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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ...]] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". Th...
21: ..., which then became the only European capital outside of Europe. Since there was no physical space nor...
23: ...med the independence of Brazil in [[1822]], he decided to keep Rio de Janeiro as the capital of his ne...
25: ...the territorial center were considered, until president [[Juscelino Kubitschek]] was elected in [[1955...
27: ..., for administrative and political reasons, a presidential decree known as ''A Fus㯧' (The Fusion) re... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...e United States]], and the first Presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of oppos...
7: ...idential]] candidate, but he lost (see [[U.S. presidential election, 1856]]) to [[James Buchanan]].
11: ...]] to [[1881]]. He died of [[peritonitis]] in a [[hotel]] in [[New York City]].
13: ...nty, Colorado|Colorado]], [[Fremont County, Idaho|Idaho]], [[Fremont County, Iowa|Iowa]] and [[Fremont...
22: ...e)''| after=[[Abraham Lincoln]]| years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1856|1856]] (lost)}} - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
15: ...e. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmot...
23: ...nada]], but their mother the Queen refused to consider this, saying, "The children could not possibly ...
27: ...been taught together with other students. It is said that she greatly enjoyed this and that this exper...
35: ...ter their wedding Philip and Elizabeth took up residence at [[Clarence House]], London. On [[14 Novem...
55: ...e country at the moment of succession. [[Treetops Hotel]] where she went up a princess and came down a qu... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
15: ...d emulated for her high-profile involvement in [[AIDS]] issues and the international campaign against ...
22: ...ustody of her children, but Lord Althorp's rank, aided by Lady Althorp's mother's testimony against he...
24: ... At age 16 she briefly attended [[Institut Alpin Videmanette]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]...
30: ...urma|Lord Mountbatten of Burma]], any potential bride had to have an aristocratic background, could no...
32: ... the Young England [[kindergarten]] in [[Knightsbridge]]. [[Buckingham Palace]] announced the [[engage... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
31: ... increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic growth occur...
38: She did well at school, going on to a girls' [[grammar sc...
41: ...950]] she was the youngest woman Conservative candidate but fought in the [[safe seat|safe]] Labour se...
43: ...of Commons|House of Commons]]. Unusually, her [[maiden speech]] was made in support of her [[Private M...
47: ... and she voted in favour of the principle of [[David Steel]]'s Bill to legalise [[abortion]]. However ... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
5: She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. ...
12: ...ived. She died at the age of 61 in London of a [[kidney]] [[ailment]] and was [[interred]] in [[Highga...
15: ... finissent pas''... Now in this vast ugliness resides a most powerful beauty which, in a very few min...
19: Eliot's most famous work, ''[[Middlemarch]]'', is a turning point in the history of...
21: ...els, and political crisis is at the heart of ''[[Middlemarch]]''. By the time of ''[[Daniel Deronda]]... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
11: ...ged the support of [[Charles Villiers]], then president of the [[Poor Law Board]]. This led to her ac...
19: ...e met [[Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea|Sidney Herbert]], a brilliant politician who had been...
27: ...re sent to the Crimea, with the authorisation of Sidney Herbert.
35: ...an accident. Following this episode she used a solid Russian-built carriage, with waterproof hood and ...
45: ...[http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=63468] or [[myalgic encephalitis]] [http://member... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...lic for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professional Widow]]", her sole single to reach number one on the ...
10: ...arted working with other artists (including Stan Ridgway of [[Wall of Voodoo]], [[Sandra Bernhard]] an...
13: ... desolation of "Me and a Gun", which received considerable critical attention. When the album was rele...
16: ...he album included "More Pink", a collection of B-Sides including a cover of the [[Joni Mitchell]] song...
20: ...t Plant]], contributed the song "Down by the Seaside" to the [[Led Zeppelin]] tribute album ''[[Encom... - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
11: ...Gestapo had not been anxious to get on the wrong side of Krystyna's aunt and of the aunt's relation, t...
26: Krystyna now spent an appreciable hiatus, sidelined from substantial action. Her situation wou...
30: ... [[Gestapo]]. Krystyna — under the assumed identity of "Pauline Armand" — parachuted into...
34: ...she and her comrades had made good their escape, did it hit home: "What have I done! They could have...
38: ...had saved at Digne, wrote in his [[1954]] book ''Hide and Seek'', dedicated "To the memory of Christin... - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
11: ...sexual orientation]]. Her brother's [[biography]] identifies her as such, but since the book is unauth...
