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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
1: ...er.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A bagpipe performer in [[Amsterdam]].]]
16: ...and the Balkans, a whole goatskin is used, cured with salt and alum.
18: ... very mellow [[oboe]]-like sound, while chanters with a conical bore will produce a louder and brighte...
23: ...er and inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
25: ...or "[[Scots Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Rob... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
1: [[Image:Eleanor_Roosevelt.gif|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
3: ...e United States promoting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]...
5: ...tion]] and [[Freedom House]]. She chaired the committee that drafted and approved the [[UN Universal D...
9: ...urvived infancy. However their marriage almost split over sexual explorations outside marriage by FDR ...
11: ...Martenszen van Rosenvelt]] who emigrated to [[New Amsterdam]] ([[Manhattan]]) from [[Holland]] in the 1640s. ... - Sylvia Pankhurst (3170 bytes)
5: ... [[Independent Labour Party]] and much-concerned with women's rights. Her sister, [[Christabel Pankhur...
7: ... with the [[Women's Social and Political Union]] with her sister [[Christabel Pankhurst|Christabel]] a...
9: ...ch over the years evolved politically and changed its name accordingly, first to [[Women's Suffrage Fe...
11: ...ovement as the Bolsheviks, the CP(BSTI) dissolved itself into the larger, official Communist Party.
13: ...rkers Dreadnought to the party rather than retain it as a personal organ she revolted. As a result she... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
3: ... female athletes were still frowned upon by many. It earned her the nickname ''"The Flying Housewife"'...
5: ...pics]] a year later. Although international competition was hampered by [[World War II]], Blankers-Koe...
7: ...e [[European Championships in Athletics|European titles]], 58 Dutch championships and set or tied 12 [...
11: ... [[gymnastics]], [[ice skating]] and [[running]]. It soon became clear she was a sports talent, but sh...
13: ...earance in the sport was in 1935. Her first competition was a disappointment, but in her third race, s... - Tapestry (2919 bytes)
3: '''Tapestry''' is a form of [[textile art]]. It is [[Weaving|woven]] by hand on a weaving-[[loom]...
7: ...monly (though incorrectly) applied to embroidered items made in [[canvas work]] or [[needlepoint]], pr...
10: ...y from one residence to another. In [[church]]es, it could be displayed on special occasions.
13: ...ography of most Western tapestries goes back to written sources, the [[Bible]] and [[Ovid]]'s [[Metamo...
19: ...of production originated from [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]. Over time, the market expanded to [[Fra... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by ...
3: ...below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nation state]...
5: ...'Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:'''
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more continents.
26: *[[Eritrea]] - [[Asmara]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ... is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
4: *[[List of capitals and larger cities by country]]
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
11: <tr><td>[[Abu Dhabi]] <td>[[United Arab Emirates]] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
1: ... became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. There a...
15: capital = [[Amsterdam]]. [[The Hague]] is the seat of government |
17: largest_city = [[Amsterdam]] |
18: government_type= [[Democracy|Dem.]] [[Constitution|const.]] [[monarchy]] |
19: leader_titles = [[Dutch monarch|Queen]]<br>[[Prime minister ... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |
21: DensityRank = 1<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 438 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 3<sup>rd</sup> | - Pilgrims (4873 bytes)
1: ... home where they could freely practice their [[Puritan]] style of religion and live according to their...
2: ==Experiences and politics in Europe==
3: ...d concern over the Dutch influence on their community convinced many of them to move on, this time to ...
5: ...ayflower]]'' from [[Plymouth]], bound for the [[United States|Americas]]. These people became known a...
8: ...nment began to comply and the exiles decided that it was time to leave. - Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699) (5684 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|A 19th century illustration of the Salem Witch Trials]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''1600 t...
13: *[[1609]]-The [[United Provinces]] ([[the Netherlands]]) lays claim to...
24: ...] founded by the Dutch in present-day [[New York City]]
65: ...s Revolution]] deposes James II and replaces him with [[William and Mary]]; Dominion of New England ce... - Aristotle (37648 bytes)
4: ... was an [[ancient Greek]] [[philosopher]]. Along with [[Plato]], he is often considered to be one of t...
