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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[1810]]...
64: ...g, feather-mosiac work, the invention of the calendar, were due to the former inhabitants of Tula, the...
68: ... Catholic priest in the small town of [[Dolores Hidalgo|Dolores]], causing a long [[Mexican War of Ind...
74: ...formed the modern states of [[California]], [[Nevada]], and [[Utah]], and most of [[Arizona]], [[New M...
78: ...d prosperity is known as the "Porfiriato". His mandate, however, was mostly undemocratic and benefited... - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
3: ...on|Nebuchadnezzar II]] around [[600 BC]] (present-day [[Iraq]]). However, there are doubts as to whet...
13: ... the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang but rather grew on the ...
15: ...chadnezzar's homesick wife, [[Amyitis]]. Amyitis, daughter of the king of the Medes, was married to Ne...
46: [[da:Babylons h殧ende haver]]
54: [[pt:Jardins suspensos da Babil]] - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ... number of colossal buildings, all constructed of dark-grey marble from the adjacent mountain. The sto...
8: ...y declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Darius Hystaspis]], concerning whom [[Ctesias]] rela...
12: ..., if not his, then that of [[Darius III of Persia|Darius III]] (Codomannus), who is one of those whose...
16: [[Image:proskynesis.jpg|thumb|300px|Darius the Great]]
18: ...of Persepolis commenced with [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]], it was probably under this king, with wh... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...nderstanding]], [[knowledge]] or [[wisdom]] on fundamental matters as diverse as [[reality]], [[knowle...
16: ...ontinuous project - the one still being pursued today - is [[Socrates]], who studied under several Sop...
29: ...aused first cause, and this is God. Aquinas also adapted this argument to prove the goodness of God. E...
42: ...te it, the way the entire larger modern period is dated, from the [[Renaissance]]. In some usages, "Mo...
44: ...of empiricism and humanism in place of scholastic tradition. [[17th-century philosophy]] is dominated by the ... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
9: ...little reason for him to have become a major legendary figure.
15: ...ed the later legends, like the [[Scots]] king [[Aedan mac Gabran]], who had a son called Artuir and wh...
17: ==Earliest traditions of Arthur==
19: ... [[Taliesin]] are possibly from a similarly early date: ''The Chair of the Sovereign'', which refers t...
23: ...]] by [[Caradoc of Llancarfan]], Arthur killed Gildas' brother Hueil, a pirate on the [[Isle of Man]].... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
4: ...in the 17th century would be "[[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]]": Puritanism was a movement rather th...
16: ...e absence of doctrine, is a set of specifically ordained rules. His thinking on the matter became the...
20: ... of the Church he saw Puritanism as a potentially dangerous movement; he authorized the [[King James B...
36: ... [[United Church of Christ]]) is the direct descendant of New England Puritan congregations, although ...
39: ...pponents defended many worship practices based on tradition alone, the Puritans considered these practices to... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
1: ...|right|thumb|150px|A bagpipe performer in [[Amsterdam]].]]
23: ...ntinue to be quoted and referenced to the present day). For example, an oft-repeated claim is that th...
25: ...]] for "[[Scots Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Robert...
27: ...odern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the [[angl...
38: ...d often Irish) emigrant populations, namely [[Canada]], [[United States|America]], [[Australia]], [[Ne... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
1: ...400px|Panoramic view of the Greek theater at [[Epidaurus]]]]
3: ... or '''Greek Drama''' is a [[theatre|theatrical]] tradition that flourished in [[ancient Greece]] between c....
7: ...], the Greek god of [[fertility]] and wine. This tradition is probably accurate, since Athenian drama occurr...
15: ...elf a theatre. The best-preserved one is in [[Epidaurus]]. Greek theatre in every city probably kept...
17: ...stophanes]]. Their plays, along with some [[secondary source]]s such as Aristotle, are the basis of w... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...beth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Eli...
7: ...s]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guin...
15: ... of York (n饠[[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]), the daughter of [[Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of...
17: As a granddaughter of the British sovereign in the male line, ...
