The story takes place entirely at Pennsic.

Pennsic and place
Prior to 2007, Pennsic took place during the first two weeks of August, and some of the earliest Pennsics were held during September.
* With over 10, 000 people, Pennsic becomes the 4th largest populated place in Butler County, PA ( after Cranberry and Butler Townships, and the City of Butler ).

Pennsic and late
Pennsic is held in late summer and lasts for 17 days ( begins on a Friday, ends two Sundays later ).

Pennsic and July
The first Starwood was held July 24 – 26, 1981 at Coopers Lake Campground, the same site as the Society for Creative Anachronism's Pennsic War, in Slippery Rock, PA. From 1982 through 1985 it was held at Devil's Den Park in New Philadelphia, OH, a former state park run by Whispering Winds Nudist Camp.

Pennsic and .
At some large events, such as Pennsic and Estrella Wars, EMS personnel stand by on site for the duration of the event.
The winners of the battles and other activities receive war points, and the Kingdom with the most war points wins that Pennsic.
* The first Pennsic was held in 1972, at Newton's Campground ( now Shorehaven Campground ) in Waterford, Pennsylvania.
* The fourth, often called " Pennsic Pour " or " Pennsic Puddle ", was held at Spencer Farm on Aquilla Road near Chardon, Ohio and was marred by massive flooding and mudslides.
Contrary to popular myth, the Pennsic wars were not caused by Cariadoc challenging himself to a war and losing.
The board of directors ruled a few weeks before Pennsic I that since Pittsburgh was in the same state as an existing group, in Philadelphia, that it had to belong to the same kingdom.
Thus, the Debatable Lands were assigned to the East Kingdom prior to Pennsic being fought, which rendered moot the initial reason for the war.
Since the stated purpose of the war was to determine which kingdom got Pittsburgh and the Midrealm decisively won Pennsic I, it became popular mythology that " the loser got Pittsburgh.
Since Pennsic XXV in 1996 the event has gathered over 10, 000 participants each year.
Pennsic is, however, an SCA event ; members of other groups are welcome, but are generally expected to follow SCA rules — especially in regards to armor, weapons and behavior on the battlefield for the various fighting scenarios.
According to the Pennsic Independent, a privately-published newspaper published on-site, the final count for 2009 was 10, 947.
* Pennsic University: a framework of classes where attendees learn period skills, trades, and performing arts.
* Pennsic Choir.

War and takes
* 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
* 1912 – First Balkan War: The Naval Battle of Elli takes place.
* 1643 – English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire.
* 1944 – World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.
* 1897 – Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4, 000-strong Ottoman force at Livadeia.
* 1973 – Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
Gone with the Wind takes place in the southern United States in the state of Georgia during the American Civil War ( 1861 – 1865 ) and the Reconstruction Era ( 1865 – 1877 ) that followed the war.
The Painted Bird, Kosiński's controversial 1965 novel, is a fictional account that depicts the personal experiences of a boy of unknown religious and ethnic background who wanders around unidentified areas of Eastern Europe during World War II and takes refuge among a series of people, many of whom are brutally cruel and abusive, either to him or to others.
* 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle – King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.
* 1645 – English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
* 1758 – Seven Years ' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place.
* 1862 – American Civil War: the Battle of Malvern Hill takes place.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
* 1972 – Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut takes his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc running down a road after being burned by napalm.
* 1716 – Great Northern War: the naval Battle of Dynekilen takes place.
* 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
* 1962 – Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
* 1862 – American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
The madness that is a side effect of Venom takes hold, and during the ensuing fight with Superman and Batman, Luthor admits he had traded the creature Doomsday to Darkseid in return for weapons during the Our Worlds at War crisis ; in doing so, he inadvertently provides a confession which is captured on video by Batman.
* 1938 – Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante takes place, with 313 deaths.
* 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.
* 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
* 1844 – One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
* 1939 – World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.

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