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- Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
2: ...first player to achieve the "Golden Slam" – capturing all four Grand Slam titles and the [[Olymp...
5: ===Early career===
6: ...roduced to tennis by her father [[Peter Graf]], a car and insurance salesman and aspiring tennis coac...
10: ... with her father and coach Pavel Slozil, Graf typically practiced for up to four hours a day, often he...
12: ...tle in April [[1986]] at [[Hilton Head]], [[South Carolina]], defeating [[Chris Evert]] in the final. ... - 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 | - Pope Hilarius (5932 bytes)
1: ...from [[461]] to [[February 28]], [[468]]). He was canonized as Saint Hilarius after his death.
6: ...ntinople, he had great difficulty in making his escape in order to bring to the pontiff the news of th...
8: ... be alienated until a synod had examined into the cause of sale.
12: ...nod of [[19 November]] [[465]], held in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, which settled the matter...
14: ... Peter to promise that he would allow no schismatical assemblies in Rome. - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...r II''', known as '''''Gerbert d'Aurillac''''' (''ca''. [[940s|950]] – [[May 12]], [[1003]]), wa...
5: ... in the [[Christianity|Christian]]-held city of [[Barcelona]] and possibly in the [[Islam]]ic cities of [[Cor...
7: ...ms]] where he was soon appointed a teacher in the cathedral school by [[Adalberon, archbishop of Reims...
9: When Otto II became [[Holy Roman Emperor]] in [[983]], he appointed...
11: ...pet]]. Capet became king of France, ending the [[Carolingian]] line of kings. - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
6: ...the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...ladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large [[Jew]...
10: ...le in arranging Ferdinand's marriage to Isabella. Castile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a pr...
14: ...uisitor whom Ferdinand installed in [[Saragossa]] Cathedral was assassinated by [[New Christian]]s (fo...
16: ...ies with St. Peter's in Rome as part of his political manoeuvering, aimed at consolidating the indepen... - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...ets are also much lighter than tennis racquets, because the shuttlecock is light. Badminton is the fas...
7: ...er. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be made to Squash which also has the same explos...
9: As in tennis, there are typically five events: men's singles, women's singles, m...
18: ...iber composite ([[graphite reinforced plastic]]). Carbon fiber has an excellent strength to weight rat...
22: '''Shoes:''' Because acceleration across the court is so important,... - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
4: ...nickname = "Beantown," "The Hub," "Athens of America" |
25: ...ly in the Nineteenth Century, "The Athens of America," owing to its great cultural and intellectual in...
27: ...s in the United States, the fifteenth in the Americas, and the one of the top-fifty largest in the wor...
34: ...an values of hard work, moral uprightness, and education remain a part of Boston's culture.
36: ...he [[American Revolution]] and the ensuing [[American Revolutionary War]]. The [[Boston Massacre]], t... - 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]]. - Arch (4239 bytes)
5: ...me]]. The arch became an important technique in [[cathedral]] building and is still used today in some...
7: ==Technical aspects==
9: ...By configuring it into an arch, significant spans can be achieved.
10: ...when the [[force]] acting on the arch is not vertical such as in spanning a doorway, but horizontal, s...
14: ...b|right|300px|Close-up of a semi-circular arch in Barcelona, Spain.]] - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
13: ...me they were held. The Games were then mostly a local affair, and only one event was contested, the [[...
15: ... years, and the period between two celebrations became known as an [[Olympiad]]. The Greeks used Olymp...
17: ...] gained power in Greece. When [[Christianity]] became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the ...
24: ...[[Pierre de Coubertin]] wanted better physical education and foreign relations and so spurred the mode...
25: ...d in France and Greece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international. The interest i... - Roman road (3913 bytes)
2: ...often resulted in steep grades relatively impractical for most economic traffic: over the years the Ro...
23: * [[Via Cassia]], from Rome to [[Tuscany]]
28: * [[Via Aemilia Scaura]] ([[109 BC]]),
31: ...rom Rome to [[Tuscany]] forming a system with the Cassia
33: * [[Via Labicana]], southeast from Rome, forming a system with t... - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
2: ...of Italy]] during foreign domination and the unification'''.
6: ...otestant Reformation]], which deeply weakened the catholic church.
8: ...lished a strict control over intellectual life in catholic countries. Soon, French and Spanish rivalri...
22: *[[Treaty of Barcelona]]
31: ==The Italian unification (1796-1861)== - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
1: ...]ish [[Islam]], tension between the centralized [[Castilian]] state and its regions, and its minority ...
4: ...|right|Political Spain in 1854, after the first [[Carlist]] War]]A strong sense of regional identity e...
6: ...ough most Basque nationalists (like virtually all Catalan nationalists) currently seek to fulfill thei...
8: ...ge of nationalists than in the Basque Country and Catalonia.
10: ...alist feeling, have strong regional identities: [[Cantabria]], [[Asturies]], [[Rioja]], [[Valencia]], ... - Parakeets and Budgies (4112 bytes)
2: ...image | image = [[image:Rainbow_Lorikeets.jpg]] | caption = [[Lorikeet]]s}}
16: ...[Psittaciformes]]. Confusingly, the term "parrot" can be used in either the narrow sense of the parrot...
18: ...stralasia]], [[South America]] and [[Central America]].
20: ...for the learning ability of one species; an [[African Grey Parrot]] [[Alex (parrot)|Alex]], has been t...
22: ...mes. Some parrots, including the [[conures]], [[macaw]]s, - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
7: ===China, Hong Kong and Macau===
10: ...Many customs, including sending [[Christmas cards|cards]], exchanging gifts, and hanging stockings are...
12: Both [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on Dec...
14: ...enon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing campaigns.
20: ...ion stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials popular in the Western countries. I... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
1: ... is the 53rd day of every year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 312 days remaining, 313 in [[l...
3: {{FebruaryCalendar}}
13: ...s|American]] troops drive off 15,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]].
15: ...6]] - The [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] opens its first national meeting in [[Pi...
18: * [[1879]] - In [[Utica, New York]], [[Frank Woolworth]] opens the first ... - Madrid (20882 bytes)
4: '''Madrid''', the [[capital]] of [[Spain]], is located in the center of the country at {{coor dm|40|2...
6: Madrid is the capital not only of the country but also of the [[Ma...
14: ...inued to live in the city in their quarter, still called the "Moreria" until they were expelled and ev...
16: ...a into Madrid signalled the end of strife between Castile and Aragon.
18: ...n capitals: the population of the city was economically dependent on the business of the court itself. - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
4: ...ill and danger involved, the bulls are often physically compromised before or during the match.
10: ...[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Ecuador]]), in [[California]] and in the south of [[France]]. Especia...
12: ...shadowed the ''corrida'' itself; the event is dedicated to the patron saint of [[Navarre]], [[Saint Fi...
19: ...g spread from Spain to its Central and South American colonies, and also in the [[19th century]] to Fr...
21: ...y dangerous (Belmonte himself was gored on many occasions), his style is still seen by most matadors a...
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