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- 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... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Sandringham]], [[Norfolk]], [[England]] |
13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the Princ...
15: ...er her death, there were even calls for her to be nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detrac...
22: ... of Dartmouth]], the only daughter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as ...
24: ...th Hall]] [http://www.riddlesworthhall.com/] in [[Norfolk]] and at West Heath School in [[Kent]], wher... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ... where she currently lives. She is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwoo...
4: ...ttings and atmosphere of her fiction and in her [[non-fiction]] and edited work. She has also been ass...
6: Though widely known for her fiction, Atwood has also continually pu...
8: ...nd an opera), or for her [[Booker Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Blind Assassin]].''
10: Two of Atwood's novels have been chosen for [[CBC Radio]]'s ''[[Cana... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...inger/songwriters. The influence of "You Oughta Know" is readily seen almost a decade later in the so...
10: ...Morissette was born on [[June 1]], [[1974]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Ala...
16: :''What did you think I'd be doing now''
18: :''Would there be no end to my sorrow''
21: ... ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]]'', shot in Ottawa, her hometown. Morissette became a recurring cast... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...at the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have arguments...
3: {{editnote | Notice: This overview article is already too long an...
6: ...d north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ... through the [[British North America Acts|British North America Act of 1867]] and styled the "[[Canada...
15: ...e head of government, have official residences in Ottawa. - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
11: *[[Benin]] - [[Porto Novo]], [[Cotonou]]
40: *[[Mauritania]] - [[Nouakchott]]
80: * [[Cambodia]] (Kampuchea) - [[Phnom Penh]]
98: * [[Lebanon]] (Lubnan) - [[Beirut]]
105: * [[North Korea]] - [[Pyongyang]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
37: <tr><td>[[Beirut]] <td>[[Lebanon]]
53: <tr><td>[[Buenos Aires]] <td>[[Argentina]]
65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
87: <tr><td>[[Hanoi]] <td>[[Vietnam]]
151: <tr><td>[[Nouakchott]] <td>[[Mauritania]] - Kansas (21369 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Kathleen Sebelius]]|
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
42: ...nnexed to the [[United States]] in [[1803]] as [[unorganized territory]]. Kansas then became part of t...
69: ...ernor]] [[Kathleen Sebelius]] and Lieutenant Governor [[John E. Moore]]. Both are elected on the same...
78: [[List of Governors of Kansas]]; [[U.S. Congressional Delegations f... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Bob Taft]] |
13: OfficialLang = ''None'' |
36: ... in the Midwest admitted to the Union under the [[Northwest Ordinance]]. Its U.S. postal abbreviation ...
38: ...amed several ships [[USS Ohio|USS ''Ohio'']] in honor of this state.
42: ...], [[Shawnee (tribe)|Shawnees]], [[Ottawa (tribe)|Ottawa]]s, and [[Eries]]. During the [[18th century]], t... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Jennifer Granholm]] |
42: ...dispute eventually culminated into what would be known as the [[Toledo War]] when Michigan and Ohio mi...
46: ...nd Michigan, but permanently altered the socio-economic climate of [[United States|the United States]]...
48: ...facturing. Since [[1838]], the city has also been noted for its thriving furniture industry.
55: ... [[ɴienne Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white m... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
2: Name = Illinois |
3: Fullname = State of Illinois |
4: Flag = Illinois state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Illinois]] |
6: Seal = Illinois state seal.png | - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
1: ... [[labour union]] movement, to celebrate the [[economic]] and [[social]] achievements of [[worker]]s. ...
3: ...direct action protest was a success, and they are noted as the first organised workers in the world to...
5: ==North American Labor/Labour Day==
7: ...originated with marches in both [[Toronto]] and [[Ottawa]] in [[1872]]. On the other hand, socialist deleg...
9: ... Moving the holiday, in addition to breaking with North American tradition, could have been viewed as ... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...unami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.
4: ...ometres long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the...
6: ...d its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanographers]].
10: ...s of [[water]], such as an [[earthquake]], [[volcano|volcanic eruption]], [[landslide]] or [[meteorite...
12: ...lates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: '''Ice hockey''', known simply as '''[[hockey]]''' in [[Canada]] and th...
12: ...e roster, two of whom are typically goaltenders. North American professional leagues restrict the tot...
14: ...n considered the world's top professional league. North American amateur hockey codes, such as those o...
21: ...atch penalties are always served in full: they do not terminate on a goal.
23: ...hockey)|breakaway]]'' – when there are no defenders except the goaltender between him and t... - Canada Day (1959 bytes)
3: ...(southern [[Ontario]] and southern [[Quebec]]), [[Nova Scotia]], and [[New Brunswick]] — into a ...
11: With the exceptions noted above, Canada Day is generally marked by patri...
13: The celebrations in [[Ottawa]] are particularly lavish. Every Canada Day, tens...
16: ...movements of people changing residences. This is known as [[Moving Day]]. - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
3: ...lometres long) is the [[Rideau Canal]] located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
12: ...two actions of leaning and pushing - a technique known as "drawing" - results in what looks like effor...
16: ... shown that the pressure exerted by the blade has no effect on the amount of friction generated. The e...
18: ...ruptly stop when it reaches the top of the ice is not the most [[entropically favorable]] form. Instea... - Canal (2513 bytes)
4: ...areas and brought them in touch with the world-economy. The [[Erie canal]] for instance, opened up a c...
11: Canals have found another use in the 21st century, as [[wayleave]]s for...
26: * [[Rideau Canal]] - [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
27: * [[Shubie Canal]] - [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]] - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: The '''ionosphere''' is the part of the [[Earth's atmosphere|...
2: ...|right|350px|Relationship of the atmosphere and ionosphere]]
6: ...ma physics|plasma]] which is referred to as the ionosphere. In a plasma, the negative free electrons a...
8: ...s "captured" by a positive ion if it moves close enough to it. As the gas density increases at lower a...
10: ...). There are also mechanisms that disturb the ionosphere and decrease the ionization. There are dis... - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...eenth century. His place and date of birth are unknown, but [[September 12]], [[1570]] in England seem...
3: ... the return voyage Hudson discovered what is now known as [[Jan Mayen Island]] before reaching home in...
5: ...hich convinced the Moscovy Company that there was no point funding further voyages.
7: ...be these locations (although [[Giovanni da Verrazano]] explored the same coast in [[1524]])–and ...
9: ...h]], where Hudson was arrested for sailing under another country's flag. This was part of the [[Naviga... - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: Libya is a country in [[North Africa]], bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]],...
3: ...term had a broader meaning, encompassing all of [[North Africa]] west of Egypt, and sometimes referrin...
55: ...United States withdrew all U.S. diplomats but did not break off diplomatic ties with Libya.
63: ...tems, most of which were used for oil; Europe did not follow suit.
67: ...which Libya claimed as territorial waters but was not recognized internationally. Qadhafi had long ref...
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