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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... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
4: ...d unevenly to a number of [[Protestant]] churches from the late sixteenth century to the early eightee...
22: ...ork was set for the eventual heirs of Puritanism, from the "low-church" Protestant and [[evangelicalis...
26: ...Dissenters]]. [[English Dissenters]] were barred from any profession that required official religious...
28: ...nwealth period, the Church of England was removed from Royal control and reorganized to grant greater ...
32: ...nd formed individual colonies, their numbers rose from 17,800 in 1640 to 106,000 in 1700. [http://www.... - Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
20: ... Edward Snowden leaks highly classified documents from the National Security Agency.
52: ...orge H. W. Bush dies from complications resulting from Parkinson's disease. He lies in the state at th...
54: ...Washington bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic rifle.
55: ...ernment shutdown in American history, which lasts from December 22, 2018 to *January 25, 2019 (35 days...
87: ...l emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds. - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], ...
12: ... [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
17: ...ted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.)
24: ... there. Then he stood by, holding her to keep her from rolling off.
31: ...ted them to break their traditional alliance with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...] from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more...
12: ... Duke of York were already married, but estranged from their wives) and father children to provide an ...
14: ...anguage|Greek]], [[Latin]], and [[French language|French]]. Her educator was the Reverend [[George Da...
20: ... own marital surname was. After examining records from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha archives, they reported t...
23: [[Image:queen_victoria.jpg|framed|left|A young Victoria is depicted at her coro... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: Alanis's Surname "Morissette" is French in origin. Her [[1995]] international debut ...
12: ...er early idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you o...
23: ...he would later write about in songs such as "UR" (from the album ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junki...
38: ...is''. The album attempted to move Morissette away from her debut album's dance-pop sound. However, ''N...
42: ...to [[Nashville]] a few months later also proved unfruitful. - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
6: ... Sohl ([[piano]]). Financed by money from Smith's friend and former lover [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] the ...
10: ...hile touring in support of the record, Smith fell from a stage in [[Tampa, Florida]], falling 15 feet ...
13: ...[Wave (album)|Wave]]'' was less successful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay.
15: ...ream Of Life]]'' in [[1988]], the most known song from which was her semi-[[revolution]]ary anthem "Pe...
17: Following Fred's death in [[1994]], Patti toured briefly with ... - Grace O'Malley (3478 bytes)
1: ...egend]] but was in fact a larger than life figure from [[16th century]] [[Irish History]].
11: ...s killed in battle, and Grace recaptured a castle from the Joyces that had been his (now Hen's Castle ...
16: [[Image:Grace2.jpg|frame|left|The meeting of Grace O'Malley and Queen E...
18: == Attack from Galway ==
19: ...castle at Rockfleet was attacked by an expedition from [[Galway]] who wanted to get rid of her. Grace,... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
5: ... encouragement, were unafraid of expressing their frank views on various topics, including sex. "We w...
7: ... teens, winning a bronze medal for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, sho...
10: ... check... Katharine Hepburn's mother got a degree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mis...
12: ...atonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn wa... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
3: ...ard of at a time where female athletes were still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"...
7: ...and set or tied 12 [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leade...
35: ...the high jump competition in fourth, with bruises from the fall. The second day was more successful, a...
43: ... m final. [[Audrey Patterson]], the first [[African American]] woman to win an Olympic medal plac...
47: ...the city, she received a lot of praise and gifts. From her neighbours, she received a new bicycle: "to... - Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
2: ...) is a former World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player from Germany. She is widely considered to be one of ...
10: ...ourts. This narrow focus meant that Graf made few friends on the tour in her early years, but led to a...
14: ...powerful forehand, which earned her the nickname "Fraulein Forehand"'. Over time, Graf also developed ...
18: ...n and did enough to claim the World No. 1 ranking from Navratilova in August 1987. She also helped Wes...
22: ... Evert in straight sets in the final. Then at the French Open, she successfully defended her title by ... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
3: ...tars, named ''La Divine'' (the divine one) by the French press.
