Search results
|
|
Showing below 169 results starting with #1.
View (previous 250) (next 250) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
19: ...lomacy)|ambassador]] to the [[United Nations]] ([[1971]]–[[1973]]), [[Republican National Committe...
22: ...othy Walker. His father served as a U.S. Senator from [[Connecticut]] and was a partner in the promin...
24: ...[Phillips Academy]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]] from [[1936]] to [[1942]], where he demonstrated ear... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: [[Image:Arthur3487.jpg|right|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate...
7: Some members of this school, most notably Geoffrey Ashe and Leon Fleuriot, have argued for identif...
19: ..., chief giver of feasts, with his tall blades red from the battle which all men remember."
25: ...r's soldiers; Arthur was awarded a herd of cattle from Cadoc as [[wergeld]] for his men; Cadoc deliver...
29: ...tury]] at Cadbury Castle, and in several parts of France. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ns claim he could have been born in other places, from the [[Aragonese_Empire|Crown of Aragó]] to the...
5: ...is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the ...
29: ... Atlantic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off the [[Cape of St. Vincent]],...
31: ...and]], [[Madeira]], [[Azores|the Azores]], and [[Africa]]. Columbus's brother Bartolomeo worked as a ...
33: ... to purchase sugar, and along the coasts of West Africa between [[1482]] and [[1485]], reaching the Po... - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
10: *[[Kjetil Aamodt|Aamodt, Kjetil]], (1971-), Norwegian skier - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
26: *[[Franz Ackerman|Ackerman, Franz]] (c1330-1387)
34: *[[Georg Friedrich Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Friedrich]] (1787-1843) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...dair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
37: ...ms, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
40: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Sr.|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, son o...
41: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Jr.|Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War ...
42: *[[Charles Francis Adams (1866)|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1866-1954), son of above, Navy secretary - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ... remembered for her attempt to return [[England]] from [[Protestantism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]]. To ...
13: ... who presumably would have contracted the disease from Mary's father. Whether or not he had the disea...
15: ..., [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], as well a...
17: ...ovided that the Princess Mary should marry either Francis or his second son, [[Henry, Duke of Orl顮s]...
19: ... with the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. All appeals from the decisions of English ecclesiastical courts ... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ... Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], ...
12: ... [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
17: ...ted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.)
24: ... there. Then he stood by, holding her to keep her from rolling off.
31: ...ted them to break their traditional alliance with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ngland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Somet...
9: ...th impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her fa...
11: ...the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...as addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wive...
18: ...th Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
1: ...jpg|frame|200px|Benazir Bhutto; a formal portrait from when she was Prime Minister]]
6: ...temporarily left Radcliffe for New York City in [[1971]], when [[India]] sent troops into [[East Pakista...
21: ...s strengthened and revitalized. Pakistan made new friends and maintained better relations with many co...
32: ...ing more than two terms. This disqualifies Bhutto from ever holding the office again, and some said it...
34: ...who is suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]] and from where she travels around the world giving lectu... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
51: ...ary 19]], [[1966]] to [[March 24]], [[1977]], and from [[January 14]], [[1980]] until her [[assassinat...
67: ...-aligned). India subsequently withdrew its forces from west Pakistan, but the independent [[Republic o...
69: ...had collapsed with depositors getting back only a fraction of their money. Moreover a large number of ...
80: ...be removed from her seat in Parliament and banned from running for an additional six years. Rather tha...
84: ... help of the parliament, thus protecting herself from legal prosecution once emergency rule was revok... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
1: [[Image:ac.soniagandhi.jpg|framed|Sonia Gandhi]]
7: ...] (born [[1970]]) and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]...
17: ...etween [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[Indira Gandhi]] from [[1922]] to [[1964]]). - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
3: Halonen graduated from the [[University of Helsinki]] in 1968 and has ...
7: ...r of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
18: ...74]]. She joined the Social Democratic Party in [[1971]].
20: ...tee of the parliament in [[1984]]–[[1987]]. From this position Halonen rose to the status of Min...
