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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitr...
10: ...[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
12: ...bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ... Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican Party|Republican]... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...ervatory, graduating in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nik...
7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group w...
11: ...). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work t...
15: ...f a bond...restoring the legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occ... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: The '''balalaika''' (<font lang="ru">балала́й&...
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]...
18: ...an play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do so.
20: ...ings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]] [[heel]]. - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ... is located in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the [[People's Republic of Chi...
3: ...464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm].<!--
8: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
9: ...299;kasy)<br>Республика Каз...
12: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 - Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
1: ...republics united since [[2003]] in a loose [[confederation]]. It is located on the west-central [[Balk...
3: ...egro. Each of the two states may seek full independence via a [[referendum]], which can be held in 200...
4: ...er-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: ...;ница<br/>Србија и Црl...
8: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 - California (63989 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Golden State |
23: PCDesert = 25 |
28: DensityRank = 12<sup>th</sup> |
29: 2000Density = 83.78 |
30: AdmittanceOrder = 31<sup>st</sup> | - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
3: ...efending the Islamic world against [[Crusade|Crusaders]] from the West, and conquering the [[Byzantine...
5: ...tate expanded in various directions so that it bordered [[China]] in the East and the Byzantine Empire...
7: ...s]] invaded [[Anatolia]] in the [[1260s]] and divided it into small [[emirates]] called the [[Anatolia...
32: * [[Qawurd of Kerman|Qawurd]] [[1041]]-[[1073]]
33: * [[Kerman Shah]] [[1073]]-[[1074]] - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants. He grew up in [[Little Fal...
11: ...[NC-4]] in 1919, with the first non-stop flight made by [[Alcock and Brown]] later that same year.
13: ... voice on behalf of aviation activities until his death. He served on a variety of national and intern...
15: ...onsumption. These innovations are the basis of modern intercontinental air travel.
17: {{multi-video start}} - 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. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - Ankara (15129 bytes)
1: ...3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|View of Ankara|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
4: ...gn embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the center of Turkey's ...
6: ...iver. The city is located 39°52'30" North, 32°50' East (39.875, 32.8333).
11: ... [[Hattians|Hatti]] civilization, which was succeeded in the 2nd millennium BC by the [[Hittites|Hitti...
13: ...tayed in the city for a period of time. After his death at [[Babylon]] in [[323 BC]], Ankara and its e... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...iday and ends around [[Pentecost]]. See [[Eastertide]].)
4: ...n]] has a different chronology which has Christ's death at the time of the slaughter of the Passover l...
6: ... fertility festival, although there is no hard evidence of any link.
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59: ...ed on a [[lunar calendar]] similar—but not identical—to the [[Hebrew Calendar]]. The preci... - 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... - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
1: Several countries have autonomous entities inside their territory, usually giving autonomy to ethni...
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38: | 1 autonomous province under international law
43: ...;– Apkazeti – Abchazija/Абхазия)
55: | [[Sardinia]] (Sardegna) - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
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13: ...stricts of Russia|District]]: || [[Northwestern Federal District|North West Russia]]
15: ...ia|Subdivision]]: || [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]]
23: | [[Population density]]: || 7691 persons/km�
25: | [[Altitude]]: || 3 m - Mobile phone (30513 bytes)
2: A '''mobile phone''' is a device which behaves as a normal
3: [[telephone]] whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare [[cordless phone]] which acts as a ...
4: phones allow connections to be made to the
10: ...e world's largest mobile phone manufacturers include [[Alcatel]], [[Audiovox]], [[Kyocera]] (formerly ...
14: == Worldwide deployment == - Iceberg (3511 bytes)
5: ...ally, around 90% of the volume of an iceberg is underwater, and that portion's shape can be difficult ...
9: ... famous sinking from an iceberg collision was the destruction of the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] o...
13: ...ntage]] of what a whole iceberg might look like under water]]
16: ...; to 90° W ([[Bellingshausen Sea]], [[Weddell Sea]])
17: *'''B''' – longitude 90° W to 180° ([[Amundsen Sea]], Eastern [[Ross Sea]])
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