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1. List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
   10: ...air, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
   20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
   25: *[[Karol Adamiecki|Adamiecki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
   37: ...s, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
   41: ... General and president of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
2. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
   2: ...at''', reigned as [[tsar|empress]] of [[Russia]] from [[June 28]], [[1762]], to her death on [[Novembe...
   5: ...nths later, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by C...
   9: ...-Bonesana|Beccaria]] and [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]], Catherine drew up ...
   11: ...e status hereditary; and gave the nobles full control over their serfs and lands. In addition, Catheri...
   13: Catherine proceeded to "Westernize" Russia. However, unlike [[P...
3. Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
   8: ... however, govern the realm when her husband was abroad fighting wars.
   13: ...69]], but Mary and Anne had a [[Protestantism | Protestant]] upbringing, pursuant to the command of C...
   15: ...ing that it would improve his popularity amongst Protestants. The first cousins Mary and William marri...
   20: ...the boy was "suppositions," having been secretly brought in as a substitute for the Queen's stillborn ...
   22: ...is wife's position as the heiress to the English Crown, and feared that she would become more powerful...
4. 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]]
5. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
   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]]
   106: <tr><td>[[Koror]] <td>[[Palau]]
6. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
   1: ...and South Holland in [[1840]]. There are 10 more provinces in the Netherlands.<!--
   40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January 3...
   41: currency = [[Euro]] ² |
   43: time_zone= [[Central European Time|CET]] |
   45: time_zone_DST= [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
7. New Jersey (35646 bytes)
   39: ...ited by the tribes of the [[Lenape]], the first Europeans to settle the region were the [[Netherlands|...
   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.
8. 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'')
9. Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
   2: ...ous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in [[1927]].
   6: ...es. In [[1922]] he quit a mechanical engineering program, joined a pilot and mechanist training with N...
   8: ==First solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean==
   11: ...h the first non-stop flight made by [[Alcock and Brown]] later that same year.
   13: ...mittee of the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] in the [[United States]]. On [[March 21]...
10. Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
    2: ...ashore near what is now Beaufort's Inlet, North Carolina in 1718.
    6: ...ate [[Benjamin Hornigold]], whom he met at [[New Providence]] in [[1716]]. He was eventually made a ca...
    10: ...0-gunned man-of-war [[HMS Scarborough|HMS ''Scarborough'']] added to his notoriety.
    12: ... all of the valuables, food, liquor, and weapons from the ship and if there was no resistance, let the...
    14: ...forced to leave Nassau by Royal Governor [[Woodes Rogers]] when the island was raided and all pirate o...
11. Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
    5: ...iles (233 kilometers) north of and slightly east from [[New York City]], and slightly to the south of ...
    25: metro pop = |
    33: ...er son of the Scottish King. The name is derived from Alba; the Gaelic name for Scotland.
    34: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
    37: ...ented the Albany Plan of Union, the first formal proposal to unite the colonies.
12. Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
    1: ...to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. Descartes was...
    2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    4: ...gustine]]. In his natural philosophy, he differs from the [[Scholasticism|Schools]] on two major point...
    6: ... [[Turing test]] and [[John Searle]]'s "[[Chinese room]]" argument.
    11: ...e [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] [[Prytanee|Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand]] at [[La Flèche]]. After grad...
13. Chimpanzee (10645 bytes)
    2: ... [[Cameroon]]'s [[South Province, Cameroon|South Province]]}}
    11: ...tion_type_species | color = pink | species = Pan troglodytes | comment = [[Common Chimpanzee]]}}
    13: ''[[Common Chimpanzee|Pan troglodytes]]''<br/>
    17: ...''Pan'''''. The better known chimpanzee is ''Pan troglodytes'', the [[Common Chimpanzee]], living in [...
    20: A full grown adult male chimpanzee can weigh from 35-70 kg (75-155 pounds) and stand 0.9-1.2 m (3-...
14. List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
    4: ... are listed only if they have an anthem separate from or in addition to that of their mother country.
    43: |[[Austria]]||[[Land der Berge, Land am Strome]] (Land of Mountains, Land on the River)
    77: |[[Bolivia]]||[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]] (Bolivians, A Favourable Destiny)
    81: |[[Botswana]]||[[Fatshe leno la rona]] (Blessed Be This Noble Land)
    83: |[[Brazil]]||[[Hino Nacional Brasileiro]] (Brazilian National Anthem)
15. Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
    2: ...[[Christmas ornament|ornament]]s during the days around Christmas.
    5: ...ebirth deity]]), the god carries a tapering coniferous tree. [[Medieval]] legends, nevertheless, tende...
    9: ...to one legend, [[Saint Boniface]] attempted to introduce the idea of [[trinity]] to the pagan tribes u...
    11: ...s. In [[France]], the first Christmas tree was introduced in [[1840]] by the duchess of Orleans.
    15: ...on, left''). Such patriotic prints of the British royal family at Christmas celebrations helped popula...
16. Bahamas (7935 bytes)
    1: ...=right width=250 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #efefef;"
    27: |[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]
    51: | From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[July 10]], [[1973]]
    78: ...have been greatly facilitated by this and other European expeditions in the region.
    80: ...he islands, custody of the chain was transferred from Spain to Britain, and the Bahama Islands were na...
17. New Year's Day (5455 bytes)
    3: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    17: ... drinks [another [[Yule]] custom]." The quote is from the ''vita'' of Eligius written by his companion...
    19: In the [[Middle Ages]], most European countries used the [[Julian calendar]], but a...
    21: ==Specific, high-profile or common celebrations==
    22: ...on television, followed by the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] football game.
18. Theodore Roosevelt (35706 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=Theodore Roosevelt
    3: | image name=Teddy roosevelt.jpg
    14: | wife=[[Edith Roosevelt]]
    18: ...the assassination of [[William McKinley]]. At 42, Roosevelt was the youngest person ever to serve as P...
    20: ...-than-life role he played in the [[White House]], Roosevelt is usually thought of as one of the [[Grea...
19. New York (25691 bytes)
    36: ...rk State''' when there is need to distinguish it from [[New York City]].
    47: ...be a consensus, such as reforming the so-called [[Rockefeller drug laws]].
    49: ...eral Assembly, whose members are the second most prolific. Of those bills, only 4 percent, 693, actual...
    55: ... Albany to pass legislation for some meritorious project, but then mandate county and municipal govern...
    71: ...ich are connected by the [[Niagara River]]), the provinces of [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]]...
20. Anne Bonny (5802 bytes)
    5: ...ame public, Cormac moved to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] where he made a fortune and bought a large ...
    10: ...so true that after the arrival of Governor Woodes Rogers in the summer of 1718, James Bonny became an ...
    12: ...he New Providence, James dragged Anne before Gov. Rogers to demand she be flogged for adultery and ret...
    15: ...ever, known to all from the start, including Gov. Rogers, who named them in a "pirates wanted" circula...
    18: ... commanded a ship of her own. Her renown derives from the fact that she was a rarity: a female pirate.

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