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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sha...
18: ...e, where a bronze smelter from around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, foun...
28: ...122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
7: ...nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empres...
9: ...hnological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [[House of Hanover]]; he...
12: ...ningen]]. Victoria, the only child of the couple, was born in Kensington Palace, London on [[24 May]] ...
14: ...s the Reverend [[George Davys]] and her governess was [[Louise Lehzen]].
16: ...ssed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', under which it was provided that Victoria's mother, the Duchess of ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...SH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May'''''.
5: ...d the coronation of her successors. Known for the way she superbly bejeweled herself for formal events...
9: ... Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide ...
11: ...he Duchess of Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt and had to flee abroad to avoid the...
13: ... her aunt every week without fail. During [[World War I]], the Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from ... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
2: ...tober 1]], [[1847]] - [[September 20]], [[1933]]) was a prominent [[Theosophy|Theosophist]], [[women's...
4: ...[[Fabian socialism]] and [[workers' rights]]. She was a prolific writer and a powerful orator.
9: ...cal Society over this in [[1906]]. In [[1908]] he was taken back into the fold through the agency of B...
11: ...nion more than former Theosophical leaders. This was a clear reversal of policy from Blavatsky and Ol...
13: ...Adyar|Theosophical Society in Adyar]], as the boy was proposed as the incarnate vessel for the Christ.... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...17]], [[1885]] – [[September 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen name]] for the [[Denmark|Danish]] author...
5: ...the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...1, and the Baron returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Blixen remained in Keny...
9: ...r the pseudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]]. - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...rd feudal practice whereby the wife of a nobleman was expected to take charge in his absence. This pra...
4: When she was 24 her husband ɴienne du Castel died, and Pizan...
9: ...ice]], [[Italy]]. When she was four years old she was brought to her father, a councillor of the [[Ven...
13: The Earl of Salisbury, who was in Paris on the occasion of the marriage of [[Ri...
15: ...'La Vision'' (1405) she tells her own history, by way of defence against those who objected to her pre... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
2: ...ber 23]], [[1865]] – [[April 7]], [[1938]]) was a French [[painter]].
8: ...ame year that she posed for ''City Dance.'' In [[1885]] Renoir painted her portrait again as ''Girl Bra...
14: ... their strong composition and vibrant colors. She was, however, best known for her candid female nudes...
20: In [[1894]] she was the first woman admitted to the [[Soci鴩 Nation...
28: Suzanne Valadon died on [[April 7]], [[1938]] and was interred in the [[Cimeti貥 de Saint-Ouen]] in P... - Clara Schumann (3372 bytes)
3: ... [[1896]]), wife of composer [[Robert Schumann]], was one of the leading [[pianist]]s of the [[Romanti...
7: ...farther than the outskirts of [[Germany]], and it was thanks to her efforts that his compositions beca...
9: ...[[1888]] she appeared each year. In [[1878]] she was appointed teacher of the piano at the [[Hoch Con...
11: ...s considerably rarer than in the present day, she was herself the composer of a few songs and of some ...
14: ...y-six. It is suggested that negative attitudes toward women's ability to compose influenced this as w... - Snowdrop (3046 bytes)
21: ...ora von Deutschland, ֳterreich und der Schweiz'' 1885</small>]] - Bess Truman (3712 bytes)
3: ...], [[1982]]), often known as "'''Bess Truman'''", was the wife of [[Harry S. Truman]] and [[First Lady...
5: ...autiful blue eyes." A relative said, "there never was but one girl in the world" for him. They attende...
7: ... their daughter [[Margaret Truman|Mary Margaret]] was born in [[1924]].
9: ...-and Bess, who managed to look on with composure, was the new First Lady.
11: ...band's presidency, Mrs. Truman was not present in Washington except for the social season when her dut... - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...c figures. During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free...
7: The United States was the first nation to create the office of [[Presi...