26: ...[[European Union]] in the autumn of 1999 was also fresh in people's memory. - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
4: ...rey]] in the [[1968]] US elections. She graduated from the School of International Service at [[Americ...
6: ...[[European Commission]] ([[Brussels]], Belgium, [[1971]]-[[1983]]), she participated in numerous peace a...
12: ...killed himself. Researchers and all Kelly's close friends believe her death was totally unexpected and...
16: In the words of her friend, the [[Tenzin Gyatso|Dalai Lama]]: "Petra Kel...
30: * Frank Noakes: [http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/1992... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
1: [[Image:Goldmeir at whitehouse.jpg|frame|right|Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minist...
2: ...r, and as the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]] from [[March 17]], [[1969]] to [[April 11]][[1974]]....
6: ...liest memories were of her father boarding up the front door in response to rumors of a [[pogrom]]. He...
14: ...egan speaking and advocating. She hosted visitors from [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].
16: She eventually graduated from teachers' college and taught in the public scho... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
30: ...ther, Henry Reno, immigrated to the United States from [[Denmark]] and for forty-three years was a pol...
34: ...ore than 500 students. She received her [[LL.B.]] from Harvard three years later. Despite her Harvard ...
36: In [[1971]] Reno was named staff director of the [[Judiciar...
42: ...deral government as a threat to their fundamental freedoms.
52: ... early intervention efforts to keep children away from gangs, drugs and violence and on the road to st... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
9: ...r magazines. In [[1963]] she became a full-time [[freelance writer]] through the publication of her in...
14: In [[1971]] Steinem founded the [[National Women's Politica...
33: * ''Revolution from Within'' (1992) - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
1: [[image:Margaret_Atwood.jpg|right|framed|Margaret Atwood]]
10: ...'', ''La servante 飡rlate'', was included in the French version of the competition, ''Le combat des l...
35: :''[[Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein]]'' ([[1966]])
39: ...Power Politics (collection)|Power Politics]]'' ([[1971]])
58: :''[[The Canlit Foodbook: From Pen to palate - A Collection of Tasty Literary ... - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
22: *Felicidade Clandestina (1971) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on ot...
19: ...to have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...an aspiring young actor, [[Frank O'Connor (actor)|Frank O'Connor]], who caught her eye. The two were m...
24: ...]] by Scalara Films, [[Rome]], despite resistance from the [[Italy|Italian]] government under [[Benito...
33: ... the infamous [[Red Scare]], Rand testified as a "friendly witness" before the [[House Committee on Un... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...nt) and Ira Pittman, a poor mill worker who moved from town to town in search of work. As a child, Bes...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled...
10: ..., and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made up ...
16: ... is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the [[Federation Aeronautique Internationale]]....
18: ...She was also the first woman to land and take off from an [[aircraft carrier]]. - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
3: ...aduated [[Phi Beta Kappa Society|Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[Vassar College]] with a bachelor's degree in ...
5: ...for it. At the end of the war she was discharged from the Navy, but she continued to work on the deve...
9: ... extended her FLOW-MATIC language with some ideas from the IBM equivalent, the COMTRAN. However, it wa...
12: Hopper retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander at...
16: ... a [[rear admiral]]. She retired (involuntarily) from the Navy in [[1986]]. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Sp...
9: From October [[1971]] to March [[1972]], Callas gave a series of mast...
13: ...rgely in isolation in [[Paris]], and died in 1977 from a heart attack at age 53. The funeral service w...
15: In late [[2004]], opera and film director [[Franco Zeffirelli]] made a bizarre claim that Callas... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
22: Already blinded because she suffered from [[diabetes]], she lost her [[leg]]s in [[1993]]...
24: ...1980' s hit "Ella , elle l' a" by French singer [[France Gall]].
33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
54: *1960 ''[[Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph]]''
91: *1971 ''[[Ella A Nice]]'' - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
1: [[Image:aretha_franklin.jpg|thumb|200px|Aretha Franklin]]
2: ...itive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the g...
6: ... jazz singer, the results never gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovativ...
8: ... of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself of this period, "When I went t...
