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- Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
2: ...ll four of the Grand Slam titles at least four times each.
6: ...her father [[Peter Graf]], a car and insurance salesman and aspiring tennis coach. At the age of thre...
8: ...e "hundreds" of kids like her in the [[United States]].
10: ...tion event at the [[Olympic Games]] in [[Los Angeles]] and won the Gold Medal. Her schedule was closel...
12: ...owed this up with seven further tournament victories in 1986, and finished the year ranked World No. 3... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ral]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
7: native_name = Reino de Espa
10: image_coat = Escudo de Espang |
14: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<sup>1</sup> |
17: largest_city = [[Madrid]] | - Pope Hilarius (5932 bytes)
6: ...in order to bring to the pontiff the news of the result of the council.
8: ...n, the Gallican bishops could decide, after an investigation. Church property could not be alienated u...
10: ...us, particularly in connection with the two Churches of Nice and Cimiez.
12: ...ia Maggiore, which settled the matters, is the oldest Roman synod whose original records have survived...
14: ...omise that he would allow no schismatical assemblies in Rome. - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...France|French]] [[pope]] (see [[List of French popes|list]]), reigning from [[999]] until his death in...
5: ...[[Barcelona]] and possibly in the [[Islam]]ic cities of [[Cordoba, Spain|Cba]] and [[Seville]].
13: ...against the king, and Gerbert was elected his successor. There was so much opposition to Gerbert's ele...
15: ...ook the name Silvester II (alluding to [[Pope Silvester I]], the advisor of [[Constantine the Great]])...
17: ...erbert to flee to [[Ravenna]]. Otto led two unsuccessful expeditions to regain control of the city, an... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: ...umb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. ''Saint Dominic Presiding over an [[Auto-da-fe]]'' ([[1475]]).]]
3: ...a de sangre]]'' ("cleanliness of blood") against descendants of converted Jews or Muslims. It was als...
6: ...dle Ages]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...ille]], [[Valladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large ...
10: ...ile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]]. - Badminton (12494 bytes)
3: ...ing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles) and is played indoors.
5: ... the fastest raquet sport in the world with shuttles reaching speeds of up to 332 km/h.
7: ...o being a successful badminton player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be made to Sq...
9: ...es, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles (each pair is composed of one man and one woman).
13: ..., which is 1.55 meters high. The short service lines go away 1.98 meters from the net. Left service co... - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
11: mayor = [[Thomas Menino]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
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25: ...g" (due to the plethora of universities and colleges in the Boston area) and, particularly in the Nine...
27: ...in the Americas, and the one of the top-fifty largest in the world.
31: ...ded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries.]] - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
5: quotation=An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. |
15: ...e 14th [[Dalai Lama]]. He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hi...
18: ... and sects. He was born into the vaishya, or business, caste. At the age of 13 Gandhi married [[Kastur...
22: ... spelling of the verb in the UK and Indian varieties of English --->
23: ...a]]. Although he had not shown a particular interest in religion before, he began to read works of an... - Arch (4239 bytes)
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5: ...ng and is still used today in some modern structures as for example in [[bridge]]s.
9: ...in [[tension]] and cannot span significant distances without collapsing under its own weight. By conf...
14: ...b|right|300px|Close-up of a semi-circular arch in Barcelona, Spain.]]
16: ...rches are now known to be the theoretically strongest forms. - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
1: ...t|thumb|right|For months before the '''Olympic Games''', runners relay the [[Olympic Flame]] from [[Ol...
3: ...ubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The '''Games of the Olympiad''', better known as the [[Summer ...
5: ...4 Summer Olympics|XXVIII Olympiad]]. The next games, the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], will be held in [[...
7: ...nter Games are in between, two years after the Games of the Olympiad.
10: [[Image:Palestra at Olympia.jpg|thumb|right|Athletes trained in this Olympia facility in its heyday.]] - Roman road (3913 bytes)
2: ...e barbarians, contributed to Roman military reverses.
4: ...n clay soils. The [[legion]]s made good time on these roads, and some are still used [[millennium|mill...
6: ...designed that way to hinder provinces organising resistance against the Empire. At its peak, the Roma...
9: There are many examples of roads that still follow the route of Roman roa...
12: ...nnecting [[Dyrrhachium]] to [[Byzantium]] via [[Thessaloniki]] - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
4: ==Foreign domination (16th-18th centuries)==
6: ...nce both because of military defeats and of [[Protestant Reformation]], which deeply weakened the cath...
8: ...rench and Spanish rivalries would present themselves in the Italian peninsula
10: ...lfonso II]] starts the Spanish acquisition of Naples with the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under...
13: In 1798 France declared war on the Kingdom of Naples - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
1: ...ean]] climate and geography have played strong roles in shaping its culture.
4: ...es — even those that least identify themselves as Spanish — have contributed greatly to ma...
6: ...talan nationalists favor [[state]]hood for their respective regions. Basque aspirations to statehood c...
8: ...re are also several communities where, despite widespread acceptance of the community's inclusion in S...
10: ...trong regional identities: [[Cantabria]], [[Asturies]], [[Rioja]], [[Valencia]], [[Aragon]] and [[Extr... - Parakeets and Budgies (4112 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Psittaciformes]]}}
14: ...All parrots are [[zygodactyl]], having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back...
16: ...cidae or the broad sense of the order Psittaciformes.
18: ...eet]]). By far the greatest number of parrot species, however, come from [[Australasia]], [[South Amer... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ...gifts, and hanging stockings are very similar to Western celebrations.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
12: ...ember 25. Both are former [[colony|colonies]] of Western powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural ...
14: ... interest in this Western phenomenon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing campaigns.
20: ...countries. In addition, increasing numbers of stores and buildings are displaying Christmas decoration...
22: ...services, for example, they go caroling to the homes of older church members, where they are usually t... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
6: * [[1290s BC]] - The coronation of [[Ramses II]], on whose face the sun's rays fall each year...
7: * AD [[1281]] - [[Pope Martin IV|Martin IV]] becomes [[Pope]].
8: ... [[1288]] - [[Pope Nicholas IV|Nicholas IV]] becomes [[Pope]].
9: ...]] - King [[Charles VIII of France]] enters [[Naples]] to claim the city's throne.
12: ...e [[United States]] for five million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]]. - Madrid (20882 bytes)
2: ...Image:Madrid-PlazaEspana.jpg|thumb|300px|Plaza de Espa�a (Spain square)]]
4: ... satellite towns) was 5,603,000 as of 2003 estimates.
14: ...on's granary). In 1329 the [[Cortes Generales|Cortes]] first assembled in Madrid to advise [[Ferdinand...
16: ...le|Enrique III]] (1379-1406) rebuilt the city and established himself safely fortified outside its wal...
18: ...f the city was economically dependent on the business of the court itself. - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...dent, while masterful over the [[bull]] itself; these maneuvers are performed at close range, concludi...
4: It is a [[ritual]] spectacle that is usually designated a [[sport]], although there is no scoring...
6: The practice generates heated [[controversy]] in many areas of the world...
10: ...in [[California]] and in the south of [[France]]. Especially prominent [[bullring|bullrings]] are to b...
12: ...irminus]]. A similar activity, [[Jallikattu]], takes place annually in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[...
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