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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
139: ...[Mexican Federal District|Federal District]] is a special political division in Mexico, where the national ... - History of China (45919 bytes)
7: ...y to store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civili...
142: ... as a time of renewed cultural blossoming: Arts, especially the porcelain industry, reached an unprecedente...
154: ...particular, small-scale industries grew up, often specializing in paper, silk, cotton, and porcelain goods....
176: ...he strict rule of hair cutting. The Manchus had a special hair style: the infamous "queue". They cut hair o...
190: ...tates, forcibly occupied "concessions" and gained special commercial privileges. [[Hong Kong]] was ceded to... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ...hout mortar, and many of them are still in situ. Especially striking are the huge pillars, of which a numbe...
42: ...at Persian Empire were laid, and Istakhr acquired special importance as the centre of priestly wisdom and o... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
15: ... example – and the Mameluke authorities put special effort into keeping the journey safe for pilgrims... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
53: ...ineering industry. Machine makers early developed special purpose machines for making parts. - China (38909 bytes)
18: ...f such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo means PRC.
38: ...中國大陸,''zhōngguó dàlù'' in Mandarin), especially when contrasting it with other, politically dif...
47: ...ched its golden age. For a long period of time, especially between the 7th and 14th centuries, China was o...
49: ...rongly opposed and the ruler class needed to take special measures to ensure their rule and the loyalty of ...
53: ...to this conflict a number of Islamic Rebellions, especially in Central Asia, had occurred. Later, a second ... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
144: ...i/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410 Human Rights Watch special report on the August 2004 Gatumba massacre] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
17: ...[Jack Agazarian|Agazarian, Jack]], (1916-1945), [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
57: * http://www.maat-ka-ra.de/ special homepage - Main Page2 (2348 bytes)
21: Visit our list of [[Special:Newpages|New Articles]] - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
24: ...36) this was discontinued; however, to this day a special bell is being rung twice daily in commemoration o... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
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42: ...ions of real and concrete motives in this or that special case. He delighted with the enthusiasm of a born ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
18: ...w Parker]], her mother's favourite priest, took a special interest in Elizabeth's well-being, particularly ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
16: ...to the throne. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victoria would hav...
41: ...Bridge, near [[Paddington]] (in [[London]]), in a special royal carriage provided by the [[Great Western Ra...
96: ...tory. In accordance with the Queen's request, all special public celebrations of the event were delayed unt... - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
11: ...n [[December 9]], [[1931]] and was confirmed by a special election of the people on [[January 12]], [[1932]... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
36: ... the "[[Suuret Suomalaiset]]" (greatest Finns) TV special in [[2004]], the only living person to be include... - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
24: Lincoln serves on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Select Committee on Ethics; S... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
47: ...ourtesy) of the [[Hoover Institution]]. She was a specialist on the Soviet Union and gave lectures on the s...
56: ...curity Council|National Security Council]], and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security ...
58: ... [[Council on Foreign Relations]], Rice served as Special Assistant to the Director of the [[Joint Chiefs o...
83: ...adimir Putin]], visiting the country in which she specialized during her academic career and service with t...
132: * [http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/ Profile] fro... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
73: ...o]] (the 14th [[Dalai Lama]]). She famously put a special symbolic light in her kitchen window in [[?as an ... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
7: ..., Nutrition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medica... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
29: ... In foreign relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and f...
31: ...s initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern Engl...
41: ...tcher|Mark]] were born. On returning to work, she specialised in tax issues.
73: ...on]] initially rose. These moves hit businesses, especially in the [[manufacturing]] sector, and [[unemploy...
116: ...vernment's perceived mishandling of the economy (especially high [[base rate|interest rates]] of 15% which ... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
20: ...lm and Cochran personally flew it to France for a special showing at Eisenhower's headquarters. Her efforts...
