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- 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]] - Treasury (1846 bytes)
5: ...y the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. The traditional honorary title of [[First Lord of the Treasury...
7: ...alth]], [[statutory authories]], and [[superannuation]] policies.
19: * [[Alexander Hamilton]] (United States)
30: [[Category:Institutions of government]] - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: ...li|countess of Tripoli]]; and [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]], abbess of St. Lazarus in [[Bethany (Israel...
9: ...lisendem, Deo amabilem reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (...
11: ...er nobles and Christian clergy in ceremonial occasions. Increasingly she was associated with her fathe...
13: ...e Melisende sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as guardian for the you...
15: ...the members of the ''Haute Cour'', whose own positions would be eroded if Fulk continued to dominate t... - Agnes of Courtenay (6051 bytes)
5: ...come from sources biased towards Willaim; Bernard Hamilton suggests that both Amalric and his councillors be...
7: ... Countess of Jaffa and Ascalon and received a pension from that fief's income. Agnes soon thereafter m...
9: ...a of Jerusalem|Isabella]]. There was no such questioning of Baldwin's rights.
13: ...e conservative and less adventurous in their decision. In 1180 she gave support to the marriage of [[G...
15: ...on, but she probably was not happy with the provision that [[Raymond III of Tripoli]] would act as reg... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...bylla was taught scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla would...
7: ...eaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Baldwin ...
9: ...p left Jerusalem to campaign in [[Antioch]]. Additionally, the [[Ibelin]] family manoeuvered to have t...
11: ...f the Sibylla-Baldwin match. According to Bernard Hamilton, it could be assumed the emperor was investing in...
13: ...li]] (the former regent) and [[Bohemund III of Antioch]] entered the kingdom with the intent of choosi... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
14: ... and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...e inherited. In this sort of [[Semi-Salic]] situation, Mary ascended the throne because all other male...
19: ...], where preparations were made for Mary's coronation.
21: ==Coronation==
22: ... of the Queen and the unique ceremony, the coronation was the talk of Europe. - 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... - 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 ... - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
9: ...ruary 26]] [[1950]]<br>in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[New Zealand]]
17: |'''Religion:'''
45: ...ty) and with [[Jim Anderton]]'s Progressive Coalition Party (2002, with parliamentary supply and confi...
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... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ... of office to take up her post in the [[United Nations]].
7: ...SON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
15: <tr><td>'''[[Profession]]:'''</td><td>[[Barrister]], former Senator</td>...
23: ...many who came to [[Ireland]] with the Norman invasion, it was said of the Bourkes that they ended up "...
25: ...]], and, the current holder of the position, abortion rights campaigner [[Ivana Bacik]].) - Jennie Kidd Trout (1706 bytes)
1: ... [[Emily Stowe]] completed the official qualifications.
3: ...ing near [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]], [[Ontario]]. She married Edward Trout in [[1865]] and ther...
5: ...ecided on a medical career, passing her matriculation exam in [[1871]] and studied medicine at the [[U...
7: ...ntford]] and [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], Ontario.
9: ...ily traveled extensively between Florida and Ontario, and later moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
5: ...yle of song writing. Personal and often self-consciously "poetic", her songs were strengthened by Mitc...
7: ...Going", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton IV]] and for folk singer [[Tom Rush]]. The songs...
11: ... (1974) was a huge success, producing the international hit "[[Free Man in Paris]]" (inspired by stori...
13: ...rrior Drums]] of [[Burundi]] making up the foundation of "The Jungle Line"). During 1975 Mitchell als...
15: ...eived mixed reviews: some enjoyed its experimentation and originality; many others found it un-engagin... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...en 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the formation of the [[F.B.I.]]
11: ...de Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent deaths they viewed as certain. She was fond o...
15: ...ller jobs, robbing grocery stores and filling stations at a rate far outpacing the ten to fifteen bank...
23: ... one-week escape ending with his recapture in [[Ohio]], Clyde remained incarcerated in the [[Texas sta... - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
11: ...econd [[Academy Award]] for her portrayal the previous year of Blanche DuBois in ''[[A Streetcar Named...
13: ...r bedside table, even while living with her companion, actor [[Jack Merivale]].
31: *''[[That Hamilton Woman]]'' ([[1941]])
41: ...//search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=5889 "Biography.com, Leigh, Vivien"] - 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... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...h; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - James Madison (15187 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...omething|Father of the]] [[United States Constitution]]''.
20: ==Biography==
21: ...territories (consisting of most of modern-day [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]]) to the [[Conti...
23: ...cates of state representation depending on population. - Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...r the "'''Jacksonian Era'''" — an era traditionally seen as dominating the years between the [[W...
22: ...soned by the [[British]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. When he refused to clean the boots of ...
26: ...[[January 8]], [[1815]], made his national reputation and he advanced in rank to Major General.
32: ...n a solid victory in his [[U.S. presidential election, 1828|second attempt]] in [[1828]] as the first ... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
3: ...font size="+1">'''Martin van Buren'''</font></caption>
16: <tr><td>'''Occupation:'''</td><td>Lawyer</td></tr>
22: ...United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the first of non-[[England|An...
24: ==Biography==
25: ... 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage. - 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]].
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