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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...inese civilization. Politically, China alternated between periods of political union and disunion, and...
7: ...late [[Neolithic]] times, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, wher...
14: ...pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...found on pottery and shells, have been alleged to be ancestors of modern [[Chinese character]]s, but s...
22: ...bone writings. [[Anyang]] in modern day Henan has been confirmed as the last of the six capitals of th... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...han that of any other British monarch. As well as being [[Monarch|queen]] of the [[United Kingdom of G...
9: ...onarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Saxe-Cob...
12: ...er of Princess Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield]] an...
14: ... her governess, during her early years. After she became three years old however, she was schooled in ...
16: ...rovision for a child monarch, Victoria would have been eligible to govern the realm as would an adult.... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...e of a [[Princess]] of Teck in the Kingdom of [[W?berg]] with the style [[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']...
5: ...of her successors. Known for the way she superbly bejeweled herself for formal events, Queen Mary's va...
9: ...he Empire of [[Austria]]). Through the House of W?berg, Mary was distantly descended from the [[Habsbu...
11: ...nited Kingdom]], Princess May was only a minor member of the [[British Royal Family]]. Her father, the...
13: ...d were given use of [[White Lodge]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] as a residence. Princess May was... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
1: ...rg eText 13715.png|thumbnail|right|250px|'''Annie Besant''' activist, socialist and latterly theosophi...
2: ...nnie Besant''' ([[October 1]], [[1847]] - [[September 20]], [[1933]]) was a prominent [[Theosophy|Theo...
4: ... Besant]], and she had to leave both her children behind. She fought for the causes she thought were r...
7: Soon after becoming a member of the [[Theosophical Society]] she went to [[In...
9: ...to the fold through the agency of Besant, who had been elected president of the Theosophical Society i... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...sh]] and in [[English language|English]]. She is best known, at least in English, for her account of ...
5: ... at [[Copenhagen]], [[Paris]], and [[Rome]]. She began publishing fiction in various Danish periodica...
9: She returned to Denmark and began writing in earnest, publishing ''Seven Gothic ... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
1: [[Image:Christine de Pisan - Project Gutenberg eBook 12254.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Christine...
2: ... to take charge in his absence. This practice had been the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's inve...
4: ... 24 her husband ɴienne du Castel died, and Pizan became a court writer employed by various ducal and ...
9: ... fifteen Christine married ɴienne du Castel, who became Charles's notary and secretary. After the kin...
11: ...d some fifteen important works, chiefly in prose, besides minor pieces. - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
2: '''Suzanne Valadon''' ([[September 23]], [[1865]] – [[April 7]], [[1938]]) wa...
4: ...ughter of an unmarried laundress, Suzanne Valadon became a circus acrobat at the age of 15 until a fal...
8: ...ame year that she posed for ''City Dance.'' In [[1885]] Renoir painted her portrait again as ''Girl Bra...
12: ... of a close friend and as [[Maurice Utrillo]], he became one of Montmartre's well known artists.
14: ...composition and vibrant colors. She was, however, best known for her candid female nudes. - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
3: ...ash; [[May 20]], [[1896]]), wife of composer [[Robert Schumann]], was one of the leading [[pianist]]s...
7: ...Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven as well as those of Robert Schumann and Brahms.
9: ...ption of four seasons, until [[1882]]; and from [[1885]] to [[1888]] she appeared each year. In [[1878]...
11: ...really played like composers. Besides being remembered for her eminence as a performer of nearly all ... - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
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14: ...Common Snowdrop''' (''Galanthus nivalis'') is the best-known representative of a small [[genus]] of ab...
16: ...als in the flower the same size, though it should be noted that some "poculiform" (slipper-shaped) ''G...
19: ...rms such as ''Galanthus nivalis'' Flore Pleno may be less attractive to the eye of the purist. There a... - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
1: [[Image:First_lady_bess_truman.jpg|right|frame|]]
3: ...sh; [[October 18]], [[1982]]), often known as "'''Bess Truman'''", was the wife of [[Harry S. Truman]]...
5: ...impression of her -- "golden curls" and "the most beautiful blue eyes." A relative said, "there never ...
