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  1. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    9: ...ngest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
    15: ...s wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are tho...
    29: ...47]], when she accompanied her parents to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast ...
    35: After their wedding Philip and Elizabeth took up res...
    60: After the Coronation, Elizabeth and Philip moved to ...
  2. Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
    13: ...se is debated, however, as the story emerged long after his death. Henry gave the Princess Mary her o...
    17: ...Francis I of France|Francis I, King of France]]. After three years, the contract was repudiated; in [...
    19: ...ied another woman, [[Anne Boleyn]]. Shortly thereafter, [[Thomas Cranmer]], the [[Archbishop of Cante...
    23: ... Henry married [[Jane Seymour]], who died shortly after giving birth to a son, the [[Edward VI of Engl...
    28: ...and the Lady Elizabeth to the line of succession (after their half-brother, the Prince Edward, Duke of...
  3. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    15: ...a, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there were even calls for her to be...
    22: ...ter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the "other party" in the Earl a...
    34: ...the most senior royal woman in the United Kingdom after the Queen and the Queen Mother.
    38: ...uicide]] attempts. In one [[interview]], released after her death, she claimed that, while pregnant wi...
    40: ...ructor, [[James Hewitt]]. (Theoretically, such an affair constituted [[high treason]] by both parties....
  4. Canada (35540 bytes)
    6: ...most in the world and the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], ...
    92: During and after the [[American Revolution]], thousands of [[Un...
    94: ... Ghent]] was signed in December 1814. It was only after the French and Napoleonic wars ended in Europe...
    100: ...irmed that no act of the UK parliament would thereafter extend to Canada without its consent. Judicial...
    113: ...the world's second-largest country in total area, after [[Russia]]. Much of Canada lies in [[Arctic]]...
  5. New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
    49: ...son]] and first settled in 1623, just three years after the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts and it wa...
    51: ...ing in the [[Underground Railroad]] in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the [[Connecti...
    62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ...
    92: ...ow the second-most-forested state in the country, after Maine, in terms of percentage of land covered ...
    109: *0.7% [[African American]]
  6. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    21: ...nd settled after early persecutions in [[Judea]]. After Jesus' death, early Christian doctrine was tau...
    29: ...travels and witnessed his miracles and teachings. After his crucifixion, his apostles and other follow...
    35: * via [[Egypt]] into [[North Africa]], [[Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]]
    49: ...rity of the [[Assyrian Church of the East]]. Soon after, during the [[Nestorian Schism]], this church ...
    52: ...ong the Germanic tribes for almost two centuries, after the decision of the council.
  7. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    47: ...d by [[social Catholicism]]. During the [[Dreyfus affair]] the family distanced itself from the more c...
    52: ...ed, he remained in the military, serving on the staff of Gen. [[Maxime Weygand]] and then Gen. [[Phili...
    56:
    59: ...he [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] due to his bold views. After the German breakthrough at [[Sedan, France|Sed...
    63: ...isory seat of the French government) on that same afternoon, but when landing in Bordeaux in the eveni...
  8. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    12: ...in the government, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting official documents, and serving as a liaison ...
    14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
    31: ...der of the Faith" from the [[Pope]] in [[1521]]. After [[Martin Luther]] responded, More published a ...
    36: ...valid, rendering his marriage to Catherine void. After the pope steadfastly refused such an annulment...
    41: ...to Catherine. In [[1531]] he attempted to resign after being forced to take an oath declaring the kin...
  9. San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
    53: ...mittee of Vigilance relinquished power both times after it decided the city had been 'cleaned up'.
    64: ...ar to that of the later [[Battle of Dunkirk]] to safety across the Bay saved thousands. With the cente...
    69: ...ibrant completely rebuilt city less than a decade after the Earthquake. On July 22, 1916 a bomb explod...
    73: ...ablished peaceful relations with [[Japan]], was drafted and signed there six years later in [[1951]].
    75: ... which ultimately turned out to be seismically unsafe. In 1959, the Board of Supervisors voted to halt...
