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- Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
2: ...c.[[July 2]], [[1937]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new gr...
8: ...she became interested in flying and began taking lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from...
10: ...tape parade in New York and a reception held by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] at the [[White House]]. ...
14: ...dal of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...nia]]. Later that year she soloed from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to [[Newark, New Je... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Asparagales]]}}
11: ...vision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Species}}
16: ...pplied either to the genus, or to any of the species within it. It is also applied to various subdivi...
19: ==Description==
20: There are many species of ''Iris'', widely distributed throughout the no... - Slovenia (19318 bytes)
12: official_languages = [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]], [[Italian lan...
15: largest_city = [[Ljubljana]] |
17: ...eader_titles = [[List of Presidents of Slovenia|President]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Slovenia|Prime Mini...
18: leader_names = [[Janez Drnovsek|Janez Drnovšek]]<br>[[Jan...
23: population_estimate = 2,011,070 | - Comet (30542 bytes)
3: ...r]] with [[dust]] and various [[mineral]] aggregates mixed in.
5: ...ost all their [[volatile]] materials may come to resemble asteroids.
9: ... the comet (called the ''nucleus'') is generally less than 50km across, the coma may be larger than th...
11: ...ayeux Tapestry]], which records the [[Norman conquest]] of [[England]] in [[1066]].{{hnote|Reading Mus...
15: ...metary surfaces allows them to absorb the heat necessary to drive their outgassing. - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...on in the [[space race]] between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].
4: ... the development of adequate propulsion technologies, stronger and lighter materials and other technol...
6: ... next to [[Redstone Arsenal]] displays many articles of space hardware, including a full-size replica ...
11: ...ve Earth's surface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]]....
13: ...4]], [[1957]]. This spectacular success led to an escalation of the American space program, and to an ... - List of Renaissance figures (6600 bytes)
7: **[[Cesare Borgia]]
9: **[[Isabella d'Este]]
11: **[[Francesco Foscari]]
15: **[[Francesco Sforza]]
23: **[[Catherine Jagellonica of Poland]] (duchess of [[Finland]], queen of [[Sweden]]) - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of less than 1%.
3: ...t is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in the sky.
5: ...ts symbol is a stylized representation of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross...
7: ...omes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives include ''Venerean'' and ''Veneran''.
9: ...inese]], [[Korea|Korean]], and [[Japan]]ese cultures refer to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based ... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[India]].
10: ...tate to ratify the [[United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
12: *[[1815]] - [[Lord Byron]] marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, [[Seaham]], [[County Durh...
14: *[[1859]] - [[Erastus Beadle]] publishes ''[[The Dime Book of Practical Etiquette]]''.
15: ...nnounced at a meeting of the [[Acad魩e des Sciences]] in [[Paris]]. - Theatre (9476 bytes)
5: ...]], [[kabuki]], [[classical Indian dance]], [[Chinese opera]], [[Mummers Play|mummers' plays]], and [...
8: ...intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change. Various creeds, [[Ca...
10: ...Antonin Artaud]], [[Bertolt Brecht]], [[Orson Welles]], [[Peter Brook]], [[Jerzy Grotowski]].
12: ...ume designer]], [[Sound Designer (theater)|sound designer]], [[dramaturg]], [[stage manager]], and [[p...
15: ...rs can employ in theatre to suit a variety of tastes. This is an incomplete and exclusively [[eurocen... - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
1: [[Image:AC2_desoto77.jpg|thumb|Hernando de Soto|Image provided by...
2: ...the southeast and midwest of today's [[United States|USA]].
5: ... sword. In [[1516]], he became commander of an equestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de ...
6: ...d the treason and defeated Gonzales's army. As a result, Davilas leadership was secured and de Soto ga...
9: ...ntly though, his aim was to achieve a similar success as [[HernᮠCort鳝] in the defeat of the [[Azte... - March 23 (10340 bytes)
6: *[[752]] - [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] becomes [[Pope]].
7: ...and [[Charles IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Huguenots]].
8: *[[1708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of F...
13: ...''[[John Wickliffe (ship)|John Wickliffe]]'' arrives at [[Port Chalmers]] carrying the first Scottish ...
16: ... [[Land run]]: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Benjamin Harrison]] opens [[Oklahoma]] t... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
18: *[[Ahmes]] (Egypt, roughly around [[17th century BC]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
36: *[[Archimedes]] (Syracuse, [[287 BC|287 B.C.]] - [[212 BC|212 B... - Inca Empire (25571 bytes)
4: ...ica, centred on the [[Andes|Andean]] mountain ranges. The Inca empire proved short-lived: by [[1533]] ...
6: ...Quechua, although over seven hundred local languages were spoken. The Inca leadership encouraged the w...
9: ...gions between", which referred to the four provinces whose corners met at the empire's capital, [[Cusc...
13: == Origin stories ==
17: ...]] sent forth his four sons and four daughters to establish a village. Along the way, [[Sinchi Roca]] ... - Calico Jack (2810 bytes)
2: ...famous for having the two most famous female pirates in his crew, [[Anne Bonny]] and [[Mary Read]].
4: .... Rackham immediately turned, engaged the French vessel and defeated it.
6: ... the riches aboard the captured ship, Rackham suggested to the crew that they should turn to [[piracy]...
8: ... on her. He then joined the crew of [[Captain Burgess]], who was himself a former pirate turned [[priv...
10: ...t alongside her male counterparts in numerous successful engagements. - Cusco (5603 bytes)
1: ... [[Huatanay Valley]] (Sacred Valley), of the [[Andes]] mountain range. It is the [[capital]] of the [[...
22: ...le="white-space: nowrap;" | <br>278 590 ([[1998]] estimate)
36: ...Indians still abandon their homes and build new ones when they marry, even if no one remains in the ho...
40: ...tourists from around the world enjoy looking at these ruins within the living city.
44: ...hquake wracked Cusco. The Priory was completely destroyed in 1650 as well. - Theater (9475 bytes)
4: ...]], [[kabuki]], [[classical Indian dance]], [[Chinese opera]], [[Mummers Play|mummers' plays]], and [...
7: ...intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change. Various creeds, [[Ca...
9: ...Antonin Artaud]], [[Bertolt Brecht]], [[Orson Welles]], [[Peter Brook]], [[Jerzy Grotowski]].
11: ...ume designer]], [[Sound Designer (theater)|sound designer]], [[dramaturg]], [[stage manager]], and [[p...
14: ...rs can employ in theatre to suit a variety of tastes. This is an incomplete and exclusively [[eurocen... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: ...into the territory of the modern-day [[United States]], was the first European to discover the [[Missi...
3: ...42 on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] at present-day [[Lake Village, Arkansas]].
5: ...ere defeated. With discovery of new lands to the west (which seemed at the time to be [[East Asia]]), ...
7: ...for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
11: ==First expedition – The Conquest of Peru==
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