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  1. Cactus (4931 bytes)
    16: ... similar environments in other parts of the world after being introduced by man.
    20: ...s assumed this explains why cacti do not occur in Africa; the continents had already separated when ca...
    23: ...cipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] have evolved into [[spine (biology)|spin...
  2. Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
    21: ...viet invasion of Afghanistan|Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan]]. [[Inflation]] and interest rates reac...
    34: After World War II, he and Rosalynn started a family...
    56: ...istration found themselves disappointed. Two days after the speech, Carter asked for the resignations ...
    73: ...nochet]], the [[apartheid]] government of [[South Africa]], and other traditional allies.
    81: ...from the United States not to interfere in Iran's affairs in the future. Though later that year the Sh...
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
    19: ...ted States|presidency]] ([[1963]]–[[1969]]) after [[John F. Kennedy assassination|Kennedy's assa...
    27: Soon after he graduated from college, Johnson taught publ...
    31: ...ady Bird), a young woman who was also from Texas. After only a short period of dating, the two were ma...
    36: ...e in [[Freemasonry]] on [[October 30]], [[1937]]. After receiving the degree he found that his congres...
    41: ...s. Johnson was immediately appointed to the Naval Affairs Committee, a job that carried high importanc...
  4. Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
    20: ...was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
    22: ...and his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ro...
    30: ...'s early years. He later told friends that he was afraid of her all his life. He received his early ed...
    44: ...n [[William Howard Taft]]. Franklin's dislike of Taft's administration drove him into politics. In [[1...
    46: ...ved in the frequent American interventions in the affairs of Central American and Caribbean countries:...
  5. Trajan (7787 bytes)
    5: ...ny well-known Ulpii in a line that continued long after his own death.
    13: ...King [[Decebalus]] to submit to him a year later, after Trajan took the Dacian capital [[Sarmizegetusa...
    32: ...ra of the [[Byzantine Empire]], every new emperor after Trajan was honored by the Senate with the pray...
    44: ...f Roman Emperors|Roman Emperor]]|before=[[Nerva]]|after=[[Hadrian]]|years=98–117}}
  6. Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
    13: ...o make matters worse, in the year [[85 BC]], just after Caesar turned 15, his father grew ill and soon...
    23: In [[69 BC]], Caesar became a widower after Cornelia's death trying to deliver a stillborn...
    34: ...re of temples, maintenance of public buildings, traffic, and other aspects of Rome's daily life. Perha...
    36: ...orum'', the responsibility of all Roman religious affairs and the custody of the [[Vestal virgin]]s un...
    51: ...r and Bibulus was often referred to jokingly thereafter as the year of "Julius and Caesar".
  7. Pompey (25785 bytes)
    3: ...ly outmaneuver [[Julius Caesar]] and dominate the affairs of the [[Roman Republic]], was defeated in t...
    8: ...so acquired a prot駩 of his own with the young staff officer, [[Marcus Tullius Cicero]]. According to...
    10: ...rtune. Despite his youth, Pompey sided with Sulla after his return from the [[Mithridatic War]] in [[8...
    14: ==Sicily and Africa==
    19: ...ield in Africa. Pompey demanded a triumph for his African victories. Pompey refused to disband his leg...
  8. Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
    3: ...efore his assassination on the [[Ides of March]]. After the years of civil war that followed, Octavian...
    7: ...omana]], which continued for nearly two centuries after his death. His military exploits would extend ...
    23: ...d landed in [[Brundisium]], where he decided the safest course of action was an appeal to Caesar&#8217...
    25: ...ring move, and seemingly necessary to ensure his safety, it turned out to be the only way to ensure hi...
    34: After forcing through his own political agenda in Ro...
  9. Roman architecture (3399 bytes)
  10. Architectural history (13369 bytes)
    33: ...e. Though divine wisdom still presided over human affairs, the living rituals of ancient civilizations...
    41: ...s before [[Christ]] and much of the Western world after that. The Roman problem of rulership involved ...
  11. Pirate (23151 bytes)
    12: ...[[Straits of Malacca]]. Originally a culture of seafaring people, their name became synonymous with pi...
