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- 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... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
5: ...en, despite her parents' strong attempts to dissuade her from engaging in a 'men's profession'. Severa...
7: ...eal her identity to him. Lagrange apparently considered her a talented mathematician and became her me...
9: ...o him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
12: ...uite extraordinary talents and superior genius. Indeed nothing could prove to me in so flattering and ...
17: ... first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of other ... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: [[Image:Catherine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: '''Catherine Deneuve''' (born [[October 22]] [[1943]]) is a [[Fra...
4: ...4), the late [[Surrealist]] masterpiece ''[[Belle de Jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]], 1967), and the Franco...
6: ...ovie)|Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performan...
17: *1982 - ''Hôtel des Amériques'' - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
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4: | order=7th President
7: | preceded= [[John Quincy Adams]]
8: | succeeded= [[Martin Van Buren]] - Europe (23835 bytes)
4: ...ains]] and the [[Caspian Sea]] (for more detailed description see [[Geography of Europe]]).
6: When considered a continent, Europe is the world's second smal...
11: ...and Greece and by [[500 BC]] its meaning was extended to lands to the north.
13: ... west. Likewise, [[Asia]] is also thought to have derived from the Akkadian word ''asu'', which means ...
18: ...es in [[Ireland]] and elsewhere carefully safeguarded and compiled knowledge accumulated previously. T... - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...the east, the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] on the south, and...
2: ...and, for three decades after it gained its independence in [[1960]], by military governments. While a ...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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11: ...="140px" | ([[Flag of Central African Republic|In Detail]]) - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ... landlocked federal state in [[Europe]], which borders [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]]...
3: ... example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-level domain|ccTLD]], [[.ch]].
16: government_type = [[Federal republic]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Swiss Federal Council|Federal Council]]|
18: ...[[Samuel Schmid]] <small>([[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|Pres. 2005]])</small><br>[[Mi... - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
5: Fullname = State of Louisiana<br>ɴat de Louisiane |
12: ...language|English]] and [[French language|French]] de facto |
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26: AdmittanceOrder = 18<sup>th</sup> | - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
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24: AdmittanceOrder = 47<sup>th</sup> |
27: Longitude = 103?W to 109?W |
28: Latitude = 31?20'N to 37?N | - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...against [[France]], [[Austria]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Saxony]]. [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]] we...
3: ... sided with France although some did fight alongside the British. The name "Seven Years' War" is used ...
8: ...gned the peace [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] in order to rebuild her [[Army|military forces]] and to f...
12: ...elfare of the soldiers had gained her their undivided respect.
18: ...ions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike first. On [[August 29]], his we... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
2: ...Bonaparte]], the revolution nonetheless spelled a definitive end to the ''[[ancien r駩me]]'', and ecl...
8: ...nment]]. As the revolution proceeded and as power devolved from the monarchy to legislative bodies, th...
10: Certainly, causes of the revolution must include all of the following:
14: ... The rise of [[the Enlightenment|enlightenment]] ideals.
15: ... [[debt]], both caused by and exacerbating the burden of a grossly inequitable system of [[tax]]ation. - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
3: ...on's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the [[Bourbon Dynasty, Restored...
5: ..., following Napoleon's final [[Battle of Waterloo|defeat at Waterloo]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1815...
8: ...:Napoleon1.jpg|left|frame|Portrait of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]]]
12: ...ld, and the United Kingdom's industrial economy made it the most powerful commercial nation as well.
13: ...gal system, with clearly redacted [[code of law|codes]] compiling the basic laws. - Age of Enlightenment (36312 bytes)
4: ...ation in the unity of science movement which includes [[logical positivism]].
6: ...of its proponents attempted to use rationalism to demonstrate the existence of a supreme being. In thi...
8: ...rise of [[empiricism | empirical]] philosophical ideas, and their application to [[political economy]]...
10: ... and the [[Renaissance]] and [[Reformation]] preceded it (if it is thought of as a long period). Furth...
14: ...the universe where God and Nature were one. This idea became central to the Enlightenment from Newton ... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...ant center of commerce (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ... Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power almost invuln...
8: ... Venice were laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of ...
10: ...enetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ...stablished the [[Latin Empire]]. Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the [[Mark... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: [[Image:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...omas Jefferson]] as for his [[duel]] with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charge...
7: ...Rev. [[Aaron Burr, Sr.]], who was the second president of the [[College of New Jersey]], now [[Princet...
9: ...ary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [...
13: ...at from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture. - Timeline of the French Revolution (9550 bytes)
20: ...mbly of notables]], called by [[Charles Alexandre de Calonne]] against a background of state financial...
21: ...[ɴienne Charles de Lom鮩e de Brienne]] replaces de Calonne as Contoller-General of Finances.
35: ... (others) votes for the common verification of credentials, in opposition to the First Estate (the cle...
36: ... Assembly (French Revolution)|National Assembly]] declared
37: ...] in which the National Assembly vows to continue despite royal prohibition - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
4: ...4]], most notably in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], [[Independence, Missouri]], and [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. However...
6: ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Under Young's leadership, about 13,000 Mormon citizens of Nauvoo set ...
10: ... and felt the isolated [[Great Basin]] would provide the Saints with many advantages.
12: ...blished [[Oregon Trail]] on the river’s south side.
14: ...ne.<ref>Bennett, p. 6.</ref> To try to meet this deadline and to get an early start on the trek to th... - Maltese (dog) (7842 bytes)
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52: ...rred to as a [http://www.malteseonly.com/faqamd/index.cgi?answer=1062458517 "winter nose"] and many ti... - Pug (5400 bytes)
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54: ...(25–28 cm) tall at the [[withers]] with an ideal weight range of 14 to 18 lb (6.3 to 8.1 kg).
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