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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...is a [[country]] located in [[North America]], bordered by the [[United States]] to the north, and [[B...
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
21: government_type = [[Federal Republic]] |
22: leader_titles = [[President of Mexico|President]] |
23: leader_names = [[Vicente Fox ]] | - Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...inent|continental]] neighbors, Costa Rica, alongside [[Uruguay]], is seen as an exceptional example of...
5: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de Costa Rica'''</big></big>
9: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
13: ...er" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Costa Rica|Detail]]) - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
7: ...rah]], (1934-1996), Somali politician and clan leader
9: *[[ɴienne Aignan|Aignan, ɴienne]], (1773-1824), translator, political writer, librettist, playw...
24: *[[George Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - Rose (15436 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Rosoideae]]}}
15: ...http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05-29</small>
20: == Description ==
23: ...ide of the stem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[...
25: ...few species yellow or red. The ovary is inferior, developing below the petals and sepals. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...al_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...he United States|federal government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|a...
5: ...he President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invok...
7: ...lated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Monroe
4: | order=5th President
7: | preceded=[[James Madison]]
8: | succeeded=[[John Quincy Adams]]
11: | dead=dead - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Quincy Adams
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=6th President
7: | preceded=[[James Monroe]]
8: | succeeded=[[Andrew Jackson]] - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=7th President
7: | preceded= [[John Quincy Adams]]
8: | succeeded= [[Martin Van Buren]] - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></...
9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[December 5]], [[1782]]</td></tr> - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
4: | order=14th President
7: | preceded=[[Millard Fillmore]]
8: | succeeded=[[James Buchanan]]
11: | dead=dead - Australia (39438 bytes)
13: leader_titles = [[Queen of Australia|Queen]]<br>[[Gover...
14: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Eli...
16: area_magnitude=1_E12|
24: population_density = 2|
25: population_density_rank = —| - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...auritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
6: native_name = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
17: ... = [[List of Presidents of Madagascar|President]] <br> [[List of Prime Ministers of Madagascar|...
18: leader_names = [[Marc Ravalomanana]] <br> [...
22: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ld|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history duri...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
11: ...Σ<br>''([[Greek language|Greek]]: Freedom or Death)''
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]] - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
10: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jamaica|In Detail]])
37: <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
42: | '''[[Independence]]''' - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: ...ia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
3: ...sular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and is [[Johor#Li...
5: ... is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south,...
7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
12: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Blacktip Reef Shark (3751 bytes)
12: ...oy]] & [[Joseph Paul Gaimard|Gaimard]] | date = [[1824]]}}
20: ... no black tips. Blacktip Reef Sharks are not considered a real threat because they are usually small.
23: ...e thought to be cases of mistaken identity when waders are splashing in the shallows.
28: This species is not considered social but has been seen in small groups of sh...
29: ...ive towards Spear Fishers, but are still not considered dangerous. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
10: ...rgestCity = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
21: DensityRank = 10<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 105.80 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 2<sup>nd</sup> | - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
3: ...humb|250px|San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls...
5: ...metres (6,996 feet), compared with 1655.4 m for [[Denver, Colorado]].
6: ...ge:NewMexico_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
7: ...8, new and rebuilt buildings, especially those in designated historic districts, must exhibit a Spanis...
9: ...tural attractions have drawn an influx of new residents with an above average income and educational l... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
7: *[[Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich]] (born 1923)
8: *[[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeyevich]] (1906-1989)
11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
37: ..., Yury]], (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and CIS executive secretary - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
1: '''Alexander of Aphrodisias''', pupil of [[Aristocles of Mess...
6: Commentaries by Alexander on the following works of Aristotle are still ex...
10: *the ''De Sensu''
15: There are also several original writings by Alexander still extant.
16: ... ''On the Soul'', in which he contends that the undeveloped reason in man is material (''nous ulikos''... - Ammonius Hermiae (1773 bytes)
6: ...nii, et aliorum de Fato quae supersunt'' (Zurich, 1824).
9: ...rately, with Latin translation and scholia, at Leiden, 1621, at Helmstadt, 1666, and at Paris, 1850. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
41: *[[Fedor Alekseev]] ([[1753]]-[[1824]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
92: *[[William Barak]] ([[1824]]-[[1903]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement - Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
9: *[[1822]] - [[Denmark Vesey]] executed
11: *[[1823]] - [[Monroe Doctrine]] declared
13: *[[1824]] - First presidential nominating [[political convention]]
14: ...in [[U.S. presidential election, 1824|election of 1824]]; Adams immediately appoints Clay his new [[Secr...
