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- Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
20: ...n Wettin''). Queen Victoria's papers record her dislike of the name. Though rarely publicly used, Wet...
27: ... of 1837]]), and in [[Jamaica]], the colonial legislature had protested British policies by refusing t...
41: ...ade her first journey by train, travelling from [[Slough railway station]] (near [[Windsor Castle]]) t...
46: ...]'s [[coup d'鴡t|coup]] in France without previously consulting the Prime Minister.
51: ...ntury's prime tourist locations. Her love of the island was matched by an initial Irish warmth for the... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
29: ...Royal Navy]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]]...
43: ...r seat in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in s...
61: ...he Conservative Party. Thatcher had to act cautiously in converting the Conservative Party to her [[mo...
68: ...rthern Ireland]], she announced in the [[House of Commons]] that "The future of the constitutional affairs ...
69: ...o political status for republican prisoners, famously declaring "Crime is crime is crime; it is not po... - Space (10661 bytes)
90: ... dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all si...
103: {{commons|Category:Space}} - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ... is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' me...
27: ...nclude the book of [[Isaiah]] that alludes to the slapping (Matt. 26:67–68; Isa. 50:6, 52:14&nda...
29: ...s are not considered to have been written eponymously by their respective namesakes.
41: ..."have filled every place among you—cities, islands, fortresses, towns, market-places, the very c...
45: ...s of the [[New Testament]] were agreed, early translations appeared, and a church hierarchy emerged: t... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
126: ...ns, or multilateral agreements. De Gaulle is famously quoted for nicknaming the [[United Nations]] ''l...
139: ... 68 poster 2.png|thumb|200px|May 1968 poster. Translation: "The Mess is ''him''." The Mess (or more li...
161: ... return to economic prosperity after an initially sluggish postwar performance, while maintaining much...
194: === English Translations ===
272: {{commons|Charles de Gaulle}} - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
8: ...ed and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, the conflicting interests of these i...
15: ...th caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation.
42: ...state, now meeting as the ''Communes'' (English: "Commons"), proceed with verification of its own powers an...
70: ...t a thirty-years' purchase") specified in the legislation of [[August 4]], the course now remained set...
76: ...m the [[Roman Catholic Church]] to the State. Legislation enacted in 1790 included the abolition of th... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
4: ...f both houses is necessary for the passage of legislation. The exclusive powers enumerated to the Sena...
10: ...vention]] in [[1787]]; all states except [[Rhode Island]] agreed to send delegates. Many delegates cal...
12: ...a question by Thomas Jefferson, said "we pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it (from ...
14: ...ted in the South's defeat and in the abolition of slavery. The ensuing years of [[Reconstruction]] wit...
16: ... of senators by the people, rather than state legislatures; they achieved their objective in [[1913]] ... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
45: ...l as "incompetent to command people" and "dangerously [[psychotic]]." His commander at the time said, ...
47: ...anation for the capitulation was the ''[[Dolchstosslegende]]'' ("dagger-stab legend") which purported ...
86: ...]] the Nazi [[cabinet]] had the power to pass legislation just as the [[Reichstag]] did. The Act furth...
115: ...y seemed to solve unemployment problems but seriously distorted the economy.
124: ...died of starvation and disease while working as [[slave labour]]ers. Along with Jews, alleged [[commun... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
23: ...with the British as Loyalists. Thousands of black slaves used the war as a chance to escape to freedom...
52: ...e on [[Lake Champlain]] (the [[Battle of Valcour Island]]) in October. Arnold fell back to Fort Ticond...
57: ...ichard Howe]], began amassing troops on [[Staten Island]] in July of 1776.
59: ... divided his troops about equally between [[Long Island]] and [[Manhattan]], thus allowing Howe to eng...
61: ...aries]]) to Long Island. In the [[Battle of Long Island]] on [[August 27]], [[1776]], the British expe... - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
26: [[Image:Olympiclandscapeslc.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Salt Lake City skyline dur...
52: <td>[[Image:Platslc.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Plat]] of Salt Lake City...
