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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...e city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
5: [[Image:Rio_deJaneiro_LE2002059_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of ...
7: ...de an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ... of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January ... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...s of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people toda...
7: ...l center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was fo...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
14: ...三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...l [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
2: [[Image:Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [ht...
3: ...icas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...t Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...tober]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]]. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...8th day of the year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
7: ...res [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...iam III of England|William, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
10: ...852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont...
11: ...Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...o the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages...
3: ...e growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
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38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]],... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
6: ...|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
18: ...die, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
21: *[[Abbas II]], (1874-1944), khedive of Egypt
36: ...in Abbott]], (1838-1926), British schoolmaster & theologian
46: *[[Abd-ar-rahman III]], (912-961), prince of the Ummayad dynasty in Spain - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
14: ...[Algonquian]] word ''aroughcoune'', "he who scratches with his hands". Raccoons are intelligent omnivo...
16: ...be albino. The characteristic eye colorings make the animal look like it is wearing a "bandit's mask".
18: ...od; some studies find that raccoons engage in it when water is not available.
20: ...litter will be weaned and will begin to fend for themselves. In severe winter climates, raccoons may b...
22: Raccoons have been known live up to 12 years in the wild, but most live for only a few years. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
17: *[[Adolphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
19: ...Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
34: ...s|Adams, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]]
38: ...Ansel Adams|Adams, Ansel]], (1902-1984), photographer
41: ...son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...lizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
7: ...d Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ... second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thail...
11: ...], and is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
14: ..."Princess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]] - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ... is the most listened-to radio talk show host in the United States, and has an audience estimated by A...
6: ...n [[Missouri]], had once owned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career.
8: ... he was not drafted because a physical found that he had an "inoperable [[pilonidal cyst]]" and "a [[A...
10: ...ty as Limbaugh does use a golden microphone on ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''.)
12: ...cepted a position as director of promotions with the [[Kansas City Royals]] [[baseball]] team. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...d her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoi...
9: ...uding [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth also reduced the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] fro...
13: ... [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ...ter [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 154... - 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]]. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ... that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by marriage.
13: ...emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], spawning biographies, magazine article...
15: ...or [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...and]], after being named as the "other party" in the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth's divorce.
24: ... all of her [[O-level]] examinations. At age 16 she briefly attended [[Institut Alpin Videmanette]], ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...[[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May'''''.
5: ...ary's valuable collection of jewels built up over her years as queen are now priceless.
9: ...ary Adelaide of Cambridge]], the third child and the younger daughter of [[HRH]] [[Prince Adolphus, Du...
11: ... for a time. There Princess May enjoyed visiting the [[art gallery|art galleries]], [[church]]es and [...
13: ...he Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from Mary to her aunt, who lived in [[Germany]]. - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ze for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
6: ... was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the same year.
8: ...Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Kim.
10: ...ng mother. In that year, the long-time leader of the [[socialist]] ruling party, General [[Ne Win]], s...
12: ...ered freedom if she would leave the country, but she refused. - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
1: ...00px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
3: ...mpanies during her regime and remain unresolved. Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has been implicat...
6: ...ys of [[power politics]]. Her remaining years in the United States included active participation in va...
8: ...rsy, coming in the middle of a period when her father's administration was being challenged both at ho...
11: ...ke her political presence felt in Pakistan until the death of General [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]]. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
2: |+ <font size="+1">'''The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell'''</font>
31: ...rld, after British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]].
33: ...died towards a doctorate in Soviet Government at the [[London School of Economics]].
35: ...riage, Campbell lectured in political science at the [[University of British Columbia]] and at [[Vanco...
39: ...ater she resigned from the legislature to run in the [[Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 federal el... - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
2: |+ <font size=+1>'''Helen Clark'''</font>
40: |[[27 November]] [[1999]]<br> to the present
43: The Right Honourable '''Helen Elizabeth Clark''' (born [[February 26]], [[19...
45: ... Zealand | United Future]] and 'good faith' with the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | Green Par...
47: ...turer in [[political science]]), an advocate for the arts, and a [[feminism|feminist]]. - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
27: ... that post. She was nominated by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[F...
30: ...en and then became an investigative reporter for the Miami News. Janet Reno has three younger siblings...
32: ...Women's Self Government Association]], and earned her room and board.
34: ...ad difficulty obtaining work as a lawyer because she was a woman.
36: ... Dade County State's Attorney's Office. She left the state's attorney's office in [[1976]] to become a...
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