22: ...reat deal of time and money to charitable works, especially with those from impoverished backgrounds like h... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
16: ...ives]] which led to her promotion to Commodore by special Presidential appointment. By [[1985]] she became... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
7: There has been controversy surrounding her work, especially her premiere work, ''Coming of Age in Samoa'' (...
14: ...n to discuss the problems faced by young people (especially women) as they pass through adolescence as "una...
33: ...uch cultural variation throughout Melanesia, and especially in the large island of [[New Guinea]]. Moreove... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
71: ...ject under the tutorship of her father. She had a special interest in statistics, a field in which her fath... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
20: ...ne and emotional commitment made her performances special. - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
29: ...s contributed many songs to movie soundtracks and special projects that were never made available elsewhere... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
43: ...conjunction with her husband and crew, invented a special kind of glue to bind closed portable CD players c... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
19: ...ming young fellow. Nobody thought it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would lead."{{ref|knight...
77: ...death car, with the approval of [[Lee Simmons]], "Special Escape Investigator for the Texas Prison System".... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
82: ...autiful... not one has died without receiving the special ticket for [[St. Peter]], as we call it. We call ... - Denise Bloch (2657 bytes)
5: ...s]], Denise Bloch was recruited to work for the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE). She began resistanc... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...ain under Colonel [[Maurice Buckmaster]] of the [[Special Operations Executive]] and return to France to wo... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
11: ...ratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]]. - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...tually became a British agent months before the [[Special Operations Executive]] was founded in [[July]] [[...
30: ...ns in the [[Alps]], and by inducing non-Germans, especially conscripted Poles, in the German occupation for... - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
5: ... Minney]]. Her spymaster during her time in the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) was [[Leopold Samuel... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
24: *''[[Special Delivery (1999 film)|Special Delivery]]'' (1999) - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
17: ...hildren with Merrill, Margot, who was confined to special education schools for most of her life due to a b... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
11: ...cies that encourage adoptions and is a [[UNICEF]] Special Representative. By [[1994]], Farrow had 14 child... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
38: ...zen]] of the [[United States]]. She was awarded a special Academy Award for unforgettable performances in [... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
44: ...r an earlier Hepburn film ''[[Holiday]]'', wrote especially for her. She played spoiled socialite Tracy Lo...
50: ...ewicz]] introduced them, Hepburn, who was wearing special heels that added several inches to her lanky fram...
77: ... [[Emmy]] Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program (Drama or Comedy) for ''[[Love Among the ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
13: ...gained respect as a dramatic and comedy actress, especially in Italian projects where she more freely expre...
17: ...or)|Richard Burton]] and [[Ettore Scola]]'s ''[[A Special Day]]'' with Mastroianni.
120: *''[[A Special Day]]'' (1977) - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
11: ...accorded her TV work was for her [[variety show]] specials with [[Carol Burnett]]. In [[1983]], she was cho...
71: *''[[One Special Night]]'' ([[1999]]) - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
23: ...hair of the Board Of Directors of International [[Special Olympics]], the Honorary President of Romanian Gy... - Carnation (3475 bytes)
26: Carnations are often worn on special occasions, especially [[Mother's Day]] and weddings. They were known ... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
41: The iris flower is of special interest as an example of the relation between fl... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
54: ...m is a fixed guide wheel. All of these parts have specially shaped blades to control the flow of oil.
82: These are special locomotives that can either operate as an [[elect...
86: ...maglev). These electrically powered trains have a special open motor which floats the train above the rail ... - Testicle (6183 bytes)
23: Between the seminiferous tubules are special cells called [[interstitial|interstitial cells]]
48: * [[castration]] in general use, especially when done for the benefit of others than the su... - Nose (3059 bytes)
10: Due to the special nature of the blood supply to the human nose and ... - Skull (7027 bytes)
102: ...amed for the bones they articulate, but some have special names of their own. - Pituitary gland (3020 bytes)
7: ...RH, which travel to the anterior lobe by way of a special capillary system from the hypothalamus, down the ...
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