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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...arian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic and mountain-dwelling cultures. The developm...
7: ...and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the [[Huang He]...
14: ...torical Records]]'' written by [[Sima Qian]], a renowned Chinese historiographer of the [[2nd century ...
18: ...aracter]]s, but such claims are unsupported. With no clear written records to match the Shang [[oracle...
24: ...he early Zhou (successor state of the Shang), is known to have existed at the same time as the Shang. - George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
19: ...ved as [[U.S.]] [[congressman]] from [[Texas]] ([[1967]]–[[1971]]), [[Ambassador (diplomacy)|ambas... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: *[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
4: ...s, Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
5: ...born 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
51: ...yd|Ackroyd, Peter]], (born 1949), English author, novelist - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
9: ...]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky
25: ...cki, Karol]], (1866-1933), Polish engineer and economist
56: ...ouch Adams|Adams, John Couch]], (1819-1892), astronomer
63: ...s (author)|Adams, Richard]], (born 1920), British novelist
65: ...s, Samuel]], (1722-1803), American patriot & Governor of Massachusetts - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
30: ... by joint forces from [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Transjordan]] and [[Iraq]]. She was issued...
44: ...ar and captured large areas of territory. She saw no need to seek compromise with the [[Palestinians]]...
53: ... can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to."—Golda Meir, [[March...
55: ...t things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen."—Golda Meir, in a speech ...
57: ... the past but nothing like the one I'm faced with now in leading the country."—Golda Meir, when ... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
16: |[[November 14]], [[1954]]
27: '''Condoleezza "Condi" Rice''' (born [[November 14]] [[1954]]), is the second [[United Stat...
29: ...[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in ...
34: ...olumbia University]], writes, "Birmingham had one notably rich black family, the Gastons, who were in ...
35: In [[1967]], the family moved to [[Denver]] when her father... - Margaret Chase Smith (2711 bytes)
3: ...he was the first woman to have her name placed in nomination at her party's convention (1964 [[United ...
11: ... chair of the [[Senate Republican Conference]], [[1967]]-[[1972]]. - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
24: |'''Retirement honour:'''
27: ...figurehead of a political philosophy that became known as [[Thatcherism]], which involves reduced gove...
31: ...ccured that led to an improvement in Britain's economic performance. Supporters of Margaret Thatcher a...
33: ...ical approach to [[European Union|European]] [[Economic and Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was chall... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...to many languages. She is one of the most popular novelists in the world today, selling over 35 millio...
8: ...tates|American]] private school, and while in Lebanon a [[United Kingdom|British]] private school in [...
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula''...
16: ...e starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn Close]] and [[Antonio Banderas... - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
3:
7: Her most famous novel is ''A Hora da Estrela'', or ''The Hour of the...
16: *A Ma磠no Escuro (1961)
19: *O Mist鲩o do Coelho Pensante (1967)
27: *Onde estivestes de Noite? (1974) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: ...e_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known for her [[philosophy]] of [[Objectivist philoso...
11: ...ational self-interest]]", and [[capitalism]]. Her novels were based upon the [[archetype]] of the Rand...
13: ... his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to self; and
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by p...
19: ...me from the name of a Finnish writer whom she had not read, but whose name she liked and adopted. The... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
7: ...al [[compiler]] work was done. The compiler was known as the A compiler and its first version was [[A...
12: .... She was recalled to active duty in August of [[1967]] for a six-month period that turned into an inde...
14: ...in the 1980s by the National Bureau of Standards, now [[NIST]].
20: She was laid to rest with full military honors in [[Arlington National Cemetery]].
22: ...rial park in front of her former residence and is now owned by Arlington County, Virginia. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvi...
6: ...ding fame to both the Apollo and herself. She was noticed by [[Bardu Ali]] of [[Chick Webb]]'s band, w...
10: ...[[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova]], [[samba (music)|samba]], [[gospel]], [[calyp...
12: ...the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics.
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings with jazz legend [[Lo... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ... 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever...
6: ...n to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ... notable covers of songs by [[The Beatles]] ("Eleanor Rigby"), [[The Band]] ("[[The Weight]]"), [[Simo...
14: ...1970s, her music mellowed slightly, though losing nothing of its power, and she continued the hugely s... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...bum]]s as the frontwoman for several bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
6: ...xas for [[San Francisco]] in [[1963]], lived in [[North Beach]] and in [[Haight-Ashbury]]. For a while...
8: ...s]] and recorded an eponymously titled album in [[1967]]. However, the lack of success of their early s...
16: ...[[The Dick Cavett Show]] in [[1970]], where she announced that she would attend her 10-year high schoo...