7: ...te courtship. He proposed and they became engaged before Lieutenant Truman left for the battlefields o...
9: ...y Truman took the President's oath of office--and Bess, who managed to look on with composure, was the... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...erson on Earth, and is usually one of the world's best-known public figures. During the [[Cold War]], ...
12: ...s adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
14: ...move or amend this requirement, but none have yet been successful.
16: ...on]]. Incumbent President [[George W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current t...
19: ...ent, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
9: | date of birth=[[October 30]], [[1735]]
18: '''John Adams''' ([[October 30]], [[1735]] – [[July 4]], [[1826]]) was...
22: Adams was born on [[October 30]] ([[October 19]] [[Old Style and New Style dates|Old Style]]...
28: ..., Adams often found his inborn contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualiti...
31: ...amp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representation in parliament, had not ... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
11: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td></tr>
22: ...'' ([[April 27]], [[1822]] – [[July 23]], [[1885]]) was a [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in th...
24: ...essful general, he is considered by historians to be one of America's worst presidents, who led an adm...
41: ...vernor felt that a West Point man could be put to better use and appointed him [[colonel]] of the 21st...
43: .... Later in [[1862]], he was surprised by Gen. [[Albert Sidney Johnston]] at the [[Battle of Shiloh]], ... - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...' ([[March 23]], [[1823]]–[[January 13]], [[1885]]) was a [[United States House of Representatives...
4: ... an interest in the ''[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] Free Press'' and changed its name in [[1845]]...
6: ... a candidate for renomination in [[1868]], having become the Republican nominee for Vice President.
10: ...a]]. He is interred in the City Cemetery, [[South Bend, Indiana]]. The town of [[Colfax, California]]...
13: ...[[1863]] – [[March 3]], [[1865]];<br>[[December 4]], [[1865]] – [[March 3]], [[1869]]}} - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
5: | date1=[[September 20]], [[1881]]
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1885]]
9: | date of birth=[[October 5]], [[1829]]
12: | date of death=[[November 18]], [[1886]]
18: ...of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]]. - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
9: [[March 4]], [[1885]] – [[March 3]], [[1889]]<br>
12: [[Chester A. Arthur]] ([[1885]])<br>
13: [[Benjamin Harrison]] ([[1893]])</td></tr>
15: [[Benjamin Harrison]] ([[1889]])<br>
25: [[Thomas A. Hendricks]] ([[1885]], [[List of leaders who died in office|died in o... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
10: ... ''([[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]: Fatherland, Liberty, Progress)'' |
12: ... = ''Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô'' (Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland) |
53: ... [[Diego Dias]] sighted the island after his ship became separated from a fleet going to [[India]]. In...
55: ... treaty abolishing the [[slave trade]], which had been important in Madagascar's economy. In return, t...
57: ...ion of a French protectorate over Madagascar in [[1885]] in return for eventual control over [[Zanzibar]... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
34: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[October 27]], [[1991]]<br/> (Year)
48: ...th [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]] and has a coastline on the [[Caspian Sea]...
52: The territory of Turkmenistan has been populated since ancient times, as armies from o...
54: ...k Road]] was established as a major trading route between Asia and Europe.
56: The Turkmenistan region soon came to be known as the capital of ''Greater'' ''[[Khorasan]... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
62: ...Nations]] eventually decided that the area was to become part of a [[federation]] with [[Ethiopia]]. W...
66: ...f a final demarcation of the disputed border area between Eritrea and Ethiopia. An independent, UN-as...
71: ...CPC) for its record of religious persecution (see below).
100: ...Ethiopian trade, which mainly used Eritrean ports before the war, leaves Eritrea with a large economic...
113: ...urch of [[Ethiopia]], which was in turn formerly (before [[1950]]) subject to the Coptic Pope. But th... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...k Belgi맧, [[German language|German]]: ''K?reich Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], borde...
3: ...ted in its complex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|political history]].
5: ...gique'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?reich Belgien'''</big>
8: ...px | [[Image:Belgium coat of arms large.png|125px|Belgium: Coat of Arms]]
10: ... || align=center width=130px | ([[Coat of Arms of Belgium|In Detail]])
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