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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
5: ...studied [[anthropology]] at [[Barnard College]] under [[Franz Boas]] at [[Columbia University]].
7: Hurston's work slid into obscurity for decades, explainable for a number of reasons, cultural a...
11: ... me too. You know Ahm uh fightin' dawg and mah hide is worth money. Hit me if you dare! Ah'll wash ...
13: ...ng a caricature of Black culture and thus was not deserving of respect. Recently, however, critics ha...
17: ...ademics to study [[Voodoo]], even travelling to [[Haiti]] in 1937, and presuming a scientific basis for t... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
2: <!-- FAIR USE of Mother-teresa-03.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima...
4: ...r]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
6: ...ward, the [[Bharat Ratna]] in [[1980]]. She was made an [[Honorary Citizen of the United States]] in [...
11: ...tion to help the poor from the age of 12, and decided to train for missionary work in [[India]]. She w...
13: ...sa in honour of [[Teresa of Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux]]. She took her final vows in May [[1937]... - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
1: [[Image:MayaDeren.png|200px|thumb|right|Maya Deren]]
2: ..., '''Maya Deren''' was an [[American]] [[avant-garde]] [[filmmaker]] and [[film]] theorist of the [[19...
4: Deren was born in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. In [[1922]...
6: ...m. It was in 1943 that she adopted the name Maya Deren.
8: ...eography for Camera" (1945). In 1946 she was awarded a [[Guggenheim]] Foundation Fellowship for "Crea... - North America (12844 bytes)
4: ...timated at 454,225,000. It can be geographically defined by subtracting [[South America]] from the [[...
6: ..., but let's remain careful --> considered to include Canada and the United States, but not Mexico or a...
7: In Latin America, the Americas are considered as one continent and therefore North America i...
9: ...entral America as a region of North America, considering it too small to be a continent of its own.
14: ...theast; and the varied eastern region, which includes the [[Appalachian Mountains]], the coastal plain... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ... level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
12: ...deral level]];<br> [[English language|English]] [[de facto]] |
14: government_type = [[Democratic]] [[Federal republic]] |
15: ...r>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] | - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood...
3: The below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nati...
16: *[[Cape Verde]] - [[Praia, Cape Verde|Praia]]
21: *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - [[Kinshasa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France) - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ...ics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
38: <tr><td>[[Belgrade]] <td>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]
64: <tr><td>[[Copenhagen]] <td>[[Denmark]]
65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
70: <tr><td>[[Dhaka]] <td>[[Bangladesh]] - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...Islands]] and [[Jamaica]], and to the southeast [[Haiti]].
6: ...ted States]] occupied the island until its independence was granted in [[1902]], though limited by the...
10: ...able were expanded to cover all Cubans.After some delay, a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was ...
12: ...forced to surrender, due to president Kennedy's orders to call off the invasion. The failed attempt to...
14: ...pped the flow of vessels heading south and Cuba ended the exodus. - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
1: ...a]] and to the west of [[Hispaniola]], on which [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]] are situated.
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
10: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jamaica|In Detail]])
37: <br> - [[Population density|Density]] - Florida (24937 bytes)
8: Nickname = Sunshine State, Everglade State |
21: DensityRank = 8<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 114.43 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 27<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 24?30'N to 31?N | - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ... [[Meridian (geography)|meridian]]s of a [[longitude]] that is a multiple of 15? thus making neighbori...
6: ...'s atomically measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly c...
8: ...00 UTC on the last Sunday in March. For the remainder of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in...
13: *[[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]: UTC + 1 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is ...
18: ...ment for time zones results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the locati... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
3: ==1988 presidential election==
4: ''For details see the main article [[U.S. presidential election, 1988]].''
6: ...defeating [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] [[Massachusetts]] governor [[Michael Du...
10: ...mber 26]], [[1991]] the USSR was officially disbanded, breaking up into fifteen constituent parts. The...
12: ...e Bush]] declared the emergence of "a new world order... freer from the threat of terror, stronger in ... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
6: ...rom the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.
9: ...ation]] from water vapor condensing at high altitudes. Because of this, a tropical cyclone can be thou...
11: The ingredients for a tropical cyclone include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical...
13: ...water, which provides the atmospheric moisture needed. The evaporation of this moisture is driven by t...
16: ...ons, tropical storms and a third group whose name depends on the region. - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
13: ...hrain|Bahrain]] - [[Politics of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] - [[Politics of Barbados|Barbados]] - [[Polit...
16: ...[Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (formerly ''Zaire...
19: ...c Republic of the Congo]] - [[Politics of Denmark|Denmark]] - [[Politics of Djibouti|Djibouti]] - [[Po...
28: ...f Grenada|Grenada]] - [[Politics of Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] - [[Politics of Guam|Guam]] - [[Politics o...
31: [[Politics of Haiti|Haiti]] - Holy See (see [[Politics of the Vatican City|... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
20: *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]].
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published. - Mango (12190 bytes)
34: ...es as a common [[motif]], known as the [[paisley (design)|paisley]], in Indian textiles.
36: ... to be the most commonly eaten fresh fruit worldwide. Mangos also readily naturalize in tropical clima...
38: == Description ==
41: ...ing a single [[seed]], 4-7 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, 1 cm thick.
45: ...though much less than poison ivy. Some people get dermatitis from touching mango peel or sap. Persons ... - List of people associated with the French Revolution (16148 bytes)
2: ...opponents of the revolution. It attempts to give identifying facts and ultimate fates. ''As a rule, th...
6: *[[Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione|Charles Pierre François Augereau]] -...
10: ...e]] who administered the [[Tennis Court Oath]], made mayor of [[Paris]] after the [[storming of the Ba...
11: ...dor|Thermidorian]], finally the main executive leader during the [[French Directory|Directory]] regime
14: ... Jules Bernadotte]] - General, later king of [[Sweden]] - Bill Clinton (59225 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=William Jefferson Clinton
4: | order=42nd President
7: | preceded=[[George H. W. Bush]]
8: | succeeded=[[George W. Bush]]
11: | dead=alive
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