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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...g by the Qin emperor ([[2nd century BC|200 BC]]) strengthened the Chinese civilization. Politically, C...
7: ...s, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In la...
18: ...nnect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] province, where a bronze smelter from...
28: ...mi-feudal system. Nevertheless, power became decentralized during the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] whe...
30: ...aoning]], and governed under the new local administrative system of [[commandery]] and [[prefecture]] ... - John C. Fremont (3726 bytes)
5: ...1846]] he led exploration parties on the [[Oregon Trail]] and into the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nev...
7: ... the new [[California]] Territory following the [[Treaty of Cahuenga]] which ended the [[Mexican-Ameri...
18: ... York : [[Random House]], 2000. (ISBN 0375501517, ISBN 0767908260) - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of [[legend]]s known as ...
5: ...d become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent and kind of power he...
17: ==Earliest traditions of Arthur==
19: ...to "Arthur the Blessed"; ''Preiddeu Annwn'' ("The Treasures of Paradise"), mentions "the valour of Art...
21: ... to Arthur is in the ''[[Historia Britonum]]'', attributed to the Welsh [[monk]] [[Nennius]], who is s... - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
7: ...his raised Coronado's interest, and he decided to try to get that [[gold]]. He set out in 1540, joined...
9: ...]] northward to the [[Sonora]], then traveled upstream the Sonora, and crossed the [[Gila]] to Cibola...
14: ...d: The Quivira Indians (later known as [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]]) were no rich people at all, the vi...
21: ... Fulcrum Publishing], 1990, hardcover, 233 pages, ISBN 1-55591-066-1 - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reac...
3: ...ry [[myth]] created by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accep...
5: ...f peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consiste...
7: ...]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the p...
11: Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some – including many [[Nat... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...rpassing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
6: ...template the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but is often simply referred to as the...
11: ...the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries).
13: ...existed to Mecca, and Ibn Battuta chose the least-travelled: a journey up the Nile, then east by land ...
15: ...), having encountered a holy man during his first trip who prophesied that Ibn Battuta would only reac... - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: '''Bagpipes''' are a class of [[musical instrument]], [[aerophone]]s using enclosed [[reed (mus...
16: ...f an airtight bag, which can supply a continuous stream of air. Air is supplied either by a blowpipe o...
23: ...e [[Jacobite Rising|'45 Rising]]. This claim is untrue; there is no mention of the bagpipe in the [[Ac...
25: ...ve been the tune played as [[Robert the Bruce]]'s troops marched to [[Bannockburn]] in [[1314]].
27: ...odern era the use of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...ited States, and has an audience estimated by Arbitron at 20 million listeners weekly.
10: ...'''. It was in Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks developed, such as a claim to use a "gold...
20: ... admit that he is an excellent broadcaster. He attracted widespread support and attention in [[1998]]...
34: ...his radio program on [[April 22]][[2005]], Rush retracted the assertion, stating that he had received ...
36: ...edia]]. As a result the words were preemptively introduced by wikipedians familiar with the occurrence... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
47: ...tudies]], conducting research in developments and trends in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
51: ...Russia]]n foreign policy, and [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]an politics, and was re...
56: ...etary-General|UN Secretary-General]] [[Boutros Boutros-Ghali]].
86: ...ublished a memoir, ''Madam Secretary'' ([[2003]]) ISBN 0786868430. - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
1: ...hutto.jpg|frame|200px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
3: ...th Amendment]]. Some of these scandals involve contracts awarded to Swiss companies during her regime ...
6: ...d her father, as [[Pakistan]]'s foreign minister, travelled to the [[United Nations]] to resolve the i...
8: ...n the middle of a period when her father's administration was being challenged both at home and abroad...
21: ...nds and maintained better relations with many countries. - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
7: ...mmit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a prominent member of the Brun...
17: ...51616476) and the sequel, "Still married to Gro" (ISBN 8205307261). - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
1: [[Image:Kelly&Bastian.jpg|220px|thumb|Petra Kelly on the cover of [[Alice Schwarzer]]'s ''Ei...
