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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
7: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...he earliest written record of China's past, dates from the [[Shang Dynasty]] in perhaps the [[13th cen...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...ng in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
5: ...[country]]'s territorial extent expanded outwards from a core area in the [[North China Plain]], and v...
7: ... formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and ...
16: ...eir nation as culturally and politically distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nati...
25: ... political legitimacy. It was used in this manner from the tenth century onwards by the competing dyna... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]].
23: ...by emperors. Estimate of Buddhists in China range from 70 million to 150 million.
44: In [[1289]], [[Franciscan]] friars from Europe initiated mission work in China. This mi...
46: ... attempt to reach China was made in [[1552]] by [[Francis Xavier]], but he died the same year on the C...
50: ...ed to send missionaries until they were prevented from doing so following the establishment of the [[P... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
17: *[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is pu...
24: ... II]]: U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders the [[United States C...
29: ... to be retrievable and she dies a few hours later from stress and overheating.
48: *[[1765]] - [[Pierre Girard]], [[France|French]] mathematician (d. [[1836]])
54: *[[1912]] - [[Vadim Salmanov]], composer (d. [[1978]]) - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ... of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirun...
3: ...he poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the ma...
10: ... = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
13: ...[Kirundi language|Kirundi]] and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
28: population_census_year = 1978 | - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
6: ...ale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
7: ...d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
14: ...ari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
15: *[[Frank Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
18: *[[Jean Acker|Acker, Jean]] (1893-1978)
26: *[[Franz Ackerman|Ackerman, Franz]] (c1330-1387)
29: ...[Nate Ackerman|Ackerman, Nathanael Leedon]] (born 1978)
34: *[[Georg Friedrich Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Friedrich]] (1787-1843) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...dair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
37: ...ms, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
40: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Sr.|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, son o...
41: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Jr.|Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War ...
42: *[[Charles Francis Adams (1866)|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1866-1954), son of above, Navy secretary - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
9: ...r, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
10: *[[Clay Aiken|Aiken, Clay]], (1978-), singer
18: *[[Anouk Aim饼Aim饬 Anouk]], (born 1932), French actor - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
1: ...fealty from a vassal, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
3: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1131]] to [[1153]].
9: ...the [[Count of Boulogne|County of Boulogne]] in [[France]]. Melisende was the heir of this dynasty, an...
13: ...son of previous marriage, [[Geoffrey of Anjou|Geoffrey]] was in these same years married to Empress Ma...
15: ...d of his crusader knights Fulk excluded Melisende from granting titles and other forms of patronage, a... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1186]] to 1190. She was the eldest daughter o...
9: ...aldwin of Ibelin]], rebuffed Philip's advances. Affronted, Philip left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Anti...
11: ...]], the emperor previously receiving confirmation from his niece, the [[dowager queen]] [[Maria Comnen...
17: ...pt by Raymond and Bohemund, her political rivals, from marrying her daughter into the rival court fact...
21: ... succeed. Sibylla herself though was not excluded from the succession. Guy had become very unpopular a... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
3: ...iddle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[England]] in her lifetime.
8: ...chest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, died as ...
10: ...|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
12: ... of women in the campaign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader. - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
40: ...umbia University]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law ...
42: ...or foreign policy legislation. From [[1976]] to [[1978]], she served as Chief Legislative Assistant to S...
44: From [[1981]] to [[1982]], Secretary Albright was aw...
47: From 1981 to 1982 she also served as a Senior Fellow...
76: ...]], [[1937]] in [[Prague]]. ''Madeleine'' was the French version of "Madlenka", a Czech nickname given... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
1: ...jpg|frame|200px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
21: ...s strengthened and revitalized. Pakistan made new friends and maintained better relations with many co...
32: ...ing more than two terms. This disqualifies Bhutto from ever holding the office again, and some said it...
34: ...who is suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]] and from where she travels around the world giving lectu...
40: ...Foreign Policy in Perspective | Publisher= | Year=1978 | ID= }} - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
1: [[Image:Goldmeir at whitehouse.jpg|frame|right|Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minist...
2: ...r, and as the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]] from [[March 17]], [[1969]] to [[April 11]][[1974]]....
6: ...liest memories were of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumors of a [[pogrom]]. He...
14: ...egan speaking and advocating. She hosted visitors from [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].
16: She eventually graduated from teachers' college and taught in the public scho... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
30: ...ther, Henry Reno, immigrated to the United States from [[Denmark]] and for forty-three years was a pol...
34: ...ore than 500 students. She received her [[LL.B.]] from Harvard three years later. Despite her Harvard ...
38: ...ted to the Office of State Attorney in November [[1978]] and was returned to office by the voters four m...
42: ...deral government as a threat to their fundamental freedoms.
52: ... early intervention efforts to keep children away from gangs, drugs and violence and on the road to st... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...rty|Republican]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Maine]], and one of the most successful polit...
7: ...served one term in the Senate; he was defeated in 1978 by Republican [[William Cohen|Bill Cohen]]).
9: ...he received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] i...
11: ...'s permanent ire and the nickname "Moscow Maggie" from his staff. Her speech, although it did not pro...
15: |width="40%" align="center"|[[U.S. Senators from Maine]] - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...of Energy]]) in [[2000]]. She was the first woman from Michigan elected to the U.S. Senate, and along ...
5: ...ted States House of Representatives]] in [[1996]] from Michigan's Eighth District and served two terms...
9: ... served in the U.S. Senate since [[1894]], when [[Francis B. Stockbridge]] died.
15: ...l Delegations from Michigan|U.S Senator (Class 1) from Michigan]] | years=2001- | after=Incumbent}} - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 20...
29: ...y]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...and]], and increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic gr...
33: ...d Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was challenged from within and she was forced to resign in [[1990]]...
36: ...hire]] in eastern [[England]]. Her father was [[Alfred Roberts]], who ran a grocers' shop in the town ... - Jane Austen (5805 bytes)
5: ...l-health. It is now thought she may have suffered from [[Addison's disease]], the cause of which was t...
12: ...ents in the life of the middle and upper classes, from which her subjects are generally taken. Her cha...
14: ...h she began and completed her novels is different from that of their publication. They are:
33: *Love and Freindship [sic]
39: ...ence: David Cecil, ''A portrait of Jane Austen'' (1978)
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