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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
7: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...ished during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...7]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years ...
12: ...ged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the Duk...
16: ...Regent during the queen's minority. Ignoring precedent, Parliament did not create a council to limit t...
18: ...an prince) and out of a sense of duty (his family desired the match). Whatever Albert's original reaso...
20: ...h II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[Mountbatten... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: ...he tone of the [[British Royal Family]], as the model of regal formality and propriety, especially dur...
9: ... was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], the third child and the younger d...
11: ...f Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt and had to flee abroad to avoid their [[credito...
13: ...odge]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] as a residence. Princess May was close to her mother and acte...
17: ...May was the daughter of HRH [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], whose father, HRH The [[Prince Ad... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
7: ... for the first time (in [[1893]]). Thereafter she devoted much of her energy not only to the Theosophi...
9: ...y in [[1907]] upon the death of the previous president [[Henry Steel Olcott]].
11: ...ed Hindu opinion more than former Theosophical leaders. This was a clear reversal of policy from Blav...
13: Soon after Besant's inheritance of the presidency, in [[1909]], Leadbeater discovered [[Jiddu Kr...
15: ...rti's views into her life, but never really succeeded. The two remained friends, though, until the end... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...ember 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen name]] for the [[Denmark|Danish]] author '''Karen Blixen'''. Blixen ...
5: ...the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian...
7: ...uple separated in 1921, and the Baron returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Bl...
9: ...he pseudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]].
15: ... Hermits'' (1907, published in a Danish journal under the name Osceola) - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
1: ...g eBook 12254.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Christine de Pizan, showing the interior of an apartment at th...
2: ...d female roles; although Pisan in fact was merely describing a standard feudal practice whereby the wi...
4: ...loyed by various ducal and Royal households, in order to support her three children.
5: ...the ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
9: ...r, and with three children depending on her. This determined her to have recourse to [[literature | le... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ... a circus acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[P...
8: ...ame year that she posed for ''City Dance.'' In [[1885]] Renoir painted her portrait again as ''Girl Bra...
10: Degas impressed with her bold line drawings and fine...
12: Despite her achievements, she lived in the shadows o...
14: ... was, however, best known for her candid female nudes. - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
7: ...]] and his friendship with Clara lasted until her death. Later that year, she also met violinist [[Jo...
9: ...]], and in which she contributed greatly to the modern improvement in technique.
11: ...c, at a time when such technical ability was considerably rarer than in the present day, she was herse...
14: ...ed them for King George V of Hanover, Germany who declared them a "marvelous, heavenly pleasure." - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
16: ...ch larger and flower in spring ? or early summer, depending on the species ? with all six petals in th...
21: ...ora von Deutschland, ֳterreich und der Schweiz'' 1885</small>]]
24: ...anuary/March, white flowers, with broad leaves folded back at the edges - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
3: ...th Virginia Wallace Truman''' ([[February 13]], [[1885]] – [[October 18]], [[1982]]), often known ...
5: ...him. They attended the same schools from fifth grade through high school.
7: For Bess and Harry, [[World War I]] altered a deliberate courtship. He proposed and they became en...
9: ...ath on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman took the President's oath of office--and Bess, who managed to look...
11: ...ept for the social season when her duties were needed. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...al_us_presdent.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...he United States|federal government]] and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[United States armed forces|a...
5: ...he President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a phrase that is still invok...
7: ...lated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=John Adams
4: | order=2nd President
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
8: | succeeded=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
11: | dead=dead - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>18th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]</td></tr>
11: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td></tr> - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...ative]] from [[Indiana]] and the 17th [[Vice President of the United States]].
4: ...]] in [[1841]]. He became a legislative correspondent for the ''[[Indiana State Journal]]''. He purc...
6: ...aving become the Republican nominee for Vice President.
8: ... of the United States on the Republican ticket headed by Gen. [[Ulysses S. Grant]], inaugurated March ...
13: ...7]], [[1863]] – [[March 3]], [[1865]];<br>[[December 4]], [[1865]] – [[March 3]], [[1869]]... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Chester Alan Arthur
4: | order=21st President
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1885]]
7: | preceded=[[James A. Garfield]]
8: | succeeded=[[Grover Cleveland]] - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>
6: 22nd President<br>
7: 24th President</td></tr> - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...auritania]] are the only countries not to use a [[decimal currency]].
6: native_name = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
17: ... = [[List of Presidents of Madagascar|President]] <br> [[List of Prime Ministers of Madagascar|...
18: leader_names = [[Marc Ravalomanana]] <br> [...
22: area_magnitude = 1 E11 | - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
10: ...er width=148 | ([[Coat of Arms of Turkmenistan|In Detail]])
16: | ''[[Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem]]''
21: | '''[[President]] and [[Prime Minister]]''' - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
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5: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
9: ...gn="center" width="130px" | ([[Flag of Eritrea|In Detail]])
10: ...ign="center" width="130px" | ([[COA of Eritrea|In Detail]])
23: | '''[[President of Eritrea|President]]''' - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered by the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Luxembo...
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: |+<big>'''Royaume de Belgique'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br>'''K?re...
7: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
10: ...enter width=130px | ([[Coat of Arms of Belgium|In Detail]])
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