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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci
16: ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[1810]]<br>[[Se...
68: On [[September 16]], [[1810]], independence from Spain was declared, by [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costi...
70: ...ntral America]] were all incorporated into Mexico from [[1822]] to [[1823]], when they declared indepe... - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
7: ...th gardens that existed at [[Nineveh]] as tablets from there clearly showing gardens have been found. ...
13: ... the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang but rather grew on the ...
15: ...n alliance between the nations. The land she came from, though, was green, rugged and mountainous, and...
17: ...ng suspended from cables or ropes. The name comes from an inexact translation of the Greek word [[krem...
49: [[fr:Jardins suspendus de S魩ramis et murs de Babylon... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ... km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur...
4: ...s, the ruins of Persepolis still inspire visitors from far and near.]]
6: ...al buildings, all constructed of dark-grey marble from the adjacent mountain. The stones were laid wit...
8: ...of these seven tombs were kings might be inferred from the sculptures, and one of those at ''Nakshi Ru...
18: ...remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals were [[Susa]]... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...d independent discovery. Such theories have grown from different [[premise]]s and approaches, examples...
7: ...d with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period o...
14: ... fields or in productive activity, they were then free to engage in the assemblies of Athens, and spen...
31: ... has been used in different forms by philosophers from Descartes forward.
33: ...rge set of syllogisms. The memorization proceeded from diagrams, or learning a key sentence, with the ... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: [[Image:Arthur3487.jpg|right|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate...
7: Some members of this school, most notably Geoffrey Ashe and Leon Fleuriot, have argued for identif...
17: ==Earliest traditions of Arthur==
19: ..., chief giver of feasts, with his tall blades red from the battle which all men remember."
25: ...t Cadoc, the Christian leader, had magical powers traditionally ascribed to [[Druids]] and of sufficient inte... - 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.... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...rmally has a one-way [[valve]] which prevents air from returning via the supply. Every bagpipe has a [...
18: ...t exceptions, including the Italian Zampogna, the French Musette du Cour, and several varieties of Sco...
23: ...Proscription]], and the entire myth seems to stem from the letterpress of Donald MacDonald's Martial M...
25: ...]] for "[[Scots Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Robert...
27: ...odern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the [[angl... - Ancient Greek theatre (7531 bytes)
3: ... or '''Greek Drama''' is a [[theatre|theatrical]] tradition that flourished in [[ancient Greece]] between c....
7: ...], the Greek god of [[fertility]] and wine. This tradition is probably accurate, since Athenian drama occurr...
9: ... the Dionysia each year. The dithyrambs began as frenzied [[improvisation]]s. In the 600s BC, the poe...
17: ...have complete plays that survive extant. All are from Athens. They are the tragic writers [[Aeschylu...
21: ... Comedy|New Comedy]]. The only extant playwright from the period is [[Menander]]. One of New Comedy'... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
20: ...ost recently during her [[2004]] state visit to [[France]] to commemorate the centenary of the [[Enten...
29: ...7]], when she accompanied her parents to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast t...
33: ...t-great-grandmother. They are also both descended from [[Christian IX of Denmark]] (she being a great-...
38: ...] [[1996]]) [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Frances Spencer]] ([[1961]]–[[1997]]); married...
55: ...e's health declined during [[1951]] and Elizabeth frequently stood in for him at public events. She vi... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
1: ...) was [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Queen of Jerusalem]] from [[1186]] to 1190. She was the eldest daughter o...
5: ...ent Sibylla was taught scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla would ...
7: ...ear, leaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Baldwin V...
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... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... remembered for her attempt to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]]. To ...
13: ... who presumably would have contracted the disease from Mary's father. Whether or not he had the disea...
15: ..., [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well a...
17: ...ovided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second son, [[Henry, Duke of Orl顮s]...
19: ... with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
11: ... Wales|HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]]. From her marriage in [[1981]] to her divorce in [[19...
15: From the time of her [[engagement]] to the Prince of...
22: ...h; a great-grandmother was the American heiress [[Frances Work]] — she was also a descendant of ...
27: [[Image:princessdi.jpg|frame|right]] - Aleksandra Lisowska (1848 bytes)
9: ...n five children and, in an astonishing break with tradition, eventually became his wife, leading to one of he...
11: ...engage in several major works of public building, from [[Mecca]] to [[Jerusalem]], and the first to en... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...VII]]. She was guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
4: ... [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] and [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was born at the...
13: ...as flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she preferred to speak Germ...
15: ... was decided that Maria-Antonia should be sent to France to marry the dauphin.
17: ...arewell, my dearest child. Do so much good to the French people that they can say that I have sent the... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
27: ...first [[African American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the se...
31: ...isor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female ...
37: ...air]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-American [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing...
41: ...Experience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ri...
43: ...s [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
10: ...aharaja's heir and successor as per the [[Hindu]] tradition, the British rulers rejected Rani's claim that Da...
15: ...hunath Singh]] and [[Deewan Jawahar Singh]]. Many from the local population volunteered for service in...
19: ... allies captured the fortress city of [[Gwalior]] from the [[Sindhia]] rulers, who were British allies...
27: *The administration of Undivided India passed on from the East India Company to the British crown.
31: ...i/timeline.html]- for a presentation of Timeline, from the birth Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, until her... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on ot...
19: ...to have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...an aspiring young actor, [[Frank O'Connor (actor)|Frank O'Connor]], who caught her eye. The two were m...
24: ...]] by Scalara Films, [[Rome]], despite resistance from the [[Italy|Italian]] government under [[Benito...
33: ... the infamous [[Red Scare]], Rand testified as a "friendly witness" before the [[House Committee on Un... - 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 ...
14: ...ar [[Newport, County Mayo|Newport]]. According to tradition they married under [[Brehon law]] 'for one year c...
16: [[Image:Grace2.jpg|frame|left|The meeting of Grace O'Malley and Queen E...
18: == Attack from Galway == - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ...hodox Christian churches, are based on [[faith]], traditions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations...
13: ... 5:2), some 80 or 90 miles (about 130 kilometers) from Nazareth; and while there they found shelter in...
15: ...|Matt. 1:21]]), because he was to save his people from their sins. This was followed by the presentat...
19: ...Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly disappears from the historical biblical accounts, although it i...
23: == Roman and Eastern Orthodox traditions == - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...ead and how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or may not have been the [[f...
12: [[Image:AdamAndEve fx.png|200px|thumb|right|Traditional woodblock print portraying Adam and Eve in the ...
15: ... Garden of Eden to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of t...
17: ...r tradition made into Satan) to eat the forbidden fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, for "the se...
20: ...[[Jesus]] was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[hu...
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