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- Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ...arles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
22: | [[November 22]], [[1890]]
28: | [[November 9]], [[1970]]
40: ...ench military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de_Gaulle.ogg|pronunciation of his name}}) - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles_Lindbergh.jpg|thumb|Charles Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. Louis.]]
2: ...]] [[aviator]] famous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in [[1...
6: ...sota|Little Falls]], [[Minnesota]]. His father, [[Charles August Lindbergh]], was a lawyer and later a U.S....
11: ... the crew of the [[NC-4]] in 1919, with the first non-stop flight made by [[Alcock and Brown]] later t...
13: ... 21]], [[1929]] he was presented the [[Medal of Honor]] for his historic trans-Atlantic flight. - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles_smith.jpg|thumb|right|Kingsford Smith in his flyi...
2: ...] [[pioneer]] [[aviator]]. He completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the...
4: ...cal engineering at Sydney Technical College (now known as [[Sydney Technical High School]]). He was re...
6: ...n film "''[[Smithy (film)|Smithy]]''" is based on Charles Kingsford Smith and his historic epic flight acro...
10: ...ltair]] ''Lady Southern Cross''. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination. Eighteen months later... - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
1: [[image:Ch-Babbage.jpg|thumb|Charles Babbage]]
2: '''Charles Babbage''' ([[December 26]] [[1791]] – [[Oc...
5: ...the old Rowdens house in East [[Teignmouth]], and Charles' father became a warden of the nearby St. Michael...
8: ...nd was an Oxford tutor from whom Charles learned enough of the Classics to be accepted to Cambridge.
10: Charles arrived at [[Trinity College]], [[Cambridge]] in ... - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (4677 bytes)
4: !Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
6: ...lierKgChas2_wb.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Blenheim coat) on his day off]]
17: |[[F餩ration Cynologique Internationale|FCI]]:||Group 9 Section 7 #...
21: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/cavalier_king_charles_spaniel/index.cfm Stds]
36: ...p://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/companions/cavalierkingcharlesspaniel.std.shtml Stds] - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles Darwin aged 51.jpg|thumb|300px|Charles Darwin, about the same time as the publication of...
2: '''Charles Robert Darwin''' ([[12 February]] [[1809]]–...
4: ...]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory forced early joint [[public...
6: ...nd wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and ...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].'' - Charles W. Fairbanks (2978 bytes)
1: [[image:CharlesWFairbanks.jpg|right|Charles W. Fairbanks]]
3: '''Charles Warren Fairbanks''' ([[May 11]], [[1852]] – ...
5: ...ed States Vice President|vice president]] under [[Charles E. Hughes]]. Hughes and Fairbanks lost the electi...
16: ...:Category:U.S. Republican Party vice presidential nominees|candidate]] | before=[[Theodore Roosevelt]]...
18: ...:Category:U.S. Republican Party vice presidential nominees|candidate]] | before=[[Nicholas M. Butler]]... - Charles G. Dawes (3139 bytes)
1: ...rlesgdawes.JPG|right|Photo of U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes]]
3: '''Charles Gates Dawes''' ([[August 27]], [[1865]] – [[...
7: ...ore and stabilize its economy, Dawes shared the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in [[1925]].
9: Dawes was elected on [[November 5]], [[1924]], Vice President on the [[Unit...
11: ...s interred in [[Rosehill Cemetery]], Chicago, Illinois. - Charles Curtis (4708 bytes)
1: [[image:CharlesCurtis.jpg|right|frame|Charles Curtis]]
3: ...vation, and is the first person with acknowledged non-[[European]] ancestry to reach either of the two...
20: ...date]]|before=[[Charles G. Dawes]]|after=[[Frank Knox]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1928|1928]...
21: ...=[[Vice President of the United States]]|before=[[Charles G. Dawes]]|after=[[John Nance Garner]]| years=[[M... - King Charles Spaniel (2336 bytes)
4: !King Charles Spaniel
6: |<!-- photo goes here with thumb|250px|none|caption -->
24: |[[F?ration Cynologique Internationale|FCI]]: || Group 9 #128
47: ...though it is also sometimes referred to as a King Charles Spaniel.
