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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
10: *[[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957) - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
1: ...|H.I.M. Ekaterina I, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias]]
3: ...s also co-ruler from [[1724]] until his death in the next year.
5: ...ork in the laundry of the regiment which captured her.
7: ...]] and changed her name to Ekaterina Alexeevna. She married Peter in [[February]] of [[1712]] and bor...
9: *Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna ([[1708]]-[[1728]]) - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ...usin, [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], of the [[House of Hanover]].
10: ...e used to ensure that Scotland would co-operate. The [[Act of Union 1707]] (which united England and S...
12: ...gh]], who led the English armies in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
15: ...advisors. Jennings later married John Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough), who would later beco...
17: ...ce to [[Anglicanism]]; James II continued to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious a... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...pg|thumb|right|200px|'''Victoria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empr...
7: ...Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ... [[House of Hanover]]; her successor belonged to the [[House of Windsor|House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]].
12: ...ince of Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on ...
14: ...er educator was the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]]. - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (2468 bytes)
2: ...g [[William III of Orange|William of Orange]] to the British throne and was rewarded with an earldom.
4: ...maining work, and she was often in conflict with the architect, [[John Vanbrugh|Sir John Vanbrugh]].
6: ... of Wales]]. The Duchess remained friendly with the prince and his family, however, even after this p...
8: ...r=[[Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset|The Duchess of Somerset]] | years=1704–1710}}
11: ...of [[Sir Winston Churchill]] and a descendant of the original Sarah. - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
1: ...' or '''double bassoon''' is a larger version of the [[bassoon]] sounding an octave lower. Its techni...
3: *The reed is considerably larger, at 70-75 mm in total...
4: ...rent, particularly at the register change and in the extreme high range.
5: ...neck. A wider hand position is also required, as the primary finger keys are widely spaced.
6: ...derably more air volume required in playing, and the instrument does not respond as quickly. - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...ish language name for Finland is '''Suomi.''' In the Swedish language it is '''Finland'''.
18: |'''[[Capital]]''' || [[Helsinki]]
20: |'''Largest City''' || [[Helsinki]]
40: | '''[[National anthem]]''' || [[Maamme|Maamme<br>/V岴 land]]
51: ... especially in the northern and eastern parts of the country. - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ins widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of nearly all [[Central America...
12: ...al_motto = ''[[Plus Ultra]]''<br>([[Latin]]: "Further Beyond") |
13: national_anthem = ''[[Marcha Real]]'' |
19: ...>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pres. of the Gov.]] |
38: established_events = | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...actical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
7: ... of language|Language]] (controversial - this is the earliest likely)
19: ... 8500 BC: [[Agriculture#History|Agriculture]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
22: * [[Animal husbandry]] in the [[Middle East]]
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]] - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...siana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: .... The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little te...
13: ...garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital.
15: ...ions in [[Acadia]] to Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not b... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
103: *[[Daniel Chester French]] (1850 - 1931)
108: *[[Henri Gaudier-Brzeska]] (1891 - 1915) - March 21 (10586 bytes)
1: ... Calendar]] (81<sup>st</sup> in [[leap year]]s). There are 285 days remaining.
5: ...as Cranmer]] is [[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]].
6: ... buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves most of the town in ruins.
7: ...800]] - With the church leadership driven out of the [[Vatican]] during an armed conflict, [[Pope Pius...
8: ...gdom|British]] and [[France|French]] forces near the ruins of [[Nicopolis]] in [[Egypt]]. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]]... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], [[1799]] &nda...
41: *[[Svante Arrhenius]] ([[Sweden]], [[1859]] – [[1927]])
42: *[[Arzachel (Al-Zarqali)]] (Muslim Spain, [[1028]] – [...
68: *[[Wilhelm Beer]] ([[Germany]], [[1797]] – [[1850]])
71: *[[Friedrich Bessel|Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]] ([[Germany]], [[1784]] – [[1846]... - History of Slovakia (43199 bytes)
1: This is the '''history of [[Slovakia]]'''.
3: ==Archeology and Prehistory==
5: ...tonian technique]], and are a potent reminder of the ancient habitation of Slovakia.
7: ...0 BCE), discovered near Gᮯvce, a village in Northern Slovakia.
9: ...ence of commercial exchanges carried out between the [[Mediterranean]] and [[Central Europe]]. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}} - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
1: {{dablink|For the singer and songwriter of the same name, see [[Voltaire (band)]].}}
4: ...riter]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...oughout his life, Voltaire sometimes implied that he came from a [[noble]] background.
10: ...other was very fond, married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] an...
12: ...], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage. - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: ... Minor (Bach)|Mass in B Minor]] and the [[St. Matthew Passion]].
7: ...ch]] became important musicians and composers in their own right. (See [[Bach family]].)
11: ... sons were expected to be apprentices to their fathers, we can assume J. S. Bach began copying music a...
13: ...demanded to know how Sebastian had come to learn them.
17: ...n. This practical experience with the innards of the instrument would provide a unique counterpoint to... - Anne Bonny (5802 bytes)
1: ...ish American]] [[pirate]] who plied her trade in the [[Caribbean]].
5: ...[plantation]]. Diligent efforts to source all of these claims continue in earnest by pirate historians...
8: ...e's family estate, but she was disowned by her father.
10: ...mer of 1718, James Bonny became an informant for the governor.
12: ..., but later Anne and Rackham escaped to live together as pirates. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
3: ...]] that lasted from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].
5: ...art of the [[French Revolution]]. In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in terms of [[i...
9: ...m the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ...civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ... replaced the [[Baroque]], then was succeeded by the [[Neoclassical]] movement.
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