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- 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 ... - Space (10661 bytes)
3: '''Space''' has a range of definitions.
8: ...physics]] does not treat space and time as independent dimensions, but treats both as features of [[sp...
12: ...us concepts used to try to define space have included:
14: * The structure defined by the set of spatial relationships between ...
15: * A [[manifold]] defined by a [[coordinate system]] where an object ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...e life and teachings of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]]....
6: ... of the term "Christ" to describe Jesus, which is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translatio...
8: ... encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as thousands of divers...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Angl... - 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]] - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'', and ecl...
8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - 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... - 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]]. - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...ndonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
4: ... Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
15: ...e and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
17: ...nd]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north fr...
19: ...y. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to colonize the region. - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: ...ge_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
8: dead=dead|
9: date_of_death=[[18 February]], [[1546]] |
10: place_of_death=Eisleben, Germany
12: ...hings inspired the [[Protestant Reformation]] and deeply influenced the [[doctrine]]s of [[Lutheran]],... - Andes (13210 bytes)
2: [[Image:Andies.png|thumb|200px|right|The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world.]]
3: ...Image:Andes Chile Argentina.jpg|thumb|300px|The Andes between [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]]]
4: ...:Andesplane.jpg|thumb|300px|Plane's view of the Andes, Peru.]]
5: ...in some parts (widest between 18° to 20°S latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,0...
6: ...hich are known as [[Andean States]]. The name ''Andes'' comes from the [[Quechua]] word ''anti'', whic... - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to ...
7: native_name = República de Chile |
17: government_type = [[Republic|Democratic republic]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Chile|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] | - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...38]]. Fully aware of the likely reaction, he confided only in close friends and researched to meet ant...
6: ...nts and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' ...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
17: ... was only eight and the next year he became a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. After finishin...
19: ...ation'' Charles saw [[John James Audubon]] give a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop u... - 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... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[1870s]] [[1880s]] [[1890s]...
16: ...tury should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide).
17: ...d [[Western Australia]] [[Australian Federation|federate]] as the [[Commonwealth of Australia]]. [[Edm...
26: ...Gogh]] paintings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
31: ...]], the [[Edison Storage Battery Company]] is founded.
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