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- French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...'' is the [[United States|American]] name for the decisive nine-year conflict ([[1754]]-[[1763]]) in [...
5: ...ne|French Canadians]] refer to it as the ''Guerre de la conqu괥'' (War of the Conquest), since it is ...
9: ...ars]]) between the British, the French, and their Indian allies, following the conflicts known in North Am...
13: ... defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital...
17: ..., preferring to keep the Caribbean island of [[Guadeloupe]] because of its rich [[sugar]] crops and th... - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
3: ... today to have been made in Europe were in fact made in India centuries ago�.
7: ...a�s contribution to science and technology include:
11: ...ory of relativity]] were explicitely stated by an Indian Philosopher around [[600 BC]].
17: ...al references to [[maritime]] activity by ancient Indians.
18: ...birth place of [[chess]], [[ludo]], snakes and ladders and playing cards. - Classical Indian dance (443 bytes)
1: '''Classical Indian dance''' is any dance form that is based on [[Nat...
11: Some also include
16: **Dewgharar Dev-Natir Nritya
18: *the North Indian dance forms of Persian origin, such as [[Kathak]] - Indian art (7305 bytes)
1: '''Indian art'''
2: ...lecting certain religious, political and cultural developments.
6: Independence and the postcolonial period (Post-1947)
7: Modern and Post Modern Art in India
9: ...ly change, revolutionize itself with the changing demands and to create anew.
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - 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... - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: '''Francisco Vásquez de Coronado''' (ca. [[1510]] - [[September 22]],[[15...
7: ... joined by a large expedition of 340 Spanish, 300 Indian allies, and 1000 slaves, both native Americans an...
9: ..., it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Zuni]] Indians. Marcos was sent back to [[Mexico]] in disgrace.
11: ...do River (U.S.)|Colorado]]). [[Garcia Lopez de Cardenas]] was sent out to find this river, and found h...
12: ... wintering he suffered from fierce attacks by the Indians. - 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... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
52: ... Abdo|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ...1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
10: ... John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
26: ...s|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
7: *[[Ajit Agarkar|Agarkar, Ajit]], (1977-), Indian cricketer
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
11: *[[Alexander Emanuel Agassiz|Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
20: ...e immigrant to Germany who died as a result of an deportation attempt
21: ...n, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]] - 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... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ... a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]].
7: ...minantly Irish neighbourhood on the south side of Indianapolis. Her father, Paul, served as county county ...
9: ...on|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a n...
13: ...anagement Act of 1990]], which required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiat...
15: ...e to narrowly defeat her in the Republican landslide year of [[1994]]. - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
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8: ! Date of Demise:
12: | [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]
16: ! Tenure Order:
20: | [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]] - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
3: ...orn [[India]]n politician, the president of the [[Indian National Congress]] (Congress Party) and the wido...
7: ... [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]].
9: ==Role in Indian politics==
11: ...ct of her foreign birth, her declining to take up Indian citizenship for 15 years after her marriage and h...
13: ...] following her party's surprise victory in the [[Indian general election, 2004|2004 Lok Sabha election]].... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
5: ...ed her education and martial training, which included horse riding, fencing and shooting, when she was...
10: ... Dalhousie decided to annex the state of Jhansi under the [[Doctrine of Lapse]].
12: ...s determined to defend Jhansi. She proclaimed her decision with the famous words :''Mai apni Jhansi na...
15: ..., [[Kashi Bai]], [[Deewan Raghunath Singh]] and [[Deewan Jawahar Singh]]. Many from the local populati...
19: ... and October of 1857, the Rani led the successful defense of Jhansi from the invading armies of the ne... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...m]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for his family, Amelia spent the first twelve yea...
8: ...War I]]. In 1919 she enrolled as a pre-medical student at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]...
10: ... her life began to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the At...
14: ... of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...[[Newark, New Jersey]]. In July [[1936]] she took delivery of a [[Lockheed 10E]] "Electra," financed b... - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
4: ...eman graduated from eighth grade and briefly attended college at Colored Agricultural and Normal Unive...
8: ...ial backing from Binga, and from the Chicago Defender, who capitalized on her flamboyant personality a...
10: ... had failed many times. Once, she saw a fellow student die during practice. However, she learned quick...
16: ...ether wreck. Her friends and family did not consider the aircraft safe and implored her not to fly it...
18: ...t, she has been honored in several ways since her death: In [[1931]], a group of Black male pilots per... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
4: ...ds, being the first woman to fly the Alps in a glider, and was rather photogenic. Several of her glidi...
6: ...y, and in 1938 she flew the Fa 61 every night inside the arena of the Berlin Motor Show.
8: ...erver Badge with Diamonds. She survived many accidents and was badly injured several times.
10: ...ying Bomb]], which was fitted with a cockpit in order to be used during gliding tests, dropped from a ...
12: ...for Nazi commanders to join together in mass suicide when it was obvious that the war was over. She al... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...'The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[Internation...
7: ...s named after the city of her birth, as was her older sister (named [[Parthenope]] for the old city th...
9: ...gions of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense ...
11: ...ed the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her act...
13: ...oneering hospital established and managed by an order of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and ... - Phoolan Devi (2526 bytes)
3: '''Phoolan Devi''' ([[10 August]] [[1963]] - [[25 July]] [[2001...
5: ... accumulated her own gang, with herself as the leader.
7: ...n what was later dubbed the Behmai Massacre. She denied any involvement in the massacre.
9: ...a part of this arrangement, in [[1983]] she surrendered on a stage before a crowd of 10,000 people.
11: ...ted to [[Buddhism]] as part of the [[Neo-Buddhism|Indian Buddhist revivalist]] movement. Still a popular ... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ... figure of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Chris...
11: ...t|250px|thumbnail|[[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by...
13: ... strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...rs only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when twelve years...
17: ... and other women (John 19:26). Mary cradling the dead body of her son is a common motif in art, calle... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
2: <!-- FAIR USE of Mother-teresa-03.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima...
4: ...r]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
6: ...ward, the [[Bharat Ratna]] in [[1980]]. She was made an [[Honorary Citizen of the United States]] in [...
11: ...tion to help the poor from the age of 12, and decided to train for missionary work in [[India]]. She w...
13: ...sa in honour of [[Teresa of Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux]]. She took her final vows in May [[1937]...
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