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| Amber Road Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber. As one of the waterways and ancient highways, for centuries the road led from Europe to Asia and back, and from northern Europe to the Mediterranean Sea. A vital component of ornamental objects, amber was transported from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts overland by way of the Vistula and Dnieper rivers to Italy, Greece, the Black Sea, and Egypt thousands of years ago, and long after. Amber_Road | |
| Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Talk:Budweiser_(Anheuser-Busch) | |
| History of Cuba Guanajatabey people, who migrated to the island from the forests of the South American mainland as long ago as 5300 BCE. The Guanajatabeyes, who numbered about 170,000, were hunters, gatherers, and farmers. They were to cultivate cohiba (tobacco), a crop upon which the island's economy would one day depend. History_of_Cuba | |
| Dead Sea Dead_Sea | |
| Elephant/Archive 2 Talk:Elephant/Archive_2 | |
| European Coal and Steel Community The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and creating the foundation for European democracy and the modern-day developments of the European Union. The ECSC was the first organisation to be based on the principles of supranationalism. European_Coal_and_Steel_Community | |
| Euphrates Euphrates () (Arabic:'Turkish:Syriac:'Mesopotamia (the other being the Tigris) which flows from Anatolia through Iraq. Euphrates | |
| Flag of the United States The flag of the United States consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. Flag_of_the_United_States | |
| Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez () (born March 6, 1927) is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. García Márquez, familiarly known as "Gabo" in his native country, is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. Gabriel_García_Márquez | |
| Geyser A geyser is a hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase (steam). The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, "to gush". Geyser | |
| Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba and has been used by the United States Navy for more than a century. It is the oldest overseas U.S. Navy Base, and the only one in a country with which the United States does not have diplomatic relations.The Cuban government opposes the presence of the naval base, claiming that the lease is invalid under international law. The U.S. government claims that the lease is valid. Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base | |
| Indonesia Indonesia | |
| Iran For the current election protests in Iran, please see 2009 Iranian election protests. Iran | |
| Geography of Israel Geography_of_Israel | |
| Great Famine (Ireland) The Great Famine ( litThe Great Hunger or An Drochshaol, litThe Bad Life) was a period of starvation, disease and mass emigration between 1845 and 1852 during which the population of Ireland was reduced by 20 to 25 percent. Approximately one million of the population died and a million more emigrated from Ireland's shores. Great_Famine_(Ireland) | |
| Internet slang Internet slang (Internet language, netspeak, or chatspeak) is slang that Internet users have popularized and, in many cases, coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes, and many people use the same abbreviations in text messages, instant messaging, and Twitter, or Facebook . Acronyms, keyboard symbols, and shortened words are often methods of abbreviation in Internet slang. Internet_slang | |
| Jihad Jihad (; Jihad | |
| Karachi (, Karāchi) is the largest city, main seaport and the financial capital of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. It is the () largest city of the world in terms of metropolitan population, and is Pakistan's premier centre of banking, industry, and trade. Karachi | |
| Kuwaiti oil fires Kuwaiti oil fires were a result of the scorched earth policy of Iraqi military forces retreating from Kuwait in 1991 after conquering the country but being driven out by Coalition military forces (see Gulf War).The resulting fires burned out of control because of the dangers of sending in firefighting crews. Kuwaiti_oil_fires | |
| Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; ) is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nearly 12.9 million residents. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most diverse counties in the United States. Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos" ( Los_Angeles | |
| Economy of Malaysia Malaysia is a growing and relatively open economy. In 2007, the economy of Malaysia was the 29th largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity with gross domestic product for 2007 was estimated to be $357.9 billion with a growth rate of 5% to 7% since 2007 The Southeast Asian nation experienced an economic boom and underwent rapid development during the late 20th century and has a GDP per capita of $14,400, being considered a newly industrialized country. Economy_of_Malaysia | |
| History of Moldova Inhabited by Dacians in the antiquity and Romanized Dacians in the early Middle Ages, most of today's Moldova was part of the Principality of Moldavia from its founding in 1359 until 1812, when it was annexed (under the name Bessarabia) by the Russian Empire following one of several Russian-Turkish wars. In 1918, Bessarabia united with Romania, but in 1940 it was occupied by the Soviet Union, to become independent when the latter broke up in 1991. History_of_Moldova | |
| Economy of Morocco Morocco's economy is considered a relatively liberal economy governed by the law of supply and demand. Since 1993, the country has followed a policy of privatization of certain economic sectors which used to be in the hands of the government. Tough government reforms and steady yearly growth in the region of 4-5% from 2000 to 2007, including 4.9% year-on-year growth in 2003-2007 the Moroccan economy is much more robust than just a few years ago. Economy_of_Morocco | |
| Old Catholic Church/Archive 1 Talk:Old_Catholic_Church/Archive_1 | |
| Paris Paris | |
| South Korea South_Korea | |
| Saarland Saarland ( in German; ) is one of the 16 federal states (GermanBundesländer) of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest of the German Flächenländer ("area states"), i.e., Saarland | |
| Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, Spratly_Islands | |
