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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...ions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] bellorum...
2: ...Arthur3487.jpg|right|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and w...
4: :''Main article: [[Historical basis for King Arthur]]''
5: The possible historicity of the King Arthur of legend has long been debated by scholar...
7: ...nthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus is a shadowy figure of whom we know little, and scholars are not ... - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: '''Billie Jean King''' ([[n饝] Moffit) is a professional [[tennis]] player. Born on [[...
3: In 1965 she married Lawrence King and since then has been better known under her hu...
5: ...award. She is also credited with being one of the first female athletes to speak out against [[sexual ...
7: ... the [[Grand Slam in tennis]] events. Billie Jean King was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall...
9: ... in New York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Moffitt]], was a pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants... - King protea (1245 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=lightgreen | name=King Protea}}
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:King Protea-Protea cynaroides.jpg|250px|Protea cynaroi...
15: ...n parts of [[South Africa]] amidst the [[fynbos]] kingdom.
17: The king protea is the national flower of [[South Africa]]... - Martin Luther King Day (1734 bytes)
1: ...on-a-lectern.jpg|thumb|Martin Luther King Jr. speaking]]
3: ...nday of [[January]] each year, around the time of King's birthday, [[January 15]].
5: ...al holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on [[January 20]], [[1986]].
7: ... for the first time, Martin Luther King Day was officially observed in all 50 U.S. states. The day is...
9: ...open but may hold seminars or celebrations of Dr. King's message. - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (4677 bytes)
4: !Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
6: ...:CavalierKgChas2_wb.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Blenheim coat) on his day off]]
10: |[[United Kingdom]]
12: !Classification and breed standards
18: ...m/search?q=cache:lCEb6oNH9JcJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/136gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22136+/+06.+04... - William R. King (5588 bytes)
1: ...:WilliamRufusKing.jpg|right|William Rufus de Vane King]]
3: ...th [[Andrew Johnson]] also serving less time than King).
5: ...until [[November 4]] [[1816]], when he resigned. King was secretary of the [[legation]] at [[Naples]] a...
7: ...y-seventh [[United States Congress|Congresses]]. King was Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands and...
9: ...ilities for royalty fees now owed to Reverend Dr. King's family estate. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1618 bytes)
1: ...on-a-lectern.jpg|thumb|Martin Luther King Jr. speaking]]
3: ...nday of [[January]] each year, around the time of King's birthday, [[January 15]].
5: ...al holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on [[January 20]], [[1986]].
7: ... for the first time, Martin Luther King Day was officially observed in all 50 U.S. states. The day is...
9: ...open but may hold seminars or celebrations of Dr. King's message. - King Charles Spaniel (2336 bytes)
4: !King Charles Spaniel
20: !Classification and breed standards
31: |[http://www.ankc.aust.com/kingchar.html ANKC]
47: ...d, although it is also sometimes referred to as a King Charles Spaniel.
50: ...reed more closely resembled the modern [[Cavalier King Charles Spaniel]] than contemporary English Toys....
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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
13: ...alace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in abo...
15: ...cided to recreate her homeland by building an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.
19: ...ng upon cube-shaped pillars. These are hollow and filled with earth to allow trees of the largest size...
21: ...esented an amazing spectacle: A green, leafy, artificial mountain rising off the plain.
35: ** [[The Hanging Garden]] ([[Film]]) - Lighthouse of Alexandria (3491 bytes)
7: ... which reflected [[sunlight]] during the day; a [[fire]] was lit at night. As it can be seen from imag...
9: Legend has it, the fire from the lighthouse could be used to burn enemy...
17: ...e Lighthouse shortly thereafter. The building was finished during the reign of his son, Ptolemy II Phi... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
13: ...n January of 1501. Since the Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was actually the mouth of...
15: ...Sebastian of the January River), in honor of then King [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. For centuries, the s...
17: ...the medieval European strategy of defense of fortified castles - the place was since then called ''Mor...
21: ...[Napoleon]]'s invasion of Portugal, moved in. The kingdom's capital was transfered to Rio, which then be...
25: ...April 21st that year, the capital of Brazil was officially moved from Rio to Bras�a. - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...eplacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
12: ... Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ...[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a sin...
21: ...(1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]...
23: ...9]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving Europ... - History of China (45919 bytes)
7: ...ages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...20116;帝). These rulers were legendary sage-kings and moral examplars, and one of them, the [[Yell...
18: ...r from around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, h...
22: ...tings. [[Anyang]] in modern day Henan has been confirmed as the last of the six capitals of the Shang ...
