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- 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... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
15: ...r-red or yellow to white, blue, blue-violet, lavender, tan, maroon and purple.
16: ... [[Image:Iris02.jpg|232px|thumb|left|A purple bearded iris]]
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone...
21: ... the grassy slopes, meadowlands, stream banks and deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Afri... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
16: government_type = Democratic [[republic]] |
17: ...er_titles = [[List of Presidents of Slovenia|President]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Slovenia|Prime Ministe...
18: leader_names = [[Janez Drnovsek|Janez Drnovšek]]<b...
20: area_magnitude = 1_E10 |
28: population_density = 96 | - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...mets are composed largely of frozen [[carbon dioxide]], [[methane]] and [[water]] with [[dust]] and va...
5: ... sun consisting of debris left over from the [[condensation]] of the [[solar nebula]]; the outer edges...
11: ... sight. They were usually considered bad omens of deaths of kings or noble men, or coming catastrophes...
15: ...ics that tend to be very dark, like [[tar]] or crude [[Petroleum|oil]]. The very darkness of cometary ...
17: ...and far ultraviolet photons [http://www.kvi.nl/~bodewits]. - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...e, and politics regarding [[outer space|space]] endeavors. One of the most famous and important aspec...
4: ... technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, b...
6: ... one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]], a Concorde and scores of aircraft. The [[U.S. Space & Rocket...
11: ...rface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...ovember 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yur... - List of Renaissance figures (6600 bytes)
3: ==Political leaders==
12: **[[Cosimo de' Medici]]
13: **[[Lorenzo de' Medici]] (a.k.a. ''Lorenzo il Magnifico'')
22: **[[Catherine de Medici]] Queen of France
23: ...f Poland]] (duchess of [[Finland]], queen of [[Sweden]]) - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...]], is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]]. A [[terrestrial...
5: ...r: a circle with a small cross underneath ([[Unicode]]: ♀).
7: ...m [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives include ''Venerean'' and ''Veneran''.
14: ...ficantly between the night and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one r...
16: ...quite similar to Earth. A common conceptual misunderstanding regarding Venus is the mistaken belief t... - 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]]. - Theatre (9476 bytes)
4: - Greek spelling needed -->
5: ...ture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performin...
8: ... of [[political theater|political theatre]], intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and ...
10: ...ctacle. The 17th-century Spanish writer [[Lope de Vega]] wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards,...
12: ...tume designer]], [[Sound Designer (theater)|sound designer]], [[dramaturg]], [[stage manager]], and [[... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
1: ...C2_desoto77.jpg|thumb|Hernando de Soto|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...as with [[Francisco Pizarro]] in [[Peru]]. Later, de Soto led the largest expedition of the 16th and 1...
5: ...uestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba]] on his discovery and colonization voyag...
6: .... As a result, Davilas leadership was secured and de Soto gained his favour.
7: In [[1528]] de Soto led his own expedition along the coast of [[... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: ...ar of Religion]] in [[France]]. Again [[Catherine de Medici]] and [[Charles IX of France]] make substa...
9: ...his famous speech - "[[give me liberty or give me death]]" at St. John's Church in [[Richmond, Virgini...
10: ...word, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Palace.
12: *[[1839]] - First recorded use of "[[Okay|OK]]" as an abbreviation for "oll...
13: ...din]], [[New Zealand]]. [[Otago]] province is founded. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]] - [[1620]])
30: *[[Adolf Anderssen]] (Germany, [[1818]] - [[1879]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 ...
52: *[[Claude Gaspard Bachet de M麩riac]] (France, [[1581]] - [[1638]]) - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
4: ...[[Atahualpa]], the last Inca, was killed on the orders of the [[Conquistador]] [[Francisco Pizarro]], ...
6: ... hundred local languages were spoken. The Inca leadership encouraged the worship of their gods, the fo...
11: The foreign name '''Inca Empire''' is derived from the word '''Inca''', which means "[[Emp...
17: ...ed their new village. There Manco became their leader and became known as [[Manco Capac]].
19: ...nd the city of Cuzco. They traveled by means of underground caves until reaching Cuzco where they esta... - Calico Jack (2810 bytes)
4: ...immediately turned, engaged the French vessel and defeated it.
8: ...s infatuated by Anne and lavished much of his plunder on her. He then joined the crew of [[Captain Bur...
10: ... a respected member of the crew and fought alongside her male counterparts in numerous successful enga...
12: ...oop. The governor resolved to capture Rackham and despatched the pirate-hunter [[Captain Barnet]] who ...
14: ...deal with the governor under which he would surrender himself if [[clemency]] was given to Anne and an... - Cusco (5603 bytes)
1: ...ained just 20 years ago. Alternate spellings include '''Cuzco,''' an anglicized variant, and '''Qusqu'...
2: ...thumb|left|The Church of La Compaon the Plaza de Armas in Cusco]]
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
30: | '''[[Latitude]]'''<br>'''[[Longitude]]'''
36: ...s family needed to maintain it after his death. Andean Indians still abandon their homes and build new... - Theater (9475 bytes)
3: - Greek spelling needed -->
4: ...ture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performin...
7: ... of [[political theater|political theatre]], intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and ...
9: ...ctacle. The 17th-century Spanish writer [[Lope de Vega]] wrote that for theatre one needs "three boards,...
11: ...tume designer]], [[Sound Designer (theater)|sound designer]], [[dramaturg]], [[stage manager]], and [[... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: ...e]]an expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day [[United States]], was the first European t...
3: ...]] searching for gold and a passage to [[China]]. De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the [[Mississip...
5: ...ce to find military fame after the [[Moors]] were defeated. With discovery of new lands to the west (w...
7: ...rious for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
9: ...at ocean to the [[Orient]], profoundly influenced de Soto's ambitions.
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