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- Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
1: [[Image:Steffi Graf.jpg|right|thumb|Steffi Graf honored at the [[WTA]].]]
2: ...lam]] singles titles. In [[1988]], she became the first player to achieve the "Golden Slam" – ca...
6: ...e of four and played in her first tournament aged five. She soon began winning junior tournaments with...
8: ...er [[1982]] at Filderstadt, Germany, and lost her first professional match 6-4, 6-0 to [[Tracy Austin]...
10: ...nvitations on the tour were often declined as Steffi's focus was kept very much on on-court play. Work... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...idely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America|Cent...
14: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<sup>...
37: sovereignty_type = [[Reconquista|Unification]] |
48: ...], the [[Aranese]] dialect of [[Occitan]] is co-official<br><sup>2</sup> Prior to [[1999]]: [[peseta|S...
62: ...ᤩz]]) near Tartessos. In the 8th century BC the first Greek colonies, such as Emporion (modern [[Emp... - Pope Hilarius (5932 bytes)
6: ...her to Rome or to Constantinople, he had great difficulty in making his escape in order to bring to th...
8: ...e Leo. Hilarius convoked a synod in 462, which confirmed Hermes as ''titular'' bishop, withholding his...
10: ...es of the See of Arles were upheld as Leo I had defined them. At the same time the bishops were admoni...
12: ... The request was granted, a Synod of Tarragona confirming the nomination of Irenaeus, after which the ...
16: ...other buildings in Rome, for which ''[[Liber Pontificalis]]'' the main source for information about Hi... - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...tic]] and [[astronomy]] to [[Europe]]. He was the first [[France|French]] [[pope]] (see [[List of Fren...
5: ... in the [[Christianity|Christian]]-held city of [[Barcelona]] and possibly in the [[Islam]]ic cities of [[Cor...
13: ...emporarily suspended Gerbert from his episcopal office. Gerbert sought to show that this decree was un...
15: ...t]]). Soon after he was elected pope, Gerbert confirmed the position of his former rival Arnulf as ar...
20: ... and in a letter of [[984]], he asks [[Lupitus of Barcelona]] for a translation of an [[Arabic language|Arabi... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
8: ...ille]], [[Valladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large ...
10: ...d's marriage to Isabella. Castile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]].
14: ...le that there was a financial motivation. Jewish financiers had lent Ferdinand's father many of the f...
24: ...as a cynical ploy by Ferdinand and Isabella to confiscate the Jews' property. Despite his title of "Mo...
33: ...scribed as displaying [[Roman Catholic Church]] officials presiding over the torture of a man during t... - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...[[drag (physics)|drag]], and will not bounce significantly. The shuttlecock is always volleyed, and a ...
7: ...nt to being a successful badminton player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be made t...
9: As in tennis, there are typically five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's d...
18: ...mposite ([[graphite reinforced plastic]]). Carbon fiber has an excellent strength to weight ratio, is ...
39: ..., the game is decided by a single point, i.e. the first to reach 15 (or 11) points wins. - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
25: ... with an economy based on education, health care, finance, and high technology. Its nicknames include ...
27: ...fifteenth in the Americas, and the one of the top-fifty largest in the world.
38: ...ding ports, exporting products such as [[rum]], [[fish]], [[salt]] and [[tobacco]]. It was chartered ...
41: ...97]], the [[Tremont Street Subway]] opened as the first underground [[streetcar]] subway in [[North Am...
59: ...lls were used as a source of material for the landfill. Only Beacon Hill, the smallest of the three or... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
18: ...iving beings, vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between members of va...
20: ...o continue the family tradition of holding high office in Gujarat. Unhappy at Samaldas College, he le...
25: ...t he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], ...
29: ... first class to third class while travelling on a first class ticket. Later, travelling by stagecoach...
31: ...ers convinced him to remain in Durban to continue fighting against the injustices levied against India... - Arch (4239 bytes)
5: ...h was developed in [[Ancient Greece]] and later refined in [[Ancient Rome]]. The arch became an import...
9: ...own weight. By configuring it into an arch, significant spans can be achieved.
14: ...b|right|300px|Close-up of a semi-circular arch in Barcelona, Spain.]]
16: ...he ancient [[Roman architecture|Romans]] were the first to use them widely above ground. The so-calle...
30: ...e at Dalmally, Scotland suffered this fate on its first attempt, in the 1940s). - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
13: ...n [[776 BC]], although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were then mostl...
15: ...ious]] importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both [[Zeus]] (whose ...
17: ...wer in Greece. When [[Christianity]] became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the Olympic Gam...
19: ...ictor would get not only the prestige of being in first place but also a crown of olive leaves.
27: ...youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. In his eyes, the recovery of the Olymp... - Roman road (3913 bytes)
2: ...ades relatively impractical for most economic traffic: over the years the Romans themselves realized i...
46: ... passes through [[Valencia]], [[Tarragona]] and [[Barcelona]]. - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
2: ...y of Italy]] during foreign domination and the unification'''.
6: ...erranean to the Atlantic. Since Italy was not unified politically, most of the small and weak Italian...
22: *[[Treaty of Barcelona]]
31: ==The Italian unification (1796-1861)==
33: ''Main article: '''[[Italian unification]]''''' - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
4: ...pg|thumb|right|Political Spain in 1854, after the first [[Carlist]] War]]A strong sense of regional id...
6: ...ly all Catalan nationalists) currently seek to fulfill their aspirations by peaceful means.
12: ... the core kingdom under which Spain eventually unified after centuries of evolution and incorporations...
17: ...es and (especially for Catalan and Basque) a significant book publishing industry. Many citizens in th...
49: ...te 1970s and early 1980s youth subculture (with affinities to [[punk]] and [[new wave]]) centered in M... - Parakeets and Budgies (4112 bytes)
26: ...e wild. This is now occurring in Spain, in both [[Barcelona]] and Tenerife. - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
8: ...mage:TSTNewWorldCentre.jpg|thumb|left|A large artificial [[Christmas tree]] outside a shopping mall in...
10: ...e citizens who consider themselves Christians unofficially, and usually privately, observe Christmas.<...
20: ...le television stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials popular in the Western co...
27: ...ely participate in the programmes. Christmas is officially celebrated at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] by... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
12: ...of Florida|Florida]] to the [[United States]] for five million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]].
15: ...tes Republican Party|Republican Party]] opens its first national meeting in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
18: ...[Utica, New York]], [[Frank Woolworth]] opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores.
21: * [[1920]] - In [[Emeryville, California]], the first [[dog race]] track to employ an imitation [[ra...
22: * [[1923]] - The [[United States]] begins the first transcontinental [[air mail]] route. - Madrid (20882 bytes)
14: ...granary). In 1329 the [[Cortes Generales|Cortes]] first assembled in Madrid to advise [[Ferdinand IV o...
16: ...uilt the city and established himself safely fortified outside its walls in El Pardo. The grand entry...
18: ...e Court to Madrid in 1561. Although he made no official declaration, the seat of the Court was the ''...
22: ...sion that would lead to yet another revolt, the [[First Spanish Republic]], the comeback of the monarc...
28: Befitting from the prosperity it gained in the 1980s, ... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...the bull by a well-placed [[sword]] thrust as the finale.
4: ...ween human participants. Although there is a significant degree of skill and danger involved, the bull...
8: ==Where bullfighting is practiced==
10: ...ortugal, some 2,500 bulls are killed in about 300 fights annually.
12: ...cated to the patron saint of [[Navarre]], [[Saint Firminus]]. A similar activity, [[Jallikattu]], take...
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