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- French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: '''The French and Indian War''' is the [[United States|American]] name for...
5: In Canada, the designation ''French and Indian War'' is nearly unknown: [[Anglophone|English Can...
9: ...ars]]) between the British, the French, and their Indian allies, following the conflicts known in North Am...
13: ...– most significantly of all– at the [[Plains of Abraham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in w...
19: ...ar meant that it was the last of the [[French and Indian Wars]] and helped create conditions that led to t... - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
9: *Mathematics � [[Vedic]] literature is replete with concepts of [[0 (number)|zero]], the tech...
11: ...ory of relativity]] were explicitely stated by an Indian Philosopher around [[600 BC]].
12: *Chemistry � Principles of chemistry did not remained abstract but also...
13: ..., first compendium on medicine and surgery was complied in ancient India.
17: ...al references to [[maritime]] activity by ancient Indians. - Classical Indian dance (443 bytes)
1: '''Classical Indian dance''' is any dance form that is based on [[Nat...
18: *the North Indian dance forms of Persian origin, such as [[Kathak]] - Indian art (7305 bytes)
1: '''Indian art'''
2: ...on and patronage in social and cultural contexts. Indian art can be classified into specific periods each ...
9: ...ears, there has been tremendous change urging the Indian conscious to profoundly change, revolutionize its...
10: ...ution in thought that provided the Indian artist, place for innovation, creation, and the process of v...
12: ...Gods and celestial beings, characterization of people, the single purpose and ideal of life to be inte...
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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 ... - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
7: ... joined by a large expedition of 340 Spanish, 300 Indian allies, and 1000 slaves, both native Americans an...
9: ..., it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Zuni]] Indians. Marcos was sent back to [[Mexico]] in disgrace.
11: ...[[Hernando de Alarcón]] who would be shipping supplies for Coronado. [[Pedro de Tovar]] was sent nort...
12: ... wintering he suffered from fierce attacks by the Indians.
14: ...n as [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]]) were no rich people at all, the village consisted mostly of thatched... - 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. [[... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...s an extensive '''traveller''' or [[exploration|explorer]], whose account documents his travels and si...
6: ...tional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the worl...
8: ... – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he saw or did are probab...
15: ...bron]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Bethlehem]], for example – and the Mameluke authorities put special...
17: ... days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ha... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
73: ...mes]], (1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War
98: ...p://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/090303/b05w03abplanalp.html] - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
10: ... John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
14: ==== People named Adam ====
32: ===== People named Adams =====
61: *[[Michael Adams|Adams, Michael]], (1971-), chess player - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
6: ...gapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
7: *[[Ajit Agarkar|Agarkar, Ajit]], (1977-), Indian cricketer
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
10: *[[Andre Agassi|Agassi, Andre]], (1970-), tennis player - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
12: ...f Leiningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 M...
18: ...tch, but his objections failed to dissuade the couple. Many scholars have suggested that Prince Albert...
20: ...merged the Royal House name and family surname, replacing both with one deliberately English sounding ...
29: ...wives of Whigs, but Sir Robert Peel expected to replace them with wives of Tories. Victoria strongly o...
37: ... the assassination attempt; others attributed the plot to supporters of the heir-presumptive, the King... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
7: ...minantly Irish neighbourhood on the south side of Indianapolis. Her father, Paul, served as county county ...
9: ...on|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a n...
13: ...h required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also work...
27: ...rty activists and officials, Cantwell formed an exploratory committee in October [[1999]] to mull a ru...
31: ...crisy because of the incident. "Fiddling with people's websites and calling it good fun ... adds a ve... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
11: ! Place of Birth:
20: | [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]]
59: ...'goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb doll), as people thought that she would be a puppet in the hands ...
65: ...he November [[1969]] split within the governing [[Indian National Congress]].
67: ...ash; after campaigning fiercely on her well-known platform, with the famous ''Garibi hatao'' slogan &n... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
3: ...orn [[India]]n politician, the president of the [[Indian National Congress]] (Congress Party) and the wido...
7: ... [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]].
9: ==Role in Indian politics==
11: ...ct of her foreign birth, her declining to take up Indian citizenship for 15 years after her marriage and h...
13: ...] following her party's surprise victory in the [[Indian general election, 2004|2004 Lok Sabha election]].... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
5: ...g after the young girl fell to her father. She completed her education and martial training, which inc...
7: ... he was about four months old. After this, the couple adopted Damodar Rao as their son. But Maharaja G...
24: ...ationalist and feminist hero in India. When the [[Indian National Army]] created its first female unit, it...
31: Plese see [http://www.copsey-family.org/~allenc/laks... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...n, Kansas|Atchison]], [[Kansas]], Amelia loved to play with her younger sister, Muriel. This time that...
8: ...lane in 1924 and moved back East, where she was employed as a social worker in [[Boston, Massachusetts...
10: ...on, flying was the fixture of Earhart's life. She placed third at the Cleveland Women's Air Derby (nic...
14: ...Lockheed Vega]], intending to fly to [[Paris]], duplicating [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s solo flight. Howev...
16: ...," financed by [[Purdue University]], she started planning her round-the-world flight. - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
1: ...irst [[African American]] woman to become an [[airplane]] pilot. She was also the first black license...
4: ...n children. Her father was three-quarter Choctaw Indian. The family earned their living by picking cotto...
10: ...ench flight school, and she learned while using a plane that had failed many times. Once, she saw a fe...
14: ...lifornia, she broke a leg and three ribs when her plane stalled and crashed on February 22, 1922. As ...
16: ...chute jump and wanted to examine the terrain. The plane crashed, possibly because of a wrench that go... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
12: .... She is said to have overheard Hitler laying out plans for Nazi commanders to join together in mass s...
16: ...in gliders. In 1952 '''Hanna Reitsch''' won third place in the world gliding championship in Spain (an...
18: In [[1959]] she was invited to India by the Indian Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], where she fo... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
7: ...d [[Parthenope]] for the old city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Floren...
23: ...mily objections concerning the risks and social implications of such activity, and the [[Roman Cathol...
31: ...cial indifference. [[Medicine]]s were in short supply, [[hygiene]] was being neglected, and mass [[inf...
35: ...ted to have escaped serious injury when it was toppled in an accident. Following this episode she used...
47: ...statistical reports and was instrumental in the implementation of its recommendations. - Phoolan Devi (2526 bytes)
9: ...urrendered on a stage before a crowd of 10,000 people.
11: ...ted to [[Buddhism]] as part of the [[Neo-Buddhism|Indian Buddhist revivalist]] movement. Still a popular ...
15: The [[1994 in film|1994]] Indian [[film]] ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' is about her life u... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
13: ...t as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...e, where he was found among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52). Probably also during this perio...
17: ...ster Mary, and [[Mary Magdalene]], [[Salome (disciple)|Salome]] and other women (John 19:26). Mary cr...
19: Of the roughly 100 people in the Upper Room after the Ascension on the day...
27: ...was conceived. They took her to live in the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] when she was three years old, muc... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: She was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize...
22: ...nted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are...
24: ... she converted an abandoned [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple into the [[Kalighat Home for the Dying]], a free...
29: ...ity Brothers was founded in [[1963]], and a contemplative branch of the Sisters followed in [[1976]]. ...
35: ... we do to promote world peace?" Her answer was simple: "Go home and love your family." In the same yea...
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