50: ...sses between long-snouted toy spaniels and short-snouted breeds such as the [[Pug]] or [[Japanese Chin...
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ... [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] and [[Biography]]. Also, see [[Internationa...
3: {{compactTOC}}__NOTOC__
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
17: ...st at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship
22: ...y]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[North America]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...arian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic and mountain-dwelling cultures. The developm...
7: ...and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the [[Huang He]...
14: ...torical Records]]'' written by [[Sima Qian]], a renowned Chinese historiographer of the [[2nd century ...
18: ...aracter]]s, but such claims are unsupported. With no clear written records to match the Shang [[oracle...
24: ...he early Zhou (successor state of the Shang), is known to have existed at the same time as the Shang. - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...fundamental matters as diverse as [[reality]], [[knowledge]], [[meaning]], [[value]], [[being]] and [[...
10: ...ft us the opaque dictum, "All is water." His most noted students were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[...
12: ...wn (perhaps unjustly) for claiming that truth was no more than opinion and for teaching people to argu...
14: ...were well paid by their students. It's also well known that orators had tremendous influence on Atheni...
16: ... matters like justice, beauty and truth. He wrote nothing, but inspired many disciples. He was execute... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...1813]]–[[July 13]], [[1890]]), born '''John Charles Fremon''', was an [[United States|American]] [[mi...
5: ...ted with determining that the [[Great Basin]] had no outlet to the sea.
7: ...alifornia]]. In [[1856]] the new Republican Party nominated him as their first [[President of the Unit...
9: ... Frémont's removal from command in the West on [[November 2]], [[1861]]. He was re-appointed to a dif...
11: Frémont was appointed [[Governor]] of the [[Arizona Territory]] from [[1878]] to ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...' in [[Portuguese]]) was most probably [[Genova|Genoese]], although some historians claim he could hav...
3: ...windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurate...
5: ... two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. This i...
7: ..., including the isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Ce...
11: ...ope, and slavery in the [[West Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...of explorers|explorer]] of the [[Victorian era]], now best remembered because of his meeting with [[He...
6: ...[London]], he became attracted by the example of another Scot, Robert Moffat, whose daughter he later ...
8: From [[1840]] he worked in [[Bechuanaland]] (now [[Botswana]]), but was unable to make inroads in...
19: ...other Westerners, including Livingstone's brother Charles (the one exception being [[George Rae]], an engin...
22: ...eturned to [[Africa]], this time to [[Zanzibar]] (now part of [[Tanzania]]), where he set out to seek ... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
7: No contemporary portrait of Jacques Cartier has been...
9: ...voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown waters without losing a ship, that he entered a...
13: .... During this trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[Taignoagny]], the sons of Huron [[Chief Donnacona]], bac...
17: ..., a location where the [[Jacques Cartier Bridge]] now stands.
19: ... returned to Stadacona on October 11. It is not known exactly when Cartier decided to spend the winte... - Puritan (15882 bytes)
3: ==Terminology==
4: ...st]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a denomination.
5: ... members of particular churches or movements, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
10: ...l]] supremacy, and they shared, to one degree or another, a belief in the [[priesthood of all believer...
20: ...alist translations and interpolated revolutionary notes. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: '''November 4''' is the 308th day of the year (309th in...
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
9: ...illiam, Prince of Orange]]. They would later be known as [[William and Mary]].
14: ... a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
15: ...legiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emp... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
7: *[[Charles d'Abancourt|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
68: ...ls Henrik Abel|Abel, Niels Henrik]], (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician
71: ...en Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
109: *[[Norm Abrams|Abrams, Norm]]
112: *[[Norman Abramson|Abramson, Norman]] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
9: ...]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
17: *[[Adolphe-Charles Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
25: ...cki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
40: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Sr.|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, so...
41: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Jr.|Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil W... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...ist of Lords of the Isle of Man|Lord of Mann]]<!--Note on spelling: the Isle of Man has one "n", but h...
