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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
13: * [[1869]] - The first issue of the scientific journal ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' is publi...
14: ...es G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
16: ...] - [[City & South London Railway]]: [[London]]'s first deep-level [[London Underground|tube]] railway...
21: ...ish]] archaeologist [[Howard Carter]] and his men find the entrance to King [[Tutankhamen]]'s tomb in ...
22: ...ellie Tayloe Ross]] of [[Wyoming]] elected as the first woman governor in the [[United States]]. - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: ...[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
25: ...n|Ackerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
59: *[[Uriel Acosta|Acosta, Uriel]], (1585-1640), philosopher - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], having succe...
9: ...is era. In addition, [[Francis Drake]] became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe; [[Fran...
18: ... before her death. Later, Parker would become the first Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] after Elizabeth b...
25: .... In [[1553]], however, Edward died at the age of fifteen, having left a will which purported to super...
27: ...r house arrest under the guard of Sir Henry Bedingfield; by the end of that year, when Mary was falsel... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...abic language|Arabic]]: '''Maryem''', '''مريم''') is the mother of [[Jesus]] and...
6: ...ns accept that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure, even if they accept nothing or almost nothin...
8: ... [[Eastern Orthodox]] traditions built around the figure of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult der...
13: ...mp. 1 Sam. 2:1-10) commonly known as the ''[[Magnificat]]''. After three months Mary returned to her ...
17: ...is little mention of Mary in the Gospels until we find her at the cross along with her sister Mary, an... - Narcissi (1567 bytes)
15: ...n language|Persian]] word of this plant, نرگس (''Nargis''). - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...21667). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]
4: ...e country, ''Mişr'' (Arabic, مصر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
16: ...ings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with hundreds of ancient [[mosque]]s that act...
18: ...government buildings are located and government officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile attaching...
28: The first settlement on the location of modern Cairo was... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...1577; مصرالعربيّة<br>Ǧumhuriyat M...
18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
56: ..., (in [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: مصر, [[Romanization|romanized]] ''Miṣr'' or ''...
67: ...ṣr''', the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and official name for Egypt, is of [[Semitic]] origin, and...
69: ...t of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom was founded circa [[3200 BC]] by King [... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...#1575;لإسكندرية''', [[transliteration|transliterat...
3: ...d had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
7: [[Image:Alexandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close...
21: ...act knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the...
23: ...t of fishermen and pirates. Behind it there were five native villages scattered along the strip betwe... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...1575;رات العربيّة الم...
23: | '''[[Official language]]'''
65: ...he Supreme Council every five years. Although unofficial, the Presidency is hereditary to the Al-Nahya...
71: ...ts sources of income and lessen its dependence on finite oil reserves. One result of these efforts is ...
88: ...crude oil. The UAE is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "[[Cradle... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
3: ...1577; الديمقراطية الش...
19: | '''[[Official language]]''' || [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
21: ...r language|Berber]], [[French language|French unofficial but commonly used in administration]]
23: ... الجزائر<br><small>(El Djazaﲬ Al-Jazੲ)</small><br>1,5...
62: ...n [[Hafsid]]s, and Moroccan [[Merinid]]s. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, [[Spain]] started... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...bo Husein''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] أردنّ, [[transliteration|translit...
3: ...1605;لكة الأردنّيّة ا...
19: | '''[[Official language]]'''
69: ...ameluks]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Turks, and, finally, the British. At the end of [[World War I]],...
75: ...erritory occupied by Israel and believes that its final status should be determined through direct neg... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
3: ...1608;رية العراقية'''<br>'''(Al-Jumhuri...
17: | '''[[Official language]]''' || [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
49: ...alist [[Ba'ath]] Party to power. The Ba'ath's key figure became [[Saddam Hussein]] who acceded to the ...
62: ...n troops can remain in control of the country indefinitely despite the transfer of sovereignty. Since ...
64: ...Government has two major tasks ahead of them. The first is to attempt to reign in the insurgency which... - Brunei (7197 bytes)
3: ...theast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN) and the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC).
5: ...g>'''برني دارالسلام<br>Neg...
21: | '''[[Official language]]''' || [[Malay language]]
60: ...Brunei on the Sultan's payroll to protect the oil fields in the West of the country. There is also a l...
84: ...ving as chairman for the 2000 [[APEC]] (Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation) forum. Stated plans for t... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: ...ig>'''الجمهوريّة اللب...
19: | '''[[Official language]]'''
71: Lebanon is one of the fifteen present-day countries that comprise what is ...
73: ...ions]] [[French Mandate of Lebanon|mandated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [...
75: ...ebanon's constitution, drawn up in [[1926]], specified a balance of political power among the major re... - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
4: |+<big><big>'''جمهورية جيبوت...
19: | '''[[Official language]]s'''
70: ...resident of the tiny Horn of Africa nation, the official news agency, Agence Djiboutienne d'Informatio...
72: ...s second president, Guelleh was first elected to ofice in 1999, taking over from his uncle, Hassan Gou...
77: ...ch consists of 65 members which are elected every five years. - Qatar (10610 bytes)
1: The '''State of Qatar''' (قطر) is an [[emirate]] in the [[Middle East]]. Situa...
5: ...g>'''دولة قطر<br>Dawlat Qatar''' </big></big>
18: | '''[[Official language]]'''
59: ...n peninsula and camped on the coasts within small fishing and pearling villages. The clans battled ea...
61: ...ense of political self although it did not gain official standing as a British [[protectorate]] until ... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...1614;ةْ اِسْرَائِيل, trans...
6: ...)<br>دولة اسرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil")...
13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Ara...
60: ...d contains many locations of great spiritual significance in Judaism, Christianity, and [[Islam]]. Sta...
73: ...ficant [[Immigration to Israel|immigration]]. The first waves of Jewish immigration to the then Turkis... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ... '''Republic of Sudan''' (in recent years the [[definite article]] has increasingly been dropped in co...
8: ...name = جمهورية السود...
15: official_languages = [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ...
64: ...southern army officers that sparked 17 years of [[First Sudanese Civil War|civil war]] from [[1955]] t...
70: ...civilian government. However the civil war intensified in lethality and the economy continued to deter... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
8: |+<big><big>'''ڤرسكوتوان...
24: | '''[[Official language]]'''
80: ...st, thus ending the [[Sultanate of Malacca]]. The first ever Malacca sultan was Parameswara. However, ...
82: ... administration was transferred to the Colonial Office in London.
84: ...avoured the merchants of the Straits Settlements. Finally, the [[Pangkor Treaty of 1874]] paved the wa... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Giraffidae]]}}
16: ...], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], consisting only of the giraffe and its clos...
25: ...rown, blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Ugan...
36: Modifications to the giraffe's structure have evolved, p...
38: ... that may be a week old already; however, for the first two weeks, they spend most of their time lying...
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