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- Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
13: | place of death=[[Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California | Bel-Air, California]]
35: ...' ([[1942]]). He played the part of a young man whose legs were amputated. He used a line he spoke in ...
40: ...gan was a loving and devoted husband. One of the most touching speeches he ever made as president was ...
42: ...00 per year. His final regular acting job was as host and performer on ''[[Death Valley Days]]''. Reag...
46: ...nd then again from [[1959]] to [[1960]]. In this position, he testified before the [[House Un-American... - Harry S. Truman (30022 bytes)
9: | preceded=[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
32: ...tr><td>'''Predecessor:'''</td><td>[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]</td></tr>
51: ...g to the office upon the death of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
53: ...tions]], the second [[Red Scare|red scare]], and most of the [[Korean War]]. Truman was a folksy, unas...
61: ...endergast, the nephew of [[Tom Pendergast|Thomas Joseph (T.J.) Pendergast]] a Kansas City politician. - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...Fahd Causeway]], and [[Qatar]] is to the south across the [[ Persian Gulf]]. The [[Qatar-Bahrain Frie...
53: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.bh]]
61: ...as in the ancient times known as [[Dilmun]], [[Tylos]] (its Greek Given name), Awal, as well as [[Pers...
63: The islands of Bahrain, positioned in the middle south of the Persian Gulf, h...
65: A strategic position between East and West, fertile lands, fresh ... - Photography (18493 bytes)
2: ...ct]]s, onto a sensitive medium through a timed exposure. The process is done through [[mechanical]], [...
5: Most commonly a [[camera]] or [[camera obscura]] is t...
7: ...ose contents are acceptably sharp, bright and composed to achieve the objective of taking the photogra...
13: *Duration of exposure (or shutter speed)
24: [[Image:View from the Window at Le Gras, Joseph Nic鰨ore Ni鰣e.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nic鰨o... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ... area|largest]] country in the world, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest nation, ...
6: Most of the area, population, and industrial producti...
15: ...us]] became the largest in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe ...
27: ...is process, consolidated surrounding areas under Moscow's dominion, and annexed the vast expanses of [...
29: ... however, and on the eve of [[World War I]], the position of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]... - Estonia (13391 bytes)
37: ...nbsp;- Declared<br> - Recognised<br> - Lost<br>[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independence]]...
49: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]'''
79: ...ional Court or ''Riigikohus'', with 17 justices whose chairman is appointed by the parliament for life...
110: ...s over [[List of lakes in Estonia|1,400 lakes]] (most very small, with the largest, [[Lake Peipsi]], b...
118: ...ank]] and the [[Nordic Bank]], Estonia completed most of its preparations for EU membership by the end... - Latvia (12041 bytes)
36: ...p;- Declared<br/> - Recognised <br/> - Lost<br>'''[[Collapse of the Soviet Union|Independenc...
48: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]'''
57: Known for the most part as [[Livonia]], the area that now constitut...
59: ...y all Latvians at least 21 years of age. As with most democratic governments, it was a multi-[[party]]...
120: ...s over 12,000 small rivers and over 3,000 lakes. Most of the country consists of fertile, low-lying pl... - Malta (18511 bytes)
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69: ...abs]] in AD [[870]]; their influence can be seen most prominently in the modern Maltese language, whic...
71: ...he [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem]] in perpetual leas...
75: ...e's bravery led to the awarding of the [[George Cross]] now seen on its flag.
86: ...ans that extra seats are given to the party that posses the largest amount of votes but has less seats... - History of Slovakia (43199 bytes)
9: ...bina, and Radošinare These findings are the most ancient evidence of commercial exchanges carried...
11: ...archeological digs and burial places scattered across Slovakia, and even more surprisingly, in the nor...
13: ...ers. This cave is one of the biggest Neolithic deposits in Europe, and was continuously inhabited for ...
15: ...nd weapons. As a result, it became an important crossroads of European trade routes.
19: ...0th century BCE|2000]]-[[800s BCE|800 BCE]]. The most well-known culture of that era was the funeral c... - Monaco (12001 bytes)
1: ...!-- Yes, this sentence is correct: Monaco is the most densely populated country because Macau is now p...
34: |'''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' <br/> - Total (...
44: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.mc]]
53: ...d there by Phoceans, the temple of Hercules Monoikos (Μόνοικος...
70: ...appointed by the Prince from among candidates proposed by the French Government. Under the [[1962]] [[... - Vatican City (21873 bytes)
5: ...eter's Basilica]] and its [[Sistine Chapel]], [[Apostolic Palace]] and museums were built, predates [[...
48: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.va]]
60: ...h, Constantine's basilica, was built over the supposed site of the tomb of [[Saint Peter]], and from t...
