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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...dentity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves o...
7: ...opulation, the ability to store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and admini...
9: == Into the Bronze Age ==
11: ...anxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ...oral examplars, and one of them, the [[Yellow Emperor]], is sometimes said to be the ancestor of all C... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ... from [[20 June]] [[1837]], and Empress of India from [[1876]] until her death. Her reign lasted more ...
12: ...tranged from their wives) and father children to provide an heir for the king. At the age of fifty the...
14: ...oria's uncle, the Prince of Wales, inherited the Crown, becoming King George IV. Though she occupied a...
16: ...the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent ...
18: ...sons for marrying Victoria may have been, theirs proved to be an extremely happy marriage. - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
5: .... She was the first Queen consort to attend the coronation of her successors. Known for the way she su...
9: ...Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambrid...
11: ...]]s in [[1883]]. The Tecks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying i...
13: ...d War I]], the Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from Mary to her aunt, who lived in [[Germany]].
17: ...he [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]], was a brother of HRH The [[Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of ... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
1: [[Image:Annie Besant - Project Gutenberg eText 13715.png|thumbnail|right|250...
2: ...]], [[1847]] - [[September 20]], [[1933]]) was a prominent [[Theosophy|Theosophist]], [[women's rights...
4: ...n socialism]] and [[workers' rights]]. She was a prolific writer and a powerful orator.
7: ...ophical Society, but also to India's freedom and progress.
9: ...]]. In [[1908]] he was taken back into the fold through the agency of Besant, who had been elected pre... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...mark|Danish]] author '''Karen Blixen'''. Blixen wrote works both in [[Danish language|Danish]] and in...
5: ... won the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Can...
7: ... coffee market in 1931 forced her to abandon the project.
9: ...h, mostly collections of short stories; she also wrote a novel entitled ''The Angelic Avengers'', unde...
11: ...ered for many years from [[syphilis]] contracted from her husband. - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
1: [[Image:Christine de Pisan - Project Gutenberg eBook 12254.jpg|thumbnail|right|250...
2: ...nterpreted as a feminist push for expanded female roles; although Pisan in fact was merely describing ...
4: ...came a court writer employed by various ducal and Royal households, in order to support her three chil...
5: ... of Orleans]] and attacked the ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
9: ...and died in [[1389]] she found herself without a protector, and with three children depending on her. ... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ...ried laundress, Suzanne Valadon became a circus acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career...
6: ...nSuzanne BlueRoom.jpg|thumb|300px|left|''The Blue Room''. ([[1923]]). [[Suzanne Valadon]].]]
8: ...ame year that she posed for ''City Dance.'' In [[1885]] Renoir painted her portrait again as ''Girl Bra...
14: ...al art, and landscapes that are noted for their strong composition and vibrant colors. She was, howeve...
18: ...ad a 6-month affair in [[1893]]. A smitten Satie proposed marriage after their first intimate night. F... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
3: ... the leading [[pianist]]s of the [[Romantic music|Romantic era]] as well as a composer.
7: ...f Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven as well as those of Robert Schumann and Brahms.
9: ...in which she contributed greatly to the modern improvement in technique.
14: ...ano. Inspired by her husbands birthday, the three Romances were composed in 1853 and dedicated to Jose...
17: # Kamien, Roger. ''Music : An Appreciation''. Mcgraw-Hill Col... - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
1: ...{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Snowdrop}}
2: ...alis.jpg|200px|Snowdrop]] | caption = Common Snowdrop}}
14: The '''Common Snowdrop''' (''Galanthus nivalis'') is the best-known rep...
16: ...lled, ripening into a three-celled capsule. (Snowdrops should not be confused with their relatives Sno...
18: ...own either when ripe, or in spring. Professional growers and keen amateurs also use such methods as "t... - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
3: ...Truman]] and [[First Lady of the United States]] from [[1945]] to [[1953]].
5: ...They attended the same schools from fifth grade through high school.
7: ...World War I]] altered a deliberate courtship. He proposed and they became engaged before Lieutenant Tr...
9: ... DC. Upon [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s death on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman ...
11: ...iality which, as we had learned..., inevitably surround the family of the President." Though she consc... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
14: ...a]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed to remove or amend this requirement, but non...
16: ...e served two full terms: [[Dwight Eisenhower]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Bill Clinton]]. Incumbent Pre...
19: ...e person receiving the greatest number of votes (provided that such a number was a majority of elector...
21: ...mendment XII]] in [[1804]] changed the electoral process by directing the electors to use separate bal...
25: ...ess is concerned with winning [[swing state]]s, through frequent visits and [[mass media]] advertising... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
22: ...eration descendant of Henry Adams, who emigrated from [[Devon]], [[England]], to [[Massachusetts]] in ...
24: ...758]], he was admitted to the [[bar_(law)|bar]]. From an early age he developed the habit of writing d...
28: ...[Samuel Adams]]; instead, his influence emerged through his work as a constitutional lawyer. Impetuous...
31: ...which he pronounced the Stamp Act invalid on the ground that Massachusetts, being without representati...
35: ...f a series of committees to study naval matters. From that time onward, Adams championed the establish... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
4: <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2>[[Image:Uly...
11: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td></tr>
22: ...'' ([[April 27]], [[1822]] – [[July 23]], [[1885]]) was a [[Union army | Union]] [[general]] in th...
24: Grant won many important battles, rose to become general-in-chief of all [[Union army|...
26: ...e is instead mostly criticized for not taking a strong stance against the corruption, and not acting t... - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...States House of Representatives|Representative]] from [[Indiana]] and the 17th [[Vice President of the...
13: ...=[[Galusha A. Grow]] | after=[[Theodore Medad Pomeroy]] | years=[[December 7]], [[1863]] – [[Mar... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1885]]
8: | succeeded=[[Grover Cleveland]]
18: ...of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...mily and friends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on ...
22: ...kely related to a history of [[hypertension]], approximately twenty-four hours after being found uncon... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: <caption><font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
4: ...="center" colspan=2>[[Image:Grover Cleveland.jpg|Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr>
9: [[March 4]], [[1885]] – [[March 3]], [[1889]]<br>
12: [[Chester A. Arthur]] ([[1885]])<br>
21: ...of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Rose Cleveland]] (sister)<br>[[Frances Cleveland]] (... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
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10: ...lagasy language|Malagasy]]: Fatherland, Liberty, Progress)'' |
38: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
53: ...ne of whom brought [[Malagasy]] rice to [[South Carolina]].
55: ...inancial assistance. British influence remained strong for several decades, during which the Merina co... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
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34: | From [[Soviet Union]]<br/> [[October 27]], [[199...
52: ...re to another decamped on their way to more prosperous territories. - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
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36: | From [[Ethiopia]]<br /> [[May 29]], [[1991]]<br ...
53: ...Having achieved independence on May 24, [[1993]] from [[Ethiopia]], it is one of the youngest independ...
57: ...#913;ΙΑ (''Erythra'), which derives from ΕΡΥΘΡΑ ΘΑ... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ... ''K?reich Belgien'') is a country in [[Western Europe]], bordered by the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]]...
3: ...the [[Walloons]]) but also in the center (in and around the capital [[Brussels]]), and a small number ...
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5: |+<big>'''Royaume de Belgique'''<br>'''Koninkrijk Belgi맧'<br...
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