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- Esther (5002 bytes)
2: '''Esther''' ('''אֶסְתֵּר''', [[Standar...
9: ...tar, although the usual Hebrew rendition of the latter name is the phonetically unrelated [[Ashtoreth]...
19: ...rdechai]] in [[Hamadan]], [[Iran]], is a popular attraction for Iranian jews.]]There is some debate as...
21: ...ural. In addition phonetic difficulties exist in attempting to relate the names Esther and Ishtar, and... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...[[Battle of Orleans | siege of Orl顮s]], the [[Battle of Patay]] and other engagements in [[1429]] an...
16: She arrived at the [[Battle of Orl顮s|besieged city of Orl顮s]] on [[Apri...
18: ...h and Scots. This allowed the Royal army to now attempt a march toward Reims for Charles' coronation.
24: ...disaster when Jeanne was shot in the leg and the attack was called off against her will. Charles orde...
27: ...cted on [[horse]]back in an illustration from a [[1505]] manuscript.]] - Israel (51605 bytes)
10: national_motto = n/a |
60: ...Judah|Jewish kingdoms and states]] existed intermittently in the region for over a millennium until th...
66: === Caliphate, Crusades, and the Ottoman Empire ===
68: ...sades|Crusaders]], before becoming part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1517 until 1918. Throughout the...
73: ...ions]] transferred control of Palestine from the Ottoman Empire to the [[United Kingdom]] as a mandate... - Dodo (9332 bytes)
24: ...s marked dry and wet seasons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet s...
27: ...[1505]], but the Dutch were the first permanent settlers on the island.)
29: ...Dutch records concur. The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] settlers called it the ''Walgvogel'' ("disgusting bird...
43: ... ''Pezophaps solitarius'' on [[Rodrigues]]. The latter became extinct during the 1760s.
45: ...ems to indicate cropping as a precaution against attacks on the keepers (travellers' reports state tha... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
6: Little is known of his early life, but he was probably...
8: ...n the Duke's name. While there he also wrote a setting of the [[Miserere]], Psalm 50, for five voices...
10: ...n at Ferrara was filled by [[Jacob Obrecht]] in [[1505]], who died of the plague that year, and by [[Ant...
14: ...er composer, ...but [[Heinrich Isaac|Isaac]] is better able to get along with his colleagues." His fa...
18: ...hed by [[Ottaviano Petrucci|Petrucci]], [[Pierre Attaignant]] (1533), [[Tielman Susato|Tylman Susato]]... - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
16: ...ostitute]]. After two months in jail, he was acquitted because no witnesses stepped forward. For some ...
18: ... dialogue on ''l'amore masculino'' (male love) written by the contemporary art critic and theorist [[G...
20: ...ian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno (nicknamed Salai (Little Devil)). Gian entered Leonardo's household arou...
25: ... release them. He was also a respected judge on matters of beauty and elegance, particularly in the cr...
29: ...below) were cast into weapons for the Duke in an attempt to save [[Milan]] from the [[France|French]] ... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
5: ... where he studied law with his father and was admitted to [[Lincoln's Inn]] in [[1496]]. In [[1501]] ...
7: ... [[celibacy]], More finally decided to marry in [[1505]], but for the rest of his life he continued to o...
19: ... Erasmus also described More as a model man of letters in his communications with other European huma...
23: ...mong modern historians for their exceedingly unflattering portrayal of King Richard, a bias due at lea...
27: ... vehicle for discussing controversial political matters freely. It is unlikely that More, a devout an... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...grants. He grew up in [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]], [[Minnesota]]. His father, [[Charles A...
13: ...central committee of the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] in the [[United States]]. On ...
22: ...n 1930), Jon (1932), Land (1937), Anne (1940), Scott (1942) and Reeve (1945).
29: ...ary insult" to the Nazi leadership. Lindbergh's letters and diaries of the time indicate that he appro...