12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ''"You Make... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
9: ...posed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quart...
22: *''Concordanza'' for chamber ensemble (1971)
23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971)
35: *''Garten von freuden und traurigkeiten'' for flute, viola, harp a...
69: *''The Canticle of the Sun of St Francis of Assisi'' for cello, chamber choir, and or... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...[1911]]–[[January 13]], [[1972]]) was an [[African American]] [[gospel music|gospel]] [[singer]]...
3: ...er mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down he...
5: ...ded her career with a concert in [[Germany]] in [[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final t... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ... bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
4: ..., she began singing blues and [[folk music]] with friends.
6: ...acquired a reputation as a "[[Amphetamine|speed]] freak" and occasional [[heroin]] user. She also used...
8: ...Port Arthur to recuperate, she again moved to San Francisco in [[1966]], where her bluesy vocal style ...
12: ...perhitscover.jpg|left|thumb|Janis Joplin singing, from the cover of the posthumous album ''Super Hits'... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: [[Image:Joni Mitchell-Both Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the c...
5: ...singer Chuck Mitchell in [[1965]]. She performed frequently in coffee houses and [[folk clubs]] and b...
9: ...ms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails.
11: ...inspired by stories told by her producer and then-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remains her best selli...
13: ...y diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the [[Drum|Warrior Drums]] of [[Bur... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
9: ...axhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emigrated from south Kosovar city of [[Prizren]], even though ...
11: ...counted that she felt a vocation to help the poor from the age of 12, and decided to train for mission...
15: ...946]], by her own account, she received a calling from [[God]] "to serve Him among the poorest of the ...
17: ...ntary helpers, and she received financial support from church organizations and the municipal authorit...
24: ...emple into the [[Kalighat Home for the Dying]], a free [[hospice]] for the poor. Soon after she opened... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
1: [[Image:Julia_child.jpg|frame|right|Julia Child holds up a [[Monkfish]].]]
2: ...rench Cooking'' and the television series ''[[The French Chef]]'', which premiered in 1963.
6: ...ood prepared by the family maid. After graduating from [[Smith College]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] d...
10: ...formation Agency | U.S. Information Agency]] in [[France]].
12: == Post-war France == - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
5: ...ation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' from ([[1976 in television|1976]]-[[1983 in film|198...
7: ...s married to actor and director [[Rob Reiner]] ([[1971]]-[[1979]]).
16: *''[[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted) - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
4: Dench was born in [[York]]. In [[1971]], she married British [[actor]] [[Michael Willia... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
5: ... came as a surprise to Mia, who did not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced in ...
11: ... her marriage with Andr預revin (3 adopted) and 3 from her time with Woody Allen (2 adopted).
18: * Farrow became friends with [[Roman Polanski]] and his wife [[Sharo...
20: ...o had an affair with his sister. Seamus graduated from [[Bard College]] in [[2004]].
32: *''[[Blind Terror]]'' ([[1971]]) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
1: [[Image:KH_40s-10.jpg|frame|right|Katharine Hepburn]]
5: ... encouragement, were unafraid of expressing their frank views on various topics, including sex. "We w...
7: ... teens, winning a bronze medal for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, sho...
10: ... check... Katharine Hepburn's mother got a degree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mis...
12: ...atonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong friends. They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn wa... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
11: ...d the Passion]]'',(in which she co-starred with [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Cary Grant]], the latter to wh...
13: ...ss, especially in Italian projects where she more freely expressed herself, although she gained profie...
15: ...elling album of comedic songs and also reportedly from whom she had to fend off romantic advances.
21: ...ren was the first movie star to launch a personal fragrance) but made very well-received appearances i...
67: *''[[Africa Under the Seas]]'' (1953) - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
5: ... Archie]]'') and to the production of ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' in [[1953]] (which transferred to [[Broad...
7: In [[1956]], composers [[Frederick Loewe]] and [[Alan Jay Lerner]] cast Andre...
9: ...]]'', co-starring with [[Max von Sydow]], and [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Torn Curtain]]'' with [[Paul ...
