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- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
5: ...[Greece|Greek]] [[history|historians]] such as [[Strabo]] and [[Diodorus Siculus]], but otherwise ther...
13: ... the Seven Wonders of the World. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang but rather grew ...
17: ...m cables or ropes. The name comes from an inexact translation of the Greek word [[kremastos]] or the L...
19: ...ed. The pillars, [[vaults]], and terraces are constructed of baked brick and asphalt."
51: [[he:הגנים התלו... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
6: *[[John Agapetus|Agapetus, John]], patriarch of Constantinople
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
16: *[[Agathon]] (c. 448-400 BCE), Athenian tragic poet
24: ...elli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
2: '''Golda Meir''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] '''גּוֹלְדּ...
20: ...r duties there included picking almonds, planting trees, caring for chickens, and running the kitchen....
22: ...her. Her husband died in [[1951]], Golda was away traveling at the time.
30: ... forces from [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Iraq]]. She was issued Israel's...
42: ... governing coalition, and serious questions over strategic misjudgments and general lack of leadership... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
11: ...the British army. In 1944 she begun a paratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Special Oper...
15: ...ers she placed in her window one at the time. She tried to keep their spirits up by singing.
17: ...udges had even found her guilty. She kept diary entries up until her last day, November 7, 1944. Her r...
23: ==Poetry==
37: ...88;לי, שלא יגמר לעולם... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
1: ...nd [[Slovenia]]. It is known locally as the ''Country of the [[Magyars]]''.<!--
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12: ...o = (none current)<br>historical: Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae |
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44: time_zone_DST= [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...controls, including the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]], borders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]]...
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60: ...ael (about 25% of the Jewish population, see [[Destruction of Jerusalem]]). After crushing [[Bar Kokhb...
68: ...s subject to waves of invasions and changes of control, including rule by the [[Seljuks]], [[Fatimids]...
73: ...ory into two parts. The eastern portion, called [[Transjordan]], became the Arab state of [[Jordan]] i... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]]) - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
7: ..." align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
42: ... of [[tank]] battles and an advocate of the concentrated use of armored and aviation forces. He was th...
45: ... was a family of rich entrepreneurs from the industrial region of Lille in [[French Flanders]]. Born i...
47: ...herland, equal to her religious piety"). Although traditionalist and [[monarchist]], the family was le...
50: ...aduated in [[1912]] and decided to join an [[infantry]] regiment when he could have joined an elite co... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ..., he helped advance the study of [[anatomy]], [[astronomy]], and [[civil engineering]].
11: ...do also worked with [[Lorenzo di Credi]] and [[Pietro Perugino]].
22: ...rneys throughout Italy. Though Salai was always introduced as Leonardo's "pupil", he never produced an...
26: [[image:leonardo_self.jpg|thumb|left|[[Self-portrait]] in [[red chalk]], circa 1512 to 1515]]
31: ...t man to describe [[Double-Entry_Booking|double-entry bookkeeping]]) for [[Mantua]], moving on after 2... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...and became a [[stunt pilot]]. In 1924, he started training as a U.S. military aviator with the [[Unite...
11: ...o Paris nonstop, he was not the first to make a [[Transatlantic flight]]. That had been done first by...
13: ...presented the [[Medal of Honor]] for his historic trans-Atlantic flight.
15: ...ions are the basis of modern intercontinental air travel.
18: ...bergh's flight to Belgium to be honored after his trans-Atlantic flight.|format=[[Theora]]}} - Cabeza de Vaca (4807 bytes)
1: '''Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca''' (c. [[1490]] – c. [[1559]]) was an early [[Spain|Spani...
3: ...ould not be as great, due to forces beyond his control.
5: ...us [[Native American (Americas)|Native American]] tribes of the upper Gulf coast (including the Han an...
7: ...sed to give his countrymen any details of the country that might prepare them for the hardships they w...
9: ...g the most spectacular in the world. Political intrigue against him caused his arrest and return to S... - March 20 (10075 bytes)
10: ...eat Fire" of [[Boston, Massachusetts |Boston]] destroys 349 buildings.
14: ... of [[Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property]].
15: ...ce]] becomes the first woman executed in an [[electric chair]].
21: ...]] – [[Dachau]], the first [[Nazi]] [[concentration camp]], is completed.
22: ...[[Douglas MacArthur]], at [[Terowie]], [[South Australia]], makes his famous speech regarding the [[Ba... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
15: ...auto-biography, "The story of my experiments with truth" reveals his inner persona and reflections on ...
18: ...r]], [[Gujarat]], India. They were descendants of traders (the word "Gandhi" means [[grocer]]). He was...
20: ...as "a land of philosophers and poets, the very centre of civilization."
23: ...ty College]], of the [[University of London]], to train as a [[barrister]]. His time in [[London, Unit...
25: ...s in this climate that he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian firm to a post in [[KwaZulu-Nat... - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
13: headquarters = 310 First Street SE<br> [[Washington, D.C.]]<br> 20003|
28: * Strengthening Our Communities
31: ... and [[Paul Koering]]. However, during the administration of President Bush, there has been an increas...
33: ...=November&Date=7]. In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Republican Party in Midwes...
38: ...er than state-level is arranged by legislative districts). It is the counterpart of the [[Democratic ... - Adolescence (13933 bytes)
2: ... to begin around age 13, and end around 24. By contrast, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) defin...
6: ...dult members of the community at age 13, and this transition is celebrated in the bar (or bat) mitzvah...
9: ...icle]]s. In [[female]] adolescents, the first menstrual period is called '''menarche'''.
11: ...the last century, primarily because of improved nutrition and increased caloric intake. Girls tend to ...
23: ... culture is often considered inferior to the mainstream culture, or in rebellion against it, and is th... - Globe (2597 bytes)
10: ...erg Terrestrial Globe", was made during the years 1490-1492 by German mapmaker [[Martin Behaim]].
17: The most common type has long, thin strips <!-- Is there a better word? splines? gores? -...
21: The more strips there are, the less stretching and crumpling is required to make the pape...
22: From a geometric point of view, all points on a sphere are equiv...
23: one could select any arbitrary point on the earth, - Yoga (18820 bytes)
3: ...u]] cultural context. Its origin is impossible to trace, because it dates back to before recorded hist...
5: ==Introduction==
7: ...anskrit]] word "Yuj" ("to yoke") and is generally translated as "union" or "integration". According to...
11: ...he fourth stages of [[Ashtanga Yoga]] of [[Yoga Sutra]]s by [[Patanjali]].
17: ...are translated in various ways. As differences in translation can be confusing, it is often more exped...
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