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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
27: ... at home. She was the first (and as of 2005 the only) female member of the royal family to actually s...
66: .... This is one reason why it is considered highly unlikely that she will ever [[abdicate]]. Like her mo...
70: The only public issue on which Elizabeth makes her views ...
98: ... II]] these proceedings were deemed to have been unlawful.
100: ...in the [[United Kingdom House of Commons|House of Commons]], because she would be better briefed and more c... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
11: ...[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities, one [[earl|earldom]] an...
16: Elizabeth was the only surviving child of King [[Henry VIII of England]...
33: ...in, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accepted out of loyalty to [[Anne Boleyn]]'s mem...
41: ... inheiretted from her father [[Henry VIII]] were only hers until she wed.
46: ...s to the last English possession on the French mainland, [[Calais]], after the defeat of an English ex... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
15: ...r was the future Mary II. Anne and Mary were the only children of the Duke and Duchess of York to surv...
26: ...s Anne, [[heir apparent]] to the Throne, was the only individual remaining in the line of succession e...
33: .... The Duchess of Marlborough was appointed to the post of [[Mistress of the Robes]], the highest office ...
35: ...1st Baron Godolphin]]. The Whigs—who were, unlike the Tories, vigorous supporters of the War of ...
38: ...right to own property in England into jeopardy), unless Scotland either repealed the Act of Security o... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
22: ...tess Spencer|Raine, Countess of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartl...
36: ...ince Harry of Wales|Prince Henry of Wales]] (commonly called Prince Harry) on [[15 September]] [[1984]...
38: ... suicide attempts did take place, there was certainly a significant risk she would [[miscarriage|misca...
60: ...[[Landmines Bill 1998]] to the [[British House of Commons]], the [[Foreign Secretary]], [[Robin Cook]], pai...
62: ...''All Honourable Members will be aware from their postbags of the immense contribution made by Diana, Pr... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
31: ...pularly elected, she remains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to date. Sh...
41: Upon her election to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in [[1988]], Campbell became Canada's first fem...
51: ...ves from winning seats under the [[first past the post electoral system]].
55: ==Post-political career==
57: ...l]] to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], a post she remained in until [[2000]]. - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921.
12: ...n-Quinn]] was apointed to the then junior cabinet post of [[Irish Minister for Community, Rural and Gael... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time the ...
38: ...iation]] in [[1946]], the third woman to hold the post. She obtained a second class degree and worked as...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
45: ...al Insurance]] in September [[1961]], keeping the post until the Conservatives lost power in the [[1964]... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...iew article is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this over...
94: ...y of Ghent]] was signed in December 1814. It was only after the French and Napoleonic wars ended in Eu...
111: ...to. To the north lies the [[Arctic Ocean]]; [[Greenland]] is to the northeast. Since [[1925]], Canada...
113: ...anada covers a larger area than the U.S., it has only one-ninth its population.
115: ... by the [[Wisconsin glaciation|last ice age]], thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and dotted with lakes ... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
132: ...although (because of the [[Pressler amendment]]) only a few were eventually supplied. However, China c...
138: ...r Soviet allies, [[Libya]] and [[Syria]] are the only two middle eastern countries with whom Pakistan ...
140: ...te a [[renaissance]] and [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment]] in the Islamic world. Besides the OIC...
142: ...ar states|declared nuclear power]] – the only Islamic nation to have that status – als...
165: ...he structure of the economy, and agriculture now only accounts for roughly one-fifth of the GDP. There... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = NH |
42: ...d international attention for having the first openly [[gay]] bishop, [[Gene Robinson]], within the [[...
51: ...rthern border with [[Canada]] over the unresolved post-revolutionary war border issue, and the founding ...
60: Unlike most states, New Hampshire does not have a [[L...
62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
28: ...rt being the China Aerospace Corp. China became only the third country on Earth to send a human into ...
47: ...ons on [[October 1]], [[1958]], NASA consisted mainly of the four laboratories and some 8,000 employee...