15: *[[1824]] - ''[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'' cements Congressional control over [[interst... - History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
3: ... the political mood of the country. The new president, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], capitalized on this sit...
5: ...dash;and led the nation in the number of black leaders elected. In [[1969]], [[Tennessee]] had a 92.1%...
11: ... 1964]], Lyndon Johnson positioned himself as a moderate, contrasting himself to his GOP opponent, [[B...
13: ...nous electoral trends for Democrats, who had depended on the "solid South" as an electoralt base for a...
15: ...30 years, until the issue of [[civil rights]] divided conservative southern whites from the rest of th... - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: ...l fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: ...325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
13: ... while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsidian]], used for arrowheads, axe heads, an...
19: ...cted by stories of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with ...
23: ...ula of [[Baja California]]), and laid out and founded the city that was to become LaPaz later that spr... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
48: *[[Alexander Calder]] (1898 - 1976)
49: *[[Alexander Milne Calder]] (1845 - 1923)
50: *[[Alexander Stirling Calder]] (1870 - 1945)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822) - Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
1: ...e:Sam_houston_3.jpg|thumb|Sam Houston, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...ited Kingdom|British]] in the [[War of 1812]]. By December he had risen from [[Private (rank)|private]...
7: ...ennesseean [[Andrew Jackson]] and was widely considered to be Jackson's political protegé.
9: ...and his wife to enter [[Mexico|Mexican]] Texas in December [[1832]].
11: ...the Texas Army in November [[1835]], then [[Commander-in-Chief]] in March [[1836]]. He negotiated a se... - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=James Knox Polk
5: | order=11th President
8: | preceded=[[John Tyler]]
9: | succeeded=[[Zachary Taylor]]
12: | dead=dead - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
2: ...roto-) [[computer scientist]] who originated the idea of a ''programmable'' [[computer]]. Parts of hi...
5: ...t [[Teignmouth]], and Charles' father became a warden of the nearby St. Michael?s Church.
8: ...n near Cambridge, Charles said, "I fear I did not derive from it all the advantages that I might have ...
12: ...uate with honors. He instead received an honorary degree without examination in 1814.
16: ...ve of the marriage. The couple lived happily at 5 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London. They had ... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
2: [[Image:President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg|thumb|'''Jefferson Davis'''...
3: ...r serving as the only [[President]] of the [[Confederate States of America]] throughout the [[American...
6: ...[[British Empire|British]], two of them serving under [[Andrew Jackson]] and receiving his commendatio...
10: ...ry Academy]] at [[West Point, New York]] as a [[cadet]].
14: ...spatched to [[Galena, Illinois]] at the head of a detachment assigned to remove [[miner|miners]] from ... - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
3: ..., and his death was a severe setback for the Confederacy.
8: ... Julia was buried in an unmarked grave in a homemade coffin in a small town along the [[James River an...
12: ...nt to live with other relatives on his mother's side of the family, but he died of [[tuberculosis]] in...
14: ...ation of a law in Virginia at that time that forbade teaching a slave to read or write, but neverthele...
16: ...ademy. Thomas Jackson graduated 17th out of 59 students in the Class of [[1846]]. - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: ...s [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] –...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]]...
26: *[[Harold Alden]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1890]] – [[196...
27: *[[Hannes Alfv鮝] ([[Sweden]], [[1908]] – [[1995]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
7: senateleader= [[Bill Frist]]|
8: houseleader= [[Tom DeLay]]|
10: ideology = [[Conservatism]] |
11: international = [[International Democrat Union]] |
18: ...ntatives]], as well as in governorships. In the modern political era, the GOP is the more [[conservati... - Boron (9084 bytes)
1: {{Elementbox_header | number=5 | symbol=B | name=boron | left=[[bery...
10: {{Elementbox_density_gpcm3nrt | 2.34 }}
11: {{Elementbox_densityliq_gpcm3mp | 2.08 }}
20: ...ementbox_oxistates | 3<br />(mildly [[acid]]ic oxide) }}
40: ...3% in natural samples. Boron-11 is<br />the remainder in such cases.</small> - Silicon (13233 bytes)
1: {{Elementbox_header | number=14 | symbol=Si | name=silicon | left=[[...
