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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ell as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese c...
7: ... craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the ...
11: ...ou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...ou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ([[Chinese language|C...
18: ...0 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have been alleged ... - 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... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...ia]] and [[Queen of Ireland]]. Prior to her accession, she was also [[Princess of Wales]], [[Duke of C...
5: ...f for formal events, Queen Mary's valuable collection of jewels built up over her years as queen are n...
11: ...ks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying in [[Florence]], [[Italy]...
13: In [[1885]], the Tecks returned to [[London]] and were give...
40: The Duchess of York was not considered to be emotionally attached to her children. The royal nanny lo... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
5: Her conversion to Theosophy came after reading ''[[The Secret D...
9: ...cal Society in [[1907]] upon the death of the previous president [[Henry Steel Olcott]].
11: ...conversion to Buddhism in Ceylon, and their promotion of Buddhist revival activities on the subcontine...
13: ...re with his father and brother for a few months prior to this. This discovery started years of upheav...
23: * The Law Of Population (1877) - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: '''Isak Dinesen''' ([[April 17]], [[1885]] – [[September 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen ...
5: ...She began publishing fiction in various Danish periodicals in 1905 under the pen name ''Osceola''. Her...
7: ...ined in Kenya and continued to operate the plantation until the collapse of the coffee market in 1931 ...
9: ...multaneously in Danish and English, mostly collections of short stories; she also wrote a novel entitl...
11: She died in Rungsted, apparently from malnutrition. She had suffered for many years from [[syphili... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
1: ...|right|250px|Christine de Pizan, showing the interior of an apartment at the end of the 14th or commen...
2: ... the norm for centuries rather than Pizan's invention.
4: ...d, and Pizan became a court writer employed by various ducal and Royal households, in order to support...
5: ...of Ladies]]'', written in [[1405]], and its companion, [[The Book of the Three Virtues]]. She also wro...
7: ==Biography== - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
8: ...ame year that she posed for ''City Dance.'' In [[1885]] Renoir painted her portrait again as ''Girl Bra...
14: ...andscapes that are noted for their strong composition and vibrant colors. She was, however, best known...
18: ... relationship with Valadon would be the only relationship of the kind in his life, leaving him, he sai...
20: ...he [[Soci鴩 Nationale des Beaux-Arts]]. A perfectionist, Valadon worked for 13 years on her oil paint...
24: ...wear a corsage of carrots, kept a goat in her studio to "eat up her bad drawings", and fed caviar to h... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
5: ==Biography==
7: ...ining the tastes of audience through her presentation of works by earlier composers including those of...
9: ...ption of four seasons, until [[1882]]; and from [[1885]] to [[1888]] she appeared each year. In [[1878]...
14: ...]] with violin and cello, and three Romances for violin and piano. Inspired by her husbands birthday, ...
17: ... An Appreciation''. Mcgraw-Hill College; 3rd edition (August 1, 1997) ISBN 0070365210 - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
2: ...mage:Galanthus_nivalis.jpg|200px|Snowdrop]] | caption = Common Snowdrop}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Liliopsida]]}}
14: ...l [[genus]] of about 20 species in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Amaryllidaceae]] that are the fir...
18: ...seeds sown either when ripe, or in spring. Professional growers and keen amateurs also use such method... - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
3: ...th Virginia Wallace Truman''' ([[February 13]], [[1885]] – [[October 18]], [[1982]]), often known ...
5: ...ved to town in 1890, always kept his first impression of her -- "golden curls" and "the most beautiful...
9: ...come to expect a candidate's wife to do. His election to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in 1934 t...
11: ...n, she did only what was necessary. While the mansion was rebuilt during the second term, the Trumans ...
13: .... The press conference consisted of written questions in advance of which the replies (also on paper)... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
3: ...er the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], the President is also the [[head of governmen...
7: ...ffice is widely emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
12: ...f the United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and h...
14: ...sh Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend thi...
16: ...ge W. Bush]] will become the fourth at the completion of his current term in 2008. - John Adams (18716 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
20: ==Biography==
22: ...r, a farmer, also named John, was a fourth-generation descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[...
24: ...s undertook to write out, at length, his recollections of this scene; it is instructive to compare the...
26: ...4]]–[[1818]]), the daughter of a [[Congregational]] minister at [[Weymouth]], Massachusetts. The... - 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>
11: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</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 ... - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...' ([[March 23]], [[1823]]–[[January 13]], [[1885]]) was a [[United States House of Representatives...
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: {{succession box | title=[[Speaker of the United States House...
14: ...[[Henry Wilson]] | years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1868|1868]] (won)}} - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
3: | image name=chester a arthur illustration.3.jpg
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1885]]
18: ...of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...called "Elegant Arthur" for his commitment to fashionable attire. He kept 80 pairs of pants in his wa... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
9: [[March 4]], [[1885]] – [[March 3]], [[1889]]<br>
12: [[Chester A. Arthur]] ([[1885]])<br>
22: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
25: [[Thomas A. Hendricks]] ([[1885]], [[List of leaders who died in office|died in o... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: '''Madagascar''' is an [[island]] [[nation]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast...
10: national_motto = Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fa...
11: image_map = LocationMadagascar.png |
12: national_anthem = ''Ry Tanindraza nay malala &...
24: population_estimate = 17,501,871 | - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
13: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[Image:LocationTurkmenistan.png]]
15: | '''[[National anthem]]'''
30: ...p;– Total (2002)<br/> – [[Population density|Density]]
31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 113th]]<br/> 4,603,244<br/> 9.4...
34: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[October 27]], [[1991]]<br/> (... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
13: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
15: ...nter colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEritrea.png|Location of Eritrea]]
29: | '''[[Population]]'''<br /> - Estimated ([[2005]])<br />&nbs...
30: ...<br /> 38/km² ([[List of countries by population density|135th]])
36: | From [[Ethiopia]]<br /> [[May 29]], [[1991]]<br /> [... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
3: ...tic diversity is reflected in its complex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|political history]].
13: ...acht maakt macht; [[French language|French]]: L'union fait la force; [[German language|German]]: Einig...
15: ...ound:#f9f9f9;" | [[image:LocationBelgium.png|Location of Belgium]]
30: ...<br> - Total ([[2002]]) <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
31: |[[List of countries by population|Ranked 77th]] <br>10,309,725<br>338/km²
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