11: ....jpg|left|frame|With [[Dick van Dyke]] in a scene from the film ''Mary Poppins'']]''[[Star!]]'', a [[1...
15: ...reed to direct a [[Toronto]] revival of ''The Boy Friend'', the Broadway musical in which she made her... - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
9: ...r, [[Randy Moffitt]], was a pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]].
11: The [[Elton John]] song "Philadelphia Freedom" is a tribute to her.
15: *[[French Open]] - 1 singles title - Furniture (1728 bytes)
42: ...Making of Old Furniture. London: Evans Brothers, 1971. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
22: | [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]]
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]],...
56: ...s a [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa.
58: ...he majority of the country is located in [[North Africa]]. It shares land borders with [[Libya]] to th...
67: ...959;ς'' "aiguptos", which in turn is derived from the ancient [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] phra... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
42: ...t of the United States]], and the first president from the [[United States Republican Party|Republican...
44: ...y and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup></small>]] from the [[United States]], formed the [[Confederate...
53: ... Offutt and accompanied by friends, he took goods from New Salem to [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orlea...
59: ...n a company of the [[Illinois]] [[militia]] drawn from New Salem during the [[Black Hawk War]], writin...
61: ...s House of Representatives]], as a representative from [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]], ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
3: ...e of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Politics of Canada]], [[G...
10: ...[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] populat...
17: ...ions]], the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[La Francophonie]]. Canada is officially [[Bilingualism ...
18: * [[Canadian French|French]] is the majority language of [[Quebec]] and ...
46: ...t|[[New Brunswick]]||[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]] - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...imah]], [[Sharjah]] and [[Umm al-Quwain]]. Before 1971, they were known as '''the Trucial States''' or '...
42: | [[2 December]], [[1971]]
61: ...eign affairs in nineteenth-century treaties. In [[1971]], six of these states — [[Abu Dhabi]], [[A...
65: ...pointed 40-member Federal National Council, drawn from all the emirates, reviews proposed laws. There ...
67: ... bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] was the union's president from the nation's founding until his death on [[2 No... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
48: | From the [[League of Nations]]<br>
77: ...ion -- 700,000 in 1966 -- grew by another 300,000 from the West Bank. The period following the 1967 wa...
79: ...ver the ''fedayeen'' in July 1971, expelling them from the country.
88: ...er Chamber of Deputies, elected by [[universal suffrage]] to a 4-year term, is subject to dissolution ...
92: ...n [[1992]]. In [[1989]] and [[1993]], Jordan held free and fair [[parliament]]ary elections. Controver... - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
39: | From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[September 19]], [[1...
59: ...1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from St. Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority...
68: ...leven elected representatives - three of whom are from the island of [[Nevis]] - and three members who... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...y, it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
15: ...time in a century, and there was development of infrastructure, industry, healthcare, and education, w...
19: ...r. Mao remained head of the Party but was removed from day to day management of economic affairs which...
23: ...ut) and a much wider range of personal rights and freedoms for average Chinese as evidence of the succ...
27: ...ost Chinese dissidents living abroad, many people from Hong Kong or Taiwan, ethnic minorities like Tib... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...state in [[Europe]], which borders [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein...
13: ... = [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Romansh]]|
30: currency = [[Swiss franc]]|currency_code=CHF|
46: ...e]] in [[1499]] amounted to de facto independence from the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
54: ...en régime''). In [[1798]], armies of the [[French Revolution]] conquered Switzerland and in [[1... - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
34: | from [[Pakistan]]<br>[[March 26]] [[1971]]
36: ...ladesh)|Victory Day]]'''<br>|| [[December 16]], [[1971]]
47: | '''[[National Fruit]]''' || [[Jackfruit]]
65: ...], and there are even claims of social structures from around [[1000 BC]]. Early civilizations had Bud...
67: ...ntrolled the region by the late [[18th century]], from which the [[United Kingdom|British]] extended [... - Qatar (10610 bytes)
37: | <br>[[September 3]], [[1971]]
57: ... became an independent state on [[September 3]] [[1971]]. Unlike most neighbouring emirates, Qatar decli...
