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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
5: ...as John Cabot) was first to reach the American mainland (which Columbus did not reach until his third ...
9: Unlike the voyage of the Scandinavians, Columbus's vo...
46: ...vered less space on the earth's surface than commonly believed. Finally, Columbus read maps as if the ...
69: ... vast interior of the North and South American mainlands would of course be largely mapped with the le...
91: ...ft with six ships from [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda|Sanlúcar, Spain]] for his third trip to the New World... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
9: ...' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inland' (''medius'', 'middle' + ''terra'', 'land, ear...
11: ...roughout human history. It was, for example, commonly called ''[[Mare Nostrum]]'' (Latin, ''Our Sea'')...
25: * [[Sardinia]], [[Corsica]], [[Sicily]], and [[Malta]] in the central Medit...
41: * the [[Ligurian Sea]] between [[Corsica]] and [[Liguria]] (Italy),
59: *the [[Corsica Channel]], between [[Corsica]] and [[Italy]] - Europe (23835 bytes)
6: ...uare miles), making it larger than [[Australia]] only. In terms of [[population]] it is the third lar...
11: ...phical designation. Later ''Europa'' stood for mainland Greece and by [[500 BC]] its meaning was exten...
18: ...nce]] thinkers and as the "[[Middle Ages]]" to [[Enlightenment]] and modern historians. During this ti...
37: ...ected to begin negotiations in the future (see [[Enlargement of the European Union]]).
42: ...ch separates Europe from [[Africa]]. Eastward, mainland Europe widens much like the mouth of a funnel,... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: ...]-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the territory of the present [[Greece|Greek s...
15: ...ges|dark age]]" from which no primary texts, and only scant archaeological evidence, survive. Secondar...
24: ...led, followed by the south coast of [[France]], [[Corsica]], and even northeastern [[Spain]]. Greek colonie...
50: ...Athens enrolled all the island states and some mainland allies into an alliance, called the [[Delian L...
97: ...n, but many idealists from the Greek cities also enlisted. But while Alexander was campaigning in Thra... - Pope Sisinnius (597 bytes)
1: ... and before he died he consecrated a bishop for [[Corsica]]. - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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59: At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle was only a [[colonel]], having encountered hostility from...
61: ...n armour to retreat at [[Caumont]]. This was the only significant tactical success the French gained a...
69: ...ure the spirit of de Gaulle's position. Although only few people actually heard the speech that night ...
75: ...his partners in the war. "France has no friends, only interests" is one of his best-remembered stateme... - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ...nd the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], and [[Corsica]].]]
24: ...ew details are known. Its heads of state are commonly referred to as ''sōftīm'' "judges" (Ro...
33: ...and [[Ba`al Hammon]]. Priests were clean shaven, unlike most of the population. In the first centuries...
42: ...ndred thousand men; though these are almost certainly exaggerated, it must nonetheless have been of fo...
51: ...nded decisively, leading an expedition which not only reclaimed Motya, but also captured [[Messina, It... - Timeline of Ancient Rome (22347 bytes)
56: ... Following the defeat of Carthage, [[Sardinia and Corsica]] becomes the first [[Roman province]] - Roman Empire (59037 bytes)
9: ... word ''princeps'', meaning "first citizen", the only title Augustus would permit himself) the realiti...
35: ...k covered all of Roman history through [[9 BC]], only [[epitome]]s survive of his coverage of the Late...
46: ...ion of the ''gens'' [[Claudius (gens)|Claudia]], only slightly less ancient than the Julians. Their t...
56: ... commander of the guard [[Cassius Chaerea]]. The only member left of the imperial family to take charg...
78: ... excesses and the civil wars. To do this, he not only increased taxes, but created new forms of taxati... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
20: ...e being personally honest—Harding died suddenly three years into his term due to complications f...
23: ... on November 2, 1865, near [[Blooming Grove, Ohio|Corsica]], [[Ohio]] (now [[Blooming Grove, Ohio|Blooming ...
25: ...the weakest of Marion's three newspapers and the only daily in the growing city. Harding converted the...
29: ...ing's nemesis, Amos Kling. Upon hearing that his only daughter intended to marry Harding, Amos Kling c...
45: ...swered "No" and the Party moved to nominate him, only to discover later his relationship with [[Carrie... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
4: [[Dependent area]]s are listed only if they have an anthem separate from or in addit...
79: ...termeco]], Formerly: [[Jedna i Jedina]] (One and Only)
137: |''[[Corsica]]''||''[[Dio vi Salve Regina]] (Hymn to the Virgi...
196: |[[Finland]]||[[Maamme|Maamme/V岴 land]] (Our Land)
214: ...[Dideba zetsit kurtheuls]] (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings) - Timeline of the French Revolution (9550 bytes)
125: * [[January 19]]: English land in Corsica - Tyre (5124 bytes)
3: ...[Carthage]] and other places, in [[Sicily]] and [[Corsica]], in [[Spain]] at [[Tartessus]], and even beyond...
5: ...n months in which he built a causeway from the mainland to the island, but continued to maintain much ...
13: ... the [[4th century BC|fourth century BC]] is the only monument yet recovered." - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
22: ...]s, and [[flash flood]]s are to be expected. Not only does this result in severe property damage for t...
63: ...more resources are required. Hand tools are commonly used to construct firebreaks and remove fuels ar...
73: ... very severe, large fires, this is sometimes the only possible action. Protecting houses is regarded ...
94: ...aths occur each year in Southern [[France]] and [[Corsica]]. - Sheep (9256 bytes)
15: ...woolly [[ruminant]] [[quadruped]]s, but most commonly the '''Domestic Sheep''' (''Ovis aries''), which...
63: ... (58) than domestic sheep (54) which makes it an unlikely ancestor of the latter, but as it interbreed...
65: ...Zawi Chemi Shanidar. The fleece-bearing sheep is only found since the [[Bronze Age]]. Primitive breeds...
69: ...en seems tougher and fattier than lamb. Lamb commonly features in [[Mediterranean cuisine|Mediterranea... - Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub (7182 bytes)
50: [[Corsica|Corsican]] montane broadleaf and mixed forests ([[France]...
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