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- Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
1: [[Image:Steffi Graf.jpg|right|thumb|Steffi Graf honored at the [[WTA]].]]
2: ... Medal in the same year. She was ranked the World No. 1 player for a record 377 weeks, and is the only...
10: ...p to the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]]; whereas another up-and-coming star, [[Gabriela Sabatini]] of...
12: ...ories in 1986, and finished the year ranked World No. 3.
18: ...the French Open and did enough to claim the World No. 1 ranking from Navratilova in August 1987. She a... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...diterranean side of the [[strait of Gibraltar]], known as ''[[Plazas de soberan�]'', such as the [[I...
7: native_name = Reino de Espa
48: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> In some autonomous communities, [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[...
58: ...rian peninsula]] (in the sense that they are not known to have come from elsewhere), consisting of a n...
62: ...anean. Their most important colony was [[Carthago Nova]] (Latin name of modern day [[Cartagena, Spain|... - Pope Hilarius (5932 bytes)
1: ...om [[461]] to [[February 28]], [[468]]). He was canonized as Saint Hilarius after his death.
3: ...y [[November 17]], [[461]], and was consecrated [[November 19]], [[461]] and died on [[February 28]] (...
6: ...to hinder his going either to Rome or to Constantinople, he had great difficulty in making his escape ...
8: ... Church property could not be alienated until a synod had examined into the cause of sale.
10: ...p their boundaries, and to assemble in a yearly synod presided over by the Bishop of Arles. The metrop... - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...d [[Arab]] knowledge of [[arithmetic]] and [[astronomy]] to [[Europe]]. He was the first [[France|Fren...
5: ... in the [[Christianity|Christian]]-held city of [[Barcelona]] and possibly in the [[Islam]]ic cities of [[Cor...
13: ...ow that this decree was unlawful, but a further synod in [[995]] declared Arnulf's deposition invalid.
15: Gerbert now became the teacher of [[Otto III]], and [[Pope G...
17: ... soon after Otto's death, although the rebellious nobility remained in power, and died a little later.... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
6: ...]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...ille]], [[Valladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large ...
10: ...nand's marriage to Isabella. Castile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]].
14: ...le, and many of these debts would be wiped if the noteholder were condemned in court. The Inquisitor w...
16: ...gle state to be left to his heir. However, he did not want the [[Pope]] to control the [[Inquisition]]... - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...s with a lot of [[drag (physics)|drag]], and will not bounce significantly. The shuttlecock is always ...
7: ...e covered by the player as the [[shuttlecock]] is not allowed to bounce before being returned. Also, ...
18: ...other light metals became the material of choice. Now, almost all professional badminton [[racquets]] ...
22: ...durability during drags, and shock dispersion technology for jumping; badminton places a lot of stress...
30: ...n points. If the non-serving team wins the rally, no point is scored but instead there is a change of ... - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
11: mayor = [[Thomas Menino]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
21: north_coord = 42.3604 |
25: ... on education, health care, finance, and high technology. Its nicknames include "Beantown", "The Hub" ...
38: ... the largest manufacturing centers in the nation, noted for its [[garment]] production, [[leather]] go...
41: ...etcar]] subway in [[North America]]. Today it is known as "The T" and is run by the [[Massachusetts Ba... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ial rule]] to world attention. His philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the term ''[[satya...
15: ...ism|Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth]] (''satya''), and [[non-violence]] (''[[ahimsa]]''). His auto-biography,...
18: ...t, Gandhi learned from an early age the tenets of non-injury to living beings, vegetarianism, fasting ...
20: ...n [[1887]], and joining Samaldas College. He did not stay there long, however, as his family felt he ...
22: ...! Before changing the following paragraph, please note that "practise" is the correct spelling of the ... - Arch (4239 bytes)
9: ...k (geology)|Stone]] is weak in [[tension]] and cannot span significant distances without collapsing un...
10: ...le holds when the [[force]] acting on the arch is not vertical such as in spanning a doorway, but hori...
14: ...b|right|300px|Close-up of a semi-circular arch in Barcelona, Spain.]]
16: ...bola|parabolic]] and [[catenary]] arches are now known to be the theoretically strongest forms.