59: ...d each other for lucrative oyster beds and lands, frequently forming and breaking coalitions with one ...
61: ...a tacit recognition of Qatar?s status as distinct from Bahrain. The man chosen to negotiate with Colo...
63: ... the seven-imarat [[United Arab Emirates]]. Thus 1971 marked the inauguration of Qatar as an independen... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br /...
62: ...nions of the divided Greek empire of [[Bactria]] (from the areas of the [[Panjshir province|Panjshir]]...
64: The Kushan kingdom stretched from modern-day [[Uzbekistan]] to northwestern India...
69: ... by the [[Mughals]] from [[1526]] until [[1739]]. From 1739 until the early [[19th century]] the entir...
72: ... the British by the Muslim leader [[Tipu Sultan]] from 1749 to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Em... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''stā...
64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ...
74: ...the group's downfall. In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met i... - Uganda (11554 bytes)
1: ...public of Uganda''', a country in east-central [[Africa]], bordered in the east by [[Kenya]], in the n...
3: Uganda takes its name from the historical [[Buganda]] kingdom, which encom...
47: calling_code = 256 (+006 from [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]) |
61: ...d as a [[protectorate]] by the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1894]]. As several other territories and chi...
63: ...ter-coups which would last until the mid-1980s. [[1971]] saw [[Idi Amin]] take power, ruling the country... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...ocidal]] [[Second Congo War]] (known also as the African World War), the deadliest conflict since [[Wo...
16: official_languages = [[French language|French]] |
41: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[June 30]], [[1960]] |
42: currency = [[Congolese franc]] |
50: ...on regression; other PPP figures are extrapolated from the latest International Comparison Programme b... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
43: | From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[August 31]], [[1...
66: ...wly-built [[Putrajaya]]</small><br> <small>2. 020 from [[Singapore]]</small>
76: The earliest recorded Malay kingdoms grew from coastal city-ports established in the [[10th ce...
78: ...by a prince (Parameswara) from Palembang who fled from the island Temasek (now known as Singapore). Wi...
82: ...formed. These settlements were collectively ruled from the [[British East India Company]] seat of gove... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
62: ...of the Viceroy of [[Lima]]. Local government came from the Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca ...
71: ... political awareness among the indigenous people. From the end of the Chaco War until the [[1952]] rev...
74: ...tenssoro]], the MNR introduced universal adult suffrage, carried out a sweeping land reform, promoted ...
76: ...in [[1971]]. Banzer ruled with MNR support from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. Then, impatient with schisms in th... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
1: ... remains unclear; it is held to be either derived from that of southern tribes, or noting the 'glitter...
7: national_motto = Unity and Freedom |
35: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[July 6]], [[1964]] ...
49: ...similar to peoples living today in the [[Horn of Africa]]. At another site, dated 1500 BC, the remains...
51: ...f traders, mostly from [[Glasgow]], formed the [[African Lakes Company]] to supply goods and services ... - Flag of Massachusetts (1839 bytes)
5: ...This flag included on its reverse the blue shield from the coat of arms containing only a green [[pine...
7: ... make it the same on both sides. Additionally in 1971, the [[naval ensign]], which had consisted of a g... - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
44: ...the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British crown.
46: ...n [[plank]] road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] i...
48: ...press the "rebellion" that "you can get no troops from North Carolina." However, under his leadership...
54: *[[1868]]: This was framed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Act...
55: *[[1971]]: This is a minor consolidation of the 1868 cons... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
38: ...ate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...aylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footn...
46: ...America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to [[Maine]]. The [[London ...
48: ...overnor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779, and again from 1784 to 1786. On [[June 12]], [[1776]], the [[V...
50: ...a is one of the states that [[secession|seceded]] from the Union to become the [[Confederate States of... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
46: ...lahoma's natural terrain is very diverse, ranging from Oak-Hickory mixed forest in the Eastern well-wa...
48: The state is one of the six states on the [[Frontier Strip]].
