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- Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
1: ...[Panama]] to the south-southeast. Since the civil war of 1948 that brought [[List of Presidents of Cos...
29: ...'''[[Area]]'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water
35: ...chasing_Power_Parity|PPP]])<br /> - Total ([[2003]]):<br /> - GDP/head:
65: ...erritory of [[New Spain]]. The provincial capital was in [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]].
67: ...ica|San Jos靝. From the [[1840s]] on, Costa Rica was an independent nation. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hat a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...ccepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around ...
5: ... than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. T...
13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts have persist...
15: ...y many contemporaries as a poor administrator and was stripped of his governorship in [[1500]]. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...calendar]] year 703, into a [[Berber]] family. He was a [[Sunni Islam]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|...
4: ...bdullah ibn Muhammed ibn Ibrahim Ibn Battuta al-Lawati al-Tanji'''.
8: ...probably fanciful, but in many others there is no way to know whether he is reporting or story-telling...
13: ...'Aydhad]]. However, upon approaching that city he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion.
15: ...ia]]. An additional advantage to the side journey was that other holy places were along the route &nda... - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
11: ...d earth. A central idea of the [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unjust imperial dynasty that had lapsed ...
23: ...]] and has been very popular among Chinese of all walks of life, admired by commoners, and sponsored b...
28: ... real person. The philosophy is centered on 'the way', an understanding of which can be likened to re...
33: [[Islam]] was introduced into China via the [[Silk Road]] in t...
42: ...er the first entry of [[Christianity]] into China was the introduction of [[Nestorianism]] spread by E... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...twerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
11: ...ton]] opens in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University
12: * [[1864]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate St...
15: ...ajority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emperor]].
16: ... first deep-level [[London Underground|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stoc... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...akes]] region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Rwanda]] on the north, [[Tanzania]] on the south and ...
12: national_anthem = [[Burundi bwacu]] |
13: ...uage|Kirundi]] and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
23: percent_water = 7.8% |
25: population_estimate_year = 2003 | - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
22: *[[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas|Abbas, Khwaja Ahmad]], (1914-1987), film director
73: ...(1706-1781), British General in French and Indian War
98: *[[Robert Abplanalp|Abplanalp, Robert H.]] (1922-2003)[http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/090303/b05... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
8: *[[Anu Agarwal|Agarwal, Anu]], (1969-), Indian actress
24: *[[Gianni Agnelli|Agnelli, Gianni]], (1921-2003), Italian industrialist - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: ...ent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
15: ...e]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle nam...
17: ... United Kingdom|The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII]].
20: ...ion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of Engla...
23: ...acuated]] to [[Windsor Castle]], Berkshire. There was some suggestion that the princesses be sent to [... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: ...l women in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[Engla...
6: ...iam IX of Aquitaine]], the [[Troubador]]. Eleanor was named after her mother and called ''Ali鮯r'', w...
8: ...e time, and knew how to read, how to speak Latin, was well versed in music and literature, and enjoyed...
10: ...is today the southwest of France. However, there was a catch: the land would remain independent of Fr...
12: ...rried Raoul of Vermandois; the incident started a war and caused conflict between Eleanor and Louis. S... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...uary]] [[1516]] – [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] an...
13: ...e a healthy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
15: ...scholar [[Juan Lu�Vives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Lat...
17: ... for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary shoul...
19: ...l courts to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church o... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ...m/military/limbaugh.htm]. Limbaugh stated that he was not drafted because a physical found that he had...
10: ...n [[KQV]], using the name '''Jeff Christie'''. It was in Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks...
16: ...ew York City]] (and his current flagship station, WABC) in the late [[1980s]] and eventually became sy...
18: ... was largely responsible for the shift in [[mediumwave|AM]] [[broadcasting]] to a news-talk format aft...
22: ... Limbaugh became as much a political symbol as he was a broadcaster, comedian, and political satirist.... - Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
1: ... ([[June 11]], [[1456]] - [[March 16]], [[1485]]) was [[Queen consort]] of King [[Richard III of Engla...
5: ...[political]] [[pawn]]. Much of her [[childhood]] was spent at [[Middleham Castle]], one of her [[fath...
7: == Princess of Wales ==
9: ... and Edward -- and, if so, whether their marriage was ever consummated -- but they were either married...
11: ...that Clarence's desire to prevent such a marriage was motivated by his determination to be the sole he... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
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3: image_name=Diana, Princess of Wales.jpg |
11: ...e right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birthright]] rather than by ...
13: Though she was noted for her pioneering [[charity]] work, the P...
15: ...world. To her admirers, Diana, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there ... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
13: | [[Warren Christopher]]
37: ...ry of State on [[January 23]], [[1997]]. Albright was the first female Secretary of State, which in tu...
40: ... graduated from Kent Denver high school in 1955. Awarded a B.A. from [[Wellesley College]] with honors...
42: ...well as a [[White House]] staff member, where she was responsible for foreign policy legislation. From...
44: ...rom [[1981]] to [[1982]], Secretary Albright was awarded a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Internatio... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
6: ...Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the ...
12: ...d was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. She was offered freedom if she would leave the country, ...
16: ...When her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], ...
18: ...r a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang?
23: ...ritten about and dedicated to Suu Kyi. "Walk On" was banned by the Junta. Other artists such as [[Col... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
3: ...dtland''' (born [[April 20]], [[1939]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician and [[physician]], and an...
5: ...Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 female min...
7: ...m for the 1992 [[Earth Summit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a pro...
9: ... 3, [[1990]] until October 25, [[1996]], when she was succeeded by [[Thorbj?agland]]. She resigned as ...
11: ...arlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-Wook Lee|Jong-Wook Lee]]. - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ... Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Washington|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United S...
7: ...resentative [[Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...then moved to Seattle suburb [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded h...
11: ==In the Washington and United States Houses==
13: ...ell became the youngest woman ever elected to the Washington State Legislature at the age of 28. She h... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
29: ...firmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later that day.
31: ...nal Security Advisor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and t...
34: ...ho preached on weekends; Rice's mother, Angelena, was a teacher." [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/conte...
37: ...e was eight when her schoolmate [[Denise McNair]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-A...
47: ...as quietly cerebral, friendly but decorous, and always popular among students. They often saw her exer... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|...
29: ...d Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
33: ...nadequate advice and campaigning. In [[1992]] she was created '''Baroness Thatcher'''; since then her ...
36: ... control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which ...
38: ...develop methods for preserving [[ice cream]]. She was a member of the team that developed the first so...
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