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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...e use of the variant spelling ''M骩co'', see section [[#The name|The name]] below) is a [[country]] l...
14: image_map = LocationMexico.png |
15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci
16: ...nguage|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]''... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...on Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I presume.''"
6: ...ter he later married, and joined the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a minister.
8: ... into [[South Africa]] because of [[Boer]] opposition. It was during this time that Livingstone made ...
12: ...lar, Livingstone was a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa.
14: ...is travels. At this time he resigned from the missionary society to which he belonged. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader
74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a...
91: ...aharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam
95: ...], (born 1969), British women's boxing world champion - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
1: [[Image:george_eliot.jpg|thumb|right|George Eliot]]
3: ...''', better known by the [[pen name]] '''George Eliot''' ([[22 November]] [[1819]] - [[22 December]] [...
5: ...rutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with [[George Henry Lewes]].
7: ==Biography==
8: ...[George Henry Lewes]] in an extramarital cohabitation. - Ouida (1938 bytes)
5: ... poverty on [[January 25]], [[1908]], in [[Viareggio]], [[Italy]].
7: ==Bibliography==
16: * ''Held in Bondage'' (1863) (first published with the title ''Granville de V... - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
2: ...bolitionism|abolitionist]], [[Prohibition|prohibitionist]], [[Secret agent|spy]], [[prisoner of war]],...
4: ==Biography==
6: ...r of Alvah and Vesta Walker, she believed the fashions of the day, which included such binding clothin...
10: ...n)" by the Army of the Cumberland in September, [[1863]], becoming the first ever female U.S. Army Surge...
12: ...s later appointed assistant surgeon of the 52nd Ohio Infantry. During this service, she frequently cr... - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...ed into the ''Conservatoire de Musique et D飬amation'' by the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatr...
6: ...States]]. She soon developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the title, "The Divin...
8: ...culpting herself, as well as modelling for [[Antonio de La Gandara]]. She was also to publish a series...
10: ...(he married a Polish princess, Maria Jablonowska, 1863-1914). Later lovers included several artists ([[...
12: ...went on to star in eight motion pictures and two biographical films in all. The latter included ''Sara... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
1: ...|Pyramids]] have become a symbol of Cairo internationally]]
2: ...iro is the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in ...
6: ...e city. The planet Mars, asssociated with destruction was called "Al Najm Al Qahir" in Arabic, from wh...
10: ...umb|200px|right|Average temperature and precipitations in Cairo]]
14: ...ree branches into the low-lying [[Nile Delta]] region. - War (7002 bytes)
1: ... action]]''' (see [[War#Limitations on war|limitations on war]] below). War is contrasted with [[peace...
6: ...mploy [[standing army|standing armies]]. Organization and structure has since been central to warfare,...
8: ...a central role in the evolution of warfare. Inventions created for warfare have also played an importa...
14: ...moral and no war should ever be fought. This position was forcefully defended by the Indian leader [[M...
16: ...he [[Second World War]], combined with the unquestioned horror of [[nuclear war]] have contributed to ... - Nile (13738 bytes)
8: ...Greek name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (Αιγυπτος), wh...
14: ...n to 3.4 million km² (1.1 million to 1.3 million mile²).
20: ...quatorial East Africa, and the Blue Nile, from Ethiopia. Both branches formed on the western flanks o...
30: ...the rest of the year the great rivers draining Ethiopia to the Nile (Sobat, Blue Nile, and Atbara) flo...
36: ...int north, the Nile diminishes because of evaporation. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ....S. presidential election, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King...
20: ...eton Pierce]] fell apart. He destroyed his reputation by declaring support for the [[Confederate State...
22: ... In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad luck."
25: ... who became a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, state militia general, and two... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
44: ...|seceded]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup...
46: ...f the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential campaign]].
48: ...e stage for the complete abolition of the institution.
50: ... is criticized by some for overstepping the traditional bounds of executive power. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Ulysses S. Grant'''</font></caption>
10: ...'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Point Pleasant, Ohio]]</td></tr>
14: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>[[General]]</td></tr>
22: ...sh; [[July 23]], [[1885]]) was a [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and ...
24: ...ration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corruption]]. - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
6: ...in [[1863]]. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1868]], having become the Republican nomine...
8: ...[1872]], owing to charges of corruption in connection with the [[Cr餩t Mobilier of America scandal]].
13: ...heodore Medad Pomeroy]] | years=[[December 7]], [[1863]] – [[March 3]], [[1865]];<br>[[December 4]...
14: ...[[Henry Wilson]] | years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1868|1868]] (won)}}
15: {{succession box | title=[[Vice President of the United State... - William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
33: ! [[Profession]]:
46: ...was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in [[1867]] and [[1868]], and was elected to th...
48: Wheeler was not a candidate for reelection, having been nominated in [[1876]] as the Republ...
51: ...hester A. Arthur]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1876|1876]] (won)}}
52: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...y of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,341,000.
3: ... a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to little more than a small ...
11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the founding o...
18: === Foundation === - Australia (39438 bytes)
6: image_map =LocationAustralia.png|290px|
7: national_motto =None (formerly Advance Australia)|
12: government_type=[[Constitutional monarchy|Const. monarchy]]|
19: population_estimate = 20,180,878|
20: population_estimate_year = 2004| - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...as the cradle of [[Western world|Western civilization]] and the birthplace of [[democracy]], Greece ha...
8: | align=center width=130 | ([[Flag of Greece|National Flag]]) || align=center width=130px |
11: | colspan=2 align=center | <small>''National [[motto]]:'' ΕΛΕΥΘ	...
13: ...colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationGreece.png]]
27: ...ensity|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,665,989<br/>82/km²
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