67: [[Image:Iceskatersdowntownslc.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ice skaters in downtown Sa...
73: [[Image:SLCfloodphoto.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Flood of [[City ...
107: [[image:SLCCityAndCountyBldg.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Salt La... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...56;осси́я, transliteration: ''Rossiya'' or ''Rossija''), is a count...
13: ...e population from the [[8th century]] onwards and slowly assimilated both the Scandinavians as well as...
15: ...irst came to be applied to the Varangians and the Slavs who peopled the region. In the [[10th century|...
17: ..., the [[Golden Horde]] of the pagan Mongols and Muslim Turkic-speaking nomads who pillaged the Russian...
37: ... Some of these groups have become increasingly [[Islamist]] over the course of the struggle. It is est... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Eisleben]], [[Germany]] |
10: place_of_death=Eisleben, Germany
14: ... and added several principles to the art of [[translation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s sparked anew the devel...
19: ...' Lindemann, on [[November 10]], [[1483]] in [[Eisleben]], [[Germany]] and was baptized on the feast ...
49: ...n at Heidelberg, where he presented theses on the slavery of man to sin and on divine grace. In the co... - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ...eing broken up at its beginning into a number of islands and afterwards forming the western boundary o...
13: ...Plate]] and a part of the [[Antarctic Plate]] are sliding beneath the [[South American Plate]] continu...
17: ...ivian flexure where it is 640 km wide. The islands of [[Aruba]], [[Bonaire]], and [[Curaçao]], ...
29: ...|thumb|200px|[[Santiago]] de Chile on the western slopes of a snowcapped [[Andes]]]]
30: ... existence today. The aqueducts turned the previously scattered Incan tribe into the agricultural and ... - Chile (39914 bytes)
48: ...br><sup>2</sup> Includes [[Easter Island]] and [[Isla Sala y Gómez]]; does not include 1,250,00...
64: ...cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn [[agriculture]] and [[hunting]]. The ...
66: ...e colony was driven northward. The abolition of [[slavery]] in [[1683]] defused tensions on the fronti...
74: ... consolidated its position in the south by ruthlessly suppressing the [[Mapuche]] Indians, finally com...
78: ...ity initiated a period of major reform. Under the slogan "Revolution in Liberty," the Frei administrat... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
24: ...esign]] in nature. He got private tuition from Henslow whose subjects were maths and theology, and in ...
26: ...pt Darwin at Cambridge till June and following Henslow's example and advice he was in no rush to take ...
27: ...ation. Knowing the need for geological skills, Henslow introduced Charles to the great [[geology|geolo...
29: ...on his return home he received another letter. Henslow had recommended Darwin for the position of gent...
37: ...ter confirmed by survey in the [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
41: ...re held and presents were exchanged. The practice slowly spread in major cities, but its proximity to ...
48: ...as is a state holiday in Lebanon. Most Lebanese Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christian friends. A...
60: .... It will also be televised on TV in a majority Muslim country.
64: ...that the government wanted "nothing that insults Islam" during the open house.
174: ...clothing and [[Flip-flop|thongs]], and having his sleigh pulled by [[kangaroo]]s, (e.g. ''Six White Bo... - Automobile (19750 bytes)
13: ...ustion engine]]s were completed almost simultaneously in [[1886]] by [[Germany|German]] inventors work...
33: ...s has remained virtually constant, and innovation slowed. For the most part, "new" automotive [[techno...
36: ...n dominated automobile design. It was [[Alfred P. Sloan]] who established the idea of different makes ...
43: ...ure the smooth flow of [[traffic]] and simultaneously protect the safety of vehicle occupants, cyclist...
45: ...ntroducing their own safety and environmental legislation. In time, meeting regulations became the mai... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
17: ...e British colonies of [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[South ...
22: * [[February 20]] - The legislature of [[Hawaii|Hawaii Territory]] convenes for ...
58: * [[Winston Churchill]] enters the [[House of Commons]]
65: *[[Okapi]] discovered (previously known only to local natives)
92: **[[Kenneth Slessor]], Australian poet (d. [[1971]])
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