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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
1: ...and machine manufacture. It began in [[England]] with the introduction of [[steam engine|steam power]]...
3: ...hnological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered [[ship]]s, and ...
5: ...hen mankind developed [[agriculture]] and gave up its [[nomad|nomadic lifestyle]].
10: ...tion of [[Capital (economics)|capital]] are also cited as factors, as is the [[scientific revolution]]...
12: ...ther nations, such as [[France]], markets were split up by local regions, which often imposed tolls an... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...umb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[...
5: {{British Royal Family}}
7: ...nd the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...nce the death of her father, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] on [[6 February]] [[19...
11: ...d is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
2: ...ol]] activist. Initially meeting with fierce opposition, Sanger gradually won the support of the publi...
5: ... ten years in the affluent New York suburb of [[White Plains]]. In [[1902]], she married William Sange...
7: ...hould Know." Distributing a pamphlet, ''Family Limitation'', to poor women, Sanger repeatedly risked s...
9: ...e also contributed articles on health for the [[United States Socialist Party|Socialist Party]] paper,...
11: ...ed the reality of sexual feelings in adolescents. It was followed in 1917 by ''What Every Mother Shoul... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
10: ...re, she met the [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [[Mauritz Stiller]]. He trained her in [[film|cinema]] [[a...
12: When Stiller went to the [[United States]] in [[1925]] to work for [[Metro-Goldwy...
17: ...on-and-off affair with the primarily homosexual British photographer [[Cecil Beaton]], to whom she was...
19: ...'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge s...
21: ..., her one-time fianc鬠John Gilbert, whose popularity was waning, did not fare as well after the adven... - Millard Fillmore (12296 bytes)
13: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Ladies]]:'''</td><td>[[Abigail Fil...
16: ...United_States |Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Whig Party|Whig]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>''none''</t...
20: ...own right. He was the last president from the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]].
26: ...ork]] would complement Taylor, a slave-holding military man from the south. - Ghana (10910 bytes)
1: ...rived from the [[Ghana Empire]] (although its territory never reached present-day Ghana).
21: | '''[[Capital]] and largest city'''
24: | '''Capital's [[coordinate]]s'''
35: <br> - [[Population density|Density]]
54: | [[6 March]] [[1957]], from the [[United Kingdom]] - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...ation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...struggle by the black majority, as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...l-developed of the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the ...
9: ...a]], and [[Venda language|Venda]]. In this regard it is [[List of national languages of India|second ...
11: ...re not as such that they require nationwide recognition. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ares the coastlines of the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] (also known as G...
14: capital = [[Jerusalem]]<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] |
19: largest_city = [[Jerusalem]] |
22: area_magnitude = 1 E10 | - Arkansas (11679 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] |
21: DensityRank = 34<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 19.82 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 25<sup>th</sup> | - Oregon (26551 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |
21: DensityRank = 39<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 13.76 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 33<sup>rd</sup> | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...ntion into a practical form. Where there is ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded versio...
5: ===[[Paleolithic|Paleolithic Era]]===
36: * 3500 BC: [[Cuneiform script|Writing]] in [[Sumer]]
62: ...century BC|400s BC]]: [[Catapult]] in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]
99: ...eglasses]] in [[Italy in the Middle Ages|Northern Italy]] - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
22: ... - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...Emile Berliner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]]
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types
40: ...her von Braun]], (1912-1977), [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[rocket]] technology - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...anuary 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously...
17: ...[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.
18: ...d [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]] - Morse code (33777 bytes)
1: [[Image:Morse_sam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Image provided by [http://c...
2: ...r, making it appropriate for sending automated digital data in voice channels.
4: ...s — on and off — it was an early form of a digital code. International Morse code is composed of s...
5: # short mark, dot or 'dit' (·)
7: ...intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character) - Visual arts (2572 bytes)
1: ...t]]s, and other such classes of artwork. The definition is not strict, and many artistic disciplines i...
3: ...nt was at odds with [[modernists]] who sought to withhold the high arts from the masses by keeping the...
5: ... quarters. In Britain the term "visual arts" is suitably independent of these older, loaded concepts a...
7: ...l not seen as practicing "fine art" among the traditional [[art school]] set, but certainly can produc...
24: * [[Graffiti]] - Nairobi (2690 bytes)
2: ...]. It is one of the largest cities in [[Africa]] with a population of around 3 million. Nairobi's name...
4: ...|36|48|E|}} and occupies around 150 sq km. It is situated about 1660 m (5450 ft) above sea level. The ...
6: ...ast African Protectorate]] in [[1907]] and the capital of the newly independent Kenya in [[1963]].
10: ...ed by [[flying boat]]s between [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[Kisumu]] and then by land-based [[airc...
12: ...more species of [[bird]]s than any other capital city in the world. - Bat (disambiguation) (977 bytes)
5: * An alternative transliteration of ''[[Bata (goddess)|Bata]]'', the name o...
7: * [[The Bat!]], an [[e-mail]] client for [[Microsoft Windows]]. - Archery (18991 bytes)
1: ...hery_competition.jpg|thumb|400px|Archers in Competition]]
5: ==Modern competitive archery==
7: Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target f...
9: ...that the Koreans stick primarily to outdoor competition, particularly the 70 m Olympic distance. ...
11: ... de Tir ࠬ'Arc). Olympic rules are derived from FITA rules. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...ger [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with young, inexperienced players. The ''[[Chicago T...
9: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[1998]]
10: :'''Division titles won''' (3): [[1984]], [[1989]], [[2003]]
17: ===White Stockings===
18: ...olors, and it happens that the Chicagos adopted white as their primary color. After a summer of indivi... - Golf (35905 bytes)
4: ...g, Pennsylvania). Although often viewed as an [[elite]] pastime, golf is increasingly popular and cont...
6: ...s or oiled sand) the ball is usually ''putted'' (hit along the ground) into the hole. The aim of holin...
8: ...lay, every hole is played as a separate contest, with the goal of winning as many holes as possible; w...
12: ...nger holes the green is too far away to reach it with the first stroke, so that one or more strokes ar...
16: ... swing. A ball in a water hazard may be played as it lies or may be replaced by dropping another ball ...
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