153: ...2]]; However, [[Vostok 3]] and [[Vostok 4]] were only within five kilometers of one another, and were ...
155: ===post-1975===
191: ...ht, [[April 12]] [[1981]]. The first (and so far only) automatic reusable spacecraft was [[Buran]], la... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
18: ... died before doing so, and Francis was left with only a fifth of that money. Having started with insu...
21: ...cil, 1st Baron Burghley|Lord Burghley]], for some post at [[court]] which might enable him to devote him...
35: ...rerogative, while retaining the confidence of the Commons. In 1613, Bacon was finally able to become attorn...
107: ...t.library.adelaide.edu.au/aut/bacon_francis.html Online editions of Bacon's works] - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
22: ...nd, found no trace of the colonists, discovering only the mysterious word "CROATOAN" carved on a tree....
29: ... a harvest, named the winter the Starving Times. Only a third of the colonists survived the first wint...
37: ...]]s out of the far-flung tobacco planters. Thus, unlike in [[Puritanism|Puritan]] New England, there w...
49: ... later relocated to [[Plymouth Colony]] on the mainland, establishing that settlement on [[December 21...
51: ...ing of [[1621]]. Later that year, the colonists enlisted the aid of [[Squanto]] and [[Samoset]], two ... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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59: At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle was only a [[colonel]], having encountered hostility from...
61: ...n armour to retreat at [[Caumont]]. This was the only significant tactical success the French gained a...
69: ...ure the spirit of de Gaulle's position. Although only few people actually heard the speech that night ...
75: ...his partners in the war. "France has no friends, only interests" is one of his best-remembered stateme... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...f the federal government. The Congress, however, only possesses those powers enumerated in the Constit...
15: ...wo-year terms from [[Congressional district]]s. Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known ...
17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
29: ...sion of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[American Const...
44: * To establish [[post office]]s and post roads - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
23: ...rst Past the Post electoral system|first-past-the-post]] system, under which the candidate with a [[plur...
25: ...olutions censuring members; [[censure]] requires only a simple majority and does not remove a senator ...
30: ...ittees, and have more staffers. The prestige commonly associated with the Senate is reflected by the b...
42: ...presides over very few Senate debates, attending only on important ceremonial occasions (such as the s...
52: Senate procedure depends not only on the rules, but also on a variety of customs a... - Ship (18843 bytes)
27: ...t safety and waste disposal. It has become usual only in large [[aircraft carrier]]s and in [[submarin...
30: ...on]]s or [[flotilla]]s. [[Convoy]]s of ships commonly occur.
52: ...zontal surfaces in the ship's general structure. Unlike flats, they are a structural part of the ship.
117: ...with three or more masts, fore-and-aft rigged on only the aftermost.
118: ...g vessel with three or more masts, square-rigged only on the foremast. - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
15: He led Germany from the depths of post-[[World War I]] defeat to become one of the world...
20: ...is' niece and third wife. Of these six children, only Adolf and his younger sister [[Paula Hitler|Paul...
31: ...struggling painter in Vienna, copying scenes from postcards and selling his paintings to merchants and t...
35: ... the house named Hanisch was helping him sell his postcards— seemingly contrary to statements he l...
37: ...World War I]] in August [[1914]], he immediately enlisted in the [[Bavaria]]n army. - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
74: Post-secondary educational options in Boise include [[...
92: ...one of the largest employers in the area, second only to Micron.
100: {{Commons|Boise|Boise}} - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
14: ...h the same information. This section is meant to only be a summary of the main article. Thanks.-->
29: ...ish speaking]]. Jackie Biskupski, an [[lesbian|openly gay woman]], was elected in [[1998]] as a Utah S...
42: ...;lake stink”'', which serves as one of the only reminders to Salt Lakers that they live near a m...
45: ...similarities as a fresh water lake source and an inland [[salt]] sea destination.
121: ...nts]] were built for the Olympics, and now suffer post-Olympic [[market saturation]]. The [[convention]]...
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