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The Catholics did not split. Baptists and Methodists together formed majorities of both the free and enslaved populations. [117] [118] Elites in the southeast favored the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, which reluctantly split off the Episcopal Church (USA) in 1861. [119]
AB InBev. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, commonly known as AB InBev, [ 2][ 3] is a Belgian-Brazilian multinational drink and brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium [ 4][ 5][ 6] and is the largest brewer in the world. [ 7] In 2023, the company was ranked 72nd in the Forbes Global 2000. [ 8]
The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922) Conflict deaths in Belfast 1920–1922. 50–100 deaths per km 2. 100–150 deaths per km 2. over 150 deaths per km 2. The Troubles of the 1920s was a period of conflict in what is now Northern Ireland from June 1920 until June 1922, during and after the Irish War of Independence and the partition of Ireland.
Under Howard's leadership in the 2005 general election, the Conservative Party increased their total vote share and—more significantly—their number of parliamentary seats, reducing Labour's majority. [103] The day following the election, Howard resigned. David Cameron won the 2005 leadership election. [104]
Today, the vast majority of Ulster Protestants live in Northern Ireland, which was created in 1921 to have an Ulster Protestant majority, and in the east of County Donegal. Politically, most are unionists, who have an Ulster British identity and want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom.
The last 20 years have seen a 10.5% reduction in the proportion of the population who state they are Protestant or brought up Protestant (from 58.5% to 48%), and a 3.5% increase in those of who state they are Catholic or brought up Catholic (from 41.5% to 45%). [11]
The northern shoveler (/ ˈ ʃ ʌ v əl ər /; Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, [2] is a common and widespread duck.It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, [3] wintering in southern Europe, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.
The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 48.6% of total applications from 41.7% in the previous week. One year ago, refinance volume was just 29% of total applications.