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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...icle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fic...
6: ... de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ... de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...lmeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...uerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - Amerigo Vespucci (3736 bytes)
4: ...oyaged to and wrote about [[the Americas]]. His exploratory journeys along the eastern coastline of [[...
18: ... not mention the broad estuary of the [[Rio de la Plata]], which he must have seen if he had gotten th...
20: ...ndash;[[1504]], not even whether it actually took place. Amerigo Vespucci died in [[Seville]], [[Spain... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
9: ..., personally ensure Gauss's safety. The general explained to Gauss that Germain had asked that he be p...
12: ...eveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it. But when a person of the sex which, acc...
15: ...fted to [[applied mathematics]], and he stopped replying to her letters.
17: ...[[Germany|German]] mathematician, attempting to explain [[Ernst Chladni]]'s study on [[vibration]]s of...
25: ...]]'', the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[Broadway]] play by [[David Auburn]], contains references to Ger... - Ching Shih (2491 bytes)
6: ...d he was shown off through the squadron as an example. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: She was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize...
22: ...nted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are...
24: ... she converted an abandoned [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple into the [[Kalighat Home for the Dying]], a free...
29: ...ity Brothers was founded in [[1963]], and a contemplative branch of the Sisters followed in [[1976]]. ...
35: ... we do to promote world peace?" Her answer was simple: "Go home and love your family." In the same yea... - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...e'''. She became celebrated especially for her exploits in [[Germany|German-occupied]] [[Poland]] and...
7: ...zy Giżycki]] {[[1899]]-[[1970]]), and the couple soon moved to [[British East Africa]].
9: ... into Poland. Arriving in [[Warsaw]], she vainly pleaded with her [[Jew]]ish mother to leave a [[Pola...
26: ...ents that would lead to some of her most famous exploits.
30: Krystyna was chosen to replace SOE agent [[Cecily Lefort]], who had been capt... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
5: ...], helped to found the organization that became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunc...
7: ...nging Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
12: ...ed. They decided to carry on their marriage in a platonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong ...
17: Hepburn cut her acting teeth in plays staged at Bryn Mawr and later in revues staged...
19: ... almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in small stock company r... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
10: ... younger sibling, Vitthashoka. Because of his exemplary intellect and warrior skills, he is said to ha...
14: ...n of different militias causing unrest. Ashoka complied and left for the troubled area. As news of Ash...
20: ...e unborn heir to the throne spread, Prince Susima planned the execution of the unborn child; however, ...
30: ...: Ashoka's later edicts say that about 100,000 people were killed on the Kalinga side and 10,000 from ...
40: ...servants, and generosity towards all. These principles suggest a general ethic of behaviour to which n... - John Hancock (8787 bytes)
5: ...an [[eponym]] for "signature". However, other examples show that Hancock always wrote his signature th...
8: ...hile building relationships with customers and suppliers of his uncle's business. Shortly after his re...
15: ...iated Bostonians, depending as they did on the supplies on board.
27: ... sought out for his ability to raise funds and supplies for American troops. Despite his skill in the ...
30: ...uation, and future prospects. If therefore the supply of Beef Cattle demanded by the requisitions of C... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Braintree]], [[Massachusetts]]
13: | place of death=[[Washington, D.C.]]
24: ...rn wife, Adams wed Louisa Johnson in 1797. The couple named one of their sons after George Washington....
37: ...latter's quest for re-election, was sworn in to replace him.
80: ...turned to [[Spain]], but returned home as free people. - Americas (7154 bytes)
8: ...ntity concept also appears thematically. For example, the five rings of the [[Olympic flag]] represen...
10: == Peoples of the Americas ==
13: ...rm ''Americano'' is used to refer to things or people pertaining to the USA but the word ''Statunitens...
23: ...s derived from the [[Latin]]ized version of the explorer [[Amerigo Vespucci]]'s name, ''Americus Vespu...
27: ...with gold. According to Marcou, Vespucci later applied the name to the New World, and even changed th... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
46: [[Iron Age]] [[Bantu]]-speaking peoples began migrating into the area about 2,000 years...
54: ...inority government in Southern Rhodesia (known simply Rhodesia from [[1964]]) demanded independence, b...
60: ...Zambia in [[1975]], and the [[Zimbabwe African People's Union]] (ZAPU), led by [[Joshua Nkomo]]. With ...
66: ...nt with Joshua Nkomo, head of Zimbabwe African People's Union. In the free elections of [[February]] [...
68: ...ghting was marked by a genocide of the Ndebele people by ZANU's infamous [[Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade|Fi... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
72: ...e services, and little prospects for productive employment in the small and weak economies of the sout...
76: ...killing and attacking non-muslims. Over 10,000 people are killed a month.
83: ...7, the structure of regional administration was replaced by the creation of 26 states. The executives,...
85: ...randum of understanding with the [[SPLA]]. He was placed in a maximum-security prison and remains in c...
92: ...retaliation for Ugandan support of the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army]]. Beginning from the mid-199... - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
13: ...ssential organizing factor of this life: the disciples would sing hymns to [[Apollo]] together regular...
17: ...oo]]s, including the proper way to stir a fire or place one's shoes before going to sleep.
21: The idea that Pythagoras forbade his disciples to eat beans has been questioned by some recent...
25: ... scientist, or a wild [[shaman]]-figure. <!-- examples here might be nice --> The truth no doubt lies ...
33: ...hat Pythagoras coined the term "cosmos", a term implying a universe with orderly movements and events. - Pytheas (6447 bytes)
1: ...ssilia]] (today Marseille). He made a voyage of exploration to northwestern [[Europe]] around 325 [[Co...
4: ...e could never have funded. His story is, however, plausible. The trip may have been underwritten by a ...
6: ...le in succession to Bordeaux, Nantes, Land's End, Plymouth, Isle of Man, Outer Hebrides, Orkneys, Icel...
8: ...porary lapse in the blockade, known to have taken place around the time he travelled.
10: ...ni'' or ''Priteni'', 'Painted?' or 'Tattooed?' people, a term Romans Latinised as ''Picti'' ([[Picts]]... - Mayflower (4074 bytes)
2: ...|United States of America]]) in [[1620]], leaving Plymouth on [[September 6]] and dropping anchor near...
8: ...n width. Careful research went into designing a replica, the ''[[Mayflower II]]'' (launched on Septemb...
11: ...tlantic, but once again were forced to return, to Plymouth. After some reorganisation the voyage was ...
17: ...l 5]], [[1621]] the ''Mayflower'' set sail from [[Plymouth Colony]] in [[Massachusetts]] on a return t...
21: ...ist of passengers on the ''Mayflower'']] for a complete accounting. See also [[List of Mayflower passe... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...hy)|meridian]]s of a [[longitude]] that is a multiple of 15? thus making neighboring time zones one ho...
6: ...T]]) is still often used (by the [[BBC]], for example, amongst others) to denote the "base time" to wh...
10: ...for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
18: ...he location is one day later or earlier. Some examples:
31: ...til [[August 2]], [[1880]]. This paragraph only applies to the island of Great Britain, not to the isl... - Flag (13245 bytes)
3: ...ttached, though many flags are recognisable if displayed in other forms.
15: ... at the [[17th Century]], European knights were replaced by centralized [[Army|armies]], and flags bec...
20: ...he design of their own flags. Some prominent examples include:
22: ...ross design of other [[Nordic countries]]. ''Examples'': the [[Flag of the Faroe Islands|Faroe Island...
24: ... [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. ''Examples'': [[Flag of Australia |Australia]], [[Flag of ...
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