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- Timeline of United States history (1930-1949) (8681 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1930...
3: ... an iconic image of the Great Depression in the United States]]
6: *[[1931]] - [[Empire State Building]] opens
7: *[[1931]] - [[Japan]] invades [[Manchuria]]
14: ...- [[Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution|20th Amendment]] - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
7: ...wever agriculture became increasingly mechanized with widespread use of the [[tractor]], so fewer farm...
9: ...he U.S. toooo join the new [[League of Nations]] without success, as the mood of the nation rejected W...
14: ...publican Party]] returned to the [[White House]] with the election of [[Warren G. Harding]], who promi...
16: .... The boom was reflected by the extension of credit to a dangerous degree, including in the [[Stock M...
18: [[Jazz]] music became widely popular with the young (and was widely reviled as unmusical n... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ...[Vote of No Address]], breaking off negotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] and ther...
7: ...ful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
9: ...nder Brigadier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tar...
11: * [[1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[...
12: ...] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]]. - 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]] - January 2 (10888 bytes)
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Indi...
10: ...United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
20: *[[1882]] - [[John D. Rockefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[tr... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ...se'' is also used to describe tall buildings, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential b...
5: ...ntury]], buildings of over six stories were rare. It was impractical to have people walk up so many fl...
9: ...the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright Building]] b...
11: ... hang off this frame like curtains--hence the architectural term curtain wall for tall systems of glas...
13: ...rankfurtMain.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Frankfurt with its skyscrapers]] - Flood (7770 bytes)
5: ...to absorb water. When a [[rain]]fall does occur, it can sometimes result in a sudden flood of water f...
7: ... by dikes and by [[dam]]s, also prevents the deposition of silt on the rich farmlands and can result i...
12: ...itation (meteorology)|precipitation]] associated with hurricanes. The eye of a hurricane has extremely...
14: Under some rare conditions associated with [[heat wave]]s, [[flash flood]]s from quickly me...
21: ...oastal flooding has been addressed in [[Europe]] with [[coastal defense]]s, such as [[sea wall]]s and ... - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
7: ...lign="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:DeGaullePortrait.jpg|180px]]
40: ...Gaulle''''', was a [[Military of France|French military]] leader and statesman. ({{audio|fr-Charles_de...
42: ...ch left a major influence in subsequent French politics.
47: ...uring the [[Dreyfus affair]] the family distanced itself from the more conservative natonalist circles...
49: ==1912–1940: Military career== - Bilby (4570 bytes)
16: ...ns endangered. The bilby is known as the '''dalgite''' in [[Western Australia]] and the '''pinkie'''...
18: ...sects and their larvae, seeds, spiders, bulbs, fruit, fungi and very small animals. Most food is found...
20: ... bilby typically makes a number of burrows within its home range, up to about a dozen, and moves betwe...
22: ...Bilby has strong forelimbs and thick claws, which it uses to dig for food and make burrows. Once wides...
24: ...gy)|rabbit]]s. The last confirmed sighting was in 1931. - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...ide]]s, [[volcanic eruption]]s and large [[meteorite impact]]s all have the potential to generate a t...
4: ...eep [[ocean]]; it simply has a much smaller [[amplitude]] (wave heights) offshore, and a very long [[w...
6: ...ed to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanogr...
10: ...ami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami.
16: ...oves under the influence of [[gravity]] to regain its equilibrium and radiates across the ocean like r... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ... York Yankees have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships.
5: ...]], the team given the home-field advantage was switched every year between the American League and th...
7: ...ams which did not qualify for the playoffs, the criteria for the latter changing at various times. Pr...
9: ...es have been made by other leagues. Attempts to pit the [[North America]]n champions against champion...
11: ...se the ''[[New York World]]'' newspaper sponsored it. Baseball researcher [[Doug Pappas]] refutes tha... - 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... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
1: {{MLB White Sox franchise}}
3: The '''Chicago White Sox''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team base...
5: ...unded:'' [[1893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Sioux City, Iowa]] franchise in the minor [[Western League ...
6: ...St. Paul, 1895-1899. "White Sox" is short for "White Stockings".
8: :''Uniform colors:'' black, white and gray - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
8: :'''Uniform colors:''' Red and white, trim Black
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
11: :'''Division titles won''' (9): [[1970]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[19...
12: :'''Other titles won''' (1): Had baseball's best overall record... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
7: ...Wilbert Robinson, manager from [[1914]] through [[1931]]) and the ''[[Trolley dodger|Trolley Dodgers]]''...
9: :'''Uniform colors:''' "Dodger blue" and White; some Red
11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[1996]]
12: :'''Division titles won''' (10): [[1974]], [[1977]], [[1978]], [[1...
23: ...ey were usually known as the Bridegrooms). Upon switching to the [[National League]] in [[1890]], the ... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
5: ...came the [[American League]]. Moved to [[Kansas City, Missouri]] in [[1955]] and to Oakland in [[1968...
6: ...iladelphia Athletics ([[1901]]-[[1954]]), Kansas City Athletics ([[1955]]-[[1967]])
8: ..., Gold and White; 1963-Present: Green, Gold and White
10: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[2001]]
11: :'''Division titles won''' (13): [[1971]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[1... - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
9: ...m]] (II) ([[1966]]-[[2005]]), Busch Stadum (III) with [[BP Village]] -(Also to be known as "Busch Stad...
10: :'''Uniform colors:''' Cardinal red, White, and Navy blue
13: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[2001]]*
14: :'''Division titles won''' (7): [[1982]], [[1985]], [[1987]], [[19...
16: ...ants won''' (16): [[1926]], [[1928]], [[1930]], [[1931]], [[1934]], [[1942]], [[1943]], [[1944]], [[1946... - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
3: ...0th century]]. He proposed the [[theory of relativity]] and also made major contributions to the devel...
5: ... has become a byword for great [[intelligence (trait)|intelligence]] or even [[genius]].
7: ...phy. To this day Einstein receives popular recognition unprecedented for a scientist.
12: ...nstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]]
16: ...ent is that he had [[Asperger's syndrome]], a condition related to [[autism]]. - Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
2: ...nly revolutionized industrial production in the United States and the rest of the world, but also had ...
6: ...sperous farm in Springwells Township (now in the city of [[Dearborn, Michigan]]) owned by his parents,...
8: ... James F. Flower & Bros., and later with the Detroit Dry Dock Co. In [[1882]], he returned to Dearbor...
10: ...ngines. These experiments culminated in [[1896]] with the completion of his own self-propelled vehicle...
12: ... Winton]], a well-known driver and the heavy favorite on October 10, 1901. Ford was forced out of the ... - Philo Farnsworth (6489 bytes)
1: ...[[United States|American]] [[inventor]] credited with the invention of the [[cathode ray tube]] [[tele...
5: ...ics]] after his first [[telephone]] conversation with an out-of-state relative and the discovery of a ...
7: ...h. A local [[philanthropist]] managing a [[community chest]] agreed to fund Farnsworth's early [[tele...
9: ... a partnetship with George Everson in Salt Lake City to develop Farnsworth's television ideas. He ma...
11: ..., Philco was persuaded to sever its relationship with Farnsworth in 1934.
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