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- List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
29: *[[Arthur Adamov|Adamov, Arthur]], (1908-1997), dramatist, author - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
11: ...za Ghulam Ahmad|Ahmad, Mirza Ghulam]] ([[1839]]-[[1908]]), founder of [[Ahmadi]] sect - Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz (3360 bytes)
4: ...se, and were influenced by his artistic and political ideas.
6: ... nationalist movement, joining [[Sinn F驮]] in [[1908]], and founding the militant nationalist boy scou...
8: ...o the cause of [[socialism]]. As a member of the ICA she took part in the [[1916]] [[Easter Rising]] a...
10: ...s assembled in Dublin as the [[First Dᩬ|first incarnation]] of [[Dᩬ ɩreann]], a new Irish Parliam...
12: ...Geoghegan-Quinn]] was apointed to the then junior cabinet post of [[Irish Minister for Community, Rura... - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
4: ...eave both her children behind. She fought for the causes she thought were right, starting with [[freed...
5: Her conversion to Theosophy came after reading ''[[The Secret Doctrine]]'' by [[...
7: ...voted much of her energy not only to the Theosophical Society, but also to India's freedom and progres...
9: ...t, who had been elected president of the Theosophical Society in [[1907]] upon the death of the previo...
11: ...y courted Hindu opinion more than former Theosophical leaders. This was a clear reversal of policy fr... - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
1: ... ([[1893]]). Oil on canvas. [[Art Institute of Chicago]]. ]]
2: ...[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
4: ...ore she was 10 years old, she visited many of the capitals of Europe, including [[London]], [[Paris]],...
6: ...he began studying painting at the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsyl...
8: ... small town. Her father continued to resist her vocation, and paid only for her basic needs but not he... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
1: ...[[January 7]], [[1839]] – [[January 25]], [[1908]]) was the ''[[pen name]]'' of the [[England|Engl...
3: ...r own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". During her career, she wrote more than 40 [[novel]]s. For many...
5: ...ney well and died in poverty on [[January 25]], [[1908]], in [[Viareggio]], [[Italy]].
10: * ''Cecil Castlemaine's Gage'' (??)
15: * ''Helianthus '' (1908) - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...oet]], [[feminism|feminist]], [[playwright]], and catalyst in the development of modern art and litera...
7: ...1897 followed by two years at [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]].
9: ...eft|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
12: ...he lived in [[Paris]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic.
15: ...She owned early works of [[Pablo Picasso]] (who became a friend and painted her portrait), [[Henri Mat... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
8: ... fact was to play on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristo...
10: ...Quarrels between the children were frequent and occasionally violent. There was considerable tension b...
12: ...Tsvetaeva's mother contracted [[tuberculosis]]. Because it was believed that a change in climate could...
14: ...g Man'. Voloshin came to see Tsvetaeva and soon became her friend and mentor.
16: ...ribed in the essay 'A Captive Spirit.' She also became enamoured of the work of [[Aleksandr Blok]] and... - Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
4: ...s acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[Paris]] s...
12: ...f a close friend and as [[Maurice Utrillo]], he became one of Montmartre's well known artists.
14: ...rant colors. She was, however, best known for her candid female nudes.
16: ...ne TheBath.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The Bath''. ([[1908]]). [[Suzanne Valadon]]. Pastel. 60x49 cm. Grenob...
24: ... to her "[[Roman Catholic Church|good Catholic]]" cats on Fridays. - Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (3312 bytes)
3: ...inist]], the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain.
5: ...s]] allowed her to enter for the Licence of Apothecaries' Hall, which she obtained in [[1865]].
7: ...tution started to enable poor women to obtain medical help from qualified practitioners of their own s...
9: ...t of the East Anglian branch of the [[British Medical Association]].
11: ...he movement for the admission of women to the medical profession, of which Dr Anderson was the indefat... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...], [[1820]] – [[August 13]], [[1910]]), who came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', wa...
9: ...oncerned with the appalling conditions of medical care for the legions of the poor and indigent. She a...
11: ...]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: ...d was greatly impressed by the quality of medical care and by the commitment and practises of the sist...
17: ...ge would interfere with her ability to follow her calling to nursing, Nightingale continued to reject ... - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
7: ...rminal illness. (The age difference had caused a scandal in their small town, prompting the couple to ...
9: ...the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
13: ...hortly thereafter, the two embarked on an evangelical tour, first to [[Europe]] and then to [[China]],...
19: ...n 1913, she embarked upon a preaching career in [[Canada]] and the U.S. By June 1915 she had left hom...
21: ...r">[[Image:GospelCar.jpeg]]<small><br>The "Gospel Car", 1918</small></div> - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
5: ...lle Ball]] home because she was "too shy"), and became a star.
7: ...he received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members.
9: ...]]'' ([[1950]]), for which she received another Oscar nomination, put her back on top.
11: ... ever worked together onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year... - Rhododendron (3464 bytes)
2: ...on-by-eiffel-public-domain-20040617.jpg|250px]] | caption = ''Rhododendron ponticum''}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Ericales]]}}
8: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Ericaceae]]}}
13: *''Candidastrum''
24: ...subsection and series. These subgenera can be basically divided into four groups: - Accordion (10069 bytes)
2: ...strument|free-reed wind instrument]] with a [[musical keyboard|keyboard]], the smallest representative...
22: ...ment)|sheng]] uses resonator pipes, and the reeds can sound in both directions, which is more similar ...
25: ...frame and tongue were made in one part, as is the case with Jew's Harps. The reeds were mounted on a w...
28: ...s. The notes are arranged much like on a [[harmonica]].
37: ...ment in [[1908]], making the first [[radio]] broadcast of the accordion in [[1921]] and the first soun... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
10: ...esumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuseret, campaigning against Lybian invaders, returned to Ilj...
12: ...872 BC]]) continued the policy of his father to recapture [[Nubia]] and other territories lost during ...
22: ... she apparently had no heirs, the Twelfth dynasty came to an end as did the Golden Age of the Middle K...
27: * [[1800 BC]] - [[Moscow Papyrus|Moscow Mathematical Papyrus]]
28: * [[1650 BC]] - [[Rhind Mathematical Papyrus]] - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
27: ... [[Protodynastic Period of Egypt|Dynasty 0]] ''circa'' 3100?2920 ===
176: *Amenemhat I (Sehetepibre) 1937-1908 - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
5: ...hrase that is still invoked today, mostly by Americans.
14: ...lm]], born in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Occasionally, constitutional amendments are proposed t...
19: ...t, while the individual who was in second place became Vice President.
21: ...residential [[oath of office]], any federal judge can administer the oath — and even judges of [...
25: ...[[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] and campaigning across the country to explain their view... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
3: ...on><font size="+1">'''Grover Cleveland'''</font></caption>
18: ...Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Caldwell, New Jersey|Caldwell]], [[New Jersey]]</td></tr>
19: ...r><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[June 24]], [[1908]]</td></tr>
23: ...t of political parties in the United States|Political party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Democratic P...
29: ...ublican]] political domination between the [[American Civil War]] and the election of [[Woodrow Wilson... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
1: ...thumb|250px|World map showing location of Antarctica]]
2: ...humb|250px|A satellite composite image of Antarctica]]
4: ...ot to be confused with the [[Arctic]], which is located near the Earth's [[North Pole]] on the opposit...
6: ...e Antarctic coast. (See also [[History of Antarctica]].)
8: ..., [[Africa]], [[North America]], and [[South America]]. However, it is by far the smallest in [[popula...
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