33: ...r the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] in [[1941]], he attempted to return to the Army Air Corps, but was de... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
9: ...cal king refused to pay tribute, Almeida's party attacked, conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]]...
13: ... was sent to [[Morocco]] where he fought in the Battle of Azamor ([[August 28]] and [[August 29|29]], ...
41: ...onia]]. On [[March 31]], the crew established a settlement that they called Puerto San Julian. A mutin...
49: ... ''San Antonio'' to explore the strait, but the latter, commanded by Gomez, deserted and returned to S...
53: ...ied in the Philippines on [[April 27]] in the [[Battle of Mactan]] against indigenous forces led by [[... - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
4: ... [[Bristol]] on his ship the ''[[Matthew (ship)|Matthew]]'' looking for a sea route to [[Asia]]. He en...
14: [[Image:Cabottowernf.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Cabot Tower in St. ...
18: ...ug2004.jpg|thumb|left||150px|A replica of the ''Matthew'' in Bristol [[Bristol Harbour|Floating Harbou...
20: ...bot sailed a more southerly course, reaching [[Brittany]] instead of England. On [[August 6]] he arriv...
22: ...inland until his third voyage, in [[1498]], and letters referring to a voyage by [[Amerigo Vespucci]] ... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...[[British India|British colonial rule]] to world attention. His philosophy of non-violence, for which...
22: <!-- ATTENTION!! Before changing the following paragraph, ...
23: ...rian Society]], was elected to its Executive Committee, and founded a local chapter. He later credite...
25: ...this incident as a kind of unsuccessful lobbying attempt on behalf of his older brother. It was in thi...
31: ...he returned in [[January]] [[1897]], a white mob attacked and tried to lynch him. In an early indicat... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
17: ...e" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at [[Eisenach]].]]
21: ...r's degree in [[1502]] and a Master's degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrol...
23: ...at changed during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1505. A [[lightning bolt]] struck near to him as he wa...
28: ... On [[October 19]], [[1512]], the University of Wittenberg conferred upon Martin Luther the degree of ...
31: ...513]], as he was lecturing on the [[Psalms]] at Wittenberg. He realized that the phrase "righteousnes... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
19: ... [[stratigraphy|stratigraphic]] [[geology]] and getting to assist with the collections of the [[Royal ...
24: ...s natural history course. Henslow's outings were attended by 78 men including the [[William Whewell|Re...
29: ...ira, but on his return home he received another letter. Henslow had recommended Darwin for the positio...
39: ...of [[Tierra del Fuego]] appeared to him savages little above animals, yet three natives returning with...
57: Another project he started was getting the expert reports on his collection published... - Dodos (9122 bytes)
24: ...s marked dry and wet seasons, the dodo probably fattened itself on ripe fruits at the end of the wet s...
27: ...[1505]], but the Dutch were the first permanent settlers on the island.)
29: ...Dutch records concur. The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] settlers called it the ''Walgvogel'' ("disgusting bird...
44: ... ''Pezophaps solitarius'' on [[Rodrigues]]. The latter became extinct during the 1760s.
46: ...ems to indicate cropping as a precaution against attacks on the keepers (travellers' reports state tha... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
13: ...e deciphered. Several stages of the language are attested; the earliest date back to the third milenni...
19: ...he establishment of the Awan dynasty. The first attestation of the name of the kingdom is in a text o...
21: ...together under a coordinated government that permitted the maximum interchange of the natural resource...
38: ...ites were able to gain revenge. Kutir-Nahhunte I attacked Samsuiluna (c. 1749 - c. 1712 BCE), Hammurab...
43: After two centuries for which little is known, the Middle Elamite period opened with... - Flight (3194 bytes)
11: ...ages to the same end. Flying snakes also use a flattened rib-cage to fly, with a back and forth motion...
15: ...ands, and lead a lifestyle where flight confers little advantage. <br>
57: [[he:טיסה]]
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