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- Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ... Persia|Artaxerxes II]]), and heroine of the Biblical [[Book of Esther]] which is named after her.
7: ...at Esther hid her nationality and lineage as Mordecai had advised. In addition [[God]]'s workings are ...
9: ...Hebrew rendition of the latter name is the phonetically unrelated [[Ashtoreth]]. The names may neverth...
12: ...n|Benjamite]]. She resided with her cousin [[Mordecai]], who held some office in the household of the ...
14: ...anged on the [[gallows]] he had intended for Mordecai; and the Jews established an annual feast, the f... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...erable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]]. ...
4: Joan of Arc's campaigns were responsible for a revitalization of [...
7: ...Jeanne d'Arc''' or '''Jehanne Darc''' was born circa [[1412]] in the small village of [[Domré¹-la-Puc...
10: ... are behind her. Oil on canvas in two joined vertical panels. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New Y...
12: ... Archangel]], [[Saint Catherine of Alexandria|St. Catherine]], and [[Saint Margaret the Virgin|St. Mar... - Israel (51605 bytes)
11: image_map = LocationIsrael.png |
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
34: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $22,944 |
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 30th |
46: calling_code = 972 | - Dodo (9332 bytes)
2: ... | image = [[Image:ExtinctDodoBird.jpeg|200px]] | caption = }}
12: ...nk | binomial_name = Raphus cucullatus | author=[[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...aphus cucullatus'', called ''Didus ineptus'' by [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]]), more commonly just '''...
18: ... museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxfor...
24: ...ts speak of the birds "greedy" appetite. Thus, in captivity with its ready availability of food, the b... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
6: ...za]] family in Milan, during the period when it became one of the largest and most famous choirs in Eu...
8: ...n on a ''[[cantus firmus]]'' derived from the musical letters in the Duke's name. While there he also...
10: ...tween Belgium and France, becoming provost of the cathedral there. During this time he had immense fa...
14: ...ing together the many streams of contemporary musical practice. He possessed a vivid conception of th...
16: ...most of the contemporary trends, innovated significantly, and was also able to express intense emotion... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
7: ...sant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[Middle East|Middle ...
9: ...s". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of his illegitimate status.
14: Later, he became an independent painter in Florence.
16: ...e]]. After two months in jail, he was acquitted because no witnesses stepped forward. For some time af...
20: ...al]]. One of his loves may have been Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno (nicknamed Salai (Little Devil)). ... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and...
5: ...[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] More became a [[barrister]].
7: ...ent in the form of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...ided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learning was usually rese...
11: ==Early political career== - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...ne, a [[Curtiss JN4|Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"]], and became a [[stunt pilot]]. In 1924, he started training...
11: ...and custom built by Ryan Airlines of [[San Diego, California]]. He needed 33.5 hours for the trip. (Hi...
13: ... stature following this flight was such that he became an important voice on behalf of aviation activi...
29: .... Lindbergh's letters and diaries of the time indicate that he approved of Nazi policies and of Hitler...
31: ...nterests, but we also must look out for ours. We cannot allow the natural passions and prejudices of ... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
7: ...ght by [[Martin Behaim]]. In [[1496]], Magellan became a [[squire]].
9: ...llan would also first experience battle: when a local king refused to pay tribute, Almeida's party att...
11: ... [[1510]], Magellan was promoted to the rank of [[captain]]. However, after secretly sailing a ship ea...
13: ...nee wound while fighting against the Moorish-Moroccan stronghold. Although wounded and the recipient o...
20: ...f Charles and the powerful Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, bishop of [[Burgos]] and the persistent enemy of... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
2: ... popularly credited as the modern discoverer of [[Canada]], or at least the region that would become t...
4: ...oute to [[Asia]]. He ended up in the [[North America]]n mainland, he and his men being the first [[Eur...
6: ... he moved to [[Venice]] in his youth, and later became a Venetian citizen.
8: ...mage:Johncabotbonavista.jpg|left|thumb|150px|John Cabot in Bonavista, Newfoundland]]
10: ...for himself. He went with his plans to England, because he incorrectly thought [[spices]] were coming ... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
4: image_caption=''"[[Father of the Nation|Father of the nati...
13: ...', was the [[charisma]]tic leader who brought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[Briti...
18: ...sects. He was born into the vaishya, or business, caste. At the age of 13 Gandhi married [[Kasturba Ga...
23: ...vegetarians he met were members of the [[Theosophical Society]], which had been founded in 1875 by [[H...
25: ... in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa]]. - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
12: ...d upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
14: ...atharina von Bora]] began the tradition of [[clerical marriage]] within several Christian traditions.
21: ...r's degree in [[1502]] and a Master's degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrol...
23: ...at changed during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1505. A [[lightning bolt]] struck near to him as he wa... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: ...x|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species]]''.]]
4: ...ow had a similar theory forced early joint [[publication of Darwin's theory]].
6: ...t]] as the dominant scientific theory of diversification in nature. He continued his research and wro...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
17: ...ied when he was only eight and the next year he became a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. Aft... - Dodos (9122 bytes)
2: ...obox_image | image = [[Image:igdodo.jpg|200px]] | caption = }}
12: ...nk | binomial_name = Raphus cucullatus | author=[[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...aphus cucullatus'', called ''Didus ineptus'' by [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]]), more commonly just '''...
18: ... museum specimens of the Dodo extant today. The decaying remnants of the last stuffed Dodo, in [[Oxfor...
24: ...ts speak of the birds "greedy" appetite. Thus, in captivity with its ready availability of food, the b... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
1: :''For biblical characters named Elam, see [[Elam (Hebrew Bible)...
4: ...]]. The Elamite period is considered to last from ca. [[2700 BC]] to [[539 BC]], with a preceding [[Pr...
8: ...brew Bible|Hebrew Old Testament]], where they are called the offspring of Elam, eldest son of [[Shem]]...
10: ...ital, [[Susa]], and geographers after [[Ptolemy]] called it ''Susiana''. Though primarily centred in t...
19: ...s dating to beginning of the [[Akkadian Empire]], ca. [[2300 BC]]. - Flight (3194 bytes)
3: ...ift (force)|lift]] or [[Lighter than air|aerostatically]] using [[buoyancy]], or movement beyond earth...
11: ... same end. Flying snakes also use a flattened rib-cage to fly, with a back and forth motion much the s...
13: ...ght that they evolved this ability to help them escape from underwater predators.
26: ...light.rob.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mechanical '''flight''': Robinson R22 Beta helicopter]]
28: == Mechanical flight ==
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