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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... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: .... Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent se...
5: ...s wife Jane Abraham is rumored to be a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...al Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]] in the Senate.
9: ... legislator had served in the U.S. Senate since [[1894]], when [[Francis B. Stockbridge]] died.
11: ...gues to be secretary of the Democratic caucus. As caucus secretary, she will assist [[Senate Minority ... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ouida_cartoon.png|thumb|Caricature of Ouida (Punch, August 20, 1881)]]'''Ouida''...
3: ...r own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". During her career, she wrote more than 40 [[novel]]s. For many...
10: * ''Cecil Castlemaine's Gage'' (??)
17: * ''A Lemon Tree'' (1894)
25: * ''Pascarel'' (1874) - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
8: ... fact was to play on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristo...
10: ...Quarrels between the children were frequent and occasionally violent. There was considerable tension b...
12: ...Tsvetaeva's mother contracted [[tuberculosis]]. Because it was believed that a change in climate could...
14: ...g Man'. Voloshin came to see Tsvetaeva and soon became her friend and mentor.
16: ...ribed in the essay 'A Captive Spirit.' She also became enamoured of the work of [[Aleksandr Blok]] and... - 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...
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.
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24: ... to her "[[Roman Catholic Church|good Catholic]]" cats on Fridays. - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
1: ...mith.jpg|thumb|250px|Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten]]
2: '''Bessie Smith''' ([[April 15]], [[1894]] – [[September 26]] [[1937]]) in [[Chattan...
7: ...raveling in her own railroad car), Bessie Smith became the highest-paid black entertainer of her day. ...
9: ...string section--a musical environment that is radically different from any found on her recordings.
11: ... recordings and they are of particular interest because the accompanying band included such [[Swing Er... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
2: ...[french horn]]. A person who plays the trumpet is called a ''trumpeter'' or simply, ''trumpet player''...
6: ... air and metal in the trumpet. The trumpet player can select the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] from a range ...
8: ...]] or quality of sound and the ease with which it can be played. Deeper cupped mothpieces are best su...
11: ...o be confused with the modern cornet), and the [[Scandinavia]]n [[lur]].
15: ... C trumpet is most common in orchestral playing because it often does not need to transpose and produc... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
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...
29: ...ublican]] political domination between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson...
34: ...ical opponents would later hold this against him, calling him the "Buffalo Hangman." Cleveland stated ... - 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. - Uganda (11554 bytes)
1: ...lic of Uganda''', a country in east-central [[Africa]], bordered in the east by [[Kenya]], in the nort...
3: ...ortion of the south of the country, including the capital [[Kampala]].
11: image_map = LocationUganda.png|
15: capital = [[Kampala]] |
35: GDP_PPP_per_capita = $245| - Flag of Mississippi (1142 bytes)
2: ...ag|Confederate battle flag]]. It was adopted in [[1894]].
4: ...01]], the voters of the state opted to retain the 1894 flag, over a new flag that some considered less o...
13: *[[Flags of the Confederate States of America]] - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...61]]. He also was a member of the original [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|A...
4: ...ring Twenties]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of nearly all t...
7: ...lived above the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home ...
9: ...olic]] priest, and the school's disciplinarian, became the major influence on his life, the one man Ba...
12: ...r. Brother Matthias promptly switched George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, inste... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]...
36: ... east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] to the north.
38: ...aunchly independent political thinking. The state capital is [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern Uni...
44: ...ed States and separates Vermont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The st... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
11: Capital = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma...
44: [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] is the capital and largest city.
56: ...x "countries" for tourism promotion purposes: Red Carpet Country (Northwestern Oklahoma and The Panhan...
61: Tall Grass Prairie, [[Cross Timbers]], Caves & Prairie, [[Ozark]] Highlands, Ozark Forest, ...
63: ...erstorms in the entire world ('Tornado alley'), because of the cold and warm air colliding. - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...for instance, race), which was considered too radical.
3: ... [[Wyoming Territory]] in the [[United States]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage wa...
4: ...and for public office in [[South Australia]] in [[1894]], along with universal suffrage in that state.
13: ... in [[1776]], but rescinded in [[1807]]. The [[Pitcairn Islands]] granted women's suffrage in [[1838]]...
17: ...to stand for parliament was South Australia, in [[1894]]. - 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]]) - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...rthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ... to the dwelling, resulting in many un-castlelike castles and ''[[chaux]]''.
4: Castles also figure prominently in [[History of Japa...
5: ...e:Prague_castle2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.co...
6: ==Purpose of castles== - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
1: [[Image:Landon-IcarusandDaedalus.jpg|right|thumb|Icarus and Daedalus]]
3: ...ea, killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attempting to reach heaven, si...
5: ...ern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which can make planes that were otherwise unflyable able t...
17: ...proofs and examples from nature that such flights can take place without danger, although when the fir...
19: ...ultimately reached a height of 26 m. Ballooning became a major "rage" in Europe in the late [[18th cen...
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