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- Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
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54: ...ivisions in preference to the static theories exemplified by the [[Maginot Line]].
56: ...ble exception of [[Paul Reynaud]] who would later play a major role in de Gaulle's career.
63: ... were in favor of continuing the war. He took the plane back to [[Bordeaux]] (provisory seat of the Fr... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...St. Louis]] in the 1920s.<!--What does this mean? Please clarify.-->
10: ...ian.JPG|thumb|right|The Spirit of St. Louis on display at the Smithsonian.]]
11: ...]]-[[May 21]], [[1927]] in his single-engine [[airplane]] ''[[Spirit of St. Louis|The Spirit of St. Lo...
13: Lindbergh's accomplishment won him the ''[[Orteig Prize]]'' of $25,00...
22: ...9. He taught her how to fly and did much of the exploring and charting of air-routes together with her... - Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
2: ... to [[New Zealand]], and was also the first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing f...
6: ...aft)|Southern Cross]]'', a [[Fokker]] FVII-3M monoplane. The flight was in three stages, from [[Oaklan...
12: ... honour his contribution to aviation and his accomplishments during his life.
22: ...photos of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his aeroplane, the ''Southern Cross'')] - - Charles Babbage (13539 bytes)
2: ...'s original plans, a [[Difference Engine]] was completed, and functioned perfectly. It was built to to...
5: ...on Estate in [[Teignmouth]]. His mother was Betsy Plumleigh Babbage. In [[1808]] the Babbage family mo...
16: ...le lived happily at 5 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London. They had eight children, but only thr...
29: ...Gottfried Leibniz]]. He first discussed the principles of a calculating engine in a letter to Sir [[Hu...
36: ..., [[1822]] and in a paper entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astrono... - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (4677 bytes)
18: ...oogle.com/search?q=cache:lCEb6oNH9JcJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/136gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22136+...
45: ...tle; the idea of causing deliberate harm seems completely alien to them. As such, they are very good w... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
6: ...inued his research and wrote a series of books on plants and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The...
19: ... March [[1827]] Darwin made a presentation to the Plinian society of his discovery that black spores o...
22: ...clergymen who saw it as part of their duties to explore the wonders of God's creation.
26: ...t Cambridge till June and following Henslow's example and advice he was in no rush to take holy orders...
27: ...anted to study natural history in the tropics and planned to visit [[Madeira]] with some class-mates u... - Charles W. Fairbanks (2978 bytes)
- Charles G. Dawes (3139 bytes)
7: ...e [[American Expeditionary Force]] as chief of supply procurement and was a member of the Liquidation ... - Charles Curtis (4708 bytes)
5: ... [[1920]], he was elected by Kansas voters (in compliance with the Constitution's recently-ratified [[...
16: *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001008 Biographical Directory of the Unite... - King Charles Spaniel (2336 bytes)
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...icle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fic...
6: ... de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ... de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...lmeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...uerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...n from different [[premise]]s and approaches, examples of which include [[rationalism]] (through [[log...
7: ...ome and includes the Greek philosophers such as [[Plato]]. The Medieval period runs until roughly the ...
12: ...ruth was no more than opinion and for teaching people to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclusi...
14: ...thens had a direct [[democracy]]. It's known from Plato's writings that many sophists maintained schoo...
16: ...d truth. He wrote nothing, but inspired many disciples. He was executed in [[399 BCE]] on the charge t... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
2: ...esidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform of opposition to slavery. He was born in [[...
5: ...oines River]], and from 1841 to [[1846]] he led exploration parties on the [[Oregon Trail]] and into t...
13: ... [[Wind River Mountains]] is also named for the explorer.
15: ... author abbreviation]] '''Frém.''' is applied to plants he described. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - David Livingstone (4684 bytes)
3: ...ottish]] [[missionary]] and [[List of explorers|explorer]] of the [[Victorian era]], now best remember...
6: ...ing in [[London]], he became attracted by the example of another Scot, Robert Moffat, whose daughter h...
