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- Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
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... - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
6: ...t at the Slade School in [[London]] and then in [[Paris]], where in [[1893]] she met and married [[Poland...
10: ...-elected to the [[Second Dᩬ]] in the [[House of Commons of Southern Ireland]] elections of 1921. - 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 ...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
68: ...rthern Ireland]], she announced in the [[House of Commons]] that "The future of the constitutional affairs ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...iew article is already too long and should serve only as an introduction for Canada. To keep this over...
90: ...ng what was left of [[Acadia]] in the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)]].
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. - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
58: ...ish language, Ireland". However the state is commonly referred to as the "Republic of Ireland" in orde...
69: ... [[Ceann Comhairle]] [[Sean T. O'Kelly]] to the [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919]]. However it was not admi...
83: ...ically terminated membership of the association. Only in 1950 were the rules changed to allow [[India]...
90: ...cted for a seven-year term and can be re-elected only once. The president is largely a [[figurehead]] ...
154: ...ild. Summers are rarely very hot, but it freezes only occasionally in winter. [[precipitation (meteoro... - Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
59: ...ear the borderlands, the [[Armenians]] being the only sizeable one.
78: ...he western half of the empire, but at best could only demand tribute from the eastern half. [[Theodosi...
84: ... in [[751]], leaving the Byzantines with control only of small areas around the toe and heel of Italy.
104: ...ly in 1071, and the [[Seljuk Turks]], who were mainly interested in defeating [[Egypt]] under the [[Fa...
118: ...re appealed to the west for help, but they would only consider sending aid in return for reuniting the... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
16: ...h Sir [[Amias Paulet]], the English ambassador at Paris. The disturbed state of government and society in...
18: ... died before doing so, and Francis was left with only a fifth of that money. Having started with insu...
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)
1: ...er French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International ...
40:
45: ...[Lille]], de Gaulle grew up and was educated in [[Paris]].
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... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
19: ...the works of [[Lucian]], which was published in [[Paris]] in [[1506]].
27: ...g controversial political matters freely. It is unlikely that More, a devout and conservative Christi...
36: ...mbrace the Protestant teaching that the Pope was only the [[Bishop of Rome]] and therefore had no auth...
39: ...that the marriage of Henry to Catherine had been unlawful. But as Henry began to deny the authority o... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...d come under the influence of the ideas of [[the Enlightenment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as p...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of th...
14: * The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
25: ...the measures were opposed in the ''Parlement'' of Paris (in part, at least, thanks to the King's tactless...
27: ...sed his position not to propose new reforms, but only to prepare for the meeting of the nation's repre... - Parthenon (12682 bytes)
17: [[image:ac.parthenon4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Only a few sculptures remain on the Parthenon.]]
19: ...es both internally and externally. These survive only in part, but there are good descriptions of most...
27: ...s already as old as [[Notre Dame Cathedral]] in [[Paris]] is now, and far older than [[St. Peters]] in [[...
39: ...res from the Parthenon are in the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]] and in [[Copenhagen]]. Most of the remainder ar...
50: ...some scholars have argued that the Parthenon was only ''used'' as a treasury. While this opinion was f... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
20: ...is' niece and third wife. Of these six children, only Adolf and his younger sister [[Paula Hitler|Paul...
37: ...World War I]] in August [[1914]], he immediately enlisted in the [[Bavaria]]n army.
45: ...efers to Hitler's experience at the front as his only education and suggests he did have at least some...
52: ...he war, Hitler remained in the army, which was mainly engaged in suppressing [[socialist]] uprisings b...
62: ...cle into a propaganda stunt. Hitler was allotted unlimited amounts of time to present his arguments to... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
10: ... use of local [[militia]]. Militiamen served for only a few weeks or months at a time, were generally ...
23: ...er shortages, Washington lifted the ban on black enlistment in the Continental Army in January 1777. A...
59: ... and [[Manhattan]], thus allowing Howe to engage only one half of the American army at a time.
71: ...it for duty, and would be reduced to 1,400 after enlistments expired at the end of the year. Spirits w...
97: ...-the-scenes maneuvering, laid the whole matter openly before Congress. His supporters rallied behind h... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
29: ...aced the humiliation and oppression that was commonly directed at Indians in that country. One day in...
42: ...onment. Beginning on [[March 18]], [[1922]], he only served about two years of the sentence, being re...
52: ...ster of India|Prime Minister]]. They disagreed openly over the path to an independent India, yet Gandh...
55: ...e it clear they would not support the war effort unless India were granted immediate independence. He...
90: ...ues in honour of Gandhi in other cities such as [[Paris]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Barcelona]], [[Lisbon]], [[Ca... - Thomas Hobbes (26163 bytes)
16: ...er was a regular debater in philosophic groups in Paris, held together by [[Marin Mersenne]]. From [[1637...
18: ==In Paris==
22: ...e of the [[Short Parliament]] he had written not only his ''[[Human Nature (book Hobbes)|Human Nature]...
24: ...f remarks on other works by Descartes succeeded only in ending all correspondence between the two.
26: ... in November [[1641]], although it was initially only circulated privately it was well received. He th... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: In [[China|Mainland China]], [[December 25]] is not a legal holida...
14: ...he month of December in large urban centers of mainland China, reflecting a cultural interest in this ...
24: [[South Korea]] is the only [[East Asian]] country to recognize [[Christmas]...
27: ...hristmas is a state holiday in [[India]], though only 2.3% <ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_...
48: ...rds of the population celebrate Christmas, while only 45% of the population is Christian. Commercializ... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
26: ...showing of 71 [[Vincent van Gogh]] paintings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
41: ...erican Exposition]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. McKinley dies there eight days later.
43: ...[September 14]] - With the death of [[William McKinley]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]] succeeds him as [[Pre...
49: ...osz]], the assassin of US President [[William McKinley]], is executed by electrocution.
58: * [[Winston Churchill]] enters the [[House of Commons]]
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