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- Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
2: ... is a former World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player from Germany. She is widely considered to be one of t...
6: ...ts with regularity, and in [[1982]] she won the European Championships 12s and 18s.
8: ...82]] at Filderstadt, Germany, and lost her first professional match 6-4, 6-0 to [[Tracy Austin]]. Afte...
10: ...e tour in her early years, but led to a steady improvement in her play.
12: ...e in April [[1986]] at [[Hilton Head]], [[South Carolina]], defeating [[Chris Evert]] in the final. Sh... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ... the [[Islas Chafarinas|Chafarine]] islands, the "rocks" (es: ''pes'') of [[Pede V鬥z de la G...
20: ...s頌uis Rodr�ez Zapatero|Jos頌uis Rguez. Zapatero]] |
40: currency = [[Euro]] (€)<sup>2</sup> |
42: time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]]<sup>3</sup> |
44: time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | - Pope Hilarius (5932 bytes)
1: ... (also '''Hilarus''', '''Hilary''') was [[Pope]] from [[461]] to [[February 28]], [[468]]). He was can...
3: ...of Rome, Hilarius was elected bishop of [[Rome]] probably [[November 17]], [[461]], and was consecrate...
5: ...igorously for the rights of the Roman See and vigorously opposed the condemnation of
6: ...exandria, who tried to hinder his going either to Rome or to Constantinople, he had great difficulty i...
8: ...ops could decide, after an investigation. Church property could not be alienated until a synod had exa... - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...]] (see [[List of French popes|list]]), reigning from [[999]] until his death in [[1003]].
5: ... in the [[Christianity|Christian]]-held city of [[Barcelona]] and possibly in the [[Islam]]ic cities of [[Cor...
7: ... school by [[Adalberon, archbishop of Reims|Adalberon]], [[Archbishop of Reims]].
9: When Otto II became [[Holy Roman Emperor]] in [[983]], he appointed Gerbert the abbot of ...
11: ...t]]. Capet became king of France, ending the [[Carolingian]] line of kings. - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: [[image:inquisition2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. ''Saint Dominic Presiding over an [...
3: ...sition was the result of the reconquest of Spain from the [[Muslim]]s and the policy of converting Spa...
6: ...from the [[Middle Ages]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile ...
8: ... of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital of the [[Crown of Aragon]], had large [[Jew]]ish populations c...
10: ...astile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]]. - Badminton (12494 bytes)
5: ...eyed, and a point ends as soon as it touches the ground. Badminton racquets have long handles, to mak...
7: ...mportant to being a successful badminton player. From a fitness perspective a close comparison can be ...
13: ...igh. The short service lines go away 1.98 meters from the net. Left service court and right service co...
18: ...s became the material of choice. Now, almost all professional badminton [[racquets]] are composed of c...
20: ...on]]. Players' personal preferences play a strong role in string selection. - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
17: metro pop = 5.8 million |
25: ...cknames include "Beantown", "The Hub" (shortened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holm...
27: ...Greater Boston]] is one of the top-ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States, the fifteenth ...
31: ... House (Boston)|Old State House]] in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centu...
34: ... community with a special covenant with God. Winthrop's sermon, "a [[City upon a Hill]]," captured thi... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ught the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to world...
15: ...He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth]...
18: ...e [[Jain]] influences of Gujarat, Gandhi learned from an early age the tenets of non-injury to living ...
23: ... 1875 by [[H.P. Blavatsky]] to further universal brotherhood. The Theosophists were devoted to the st...
25: ...from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa]]. - Arch (4239 bytes)
5: ...[[Ancient Greece]] and later refined in [[Ancient Rome]]. The arch became an important technique in [[...
9: ...al members into [[compressive stress]]es only. [[Rock (geology)|Stone]] is weak in [[tension]] and ca...
14: ...b|right|300px|Close-up of a semi-circular arch in Barcelona, Spain.]]
16: ...]] arches are now known to be the theoretically strongest forms.
