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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the l...
14: ...[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her gove...
16: ...king was childless, the young Princess Victoria became [[heir presumptive|heiress-presumptive]] to the...
20: ...ecause like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, his family did not use theirs. Victor...
25: ...anover|Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]], who became King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. As the young q... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: ...ormality and propriety, especially during State occasions. She was the first Queen consort to attend t...
9: ...er daughter of [[HRH]] [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]].
11: ...]]4000 plus ?4000 from her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt...
13: ...f Mecklenburg-Strelitz (n饠[[Princess Augusta of Cambridge]]). May wrote to her aunt every week witho...
17: ... whose father, HRH The [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]], was a brother of HRH The [[Prince Edwar... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
4: ...eave both her children behind. She fought for the causes she thought were right, starting with [[freed...
5: Her conversion to Theosophy came after reading ''[[The Secret Doctrine]]'' by [[...
7: ...voted much of her energy not only to the Theosophical Society, but also to India's freedom and progres...
9: ...t, who had been elected president of the Theosophical Society in [[1907]] upon the death of the previo...
11: ...y courted Hindu opinion more than former Theosophical leaders. This was a clear reversal of policy fr... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...er account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
5: ...Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...ron Bror von Blixen-Finecke]], and the couple relocated to Kenya where they operated a [[coffee]] plan...
17: * ''The de Cats Family'' (1909, published in ''[[Tilskueren]]''...
20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA) - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...a time when aristocratic ladies were routinely educated. She is viewed by many feminists as the origin...
4: ...Pizan became a court writer employed by various ducal and Royal households, in order to support her th...
5: ...]]'' and argued against restrictions on female education and inheritance of land. Her most notable wor...
9: ...ifteen Christine married ɴienne du Castel, who became Charles's notary and secretary. After the king'...
11: ...x'' and ''jeux a vendre''--though she took the precaution to assure her readers (''Cent balades'', No.... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ...s acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[Paris]] s...
8: ...ame year that she posed for ''City Dance.'' In [[1885]] Renoir painted her portrait again as ''Girl Bra...
12: ...f a close friend and as [[Maurice Utrillo]], he became one of Montmartre's well known artists.
14: ...rant colors. She was, however, best known for her candid female nudes.
24: ... to her "[[Roman Catholic Church|good Catholic]]" cats on Fridays. - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ..., she also met violinist [[Joseph Joachim]] who became one of her frequent performance partners. Schu...
9: ...ption of four seasons, until [[1882]]; and from [[1885]] to [[1888]] she appeared each year. In [[1878]...
11: ...o | pianoforte]] music, at a time when such technical ability was considerably rarer than in the prese...
14: ... the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Joseph Joachim who performed them for King ...
19: [[Category:1819 births|Schumann, Clara]] - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
2: ... [[Image:Galanthus_nivalis.jpg|200px|Snowdrop]] | caption = Common Snowdrop}}
16: ... some "poculiform" (slipper-shaped) ''Galanthus'' can have inner segments similar in length to the out...
18: ...and keen amateurs also use such methods as "twin-scaling" to increase the stock of choice varieties qu...
19: ...r characteristics of interest to keen (even fanatical) collectors known as "galanthophiles".
21: ...ora von Deutschland, ֳterreich und der Schweiz'' 1885</small>]] - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
3: ...th Virginia Wallace Truman''' ([[February 13]], [[1885]] – [[October 18]], [[1982]]), often known ...
5: ...dge") Gates and David Wallace on [[February 13]], 1885 in [[Independence, Missouri]]. Christened Elizabe...
7: ...ed a deliberate courtship. He proposed and they became engaged before Lieutenant Truman left for the b...
9: ...rm appearances as the public had come to expect a candidate's wife to do. His election to the [[United...
15: ...ed to be the honorary chairman for the reelection campaign of Sen. [[Thomas Eagleton]] ([[United State... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
22: ...d Style and New Style dates|Old Style]], [[Julian Calendar]]), 1735 in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]. H...
24: ...nspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, A...
28: ...contentiousness to be a handicap in his political career. These qualities were particularly manifested...
31: ... in London in [[1768]] as ''A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law''), in which he argued that the... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
11: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td></tr>
15: ...'</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
22: ... [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]–[[1877]...
24: ...s, who led an administration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]]. - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...' ([[March 23]], [[1823]]–[[January 13]], [[1885]]) was a [[United States House of Representatives...
4: ...[[St. Joseph County, Indiana]] in [[1841]]. He became a legislative correspondent for the ''[[Indiana...
6: ...enomination in [[1868]], having become the Republican nominee for Vice President.
8: ...connection with the [[Cr餩t Mobilier of America scandal]].
10: ..., [[South Bend, Indiana]]. The town of [[Colfax, California]], is named in his honor. The "Jewel of ... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1885]]
15: | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
18: ...of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...be,and changed pants several times a day. He was called "Chet" by family and friends. Interestingly,... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
9: [[March 4]], [[1885]] – [[March 3]], [[1889]]<br>
12: [[Chester A. Arthur]] ([[1885]])<br>
18: ...Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[New Jersey]]</td></tr>
23: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...ost famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries not to...
6: native_name = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
7: common_name = Madagascar |
8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
9: image_coat = Madagascar_COA.png | - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
13: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[Image:LocationTurkmenistan.png]]
18: | '''[[Capital]]'''
42: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
48: ...an]], [[Uzbekistan]] and has a coastline on the [[Caspian Sea]].
52: ...ent times, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to more prosperous territories. - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
15: ...=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEritrea.png|Location of Eritrea]]
20: | '''[[Capital]]'''
32: ...ty|(PPP)]]'''<br /> - Total<br /> - Per capita<br />
33: ...55th]]) <br />917 ([[List of countries by GDP per capita|177th]])
50: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Belgium (31774 bytes)
3: ...plex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|political history]].
15: ...kground:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationBelgium.png|Location of Belgium]]
19: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Brussels]]
36: ... <br> - Total ([[2003]]) <br> - GDP/capita
48: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]''' || +32
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