62: ...usand years until the mid [[19th century]], when most of the territory of the Papal States was seized ...
73: The term "[[Holy See]]" refers to the composite of the authority, jurisdiction, and sovereignt... - Pierre Abelard (18114 bytes)
2: ...) was a French [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] [[philosopher]]. The story of his affair with his student...
7: ...y in the [[Episcopal]] schools. The nominalist [[Roscellinus]], the famous [[canon (priest)|canon]] of...
11: ...of Realism prior to Abélard). First, against opposition from the metropolitan teacher, while yet onl...
13: ...cial study, which were acknowledged superior to those of the master. Abélard was now at the height o...
15: ... lived a very regular life, enlivened only by philosophical debate: now, at the height of his fame, h... - Rome (33048 bytes)
25: ...ity]] (city proper) ||<br /> 2,546,807 <br /> almost 4,000,000 <br /> 1,974/km²
35: ...age:Colosseum-2003-07-09.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Colosseum]].]]
38: .... It has a population of 2,546,807 (2004) with almost 4 million living in the [[metropolitan area]]. T...
45: ...otem wolf (Latin ''lupa'', a word also meaning "prostitute") that adopted and suckled the cognately-na...
49: ...ecause of the river and the ford, Rome was at a cross roads of traffic following the river valley and ... - Harp (23216 bytes)
2: ...own as ''frame harps'', also have a forepillar; those lacking the forepillar are referred to ''open ha...
8: ...ional folk harp and modern concert harp. ''Public domain image from Websters Dictionary 1911.'' <small>([[...
16: ...s ago. In [[Irish mythology]], a magical harp is possessed by [[The Dagda]].
20: ...dynamics (music)|dynamics]]. Depending on finger position, different tones can be produced: a fleshy p...
26: ...e string, resulting in a natural. In the bottom position another wheel is turned, shortening the stri... - Yellowstone National Park (23738 bytes)
25: ... one of the largest intact [[temperate zone]] [[ecosystems]] remaining on the planet.
29: ...s during previous [[ice age]]s and by [[river]] erosion from the [[Yellowstone River]].
37: ...ce of "fire and brimstone" that was dismissed by most people as delirium.
46: ...tus Norris]] who essentially volunteered for the position, after traveling through Yellowstone and wit...
53: It was then made into an [[International Biosphere Reserve]] on [[October 26]], [[1976]] and a ... - Libya (12985 bytes)
42: | '''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]''' || [[.ly]]
51: ...Qadhafi]], who came to power in a [[coup]] and deposed the Libyan [[monarchy]] of [[King Idris]].
63: ...rt to Libya of U.S. industrial technology items, most of which were used for oil; Europe did not follo...
67: .... accusations of Libyan involvement in a bomb explosion at the German [[La Belle (discotheque)|La Bell...
69: ...and property interests previously blocked under those regulations. - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
1: ...[desert]] environment. Some examples include [[Creosote Bush]], [[Bighorn Sheep]], [[Coyote]], and the...
5: ...0 million years old. Ancient warm-shallow seas deposited marine sediments until rifting opened the [[P...
20: <td>[[Shoshone, California]]</td></tr>
36: ...so fast that the [[alluvial fan]]s (fan-shaped deposits at the mouth of canyons) there are relatively ...
38: ...ge]], and the Panamint Range. Air masses tend to lose their moisture as they are forced up over mounta... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...d defence of [[pilgrim|pilgrims]]. Following the loss of Christian territory in the [[Holy Land]], the...
5: ...t]] to rebuild the hospice in [[Jerusalem]]. The hospice, which was built on the site of the monastery...
7: ...n Jerusalem. Initially the group just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order ...
9: ...s, at the height of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other est...
11: [[Image:knights_hospitaller.JPG|framed|right]] - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...three main goals many alchemists sought for. The most renowned goal of alchemy is the [[transmutation...
2: ...diseases and prolong life indefinitely. The [[philosopher's stone]] was the key in these goals. This m...
8: ...ur together", "weld", "alloy", etc. (from ''khumatos'', "that which is poured out, an ingot"). Another...
11: ...xplore and investigate nature before many of the most basic scientific tools and practices were availa...
13: ...nterpretive, symbolic or philosophical one. In those times a physics devoid of metaphysical insight w... - Tyre (5124 bytes)
9: ...e 13th century, Tyre was separated from the royal domain as a separate crusader [[Vassals of the Kingdom o...
11: ...d to be dedicated to "Abibalus king of Berytus", possibly the Abibaal who was king of Tyre.
45: |[[Elulaios]] (Luli)||[[729 BC]]–[[694 BC]]
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