12: ...e United States at the time the U.S. Constitution was adopted), be at least 35 years of age, and have ...
14: ...] [[Elaine Chao]], born in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]; [[United States Director of National Intellig...
16: ...endment XXII]] (which took effect in [[1951]] and was first applied to [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] starti... - John Adams (18716 bytes)
7: | preceded=[[George Washington]]
18: ... United States]]. His son, [[John Quincy Adams]], was the sixth President of the United States ([[1825...
22: ...o [[Massachusetts]] in about [[1636]]; his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams.
24: ...se of the American colonies. Years later, when he was an old man, Adams undertook to write out, at len...
26: ...h]], Massachusetts. Their son, John Quincy Adams, was born in [[1767]]. - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
11: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td></tr>
22: ...rmy | Union]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]–[[1877]]) [[Presi...
24: ...and is credited with winning the war. Although he was a successful general, he is considered by histor...
26: ...s agree that Grant was not personally corrupt; it was his subordinates in the executive branch who wer...
30: ...io]], where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17. - Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
2: ...ch 23]], [[1823]]–[[January 13]], [[1885]]) was a [[United States House of Representatives|Repre...
4: ...ith his parents to [[New Carlisle, Indiana]]. He was appointed deputy auditor of [[St. Joseph County,...
6: ...f the House of Representatives]] in [[1863]]. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1868]], ha...
8: ... 4, 1869, served until March 3, [[1873]]. Colfax was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in [[...
10: He was a lecturer after leaving public office, and died... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
6: | date2=[[March 3]], [[1885]]
18: ...of the United States|President]], serving until [[1885]].
20: ...rdrobe,and changed pants several times a day. He was called "Chet" by family and friends. Interestin...
27: ...ffice. The truth, however, was simply that Arthur was born near the Canadian border. His parents were ...
29: ...n North Pownal, Vt. in [[1851]]. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in [[1854]], and commenced p... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
9: [[March 4]], [[1885]] – [[March 3]], [[1889]]<br>
12: [[Chester A. Arthur]] ([[1885]])<br>
25: [[Thomas A. Hendricks]] ([[1885]], [[List of leaders who died in office|died in o...
29: ...political domination between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson]] in [[19...
31: Cleveland was a hard worker and was scrupulously honest at a time when many politici... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
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53: ...e east coast. From about [[1774]] to [[1824]], it was a favorite haunt for [[pirate]]s, including [[Un...
55: ...or several decades, during which the Merina court was converted to [[Presbyterianism]], [[Congregation...
57: ... in [[1895]]-[[1896|96]], and the Merina monarchy was abolished.
59: ...ance]], [[Morocco]], and [[Syria]] during [[World War II]]. After France fell to the [[Germany|Germans... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
27: ...]]'''<br/> – Total<br/> – % water
52: ...mies from one empire to another decamped on their way to more prosperous territories.
54: ...as around this time that the famous [[Silk Road]] was established as a major trading route between Asi...
58: ...r various empires and fought constant intertribal wars.
60: ... and annexed by [[Russia]] between [[1865]] and [[1885]], by 1894 [[imperial Russia]] had taken control ... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
26: ...'''[[Area]]'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water
62: ... by [[Ethiopia]], starting a 30-year long [[civil war]].
64: ...years later, after a [[referendum]], independence was declared.
66: ...final border ruling in [[2003]], but its decision was rejected by Ethiopia. [[As of June 2005]] the b...
71: ...us international observers including Human Rights Watch and [[Amnesty International]]. In [[2004]] th... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
3: ...age|French]] speakers, mainly in the south (the [[Walloons]]) but also in the center (in and around th...
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57: ... brought a huge part of Europe under his rule and was [[Crown (headgear)|crowned]] as the "[[Emperor]]...
61: The region was later associated with the [[Netherlands]], under...
63: ...te 19th and [[20th century]] by raising cultural awareness, promoting a Flemish identity and a combina...
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