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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]...
27: ... VIII, later Duke of Windsor]], <td>[[23 June]] [[1894]]<td>[[28 May]] [[1972]]<td> married [[Wallis Sim...
40: The Duchess of York was not considered to be emotionally attached to her children. The royal nanny lo... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
5: ...publican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Co...
9: ... legislator had served in the U.S. Senate since [[1894]], when [[Francis B. Stockbridge]] died.
11: ...nority Leader [[Tom Daschle]], who lost a re-election bid in [[South Dakota]]. Senator [[Dick Durbin]]...
15: ...cer Abraham]] | title=[[U.S. Congressional Delegations from Michigan|U.S Senator (Class 1) from Michig... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
5: ... poverty on [[January 25]], [[1908]], in [[Viareggio]], [[Italy]].
7: ==Bibliography==
17: * ''A Lemon Tree'' (1894)
28: * ''The Silver Christ'' (1894) - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
5: ...sexuality, and the tension in women's private emotions; she bridges the mutually contradictory schools...
7: === Biography ===
8: ...(This latter fact was to play on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the P...
10: ...rticularly disapproved of Marina's poetic inclination. She wished her daughter to become a [[pianist]]...
12: ...eople would have had some influence on the impressionable Marina. The children began to run wild. This... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
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...
34: ...n Limoges, France, there is a ''[[Secondary education|lyc饝]'' named Lyc饠Suzanne Valadon. This sch... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
2: '''Bessie Smith''' ([[April 15]], [[1894]] – [[September 26]] [[1937]]) in [[Chattan...
4: ==Biography==
5: ..." Theatre and by [[1920]] she had gained a reputation in the South and along the Eastern Seaboard.
7: ... was "Down Hearted Blues", a song written and previously recorded by [[Alberta Hunter]]. Working a hea...
9: ...chestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section--a musical environment that is radically differe... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
4: ==Construction==
6: ...harmonics]] by changing the air speed and lip tension. [[Valve]]s change the length of the tubing, low...
10: ==Relationship to other brass instruments==
15: The trumpet is by convention a [[transposing instrument]], pitched in several...
19: ...mpet; endurance is often limited to very short periods of playing per day. Many piccolo trumpets have... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
22: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
29: ...n between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson]] in [[1912]].
31: ...ttle imagination and seemed overwhelmed by the nation's economic problems in his second term.
33: ==Biography== - 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/> (... - Uganda (11554 bytes)
1: ...rn part of the country includes a substantial portion of [[Lake Victoria]], within which it shares bor...
3: ...ical [[Buganda]] kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capit...
11: image_map = LocationUganda.png|
12: national_motto = For God and My Country|
13: national_anthem = [[Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty]] | - Flag of Mississippi (1142 bytes)
2: ...ag|Confederate battle flag]]. It was adopted in [[1894]].
4: ...01]], the voters of the state opted to retain the 1894 flag, over a new flag that some considered less o...
8: ...edge to the state flag (from Miss. Code Ann., Section 37-13-7(1972)) is: - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...ican [[baseball]] player and [[United States]] national icon. He was one of the first five players ele...
4: ... expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of nearly all the ballparks in the major leagues...
9: Young George was known for mischievous behavior. He skipped school, ran the streets, and committ...
12: ...orge became the team's catcher. He liked the position because he was involved in every play. One day, ...
14: ...ry over the Buffalo Bisons, also of the [[International League]]. - Vermont (39851 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = VT |
36: ...nks 45th in land area (24,923km?), and its population (608,827) ranks as the second smallest of the fi...
38: ...and after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] prod...
42: Vermont is located in the New England region in the [[eastern United States]] and comprises 9...
44: ...ont from New York and Canada in the northwest portion of the state. The state's greatest length, from ... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
1: ...ate's name '''Okla.''' As of [[2000]], the population is 3,450,654.
15: PostalAbbreviation = OK |
46: ...the Cross Timbers, to the plains and semi-arid regions of Western Oklahoma and the Oklahoma panhandle.
50: [[Image:National-atlas-oklahoma.PNG|thumb|360px|right|Map of Ok...
52: === Oklahoma Regions === - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...n ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discrimination due to, for instance, race), which was considere...
4: ...and for public office in [[South Australia]] in [[1894]], along with universal suffrage in that state.
11: ...granted (and been revoked) at various times in various countries throughout the world. In many countri...
13: ...slands]] granted women's suffrage in [[1838]]. Various countries and states granted restricted women's...
15: ...en were not initially permitted to stand for election) in a major country was granted in [[New Zealand... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...s]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[Prehist...
2: ...rom the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often ...
10: ... First and foremost castles were places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This...
14: ...easons: territorial expansion and control of a region. A castle was a stronghold from which a lord or ...
15: ...what he liked without fear, relying on the protection of the castle, while others, if they tried anyth... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...killing him. The legend was designed to be a cautionary tale about attempting to reach heaven, simila...
5: The modern history of aviation has had several broad trends. [[Aircraft]] desi...
15: ...lew. However, a considerable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodyna...
17: ... or leg." Swedenborg was prescient in his observation that powering the aircraft through the air was t...
19: ...ding the first detailed understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere.
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