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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|righ...
5: ...59_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor ...
9: ...litan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 million. It's Brazil's [[Second city|second-largest city... - 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]] - 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 ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they ...
5: ...hroughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...e isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|...
9: ...[[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans.
11: ...sive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democr...
15: ...ns the allegiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crow...
16: ... [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
17: ...[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is published. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...on in the [[Great Lakes (Africa)|Great Lakes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on t...
3: ... with the growing demands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[F...
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12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] | - 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 - Raccoon (4751 bytes)
2: ...age = [[Image:Aud-zoo-raccoon-1.jpg|240px]] | caption = }}
12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name =...
14: ... Raccoons are intelligent omnivores with a reputation for slyness and mischief.
16: ...xture of gray, brown, and black fur. On rare occasions, raccoons may be albino. The characteristic eye...
24: ...are well known for wearing coonskin hats. Populations suffered greatly but have recovered. Raccoons ... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader
41: ...above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...den Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] in [[2002]], wearing her Canadian Orders.)]]
9: ...f Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI of t...
11: ...in the other [[personal union|personal union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is ma...
17: ...f succession to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle,...
19: ===Education=== - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...d has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
6: ...astern [[Missouri]], had once owned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career.
10: ...s a [[Top 40]] music radio [[disc jockey]] on station [[KQV]], using the name '''Jeff Christie'''. It ...
12: ...adio and accepted a position as director of promotions with the [[Kansas City Royals]] [[baseball]] te...
14: == Talk radio and television career == - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ry I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ...ted [[Royal Charter]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]...
16: ...der the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 1544]].
18: ...d to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth and remained her confidante a...
20: ...tic, glamorous, flirtatious, charismatic and religiously tolerant. Elizabeth also inherited her mother... - 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... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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13: ...pawning biographies, magazine articles and television movies.
15: ...mdash; while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...land|King Charles I]]. During her parents' acrimonious divorce over Lady Althorp's adultery with wallp... - 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]...
28: ...n]] ([[4 August]] [[1900]] – [[30 March]] [[2002]]); and had issue.
40: The Duchess of York was not considered to be emotionally attached to her children. The royal nanny lo... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...n as [[Yang?, [[Myanmar]]) is a [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] pro-[[democracy]] activist in [[Burma]]. In...
6: ...ence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the same year.
10: ...ns for [[democracy|democratisation]], which were violently suppressed. A new military junta took power...
12: ... Suu Kyi entered politics to work for democratisation and was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. ...
14: ...prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people. - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...akistan [[Farooq Leghari]] again using his discretionary powers under the [[8th Amendment]]. Some of t...
6: ...United States included active participation in various social causes.
8: ...e middle of a period when her father's administration was being challenged both at home and abroad.
10: ==Imprisonment, Elections and Exile==
11: ...the course of her father's imprisonment and execution, she was placed under house arrest. Having been ... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
24: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
31: ...ains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to date. She was also the second wo...
39: ...Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 federal election]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canad...
41: ... the [[Progressive Conservative leadership convention]] that June. As leader of the Conservatives Camp...
45: ...ast be a strong [[parliamentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[minority government]]. - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
17: |'''Religion:'''
45: ...h [[Jim Anderton]]'s Progressive Coalition Party (2002, with parliamentary supply and confidence from [[...
47: ...e Opposition during the National Party administrations of [[Jim Bolger]] and [[Jenny Shipley]] during ...
49: ...(1981-1984) she was a member of the Statutes Revision Committee. In her second term (1984-1987) she c...
51: ...al Party]] supporter at the time of the 1981 election. - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
29: ==Biography==
32: ...resident of the [[Women's Self Government Association]], and earned her room and board.
36: ...ida court system. In [[1973]] she accepted a position with the Dade County State's Attorney's Office. ...
40: ...rmation problems when it was revealed she had previously employed an undocumented immigrant as nanny. ...
42: ...tning rod for criticism of the Clinton Administration from the right, who often perceived the federal ...
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