William H. McNeill: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 27, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jul 04, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 25, 2024
Modified link of Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Biography of William H. McNeill. Feb 06, 2018
Article revised and updated. Jan 06, 2017
He died on July 8, 2016. Jul 13, 2016
Updated his list of works and noted that he was awarded a National Humanities Medal. May 06, 2016
Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Biography of William H. McNeill. Mar 19, 2015
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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