56: ...e), Great Plains Country (Southwestern Oklahoma), Frontier Country (Central Oklahoma, including the Ok...
60: From a [[bioregional]] perspective, Oklahoma is reco...
115: ...l swapping going on between [[European]] powers [[France]] and [[Spain]]. - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...[[Hispanic]] ancestry, many of whom are descended from [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] [[colonist]]s. It al...
46: ...ld. Dispatched from [[New Spain]], conquistador [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] led a full-scale exp...
50: ..."The Royal Road" as a 700 mile (1100 km) lifeline from the rest of [[New Spain]] to his remote colony....
58: [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] of [[France]] sold the vast [[Louisiana Purchase]], which...
60: Small trapping parties from the United States had previously reached Santa ... - Country (4192 bytes)
1: ...ntrymen''. "Country" is the English equivalent of French ''pays,'' Compare the concept of ''[[nation]]...
5: ...ries are [[nation state]]s – for example, [[France]] or [[Israel]]. In these nation states one p...
16: ...(800 kilometers) of [[Canada|Canadian]] territory from the [[Continental United States]]. [[Uzbekistan... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
29: *[[Francis Quarles|Quarles, Francis]], (1592-1644), poet
45: *[[Francois Quesnay|Quesnay, Francois]], economist
75: *[[Selena Quintanilla|Quintanilla, Selena]], (1971-1995), murdered tejano singer
89: ...an篩se]], (b. 1935), French author with pen name Fran篩se Sagan - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
33: ...h | Yarborough, Ralph]], U.S. Senator ([[1957]]-[[1971]]) and [[Texas]] politician
46: *[[Frank Yates|Yates, Frank]], ([[1902]]-[[1994]]), statistician
48: ...[[1747]]-[[1826]]), Continental Congress delegate from [[New York]]
57: *[[Yazdegerd I of Persia]], from [[399]] to [[420]].
58: *[[Yazdegerd II of Persia]], from [[438]] to [[457]]. - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
2: ...ption = Skull of ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex|T. Rex]]'' from the <br /> [[United States Department of the In...
16: ...of the [[Cretaceous]] period. Dinosaurs are known from both fossils and nonfossils including [[fossil]...
20: ...on|classifying]] dinosaurs, which are still known from a spotty [[fossil record]].
34: ...are [[morphology|morphologically]] quite distinct from their reptilian ancestors, and referring to bir...
42: ...mong those that are recovered, very few are known from complete skeletons and even impressions of soft... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
1: ...is picture of [[433 Eros]] shows the view looking from one end of the asteroid across the gouge on its...
4: The term "asteroid", meaning ''star-like'' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''asteroeides'', '...
8: ...larger than 50 m in diameter, distinguishing them from [[meteoroid]]s, which are typically [[boulder]]...
14: ...Earth's solar system. As of [[May 23]], [[2005]], from a total of 277,090 minor planets with calculate...
24: ...s, whereas families are much "tighter" and result from the catastrophic break-up of a large parent ast... - Holiday (7753 bytes)
5: ...ingdom]]) a holiday is rather a period spent away from home or business in [[travel]] or [[recreation]...
19: ...s to certain [[Monday]]s in [[1968]] (effective [[1971]]). Several states had passed similar laws earlie...
52: **[[Good Friday]] (Death of [[Jesus]])
135: ...ay celebrated in the [[Commonwealth of Virginia]] from [[1984]] to [[2000]] - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
3: ==From fiction to fact==
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of sp...
15: ... The first [[organisms]] launched into space were fruit flies and corn seeds aboard a U.S.-launched V2...
22: The [[Canadian Space Agency]] (CSA or, in French, the ASC) is the government department respon...
56: Space exploration has come under criticism from people. One of the most common charges is that ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
17: *[[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
59: *[[Fra Angelico]] ([[1387]]-[[1445]]) - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
53: *[[Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]], [[France]] — [[Aqua-Lung|aqualung]]
56: ...illiam Cullen]] — mechanical / chemical [[refrigeration]]
80: *[[Philo Farnsworth]], (1906-1971) — [[vacuum tube]] [[television]] display
87: *[[Benjamin Franklin]], (1706-1790), [[United States|USA]] &mdas... - India (27950 bytes)
5: ...indus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was used from [[Mughal]] times onwards, though its contempora...
