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- Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: ...e of the greatest tennis players and female athletes in history.
5: ...on viewers in 37 countries. She scooped winner-takes-all $100,000 for the match.
7: ...ard.) She is one of only 9 players to hold a singles title in each of the [[Grand Slam in tennis]] eve...
9: ...f several [[AIDS]] charities. King currently resides in New York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Mof...
14: *[[Australian Open]] - 1 singles title - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
2: ...ulf of Mexico]] in the early [[19th century]]. He established his own "kingdom" of [[Barataria, Louisi...
6: ...y at the [[Sam Houston Regional Library and Archives]] in [[Liberty, Texas]].
8: ...itte claimed never to have plundered an American vessel, and though he engaged in the contraband slave...
10: :He left a corsair's name to other times,
11: :Linked one virtue to a thousand crimes. - Jean Fouquet (2536 bytes)
6: ...Fouquet was born in [[Tours]]. He is the most representative and national French painter of the [[15th...
10: ...Europe, at the exhibition of the [[French Primitives]] held at the [[Biblioth豵e nationale de France|...
12: ...t Wilczek]], and of [[Jouvenal des Ursins]], besides a portrait drawing in [[crayon]]; whilst an authe...
14: ...r [[Henry Yates Thompson]] at a London sale, and restored by him to France.
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...led "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...3 million. It's Brazil's [[Second city|second-largest city]] after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the co...
13: ...lorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Vespucci]] in January of 1501. Since the Europeans th...
15: ...and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - neigh...
17: ...ntown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowada... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...itance (such as the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies and [[religion]]).
4: ==Western Philosophy==
5: ''See article [[History of Western philosophy]]''
7: ...dern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the spe...
10: ...is water." His most noted students were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air"). - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...Navy|naval officer]], who explored the south and western [[Pacific]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], ...
4: ... acquire one of the most valuable and famous statues in the world. The [[Venus de Milo]] now stands in...
10: ...tica that he named the [[French Southern Territories|Adélie Coast]] in honor of his wife.
14: ...lle, in the 8th district near the [[Champs-Élysées]]. [[Dumont d'Urville Station]] on Antarctica is...
18: ...ished in twenty-four volumes, with six large volumes of illustrations. - Treasury (1846 bytes)
1: :''For the U.S. government securities, see [[Treasury security]]. Also see [[treasury m...
3: ...tes|US]]) the treasurer reports to a [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|secretary of the trea...
5: In the [[United Kingdom]], [[Her Majesty's Treasury]] is overseen by the [[Chancellor of...
7: ...atutory authories]], and [[superannuation]] policies.
9: ...nce]] and the head is the Finance Minister. Examples include [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]], [[Malaysia]]... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term...
22: ...d as the first woman governor in the [[United States]]. - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title ...
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ... [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[...
9: ...[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, afte...
11: ...]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ...azine-cover-p'incess-lilybet.jpg|thumb|left|"Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover...
15: ...ark|Queen Alexandra]] and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
2: ...s. This monarch is known by a variety of other names including ''Isabel I of Castile'' and ''Isabel La...
5: ...Count de Barcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.
8: ...by Inez Perez, and his wife Beatriz Pereira, countess da Barcellos.
16: ...ear on a United States coin, an 1893 [[United States Commemorative Coin|commemorative]] quarter, celeb...
18: The regime of [[Francisco Franco]] claimed the prestige of the Catholic Monarchs. - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ..., however, were in many cases reversed by her successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
10: Mary I is sometimes confused with her first cousin, once removed [[Ma...
13: ...se assertions that she was created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his ...
15: ...ives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Latin.
17: ...iage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second s... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...ndash; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because ...
9: Mary, Queen of Scots, is sometimes confused with her first cousin once removed, [[Ma...
12: ...tland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de G...
14: ...es could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...ary ascended the throne because all other male lines of the royal house had gone extinct before the de... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enl...
4: == Life before becoming empress ==
5: ...er, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine...
7: == Internal policies ==
9: ...s. A legislative commission representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this doc... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
3: ...]] [[philosopher]] and [[writer]]. Born in [[Langres]], [[Champagne, France]] in 1713, he was a promin...
5: ... which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: ...o her are among the most graphic of all the pictures that we have of the daily life of the philosophic...
10: ... he presently added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural religion]].
12: ...omable uncertainty of the philosophy which professes to be so high above both church and world. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...irgin Queen''', '''Gloriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch ...
9: ...en saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her father [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VI...
11: ...ies, one [[earl|earldom]] and seven [[baron|baronies]] in the [[Peerage of England]], and one barony i...
13: ...ica]] and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen...
16: ... under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]]. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
11: ...at title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by marriage.
13: ...biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
15: ...he world. To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, the... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
12: | '''Predecessor:'''
15: | '''Successor:'''
24: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
28: | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
31: ...]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Marg... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
3: ...litical party at the time, being appointed vice president of the party in [[1972]]. On [[January 2]], ...
5: ...figure, both as a former politician and as a businesswoman. - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...nist Party of Germany]] and took part in an unsuccessful [[revolution]] in Berlin in January, [[1919]...
6: ...then Russian-controlled [[Congress Poland]]. Sources differ on the year of her birth - she gave her bi...
8: ...s managed to meet in secret; Rosa joined one of these groups.
10: ...Middle Ages]] and economic and stock exchange crises.
12: ...lly able to gain seats in the [[Reichstag]]. But despite their revolutionary talk, the socialist membe... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
2: ...[feminism|feminist]] and [[journalist]] and a spokeswoman for women's rights. She is the founder and o...
5: ...e traveled in a trailer all around the United States, buying and selling. The family split in [[1944]...
8: ...cholarship winner. She majored in government studies and became politically active, working for [[Adla...
9: ...!'' magazine and also freelanced for other magazines. In [[1963]] she became a full-time [[freelance w...
12: ...n this role, Gloria managed to organize her lectures in ways that also brought other notable feminists... - Ninon de l'Enclos (3420 bytes)
8: ...the literary arts. In her early thirties she was responsible for encouraging the young [[Moli貥]], an...
10: ...eden|Christina]], former queen of [[Sweden]]. Impressed, Christina wrote to [[Cardinal Mazarin]] on Ni...
12: ...in a stock of provisions, but not of pleasures: these should be gathered day by day."
14: ...the salon of Ninon de l'Enclos despite other locales in the past. During this time she was a friend of...
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