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- Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: ...each, California]], [[United States]], she is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players and ...
9: ... of several [[AIDS]] charities. King currently resides in New York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy M... - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
2: ...He claimed to command more than 1,000 men and provided them as troops for the [[Battle of New Orleans ...
4: Lafitte was a colorful character, said to have been born in [[France]]. He engaged in [[...
15: His later years are obscure; a man many said was Lafitte died in [[Yucatan]].
21: ...h there are unsubstantiated legends that Lafitte hid treasure in the area of the lake. - Jean Fouquet (2536 bytes)
12: ...unt Wilczek]], and of [[Jouvenal des Ursins]], besides a portrait drawing in [[crayon]]; whilst an aut...
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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... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explore...
75: *[[Alexandra David-Néel]], (1868-1969), French explorer, visited [[...
83: *[[David Douglas]], Scottish explorer, botanist
104: ...s Republican Party|Republican]] nominee for [[President of the United States]]
129: ...[Dutch East India Company|VOC]] captain, charted mid-western coast of [[Australia]] - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
7: ...hilosophy]] has a long history. Conventionally divided into three large eras - the Ancient, Medieval a...
10: Western Philosophy is generally said to begin in the Greek cities of western Asia Mino...
12: ...g parts), the [[Eleatic School|Eleatics]] [[Parmenides]] and [[Zeno of Elea|Zeno]] (All is One and cha...
14: ...ere respected members of society, and were well paid by their students. It's also well known that orat...
16: ...rying to determine whether anyone had a very good idea what they were talking about, especially when t... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
6: ...iled on a voyage around the world under [[Louis Isidore Duperrey|Captain Duperrey]], and brought home ...
16: ...killed with his wife and son in a [[railroad]] accident near [[Meudon]], France. He is buried in the [... - Treasury (1846 bytes)
7: ...ponsible for government [[procurement]], policy guidelines for [[commonwealth]], [[statutory authories... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democrati...
24: * [[1939]] - [[World War II]]: U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosev...
27: * [[1952]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1952]]: [[United States Republica...
34: ... Democrat Party|Democrat]] [[Jimmy Carter]] by a wide margin.
61: *[[1932]] - [[Thomas Klestil]], president of Austria (d. [[2004]]) - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815) - 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...
60: ...rs she dislikes the Palace as a residence and considers [[Windsor Castle]], west of London, to be her ... - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
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38: | width="40%" align="center" | '''[[List of Castilian m...
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41: | width="40%" align="center" | '''[[List of Castilian m... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
17: ...th England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary should marry either Fran...
19: ...with Catherine void and the marriage with Anne valid. Since the [[Pope Clement VII|Pope]] had previou...
21: ...s marriage to Catherine was officially null and void from the beginning. She lost the dignity of a Pr...
23: ...and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence.
26: ... household, and the Lady Mary was permitted to reside in royal palaces. Henry's sixth and last wife, ... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
9: ...([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
19: ...ngly opposed the marriage proposition, went into hiding in [[Stirling Castle]], where preparations wer...
24: ...ston in solemn procession to the Chapel Royal. Inside, Lord Livingston brought Mary forward to the alt...
26: Quickly, Cardinal [[David Beaton]] put the Coronation Oath to her, which Lo...
31: ...part soon after Mary's coronation. The betrothal did not sit well with the Scots, especially since Hen... - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
5: ...k the throne, triumphant about her bloodless and widely supported coup d'etat. Six months later, on [[...
13: ... law and encouraged education for the nobles and middle class.
17: ...ita Ivanovich Panin|Nikita Panin]], exercised considerable influence from the beginning of her reign. ...
21: ...atherine made Russia the dominant power in the [[Middle East]] after her [[Russo-Turkish War, 1768-177...
27: ...[[War in Defense of the Constitution]], Russia divided all of the Commonwealth territory with Prussia ... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...mage:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31...
5: ...while also examining [[philosophy|philosophical]] ideas relating to [[free will]]. He is also known as...
10: Diderot's earliest included a translation of Stanyan'...
14: ...stration of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot felt his way round any subject that he approa... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ... to circumnavigate the globe; [[Francis Bacon]] laid out his philosophical and political views; and En...
16: ...ges of treason (adultery against the King was considered treason), incest with her elder brother, and ...
18: ... relationship with Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appoin...
20: ...'s enormous weight. However, from her father she did inherit her red hair.
25: ...ly into London, her half-sister Elizabeth at her side. - 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... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
47: ...ing much the same attitudes and positions of her widely detested predecessor epitomised in the activis...
51: ... herself failed to hold onto her [[Vancouver]] [[riding]]. This was despite the Convervatives having ...
63: ... General of the organization's secretariat in Madrid.
65: ...day, in addition to her duties at the Club of Madrid. She also is the director of several publicly tra...
67: ...sts against [[President of United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] visiting Canada [http://w... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
3: ...tical party at the time, being appointed vice president of the party in [[1972]]. On [[January 2]], [[... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
6: ... trader Eliasz Luxemburg III and his wife Line (maiden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and wa...
10: ...of [[form of government|forms of state]]), the [[Middle Ages]] and economic and stock exchange crises.
19: ...e wanted the Revisionists to leave the SPD. This did not take place, but at least [[Karl Kautsky]]'s p...
21: ...a [[general strike]] to rouse the workers into solidarity and prevent war, but the party leadership re...
27: ...ts was the later leader of the SPD, the first president of the [[Weimar Republic]] [[Friedrich Ebert]]... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
12: ...cal assignment covering [[George McGovern]]'s presidential campaign. This led to a position in a New Y...
23: ...ash;on [[September 3]], [[2000]] she married [[David Bale]], father of actor [[Christian Bale]]. Howev... - Ninon de l'Enclos (3420 bytes)
6: ...ng, but it was really only an aspect of the clear idea that drove her actions: she was determined to r...
14: ...sted her gatherings at l'h? Sagonne, which is considered "the" location of the salon of Ninon de l'Enc...
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