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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
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27: | [[Abel Pacheco]]
35: ...chasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br /> - Total ([[2003]]):<br /> - GDP/head:
52: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...in]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could r...
3: ...ated by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the ea...
5: ... the general public throughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...iversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
9: ...Scandinavians, Columbus's voyages led to a relatively quick, general and lasting recognition of the ex... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...sing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
4: ...cularly in the Islamic East, meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Sha...
6: ...late the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but is often simply referred to as the ''R...
8: ... no way to know whether he is reporting or story-telling. The following account assumes the former whe...
11: ...o [[Mecca]]. Once done, however, he continued travelling, eventually covering about 75,000 miles over ... - 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.|
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38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] | - 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: Ag (3474 bytes)
11: ...Alexander Emanuel Agassiz|Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
14: *[[Agatho of Alexandria]], (pope 665-681), religious figure
21: ...gmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]]
24: *[[Gianni Agnelli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...ada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing h...
7: ...om|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...ds of the Isle of Man|Lord of Mann]]<!--Note on spelling: the Isle of Man has one "n", but her title, ...
14: ...lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929,...
15: ...n Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. - 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. - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
3: ...px|'''Mary I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
8: ...versed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
10: ...|Mary I, Queen of Scots]], who lived at approximately the same time.
15: ...[[Juan Lu�Vives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
21: ...th, then living in [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]]. She was not permitted to see her mother Cath... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ...|dropped out]]. This would have normally made him eligible for the [[draft]], but he was classified 1-...
10: ... Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks developed, such as a claim to use a "golden microphone"...
14: == Talk radio and television career ==
16: ...casting Network", or "E-I-B"; however, this is merely an on-air signature, as there is no organization...
18: ...er audiences. ''The Rush Limbaugh Show'' was largely responsible for the shift in [[mediumwave|AM]] [... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
5: ...erties, where she and her elder [[sister]], [[Isabella Neville]], came into contact with the younger [...
9: ...'s motives, particularly since Anne's sister, Isabel, had by now married the reigning king's brother, ...
11: ...vant in [[London]]. Whatever the truth, it is likely that Richard's desire to marry her arose out of ...
19: ...bsent. Following their bereavement, Anne effectively adopted her nephew, [[Edward, Earl of Warwick]],...
21: ...rd planned to divorce Anne and marry his niece, [[Elizabeth of York]], arose after the death of their ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
13: ...s]], spawning biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
15: ...dmirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there were even calls ...
22: ... Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the...
24: ...]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist]], excelled in [[sports]] and reportedly longed to be a [[...
28: ...ger Lady Fermoy, was a longtime friend of [[Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]] . [[Charles, Prince of ... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
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16: | [[Colin Powell]]
35: ...Madeleine Korbel Albright''' ''n饧' '''Marie Korbel''' (born [[May 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Cze... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...reedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
8: ...le in [[England]], Suu Kyi met and married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. ...
14: ...Peace Prize in the following one. She used the Nobel Peace Prize's [[US$]]1.3 million prize money to e...
16: ...e would be denied re-entry. When her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[pro...
18: ...Yang? After a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang? - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
3: ..., and an international leader in [[sustainable development]] and [[public health]].
7: ...g the broad political concept of [[sustainable development]] in the course of extensive public hearing...
11: ...arlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-Wook Lee|Jong-Wook Lee]].
17: ...s, "Married to Gro" (ISBN 8251616476) and the sequel, "Still married to Gro" (ISBN 8205307261). - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the junior...
7: Maria Cantwell was born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis...
9: ...mi University of Ohio]], where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration. After ...
13: ...gement Act of 1990]], which required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated ... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
13: |[[Colin Powell]]
27: ...Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (after [[Madeleine Albright]]) to serve in that post.
29: ...ovember 2004]], Bush nominated Rice to succeed Powell as Secretary of State. On [[January 26]] [[2005]...
31: ...rm. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been appointed to ...
34: ...1014fa_fact3] (Alma Powell is married to Colin Powell.) - 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...
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