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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ... political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigratio...
7: ...es, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, where the first villages w...
14: ...shed during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|...
18: ...Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood.
28: ...ntil [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power. - China (38909 bytes)
5: ...nd fell behind, and was too weak militarily to repel [[Europe]]an interference or [[Empire of Japan|Ja...
7: ...ruler of China, and increasingly characterizes itself as ''[[Taiwan]]'', which is also the usage commo...
16: ...of surrounding nations; a concept that continued well into the [[Qing dynasty]], although being contin...
23: ...to oppose ''Zhongguo'', then we should break off relations with them soon." In this sense, the term is...
25: ...Dynasty|Song]]. The term ''Zhongguo'' came to be related to geographic, cultural and political identit... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...ing [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Chinese folk religion]].
5: ...m]] as religions, while others regard them as solely philosophies of life.
7: ...and it is common to profess a belief in multiple belief systems. It is possible for someone to claim t...
9: ...en]] and [[yin and yang]]. The Chinese have also believed in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|ast...
11: ...[[Mandate of Heaven]] and be overthrown by a [[rebellion]]. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: * [[1576]] - [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwer...
14: ...d States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican Party|Rep...
15: * [[1889]] - [[Menelik II of Ethiopia|Menelek of Shoa]] obtains the allegiance of a large maj...
16: ...lliam Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
19: ... 40,000 [[sailor]]s take over the [[port]] in [[Kiel]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
3: ...tries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in seek...
13: ...and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
28: population_census_year = 1978 |
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
53: ...later a [[United Nations]] Trust Territory under Belgian administrative authority following [[World Wa... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
17: ...e|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
49: *[[Abd-el-Aziz IV]], (1880-), sultan of Morocco
50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
8: *[[Marcel Achard|Achard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
18: *[[Jean Acker|Acker, Jean]] (1893-1978)
29: ...[Nate Ackerman|Ackerman, Nathanael Leedon]] (born 1978)
32: ... Wilhelm Ackermann|Ackermann, Ernst Christian Wilhelm]] (1761-1835)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
19: *[[Melchior Adam|Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer...
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
38: *[[Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
45: *[[Edwin Adams Cotto|Adams Cotto, Edwin]], (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dea...
46: *[[Evangeline Adams|Adams, Evangeline]], (1868-1932), astrologer - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architec...
8: *[[Danny Aiello|Aiello, Danny]], (born 1933), US actor
10: *[[Clay Aiken|Aiken, Clay]], (1978-), singer
22: *[[Aksel Airo|Airo, Aksel]], (1898-1985), Finnish general and strategist
24: *[[George Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...a vassal, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) ...
5: ...Ioveta]], abbess of St. Lazarus in [[Bethany (Israel)|Bethany]].
9: ...bilem reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldw...
11: ...s daughter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour o... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: .... Her grandmother [[Melisende of Jerusalem|Queen Melisende]] had provided an example of successful rul...
5: ... [[Ioveta of Bethany]], sister of former Queen [[Melisende of Jerusalem]], who founded the convent of ...
9: ...to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have the princess marry...
11: ...he [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Comnena]], of the likelihood of the Sibylla-Baldwin match. According to B...
13: ...the intent of choosing a husband for Sibylla themselves. - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c...
6: ...r Aenor'' in the ''langue d'oc'', but it became ''El顮or'' in the northern ''langue d'oil'' and in En...
8: ...e, and knew how to read, how to speak Latin, was well versed in music and literature, and enjoyed ridi...
10: ...ge, [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France. - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
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2: |+'''Madeleine Albright'''
4: ...="center" colspan=2 | [[Image:secalbright.jpg|Madeleine Albright]]
16: | [[Colin Powell]]
35: ...Madeleine Korbel Albright''' ''n饧' '''Marie Korbel''' (born [[May 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Cze... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...nd, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has been implicated as well, and remained in jail until [[November]] [[2004]...
6: ...r father, as [[Pakistan]]'s foreign minister, travelled to the [[United Nations]] to resolve the issue...
8: ...canvassing. Her entire undergraduate career was fuelled by controversy, coming in the middle of a peri...
10: ==Imprisonment, Elections and Exile==
11: ...y, but was unable to make her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of General [[Muhamma... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
1: ...Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]]]]
2: ...ia]] when he was a teenager; he moved back to Israel after graduate school and was never a U.S. citize...
12: ...ool for work and to marry an older man. Golda rebelled and ran away. She went to Denver, where her o...
16: ...d began planning to emigrate to the [[Land of Israel]], then [[British Mandate of Palestine]]. The cou...
22: ... Her husband died in [[1951]], Golda was away traveling at the time. - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
32: ...[[chemistry]], became president of the [[Women's Self Government Association]], and earned her room an...
36: ...of the [[Florida House of Representatives]]. She helped revise the Florida court system. In [[1973]] s...
38: ...d reform the juvenile justice system and pursued delinquent fathers for child support payments and est...
46: ...to [[Bill McBride]]. Voting problems arose in the election, and she did not concede defeat until a wee...
52: ... violence and on the road to strong, healthy and self-sufficient lives. - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...s in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the [[United States House of Represe...
7: ...served one term in the Senate; he was defeated in 1978 by Republican [[William Cohen|Bill Cohen]]).
11: ...cCarthy. He had successfully intervened in Senate elections defeating key Democrats, but in 1954, when... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...ate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent senator...
5: ... a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
9: ...s Constitution]] in [[1913]], U.S. Senators were selected by the state legislature). No former Michiga...
11: ...th Dakota]]. Senator [[Dick Durbin]], D-Ill., was elected [[Minority Whip]], the Democrats' second-ran...
15: ...[[Spencer Abraham]] | title=[[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Michigan|U.S Senator (Class 1) from ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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27: ... of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...gn relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and forme...
31: ...eurial culture. She also aimed to cut back the [[welfare state]] and foster a more flexible labour mar...
36: ... Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which affected hi... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
3: ...tands as a model of the writer whose apparently sheltered life did nothing to reduce the stature and d...
5: ...e]], the cause of which was then unknown. She travelled to [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]] to see...
7: ...orthanger Abbey]]'', pokes fun at the [[Gothic novel]]s of [[Ann Radcliffe]], Austen is most famous fo...
9: Her novels were fairly well received when they were published, with [[Sir Wa...
10: ...has a talent for describing the involvements of feelings and characters of ordinary life which is to m...
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