24: Janis Joplin is now remembered best for her powerful, distinctive vo... - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
3: ...e hit with "Pata Pata"; in [[1987]] she achieved another peak in popularity by appearing in [[Paul Sim... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
5: ...uch as [[John Dillinger]] and [[Ma Barker]], were notorious across the nation. They captivated the att...
9: ...r 25]] [[1926]], but the pairing was short-lived. Noted for homesickness throughout her short adult li...
15: ...o cracked safes, burgled stores, and stole cars. Known primarily for robbing banks, he preferred small...
19: ...g fellow. Nobody thought it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would lead."{{ref|knight}}
23: ... Eastham Camp 1, that it appears he first killed another man — a fellow prisoner named "Big Ed",... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ... movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[...
5: ...[[1945]]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of Arc]]...
9: ... for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on the big...
13: ...cattered with a part kept to be interred in the [[Norra begravningsplatsen]] in [[Stockholm]].
15: Bergman was honored posthumously with an [[Emmy Award]] for Best A... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
4: ...terpiece ''[[Belle de Jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]], 1967), and the Franco-English production ''[[Repulsion...
6: ...film, ''[[Indochine (movie)|Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] ...
10: She was also nominated for a César Award for her roles in:
33: * ''[[Belle de jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]]), (1967)
34: ...demoiselles de Rochefort]]'' ([[Jacques Demy]]), (1967) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...uins (TV movie)|Love Among the Ruins]]'', and was nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]...
5: ...enereal disease]] in a time when such things were not discussed, and her mother campaigned for birth c...
7: ... films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
12: ... change his name to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. S...
21: ...came the talk of New York City, and began getting noticed by [[Hollywood]]. - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: '''Nicole (Mary) Kidman''' (born [[June 20]], [[1967]]) is an [[Academy Award]] winning [[Australia|Au...
2: She was born in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] to Dr Antony David Kidman and Janel...
3: ... took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...School]], but dropped out when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, as Kidman concentrated on ...
10: ...he appeared in ''[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
1: [[Image:Vivlei.jpg|thumb|Vivien Leigh (1913-1967)]]
3: ...' ([[November 5]], [[1913]] – [[July 7]], [[1967]]) was an [[England|English]] [[Actor|actress]] w...
7: ...e [[MGM]] film ''[[A Yank at Oxford]]'', but told no one until late [[1938]], when filming began. [[Pa...
11: In [[1944]], the actress was diagnosed as having a [[tuberculosis]] patch on her left... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ... illegitimate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Ricc...
7: ... in the early 1950s playing bit parts in mostly minor Italian films, but she had an early brush with [...
13: ...r category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance.
15: ...r best-known films of this period are [[Peter Ustinov]]'s ''[[Lady L]]'' with [[Paul Newman]], [[Charl...
23: In [[1991]], Loren received an honorary Academy Award for her contribution to world c... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s...
5: ...econgized her rare, four octave [[coloratura soprano]] talent and enrolled her in voice lessons to dev...
9: ...[1966]]), and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and [[Carol Channin...
11: ...nd, despite several starring roles in musical and non-musical films - including some directed by her s...
15: In the [[2000]] New Year's Honours she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|D... - Ellen MacArthur (3652 bytes)
2: ...sed in [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]]. She is best known as a solo long-distance [[Yachting|yachtswoman]...
12: ...04]], was specially designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret for her to break solo records. The 75-[...
16: ...record for sailing non-stop around the world on [[November 28]], [[2004]]. During her circumnavigation...
18: ...1580]] and [[1967]]. MacArthur was also made an honorary [[Lieutenant Commander]] of the [[Royal Naval...
20: ...le]]s at an average speed of 15.9 [[knot (speed)|knot]]s. - Laura Serrano (2835 bytes)
1: '''Laura Serrano''' (born October 30, [[1967]]) almost became a boxer by default, but soon she...
3: She began boxing at the [[Universidad Autonoma Nacional]] of [[Mexico City]], where she was st...
5: ...ndercard ever held at the [[Aladdin Hotel and Casino]] in [[Las Vegas]].
7: ... her legal battle, the ordinance was dropped, and now Mexico has allowed women's championship bouts to...
9: Serrano next suffered a foot injury and the subsequent s... - Retina (13061 bytes)
5: ...se [[axon]]s form the [[optic nerve]]. The retina not only detects light, it also plays a significant ...
7: ...rtline]] and [[Ragnar Granit]] won the [[1967]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their sc...
12: ...he retina attaches the optic nerve. This spot is known as the [[blind spot (anatomy)|blind spot]] as i...
16: ...fore reaching the rods and cones. However it does not pass through the [[epithelium]] or the [[choroid...
