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  1. Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
    1: ...er.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A bagpipe performer in [[Amsterdam]].]]
    3: ...pes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[reed (music)|reed]]s. T...
    11: 5) Tenor drones<br>
    12: 6) Bass drone<br>
    16: ...[[melody]] is played, and most have at least one drone [[harmony]], although there are relatively many...
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
    1: ...if|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
    3: ...oting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]]. She was a [[First...
    5: ...he World'', in honor of her extensive travels to promote [[human rights]].
    9: ...ns outside marriage by FDR (See [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] for more information.)
    11: ...om the Johannes branch and Franklin is descended from the Jacobus branch.
  3. Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
    9: ...[1912]] she broke with the WSPU over the group's promotion of arson attacks. Sylvia set up the [[East ...
    11: The group continued to move leftwards and briefly adopted...
    13: ...organ she revolted. As a result she was expelled from the CPGB and moved to found the short-lived Comm...
    15: ...meetings of the International in [[Russia]] and [[Amsterdam]] and also meetings of the Italian Socialist Part...
    17: ...unds for Ethiopia's first teaching hospital, and wrote extensively on Ethiopian art and culture; her r...
  4. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    3: ...rd of at a time where female athletes were still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"T...
    7: ...nd set or tied 12 [[world record]]s. She retired from athletics in 1955, after which she became leader...
    11: ...he Netherlands at that time (such as [[Rie Mastenbroek]]), and she would have a better chance to quali...
    17: ...ek before the Netherlands were invaded by German troops.
    27: ....71&nbsp;m in a specially arranged competition in Amsterdam. Then, she tied the 100&nbsp;m world record, but ...
  5. Tapestry (2919 bytes)
    5: Both craftsmen and artists have produced tapestries. The 'blueprints' on cartboard we...
    7: ...needlepoint]], probably because this type of [[embroidery]] mimics the woven effect.
    10: ...Nobility|noblemen]] could transport the tapestry from one residence to another. In [[church]]es, it co...
    15: ...ting]] scenes are the subject of many tapestries produced for indoor decoration.
    19: ...century. The first wave of production originated from [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]. Over time, the ...
  6. List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
    1: You can also browse countries [[List of countries|alphabetically]]...
    12: *[[Botswana]] - [[Gaborone]]
    15: *[[Cameroon]] (also spelled Cameroun) - [[Yaound靝
    19: *[[Comoros]] - [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]]
    22: *[[C?d'Ivoire]] (Ivory Coast) - [[Yamoussoukro]]
  7. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
    17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
    38: <tr><td>[[Belgrade]] <td>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]
    51: <tr><td>[[Bucharest]] <td>[[Romania]]
    56: <tr><td>[[Cairo]] <td>[[Egypt]]
    82: <tr><td>[[Gaborone]] <td>[[Botswana]]
  8. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    1: ...and South Holland in [[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
    15: capital = [[Amsterdam]]. [[The Hague]] is the seat of government |
    17: largest_city = [[Amsterdam]] |
    40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January 3...
    41: currency = [[Euro]] <sup>2</sup> |
  9. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
    39: ...ork|New York State]] and had its capital at [[New Amsterdam]], now known as [[New York City]]. Some of southw...
    41: ...|Sir George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|Lord Berkeley of Stratton]]...
    43: ...[[George Carteret|Sir George Carteret]], Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land ...
    45: ...ovinces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor.
    51: ...ar for Independence, British and American armies crossed New Jersey several times.
  10. Pilgrims (4873 bytes)
    1: ...English]] religious separatists who sailed from Europe to North America in the early [[17th century]],...
    2: ==Experiences and politics in Europe==
    3: ...up left their home in [[Scrooby]] and sailed to [[Amsterdam]] to escape religious persecution at the hands of...
    4: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    5: ... [[1620]] set sail on the ship ''[[Mayflower]]'' from [[Plymouth]], bound for the [[United States|Amer...
  11. Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
    3: ...eline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 to 1699'''.
    13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to the [...
    17: ...ed to [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] by [[John Rolfe]]
    22: *[[1620]]-[[Pilgrims]] arrive from [[Plymouth]], England, on the ''[[Mayflower (shi...