| Economy of Sri Lanka With an economy of $27.4 billion ($95.5 billion PPP estimate ), and a per capita GDP of about $4,700 (PPP), Sri Lanka has mostly enjoyed strong growth rates in recent years.The main economic sectors of the country are tourism, tea export, apparel, textile, rice production and other agricultural products. In addition to these economic sectors, overseas employment contributes highly in foreign exchange, most of them from the middle-east. Economy_of_Sri_Lanka | |
| Sudan Sudan | |
| Spanish–American War Spanish–American_War | |
| Sustainable development Environment Equitable Sustainable Sustainable_development | |
| Tantalum Tantalum () (formerly tantalium ) is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. A rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal, tantalum is highly corrosion resistant and occurs naturally in the mineral tantalite, always together with the chemically similar niobium. Tantalum | |
| The Yellow Kid The Yellow Kid emerged as the lead character in Hogan's Alley drawn by Richard F. Outcault, which became one of the first Sunday supplement comic strips in an American newspaper although its graphical layout had already been thoroughly established in political and other entertainment cartoons. The_Yellow_Kid | |
| Taiga Taiga (, from Turkic or Mongolian) is a biome characterized by conifer forests. The taiga can be described as rather cold (almost like the tundra), with many trees (like the deciduous forest, except the trees aren't deciduous). Covering most of inland Alaska, Canada, Sweden, Finland, inland Norway, Highland Scotland and Russia (especially Siberia), as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States (Northern Minnesota, Michigan, Upstate New York, New Hampshire, and Maine), northern Kazakhstan and Japan (Hokkaidō), the taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. Taiga | |
| Telecommunications in the United Arab Emirates In the United Arab Emirates, Federal Act No. 1 of 1976 establishes the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation as the sole telephone and telecommunications provider for the United Arab Emirates, freezones and modern housing developments are exempt from this and utilise a separate telecommunications company called du. However for the majority of the UAE (Non free zones), Etisalat has a monopoly on business and personal telecommunications services. Telecommunications_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates | |
| Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Is There a Santa Claus? was the title of an editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897 edition of the New York Sun. The editorial, which included the famous reply "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", has become an indelible part of popular Christmas lore in the United States and Canada. Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus | |
| Yellow journalism Yellow journalism is a type of journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching headlines that sell more newspapers. It may feature exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. Yellow_journalism | |
| History of the European Union This article refers to the development of what is now the European Union, and to developments within those countrieswhich constitute it at the time of, or near to, those events. For wider history of Europe during this period, see links below.The European Union is a geo-political entity covering a large portion of the European continent. It is founded upon numerous treaties and has undergone expansions that has taken it from 6 member states to 27, a majority of states in Europe. History_of_the_European_Union | |
| Homeland security The term homeland security refers to a security effort by a government to protect a nation against perceived external or internal threat. The term is almost exclusively used in the United States; elsewhere, the activities of "homeland security" fall under a combination of national security and associated security services or the customs services of the country (for example, HM Revenue and Customs in the UK). Homeland_security | |
| Crayfish Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators. Crayfish | |
| Biafra The Republic of Biafra was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria. Biafra was inhabited mostly by the Igbo people (or Ibo) and existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970. The secession was led by the Igbo due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions among the various peoples of Nigeria. The creation of the new country, named after the Bight of Biafra (the Atlantic bay to its south), was among the complex causes for the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War. Biafra | |
| Manzanar Manzanar is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California's Owens Valley between the towns of Lone Pine to the south and Independence to the north, it is approximately northeast of Los Angeles. Manzanar | |
| Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. Colorado River over a six million year period. The canyon is 277 miles (446Earth's geological history have b Grand_Canyon | |
| Organisation of the Islamic Conference The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organisation with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkans, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America. The official languages of the organisation are Arabic, English and French. Organisation_of_the_Islamic_Conference | |
| African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring Suffrage in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955–1968) | |
| Peach The peach (Prunus persica) is known as a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. It is a deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It is classified with the almond in the subgenus Amygdalus within the genus Prunus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated seed shell. Peach | |
| Trade dress Trade dress is a legal term of art that generally refers to characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging (or even the design of a building) that signify the source of the product to consumers. Trade dress is a form of intellectual property. Trade_dress | |
| Haifa Haifa ( ; ) is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs. It is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Haifa | |
| Vigilante A vigilante is a person who violates the law to exact what they believe to be justice from criminals. Vigilante |
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