8: ...tly, through Plato and a few other writers. The writings of Plato and Aristotle form the core of [[Anc...
10: ... as scientific importance. Plato can be called, with qualification, an [[idealism|idealist]] and a [[...
12: ...''Metaphysics'', ''[[Nicomachean Ethics]]'', ''Politics'', ''De Anima (On the Soul)'' and ''[[Poetics]...
14: ...lso dealt with [[education]], foreign customs, [[literature]] and [[poetry]]. His combined works pract... - Metronome (3057 bytes)
1: [[Image:Wittner metronome in motion.jpg|A mechanical wind-up ...
4: ...me modern scholars to suspect his metronome was quite inaccurate.
10: ...mplicated "Dr. Beat", manufactured by Boss. In addition to a simple pulse, this metronome can play [[p...
12: ...gular "tick" sound to mark off regular intervals within each measure, and then there is a special meta...
21: ... of making the "ching" click sound metallic, make it sound like a regular "tick" except one [[octave]]... - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
2: ...ome extinct, or potentially will become extinct, without gaining public notice.
4: ...ed; whether restrictions on land development constitute a "taking" of land by the [[government]], and ...
6: ...listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it makes a species more valuable and more desirable ...
16: ...d">'''Critical'''</font> or <font color="red">''critically endangered''</font>: faces an extremely hig...
48: * [[Gelada]] (''Theropithecus gelada'') - Airline (29546 bytes)
2: ...es with other airlines for reasons of mutual benefit.
7: ...and scope of airline companies ranges from those with a single airplane carrying mail or cargo, throug...
11: ...t public companies. This occurs as regulators permit greater freedom, in steps that are usually decade...
13: ...nger demand, all influenced by macroeconomic activity in the markets under study. These patterns are h...
15: ...ia, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other markets exhibited this trend. - Canal (2513 bytes)
4: ...viously isolated areas and brought them in touch with the world-economy. The [[Erie canal]] for instan...
6: ...re so deeply identified with [[Venice]] that all cities that have canals used as waterways have been c...
9: ...rial canals for pleasure boats has spurred rehabilitation of stretches of historic canals
14: For a time in the early 20th century, it was believed that there were [[Martian canal|cana...
18: * [[List of canals in the United States]] - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
18: ...[April 12]], [[1945]]), 32nd [[President of the United States]], the longest-serving holder of the off...
20: ...preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...opinions of him are more complex. Some liberals criticise measures such as the internment of the Japan... - African American (19830 bytes)
1: ...mply '''blacks''', are an ethnic group in the [[United States of America]] whose ancestors, usually in...
6: ... not include [[whites]], [[Asian|Asians]] or [[Semites]] of African origin.
9: ...black density.jpg|thumb|200px|2000 population density]]
10: ... by [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], with 83 percent.
15: ... in the [[1860]] election of President of the [[United States]] [[Abraham Lincoln]], and was one reaso... - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
3: ...ip was only 577 nautical miles from the pole, but it was clear there is no way to go further due to th...
7: ...later claim the area and set up a colony as [[New Amsterdam]].
9: ...ercantilist]] laws England had enacted to protect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon release...
11: ...h (some claim he deliberately went too far south with the Dutch), reaching [[Iceland]] on May 11, the ...
13: ...brador]]. Following the southern coast of the strait, on [[August 2]] the ship sailed into [[Hudson Ba... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
7: ... [[Papal Coronation|crowned Pope]] in [[Venice]] with a temporary [[Papal Tiara|papal tiara]] made of ...
8: ...lexandria]] was fought between [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[France|French]] forces near the ruins ...
15: ...al community to call [[Persian Empire|Persia]] by its native name, [[Iran]], which means 'Land of the ...
17: *[[1945]] - [[World War II]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] troops liberate [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]]
20: *[[1963]] - [[Alcatraz]], a federal [[penitentiary]] on an island in [[San Francisco Bay]], c...
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