    24: *[[1626]]-[[New Amsterdam]] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York ...
  12. Aristotle (37648 bytes)
    3: ...guage|Greek]]: &Alpha;&rho;&iota;&sigma;&tau;&omicron;&tau;&#941;&lambda;&eta;&sigmaf;
    4: ...ophers in [[Western world|Western]] thought. He wrote many books about [[physics]], [[poetry]], [[zoo...
    6: == Introduction ==
    8: ...deas are therefore known to us only indirectly, through Plato and a few other writers. The writings of...
    10: ...logue itself which guides the interlocutors away from the paths to truth. The soul alone can have know...
  13. Metronome (3057 bytes)
    1: ...r metronome in motion.jpg|A mechanical wind-up metronome in motion|right|frame]]
    2: A '''metronome''' is a device that produces a regular [[pulse (music)|pulse]], usually u...
    4: ...ieces lead some modern scholars to suspect his metronome was quite inaccurate.
    6: ...do not require strict time (see [[rubato]]), a metronome is used to give an indication of the general ...
    8: ...ome produce a clicking sound on each swing of the rod.
  14. Endangered species (12553 bytes)
    2: ...ly make it to the lists and obtain [[law|legal]] protection. Many more species become extinct, or pote...
    4: ...eir land; and obtaining reasonable exceptions to protection laws.
    15: ... no free-living, natural population. Examples: [[Dromedary]], [[Przewalski's Horse]].
    18: * <font color="brown">'''Vulnerable'''</font>: faces a high risk of ...
    36: * [[Potoridae|Burrowing Bettong]] (''Bettongia lesueur nova'')
  15. Airline (29546 bytes)
    1: ...ure provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    2: An '''airline''' is an organization providing [[aviation]] services to passengers and/or ...
    7: ... with a single airplane carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating ...
    9: ...airline companies, their operating scope, and the routes they serve, makes analysis of the airline ind...
    11: ...overnment owned or supported to independent, for-profit public companies. This occurs as regulators pe...
  16. Canal (2513 bytes)
    2: ...ransport]]ation canals used by [[barge]]s or [[narrowboat]]s on smaller canals, and by [[ship]]s on [[...
    4: ...anals reached into previously isolated areas and brought them in touch with the world-economy. The [[E...
    6: ...th century and canalization made the village of [[Amsterdam]] a port. Canals are so deeply identified with [[...
    9: Competition from the railroad network made canals obsolete for commercial tra...
    23: * [[Amsterdam]]
  17. Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    14: | wife=[[Eleanor Roosevelt]]
    18: '''Franklin Delano Roosevelt''' ([[January 30]], [[1882]]&ndash;[[April...
    20: ...international organization to preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after h...
    22: ...ational leadership, while dismantling his social programs.
  18. African American (19830 bytes)
    1: ...an Africa]]. Many African Americans also have [[Europe]]an and/or [[Native American]] ancestors.
    6: ...country-of-origin identifiers. However, the term properly can be applied to nearly all black citizens ...
    10: ...rcent, followed closely by [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], with 83 percent.
    15: ...sial issue in American society and politics. The growth of [[abolitionism]], which opposed the institu...
    17: The [[Emancipation Proclamation]] of [[1863]] declared all slaves existi...
  19. Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
    3: ... this point the ship was only 577 nautical miles from the pole, but it was clear there is no way to go...
    5: ...hern coast of [[Norway]]. Once again all northern routes were blocked by ice and he ended up reaching ...
    7: ...later claim the area and set up a colony as [[New Amsterdam]].
    9: ... England had enacted to protect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon released.
    11: ...f Greenland on June 4, and then managing to turn around the southern tip of Greenland and continue wes...
  20. March 21 (10586 bytes)
    6: *[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] and leaves mos...
    7: ...[Pope Pius VII|Pius VII]] was [[Papal Coronation|crowned Pope]] in [[Venice]] with a temporary [[Papal...
    17: ...] - [[World War II]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] troops liberate [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]]
    18: ...[[Moondog Coronation Ball]], the first [[rock and roll]] concert, in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
    19: ...ville]], [[South Africa]]: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, k...

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