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- Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: ...habited by the [[Dorset people]]). Born in the Jaeder district of south-west [[Norway]], he was the so...
4: ...). Gunnbjorn's accidental discovery pushed him aside in the history of Greenland and Erik the Red has ...
6: ...famine") were convinced that Greenland held great opportunity. In 985, after spedning a winter back in Iceland,...
8: ...volved twenty-five [[ship]]s, fourteen of which made the journey successfully; of the other eleven, so...
10: ...tury]], shortly before [[Christopher Columbus]] made his fateful journey. - 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). - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...al, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) was [[...
5: ... was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, [[Count of Rethel]]...
9: ...reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III...
11: ...hter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour of Jeru... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
1: ...png|frame|[[Seal (device)|Seal]] of Margaret I of Denmark 1381 and 1403]]
2: ...on to [[Magnus VII of Norway]], [[Magnus II of Sweden]].
4: ...n, could now give her undivided attention to [[Sweden]], where the mutinous nobles were already in arm...
6: ...eld at [[Dalaborg]] Castle, in March 1388, the Swedes were compelled to accept all Margaret's conditio...
8: ...I of Denmark 1390.png|thumb|Seal of Margaret I of Denmark 1390]] - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
1: ...horoscope_catherine_de_medici.jpg|thumb|Catherine de' Medici]]
3: ...r lived in [[France]] under the name '''Catherine de M餩cis''', was Queen of France as the wife of Ki...
5: ...t [[Marseilles]], to the duke of Orl顮s, whose elder brother was alive at the time, but who would bec...
7: ...an Emperor|Charles V]], was only too glad of the opportunity to strengthen his influence in the Italian penins...
11: ...il 1]], [[1560]] she named as chancellor [[Michel de l'H?al]], who advocated a policy of conciliation. - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...''' (born [[January 12]], [[1951]] in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]) is an [[United States|American]] [...
6: ... a [[judge]] whose wealth and power gave him considerable influence in Southeastern [[Missouri]], had ...
8: ...dropout|dropped out]]. This would have normally made him eligible for the [[draft]], but he was classi...
10: ... claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden microphone on ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''.)
18: ...tes|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] or even President George W. Bush. - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...s foundation of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts|Academy of Fine Arts]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Peters...
7: ...[[Kolomenskoye]], near [[Moscow]], on the 18th of December [[1709]]. As her parents were not married a...
9: ...luency than accuracy. From her earliest years she delighted every one by her extraordinary beauty and ...
11: ...hat on the death of her mother (May 1727) and the departure to [[Holstein]] of her beloved sister Anne...
15: ...banishment to [[Siberia]], minus his tongue, by order of the empress [[Anna of Russia|Anne]], consoled... - Christina of Sweden (9364 bytes)
1: ...attle of L?] ([[November 6]], [[1632]]) during Sweden's intervention in Germany in the [[Thirty Years'...
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5: ...ourdon stor.jpg|center|185px|Christina of Sweden, depicted by S颡stien Bourdon]]
12: ...td>'''Predecessor'''<td>[[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]]
13: ...lign=top><td>'''Successor'''<td>[[Charles X of Sweden]] - 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... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
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8: ! Date of Demise:
12: | [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]
16: ! Tenure Order:
22: ! colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid" | First Term - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
6: |'''Order'''
12: |'''Predecessor'''
25: |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
27: ...ominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[February 11]], [[1993]]...
30: ...enry Reno, immigrated to the United States from [[Denmark]] and for forty-three years was a police rep... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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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 ... - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
3: ... From a young age, Maria was surrounded by the students and lecturers from the University, intellectua...
5: ...at Sarah Lawrence College. Here she developed a model for the nuclear shell structure. For this work s...
7: ... is spinning around the Sun. Maria described the idea elegantly:
11: ...1963]] saw both [[Maria]] and [[Hans Jensen]] awarded the Nobel Prize for [[Physics]] "for their disco...
17: ... who hold PhDs, the winner receives money and the opportunity to give guest lectures about her research at four... - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
5: ...ested rather than shown. When presented with the opportunity to direct ''[[The Blue Light]]'' she took it; her...
7: ...t]]: the film was released in [[1935]] as ''[[Tag der Freiheit]]'' (''[[Day of Freedom]]'') and is now...
9: ... in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] but decided to film the event instead. This material became ...
13: ...II, she spent four years in a [[France|French]] [[detention camp]]. There were accusations of her usin...
15: ...e few films she made were short and personally funded. <!--This needs a source. Her biopic and imdb li... - Eliska Junkova (2642 bytes)
1: ...1994]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]], is regarded as one of the greatest female drivers in [[Grand...
4: ...ving until an injury to his hand afforded her the opportunity to take the wheel. She immediately began winning ...
6: ...t of the race, her performance earned her a great deal of respect. Shortly thereafter, she won the two...
8: ...when he went off course and was killed instantly. Devastated, she gave up racing and sold her vehicles...
10: ...s pioneering effort been given the recognition it deserves. - Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
7: ...]], now suggests that Neanderthal humans may have developed a sophisticated and more complicated artis...
9: ...ron]] and [[manganese]] and indicates that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardl...
12: ...objects, like the paddles from [[Tybrind Vig]], [[Denmark]], are known as well.
15: ... by impressing the wet clay with braided or unbraided cord and sticks with a growing sophistication. S...
20: ... style are to be classified as art is a matter of definition. - 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... - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
1: ...on for the visible pipes of an organ to be purely decorative, with the real pipes behind them.]]
7: ...lso found in town halls, and in arts centres intended for the performance of [[classical music]]. In t...
13: ''A more detailed article is to be written at [[styles of pip...
15: ...everal distinctive styles of pipe organ have been developed and achieved popularity at particular time...
19: ...n attempt to provide authentic voices for an extended repertoire, and each one of these instruments is...
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