20: ...[[Entente Cordiale]] and numerous visits to [[Canada]]. She was instructed in religion by the [[Archbi... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...salem]] from [[1186]] to 1190. She was the eldest daughter of [[Amalric I of Jerusalem]] and [[Agnes o...
5: ...ent Sibylla was taught scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla would ...
7: ...ear, leaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Baldwin V...
17: ...Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the rival court faction, led by the Ib...
19: Sibylla bore her new husband two daughters, Alice and Maria. Initially Baldwin IV ves... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: '''Mary I''' ([[18 February]] [[1516]] – [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of Britis...
13: ... Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
17: ...hen suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was eager for...
21: ...rthermore, regarded her as the only true heir and daughter of Henry VIII, although she was illegitimat...
33: ...ss of Suffolk]], and the Duke of Northumberland's daughter-in-law. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
6: date_of_birth=[[1 July]], [[1961]] |
8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
11: ...ten-Windsor]], n饠Spencer) ([[1 July]] [[1961]]–[[31 August]] [[1997]]) was the first [[wife]] ...
13: ...anthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[...
15: ...calls for her to be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a caution... - Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
9: ...n five children and, in an astonishing break with tradition, eventually became his wife, leading to one of he... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...er]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793]]) Daughter of [[Maria Theresa of Austria]], wife of [[...
4: ...-Antoinette was the fifteenth child (the youngest daughter; she had a brother one year younger) of the...
9: ... he would like the hand of the Empress's youngest daughter in marriage - Marie-Antoinette (much to the...
15: ...ria-Antonia should be sent to France to marry the dauphin.
17: ...rteen. The Empress's parting words to her sobbing daughter was, "Farewell, my dearest child. Do so muc... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
15: |'''Date of Birth'''
29: ... a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later that day.
34: ...s a high-school guidance counsellor, and was an ordained minister who preached on weekends; Rice's mot...
35: ...[http://www.wnyc.org/legacy/shows/madaboutmusic/madabout_transcript090701.html]
41: ...://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Rice began classes with the goa... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
7: ...ur months old. After this, the couple adopted Damodar Rao as their son. But Maharaja Gangadhar Rao exp...
10: ...m that Damodar Rao was their [[legal heir]]. Lord Dalhousie decided to annex the state of Jhansi under...
15: ..., [[Lala Bhau Bakshi]], [[Moti Bai]], [[Sunder-Mundar]], [[Kashi Bai]], [[Deewan Raghunath Singh]] and...
19: ...ress ramparts. The British captured Gwalior three days later. The 22 year-old Rani was cremated nearby...
25: ...pant Tambe, was captured and hanged to death, few days after fall of Jhansi. - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
6: date_of_birth=[[February 2]], [[1905]] |
8: date_of_death=[[March 6]], [[1982]] |
11: '''Ayn Rand''' ([[February 2]], [[1905]] – [[March 6]], [[1982]]; first name pronounced (...
19: ...rsburg]], [[Russia]], and was the eldest of three daughters of a Jewish family. She studied philosophy...
33: ...s [[1943]] film was intentional wartime [[propaganda]] by U.S. patriots, trying to put their Soviet al... - Grace O'Malley (3478 bytes)
7: Grace was the daughter of Owen Dubhdarra O' Malley, chieftain of the O'Malley clan. The...
14: ...ed for centuries in the O' Malley family and is today open to the public. They had one son, Tibbot Bur... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ...hodox Christian churches, are based on [[faith]], traditions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations...
17: ...e cross along with her sister Mary, and [[Mary Magdalene]], [[Salome (disciple)|Salome]] and other wom...
19: ...ople in the Upper Room after the Ascension on the day of [[Pentecost]], she is one of the handful who ...
23: == Roman and Eastern Orthodox traditions ==
25: ...French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered ''Notre Dame'', ''Nuestra Señora'', and ''Madonna'' r... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
1: ...stine Chapel.png|250px|thumb|right|''God creates Adam'', by [[Michelangelo]]. The mural on the ceiling...
2: ...may or may not have been the [[first woman]], or Adam's first wife.
4: ...dash;אָדָם in [[Standard Hebrew]],
5: ...וָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew,
6: ...#1575;ء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—means "[[Life|living]]."
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