22: ...ensional application of the arch. [[Igloo]]s are notable early structures making use of domes. - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ...ntury]]. The '''Games of the Olympiad''', better known as the [[Summer Olympics]], have been held ever...
13: ...]] was in [[776 BC]], although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were th...
15: ..., and the period between two celebrations became known as an [[Olympiad]]. The Greeks used Olympiads a...
19: ...ody. Upon winning the games, the victor would get not only the prestige of being in first place but al...
25: ...ece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international. The interest in reviving the Olym... - Roman road (3913 bytes)
2: ...n steep grades relatively impractical for most economic traffic: over the years the Romans themselves ...
42: ...rom [[Milan]] to [[Lindau]] via the [[San Bernardino Pass]]
45: ...erita Asturicam]], from [[Sevilla]] to [[Gij. Now is the A-66 [[freeway]].
46: ... passes through [[Valencia]], [[Tarragona]] and [[Barcelona]]. - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
6: ...he Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Since Italy was not unified politically, most of the small and weak...
10: ...[[February 22, 1495 and was crowned on May 12. In November his armies entered Florence while a revolut...
22: *[[Treaty of Barcelona]]
25: *[[Battle of Ravenna]] Nov. 4, 1512
26: *[[Battle of Marignano]] Sept. 13�14, 1515 - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
1: ...ed [[Castilian]] state and its regions, and its minority peoples. In addition, the history of the nati...
6: ... to statehood continue to be a cause of violence (notably by [[ETA]]), although most Basque nationalis...
12: ... cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]], and the autonomous community of [[Murcia]]. [[Castile]] was the ...
14: ... state into [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous communities]] under the [[Spanish Constitutio...
17: ...panish as secondary; these languages cover broad enough regions to have multiple distinct dialects. (S... - Parakeets and Budgies (4112 bytes)
18: ...ast Asia]] and West [[Africa]], with one species, now extinct, in the [[United States]] (the [[Carolin...
20: ...anings and point to Pepperberg's results as being nothing but an expression of [[operant conditioning]...
24: ...ered good birds for beginners (they cost less, do not live as long, and less likely to take over than ...
26: ...e wild. This is now occurring in Spain, in both [[Barcelona]] and Tenerife.
33: *[[list of parrots (subfamily)|taxonomically]] - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
10: ...te Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, in...
12: ...ormer [[colony|colonies]] of Western powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural heritage.
14: ...ecting a cultural interest in this Western phenomenon, and, sometimes, as part of retail marketing cam...
20: ...a few days before, while television stations are known to air Christmas films and cartoon specials pop... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
19: ...t]] [[Grover Cleveland]] signs a bill admitting [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Montana]] and [[...
23: ...ist [[Esteban Terradas i Illa]], as part of the monografics course of High Studies and Exchange organi...
35: ...997]] - In [[Roslin]], [[Scotland]], scientists announce that an adult [[sheep]] named [[Dolly the she...
36: * [[2002]] - A [[MH-47E Chinook]] [[helicopter]] crashes into the ocean near th...
37: *[[2004]] - Ralph Nader announces his intention to run as an independent candi... - Madrid (20882 bytes)
6: ...vince]] and ''[[Madrid (autonomous community)|autonomous community]]'' of Madrid.
14: ... small palace (in the same place that is occupied now by the Palacio Real). Around this palace there w...
18: ...opean capitals: the population of the city was economically dependent on the business of the court its...
20: ...]) were built during his reign. However, it would not be until [[Carlos III of Spain|Carlos III]] ([[1...
22: ...own the political tension that would lead to yet another revolt, the [[First Spanish Republic]], the c... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
4: ...sually designated a [[sport]], although there is no scoring or competition between human participants...
17: ...ted in ritual and legends such as that of the [[Minotaur]]. Modern archaeologists tend to emphasize th...
19: ...t their role in the contest is now a relatively minor one limited to "preparing" the bull for the mata...
42: .... These further weaken through loss of blood the enormous ridges of neck and shoulder muscle which set...
44: ... in which the matador with a muleta attempts to manoeuvre the bull into a position to stab it between ...
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