10: {{Elementbox_density_gpcm3nrt | 2.33 }}
11: {{Elementbox_densityliq_gpcm3mp | 2.57 }}
20: ...{Elementbox_oxistates | 4<br />([[amphoteric]] oxide) }}
26: {{Elementbox_vanderwaalsrad_pm | [[1 E-10 m|210]] }} - Zirconium (9876 bytes)
2: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
4: {| align="center" border="0"
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
42: | [[van der Waals radius]]
51: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) - U.S. Electoral College (46986 bytes)
1: ...he United States]] at the conclusion of each Presidential election. The Electoral College was establis...
5: ... Electoral College election maps, see [[U.S. presidential election maps]].
8: ...ectors when they vote for President and Vice President. These electors in turn cast the official votes...
10: ...e]] and [[Nebraska]] does the election follow a model more closely based on Congressional Elections: F...
12: ...ctoral votes for Vice President becomes Vice President. - William Henry Harrison (11790 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=William Henry Harrison
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=9th President
7: | preceded=[[Martin Van Buren]]
8: | succeeded=[[John Tyler]] - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to ...
7: native_name = República de Chile |
17: government_type = [[Republic|Democratic republic]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Chile|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] | - John C. Calhoun (5703 bytes)
3: ...n was [[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]].
5: ... [[1817]] he was appointed [[Secretary of War]] under [[James Monroe]].
7: ...ection of 1824]], Calhoun became Vice President under [[John Quincy Adams]]. He soon broke with Adams...
11: ...e replied, "Our Union; next to our liberties most dear." The break between Jackson and Calhoun was co...
13: ... by Congress prohibiting states from nullifying federal laws. The [[Compromise of 1833]] settled the ... - Levi P. Morton (2620 bytes)
2: ...om [[New York]] and the twenty-second [[Vice President of the United States]].
4: ...ited States|Congress]]. He was appointed by President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] as honorary commissione...
6: ... from [[1881]] to [[1885]], and elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket w...
9: ...Logan]]|after=[[Whitelaw Reid]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1888|1888]] (won)}}
10: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[Thomas A. Hendr... - Tomato (10085 bytes)
17: ...ycopene]]) edible [[fruit]]s. The word ''tomato'' derives from [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] ''tomatl''...
21: ... the tomato, this has led some botanists to conclude that the cultivation of the tomato was done in Me...
27: ...garden ornamentals. Tomato leaves and stems are indeed poisonous but the fruit is safe.
29: ... cultivation of the tomato as food begins to be widespread, mainly in southern Italy and in France.
31: Vincenzo Corrado, a cook in the Neapolitan court, describes recipes with tomatoes in the book ''Il cuo... - Tobacco (28162 bytes)
14: ..." for a Y-shaped pipe used in sniffing tobacco powder.
16: ...icide]]s. Other active alkaloids in Tobacco include [[harmala]].
18: Major hazards of tobacco use, however, include [[carcinogen]]ic compounds in tobacco and tobacco...
26: ...and the initial colonial expansion, fueled by the desire to increase tobacco production, caused the fi...
28: ...olfe returned to Jamestown following Pocahontas's death in England, he continued to improve the qualit... - Sea Slugs (4331 bytes)
12: ..._subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Suborders }}
13: [[Cephalaspidea]] <br />
15: [[Anaspidea ]] <br />
16: [[Notaspidea ]] <br />
20: '''Infraorder''' [[Anthobranchia ]] <br /> - Theater in the United States (12545 bytes)
2: ...tates are professional [[theatre]] companies outside of [[New York City]] that produce their own seaso...
11: ...r, Lewis Hallam's son, [[Lewis Hallam, Jr.]], founded the American Company which opened a theater in N...
13: ...t of [[Yale College]] in his "Essay on the Stage" declared that "to indulge a taste for playgoing mean...
19: ...a single play was shown in New York for an unprecedented three weeks.
26: ...as sparked by this rivalry, and brought about the deaths of 22 people. Then, at the end of the [[Unite... - United States Republican Party (30737 bytes)
6: senateleader= [[Bill Frist]]|
7: houseleader= [[Tom DeLay]]|
9: ideology = [[Conservatism]] |
10: international = [[International Democrat Union]] |
17: ...ntatives]], as well as in governorships. In the modern political era, the GOP is the more [[conservati... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
1: '''December 9''' is the 343rd day (344th in leap years)...
3: {{DecemberCalendar}}
7: *[[1824]] - [[Battle of Ayacucho]] - [[Peru]] defeats [[Spain]]
10: *[[1856]] - [[Bushehr]] surrenders to the [[British]].
13: ...s his computing device at the [[United States War Department]]
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