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- Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...istan]] and [[Tajikistan]] in the north, and [[People's Republic of China|China]] in the easternmost p...
68: ...were murdered in 1978 when the [[communist]] [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] launched a c...
72: ...his fighting occurred in [[1994]], when 10,000 people were killed from factions fighting in the Kabul ...
74: ...]] and agreed on a [[Bonn Agreement (Afghanistan)|plan]] for the formulation of a new government struc...
78: ...s of homes and over 1800 lives. Over 4000 more people were injured. The earthquakes occurred at Samang... - Uganda (11554 bytes)
61: The area was placed under the charter of the [[British East Afric...
63: ...ter-coups which would last until the mid-1980s. [[1971]] saw [[Idi Amin]] take power, ruling the country...
78: ...nd [[Lake Edward]]. The country is located on a [[plateau]], averaging about 900 m above sea level. A...
80: ...f town'. The [[Kampala|city of Kampala]], for example, is in the [[Kampala (district)|district of Kamp...
85: ...]] is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force, with [[coffee]] ... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...e country's post-independence name was changed in 1971, from Congo-[[Kinshasa]] (after its capital, to d...
59: ===European exploration and administration (1870–1960)===
61: ...]]'s novella ''[[Heart of Darkness]]'' also takes place in Congo Free State. In 1908, the Belgian parl...
67: ... of the permanent committee of the All-African Peoples Conference (founded in [[Accra]], 1958) and pre...
72: ... was not believed by many). Riots of protest took place in many parts of the world. See his ''Congo: M... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
84: ...nd civil war, British [[gunboat diplomacy]] was employed to bring about a peaceful resolution that fav...
88: ...mergency|communist insurgency]]. Post-war British plans to form a "Malayan Union" were scuppered by st...
111: ... [[lower house]] (''Dewan Rakyat'', literally "People's Hall"). All 69 Senators sit for 6-year terms; ...
120: ...ines and two-year prison terms, while Malaysian employers face up to a year in jail and a fine of up t...
122: ... use. Administered with a thick rattan stick, it splits the skin and leaves scars. - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
62: ...he Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca (La Plata — modern Sucre). Bolivian [[silver]] min...
69: ...ing the early part of the 20th century, [[tin]] replaced silver as the country's most important source...
71: ...gs of political awareness among the indigenous people. From the end of the Chaco War until the [[1952]...
76: ...en, impatient with schisms in the coalition, he replaced civilians with members of the armed forces an...
85: ... (during which Sᮣhez de Lozada was Minister for Planning). The most dramatic change undertaken by th... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
49: ...emains possess features resembling [[Bushman]] people.
51: ...ries]]. Other missionaries, traders, hunters, and planters soon followed.
59: ...ok effect in May 1963, providing for virtually complete internal self-government. The Federation of Rh...
61: ...one-party state. On [[June 14]], [[1993]], the people of Malawi voted overwhelmingly in favor of multi...
74: ...elections, the first in the multi-party era, took place in on November 21, 2000. The UDF party won 70%... - Flag of Massachusetts (1839 bytes)
3: ...s the shield, bearing the state motto "Ense Petit Placidam, Sub Libertate Quietem" ("By the sword we s...
7: ... make it the same on both sides. Additionally in 1971, the [[naval ensign]], which had consisted of a g... - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
46: ...construction of a 129 mile (208 km) wooden [[plank]] road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from [...
48: ...d privation. Although few major engagements took place in North Carolina itself, her troops served in...
55: *[[1971]]: This is a minor consolidation of the 1868 cons...
74: ...uilty pleas for minor misdemeanors, accept guilty pleas for traffic violations and accept waivers of t...
92: ...ghly divided by their elevation, with the Coastal Plain extending to areas below 400 feet above sea le... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
44: Among [[Native American]] people living in what now is Virginia were the [[Powhat...
46: ...long the coast of [[North America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to...
59: ...uld vote in the colony. Each county chose two people or burgesses to represent it, while the [[Colleg...
63: Virginia currently functions under the 1971 '''Constitution of Virginia'''. It is the state'...