12: In the period [[1852]]–[[1856|56]], he explored the interior, discovering [[Victoria Falls]] ...
17: ...racts and rapids that Livingstone had failed to explore on his earlier travels.
19: ...ed great difficulty in raising funds to further explore [[Africa]]. - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...tember 1]] [[1557]]) was a French [[Exploration|explorer]] who is popularly thought of as one of the m...
9: ...may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France...
35: ...den and seeds of cabbage, turnip and lettuce were planted. A fortified settlement was thus created wh...
43: ...d to wait for [[Samuel de Champlain|Samuel de Champlain]] in [[1608|1608]]. - Puritan (15882 bytes)
4: The word ''Puritan'' is now applied unevenly to a number of [[Protestant]] churche...
5: ...rticular churches or movements, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
12: ...cclesiastical courts. They refused to endorse completely all of the ritual directions and formulas of...
26: ...connect between the [[House of Lords]] and the people, rebellion over the attempt to introduce a [[Div...
28: ...en their movement became the status quo; it was replaced by the broader term [[Nonconformist]], which ... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...ate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material...
24: ...orders the [[United States Customs Service]] to implement the [[Neutrality Acts|Neutrality Act of 1939...
31: ...d as the [[Arno]] and [[Po]] rivers flood; 113 people die, 30,000 are rendered homeless, and countless...
51: *[[1883]] - [[Nikolaos Plastiras]], Greek general and politician (d. [[1953...
53: ...[1909]] - [[Skeeter Webb]], American [[baseball]] player (d. [[1986]]) - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
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98: ...p://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/090303/b05w03abplanalp.html] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
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32: ===== People named Adams =====
61: *[[Michael Adams|Adams, Michael]], (1971-), chess player
69: ...architect)|Adams, Thomas]], (1871-1940), UK urban planner - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef...
55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]...
64: ... in some cases, such as [[South Africa]], she has played an important role in retaining or restoring g... - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ...] of the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt]]. Many people also regard her as the earliest known [[queen re...
10: ...mose]]. Hatshepsut was favored by the [[Karnak|Temple of Karnak]] over her two brothers who did not li...
17: :''Here ye, all persons! Ye people as many as ye are! I have done things'' :''accor...
20: ...of Egypt. Historians who believe in traditional explanation of Hatshepsut believe her motivation for w...
22: ...Hatshepsut. She organised for a mission, led by explorer [[Nehsi]], to [[Punt (region)|Punt]] in her n... - Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
11: ...fe but observed what was going on. Henry being completely under the influence of his mistress, [[Diane...
21: ...he Elm'') relates that she discussed with him the plan and decoration of her palace of the [[Tuileries... - Diane de Poitiers (2609 bytes)
15: ... provide a resting place for her, her daughter completed the funeral chapel built near the chⴥau. - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
8: ... husband, she did not answer; so King Charles IX, placed a hand on his sister's head, compelling her t...
16: ...arts and benefactor of the poor. She often helped plan events at court and nurtured Henri IV and Marie... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
13: ... created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed to p...
21: ...ignity of a Princess, becoming a mere "Lady". Her place in the line of succession was transferred to t...
23: ...ex, Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence.
39: ...il|Privy Counsellors]] had been implicated in the plot to put the Lady Jane Grey on the Throne. She c... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
26: ...[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in her baby hand, and she grasped the heav...
28: ... the prelates and peers who knelt before her and, placing their hands on her crown, swore allegiance t...
31: ...nce with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[Scottish Parliament]] broke off the treat...
40: ...omising childhood. With her marriage agreement in place, she was sent to [[France]] in [[1548]], at th...
42: ...[[Scots Language|Scots]]. She also learned how to play two instruments and learned prose, horsemanship... - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
24: ...d I of the Two Sicilies|HM King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily]] (1751-1825); had issue
29: ...dditionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted due to two wars near the end of her father's ...
37: ... years later and became more closeted from her people. Her focus changed from attempting to regain Si... - Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
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