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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated perman...
5: ...wever, there is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: less than two decade...
9: ...[[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas b...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Native America...
27: ...[[1474]], Columbus joined a ship of the [[Spinola Financiers]], who were Genoese patrons of his father... - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
11: ... and Ah dare yuh tuh hit me too. You know Ahm uh fightin' dawg and mah hide is worth money. Hit me i...
15: ...rston's work was ignored because it simply didn't fit in with this struggle. Other popular Black auth...
17: ...ling to [[Haiti]] in 1937, and presuming a scientific basis for tales of [[zombie]]s, which was later ...
35: *''[[Sanctified Church]]'' ([[1981]]) - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: ...] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[October 2003]],...
9: ...lbanian]]. Her parents, Nikolla ( Kol렩 and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emig...
13: ... Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux]]. She took her final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious ...
17: ...was joined by voluntary helpers, and she received financial support from church organizations and the ...
24: With the help of Indian officials she converted an abandoned [[Hinduism|Hindu]... - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
2: ... [[American]] [[avant-garde]] [[filmmaker]] and [[film]] theorist of the [[1940]]s and [[1950]]s.
6: ...' is recognized as a seminal American avant-garde film. It was in 1943 that she adopted the name Maya...
8: ...and Prix Internationale]] for 16mm [[experimental film]] at [[Cannes]] for ''Meshes of the Afternoon''...
10: ...e Living Gods of Haiti'', is often considered a definitive source. The accompanying documentary was e...
14: ...ill paid for the completion of several of Deren's films. - North America (12844 bytes)
4: ...are named after [[Amerigo Vespucci]], who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not...
18: .... The location is marked by a 4.5 metre (15 foot) field stone [[Obelisk|obelisk]].
26: ...and]] on the east, and [[Ellesmere Island]], [[Baffin Island]], and [[Victoria Island]] in the north)
28: ...he US state of [[Hawaii]] which lies in the [[Pacific Ocean]]
48: *[[Haiti]] - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...f Mexico]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Two of the fifty states, [[Alaska]], an [[exclave]], and [[Hawa...
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|...
35: ...titution''']]<br> - completed<br> - ratified<br> - effective|
52: ...economic]], [[political]], [[military]], [[scientific]], [[technological]] and [[cultural]] matters.
57: [[Image:George-Washington.jpg|thumb|250px|left|First [[President of the United States]], [[George W... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
109: * [[Philippines]] (Filipinas) - [[Manila]]
137: * [[Bulgaria]] - [[Sofia]]
141: * [[Finland]] - [[Helsinki]]
195: *[[Haiti]] - [[Port-au-Prince]]
217: * [[Bolivia]] - [[Sucre]] (official capital), [[La Paz]] (seat of government) - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
62: <tr><td>[[Colombo]] <td>[[Sri Lanka]] (official)
73: <tr><td>[[Dodoma]] <td>[[Tanzania]] (official)
90: <tr><td>[[Helsinki]] <td>[[Finland]]
145: ....a. [[Taiwan]]; see also [[Capital of China]]) (Official) - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...Islands]] and [[Jamaica]], and to the southeast [[Haiti]].
8: ...e next fifty years. To the point that by the late fifties the cuban peso was valued very close to the ...
10: ..., relations with the USA rapidly deteriorated. At first, Castro was reluctant to discuss his plans for...
12: ...lanes and runways, clearing the way for more than fifteen-hundred Cuban patriots, and U.S. Special For...
16: ...Cuba had over 50,000 troops. Castro stated at the first Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba in Dec... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
1: ...a]] and to the west of [[Hispaniola]], on which [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]] are situated.
17: | '''[[Official language]]'''
65: ...wak]] or [[Taino]] people from South America, who first settled there around the year [[1000]] - [[400...
67: ...enables seized the island in [[1655]]. During its first 200 years of British rule, Jamaica became the ...