18: ...field entoptic phenomenon]] (or Scheerer's phenomenon). - Heart (10132 bytes)
7: ...|sternum]] (breastbone). It is enclosed by a sac known as the [[pericardium]] and is surrounded by the...
13: ...) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. ([[Media:Heart.svg|SVG version]])...
28: ... beat of the heart involves a sequence of events known as the ''cardiac cycle'', which consists of thr...
35: ...rs]] can also act as a pacemaker; this is usually not the case because their rate of spontaneous firin...
38: The study of diseases of the heart is known as [[cardiology]]. Important diseases of the he... - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...mage:Karen_tribe2063c.jpg|thumb|250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://class...
6: ...orld. It is also know that the Indian culture is known to be the richest in the world. it contain trad...
8: ...ss people such as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Aus...
10: ...s from those who regard themselves as cultured do not usually count as "having a different culture"; b...
12: ...rays non-[[Western culture|Western]] people as '[[noble savage]]s' living [[authenticity (philosophy)|... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...rea]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http:/...
4: ... ''Mişr'' (Arabic, مصر) pronounced ''Maşr'' in the local dialect.
7: ...px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] highlighted.]]
14: ...nks and islands of the [[Nile|Nile River]] in the north of Egypt, immediately south of the point where...
24: ...incorporates an entire medi涡l section, which is now a popular neighborhood and contains important bu... - Egyptian chronology (11665 bytes)
1: ...entional Egyptian chronology]] is a type of [[chronology]] worked on for decades by scholars of [[Egyp...
5: ...Scholars consider the creation of an Egyptian chronology a difficult task. As Dr. Robert A. Hatch of t...
7: ...REV-Teaching/HIS-SCI-STUDY-GUIDE/0006_egyptianChronolgoy.html]
9: ...06), has properly called it "the rather fluid chronology of the [[Pharaoh]]s and the [[Hittite]]s," ad...
13: ...he previous "firm" dates cannot be supported astronomically. - John Tyler (18019 bytes)
8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[James Knox Polk]]</td></tr>
18: ...the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td> ''none'' </td></tr></table>
25: ...1808]]-[[1811]]), and followed his father as governor ([[1825]]-[[1827]]) after a stint in the House o...
27: ...logans of "Log Cabins and Hard Cider" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" are among the most famous in Amer...
29: ...xplicit on that aspect of succession (until the [[1967]] ratification of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
12: | date of death=[[November 18]], [[1886]]
16: | vicepresident=None
18: ...Alan Arthur''' ([[October 5]], [[1829]] – [[November 18]], [[1886]]) was an [[Politics of the Un...
20: ...ly and friends. Interestingly, Chester Arthur pronounced his middle name, Alan, with the stress on th...
29: ...n [[1848]]. He became principal of an academy in North Pownal, Vt. in [[1851]]. He studied law, was ... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
29: ...ted States]], and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was the only [[United Stat...
31: ...ination and seemed overwhelmed by the nation's economic problems in his second term.
34: ...ke the responsibility for the deaths himself, and not pass it along to subordinates.
36: ...rademark of office, and was later elected, [[Governor of New York]], where he worked closely with the ...
40: ...red an illegitimate child while he was still Governor of New York. Although Cleveland never admitted ... - Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
1: ...s, the outer [[lithosphere]] and the inner [[asthenosphere]].
3: ...ch]] formation occur along plate boundaries (most notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Ring of Fire...
5: ...e early 20th century, and [[seafloor spreading]], noticed in the 1960s. The theory itself was develope...
8: ... asthenosphere. The relative fluidity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motio...
10: ...ench]]es. The majority of the world's active volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, with the Pacific ... - Australia (39438 bytes)
7: national_motto =None (formerly Advance Australia)|
13: ...a|Queen]]<br>[[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]]<br>[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime...
38: footnotes=|
44: footnotes=<sup>1</sup>There are some minor variations from these three timezones, see [[Aus...
50: ...etres; however, the [[Extreme points of Australia|northernmost inhabited island]], [[Boigu Island]], i... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...at the country's *official* name is now "Canada", not anything else. If you believe you have arguments...
3: {{editnote | Notice: This overview article is already too long an...
6: ...d north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
8: ... through the [[British North America Acts|British North America Act of 1867]] and styled the "[[Canada...
15: ...arliament of Canada|Parliament]]. Both the [[Governor General of Canada]], who exercises the prerogati... - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...- is one of several potential spoilers for the economy over the long term.
3: ==Economic History==
4: ...nfrastructure and disrupted normal patterns of economic activity. Gross domestic product has fallen su...
6: ...he [[International Monetary Fund]], the Afghan economy grew 20% in the [[fiscal year]] ending in March...