8: ...d her at a later age. Because his daughter was so frail and sickly, Charles Lenglen, the owner of a ca...
10: ... the [[French Open]], was only open to members of French clubs until 1925.) She lost to reigning champ...
14: The French championships were not held again until [[192...
16: ...d Brits also were in shock at the boldness of the French woman who also casually sipped [[brandy]] bet... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...r World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United St...
13: ...stralian Open]] to [[Evonne Goolagong]] and the [[French Open]] to [[Chris Evert]]. After losing to Ev...
17: ... [[Tracy Austin]]. She won both Wimbledon and the French Open in [[1982]].
19: ... in December at that time). She then won the 1984 French Open to hold all four Grand Slam singles titl...
23: In the three years from 1985 to [[1987]], Navrátilová reached the wom... - Apple (20408 bytes)
16: ...]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the species ''M. domesti...
27: ...ples, picked in late autumn and stored just above freezing have been an important food in [[Asia]] and...
32: ... allow [[pesticide]]s to penetrate the top of the fruit), and popular flavor.
34: ...around the world to preserve such local heirlooms from extinction.
39: ...e]]s are typically too tart and astringent to eat fresh, but they give the beverage a rich flavor that... - Rose (15436 bytes)
21: ...oses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of ...
27: ...chest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating [[bird]]s such as [[Thrush (bird)|thrus...
29: ...]). Despite the presence of the thorns, roses are frequently heavily browsed by [[deer]]. A few specie...
33: The name originates from [[Persian language|Persian]] *''vrda''- via Gre...
42: *''[[Rosa gallica]]'' - Gallic Rose, French Rose - Bone (11388 bytes)
27: Osteocytes originate from osteoblasts which have migrated into and become...
29: ...d'' surfaces. Because the osteoclasts are derived from a [[monocyte stem-cell lineage]], they are equi...
40: ... in long bones, such as limbs; the bone is formed from [[cartilage]].
46: ...of calcium and the repair of micro-damaged bones (from everyday stress). Repeated stress results in th...
54: Cut and polished bone from a variety of animals is sometimes used as mater... - Skull (7027 bytes)
2: ...re of [[vertebrate]]s which serves as the general framework for a [[head (anatomy)|head]]. The skull f...
5: ...- The skull from the front.png|thumb|Human skull (front)]]
15: ...fuse together into solid bone (for example, the [[frontal bone]]s).
17: ...rior fontanelle is located at the junction of the frontal and parietal bones; it is a "soft spot" on a...
20: ...ly serious. Normally the skull protects the brain from damage through its hard unyieldingness, but in ... - Arm (7276 bytes)
15: ...of the pectoralis major runs downward and outward from the inner half of the [[clavicle]]. The clavicu...
21: ...e traced into its [[tendon]] of insertion, in the front of the elbow joint.
29: ... perform most daily tasks with a range of flexion from 30 degrees to 70 degrees. Secondly, the head of...
33: ...ce of these two the median vein comes up from the front of the [[forearm]], while the two vertical lim...
34: ...the artery when workers were injured and bleeding from the median basilic vein. Beyond the middle of ... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
4: ...The [[Venus of Willendorf]] (30,000 - 25,000 BC), from the area of [[Willendorf]], [[Austria]], is a w...
6: ... Stone was generally rare and had to be imported from other locations.
8: ...on the men. Votive stone sculptures of this type from 2700 BC were discovered at [[Tell Asmar]]. Man...
13: ..., so that it can have four legs visible if viewed from the side. The piece was excavated at [[Nimrud]...
16: ...is the [[Narmer Palette|Palette]] of King Narmer, from 3100 BC. The palette, which was used for mixin... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...iginally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: The word ''glass'' comes from [[Latin]] ''glacies'' (ice) and corresponds to ...
18: ...nto other shapes and colors as shown in this ball from the [[Verrerie of Brehat]] in [[Brittany]].]]
22: ...plify]] transmitted signals by [[laser]] emission from within the glass itself.
26: Glass is sometimes created naturally from volcanic [[magma]]. This glass is called [[obs...
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