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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...g by the Qin emperor ([[2nd century BC|200 BC]]) strengthened the Chinese civilization. Politically, C...
7: ...s, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In la...
18: ...nnect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] province, where a bronze smelter from...
28: ...mi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power became decentralized during the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] whe...
30: ...aoning]], and governed under the new local administrative system of [[commandery]] and [[prefecture]] ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...a|Victorian Era]] was at the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, econom...
12: ...e king. At the age of fifty the Duke of Kent and Strathearn married [[Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld...
16: ... that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, would act as Regent during the queen's mi...
18: ... Victoria may have been, theirs proved to be an extremely happy marriage.
27: ...able to cope with the problems overseas, the ministry of Lord Melbourne resigned. - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
1: ...ictoria Mary of Teck, image by Lafayette of Bond Street, London. Copyright [[V&A]] Museum]]
9: ...absburgs]], the once powerful ruling family of Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[...
11: ... avoid their [[creditor]]s in [[1883]]. The Tecks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various ...
13: ...se to her aunt, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (n饠[[Princess Augusta of Cambridge]]). May...
17: ...een Victoria]]'s fondness of May, as well as her strong character and sense of duty. Albert Victor was... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
5: ...entatives]] in [[1996]] from Michigan's Eighth District and served two terms. She did not seek reelect...
7: ...[[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]]...
9: ... legislator had served in the U.S. Senate since [[1894]], when [[Francis B. Stockbridge]] died. - Ouida (1938 bytes)
17: * ''A Lemon Tree'' (1894)
28: * ''The Silver Christ'' (1894)
29: * ''Strathmore'' (1865)
30: * ''Tricotrin'' (??)
37: * http://www.indiana.edu/cgi-bin-ip/letrs/vwwplib.pl - This site contains some of Ouida's ... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
5: ...meist poetry|Acmeism]] and [[Russian Symbolist poetry|symbolism]].
8: ...concert pianist, with some [[Poland|Polish]] ancestry on her mother's side. (This latter fact was to p...
10: ...ughter to become a [[pianist]] and thought her poetry was poor.
12: ...l changes in school, and during the course of her travels she acquired Italian, French and German lang...
14: ...ing Album'', was self-published in [[1910]]. It attracted the attention of the poet and critic [[Maxim... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ...15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[Paris]] she pursued her interest ...
8: ...n [[1889]] Toulouse-Lautrec painted her in the portrait ''The Hangover''.
12: ...d as [[Maurice Utrillo]], he became one of Montmartre's well known artists.
14: ...ral art, and landscapes that are noted for their strong composition and vibrant colors. She was, howev...
18: ...ons in the early [[1890s]] consisted mainly of portraits, among them one of [[Erik Satie]] with whom s... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
2: '''Bessie Smith''' ([[April 15]], [[1894]] – [[September 26]] [[1937]]) in [[Chattan...
5: ...wn act around [[1913]], at [[Atlanta]]'s "81" Theatre and by [[1920]] she had gained a reputation in t...
7: ...inest musicians around, most notably [[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Char...
9: ...son]]'s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section--a musical environment that is radical...
13: ...nued until her death in a [[road accident]] while travelling from a concert in Memphis to Clarksdale, ... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
1: [[Image:USAFE Band trumpeter.jpg|frame|right|Trumpeter performing with the United States Air Forc...
2: ...he trumpet is called a ''trumpeter'' or simply, ''trumpet player''.
4: ==Construction==
5: ...large-01.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A standard B♭ trumpet]]
6: ...he pitch of the instrument. Three valves make the trumpet fully [[chromatic]], allowing the player to ... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
1: ...border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><td>
4: ...age:Grover Cleveland.jpg|Grover Cleveland]]</td></tr>
5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>
7: 24th President</td></tr>
8: <tr><td>'''Term of Office:'''</td><td> - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
16: | ''[[Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem]]''
28: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 51st]]<br/> 488,100 [[squa...
31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 113th]]<br/> 4,603,2...
42: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
48: ...oviet Socialist Republic]]'' is a country in [[Central Asia]]. It has borders with [[Afghanistan]], [[... - Uganda (11554 bytes)
1: ...ania]] in the south. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of [[Lake Victori...
3: ...ich encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capital [[Kampala]].
6: {{Infobox_Country|
12: national_motto = For God and My Country|
59: ...nda today. [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]] were introduced to these kingdoms. - Flag of Mississippi (1142 bytes)
2: ...ag|Confederate battle flag]]. It was adopted in [[1894]].
4: ...01]], the voters of the state opted to retain the 1894 flag, over a new flag that some considered less o... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
4: ...es]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of nearly all the ballpark...
7: ...ove the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home each tim...
9: ... no avail. He was finally sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a school run by Catholic brot...
10: ...l.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding up bat, in ba...
14: ...k him to spring training in [[Florida]], where a strong performance with bat and ball saw him make the... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...nch and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful control of the area was disputed by the surrounding [[1...
46: ...their relatively low altitude allows for little [[tree-line|timberline]], form a north-south spine run...
50: ...ng Vermont some of New England's best [[cross-country skiing]] areas.
52: ...ch to the presence of a particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and cl...
58: ...the [[Iroquois]] drove many of the smaller native tribes out of Vermont, later using the area as a [[h... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
27: ...TimeZone = [[Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]]<br/>[[...
48: ...state is one of the six states on the [[Frontier Strip]].
56: ...ern Oklahoma), and Lake & Trail Country (South Central Oklahoma).
58: ...ficial" regional designations include [[Green Country]] (most often used to refer to Northeastern Okla...
60: ... Western high plains, Southwestern Tablelands, Central [[Great Plains]], - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
4: ...and for public office in [[South Australia]] in [[1894]], along with universal suffrage in that state.
11: ...rious countries throughout the world. In many countries women's suffrage was granted before [[universa...
13: ... the nineteenth century, starting with [[South Australia]] in [[1861]].
15: ...y permitted to stand for election) in a major country was granted in [[New Zealand]] in [[1893]].
17: ...to stand for parliament was South Australia, in [[1894]]. - 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]])
227: *[[Gustave Caillebotte]] ([[1848]]-[[1894]]) - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...ortress]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[P...
2: ...n French a simple ''chau'' connotes a grand [[country house]] at the center of an [[estate]]. When Eur...
10: ...f protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the typical featu...
11: ...in otherwise hostile territories from which to control surrounding lands.
14: ...le]] in the last decades of the 10th century illustrates this: - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ... flew too close to the sun and the wax melted, destroying the wings and causing Icarus to fall into th...
5: ...ings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which can make planes that...
15: ...Leonardo, its plans were preserved and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that...
17: ...ake place without danger, although when the first trials are made you may have to pay for the experien...
19: ... balloon was powered by a wood fire, and was uncontrolled, that is, it flew wherever the wind took it....
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