28: ...C)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power. - Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
2: ... is a region of [[Southwest Asia]]. Strictly speaking, it is the [[alluvial plain]] lying ''between'' t...
8: ...ier settlements and cultures which were among the first to make use of [[agriculture]].
12: * [[Halaf period]] (or ''Halafian'')
42: *[[Sumerian king list]] - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ... stand erect. Several of the buildings were never finished. F. Stolze has shown that in some cases eve...
8: ...tions further, with regard to a number of Persian kings, either that their remains were brought "to the ...
11: ==Tombs of kings==
12: ...o [[Artaxerxes II]] and [[Artaxerxes III]]. The unfinished one is perhaps that of [[Arses of Persia]],...
18: ... the rulers of the empire, a remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and th... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...ions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as ''[[dux]] bellorum...
2: ...Arthur3487.jpg|right|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and w...
4: :''Main article: [[Historical basis for King Arthur]]''
5: The possible historicity of the King Arthur of legend has long been debated by scholar...
7: ...nthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus is a shadowy figure of whom we know little, and scholars are not ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...m the [[Aragonese_Empire|Crown of Aragó]] to the Kingdoms of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] or [[Portugal]...
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... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
9: ... losing a ship, that he entered and departed some fifty undiscovered harbours without serious mishap a...
11: ==First Voyage 1534==
13: ...ched-for [[northwest passage]]. He landed for the first time at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] ...
17: ... site of their arrival has been confidently identified as the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault, a l... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school of [[Fiqh]], or Sunni Islamic law), and at times a [[Qadi...
4: ... appellation '''Shams ad-Din''', a title or honorific at times given to the names of scholars particul...
6: ...as the ''Rihla'', or "Journey". Whilst apparently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as co...
13: ...which was relatively safe, and he embarked on the first of his detours. Three commonly used routes exi...
15: ...meluks), having encountered a holy man during his first trip who prophesied that Ibn Battuta would onl... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
10: ...rly [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]), by the impositions of kings and popes. They all argued for a restructuring ...
12: ...orce and inspection sharpened Puritanism into a definite opposition movement.
14: ...'' turned the episcopal [[hierarchy]] into a specific target of their grievances. [[Tract]]s such as ...
16: ...is a set of specifically ordained rules. His thinking on the matter became the backbone of the Anglican...
20: ...tentially dangerous movement; he authorized the [[King James Bible]] partly to reinforce Anglican orthod... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
23: ...hought to have marched to bagpipes. The idea of taking a leather bag and combining it with a chanter and...
25: Where they were first introduced to [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]] is d...
27: ...at the funerals of high-ranking civilian public officials as well.
42: ... was often termed the [[Irish Warpipes]]. This configuration can also be found having been played in S...
45: ... birls. These are used for emphasis on, say, the first beat of a bar, or just as a more musical way t... - China (38909 bytes)
5: ...tory characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war ...
7: ...t of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...hongguo'', which is usually translated as "Middle Kingdom", but perhaps could also be translated as, "Ce...
16: ... [[Qing dynasty]], although being continually redefined while the central political influence expanded...
21: ...he ''[[Book of Poetry]]'' explicitly gives this definition. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
10: ...ime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to...
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: ...London Underground|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Sto...
21: ...ing [[Tutankhamen]]'s tomb in the [[Valley of the Kings]]. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...nk Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
22: ...a Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
82: ...Abgar I of Osroene|Abgar I Piqa]], (circa 20 BC), King of [[Osroene]]
83: ...I of Osroene|Abgar II bar Abgar]], (circa 20 BC), King of [[Osroene]] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
34: *[[Abigail Adams|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
41: ...ivil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
66: ...officer)|Adams, Samuel]], (1912-1942), US naval officer
86: *[[Filippo Addis|Addis, Filippo]], (1884-1974), writer - List of people by name: Ae (1061 bytes)
12: *[[Aelle of Sussex]], (ruled 477-514), Bretwalda, king of the South Saxons - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
7: *[[Ron Affif|Affif, Ron]], (born 1965), musician
10: ...nso I Henriques of Portugal]], (1109-1185), first king of Portugal in [[1139]]
11: ...of Portugal|Afonso II of Portugal]], (1185-1233), king in 1212
12: ...f Portugal|Afonso III of Portugal]], (1210-1279), king in 1247
13: ...of Portugal|Afonso IV of Portugal]], (1290-1357), king in 1325 - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...equeen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occas...
7: ...nds]], [[Tuvalu]] and the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
11: ... the United Kingdom|Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom]] and numerous Prime Ministers in the other [[...
15: ...de George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. ...
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