2: '''Petra Karin Kelly''' ([[November 29]], [[1947]] &ndash...
6: ...nvironment campaigns in [[Germany]] and other countries.
8: Petra Kelly was one of the founders in [[1979]] of ''D...
14: ...and presents, since [[1998]], the international Petra Kelly Prize [http://www.boell.de/en/10_preise/14... - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
1: [[Image:Eleanor_Roosevelt.gif|White House portrait|thumb|right|175px|Eleanor Roosevelt]]
3: ...ted States promoting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]]. Sh...
5: ...st Lady of the World'', in honor of her extensive travels to promote [[human rights]].
9: ...y cold woman, in an autocratic house. On [[St. Patrick's Day]], [[1905]] she married [[Franklin D. Ro...
16: ...osevelt's sexuality continues to be a topic of controversy. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...mme of [[privatisation]] of government-owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed...
31: ...ge-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increa...
36: ...hen the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] won control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was no...
38: ...|Oxford]] from [[1944]] where she studied [[chemistry]]. She became Chairman of the [[Oxford Universit...
45: ...g and Land. She moved to the Shadow [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] Team after [[1966]]. - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
6: ...aker. It was in that workplace that Goldman was introduced to revolutionary ideas; she obtained a copy...
9: ...ing, Goldman left her marriage and her family and traveled to New Haven, CT, and then to [[New York Ci...
23: ==Birth control==
24: ...many other early feminists, saw [[abortion]] as a tragic consequence of social conditions. In 1911, Go...
29: ...rganising rallies against [[World War I]].(''illustration, left'') She was imprisoned for two years, a... - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ...n opening the way to universal access to birth control. She was also a fervent believer in [[eugenics]...
5: ...n [[1902]], she married William Sanger. Although stricken by tuberculosis, she gave birth to a son the...
7: ...h outlawed as [[obscene]] the dissemination of contraceptive information and devices.
9: ...trol Review and Birth Control News''. She also contributed articles on health for the [[United States ...
11: ...ided basic information about such topics as [[menstruation]], but also acknowledged the reality of sex... - Elizabeth Cady Stanton (4406 bytes)
6: ...er ''The Revolution'', which included frequent contributions from Stanton. Starting in [[1881]], Stan...
9: ...e against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger than that against sex. It is produced by the...
12: ...on and enfranchisement of women. She was also a strong critic of [[religion]] in general and [[Christ...
16: ...th C. Stanton (AP-69)]], a [[World War II]] troop transport, was named for her.
19: ...'Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897'' ISBN 1591020093 - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
8: ...began to live with [[George Henry Lewes]] in an extramarital cohabitation.
19: ...chological insight and sophisticated character portraits.
21: ...as sharp in pointing out the hypocrisy of the country squires and socially conscious. ''[[Felix Holt,...
23: ... style and clarity of thought. Eliot's sentence structures are clear, patient, and well balanced, and...
42: * ''[[Stradivarius (novel)|Stradivarius]]'' (1874) - Marie de France (1845 bytes)
1: ... works: ''Marie ai nun, si sui de France'', which translates as, "My name is Marie, I am from France."...
3: ...Aquitaine]] was well known to be a patroness of [[troubador]]s and other artists, it seems logical to ...
9: ... (ed.). Clarendon Press: Oxford University. 1959. ISBN 0198115881 - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ...ce" Zinovievna Rosenbaum''', was a popular and controversial [[United States|American]] [[philosopher]...
19: ... Party of the Soviet Union|Communist]] message, attracting the attention of Soviet officials). There i...
22: ...er basic living-expenses. While working as an [[extra]] on [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s ''[[King of Kings]]'...
26: ...mpany]] publishing house. Despite these initial struggles ''The Fountainhead'' was successful, bringi...
31: ...]] of egoism and individualism. Rand also had a strong dislike for [[mysticism]], [[religion]], and c...
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