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- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...den Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
9: ...f state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
14: ...eft|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
15: ... of her paternal great-grandmother [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary...
17: ...t the time of her birth, she was third in the [[Order of succession to the British throne|line of succ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
25: |[[Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
27: ... Kesteven" -->''', [[Order of the Garter|LG]] [[Order of Merit|OM]] [[Privy Council|PC]] [[Royal Socie...
29: ...he Conservative leadership in [[1975]]. She was undefeated at the polls, winning the [[United Kingdom ... - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...)|earthworks]] (e.g. [[Hollingbury]] Castle, [[Maiden Castle]]).
2: ...houses from the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age...
5: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|The Prague Castle Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...stle found along the coast of Ireland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...ensive weapon, but also as a home. Castles were made by their owners for specific purposes, or evolved... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
4: ...; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
7: ...nd:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
10: | [[President of France]] - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...cantly, the [[President of the United States|President]] must ratify treaties and make important appoi...
4: ...erated to the Senate in the Constitution are regarded as more important than those exclusively enumera...
10: ...ates called for a second Congressional chamber, modeled on the [[House of Lords]] (the [[aristocratic]...
12: ...n the House of Representatives. [[James Madison]] described the Senate's purpose as "A necessary fence...
14: ...]] for political purposes; the trial ultimately ended in acquittal, with the Senate falling one vote s... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ... racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It is a worldwide [[sport]], involving an annual World Drivers Cham...
9: ...outh Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
11: ...regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and con...
18: ...g costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early [[1980s]].
22: ...remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade. - Ship (18843 bytes)
1: [[Image:Genoa 139a.jpg||thumb|250px|Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ... a boat". Often local [[law]] and regulation will define the exact size (or the number of [[mast (sail...
4: ... have a [[bowsprit]] but this was not part of the definition. The same economic pressures which increa...
10: ... [[volume]] rather than weight, and are used when describing merchant ships for the purpose of tolls, ...
12: ... ship-owners could load their vessels until their decks were almost awash, resulting in a dangerously ... - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
3: ...ple of Athena the Virgin''', and its popular name derives from the Greek word ''παρ_...
5: ...ry, and was the location of the treasury of the [[Delian League]], which later became the [[Athenian E...
7: ==Design and construction==
9: ...ich was moved from the Panhellenic sanctuary at [[Delos]] to the Acropolis In [[454 BC]].
11: ...ts were legendary, especially the subtle correspondence between the curvature of the [[stylobate]], th... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
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8: date_of_death = [[30 April]] [[1945]] |
9: place_of_death = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
11: ...[[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[National Socialist German Workers Party...
13: ...eople, including 6 million [[Jew]]s, in a [[genocide]] now known as [[the Holocaust]]. - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni... - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
2: ...City-[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]] [[metropolitan area]], defined as [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[D...
4: ...lake's shore by [[marsh]]es and [[mudflat]]s. Residents are known as "[[List of famous Salt Lakers|Sal...
5: [[Image:Utah_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
6: ...own as the "Crossroads of the West". The city has developed a strong tourism industry and was host to ...
8: ... The current mayor of Salt Lake City is [[Rocky Anderson]]. - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
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9: date_of_death=[[January 30]], [[1948]] |
10: place_of_death=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
13: ...who brought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] t...
15: ... truth" or "pursuit of truth", has inspired other democratic activists, including [[Martin Luther King... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ... Bush]], [[Bighorn Sheep]], [[Coyote]], and the [[Death Valley Pupfish]] - a survivor of much wetter t...
3: ...ational Park, as well as being substantially expanded.
5: ...1700 million years old. Ancient warm-shallow seas deposited marine sediments until rifting opened the ...
6: ...|A slice through the highest and lowest points in Death Valley National Park.]]
8: ...age:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg|frame|left|Death Valley and environs]] - Dog (69384 bytes)
17: ...r]]s; this similarity in their overall behavioral design accounts for their trainability, playfulness,...
19: ...itional jobs, a wide range of [[dog sports]] provide the opportunity to exhibit their natural skills. ...
23: ...fic studies of similar conditions, suggest that under such extreme stress, high protein diets (which i...
29: ...' is also a term used by breeders to specifically denote a [[male]] domestic dog. The [[female]] is k...
33: Modern [[dog breed]]s show more variation in size, app... - Watergate (19196 bytes)
1: ...onal crisis]] that led to the resignation of President [[Richard Nixon]].
7: ...ested for breaking into the headquarters of the [[Democratic National Committee]]. The men had broken ...
9: ...n, most Americans initially believed that no President with Nixon's advantage in the polls would be so...
11: ... the FBI in the early 1970s, revealed that he was Deep Throat — a claim later confirmed by Woodw...
15: ...caused the collapse of Ellsberg's trial due to evident government misconduct. - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
2: The '''flying shuttle''' was one of the key developments in [[weaving]] that helped fuel the [[I...
5: In order to understand the importance of this invention, it is use...
8: ...he thread is stored on a "pirn" (a conical, one-ended, non-turning bobbin) to allow it to feed more ea...
10: ... be woven; but more importantly, the movements needed are greatly reduced.
12: ...ich reloaded the shuttle automatically. Kay's son developed a modification that allowed the use of an ... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
8: ...b|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in [[Hong Kong]]]]
10: ...mas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, including s...
12: ...acau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of ...
14: ...become increasingly prevalent during the month of December in large urban centers of mainland China, r...
20: ... of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decorations. - Automobile (19750 bytes)
4: ...s being the most popular by far. Older terms include '''horseless carriage''' and '''motor car''', wit...
13: ...]] by [[Germany|German]] inventors working independently: [[Carl Benz]] on [[3 July]] [[1886]] in [[Ma...
15: ...automobiles were built in Britain in 1895 by [[Frederick William Lanchester]] who also patented the [[...
19: ...blowing a horn. This effectively killed road auto development in the UK for most of the rest of the [[...
27: ...o [[Oliver Evans]] in [[1789]]; in [[1804]] Evans demonstrated his first successful self-propelled veh...
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