13: ...resident of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] to impress Foster.
41: *''[[The Hotel New Hampshire]]'' (1984)
49: *''[[Freaky Friday]]'' (1976)
67: *{{imdb name|id=0000149|name=Jodie Foster}} - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
17: ...h his in a much publicized romance, and she was said to have left him standing at the altar when she c...
21: ...ancé¬ John Gilbert, whose popularity was waning, did not fare as well after the advent of sound and hi...
23: ... an all star cast in ''[[Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel]]'' ([[1932 in film|1932]]).
25: ...lm|1934]]) with former co-star John Gilbert. [[David O. Selznick]] wanted her cast as the dying heires...
31: Greta Garbo was considered one of the most glamorous movie stars of the ... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
9: ... "sweet revenge". In her acceptance speech, she said "I would like to thank Jack Warner for his faith ...
13: ...er of Eloise, the moppet who lives at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in [[New York City]]. In [[2004]], she lent her...
17: Dame Julie's career is said to have suffered from [[typecasting (acting)|type... - Laura Serrano (2835 bytes)
3: She began boxing at the [[Universidad Autonoma Nacional]] of [[Mexico City]], where s...
5: ...n's boxing]] undercard ever held at the [[Aladdin Hotel and Casino]] in [[Las Vegas]].
7: Serrano would soon begin a fight outside the ring, because she was supposed to box on the... - Mosaic (6524 bytes)
5: ...art of '''The Great Pavement''', a Roman mosaic laid in AD 325 at Woodchester, Gloucestershire, Englan...
16: ...illustration, right'') to [[Dura-Europas]]. Splendid mosaic floors distinguished luxurious Roman villa...
22: ... a sort of doormat as the sole of the shoe is considered unclean in [[Islamic]] countries and the act ...
28: ...on''' involves directly placing (gluing) the individual [[tessera]]e onto the supporting surface. This...
36: ...domes, as the properties of a curved wall make it ideal for taking advantage of lighting conditions to... - Nile (13738 bytes)
12: The Nile is usually considered the longest river in the world, but whether t...
24: ...although the lake itself has feeder rivers of considerable size from the other [[Great Lakes (Africa)|...
42: ...ta]], is the [[eponym]] of all river deltas worldwide. Enrichment from Nile sediments carried eastward...
48: ...y]], when [[John Hanning Speke]] was the first to identify it as Lake Victoria. Various earlier expedi...
52: ...venture with an [[IMAX]] camera and two handheld video cams, sharing their story in the IMAX film "''[... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>18th President</td></tr>
16: ...'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>
22: ...sh;[[1877]]) [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]].
24: ...ed by historians to be one of America's worst presidents, who led an administration plagued by severe ...
32: ...ion, Grant adopted the form of his new name with middle initial only, never acknowledging that the "S"... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Equator]] and 59? west of the [[Prime Meridian]], about 434.5 km (270 miles) northeast of [[V...
3: ...are also dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
9: ...bs—like the Arawak and the Salodoid-Barrancoid—lived in isolation on the island.
15: ...o the main commercial enterprise, Barbados was divided into large plantation estates which replaced th...
25: ...f Nations|Commonwealth]], with a ceremonial [[president]] replacing the Queen. - Guatemala (8475 bytes)
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8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Guatemala flag large.png|125p...
9: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:GUAcoat.jpg|Guatemala Coat of...
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12: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Media:GUAcoat.jpg|Full size]]) - Egyptian pyramids (20601 bytes)
1: ...mage:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom ...
3: ...and where the Sun rises. Egyptians built the pyramids on the west bank of the River Nile. They believe...
7: ...amidDatePalms.JPG|left|222px|thumb|The Great Pyramid of Giza in a 19th century photo]]
11: ...ramids, it is not understood why if Egyptian pyramids were built as "tombs and tombs only" as Egyptolo...
13: ...on on a massive scale was reduced, and later pyramids were smaller, less well built and often hastily ... - Luxor (8772 bytes)
3: :''See also the [[Luxor Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]],...
7: ... for touring [[Upper Egypt]], and is a popular holiday destination, both in its own right and as a sta...
13: ...r a debate in metaphysics. And yet, on the other side of the river, the supreme masters of [[Kemet]] &...
16: .... One Hittite prince even came to marry with the widow of [[Tutankhamun]], the notorious [[Ankhesenamu...
18: ...any more, but rather the whole city was to be considered as an entire mausoleum and therefore venerate...
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