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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...ca]] and the most populous [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
16: ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
18: official_languages = [[Spanish Language|Spanish]] |
42: established_events = • Declared<br> •...
43: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 16]], [[... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...]]. Also, see [[International Space Station]] for ISS explorers, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] n...
11: ...cisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...eorge Back]], (1796—1878), [[British Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Ca...
23: ... de Balboa]], (c. [[1475]]-[[1519]]), [[Spain|Spanish]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...meeting with [[Henry Morton Stanley]] which gave rise to the popular quotation, "''Dr. Livingstone, I ...
6: ... the [[London Missionary Society]], becoming a minister.
8: ...ife travelled with him for a brief time at his insistence and over the protests of the Moffats –...
10: ==Discovery of Victoria Falls==
12: ...was a proponent of trade and missions to be established in central Africa. - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
4: *[[Sani Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria...
5: ...aristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (go...
9: ...ti]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...e years — longer than that of any other British monarch. As well as being [[Monarch|queen]] of t...
9: ...ria was marked by a great expansion of the [[British Empire]]. The [[Victorian era|Victorian Era]] wa...
12: ...Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]], the sister of Princess Charlotte's widower [[Leopold I of...
14: ...erend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...e. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victoria would have been ... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
3: ...rovincial England, are well known for their [[realism]] and psychological perspicacity.
5: ...r works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted...
8: ...shed a translation of Feuerbach's ''Essence of Christianity'', and it was at that time that she began ...
10: ..." were well received and launched Evans on a novelistic career. Evans' cohabitation with Lewes was a ...
15: ...g in love with her. Yes behold me in love with this great horse-faced bluestocking.</blockquote> - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ... the [[England|English]] [[novelist]] '''Marie Louise de la Ram饧''.
3: ... pen name from her own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". During her career, she wrote more than 40 [[no...
8: ...ww.gutenberg.net/etext/13912 Gutenberg etext of this book]
13: ...www.gutenberg.net/etext/1367 Gutenberg etext of this book]
16: * ''Held in Bondage'' (1863) (first published with the title ''Granville de Vigne'') - Mary Edwards Walker (4835 bytes)
2: ...ition|prohibitionist]], [[Secret agent|spy]], [[prisoner of war]], [[Surgery|surgeon]] and the only wo...
8: ...in [[Rome, New York]]. The practice did not flourish, as female doctors were generally not trusted or...
10: ...n)" by the Army of the Cumberland in September, [[1863]], becoming the first ever female U.S. Army Surge...
12: ...nd later as supervisor of a female prison in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] and head of an [[orphanage]] in ...
16: ...ps as a prisoner of war four months in Southern prison while acting as contract surgeon.'' - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...egitimate daughter of Judith van Hard, a Dutch Jewish [[courtesan]] known as "Youle." Her father was r...
8: ...or [[Antonio de La Gandara]]. She was also to publish a series of books and plays throughout her life.
10: ...[Lou Tellegen]]). She married Greek-born actor Aristides Damala (aka [[Jacques Damala]]) in London in...
12: ...ll. The latter included ''Sarah Bernhardt ࠂelle-Isle'' ([[1912]]), a film about her daily life at ho...
16: ...he is buried in [[Le P貥 Lachaise Cemetery]], Paris, France. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ... populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.0...
4: ...the official name of the city, in local speech it is typically called simply by the name of the countr...
6: ...irat Al Adaa" meaning "subduer of the enemies". This title was given to the city as many armies were d...
11: ...ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focused over the capital city of Cairo, Egypt, se...
14: Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the [[Nile|Nile River]] in the north of E... - War (7002 bytes)
1: ...] below). War is contrasted with [[peace]], which is usually defined as the absence of war.
3: ==History of war==
6: ...warfare, as illustrated by the success of highly disciplined troops of the [[Roman Empire]].
8: ...ructiveness and cost of warfare throughout human history.
10: The study of warfare is known as [[military history]]. - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: ...6;يل ''an-nīl''), in [[Africa]], is one of the two longest [[river|rivers]] on [[Eart...
8: ...upsilon;πτος), which itself is the source of the name "Egypt".
12: ...oint from which the length of a river is measured is not always agreed upon. The Nile carries far le...
14: ...nning and followed to the Mediterranean, the Nile is approximately 6695 km (4160 miles) long. Measuri...
20: ...he western flanks of the East African Rift, which is the southern African part of the [[Great Rift Val... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...ection, 1852|presidential election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King]] won in a landsli...
20: ...il War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...haped himself so that he could put up with her aristocratic, nervous ways and show her true affection...
25: ...nd two younger siblings, four brothers and three sisters.
27: ...[Calvin E. Stowe]], [[Sargent S. Prentiss]], and his future political rival [[John P. Hale]]. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
33: | '''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
44: ... election]] further polarized the nation. Before his [[inauguration]] in [[March]] of [[1861]], seven ...
46: ...spire the North, and in his defusing of the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864...
48: ...ead Act]] (1862). However, he is most famous for his role in ending [[slavery]] in the United States w...
50: ... ranked as one of the greatest presidents, though is criticized by some for overstepping the tradition... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
15: <tr><td>'''[[List of political parties in the United States|Politi...
24: ...ne of America's worst presidents, who led an administration plagued by severe [[scandal]] and [[corrup...
26: ...accomplishments of his administration, including his struggle to preserve [[Reconstruction]], and look...
30: ...[Brown County, Ohio]], where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17.
32: ...g 21st in a class of 39. At the academy, he established a reputation as a fearless and expert horseman... - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
4: ...ts name in [[1845]] to the ''St. Joseph Valley Register'', the [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] organ...
6: ...es|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] in [[1863]]. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[...
10: ..., Nebraska, is also named after Colfax. The city is the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska.
13: ...heodore Medad Pomeroy]] | years=[[December 7]], [[1863]] – [[March 3]], [[1865]];<br>[[December 4]... - William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
46: ...ongress]] ([[March 4]], [[1861]] - [[March 3]], [[1863]]). He was a delegate to the state constitutiona... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (...
3: ... had seen it reduced to little more than a small fishing village.
5: ...'s state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated in [[2001]]]]
7: [[Image:Alexandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close ...
9: == History == - Australia (39438 bytes)
8: official_languages =[[English language|English]]|
13: ...neral]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] |
27: established_events=-[[Commonwealth of Australia Constituti...
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 J...
47: <!-- [[Australian English]] please. --> - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...ace of [[democracy]], Greece has a long and rich history during which its culture has proven especiall...
21: | '''[[List of Presidents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karo...
23: ...of Greece|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Costas Caramanlis|Ks Karamanl�]
25: ...ea]]'''<br> - Total<br> - % water || [[List of countries by area|Ranked 94th]]<br/>[[1 E11 m...
27: ...)<br> - [[Population density|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 70th]]<br/>10,...
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