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- 17141: Carlos Santana
- Carlos Santana Ryan Conroy All the world knows the special magic of Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos ...
- 17142: Catherine The Great
- ... that country under Russian rule. By the time of Catherine's death (Nov. 17, 1796), modern Russian society was organized and its culture had struck firm roots. Russia was also playing a determining role in world affairs. Bibliography: Alexander, John T., Catherine the Great: Life and Legend (1989); Cronin, Vincent, Catherine, Empress of All the Russians (1978); Grey, Ian, Catherine the Great (1961; repr. 1975); Maroger, Dominique, ed., Memoirs of Catherine ...
- 17143: Charles Darwin
- ... collector of specimens. After Char-les had graduated from Cambridge he was taken aboard the English survey ship HMS Beagle, largely on Henslows recommendation, as an unpaid naturalist on a scientific expedition around the world. Now Charles Darwin was around the age twenty-two while he was on the HMS Beagle. Darwins job as a naturalist aboard the Beagle gave him the opportu-nity to observe the various geological ...
- 17144: Indonesia
- ... kilometers but about half of New Guinea (an area called Irian Jaya), and three fourths of Borneo (Kalimantan), also belong to Indonesia. New Guinea and Borneo are the second and third largest islands in the world after Greenland.
- 17145: China's Population Problem
- ... morale of its people (Whyte 161). China's population has grown to such an enormous size that it has become a problem to both the people and government. China, the most populous country in the world, has an estimated population of about one thousand-one hundred-thirty three point six million (Hsu 1). Ninety-four percent of the population thrives in the eastern half of China, which composes about forty-three ...
- 17146: Chile
- ... was the killing of thousands of people during a protest. Many attempts were made to overthrough Pinochet's government. Most of them failed, however. In the late 1980's, Pinochet resigned fron office because of world pressure. After his resignation, Patricio Aylwin became president. Chile's current president is Eduardo Frei. Today Chile is the country in Latin America that has had the greatest economic growth for the last five years ...
- 17147: Charles W. Chesnutt
- ... the grandson of a white man and the son of free blacks, Charles W. Chesnutt grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina where his family, having left the South originally in 1856, returned after the Civil War. Chesnutt who had little formal education taught himself and also received tutoring from family members. Chesnutt is known as one of the great American novelist and short-story writers of the late 19th century. Chesnutt ...
- 17148: Area 51
- ... of the highway, this is where the true believers come. Many visitors claim to have seen flying saucer here, although the rancher himself claims to have seen none. There is a lot of intense military war games activity in this area that produces a lot of flares and other interesting lights in the sky--great "UFOs" if you want to see them. There used to be two viewpoints on public land ...
- 17149: England: History and People
- ... opened. Among these were Exeter, Sussex, York, and Kent. There are now 35 universities in England. ECONOMY During the 19th century England emerged as one of the most important manufacturing and trading nations in the world. There are few other countries where foreign trade has been so important to their economies. Exports have been mainly manufactured goods such as machinery, electrical equipment, and textiles, while imports have consisted primarily of farm ...
- 17150: The Pyramids of Egypt
- ... Memphis that the great pyramids where built. The pyramids were built to house the dead pharaoh of that time. Death was seen by the Egyptians as just the beginning of a journey to the other world. In Egyptian society each individual believed that his eternal life was dependant on the continued existence of their king, a belief that made the building of the pyramid a concern of the entire kingdom. Many ...
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