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- Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...ges and below. Also called ''fagott'', in German, from a word meaning "bundle of sticks" due to its co...
6: ...y to the reed. It was, like the modern instrument,frequently constructed of maple, with thick walls to...
8: ...nificantly). The English name of "bassoon" comes from a more general term referring to the bass regis...
14: ...g joint <font color=red>(3)</font>, which extends from boot to bocal; and the [[bocal]] (or crook) <fo...
16: ...ain]]ed and [[varnish]]ed. The top of the bell is frequently completed with a ring, often of plastic o... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...note produced) is modified by finger holes in the front and back of the instrument. Because of the fix...
5: ...since the early clarinet was, in a sense, derived from the recorder, at least in its outward appearanc...
13: ... Fork fingerings have a different tonal character from the diatonic notes, giving the recorder its cha...
15: Today, high-quality recorders are made from a range of different hardwoods, such oiled [[pe...
26: ... bores of those instrument types differ radically from one another. One might do well to distinguish b... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
26: ...e was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemason]] in Fredericksburg on [[4 February]] [[1752]]. On Lawren...
28: ==French and Indian War and afterwards==
31: ...nternational incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually became the...
33: ...ition]], which successfully drove the French away from [[Fort Duquesne]].
37: ...en. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[Continental Congress]] ... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
18: ...nd an American [[statesman]], [[ambassador]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosoph...
23: ...0]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virginia]] for se...
25: ...ch included Jefferson, [[John Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livin...
27: ...[curriculum]] of which Jefferson also designed. [[Frank E. Grizzard]], Jr., a scholar at the Universit...
30: ...at the layers of occupation, and draw conclusions from them. - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
22: ...e]] at the [[University of Leiden]]. He graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1787]], and was ele...
26: ...list]] to the [[United States Senate]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1803]], until [[June 8]], [[1808...
28: ...814]], and Minister to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] from [[1815]] to [[1817]]. During this time, Adams a...
30: ...cquisition of [[Florida]] and in keeping the U.S. from becoming dependent on [[England]]. He is someti...
37: ...val [[Andrew Jackson]]. Adams served as President from [[March 4]], [[1825]] to [[March 3]], [[1829]].... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
25: ...;[[February 16]], [[1817]]) who also had children from a previous marriage.
29: ... of [[Columbia County, New York|Columbia County]] from [[1808]] until [[1813]], when he was removed. I...
33: ... a Federalist. He had already, in [[1808]], moved from Kinderhook to [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]], and ...
39: ...ion, where he opposed the grant of [[universal suffrage]]. His course in the Senate was not altogether...
43: ...oted for the measure in obedience to instructions from the New York [[State legislature|legislature]] ... - George M. Dallas (3858 bytes)
3: ...64]]) was a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] and the eleventh [[Vice Presid...
5: ...he resignation of [[Isaac D. Barnard]] and served from [[December 13]], [[1831]] to [[March 3]], [[183...
7: ...ket in [[1844]] with [[James K. Polk]] and served from [[March 4]], [[1845]] to [[March 3]], [[1849]].
9: ...ingdom|Britain]] by President [[Franklin Pierce]] from [[1856]] to [[1861]], when he returned to Phila...
16: ...ed States Senators from Pennsylvania|U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania]]|before=[[Isaac D. Barnard]]|afte... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
4: '''Antarctica''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ἀντ&alpha...
8: ...he fifth largest continent, after [[Eurasia]], [[Africa]], [[North America]], and [[South America]]. H...
15: ...oldest place on earth. [[Weather pattern|Weather front]]s rarely penetrate far into the continent, le...
37: ...erre Ad鬩e]], one of the four districts of the [[French Southern Territories]]
47: *[[South Africa]]: claimed [[1963]]–[[1994]] - Australia (39438 bytes)
28: established_dates=From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]:<br>[[1 January]] [[1...
44: ...notes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Australian States ...
50: ...island]], [[Boigu Island]], is about 5 kilometres from Papua New Guinea. This has led to a complicated...
54: The name Australia derives from the [[Latin]] ''australis'', meaning ''southern...
55: ...w of [[Port Jackson]], taken from the South Head, from ''A Voyage to Terra Australis''. [[Sydney]] was... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
12: ...motto = ''Je Maintiendrai''<br>([[French language|French]]: "I will maintain")|
14: ...es = [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]] <sup>1</sup> |
40: established_dates = [[Eighty Years' War|From Spain]]<br/>[[May 23]], [[1568]]<br/>[[January ...