80: ...gh her representative, the Governor-General) is a figurehead, and what little real power she has is re... - Florida (24937 bytes)
13: OfficialLang = [[English language|English]] |
43: ...ong Spanish, British, and American control. Spain finally ceded Florida to the United States with the ...
49: ...e governorship and most other statewide elected offices; both houses of the state legislature; 18 of t...
66: ...]], particularly the [[Bahamas]], [[Cuba]], and [[Haiti]].
78: ...erienced [[blizzard]] conditions for possibly the first time. During that time, the [[Tampa Bay]] area... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...e increasingly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region t...
6: ...e zones are relative. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as ...
24: Note: The time zone adjustment for a specific location may vary due to the use of [[daylight s...
31: ... About [[August 23]], [[1852]], time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the [[Royal Gree...
33: ...me to be observed nationally, and was perhaps the first country to do so. It was based on the longitud... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
10: ...e USSR was officially disbanded, breaking up into fifteen constituent parts. The [[Cold War]] was over...
14: ...d economic stagnation, while at the same time benefitting U.S. consumers and corporations. The [[North...
16: ...Certain states such as [[North Korea]] were classified as "rogue" for undertaking actions the U.S. cla...
21: ...ern countries, became painfully clear to the U.S. first in the aftermath of the [[1973 energy crisis|1...
23: ...to continue talks. Iraq and Kuwait then met for a final negotiation session, which failed. Saddam then... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
1: ..., [[September 2004]]. [[NASA]] photo by [[Edward Fincke]].]]
15: ==Classification and terminology==
16: Tropical cyclones are classified into three main groups: tropical depressions, t...
18: ...nized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained wind...
20: ...organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained wind... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
25: ...[[Politics of Fiji|Fiji]] - [[Politics of Finland|Finland]] - [[Politics of France|France]] - [[Politi...
31: [[Politics of Haiti|Haiti]] - Holy See (see [[Politics of the Vatican City|...
89: ... country but the [[Scottish Parliament]] has significant powers, so Scotland is listed separately. - January 17 (12233 bytes)
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circle]].
12: * [[1873]] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United Sta...
15: ... takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
19: ...| character]] created by [[Elzie Crisler Segar]], first appeared in a [[newspaper]] [[comic strip]].
23: ... [[1946]] - The [[UN Security Council]] holds its first session. - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...uary 1 was to be either [[New Year's Day]] or the first day of its numbered year. Although England beg...
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], pr...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered b...
20: *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]]. - Mango (12190 bytes)
41: ...s a single flat, oblong stone that can be [[fibre|fibrous]] or hairless on the surface, depending on v...
43: ...do]], and in some cultivars the flesh can contain fibrous material. Mangoes are a very juicy fruit; th...
45: ...mango can usually enjoy the fruit if someone else first removes the skin. The leaves are also toxic to...
47: ...top bleeding, to strengthen the heart, and to benefit the brain.
51: ...hase, store in a cool, dark place, but not your refigerator. Refrigeration will slow the ripening proc... - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
5: ...s]] - younger brother of Louis XVI and one of the first émigrés.
6: ... - officer throughout the Revolutionary era and [[First French Empire|Empire]], general, later [[Marsh...
11: ...agnard'']], then a [[9 Thermidor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[Frenc...
13: ...xiled to [[French Guiana]], returned during the [[First French Empire|Empire]]
20: ...n Bonaparte]] - French general, seized power as [[First Consul]] in the ''coup'' of [[18 Brumaire]] - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
19: ... [[2001]]. Before his Presidency, Clinton served five terms as the [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] ...
25: ... record low in his first year, but upon leaving office, it was the highest for a retiring President in...
27: ...g it into the largest surplus by the end of his office.
38: ...ince [[1938]]. His first term was fraught with difficulties, including an unpopular motor vehicle tax ...
40: ...ecision to keep her maiden name while Arkansas' [[First Lady]] raised many eyebrows in the traditional...
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