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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: :''This article is about the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same n...
7: ...t inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ... after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place...
13: ...Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January Rive...
15: ...ntic]] transit of ships between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built an... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
4: ...and [[Bohemia]] from [[1740]] to [[1780]]. She became empress when her husband was elected [[Holy Rom...
14: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the...
17: ...Austria|HI&RH Archduchess Marie Elisabeth]] (1743-1808)
20: ...; had issue. [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]]: 1765 (abdicated 1790); [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1790; [[Archduk...
21: *HI&RH Archduchess Marie Caroline (1748) - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
7: ...tly considered her a talented mathematician and became her mentor.
9: ...er reading his famous ''[[Disquisitiones Arithmeticae]]'' ([[1801]]). He eventually learned her true i...
12: ...nriched my life with so many joys, are not chimerical, the predilection with which you have honored it...
15: However, in [[1808]] Gauss was appointed professor of astronomy at t...
17: ...he first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of othe... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
2: ...ecame known as a [[China|Chinese]] [[prostitute]] called Shih Yang. She married in [[1801]], to one [...
4: ... Ching Shih, took over the fleet after some political maneuvering. She shortly thereafter fell into an...
6: ...lor was absent without leave, or deserted and was caught, one of his ears was cut off and he was shown...
8: ...-po-tae]] forced Ching Shih's fleet to retreat. Because of his worry about the revenge that could be e... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
11: ...t]] and [[Painting|painter]] [[William Blake]] ([[1808]]).]]
17: ...([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: ''Chava'' "life"), because she was the mother of all living. Being induce...
22: ... subject of much debate). [[Judaism]] holds the [[Cave of Machpelah]] in [[Hebron]] as the traditional...
26: .... In ''The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan'', Cain's twin sister is named Luluwa, and Abel's twin ...
28: ...re are a number of [[Pseudepigrapha|pseudepigraphical]] works about Adam and Eve: - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: ...tes Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
21: ...g頯f [[Thomas Jefferson]]. In this capacity he became a prominent figure in [[Virginia]] state politi...
23: ...ew Congress, Madison was one of the strongest advocates of state representation depending on populatio...
25: ...arguments were powerfully influenced by the political thought of [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Monte... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
14: | wife=[[Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams]]
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John Caldwell Calhoun]]
22: ...incy, Massachusetts]]), and acquired his early education in [[Europe]] at the [[University of Leiden]]... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
14: ...he United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Angelica Van Buren]]
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
25: ...south of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], the [[state capital]]. His great-great-great-grandfather Corneli...
27: ...obtained in the common schools and at Kinderhook Academy. In [[1796]] he began the study of [[law]], ... - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''John Tyler'''</font></caption>
17: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|W...
25: ...ggressive handling of the South Carolina [[nullification]] issue.
27: ... and Tyler too" are among the most famous in American politics. He assumed the presidency upon Harriso...
29: ...at aspect of succession (until the [[1967]] ratification of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United... - Andrew Johnson (12662 bytes)
17: | '''Date of Birth''' || [[December 29]], [[1808]]
19: | '''Place of Birth:''' || [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
25: | '''Wife:''' || [[Eliza McCardle Johnson]]
28: | [[Martha Patterson]] (daughter)<br />[[Eliza McCardle Johnson]]
32: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:''' - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ...]] and [[Chile]]. Named after [[brazilwood]], a local tree, Brazil is home to both extensive [[agricul...
8:
15: ...] and he also appoints the [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]].
17: The Brazilian [[legislature]], the bicameral National Congress or ''Congresso Nacional'',...
20: * [[Canga篝] (criminal hinterland bands in the first ye... - Sierra Leone (10596 bytes)
1: ...lic of Sierra Leone''' is a country in [[West Africa]], on the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The co...
14: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of stat...
16: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationSierraLeone.png]]
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
48: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Finland (29511 bytes)
14: ...kground:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationFinland.png|Location of Finland]]
18: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Helsinki]]
32: | style="vertical-align: top;" | '''[[Independence]]'''<br /> ...
33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]...
44: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' || +358 - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ... America|Central]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
11: image_map = LocationSpain.png |
15: capital = [[Madrid]] |
20: leader_names = [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]]<br>[[Jos頌uis Rodr�ez Zapatero|Jos頌u...
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $24,803 | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...e there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ... Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
37: * 3500 BC: [[Carts]] in [[Sumer]] - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
13: *[[Pablo Picasso]], ([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubis...
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
57: *[[Carl Andre]] ([[1935]]-)
73: *[[Hendrick Avercamp]] ([[1585]]-[[1634]]) - Timeline of United States history (1790-1819) (6951 bytes)
19: *[[1796]] - [[Tennessee]], formerly part of North Carolina, becomes a state
22: ...ams]] (Federalist) inaugurated, Jefferson (Republican) Vice-President
50: *[[1808]] - U.S. [[slave trade]] with [[Africa]] ends
58: *[[1811]] - [[Battle of Tippecanoe]]
76: *[[1818]] - [[Anglo-American Convention of 1818]]; title to [[Red River Basin... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...w Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]]...
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: ...[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
7: ==Political effects of the wars==
15: ...; that of Europe. Napoleon mentioned on several occasions his intention to create a single European st...
20: ...of other troop units. Napoleon standardized the [[cannonball]] sizes to ensure easier resupply and com...
22: ...ion and Napoleon's reign witnessed the first application of the lessons of the 18th century's wars on ...
24: ...n which French fortunes were reversed with Republican armies advancing on all fronts.
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