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1. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
   1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
   2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
   3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
   5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
   7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th...
2. Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
   13: 7) Tuning Slide<br>
   16: ...the bag by a stock, a small, usually wooden, cylinder which is tied into the bag and which the pipe it...
   18: ...le chanters with a conical bore will produce a louder and brighter sound.
   20: ...imes the term is also somewhat mistakenly used to describe the general sound produced by a bagpipe.
   23: ...bag and combining it with a chanter and inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic ...
3. Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
   1: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
   12: | '''Predecessor:'''
   13: | [[Brian Mulroney]]
   31: ...able of the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the...
   39: ...n in the [[Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 federal election]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Par...
4. Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
   3: ...servative political office. She resigned the presidency four months ahead of the end of her term of of...
   5: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
   6: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
   7: ...ption><font size="+1">'''MARY ROBINSON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
   10: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td>[[3 December]] [[1990]] - [[12 September]] [[1997]]</td>...
5. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
   1: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
   9: |'''PM Predecessor:'''
   25: |[[Order of the Garter|Order of the Garter]]<br>Life Barony
   27: ... Kesteven" -->''', [[Order of the Garter|LG]] [[Order of Merit|OM]] [[Privy Council|PC]] [[Royal Socie...
   29: ...he Conservative leadership in [[1975]]. She was undefeated at the polls, winning the [[United Kingdom ...
6. 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...
7. Denise Bloch (2657 bytes)
   1: [[image:Denise bloch photo 00 tn.jpg|right]]
   3: '''Denise Madeleine Bloch''', born in [[1915]] in [[France]] - d...
   5: ...e began resistance work with SOE radio operator [[Brian Stonehouse]] until his arrest near the end of Oct...
   7: ...ement in the south of France. However, it was decided to send her to [[London]] and accompanied by ano...
   9: ...gau]] in [[Saxony]] and at [[Konisberg]] in [[Brandenburg]] where she suffered great hardship from exp...
8. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
   2: ...m the [[1980s]] to the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
   5: ...s]], [[1979]]), and ''[[Sophie's Choice]]'' ([[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[1982]]...
   7: ...on so many greatest movie star lists, Streep also defied expectations by her happy home life&mdash;mar...
   9: ...to date&mdash;and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
   11: ...s Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart]]'', for which she le...
9. Heckelphone (1998 bytes)
   1: ...] instrument of the [[oboe]] family, but with a wider bore and hence a heavier and more penetrating to...
   3: ...erred to by the name [[bass oboe]], which, though descriptive, invites confusion with the somewhat dif...
10. California (63989 bytes)
    8: Nickname = The Golden State |
    23: PCDesert = 25 |
    28: DensityRank = 12^th |
    29: 2000Density = 83.78 |
    30: AdmittanceOrder = 31^st |
11. Washington (20186 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 25^th |
    22: 2000Density = 34.20 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 42^nd |
    26: Longitude = 116?57' W to 124?48' W |
    27: Latitude = 45?32' N to 49? N |
12. Montana (14119 bytes)
    8: Tree = [[Ponderosa Pine]] |
    14: Governor = [[Brian Schweitzer]] |
    23: DensityRank = 48^th |
    24: 2000Density = 2.39 |
    25: AdmittanceOrder = 41^st |
13. Asteroid (24334 bytes)
    1: ...nd of the asteroid across the gouge on its underside and toward the opposite end. Features as small as...
    3: == Definition ==
    4: ...p://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1840AN.....17...81E&amp;db_key=AST&amp;high=41e14...
    6: The exact definition of an asteroid is unsettled. The term "mi...
    8: ...[boulder]]-sized or smaller. The distinction is made because asteroids are large enough to survive pas...
14. List of painters (54090 bytes)
    12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
    36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
    49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
    117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
    137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]])
15. Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
    1: ...margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style="floa...
    10: | [[Clyde Tombaugh|Clyde W. Tombaugh]]
    48: | 17.141 75&deg;<br>(11.88? to Sun's equator)
    50: ...e ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
    51: | 110.303 47&deg;
16. January 2 (10888 bytes)
    8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
    15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[Acad魩e des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
    17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
    23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
    25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]].
17. Ireland (33828 bytes)
    3: ... [[island]] in [[Europe]]. It lies on the west side of the [[Irish Sea]], and is part of the geograph...
    10: ...hysical_large.png|this larger version]] with more details.]]
    15: ...ultural areas and retain a strong sense of local identity.
    25: Politically, Ireland is divided into:
    27: ...while the "Republic of Ireland" is its official ''description''.
18. Arizona Diamondbacks (6463 bytes)
    5: :'''Founded:''' [[1998]] ([[National League]] expansion)
    8: :'''Logo design:''' an "A" with one leg of the "A" alternati...
    22: ...ed [[Casey Fossum]] to the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Devil Rays]] for [[Jos頃ruz, Jr.]].
    33: *30 [[Image:Us_flag_large.png|20px]] [[Brian Bruney]]
    40: ...nican_republic_flag_large.png|20px]] [[Jos頖alverde]]
19. Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
    5: ...nal team. When the N.A. formed, Red Stockings founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that ...
    10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tomaha...
    11: ...Teams in Division:''' [[Florida Marlins]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[New York Mets]], [[Washington ...
    20: ...games. Not only did they finish first, but they ended up 10.5 games up on the second place Giants.
    21: ... league in both pitching, and hitting, and its leader, Evers, won the Chalmers Award, which is equival...
20. Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
    5: :'''Founded:''' [[1893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee,...
    7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] [[1992]]-present
    10: :'''Logo design:''' An [[Baltimore Oriole|oriole]]
    18: ...Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], nearly two decades before big league baseball eventually arrived in...
    24: ...on (19th century)|American Association]] in 1882. Despite its on-field success, it was one of the four...

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