13: ...an]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
21: ...ndia. On [[1947-08-15]] India gained independence from British rule, later becoming a [[republic]] on ...
23: ... of 1965|1965]], and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971]]. India was a founding member of the [[Non-Align...
32: ...rime Minister, but this option has been exercised from time to time. - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
15: ... Vietnam]]<br><br>[[Viet Cong|National Liberation Front<br>(Viet Cong)]]<br><br />[[Image:Viet cong fl...
33: The '''Vietnam War''' was fought from [[1957]] to [[1975]] between Vietnamese nationa...
37: ...y experts consider the Vietnam War to just be one frontline in the larger [[Cold War]].
41: ...for the Liberation of Vietnam|National Liberation Front]], a South Vietnamese opposition movement with...
43: ...ort to maintain control of her former colony of [[French Indochina]]. - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
2: ...onal freedom, the [[right to life]], the right to freedom of movement and anti-[[discrimination]] laws...
12: ...nes status and capacity. As each individual moves from state to state, the extent of the civil rights ...
17: ...) maintained that [[analysis]] of legal issues is frequently muddled and inconsistent because the lega...
20: ...Nozick and Rawls approached the concept of rights from the perspectives of libertarian and political t...
23: ...''right'' from ''[[liberty]]'', and ''[[power]]'' from ''[[immunity]]'' ? concepts that are often used... - Timeline of United States history (1970-1989) (5473 bytes)
1: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1970]] to [[1989]]'''.
5: *[[1971]] - [[Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States...
44: ...oma Prieta earthquake]] kills 63 in greater [[San Francisco Bay Area]] - History of the United States (1964-1980) (21973 bytes)
11: ..." ad, which featured a little girl picking petals from a daisy in a field, counting the petals, which ...
15: ...vil rights]] divided conservative southern whites from the rest of the party (see [[Dixiecrat]]).
20: ...e proposed, they continued to have strong support from both of the United States' major political part...
27: ...Viet Minh]] (led by [[Ho Chi Minh]]) defeated the French colonial army in [[1954]], the colony was gra...
29: ...]) was formed as a [[guerrilla]] movement drawing from the South Vietnamese peasantry and working clas... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: * [[1562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Ed...
25: ...Robbery]] - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
28: * [[1966]] - [[Carl Brashear]], the first [[African American]] [[United States Navy]] diver, is i...
44: *[[1463]] - [[Frederick III of Saxony|Friedrich III]], [[Saxony|Saxon]] elector (d. [[1525...
48: *[[1706]] - [[Benjamin Franklin]] American writer, inventor, publisher, and... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
15: ...8]] - [[Bouvet Island]] is discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de ...
20: *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]].
22: ...] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first ...
25: ...m under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].
26: *[[1869]] - [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity is officially founded at the [[Virginia M... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Roman ...
19: *[[1879]] - [[Fred Spofforth]] claims the first [[Hat-trick]] in [...
28: ... - [[DeYoung Museum]] in [[Golden Gate Park]] San Francisco opens.
33: ...ship]] program with a stated goal of building 200 freighters. Over 2,700 ships will eventually be con...
39: *[[1957]] - [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angele... - Earthquake (13859 bytes)
1: ...s are called [[interplate earthquake]]s; the less frequent events that occur in the interior of the li...
7: ...6.JPG|thumb|200px|none|Damage from the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]].]]
9: ...yCa1989.jpg|thumb|200px|none|Section of collapsed freeway after the 1989 [[Loma Prieta earthquake]].]]
11: ...sm]]s. It is usually possible to identify a point from which the earthquake's [[seismic wave]]s appear...