98: ...nia]]'), a part of the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], completely separate (an [[exclave]]) from the rest of t... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
46: ...ak savanah territory of the Cross Timbers, to the plains and semi-arid regions of Western Oklahoma and...
56: ... (Northwestern Oklahoma and The Panhandle), Great Plains Country (Southwestern Oklahoma), Frontier Cou...
60: ... plains, Southwestern Tablelands, Central [[Great Plains]],
111: ... [[Caddo]] and [[Osage]]. Descendants of these peoples still live in the state.
113: In the [[16th century]] [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers became the first Europeans to visit the area... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...ral influences. For a variety of reasons, some people in other parts of the U.S. sometimes mistake it ...
44: ...est inhabitants of the New World. The [[Pueblo people]] built a flourishing sedentary culture in the [...
46: ...]]. His maltreatment of the Pueblo people while exploring the upper Rio Grande valley led to long-stan...
64: ...ving as a teamster, cook, guide, and hunter for exploring parties until [[1840]].
74: ...l at [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] in [[1851]]. The people of New Mexico would determine whether to permit ... - Country (4192 bytes)
5: ...inant. Other states, such as [[Canada]], the [[People's Republic of China]], [[Spain]] or the [[United...
11: * ''[[nation]]'' designates a [[people]], however ''national'' and ''international'' bo...
13: ...'[[land]]'' may be used for "a country and its people" but also thought of as country belonging to a [...
16: ...others. The largest was [[Pakistan]] from 1947 to 1971 when the nation consisted of two parts, [[West Pa... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
31: * [[Plough]]s in [[Mesopotamia]]
35: * 3500 BC: [[Plywood]] in [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]
80: * [[600]]: Mouldboard [[plough]] in [[Eastern Europe]]
162: * [[1797]]: [[Cast iron plow]]: [[Charles Newbold]]
201: * [[1831]]: [[Multiple coil magnet]]: [[Joseph Henry]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
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71: ...nn, Niall]], (born 1966), Irish football (soccer) player
75: *[[Selena Quintanilla|Quintanilla, Selena]], (1971-1995), murdered tejano singer
88: *[[Quo Tai-chi]], (1889-1952), diplomat representing [[Republic of China|Nationalist ... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
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12: ...xander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
31: ...ional Basketball Association|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
33: ...h | Yarborough, Ralph]], U.S. Senator ([[1957]]-[[1971]]) and [[Texas]] politician
128: *[[Mike York|York, Mike]], ice hockey player - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
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18: ...pterosaur]]s, and the aquatic [[ichthyosaur]]s, [[plesiosaur]]s, and [[mosasaur]]s.
20: ...keley.edu/diapsids/avians.html]. The widespread application of [[cladistics]], which rigorously analyz... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...ipse|elliptical]] orbits between those of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and [[Jupiter]]. [[image:433eros.jpg|...
4: ... term to the small moons of the [[gas giant|giant planets]]. The first [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-...
6: ...solar system, and some argue that not every minor planet should be called an "asteroid".
10: ...em, and [[minor planet]] for a taxonomy of the subplanetary objects that include asteroids. The term '...
14: ...360) 1981 VA]]; the last numbered and named minor planet was [[99905 Jeffgrossman]] [http://cfa-www.ha... - Holiday (7753 bytes)
3: ... a [[nation]] or [[culture]] (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for [[celebratio...
17: ...idered a good chance to take short trips, for example. In late [[1990s]], the [[Japan]]ese government ...
19: ...s to certain [[Monday]]s in [[1968]] (effective [[1971]]). Several states had passed similar laws earlie...
57: ...n]] (Descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] upon the disciples of Jesus Christ)
62: ...ronal|fiestas patronales]] are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, according to the [[Calen... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
13: ...anywhere else, such as to the [[Moon]] or [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch ...
15: ...d on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a...
19: ...er 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-orbital]] m... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
281: *[[John Singleton Copley]] ([[1737]]-[[1815]])
616: *[[Leon Kaplinski]] ([[1826]]-[[1873]])
625: *[[Rockwell Kent]] ([[1882]]-[[1971]])
793: *[[Frans Masereel]] ([[1889]]-[[1971]])
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