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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
7: ... [[Ipanema]], for the giant statue of [[Jesus]], known as [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Re...
13: The area where Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedi...
15: ...eiro'' (San Sebastian of the January River), in honor of then King [[Sebastian I of Portugal]]. For ce...
17: ...en westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...[[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Nicolas de Villegaignon]]. After [[1720]], when the Portuguese found gol... - 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)
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 ...
13: Four [[U.S. states]] named counties in his honor: [[Fremont County, Colorado|Colorado]], [[Fremon... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...he central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as the "[[Matter of Britain]]." There is disagr...
5: ...] to early [[6th century]], to have been of [[Romano-British]] origin, and to have fought against the ...
7: ...y figure of whom we know little, and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Br...
11: Another school of thought believes that Arthur is a h...
13: Subscribers to this school of thought argue that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Amb... - 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... - Ionic order (6526 bytes)
2: ...]] of [[classical architecture]], the other two canonic orders being the [[Doric order|Doric]] and the...
4: ...he southwestern coastland and islands of [[Asia Minor]] settled by Ionian Greeks, where an Ionian dial...
6: Unlike the Greek Doric order, Ionic [[column]]s normally stand on a base (''but see illustration, le...
9: ...|thumb|right|An archaic Greek Ionic capital, in ''Nordisk familjebok'', 1910]]
10: ...e most often fluted: [[Inigo Jones]] introduced a note of sobriety with plain Ionic columns on his [[B... - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...eginning in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...e existed and are viewed as having succeeded one another in [[continent]]al [[East Asia]] for the last...
5: ...decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], and the [[Chinese Civil War]].
7: ...some islands in the South China Sea. The PRC does not recognize the ROC, as it claims to be the sole s...
9: ==Terminology== - Dombra (1417 bytes)
14: * [[domra]] (a similarly pronounced Russian string instrument) - 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...
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...
27: ...itary, though other royal women have been given honorary ranks. - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
9: ..., cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III), but ...
11: ... Cour]]'', a kind of royal council comprising the nobility and clergy of the realm.
13: ... chose [[Fulk of Jerusalem|Fulk V of Anjou]], a renowned crusader and military commander, and in the f...
19: ... been guilty the church and nobility likely would not have later rallied to her cause.
21: ...buted to Fulk or his supporters. This was reason enough for the queen's party to openly challenge Fulk... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ...drafted because a physical found that he had an "inoperable [[pilonidal cyst]]" and "a [[American foot...
10: ...aim to use a "golden microphone". (This claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden micropho...
16: ..., this is merely an on-air signature, as there is no organization with that name.
18: ...w is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limbaugh; on very rare occasions, Limbau...
22: ...an National Convention]] to give a preview of his nomination acceptance speech. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...nd [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Sometimes refer...
9: ...d political views; and English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Si...
11: ...nce in the granting of [[British honours system|honours and dignities]]. Only eight peerage dignities,...
13: [[Virginia]], an English [[13 colonies|colony in North America]] and afterwards a member of the [[Uni...
18: ...rnowne, who was often referred to as "Kat". Chapernowne developed a close relationship with Elizabeth ... - Anne of Great Britain (22303 bytes)
8: ... of Great Britain|George I]], of the [[House of Hanover]].
10: ...ercive tactics (such as crippling the Scottish economy by restricting trade) were used to ensure that ...
17: ...d to send her Catholic books and essays, but made no serious attempt to effect a conversion.
19: ...npopular and despotic James II. Princess Anne did not endeavour to support her father; instead, she qu...
22: ...Princess Anne was then stripped of her guard of honour, and the guards at the royal palaces were forbi... - 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... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ...France]] and Archduchess of [[Austria]] (born [[2 November]] [[1755]] ? executed [[16 October]] [[1793...
4: ...[[Joseph II|Archduke Josef]] and ''Johanna'' in honour of Saint John the Evangelist. A court official ...
13: ...cation. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothing. Her French was imperfect and she preferred ...
19: ... Flora". The entire city was illuminated in her honour and a few days later, she began the journey to ...
22: ...nt. He was only a year older than she was and had no sexual or romantic relationships to prepare him f... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
22: | [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] <br>now the [[Czech Republic]]
35: ... 15]] [[1937]] in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]], now in the [[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|Amer...
37: She was nominated by [[President of the United States|Presid...
40: ... Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with honors in [[Political Science]], she studied at the [[...
65: ...re children than died in [[Hiroshima]]. And, you know, is the price worth it?'' - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
10: | [[June 25]] - [[November 4]], [[1993]]
31: ...to sit at the table of the [[G7|Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized c...
33: ...in Soviet Government at the [[London School of Economics]].
45: ...amentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[minority government]].
47: ...ely remembered as suggesting that "an election is no time to discuss serious issues". In addition, she... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
13: ...gton State Legislature at the age of 28. She had knocked on every door in her district. As a state rep...
21: ...dios.com/spyware/] [http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,32250,00.html]
31: At times the campaign was notable for its pettiness. After a Cantwell campaig...
35: ...ing Senn 3-to-1 in the primary. Although he won renomination, Slade Gorton got fewer votes than Cantwe...
41: ...ballots and the county totals were certified on [[November 23]], Cantwell had gained a lead of 1,953 v... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
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