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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...opulous [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
9: {{Infobox Country |
37: GDP_PPP = $1.064 trillion |
64: ... memory of [[Aztlan], the starting point of their tribes wanderings, never thought of themselves as an...
70: After independence, Spanish possessions in [[Central America]] were all incorporated into Mexico fro... - Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...dent]] [[Jos順igueres Ferrer]] to power, the country has been free of violent political conflict. Fig...
30: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 125th]] <br /> [[1 E10 m2|51,10...
32: | '''[[Population]]'''<br /> - Total ([[2004]] [[Estimation|E]]) <br /> - [[Population de...
33: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 122nd]]<br /> 4,159,757 <...
36: | [[List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)|Ranked 73rd]]<br /> $38 billion <... - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...city]] after [[S㯠Paulo]] and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its...
15: ...ilt and an alliance was formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - n...
17: ...ore, the city developed from current Downtown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an...
19: ...ahia|Salvador]]. In [[1763]], the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved to Rio.
21: ...ope. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arr... - 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]] ... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as ...
5: ...d become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent and kind of power he...
17: ==Earliest traditions of Arthur==
19: ...to "Arthur the Blessed"; ''Preiddeu Annwn'' ("The Treasures of Paradise"), mentions "the valour of Art...
21: ... to Arthur is in the ''[[Historia Britonum]]'', attributed to the Welsh [[monk]] [[Nennius]], who is s... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...he most widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional religion]] and its constituent component...
7: ...stor worship]] rituals. A Buddhist would have no trouble viewing [[Jesus]] as a [[Bodhisattva]] and i...
9: ...lieved in such practices as [[Chinese astrology|astrology]], [[Feng Shui]], and [[geomancy]].
11: ...ated between the forces of heaven and earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unju...
13: Minor religions introduced from abroad include [[Islam]] and [[Christi... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...ntwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...der command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitry Pozharsky]]
12: ...bard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
16: ...ound|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
18: * [[1918]] - [[World War I]]: [[Austria-Hungary]] surrenders to [[Italy]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...anzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]...
3: ...s one of the poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size bel...
5: {{Infobox Country |
10: national_motto = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity,...
47: ...e is based on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
17: ...badie|Abbadie, Antoine Thomson d']], (1810-1897), traveler
34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
51: *[[Abd-el-latif]], (1162-1231), physician and traveller
71: ...Ogden Abell|Abell, George Ogden]], (1927-1983), astronomer
72: *[[Philip Abelson|Abelson, Philip Hauge]] (1913-2004) - 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 - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...|thumb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her...
7: ...[head of state]] of [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Australia]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]],...
9: ...ate in Europe, The Americas, and [[Australasia|Australasia]], and is the second-longest-serving curren...
11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of State. Her reign has s...
15: ...re and Kinghorne]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her... - Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
5: ...ipoli|Hodierna]], [[County of Tripoli|countess of Tripoli]]; and [[Ioveta of Bethany|Ioveta]], abbess ...
11: ... money, granting of fiefdoms and other forms of patronage, and in diplomatic correspondence. Baldwin r...
13: ...s intentions to make Melisende sole queen and to strengthen her position, he designated Melisende as g...
15: ...onage, and publicly dismissed her authority. This treatment of their Queen irritated the members of th...
17: == Palace intrigue == - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...ited States, and has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
10: ...'''. It was in Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks developed, such as a claim to use a "gold...
20: ... admit that he is an excellent broadcaster. He attracted widespread support and attention in [[1998]]...
22: ... in" to a live broadcast during the week of the [[2004 Republican National Convention]] to give a previe...
34: ...his radio program on [[April 22]][[2005]], Rush retracted the assertion, stating that he had received ... - 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. - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
13: ...[[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]] and emotional distress riveted the world for much of the [[1990s]], s...
15: ...e nominated for [[sainthood]] — while her detractors saw her life as a cautionary tale.
22: ...other's testimony against her daughter during the trial, meant custody of Diana and her brother was gi...
40: ...(Theoretically, such an affair constituted [[high treason]] by both parties.) Another of her lovers re...
44: In [[2004]], the [[United States|American]] TV network [[NB... - 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... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
10: ...l [[Ne Win]], stepped down, leading to mass demonstrations for [[democracy|democratisation]], which we...
12: ...he was offered freedom if she would leave the country, but she refused.
14: ...money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people.
16: ... [[1997]], the Burmese government denied him an entry visa. Aung remained in Burma, and never met her ...
18: ...ng San Suu Kyi proclaimed "a new dawn for the country." However on [[May 30]], [[2003]], her caravan ... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
1: ...hutto.jpg|frame|200px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
3: ...s well, and remained in jail until [[November]] [[2004]].
6: ...d her father, as [[Pakistan]]'s foreign minister, travelled to the [[United Nations]] to resolve the i...
8: ...n the middle of a period when her father's administration was being challenged both at home and abroad...
17: ...s Party]] event in Newark, CA, [[28 September]] [[2004]]]] - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
7: ...mmit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a prominent member of the Brun...
15: In 2004 the British newspaper [[The Financial Times]] lis...
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