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- Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...ze in Physics|Nobel Prize for Physics]] for his explanation of the [[photoelectric effect]] and "for h...
7: Einstein himself was deeply concerned with the social impact of scientific d...
16: ...d time later than most children, he was able to apply a more developed intellect. Another, more recent...
20: ...ind alone in Munich lodgings to finish school, completing only one term before leaving school in sprin...
22: ... finish secondary school, where he received his diploma in [[1896]] September. During this time he lod... - Philo Farnsworth (6489 bytes)
1: ...'' ([[August 19]] [[1906]] – [[March 11]] [[1971]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]]...
11: ...r]] camera tube transmitted its first image, a simple straight line. By 1928 Farnsworth had developed...
19: ...lternate technologies such as [[liquid crystal display]]s.
25: ...ber, thereby avoiding a considerable amount of complexity.
30: [[Image:Filo_placard.JPG|thumb|The plaque on Green Street.]] - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ... by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the best educat...
12: ... petty criticism, from those hostile to the principles of literary and religious progress to which he ...
14: ... regenerated [[Europe]] through sound criticism applied frankly and without fear to the Catholic Churc...
25: ...o offer any tangible method of applying its principles to the existing church system. When Erasmus was...
32: ...er]]s. Here and there Erasmus lays down the principle that a man may properly have two opinions on rel... - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
11: | place of birth=[[Plains, Georgia]]
13: | place of death=''
19: ... States]] ([[1977]]–[[1981]]), and 83rd ([[1971]]–[[1975]]) [[Governor of Georgia]].
21: ...-election defeat. Among his administration's accomplishments were the [[Panama Canal]] treaties, the [...
26: ...eloved teacher in his inaugural address as an example of someone who beat overwhelming odds. - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Gillespie County, Texas]]
13: | place of death=[[Johnson City, Texas]]
29: As secretary, Lyndon became acquainted with people of influence, found out how they had reached the...
31: ...own initials. His daughters' given names are examples, as was his dog later in life (Little [[Beagle]...
33: .... Johnson was a notoriously tough boss with his employees throughout his career, often demanding long ... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Denison, Texas]]
13: | place of death=[[Washington, D.C.]]
30: ...[1922]] at [[Camp Meade]], [[Maryland]] and other places. He was promoted to Captain in [[1917]] and M...
38: ...w]], and then succeeded Gerow as Chief of the War Plans Division. Then he was appointed Assistant Chie...
45: ...ration Dragoon|invasion of southern France]] took place, control for the forces which took part in the... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]], [[...
13: | place of death=[[Warm Springs, Georgia]]
18: ...and privilege, he overcame a crippling illness to place himself at the head of the forces of reform. H...
22: ... conservatives. Today opinions of him are more complex. Some liberals criticise measures such as the i...
32: ...lege. He learned to ride, to shoot, to row and to play [[polo]] and [[lawn tennis]]. Frequent trips to... - Catapult (3598 bytes)
1: [[Image:Replica catapult.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Replica catapult at Chⴥau des Baux, France]]
12: ... very much like a giant [[crossbow]]. A small simple version is used as a [[toy]].
25: ...onstrated by taking a ball and cupping your hand, placing your elbow on a table, and throwing the ball...
34: ...mpact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary'' (1971) - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...[[Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge]], currently in planning, will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest ...
45: <br>[[1971]]
69: ... Secretary to take on this responsibility. In a [[Plebiscite]] to decide the country's future, the maj...
73: ... Bahrain. The British withdrew from Bahrain in [[1971]], making it an independent emirate. The oil boo...
75: ...lence during the mid-1990s in which over forty people were killed. - History of India (31279 bytes)
26: ... of 1965|1965]], and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971]]. India was a founding member of the [[Non-Align...
30: ...ada Valley has produced hominid remains of middle Pleistocene date. Recent finds include a middle pala...
36: ...brick. The language spoken by the Indus Valley people is not known; some scholars speculate it may hav...
38: ...known as Harappa civilization, is a story of a people intricately tied to their environment. The geogr...
40: ... presence of a state level society is evident, complete with hierarchical rule and large scale public ... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
12: ...er-in-law, to lead an expedition, officially to explore and trade with the rumored new lands to the we...
15: ...rpose of gaining the favor of the king. Cortés applies the classical rhetorical figure of evidentia a...