26: ...rches'. These [[natural arch]]es are formed by [[erosion]] rather than being carved or constructed by ... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
1: ...ic Games''', runners relay the [[Olympic Flame]] from [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]] to the opening cerem...
3: ...man, [[Pierre de Coubertin|Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin]] in the late [[19th century]]. The...
13: ...has been lost, although there are many legends surrounding its origins. One of these legends associate...
15: ...e times: The sixth century BC wrestler [[Milo of Croton]] is the only athlete in history to win a vict...
17: ...tening Christian hegemony, and in [[393]] the emperor [[Theodosius]] outlawed the Olympics, ending a t... - Roman road (3913 bytes)
1: [[Image:3392pomP.jpg|thumb|250px|A Roman road in [[Pompeii]]]]
2: ...ues of invasion to the barbarians, contributed to Roman military reverses.
4: ...ay soils. The [[legion]]s made good time on these roads, and some are still used [[millennium|millenni...
6: ...tance against the Empire. At its peak, the Roman road system spanned 50,000 [[mile]]s.
8: ==Some Roman roads== - History of Italy during foreign domination and the unification (3859 bytes)
6: ...rtance both because of military defeats and of [[Protestant Reformation]], which deeply weakened the c...
8: ...rmation]], with which it established a strict control over intellectual life in catholic countries. So...
10: ...n of Naples with the help of a Ventian fleet and troops under the command of [[Gonzalo de C�rdoba]].
22: *[[Treaty of Barcelona]]
39: ... until [[1870]]) and the north-eastern provinces around Venice (most of which were annexed in [[1866]]... - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
1: ...ranean]] climate and geography have played strong roles in shaping its culture.
4: ...ain in 1854, after the first [[Carlist]] War]]A strong sense of regional identity exists in many regio...
10: ...spite a broad Spanish nationalist feeling, have strong regional identities: [[Cantabria]], [[Asturies]...
17: ...ects. (Spanish itself also has distinct dialects around the country, with the Andaluz dialect being cl...
19: In addition, there is strong and growing support for other regional languages, some of... - Parakeets and Budgies (4112 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Parrots}}
14: ...ing the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back.
16: ...ow sense of the parrot family Psittacidae or the broad sense of the order Psittaciformes.
18: ...greatest number of parrot species, however, come from [[Australasia]], [[South America]] and [[Central...
20: ...over 80% accuracy). Other scholars claim that parrots are only repeating words with no idea of their ... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
1: {{Redirect|Christmas around the world||Christmas Around the World (Bradley Joseph album)}}
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
4: ...ristmas]] season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region.
22: ...he Christmas Eve services, for example, they go caroling to the homes of older church members, where t...
27: ...ries]], the children actively participate in the programmes. Christmas is officially celebrated at the... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
6: * [[1290s BC]] - The coronation of [[Ramses II]], on whose face the sun's r...
9: ... France]] enters [[Naples]] to claim the city's throne.
13: ...Buena Vista]] - 5,000 [[United States|American]] troops drive off 15,000 [[Mexico|Mexican]].
19: ...- [[President of the United States|President]] [[Grover Cleveland]] signs a bill admitting [[North Dak...
22: ...]] begins the first transcontinental [[air mail]] route. - Madrid (20882 bytes)
4: ...,000 as of 2000 estimates. Population of the [[metropolitan area]] (urban area plus satellite towns) w...
6: ... the country but also of the [[Madrid (province)|province]] and ''[[Madrid (autonomous community)|auto...
14: ...place that is occupied now by the Palacio Real). Around this palace there was built a small citadel (a...
16: After troubles and a fire [[Henry III of Castile|Enrique II...
18: ...I century, Madrid had no resemblance with other European capitals: the population of the city was econ... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
2: ...[[blood sport]] that involves, most of the time, professional performers (''[[matador]]es'') who execu...
4: ...nger involved, the bulls are often physically compromised before or during the match.
6: The practice generates heated [[controversy]] in many areas of the world.
9:
10: ... at [[Madrid]], [[Seville]] and [[Mexico City]]. Around 30,000 bulls are killed each year in bullfight...
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