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- Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...man in the [[Hebrew Bible]], the queen of [[Ahasuerus]] (commonly identified with [[Xerxes I of Persia...
14: Ahasuerus, having rid himself of [[Vashti]], chose Esther ...
16: ...nstrument in the hand of [[God]] to avert the destruction of the Jewish people, and to afford them pro... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
7: ...e|Charles VII]]). The groups were involved in a struggle over the government which allowed [[Henry V o...
16: ...f prominent clergy such as the [[Archbishop of Embrun]] and the prominent theologian [[Jean Gerson]], ...
24: ...g their allegiance in turn, a process which bore fruit largely due to Jeanne's "great diligence" (acco...
27: ...cted on [[horse]]back in an illustration from a [[1505]] manuscript.]]
28: With a truce in effect, Jeanne didn't return to the field un... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...stly comprising [[Muslim]], [[Christian]], and [[Druze]] [[Israeli Arab|Arab]]s. The territory Israel ...
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
19: largest_city = [[Jerusalem]] |
60: ...lation, see [[Destruction of Jerusalem]]). After crushing [[Bar Kokhba's revolt]] in [[135]], Emperor ...
62: ...pora|diaspora]]. However, the [[Mishnah]] and [[Jerusalem Talmud]], two of Judaism's most important re... - Dodo (9332 bytes)
15: ...tius]]. The Dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
22: The breast structure was insufficient to have ever supported flig...
24: ...asons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to live through t...
27: ...first visited by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in [[1505]], but the Dutch were the first permanent settler...
47: ...hese birds were much closer taxonomically to the true [[Dove|pigeons]] than previously thought, and we... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
10: ...o died of the plague that year, and by [[Antoine Brumel]] in [[1506]], who stayed until the disbanding...
14: ...ecretary with the interesting comment "It may be true that Josquin is a better composer, ...but [[Hein...
18: ...Josquin were published by [[Ottaviano Petrucci|Petrucci]], [[Pierre Attaignant]] (1533), [[Tielman Sus... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...nticipated modern technology but were rarely constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advan...
11: ...o worked with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] and [[Pietro Perugino]].
56: ...:Mona_Lisa.jpeg|thumb|''[[Mona Lisa]] (1503–1505/1506)'']]
59: ...e Museum]]'', [[Saint Petersburg|St Petersburg]], Russia
64: ... Museum]]'', [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], Russia - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: '''Sir Thomas More''' ([[7 February]], [[1478]]–[[6 July]], [[1535]]), posth...
7: ... [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his life he continued to o...
36: ...n]], a lady of the court. In [[1527]], Henry instructed Cardinal Wolsey to petition [[Pope Clement VI...
44: ... was able to produce a letter in which he had instructed Barton not to interfere with state matters.
53: ...ld on to his religious convictions in the face of ruin and death, and the dignity with which he conduc... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
2: '''Charles Augustus Lindbergh''' ([[February 4]], [[1902]] – [[August 26]], [[1974]])...
18: ...-video item|filename=Charles Lindbergh flight to Brussels.ogg|title=Flight from Paris to Belgium |desc...
26: ...cus ensued when the man accused of the murder, [[Bruno Hauptmann]], went on trial. Tired of being in t...
31: ...udices of other people to lead our country to destruction." Although Lindbergh never returned his Nazi...
33: ... Lightning]] pilots. This improved fuel usage in cruise, and enabled aircraft to fly longer range miss... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
5: ...h [[Portugal]]) or in [[Porto]]. The son of Pedro Rui de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de...
9: At age 20, Magellan first went to sea. In [[1505]] he was sent to [[India]] to install Francisco d...
24: ...at [[Antwerp (province)|Antwerp]] firm who had a grudge against the king of Portugal. On [[March 22]],...
39: ...in the season, however, and the southern winter struck while they were still on the [[Argentina|Argent...
53: ...g northwest, the crew reached the equator on [[February 13]], [[1521]]. On [[March 6]], they reached t... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
22: ...abrador]] or [[Maine]]. We might never know the truth. His men may have been the first Europeans on e...
31: ...nland]], Labrador and Newfoundland. In [[1501]]-[[1505]] an English syndicate, consisting of 3 [[Azores|... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ndependence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to world attention. His philosophy of non-vi...
15: ...uto-biography, "The story of my experiments with truth" reveals his inner persona and reflections on h...
23: ... giving him valuable experience in organising and running institutions. Some of the vegetarians he met...
33: ... This plan was adopted, leading to a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (in...
40: ...tial law]]. The violence led Gandhi to end the struggle, but he had succeeded in placing himself at t... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
9: date_of_death=[[18 February]], [[1546]] |
12: ... Luther''') ([[November 10]], [[1483]]–[[February 18]], [[1546]]) was a [[German people|German]]...
21: ...r's degree in [[1502]] and a Master's degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrol...
23: ...orm in the summer of 1505. A [[lightning bolt]] struck near to him as he was returning to school. Terr...
25: ==Luther's struggle to find peace with God== - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
2: '''Charles Robert Darwin''' ([[12 February]] [[1809]]–[[19 April]] [[1882]]) was a ...
4: ...ns, but in [[1858]] the information that [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] now had a similar theory forced ear...
15: ...Shrewsbury, Shropshire]], [[England]], on [[12 February]] [[1809]] at the family home, [[The Mount, Sh...
19: ...[[Alexander Munro III]] and his revulsion at the brutality of surgery at the time led him to neglect h...
26: ...llowing Henslow's example and advice he was in no rush to take holy orders. - Dodos (9122 bytes)
15: ...tius]]. The Dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.
22: The breast structure was insufficient to have ever supported flig...
24: ...asons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet season to live through t...
27: ...first visited by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in [[1505]], but the Dutch were the first permanent settler...
48: ...hese birds were much closer taxonomically to the true [[Dove|pigeons]] than previously thought, and we... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
5: Its culture played a crucial role in the [[Achaemenid]] [[Persian Empire]]...
19: ...ification with the culture of [[Sumer]] of the [[Uruk period]]. [[Proto-Elamite]] influence from the [...
21: ... this was done through a federated governmental structure.
34: ...racteristic of early Elamite history. These early rulers were succeeded by the Awan (Shustar) dynasty.
36: ... c. 1750 BCE) was not to be denied, and Elam was crushed in 1764 BCE. - Flight (3194 bytes)
7: ...[[evolution|evolved]] separately from different structures.
11: Bats are the only [[mammal]]s capable of true flight. However, there are several [[gliding mam...
18: ...ingspan, up to 3.5 metres (11.5 feet), and the [[trumpeter swan]] perhaps the greatest weight, 17 [[ki...
35: * [[Cruise (flight)|Cruise]]
46: * [[Instrument flight rules]]
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