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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...[Jos順igueres Ferrer]] to power, the country has been free of violent political conflict. Figueres al...
27: | [[Abel Pacheco]]
35: ...chasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br /> - Total ([[2003]]):<br /> - GDP/head:
41: <br /> [[September 15]], [[1821]]
61: ...d [[Andean]] cultural regions. This has recently been redefined to include the [[Isthmo-Colombian]] a... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...r the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [...
3: ... the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...erde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better known as John Cabot) was first to reach the A...
7: ... [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the B...
9: ...[[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ... and at times a [[Qadi]] or judge. However, he is best known as an extensive '''traveller''' or [[expl...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or ''...
6: ...ventures. The title of this intial manuscript may be translated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate t...
11: ...r the length and breadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries).
13: ... city he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion. - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: ...:China_temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classroomcl...
3: ...ion]]s have been practiced in [[China]] since the beginning of its [[history of China|history]]. [[Tem...
5: ...stem as either a religion or a [[philosophy]] can be problematic. Thus, some regard [[Confucianism]] a...
7: ...f systems. It is possible for someone to claim to be a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] while living life accordi...
9: ...ven]] and [[yin and yang]]. The Chinese have also believed in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|as... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in [[le...
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: * [[1576]] - [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwe...
9: ...nd|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
10: ...om of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
3: ...ntries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in see...
25: population_estimate_year = 2003 |
31: GDP_PPP_year = 2003 |
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
47: ...rom the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
13: === Abba - Abbe ===
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
16: ...ge Robert Aberigh-Mackay|Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert]], (1848-1881), author
23: *[[Ernst Abbe|Abbe, Ernst]], (1840-1905), physicist
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey|Abbey, Edwin Austin]], (1852-1911), artist, painter - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
24: *[[Gianni Agnelli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist
29: *[[S.Y. Agnon|Agnon, S.Y.]], (1888-1970), [[Nobel]] prizewinning author
32: *[[Benjamin Agosto|Agosto, Benjamin]], (born 1982), American skater
53: *[[Ruben Aguirre|Aguirre, Ruben]], (born 1934), Mexican actor - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ... (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Ca...
7: ..., [[Australia]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[Ne...
14: ...|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age thr...
15: ...ther was HRH The Duchess of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George ...
17: ...British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle, HRH [[Edward VIII o... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
6: ...ns ''other Aenor'' in the ''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil'' ...
8: ...e largest and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William ...
10: ...uis VI of France|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
12: ...s; the incident started a war and caused conflict between Eleanor and Louis. She insisted on taking pa...
14: ...n was made by Eleanor's servant, it was generally believed that it was really her directive. This did ... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...d by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
13: ...poor health has been theorised by some authors to be from congenital [[syphilis]] transferred to her f...
15: The Princess Mary became an extremely well-educated child under the di...
17: ...ung child, the Princess Mary's marital future was being negotiated by her father. When she was but tw...
21: ...ady Shelton]], to her own infant half-sister Elizabeth, then living in [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfi... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ...ugh.htm]. Limbaugh stated that he was not drafted because a physical found that he had an "inoperable ...
16: ...ation, WABC) in the late [[1980s]] and eventually became syndicated on [[August 1]], [[1988]] via a co...
18: ... in the United States. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limbaugh;...
22: Rush Limbaugh became as much a political symbol as he was a broadc...
24: ...P]] hecklers and had to clear the studio audience before continuing. - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
5: ...perties, where she and her elder [[sister]], [[Isabella Neville]], came into contact with the younger ...
9: ...ateau d'Amboise in [[France]], probably on [[December 13]], [[1470]].
11: ...ion of which came to them from their mother, Anne Beauchamp).
15: ... was never good, and she probably suffered from tuberculosis.
19: ..., while his parents were absent. Following their bereavement, Anne effectively adopted her nephew, [[... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
15: ...after her death, there were even calls for her to be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her det...
22: ... the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the "other party" in the Earl and Cou...
24: ..., excelled in [[sports]] and reportedly longed to be a [[ballerina]].
28: ...ady Fermoy, was a longtime friend of [[Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]] . [[Charles, Prince of Wales...
30: ...d, could not have been previously married, should be, preferably, a virgin, and Protestant. Diana ful... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
35: ...'Madeleine Korbel Albright''' ''n饧' '''Marie Korbel''' (born [[May 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Cz...
37: ...e U.S. government ([[Condoleezza Rice]] has since become the second female Secretary of State).
42: ...ty Council, as well as a [[White House]] staff member, where she was responsible for foreign policy le...
53: ...oming Secretary of State, Albright served as a member of President Clinton's Cabinet.
59: ...th of many [[Serbs]] in the former [[Yugoslavia]] because of her role in the [[Kosovo War|Kosovo]] and... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
8: ... married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and K...
14: ... Peace Prize in the following one. She used the Nobel Peace Prize's [[US$]]1.3 million prize money to ...
16: ...t her family in the [[United Kingdom]], she would be denied re-entry. When her husband Michael Aris, a...
18: ...Yang? After a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang? - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
5: ...rway's first female Prime Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned international...
7: ...y [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a prominent member of the Brundtland Commission - and for [[Agenda ...
9: ...d]]. She resigned as leader of the [[Det norske Arbeiderparti|Labour Party]] in [[1992]].
11: ...arlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-Wook Lee|Jong-Wook Lee]].
15: ...h most influental European for the last 25 years, behind [[Pope John Paul II]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] ... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ... from [[Washington|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat...
9: ...Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a s...
13: In [[1986]], Cantwell became the youngest woman ever elected to the Washin...
15: In [[1992]], she became the first Democrat elected to the United Stat...
19: ... in 1995. (Cantwell is an avid Mariners fan.) She became a multimillionaire as the company grew. - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
16: |[[November 14]], [[1954]]
27: '''Condoleezza "Condi" Rice''' (born [[November 14]] [[1954]]), is the second [[United States Se...
29: In [[November 2004]], Bush nominated Rice to succeed Powell as...
31: ...rican (after Powell) and the first female to have been appointed to the post.
37: ... determination against adversity, and the need to be "twice as good" as non-minorities [http://www.rac... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
16: |[[13 October]] [[1925]]
27: ...on Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), a...
29: ...eral election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[2...
33: ...cher'''; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of th...
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