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- Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
1: ...mage:Columbus.jpg|thumb|In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
7: ...on one of the [[Bahamas]] Islands, "discovering" the [[New World]] (for [[15th century]] [[Europe]])
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
9: ...ng]]s to reach the North American mainland, which he claims for [[England]] - Zoology (5641 bytes)
3: <small>This article is the top of the '''Zoology''' series.</small></td></tr>
10: ...[academic discipline|discipline]] which involves the study of [[animal]]s.
16: ...- will put short summaries of these main articles here -->
18: == Branches of biology relevant to zoology==
20: ... mechanisms common to both plants and animals. The biology of animals is covered in several broad ar... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...th Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ... day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Rom...
7: ...first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], s...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]],... - Columbus Day (5999 bytes)
1: ...genous Resistance) in [[Venezuela]], commemorate the same event.
3: ==Columbus Day in the United States==
4: ...g the 300th anniversary of Columbus's landing in the [[Bahamas]].
6: ...ted in the U.S. on the second Monday in October, the same day as [[Thanksgiving]] in neighboring [[Can...
11: ...he new [[Mestizo]] race, culture, and identity. The day was first celebrated in [[Argentina]] in 1917... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ... source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes|Stephen II]].
6: ...rovince'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
7: ...overeign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]).
22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small> - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... former French president, Charles de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle Intern...
42: ... inspired a new constitution<sup>1</sup> and was the [[Fifth Republic]]'s first [[president]] from [[1...
45: ...r's side was a family of rich entrepreneurs from the industrial region of Lille in [[French Flanders]]...
47: ...reyfus affair]] the family distanced itself from the more conservative natonalist circles and supporte...
50: ...eld. Alive, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. He made five unsuccessful escape attempts, and was p... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...oor to young astronomers everywhere to challenge the facts and never take anything at face value.
8: ...a, married a businessman and city councillor, Barthel Gertner.
10: ...ria Novara da Ferrara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and as...
12: ...irst observation Copernicus made in [[1497]] together with Domenico Novara, are recorded in ''De revol...
14: ...re he could observe a lunar [[eclipse]] and where he gave some lessons of astronomy or maths (unfortun... - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
3: ...e Inquisition was an important tool in enforcing the ''[[limpieza de sangre]]'' ("cleanliness of blood...
6: ...n the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...had large [[Jew]]ish populations centered in ''[[ghetto|Juder�]]''.
10: ...escas]], a Jew, as his court [[astrologer]]. Jews held many prominent posts, both religious and politi...
14: ...itor whom Ferdinand installed in [[Saragossa]] Cathedral was assassinated by [[New Christian]]s (force... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
3: ''See main article about the [[Paleolithic]]''.
5: ...ring this period, all humans lived as [[hunter-gatherer]]s, who were generally [[nomadic]].
7: ...ll the ice-free parts of the globe by the end of the Ice Age, some 12,000 years ago.
10: ''See main article about the [[Neolithic|Neolithic Period]].''
12: ...hat cereals had been intentionally sown (without the agriculture-associated additional caretaking acti... - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...4]], [[1512]]-[[1527]] and [[1530]]-[[1737]]) by the [[Medici]] family.
3: ...e city is sometimes considered the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Florence is famous for i...
5: ...humb|right|127px|"Giglio di Firenze" - symbol of the city]]
9: ...he bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]]
17: ... [[Lombard]] and [[Frankish rule]], during which the population may have fallen to as few as 1,000. - Pre-Columbian (867 bytes)
1: ...r even centuries after Columbus first landed in [[1492]] CE.
3: ...) and the [[Andes]] ([[Tahuantinsuyu|Inca]], [[Moche]], etc). - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]]... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
4: ...mage_caption=''"[[Father of the Nation|Father of the nation]]"'' —Mohandas Gandhi |
5: quotation=An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. |
13: ... philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the term ''[[satyagraha]]'', has influenced both nati...
15: ...iolence]] (''[[ahimsa]]''). His auto-biography, "The story of my experiments with truth" reveals his i...
18: ...Kasturba Makharji]], who was the same age as he. They had four sons: [[Harilal Gandhi]], born in [[188... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}} - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
13: headquarters = 310 First Street SE<br> [[Washingto...
18: ...GOP is the more [[conservatism|conservative]] of the two major parties.
20: ...nter of 1833-1834 but was defunct by the time of the [[American Civil War]].
22: ...nce its inception, its chief opposition has been the Democratic Party.
24: The Republican 2004 [[political platform]] ''A Safer ... - Cherokee (38956 bytes)
2: |group=Cherokee
3: |image=<br>[[Image:Cherokeenationalflagpublicdomainimage.gif|none|200px]...
4: Flag of the Cherokee Nation
6: Flag of the United Keetoowah Band
7: [[Image:Easternbandcherokeeflag.png|none|200px]] - Lorenzo de' Medici (6381 bytes)
2: ...the [[Florentine Republic]] during the height of the Italian [[Renaissance]].
4: ...s; he was also fascinated by technology. However, he was also a very religious man, one who deeply lov...
8: ...' Medici|Piero 'the Gouty' de' Medici]] in 1469, when Lorenzo was just twenty.
10: ...s request of Lorenzo), including the lynching of the Archbishop.
12: ...es|King Ferrante of Naples]] to attack Florence. The King's son, [[Alfonso II of Naples|Alfonso, Duke ... - Bahamas (7935 bytes)
3: | colspan=3 | <big><big>'''Commonwealth of The Bahamas'''</big></big>
17: | '''''Forward Upward Onward Together'''''
31: | [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]
33: | '''[[List of Governors-General of the Bahamas|Governor General]]'''
37: | '''[[List of Prime Ministers of the Bahamas|Prime Minister]]''' - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...e correct name for the range is Himalaya, though the plural '''Himalayas''' is often used.
3: ...750 million people live in the watershed area of the Himalayan rivers, which also includes [[Banglades...
5: ...en from space looking south-south-east from over the [[Tibetan Plateau]]. ([[:Image:himalaya_annotated...
9: ...n the east. The width varies between 250-300 km. The Himalayan range comprises three parallel ranges, ...
10: ...ree highest - [[Mount Everest]], [[K2]] and [[Kanchenjunga]].
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