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- Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ... the queen of [[Ahasuerus]] (commonly identified with [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] or [[Artaxerxes ...
7: ...of Esther even though he is never mentioned explicitly.
9: ...itic]] name ''Ishtar'' may share a common origin with [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] words ...
12: ...f Abihail, a [[Benjamin|Benjamite]]. She resided with her cousin [[Mordecai]], who held some office in...
14: ... of their wonderful deliverance. According to traditional Jewish dating this took place about fifty-tw... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
5: ...Robert A. Hatch of the University of Florida puts it:
7: ...em is reconciling dates in the Egyptian calendar with attested dates in other calendaric systems, for ...
9: ...of these questions while others may last for eternity.
13: ...ulers and even overlapping dynasties. The possibility of a calendar reform called ''Menophres Era'' ma...
15: ...d important article has observed that Theon explicitly stated, and [[Al-Biruni]] supported him, that t... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
37: | '''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''
43: ...List of political parties in the United States|Political Party]]:'''
44: | [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]
46: | '''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''
50: ...ylvania]] to hold that [[office]]. He has been criticized for failing to prevent the [[country]] from... - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: ...ts]] and the eighteenth [[Vice President of the United States]].
5: ...etween [[1841]] and [[1852]], and was owner and editor of the ''Boston Republican'' from [[1848]] to [...
7: ...y Affairs and the Militia and the Committee on Military Affairs. In [[1861]] he raised and commanded ...
9: ...1873]], until his death in the [[United States Capitol]] Building at [[Washington, DC]]. He was inter...
12: ...arty|Republican Party]] [[Vice President of the United States|Vice Presidential]] [[:Category:U.S. Rep... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] |
21: DensityRank = 7<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 154.87 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 1<sup>st</sup> | - Maryland (22654 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] |
21: DensityRank = 5<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 165 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 7<sup>th</sup> | - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...rcular]], with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of less than 1%.
3: ...ing Star]]", and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in t...
5: ...ion of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross underneath ([[Unicode]]: ♀)...
7: ...e of its modern association with [[sexually transmitted disease]]s. Some astronomers use ''[[Cytherea...
14: ... between the night and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one rotation ... - Donatello (10376 bytes)
7: ...preme expression of the spirit of this era in architecture and sculpture and exercised a potent influe...
10: ...oused public enthusiasm, however, when placed in situ, and at a later date received [[Michelangelo Buo...
14: ...faithfully copied from life with all their angularities and deviations from the lines of beauty.
16: ...ar of [[San Antonio]] in [[Padua]] and of the pulpit of [[Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze|San Loren...
18: ...naissance architecture, even before his second visit to Rome. - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
3: | nationality=american
16: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
19: ...ident of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]] ([[1977]]–[[1981]]), and 83rd (...
21: ...ats controlling both Houses of Congress and the White House. His administration oversaw the founding ...
23: ...rights]]. He has also travelled extensively to monitor elections, conduct peace negotiations, and esta... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - Thomas Aquinas (12692 bytes)
3: ...rsity of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|St. Thomas University]] in Saint Paul, [[Minnesota]], are named for hi...
7: ... normal career-path for a younger son of the nobility.
9: ...liest biographers, the family even brought a prostitute to tempt him, but he drove her away.
11: ... the most important influence in his development; it made him a comprehensive scholar and won him perm...
14: ...ter of his order at [[Valenciennes]]. At the solicitation of [[Pope Urban IV]] (therefore not before t... - Judaism (54799 bytes)
2: ...her [[Abrahamic religion]]s, including [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]]. For all of these reasons, Judai...
8: ...disrupts the very categories of identity, because it is not national, not [[Genealogy|genealogical]], ...
9: ...ched [[Menorah]] is an ancient symbol of Judaism. It was used in the [[Temple in Jerusalem|Temple in a...
11: ...le]]) where [[Names of God in Judaism|God]] makes it part of the [[Ten Commandments#Exodus 20/Deuteron...
15: ...t is written in the [[Torah]]. It is also a prohibition against making or possessing objects that one ... - Mustard (7834 bytes)
16: ... as a [[spice]] and, by grinding and mixing them with water, vinegar or other liquids, are turned into...
22: ...mercially in the [[U.K.]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States|U.S.]]; black mustard (''B. nigra'') in ...
24: In addition to the mustards, the genus ''Brassica'' also i...
32: ...life, Sai Baba asked her to go out into the community and bring back to him a single mustard seed take...
34: ...is not actually present in the seeds. When mixed with water (or chewed), a chemical reaction occurs be... - List of Governors of Wisconsin (3807 bytes)
5: ... bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>1<td>[[Nelson Dewey]]<td>[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]]<td>1848 - 18...
6: ...or=#FFFFCC><td>2<td>[[Leonard J. Farwell]]<td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]<td>1852 - 1854
9: ...gcolor=#FFE8E8><td>5<td>[[Coles Bashford]]<td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]<td>1856 - ...
18: <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>14<td>[[William E. Smith]]<td>Republican<td>1878 - 1882
19: <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>15<td>[[Jeremiah McLain Rusk]]<td>Republican<td>1882 - 1889 - Scythia (22520 bytes)
1: '''Scythia''' was an area in [[Eurasia]] inhabited in ancient times by people probably speaking [[...
5: ...n to have strong similarities to Eastern Iranian, it is generally held that the Scythians were of Iran...
9: ...m the Kul'Oba kurgan burial near [[Kerch]] ([[Hermitage Museum]], St Petersburg)]]
13: ...ial significance as a tree of life-renewal, since it is a deciduous conifer that stands out starkly in...
17: ... unmarried, could be warriors, literally Amazons. It didn't offend the principles of nomadic society",... - Sidon (4751 bytes)
1: ...]] and 30 miles south of the capital [[Beirut]]. Its name means ''a fishery''.
4: ...m here that a colonising party went to found the city of [[Tyre]].
6: ...name of the Lord', a title also found in an [[Ugaritic]] text.
8: ...th Jesus and [[St Paul]] are said to have visited it (see ''Biblical Sidon'' below).
10: ...eigneury in the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]]. In 1260 it was again destroyed by the [[Mongols]]. The remai... - Daniel Webster (10835 bytes)
3: ...century]]. Like [[Henry Clay]], he had a predisposition to compromises marked by a passionate patrioti...
7: ...small parcel of land granted to Ebenezer in recognition of his service in the [[French and Indian War]...
9: ...s unknown but seems likely to be simply the inability of his parents to meet the fees.
11: ...the town of [[Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover]] invited him to deliver the [[Independence Day (US)|Inde...
13: ...irst wife, Grace Fletcher, who died in [[1828]]. With her he had one son, Charles. - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...te pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [[military]] drums to become a staple of the [[Classical ...
5: ...m the [[Latin]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the ...
8: | title = Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, second movement (...
20: ...rough surface with many small dents hammered into it.
22: ...produce the C below the [[bass clef]], and speciality piccolo timpani can play up into the [[treble cl... - Samuel F. B. Morse (8859 bytes)
1: [[Image:Morse_sam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Image provided by [http://c...
3: ...American]] [[inventor]], and [[painter]] of portraits and historic scenes; he is most famous for inven...
9: ...raits. In [[1810]], he graduated from Yale University. Morse later accompanied Allston to [[Europe]] i...
11: ...], Morse painted [[Marquis de Lafayette]]'s portrait (for [[Dollar|$]]1,000). On [[February 7]] of tha...
13: ...electromagnetic telegraphy, during conversations with Dr. [[Charles T. Jackson]]. (Later, Dr. Jackson ...
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