22: ...gods and Christ (to whom Quetzalcoatl was often implicitly compared).
24: ... seen the results of this sort of plunder and had plans to build a working empire of his own. He order...
29: ..., [[La Malinche]] relayed a rumor that the locals planned to murder the Spaniards in their sleep. Alth... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
8: ...s Marquette]] and [[Louis Jolliet]] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi riv...
10: ...ston, Massachusetts]] after [[George Washington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
32: ...Minister, [[Robin Cook]], resigns over government plans for [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war with Iraq]].
39: ...[1804]] - [[Jim Bridger]], American trapper and explorer (d. [[1881]])
49: *[[1894]] - [[Paul Green]], novelist, playwright (d. [[1981]]) - March 18 (10594 bytes)
21: ...]], [[Illinois]], and [[Indiana]], killing 695 people.
22: *[[1937]] - The [[New London School explosion]] kills three hundred, mostly children.
35: *[[1971]] - A landslide at [[Chungar]], [[Peru]] crashes ...
37: ...me]] in [[Russia]] 50 persons were killed at an explosion of a [[Vostok rocket|Vostok-2M]] rocket on i...
42: ...eaks off while en-route to [[Turkey]] causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 on board. This lea... - March 21 (10586 bytes)
11: ...ley]] began his trek to find the missionary and explorer [[David Livingstone]].
23: ...1965]] - [[Martin Luther King Jr]] leads 3,200 people on the start of the 3rd and finally successful [...
29: *[[1985]] - [[Canada|Canadian]] [[paraplegic]] [[athlete]] and [[humanitarian]] [[Rick Han...
30: ...ted]]'' reports allegations that tie [[baseball]] player [[Pete Rose]] to [[baseball]] [[gambling]].
45: ...lbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson]], actor, (d. [[1971]]) - March 23 (10340 bytes)
10: ...with a sword, then [[strangle]]d, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael Palace.
11: ... Purchase]] and reaching the [[Pacific Ocean]], explorers [[Lewis and Clark]] and their "Corps of Disc...
18: ...eir invention of one of the first successful [[airplane]]s after much hard work.
44: *[[1749]] - [[Pierre Simon de Laplace]], French mathematician and astronomer (d. [[1...
64: *[[1931]] - [[Viktor Korchnoi]], Russian chess player - Tallahassee, Florida (7125 bytes)
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33: ...ommissioners to establish a more central meeeting place.
35: ...ughly midway between the two cities?as a suitable place, and in March of the following year it was for...
38: ...h lawn about a mile W. In both spots the water is plenty and good."</blockquote>
40: ...old town." This likely stems from the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] (later called [[Seminole (tribe)|Semino... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
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29: ...many|German]] architect [[Bruno Schmitz]], was completed on the site in [[1901]].
31: ...owntown Indianapolis with the village of Broad Ripple to the north was ever operational.
33: ..., as in most American cities, caused a suburban explosion. With automobile companies as [[Duesenburg]...
35: ...turing. However, the natural gas deposits were depleted by [[1915]], and this contributed to an abrup... - Olympia, Washington (7112 bytes)
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30: ...f Olympia was home to [[Lushootseed]]-speaking peoples for thousands of years. The abundant shellfish...
40: ...912]], with the prominent Legislative Building completed in [[1928]].
42: In 1971, [[The Evergreen State College]] was founded most...
54: ...census]]{{GR|2}} of [[2000]], there are 42,514 people, 18,670 households, and 9,969 families residing ... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
31: *[[Anthemius of Tralles]] (Constantinople c. [[474]] - c. [[534]])
70: *[[Eric Temple Bell]] (Scotland, USA, [[1883]] - [[1960]])
349: ...[[Heinz Hopf]] (Germany, now Poland, [[1894]] - [[1971]])
386: *[[Johannes Kepler]] (Germany, [[1571]] - [[1630]])
402: *[[Wolfgang Krull]] Germany, (1899 - 1971) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
101: ...[James Steven Bullock]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1971]] – )
318: *[[Johannes Kepler]] ([[Germany]], [[1571]] – [[1630]])
346: *[[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] ([[France]], [[1749]] – [[1827]])
463: *[[Philip Plait]] ([[United States|USA]])
464: *[[Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana]] ([[Italy]], [[1781]] – [[1864]])
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