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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - 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... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... or [[19 July]] 1553 (''[[de facto]]'') until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of t...
13: ...was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed t...
15: ...[[English language|English]]. Other studies included [[Greek language|Greek]], [[science]], and [[mus...
17: ...h England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Franc...
19: ... [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts to the Po... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
2: ...ge:Bonnie_and_Clyde.jpg|thumb|200px|Bonnie and Clyde clowning.]]
3: ... the [[central United States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Ba...
5: ...he attention of the [[American]] press and its readership during what is sometimes referred to as the ...
11: ...personal account of their crime spree and looming demise.
13: == Clyde == - Mata Hari (3970 bytes)
1: ...xotic dancer]] and convicted [[espionage|spy]], made her name synonymous with ''[[femme fatale]]'' dur...
3: ...a Geertruida Zelle''' (spelled '''Margarete Gertrude Zelle''' in English), a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[e...
5: ...hile her mother was of [[Java (island)|Java]]nese descent. Around the turn of the [[20th century]], a...
7: ...ntire nations resting on Mata Hari should be regarded as myths.
9: ...t to succumb to her charms. However, one would wonder how they managed to shoot her accurately if that... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...en presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symbol]] an...
6: ... of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norm...
8: ...Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done w...
10: ...ospital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a men...
12: ...elf, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent... - Pollen (5420 bytes)
3: ...ulose]] cell wall and a thick, tough outer wall made of [[sporopollenin]].
5: ...ta|coniferous]] plant). Pollen grains come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and surface markings ch...
7: ...y few cases has anything representing prothallial development been observed; generally a small cell (t...
9: ... sperm-cells. The male-cells are carried to their destination in the tip of the pollen-tube.
15: ... people began establishing irrigated lawns and gardens, ragweed gained a foothold and Arizona lost its... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...f Palestine|Palestine]], have ''de facto'' independence and/or some international diplomatic recogniti...
3: ...o fulfill these obligations. The General Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Secu...
5: ... The name was transferred to the UN as it was founded by the victorious powers in the war as a conditi...
20: ...ebated by governments and private citizens worldwide.
24: ...ong the original signatories had been reserved, added its name later, bringing the total of original s... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ... is bordered to the north by the [[North Sea]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Baltic Sea]], to the south by [...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: |+<big>'''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'''</big>
6: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:...
7: ...Germany]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Bundesadler.png|100px|Germany: Coat of Arms]] - Aeschines (2644 bytes)
5: ...ify the terms of peace led to his accusation by [[Demosthenes]] and [[Timarchus]] on a charge of high ...
7: ...ylagorae'') in the [[Amphictyon]]ic Council, he made a speech which brought about the [[Sacred War]].
9: ...he Crown''. The result was a complete victory for Demosthenes.
11: ... he called the Nine Muses; the twelve published under his name (Hercher, ''Epistolographi Graeci'') ar...
15: ...'De Corona and De Falsa Legatione''; Aeschines, ''De Falsa Legations'' and ''In Ctesiphentem''; Lives ... - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...had roots of power back to the days of the [[Crusade]]s, all fell during or after the war.
4: The causes of World War I were complex developments by themselves (see [[#Diplomatic and po...
6: ...s the last direct major conflict of the war. The defeat of [[Germany]] in the war and failure to reso...
8: ...n diplomatic ineptitude as well as a tremendous tide of nationalism that swept the European continent ...
10: ... on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and ground combat. - Cold War (18329 bytes)
2: ...nancier [[Bernard Baruch]] in April 1947 during a debate on the [[Truman Doctrine]].
7: ...d in good part by arming or funding surrogates, a development that lessened direct impact on the popul...
9: ...ic Missile Treaty]]). U.S.-Soviet relations would deteriorate once again in the late 1970s and early [...
11: ...e:Berlinwall.jpg|thumb|right|A section of the now-defunct [[Berlin Wall]], a symbol of the Cold War-er...
12: ...da wars between the United States and the USSR. Indeed, it was far from certain that a global nuclear ... - History of the United States (1980-1988) (35211 bytes)
2: ==Changing demographics and the growth of the Sun Belt==
4: ...xpense of industry and manufacturing, facilitated demographic shifts to the "frontiers" from the more ...
6: ...lifornia]] has reemerged as a bright spot for the Democratic Party in the late [[1990s]], due to a bac...
8: ...nding demand for social services, while tax bases declined. [[New York City]] barely averted bankruptc...
10: ...the GOP captured the U.S. House after 40 years of Democratic control. - Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
1: ...TN_baseball.jpg|frame|125px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...ia]]) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player who, despite a respectable 20-year career, is best known ...
9: ...t he will always be remembered for one error he made in the World Series.
12: ...all took a deadening bounce on the dirt, rolled under Buckner's glove, through his legs and into right...
14: ...aten Buckner to first base, which would have extended the inning. - Albatross (4372 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Diomedeidae'''}}
11: ''[[Diomedea]]''<br />
17: ...pelican]]) are [[seabird]]s in the family '''Diomedeidae''', which is closely allied to the [[petrel]]...
21: ...ng]]. This enables them to minimise the effort needed by gliding across wave fronts gaining [[energy]]...
23: ...) according to the [[IUCN Red List]]. Part of the blame can be put on longliners, a type of fishing tech... - Golf (35905 bytes)
4: ...ng various [[golf club (equipment)|clubs]]. It is defined in the ''Rules of Golf'' as ''"playing a bal...
6: ...the ball in as few strokes as possible may be impeded by various obstructions, such as bunkers and [[w...
8: ...r and then adds the points over a round; for more details on this method, see [[The INTERNATIONAL]], a...
16: ... or may be replaced by dropping another ball outside the water, but a penalty is incurred in the latte...
18: ...The ''hole'' must have a diameter of 108 mm and a depth of at least 100 mm. Its position on the green ... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
1: ...eatening [[anaphylaxis|anaphylactic shock]] and [[death]].
4: ...w four-class (now five) classification scheme was designed by P. G. H. Gell and R. R. A. Coombs. Aller...
12: ...eczema]], [[hives]] ([[urticaria]]) and [[contact dermatitis]].
14: ..., [[edema]], [[hypotension]], [[coma]] and even [[death]].
23: ... minutes. This response will range from slight reddening of the skin to full-blown [[hives]] in extrem... - Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
2: ...e over modern culture that many social theorists identify this phase of economic and social history as...
6: ... from [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]]. He was the eldest of six children. As a child, Henry was passiona...
8: ...o Dearborn to work on the family farm and became adept at operating the Westinghouse portable steam en...
10: ...neer in [[1893]], he had enough time and money to devote attention to his personal experiments on inte...
12: ... Quadricycle to victory in a race against [[Alexander Winton]], a well-known driver and the heavy favo... - Tarantula (17481 bytes)
83: [[Brachypelmides]]<br />
97: [[Lasiodorides]]<br />
127: '''Tarantulas''' are spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae. They are...
129: ...g to prevent sure death, and the fearsome world-wide reputation of the tarantula was guaranteed.
131: ...antula" on them. Those spiders belong to the Suborder [[Mygalomorphae]], the Family [[Theraphosidae]] ... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Dwight D. Eisenhower
4: | order=34th President
7: | preceded=[[Harry S. Truman]]
8: | succeeded=[[John F. Kennedy]]
10: | place of birth=[[Denison, Texas]]
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