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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...opulous [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world.
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30: population_estimate_year = 2005 |
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37: GDP_PPP = $1.064 trillion | - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...oduction machines for manufacturing in other industries.
3: ...ine]] and the development of [[Electric power|electrical power generation]].
7: The term industrial ''revolution'' was introduced by [[Friedrich Engels]] and [[Louis-Auguste...
10: ...h the accompanying development of international [[trade]], creation of [[financial market]]s and accum...
12: ...hich often imposed tolls and [[tariff]]s on goods traded among them. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: '''Bagpipes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[reed (mus...
16: ...f an airtight bag, which can supply a continuous stream of air. Air is supplied either by a blowpipe o...
23: ...e [[Jacobite Rising|'45 Rising]]. This claim is untrue; there is no mention of the bagpipe in the [[Ac...
25: ...ve been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [[Bannockburn]] in [[1314]].
27: ...odern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the... - 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: Ad (7741 bytes)
45: *[[Edwin Adams Cotto|Adams Cotto, Edwin]], (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing ...
46: ...ngeline Adams|Adams, Evangeline]], (1868-1932), astrologer
56: ...n Couch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
58: *[[John Adams (Pitcairn)|Adams, John]], Patriarch Of Pitcairn
65: ...el Adams|Adams, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts - 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... - Sibylla of Jerusalem (11497 bytes)
5: ...ent Sibylla was taught scripture and other church traditions. Though not raised by her mother, Sibylla...
7: ...ear, leaving Sibylla widowed and pregnant. In the tradition of the dynasty, Sibylla named her son [[Ba...
9: ... marrying Sibylla to his vassal, Phillip could control the kingship of Jerusalem. The ''[[Haute Cour o...
13: ...r, when on [[Easter]], [[1180]], [[Raymond III of Tripoli]] (the former regent) and [[Bohemund III of ...
19: ...vourite [[Raynald of Chatillon]]'s harrassment of trade caravans between Egypt and Syria. Raynald of C... - 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]]...
34: ...his radio program on [[April 22]][[2005]], Rush retracted the assertion, stating that he had received ...
36: ...edia]]. As a result the words were preemptively introduced by wikipedians familiar with the occurrence... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: | [[Image:Elizabeth_I_(Ermine_Portrait).jpg|thumb|right|220px|'''Elizabeth I''' <br><...
9: ...r]]s to several famous organizations, including [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[Briti...
16: ...treason (adultery against the King was considered treason), incest with her elder brother, and witchcr...
18: ...ll-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker b...
20: ...zabeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she... - Mary II of England (12093 bytes)
13: ...atholic [[Mary of Modena]], also known as Mary Beatrice d'Este.
15: At the age of fifteen, Princess Mary became betrothed to the Protestant [[Stadtholder]] and [[Prin...
17: ...utch people, but her husband neglected or even mistreated her. William long maintained an affair with ...
20: ...reland, and as James VII in Scotland. He had a controversial religious policy; his attempts to grant f...
24: ...ined King only during his wife's lifetime, and restrictions were placed on his power. William, however... - 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...
50: ... a person infected with the [[HIV]] virus. Her contribution to changing the public opinion of [[AIDS]]... - 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 ... - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
1: ... April]] [[2005]]) was prime minister of the [[Central African Republic]].
3: ...ean-B餥l Bokassa]] formed a new government and introduced the post of prime minister, appointing Domi...
5: ...r, [[1979]], Domitien was arrested and brought to trial on charges of covering up extortion committed ... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
18: ...the lawyer of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions for the years [[1970]]–[[1974]]. ...
20: ...d. In the parliament her first actual position of trust was working as a chairman of the social commit...
28: ...rime minister]] [[Esko Aho]] of the [[Keskusta|Centre Party]], becoming Finland's first female preside...
32: ...ld still take an active role in governing the country. This was evident in e.g. the nomination of her ...
38: ...term as [[president|President of Finland]] in May 2005. Before the start of actual presidential campaign... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
10: |[[January 26]], [[2005]] -<br>
27: ...[United States Secretary of State]] in the administration of [[President of the United States|Presiden...
29: ...Powell as Secretary of State. On [[January 26]] [[2005]], the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confi...
35: .../www.wnyc.org/legacy/shows/madaboutmusic/madabout_transcript090701.html]
37: ...n [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing|Sixteenth Street Baptist Church]] by [[white supremacy|white su... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
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9: <tr><td>'''Rank:'''</td><td>7th</td></tr>
10: ...mber]] [[1990]] - [[12 September]] [[1997]]</td></tr>
11: <tr><td>'''Number of Terms:'''</td><td>1</td></tr> - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...mme of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed...
31: ...ge-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increa...
36: ...hen the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] won control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was no...
38: ...|Oxford]] from [[1944]] where she studied [[chemistry]]. She became Chairman of the [[Oxford Universit...
45: ...g and Land. She moved to the Shadow [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] Team after [[1966]]. - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
2: ...uley''') is a retired [[African-American]] [[seamstress]] and figure in the [[American Civil Rights Mo...
4: ...ther; most of her adult life she worked as a seamstress.
8: ...class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly conduct]] and ...
10: ...ericans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle.
14: ...65]] until [[1988]]. She continues to reside in Detroit. - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...e world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages.
12: ...well as a collection of articles, ''Civilice a su troglodita''. She also worked in Chilean television...
14: ...(whether from murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile ...
16: ...t]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn Close]] and [[Ant...
29: *''Portrait in Sepia'' (2000)
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