  10. Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
    4: ... 6,500 ft (1,980 m) above the valley floor. Named after nearby [[Great Salt Lake]], the city is separa...
    29: ...snia|Bosnian]], [[Sudan|Sudanese]], [[Afghanistan|Afghani]], [[Somali Bantu refugees|Somali]], and [[R...
    45: ... Early Latter-Day Saint settlers named the river after its counterpart in the [[Holy Land]], noting s...
    65: ...ion. [[Immigration|Immigrants]] find housing more affordable on the west side, which results in [[dem...
    81: ... phenomenons [[El Ni񯼅l Ni񯠡nd La Ni񡝝 also affect precipitation along the [[Great Basin]], brin...
  11. Russia (28007 bytes)
    6: ...two [[superpower]]s, lay in Russia. Consequently, after the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied for...
    15: ...nasty lasted several centuries, during which they affiliated with the Byzantine, or [[Orthodox]], chur...
    19: ...] yoke and was largely spared the atrocities that affected the rest of the country. Nevertheless it ha...
    21: ...many of the country's democratic institutions and affected its culture and economy in a very negative ...
    23: ...ting its enemies and annexing their territories. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 Russia rema...
  12. Native American (42651 bytes)
    24: ..., a theory disputed due to the relative lack of seafaring skills of peoples of this time period.
    32: ... may have come by sea over the [[Bering Strait]], after the land bridge had disappeared.
    65: ...d Gorham Purchase]] and the [[Holland Purchase]], after which by treaty these lands became part of New...
    83: ... culture. Even their lands are perhaps no longer safe; as of 2004, there are still claims of theft of ...
    87: ...ative Americans had been "mongrelized" with its [[African American]] population. A law passed by the s...
  13. Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
    19: ...t day of [[Martin of Tours|St. Martin of Tours]], after whom he was named. His father owned a [[copper...
    47: After disregarding Luther as "a drunken German who w...
    57: ...and maintaining the validity of the Greek Church. After the debate, Johann Eck would claim that he had...
    66: ...hat, when it became doubtful whether it would be safe for Luther to remain in Saxony if the ban which ...
    79: ...imperial guarantee of safe-conduct to ensure his safe passage.
  14. Dog (69384 bytes)
    29: ...ap dogs''', with the additional connotation of an affectionate attachment between human and dog.
    32: ...wb.jpg|thumb|Dogs are predators suited to chasing after, leaping at, and killing prey. (pictured: Weim...
    41: ...ior of these two types of scent trail would seem, after some thought, to be quite different, the air s...
    110: ...urgery or other method, usually two or three days after birth; see [[docking]]
    122: ...nths for the skeleton to mature. [[Dwarfism]] has affected the proportions of some breeds' skeleton, a...
  15. William R. King (5588 bytes)
    5: ...arolina]]. He was a member of the State House of Commons from [[1807]] to [[1809]], city solicitor of [[Wi...
    9: ...ll as [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]] after President Pierce, in hopes of gaining speedy a...
    20: ...ate|U.S. Senator from Alabama]]|before=''(none)''|after=[[Dixon Hall Lewis]]|years=1819 – 1844}}
    21: ...Senator from Alabama]]|before=[[Arthur P. Bagby]]|after=[[Benjamin Fitzpatrick]]|years=1848 – 18...
    22: ...ees|candidate]]|before=[[William Orlando Butler]]|after=[[John C. Breckinridge]]|years=[[U.S. presiden...
  16. Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
    22: ...y enjoy the fellowship these observances provide; after the Christmas Eve services, for example, they ...
    29: ...ng shortly before Christmas and ending a few days after [[New Year's Day]]. Christmas is also known as...
    43: ... holidays, usually reopening on the first weekday after January 3.
    50: ...x|Christmas lights in Charles Malek Street in Achrafiyeh, [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]]]
    82: ... buena''" — the traditional Christmas feast after the midnight mass. Family members dine togethe...

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