11: ...of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
20: ...ge|Eton]], and also learned modern languages. She now speaks fluent [[French language|French]], as she...
23: ...sed to consider this, saying, "The children could not possibly go without me, I wouldn't leave without... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ... not certain to have ruled). She was the first ''known'' female to take the title Pharaoh, though, aga...
10: ...|Temple of Karnak]] over her two brothers who did not live into adulthood. She apparently also had a l...
20: ...rting her right and position as King or Ruler and not ''King's Wife'' or ruler's wife of Egypt. Histor...
27: ...me=Hatshepsut|praenomen=<hiero>ra-mAat-kA</hiero>|nomen=<hiero>i-mn:n-W9:t-F4:t-B7</hiero>}}
28: ...xed the epithet Khenmetamun, and prefixed the praenomen, or throne name Maat-ka-re. In [[Egyptian hier... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
5: ...aughter of [[Lorenzo II de' Medici]], Duke of Urbino, and a French princess, [[Madeleine de la Tour d'...
7: ...ine did produce children, and Francis lived long enough to see his grandchildren before he died.
11: ...eft the kingdom for the campaign of Metz, she was nominated [[regent]], but with very limited powers. ...
15: ...e regent during the minority of her second son, [[Charles IX of France]], and found before her a career wor...
17: ...to Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]], but that did not come about. - Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
1: ...ts of several [[France|French]] kings, and became notorious as the mistress of King [[Henry II of Fran...
3: ...s I]], she gained the title of Duchesse de Valentinois.
5: ... King Henri II fulfilled his duty by marrying the noble foreigner [[Catherine de' Medici]], Diane de P...
9: ...new Queen Catherine the "[[Golden Rose]]", he did not forget to present the royal mistress with a pear...
11: ... the beautiful [[Chⴥau de Chenonceau|Chⴥau Chenonceau]] that Catherine had wanted for herself. - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
2: ... Queen of [[France]] and [[Navarre]]. She should not be confused with [[Marguerite_of_Navarre|the fam...
4: ...I of France|Fran篩s II]], [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]] and [[Henri III of France|Henri III]].
6: ...een of Navarre, opposed the marriage, many of her nobles supported it, and the marriage was arranged. ...
8: ...ed a hand on his sister's head, compelling her to nod in agreement.
10: ...laughter by French Catholics of thousands of Huguenots, [[St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre|a massacre]] ... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...senters executed; as a consequence, she is often known as '''Bloody Mary'''. Her religious policies, h...
13: ...at [[Ludlow Castle]] and many of the prerogatives normally only given to a [[Prince of Wales]], someti...
15: ... education was undoubtedly due to her mother, who not only consulted the Spanish scholar [[Juan Lu�V...
17: ...It was then suggested that the Princess Mary wed, not the Dauphin, but his father Francis I, who was e...
19: ...s to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church of Engla... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
2: ...stuart.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots]]
7: ...; [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of th...
15: ... 1536. Had he not died before James V, Mary would not necessarily have inherited. In this sort of [[Se...
24: ...eeves, enveloped the infant, who could sit up but not walk. She was carried by Lord Livingston in sole...
26: ...ir struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in h... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...0]]. Also see [[Maria Theresa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of ...
4: ...Maria Theresa''' ([[May 13]], [[1717]] – [[November 29]], [[1780]]) was a [[Habsburg]] by birth...
6: ... to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Successio...
15: ...SH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (1739-1767); no surviving issue. [[Holy Roman Emperor]]: 1765; [[...
16: ... married HSH Prince Albert of Saxony (1738-1822); no issue - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
1: ...nnaioannovnarussia1693-2.jpg|thumb|H.I.M. Anna Ivanovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duch...
3: '''Anna Ivanovna''' (In [[Russian language|Russian]]: А&#...
7: ...it. Anna continued ruling as Duchess of Courland (now western [[Latvia]]) from 1711 to 1730, with the ...
10: ...er popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility.
17: ...gnorant maids. Finding delight in humiliating old nobility, she arranged the marriage of old Prince Ga...
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