9: ... by an almost total dependence on erratic winter snows and spring rains for water; irrigation is primi... - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...Ilesha|Ilesa]], [[Port Harcourt]], [[Enugu]], [[Kano]], [[Kaduna]], [[Jos]], and [[Benin City]]. The c...
57: ...ry, [[Usman dan Fodio]] brought most areas in the north under the loose control of an Islamic empire c...
59: ...h, 16th and 17th centuries. [[Ife]] and Benin are noted for their prized artistic works in ivory, wood...
67: ...rms of surrender before Yakubu Gowon, Head of the Northern dominated federal government.
71: ...ny people fear the return of Babangida for he is known as the [[Idi Amin]] of Nigeria for a reason. - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...rdered by [[Syria]] to the north, [[Iraq]] to the north-east, [[Saudi Arabia]] to the east and south, ...
15: ...enter" colspan="2" | <small>''[[National motto]]: none''</small>
69: ... divided the mandate by establishing the semi-autonomous Emirate of Transjordan, ruled by the Hashemit...
75: ...ank]] and all of [[Jerusalem]]. In 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to the West Bank but retained an ...
77: ...,000 from the West Bank. The period following the 1967 war saw an upsurge in the power and importance of... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...v Republic of Macedonia]], and [[Albania]] to the north; and with [[Turkey]] to the east. The waters o...
32: ...)|28th]])<br>$21,017 ([[List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita|28th]])
50: ...av Republic of Macedonia]] and [[Albania]] to the north and by [[Turkey]] to the east. The [[Aegean Se...
52: ...ven to be especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. Today, Gr...
57: ...accent is written *before* the accented syllable, not after the accented vowel-->. This name is also ... - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
26: | '''[[Governor General]]'''
59: ...n associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1...
66: ...], represented in St. Kitts and Nevis by a [[governor general]], who acts on the advice of the [[Prime...
68: ... Though they are referred to as Senators, they do not form a separate house of parliament, as in some ...
98: ==Economy== - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ... the west), bordered by [[Syria]] on the east and north, and [[Israel]] on the south.
8: ... [[Image:Lebanon flag large.png|125px|Flag of Lebanon]]
11: | align="center" width="140" | ([[Flag of Lebanon|In Detail]])
12: ...ign="center" width="140" | ([[Coat of Arms of Lebanon|In Detail]])
17: ...tyle="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLebanon.png]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ...ica]]. Djibouti is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Som...
64: ...maliland''', governed by [[L鯮ce Lagarde]]. In [[1967]], the name was changed to the '''French Territor...
91: (Note: Arta is a recently created district.)
99: == Economy ==
100: ''Main article: [[Economy of Djibouti]]'' - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
19: leader_names = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] |
43: time_zone_DST= not observed |
47: footnotes =
62: ...ed by [[Sukarno]], to plan for independence. Sukarno declared independence on [[17 August]].
64: ...lands acknowledged Indonesia's independence. Sukarno became the country's first president, with Mohamm... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...Sea|Mediterranean]], the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
47: footnotes = |
60: ...Temple]]. The importance of the Land of Israel is not limited to Judaism, it is also the place where [...
68: ... Jews increased, though they were still a small minority. - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
2: ...th America]]. It is bordered by [[Brazil]] on the north and east, [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]] on th...
14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
41: currency = [[Boliviano]] |
49: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> La Paz is the seat of governmen...
59: ...oxos]] in the eastern lowlands and the [[Mollos]] north of present-day [[La Paz]] also developed advan... - Gabon (7342 bytes)
14: ..."center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
54: ...Time|UTC]] +1 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST, yes or not]])
68: ...everal [[Bantu]] groups occupied the area that is now Gabon when [[France]] occupied it in [[1885]]. I...
70: ... Bongo]] as his vice president. When M'Ba died in 1967, Bongo replaced him as president, and has been th...
75: ...eld in 1990-91 even though opposition parties had not been declared formally legal. - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ... Europe. Portugal is bordered by [[Spain]] to the north and east and by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the ...
5: ...century|16th centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portugue...
7: ...[[1986]]. Portugal made significant social and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a cle...
15: ...th of the Douro river among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ...
17: ...tugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 135, "Cronologia"}} - Togo (15373 bytes)
1: ...[[Benin]] in the east and [[Burkina Faso]] in the north. In the south, it has a short [[Gulf of Guinea...
46: | ''[[Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux]]'' (Hail to thee, land of our forefa...
57: ...ing inland to buy slaves from the Kaby頡nd other northern tribes. [[Denmark]] staked a claim on Togo ...
59: ...olonial period, the Mina grew in political and economic influence by virtue of their coastal position ...
61: ...which has maintained its power continuously since 1967 and is loyal to Eyad魡 and his family.
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