64: After gaining formal independence from the [[Spanish Empire]] under [[Philip IV of Spa...
68: ...xembourg seceded because its laws prevented women from becoming Head of State. Luxembourg turned to th... - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
39: | From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[September 19]], [[1...
59: ...1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from St. Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority...
68: ...leven elected representatives - three of whom are from the island of [[Nevis]] - and three members who... - Germany (46412 bytes)
1: ...[[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]], to the west by [[France]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Lux...
13: ...[[German language|German]]: Unity and Justice and Freedom)
15: ...tschen]]<br>3rd stanza (''Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit'')
51: ...[[Romany language|Romany]] and [[Frisian language|Frisian]] are officially recognised and protected as...
61: ...[[prince-elector]]s of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. From ''Bildatlas der Deutschen Geschichte'' by Dr Pa... - Guinea-Bissau (9517 bytes)
1: ... and one the smallest countries in continental [[Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Senegal]] to the north,...
43: | (from Portugal)
48: | [[CFA franc]]
65: ... Africano da Independꮣia da Guin頥 Cabo Verde|African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape...
94: ...h periods of hot, dry [[harmattan]] winds blowing from the [[Sahara]]. The [[Bijagos Archipelago]] ext... - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ...]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]] — every South American nation ...
8: ...ial ports to England — at the time isolated from most European ports by Napoleon — and the...
17: ...ado Federal'' of 81 seats, of which three members from each state or federal district are elected acco...
38: [[Image:Br-map.png|framed|Map of Brazil]]
41: ...cated; the [[Rio Negro]], [[Rio S㯠Francisco|S㯠Francisco]], [[Xingu River|Xingu]], [[Madeira river|... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
9: ...m'''. In the [[13th century]], the Caribs arrived from South America in the third wave, displacing bot...
11: The name "Barbados" comes from a [[Portuguese colonization of the Americas|Por...
13: ...the Caribbean coast found the island uninhabited. From the arrival of the first British settlers in [[...
15: ...o work the plantations, slaves were brought from Africa; the [[slave trade]] ceased a few years before...
19: ...dos was made in [[1951]], when universal adult suffrage was introduced. This was followed by steps tow... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
1: ...e [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], and the [[North Sea]].
3: ...lemish]]), mainly in the north, [[French language|French]] speakers, mainly in the south (the [[Walloo...
13: ...emish]]: Eendracht maakt macht; [[French language|French]]: L'union fait la force; [[German language|G...
17: |'''[[Official language]]''' || [[French language|French]], [[Flemish language|Flemish]], [[German lan...
50: ...l><sup>1</sup> Prior to [[1999]]: [[franc|Belgian franc]].</small> - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''stā...
64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ...
74: ...the group's downfall. In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met i... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ... the country's early history, stemming as it does from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'', a possibly mixe...
15: ...C]], several waves of [[Celts]] invaded Portugal from [[Central Europe]] and intermarried with local ...
17: ...Portugal started from the south, where they found friendly natives, the [[Conii]]. Over decades, the R...
25: ...s. From there they aimed to reconquer their lands from the [[Moors]] (mainly [[Berber]] with some [[Ar...
27: ...r of the Iberian Peninsula, faced new competition from other regions. The lords of the cities of [[Coi... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
42: The name "Delaware" comes from the title of [[Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La War...
48: ... 1813 as the "[[Spencer Churches|Union Church of Africans]]," which is now the [[A.U.M.P. Church]]. T...
71: ...in Delaware, although a public-television station from Philadelphia, WHYY, maintains a studio and broa...
92: The five largest ancestries in Delaware are: [[African American]] (19.2%), [[Ireland|Irish]] (16.6%)...
181: ...into [[Delaware Bay]], which separates New Jersey from the state of Delaware. - Utah (29154 bytes)
74: ...e most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher...
85: [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] may have crossed int...
96: ...ce Brigham Young as territorial governor with [[Alfred Cumming]]. The resulting conflict is known as t...
98: ...nd [[Paiutes]] attacked and killed 120 immigrants from [[Missouri]], an event called the [[Mountain Me...
100: ...ng, Johnston established Fort Floyd 40 miles away from Salt Lake City, to the southwest.
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