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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
57: | [[1867]] — [[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
69: ...[[1873]] (east wing), [[1879]] — [[1881]] (west wing), [[1884]] — [[1906]] (center)
95: | [[Minnesota]]
96: | [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] - Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
3: ... Babylon|Nebuchadnezzar II]] around [[600 BC]] (present-day [[Iraq]]). However, there are doubts as t...
5: ... completely substantiate what look like fanciful descriptions.
7: ...hing similar to an [[Archimedes' screw]] as a process of raising the water to the required height.
13: ...d not hang but rather grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II...
15: ...he flat, sun-baked terrain of [[Mesopotamia]] depressing. The king decided to recreate her homeland by... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
9: ...[[1677]] - The future [[Mary II of England]] marries [[William III of England|William, Prince of Orang...
12: ...ombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...ublican]] [[James G. Blaine]] in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive term...
22: ...d as the first woman governor in the [[United States]]. - Amerigo Vespucci (3736 bytes)
1: ...Italian ship named after Vespucci, see [[Amerigo Vespucci (ship)]]''.
4: '''Amerigo Vespucci''' ([[March 9]], [[1454]] - [[February 22]],...
6: ...:Amerigo_Vespucci.jpg|thumb|200px|right| Amerigo Vespucci]]
8: ...[[Florence]], [[Italy]], as the third child of a respected family. His father was a notary for the Mon...
10: ...instead proposed that the two letters were forgeries written by others of the same period. - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
2: ... Egypt]]. Many people also regard her as the earliest known [[queen regnant]] in history, though Quee...
4: ...Egyptology|Egyptologists]] as one of the most successful Pharaohs. She was one of the most prolific bu...
6: ...tes her reign lasted 22 years. Her name is sometimes spelled Hapshepsut, Hatchepsut or Hat-shep-set.
10: ...g relationship with her parents and assumed the prestigious title of ''god's wife of Amun'' before eit...
11: ...ir, [[Thutmose III of Egypt|Thutmose III]], by a lesser wife named Isis before his death. - Isabella of Castile (4156 bytes)
2: ...s. This monarch is known by a variety of other names including ''Isabel I of Castile'' and ''Isabel La...
5: ...Count de Barcelos and his wife Leonor Alvim, Countess of Barcelos.
8: ...by Inez Perez, and his wife Beatriz Pereira, countess da Barcellos.
16: ...ear on a United States coin, an 1893 [[United States Commemorative Coin|commemorative]] quarter, celeb...
18: The regime of [[Francisco Franco]] claimed the prestige of the Catholic Monarchs. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...e from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines of the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], the [...
6: native_name = מדינת ישראל<br>("...
13: official_languages = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Arabic]] |
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] | - Cotton (7876 bytes)
4: ...he fibers dry into flat, twisted, ribbon-like shapes and become kinked together and interlocked. This ...
9: ...uth America and India domesticated different species of cotton independently thousands of years ago.
11: ...ss that of [[sheep]]. The Indians make their clothes of this tree wool".
13: ...an language|German]] ''Baumwolle'', which translates as "tree wool".
17: The Indian cotton processing industry was eclipsed during the [[Britain|Br... - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ...a]]. Its archaeological remains offer a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...This found its way into the Hebrew [[Bible]] as נא אמון ''nō...
6: ...(lit. "The Most-select of Places"), one of the names of the temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in ...
8: ...tuated at or near the sites of two important temples that stood on the outskirts of the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes== - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - August (4611 bytes)
6: ...ecause Augustus wanted as many days as [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[July]]. Augustus placed the month where i...
12: In [[Japanese calendar|old Japanese calendar]], the month is called ''hatsuki'' (...
18: ...ttle of Athenry]] (1316); the battle of Knockdoe (1504); the [[Battle of the Yellow Ford]] (1596); the F...
19: ...ire lays down the Roman Imperial Crown and renounces all claims on this throne.
20: ...dom|UK]], August is generally when academic exam results are published, including [[GCSE]]s and [[A-Le... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ...egotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] and thereby setting the scene for the second ...
7: ...ian]] army at [[Falkirk]] in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jaco...
8: * [[1773]] - Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first explorer to cross the [[Antarctic Circl...
9: ...dier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at...
11: ...recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]]. - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
1: ...mage:DESPREZ.JPG|Josquin Des Prez]]<br>''Josquin Des Prez''</div>
2: ...Dufay]] and [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]], and is usually considered to be the centr...
6: ..., during the period when it became one of the largest and most famous choirs in Europe; the ensemble i...
8: ...s, widely acknowledged to be one of his masterpieces.
10: ...direct connection to them has been discovered by researchers. He remained at Condé µntil his death in... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
1: ...i_pontifices_in_hac_basilica_sepulti.jpg|thumb|Popes buried in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]]]]
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...ether a source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes|Stephen II]].
6: ...Church|Universal Church]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[...
9: == List of popes == - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
10: ...do da Montefeltro]], duke of [[Urbino]], and in [[1504]] Gonzaga, although reluctant, allowed him to pas...
13: ...tellectual competitions which resulted in an interesting, stimulating cultural life that produced a br...
15: ...epicts the court of Urbino. The work contains echoes of both ancient and contemporary poetry, with rec...
17: ...ose of other guests in some letters to other princes, maintaining an activity very near to diplomacy, ...
19: ...lose friend of him, frequently asking for his suggestions. Raphael gratefully painted a famous portait... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...most important [[discovery (observation)|discoveries]] ever, and is the fundamental starting point of ...
8: ...n and the other sister, Katharina, married a businessman and city councillor, Barthel Gertner.
10: ...rara]], a famous [[astronomer]]. He followed his lessons and became a disciple and assistant.
12: ...a, are recorded in ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium''.
14: ...serve a lunar [[eclipse]] and where he gave some lessons of astronomy or maths (unfortunately nothing ... - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ... around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. Florence is the capital of the regio...
3: ...[Europe]]an trade and finance, the city is sometimes considered the birthplace of the [[Italian Renais...
5: [[Image:FlorenceSymbol-giglio.png|thumb|right|127px|"Giglio di Fire...
9: ...e:Florence_bridges.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]...
17: Florence's recorded history began with the establishment in [[59 BC]] of a settlement ("Florent... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...eople who spoke an [[Indo-European language]] and established a kingdom centered in [[Hattusa]] (the m...
3: ...y disintegrated into several independent city-states, some of which survived until around 700 BC.
5: ...the reconstructed [[Hittite language]]. The Hittites should be distinguished from the "[[Hattians]]", ...
7: ... the 19th century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still ...
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and ... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
1: [[Image:Charles_Lindbergh.jpg|thumb|Charles Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. Louis.]]
2: ...ust 26]], [[1974]]) was a pioneering [[United States]] [[aviator]] famous for piloting the first solo ...
6: ...on the line [[St. Louis]] in the 1920s.<!--What does this mean? Please clarify.-->
11: ...ned by Donald Hall and custom built by Ryan Airlines of [[San Diego, California]]. He needed 33.5 hour...
13: ...ited States]]. On [[March 21]], [[1929]] he was presented the [[Medal of Honor]] for his historic tran...
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