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- Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...an era|Victorian Era]] was at the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic,...
25: ...y was necessary. By [[Salic law]], no woman could rule [[Hanover (state)|Hanover]], a realm which had ...
35: The Queen married Prince Albert on [[10 February]] [[1840]] at the [[Chapel Royal]] in [[St. Ja...
41: ...er of the Great Western line, [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]].
46: ...849]], Victoria lodged a complaint with Lord John Russell, claiming that Palmerston had sent official ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
31: ...d large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increased...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
52: ...first ballot and won the job on the second, in February 1975. She appointed Heath's preferred successo...
57: :"The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are r...
68: ...rthern Ireland]], she announced in the [[House of Commons]] that "The future of the constitutional affairs ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
6: ...the world and the second largest in area (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its terr...
18: ...uage of [[Quebec]] and is widely spoken in [[New Brunswick]].
21: Canada is a technologically advanced and industrialized nation, self-sufficient in energy due to its ...
46: ...align=left|[[New Brunswick]]||[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]]
90: ...d [[Hudson Bay]]. As these colonies expanded, a struggle for control of North America took place betwe... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
40: currency = [[Pakistani Rupee|Rupee]] (Rs.) |
57: ...leyexcavation.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Mohenjodaro|Ruins of Mohen-jo-Daro]], 80 km southwest of [[Sukku...
62: ...the beginning of the [[1st century]] CE, as petty rulers (such as [[Theodamas]]) and as administrators...
66: ...western Pakistan and parts of Sind came under the rule of Hindu rajas.
69: ...il the early [[19th century]] the entire area was ruled briefly by [[Nadir Shah]] and then by the [[Af... - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
69: ...a time when Scotland was on the brink of economic ruin and was deeply unpopular with the broader Scott...
74: The United Kingdom, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a ...
91: ...ntable to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]], the lower and only directly elected house in B...
93: ... his or her ability to command the support of the Commons. The current Prime Minister is [[Tony Blair]] of ...
107: ...inster]], [[London]], is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords]] - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
44: ...ack), home of the [[Loudon Classic]], the longest-running motorcycle race in the United States.
49: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. It was the firs...
58: ... which has also been known over time by the names Rumford and Penacook. The governor of New Hampshire ...
62: ...House of Representatives and the British House of Commons. Based on 2000 Census data, this averages out to ...
78: ...recorded deaths among visitors, and conspicous [[krummholz]] (dwarf, matted trees much like a carpet o... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
45: ... side was a family of rich entrepreneurs from the industrial region of Lille in [[French Flanders]]. Born in [...
50: ...[captain]] de Gaulle was severely wounded at the gruesome [[Battle of Verdun]] in March 1916, and left...
52: ...tinguished himself in fighting near the river [[Zbrucz]] and received the highest Polish military awar...
69: ...inet]] attempted to block the speech, but was overruled by Churchill. In France, de Gaulle's "[[Appeal...
112: ...lief that the United Kingdom would not accept the rules of the Community, and would prefer its oversea... - Computer (32773 bytes)
29: Computing devices have doubled in capacity (instructions processed per second per $1000) every 18 to...
54: ...e first purely [[electronic]] computers were constructed from [[thermionic valve]]s (tubes). In the [[...
56: ...odel (economics)|economic models]] have been constructed using water flowing through multiple-constric...
70: ... to control the order in which the program of instructions was executed based on data calculated by th...
84: ...esign of the [[ENIAC]], which was then under construction, by storing the machines program in its own ... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
22: ...r when pamphlets bearing the phrase "Heil Schicklgruber" were airdropped over German cities. He was le...
24: ... allowed to return until well after Maria Schicklgruber's alleged employment.{{ref|about}}
31: ...herited some money from an aunt. He worked as a struggling painter in Vienna, copying scenes from post...
41: ...to enemy fire. He also drew some cartoons and instructional drawings for the army newspaper. He was tw...
43: ...in [[1924]]. One comrade later remarked, "we all grumbled on him and found it intolerable that we had ... - Sacramento, California (21190 bytes)
2: ... [[1839]]. During the [[California gold rush|gold rush]], Sacramento was a major distribution point, a...
37: ...ntiful [[oak]] trees in the region and by eating fruits, bulbs, seeds, and roots throughout the year.
44: ...rnia|Florin]] and [[Citrus Heights, California|Citrus Heights]], extend the greater Sacramento area.
54: ...rst Transcontinental Railroad]] (which began construction in Sacramento in [[1863]] and was financed b...
56: ...he same rivers that earlier brought death and destruction began to provide increasing levels of transp... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ... or ''Rossijskaja Federacija''), or '''Russia''' (Russian: Росси́&#...
4: .... In the [[Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR...
6: ...sia. Consequently, after the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied for an influential role on the wor...
7: {{Russia infobox}}
10: {{main|History of Russia}} - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ndependence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to world attention. His philosophy of non-vi...
15: ...uto-biography, "The story of my experiments with truth" reveals his inner persona and reflections on h...
23: ... giving him valuable experience in organising and running institutions. Some of the vegetarians he met...
33: ... This plan was adopted, leading to a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (in...
40: ...tial law]]. The violence led Gandhi to end the struggle, but he had succeeded in placing himself at t... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
3: ... a mineral used to make [[soap]] and an important industrial [[compound (chemistry)|compound]]. [[20-Mule Team...
5: ...ne of [[volcano]]es. Later the [[Crust (geology)|crust]] started to pull apart, creating the [[Basin a...
55: The [[California Gold Rush]] brought the first Caucasians known to visit t...
57: ...y were able to hike out of the valley through the rugged [[Wingate Pass]]. Just after leaving the vall...
60: ...g company produced borax to make [[soap]] and for industrial uses. The end product was shipped out of the vall... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
1: [[Image:Instrumental_Temperature_Record.png|thumb|250px|right|Gl...
16: ..., [[Germany]], [[India]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United St...
25: ...nia of temperatures according to different reconstructions, each smoothed on a decadal scale. The uns...
26: ...ce the beginning of an approximately global [[instrumental temperature record]] in about [[1860]]; or ...
32: * Record of past century see: '''[[Instrumental temperature record]]''' - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...to the east, [[Bolivia]] to the northeast and [[Peru]] to the north.<!--
39: ...m [[Spain]]<br>[[September 18]], [[1810]]<br>[[February 12]], [[1818]] |
56: ...Almagro]]'s first Spanish expedition south from Peru in [[1535]]-[[1536|36]] called themselves the "me...
64: ..., and Chile became part of the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]].
66: ...[[1553]] resulted in Valdivia's death and the destruction of many of the colony's principal settlement... - Human societies (6587 bytes)
15: ...Some consider [[Industry|Industrial]] and [[Post-Industrial]] societies to be separate from traditional agric...
20: ...; typically, prestige or other cultural factor accrues to the generous individual or group.
27: ...o be organized according to their [[political]] structure: in order of increasing size and complexity,...
46: ...hat society is nothing more than an effect of the ruling [[ideology]] of a certain class system, and s...
52: ...ons/topics/culture/glossary/society.html Learning Commons - What is Culture ? - Glossary Item - Society] - Flying shuttle (5068 bytes)
2: ...evelopments in [[weaving]] that helped fuel the [[Industrial Revolution]]. It was patented by [[John Kay]] (17...
8: ...ide to side, forming a track on which the shuttle runs. At each end of the race, there is a box which ...
10: In manual operation, a cord runs to each box from a handle held by the operator....
15: ... transformed the [[Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution|textile industry]] in [[United Kingdom...
17: ...of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]] was moved to take up the issue of installing gu...
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