    48: ... of the prize. Pirates injured in battle might be afforded special compensation. Often all of these te...
    60: ...gings of the crew and the contents of the ship's safe, which might contain large amounts of cash neede...
    62: ...wer cruising speeds to allow for navigation and traffic control making them prime targets for piracy.
    82: ...ed the sea for their [[hit and run]] tactics - a safe place to retreat to if battle turned against the...
  12. Benjamin Franklin (22881 bytes)
    13: ...0]], [[1689]]) (the first Joseph having died soon after birth).
    23: ...n a new city. He was not satisfied, however, and after a few months was induced by Pennsylvania Gover...
    34: ...ranklin began to concern himself more with public affairs. In 1743, he set forth a scheme for an Acade...
    40: ...[cgs]] unit of [[electric charge]] has been named after him: one ''franklin'' (Fr) is equal to one [[s...
    52: ...klin was involved in the creation of not only the aforementioned first volunteer fire department and f...
  13. Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
    17: ...id development of its defense and industrial base after the war permitted the Soviet Union to become a...
    32: ...cial collapse of the Soviet regime and two months after the August 1991 coup against the Gorbachev reg...
    40: Immediately after the dissolution of the Soviet Union was announ...
    49: ...on these deposits to pay wages and other expenses after the Government had tightened restrictions on m...
    51: ...ernment froze interenterprise debts. Shortly thereafter, the government provided 181 billion rubles (a...
  14. Sweden (27111 bytes)
    3: ..., about as long as Sweden has been [[Christian]]. After the allegedly notorious [[Vikings]], Sweden sp...
    22: ..._names = [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]]<br>[[G&ouml;ran Persson]] |
    53: ...den; with the times'') is adopted by Carl XVI Gustaf as his personal motto in his role as Swedish mona...
    65: ...the sea and were powerful in both arms and ships. After that, the sources are scarce.
    76: ...[[Foundation of modern Sweden]], and shortly thereafter carrying through a [[Protestant Reformation]]....
  15. History of Slovakia (43199 bytes)
    19: ...nt source of enrichment for the local population. After the disappearance of the Cakany and Velatice c...
    21: ...ovakia during the last period of the [[Iron Age]] after the battles that took place between the Scytho...
    51: ... epoch of Bishop Amand, an apostle of the Belges. After his mission, the arrival of travelling Irish a...
    53: ...]. This designation was assigned 100 years later, after its disappearance, by the Byzantine Emperor Co...
    55: ...n his efforts of Christianization in this region. After his death in 861, his son Kocel, who ruled the...
  16. Buddhist philosophy (14386 bytes)
    95: After the death of the Buddha, attempts were made to...
    100: Very soon after, additional teachings began to be added to the...
    108: * [[David Hume]], after a relentless analysis of the mind, concluded t...
  17. Rome (33048 bytes)
    49: ...iver and the ford, Rome was at a cross roads of traffic following the river valley and of traders trav...
    52: ...th [[Mediterranean]] people, perhaps from [[North Africa]]. In the [[8th century BC]] these Italic spe...
    57: After [[650 BC]], the Etruscans became dominant in I...
    59: ...ruscans came into direct contact with the Greeks. After initial success in conflicts with the Greek co...
    64: ...s from Gaul who had successfully invaded Etruria. After that Rome went on the offensive conquering the...
  18. Sikhism (31029 bytes)
    4: ...west [[India]] (in what is present day Pakistan). After four epic journeys (north to [[Tibet]], south ...
    16: ... Guru Nanak said, does not mean entering paradise after a last judgment, but a union and absorption in...
    18: ...raddling modern-day [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[Kashmir]] was ruled by them. The...
    30: ... Singh's sons, Gobind Singh sent Aurangzeb the [[Zafarnama]] (''Notification of Victory'').
    83: #'''Uphold Moral Values:''' Defend, safeguard, and fight for the rights of all creatures,...
  19. Origami (9154 bytes)
    15: ...n origami, inspired a modern renaissance of the craft. His work was promoted through the studies of [...
  20. World Heritage Site (2339 bytes)
    11: *[[List of World Heritage Sites in Africa]]

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