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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ... Unidos Mexicanos'' ; regarding the use of the variant spelling ''M骩co'', see section [[#The name|Th...
18: official_languages = [[Spanish Language|Spanish]] |
33: population_census_year = 2000 |
64: ...s, sculpture, architecture, engraving, feather-mosiac work, the invention of the calendar, were due to...
66: ...], marked the beginning of the 300 year-long colonial period of Mexico as [[New Spain]]. - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...oresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
13: ... Portuguese explorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Vespucci]] in January of 1501. Since t...
15: ...nies, and Europe. Fortresses were built and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend...
19: ...lvador da Bahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved t...
21: The city remained mostly a colonial capital until [[1808]], when the Portuguese Roya... - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...igration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ... store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civil...
14: ...inherited rulership was established during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in...
16: === Xia Dynasty ===
18: ... BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...ition to slavery. He was born in [[Savannah, Georgia]].
7: ...ial]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
9: ...re-appointed to a different post (in [[West Virginia]]), but lost several battles and resigned his pos...
13: ... also named after him, such as [[Fremont, California]] and [[Fremont, Nebraska]]. [[Fremont Peak]] in...
15: ...orship in scientific names|botanical author abbreviation]] '''Frém.''' is applied to plants he descri... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]], a distance readily surpassing th...
6: ...ormation for his adventures. The title of this intial manuscript may be translated as ''A Gift to Thos...
8: ...mes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he sa...
15: ...mple – and the Mameluke authorities put special effort into keeping the journey safe for pilgrim...
17: ...ing the 800 miles from Damascus to [[Medina]], burial place of [[Muhammad]]. After four days, he then ... - Steel (28384 bytes)
3: ..., with [[carbon]] being the primary alloying material. Carbon acts as a hardening agent, preventing ir...
5: ...which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more r...
8: ...e]]. Iron oxide is a soft [[sandstone]]-like material with limited uses on its own. Iron is extracted ...
11: ...r '''α-iron''', a fairly soft metallic material that can dissolve only a small concentration of ...
15: ... into martensite, by contrast, occurs almost immediately, due to a lower activation energy. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...the year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich ...
9: ... of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
10: ...nt (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
11: ...shington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ... Tanganyika]] where it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's n...
13: official_languages = [[Kirundi language|Kirundi]] a...
53: ...er a [[United Nations]] Trust Territory under Belgian administrative authority following [[World War I...
54: ...rundi from Rwanda in 17th century; other, more reliable sources, suggest that Ntare came from Buha, in...
58: ...ern Burundi. In response to the attack, the Burundian government issued arrest warrants for the FNL le... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
16: ...ally became syndicated on [[August 1]], [[1988]] via a company called Premiere Broadcasting. Limbaugh ...
20: ... his dramatic pauses to make room for more commercials.
22: ... a political symbol as he was a broadcaster, comedian, and political satirist. In [[1992]], President...
28: ...onality of the Year, given by the [[National Association of Broadcasters]]. He was inducted into Broad...
30: ...irment|deafness]] in his left [[ear]] and substantial hearing loss in his right ear. He also revealed ... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...eta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62)]]
3: ...g]]. Generally, she was one of the best loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow Germans in th...
7: ...r of [[Peter the Great]] and [[Catherine I of Russia|Martha Skavronskaya]], was born at [[Kolomenskoye...
9: ...s, however, and at a later day picked up some Italian, German and Swedish, and could converse in these...
11: ...] revolted against any such alliance. Other connubial speculations foundered on the personal dislike o... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
22: | [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] <br>now the [[Czech Republic]]
35: ... [[May 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]], now in the [[Czech Republic]]), [[United State...
40: ...rsity]], and her Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law and Governm...
44: ...nternational Center for Scholars at the [[Smithsonian Institution]] following an international competi...
51: ...rnational affairs, U.S. [[foreign policy]], [[Russia]]n foreign policy, and [[Central Europe|Central]]... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
6: ...is the daughter of General [[Aung San]], who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] ...
10: ...r. In that year, the long-time leader of the [[socialist]] ruling party, General [[Ne Win]], stepped d...
16: ...her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], the B...
18: ...2002]], following secret confidence-building negotiations led by the [[United Nations]], she was relea...
19: ... would be extended. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4064211.stm (BBC)] - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
13: | [[Brian Mulroney]]
22: | [[Port Alberni, British Columbia]]
25: | [[politician]]
31: ...ven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime ...
33: ...was educated at the [[University of British Columbia]] (B.A., LL.B.) and studied towards a doctorate i... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is...
7: ...antly Irish neighbourhood on the south side of Indianapolis. Her father, Paul, served as county county...
9: ...Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a ...
13: ... develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation re... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: .... She has been the [[President of Finland]] since 2000.
7: ...and's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
8: *Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary [[1974]]–[[1975]]
10: ...rliament of Finland|parliament]] [[1979]]–[[2000]]
11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]] - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
34: ...n of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Columbia University]], writes, "Birmingham had one notably...
35: ...y of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a directi...
37: ...[[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] taught her determinati...
41: ...an classes with the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a cour...
43: ...uage|English]], she speaks [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish lan... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...U.S. Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent...
5: ...k reelection to the House of Representatives in [[2000]], but was elected to the [[United States Senate|...
7: ...trition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medic... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
29: ...foreign relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and ...
31: ...-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increase...
36: ... politics, serving as an [[Alderman]] (while officially described as '[[Whig|Liberal]] Independent', i...
38: ...rman of the [[Oxford University Conservative Association]] in [[1946]], the third woman to hold the po...
41: ...r|Mark]] were born. On returning to work, she specialised in tax issues. - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
6: ... an education center for workers' rights and [[racial equality]].
17: While few historians doubt Park's contribution to the civil rights m...
32: ...Image:Parkstoday.jpg|frame|Rosa Parks in the year 2000]]
45: ...ong ''[[Rosa Parks (song)|Rosa Parks]]''. The initial lawsuit was dismissed. Parks' caretakers hired l...
47: ...s were pursuing the case based on their own financial interest. - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
1: [[Image:Steinem.jpg|right|thumb|195px| Gloria Steinem.]]
2: '''Gloria Steinem''' (born [[March 25]], [[1934]]) is a [[U...
5: ...h her mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, Gloria cared for her ill mother and helped to support th...
8: ...e graduated in [[1956]] and left to study in [[India]] for two years.
12: ...ng this time she toured the country with the brilliant lawyer [[Florynce Rae Kennedy | Florynce Rae ("...
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