30: ...y, earthquakes (in a broad sense) can also result from the detonation of [[explosive]]s. Thus scienti... - Ontario Universities' Application Centre (850 bytes)
1: ...rovince of [[Ontario]]. The OUAC was founded in [[1971]] by the [[Council of Ontario Universities]] and ... - Pressure (9004 bytes)
5: :<math> p = \frac{F}{A} </math>
23: ...thin a container, we detect a pressure in the gas from the molecules colliding with the walls of our c...
41: ...p>). This special name for the unit was added in 1971; before that, pressures in SI were expressed in u... - Presidents' Day (4386 bytes)
11: ...s day is a chance for many people to take a break from work or school to remember and learn about the ...
25: ...t shoppers seeking bargains. This tradition stems from the holiday's proximity to Washington's Birthda...
34: ...the third Monday without changing its name. In [[1971]], President [[Richard Nixon]] issued a proclamat... - Memorial Day (4407 bytes)
4: ...[United States Flag|U.S. Flag]] at [[half-staff]] from dawn until noon local time.
13: ...Confederate Memorial Day]], with the date varying from state to state.
17: ...irst observance, and because it's likely that the friendship of Gen. John Murray, a distinguished citi...
19: In [[1971]], [[President of the United States|President]] [...
22: ...onwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], and also in [[France]] and [[Belgium]], similar observances are he... - Columbus Day (5999 bytes)
6: ...bus Day as a holiday in the United States. Since 1971, the holiday has been commemorated in the U.S. on...
8: ...d by most private American employers as a day off from work.
20: ...ntiments expressed by the participants are, quite frankly, that the fate of Native America embodied in...
33: ... An Italian-American perspective on Columbus Day, from the [[Order of the Sons of Italy|OSIA]] - Dentistry (9670 bytes)
22: ...made the discovery when he was cleaning the teeth from one of the men (see [[History of medicine]]).
33: ...anada)]]); only children and the elderly can have free dental care. Other Canadians are mostly covered...
51: *[[Laval University]] - ([[1971]])
94: *[http://www.askthedentist.info/ Free dental advice and common problems]
95: ...veral on-line chapters cover history of Dentistry from prehistory to late 19th century)] - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
23: ...known when the members of these families diverged from each other.
32: ...e body. These pleats assist with evacuating water from the mouth after lunge feeding (see feeding belo...
34: ...blow (up to 12 m, typically 9 m) that can be seen from several kilometres on a calm day. Its [[lung]] ...
36: ...tled. The degree of mottling varies substantially from individual to individual. Some may have a unifo...
44: ...he biggest Blue Whale ever found. Most data comes from Blue Whales killed in [[Antarctic]] waters duri... - Ireland (33828 bytes)
2: [[Image:LocationIslandIreland.png|frame|right|Ireland is located west of the European ...
10: [[Image:Ireland_physical_small.png|frame|Some physical features of [[Ireland]] are show...
13: ...ush vegetation, a product of its mild climate and frequent but soft rainfall, earns it the [[sobriquet...
44: ...e after [[8000 BC]], with the culture progressing from [[Mesolithic]] to high [[Neolithic]] over the c...
47: ... favour a view that emphasises cultural diffusion from overseas over significant colonisation. - World Series (40101 bytes)
3: The [[2004 World Series]] was played from [[October 23]] until [[October 27]], between th...
7: ...y preceding it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the ...
11: ...es that claim, demonstrating a linear progression from the phrase "World's Championship Series" (used ...
13: ...ening the Olympic tournament if the MLB agrees to freeing its players. According to the IBAF chairman,...
15: ... teams. The winter scheduling would allow players from the North American and Japanese professional le... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
1: {{MLB Braves franchise}}
5: ...ngs founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took the nick...
6: ...liam Russell (lawyer)|William Russell]] owned the franchise, [[1911 in sports|1911]]). Following the ...
18: == Franchise history ==
20: ...r in the league, and was ready to catch New York. From there came a romp unmatched in baseball history... - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
2: {{MLB Orioles franchise}}
5: ...in sports|1893]], as the [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western League. In [[1900 in...
12: ..., [[1969 in sports|1969]], 1970, [[1971 in sports|1971]], [[1979 in sports|1979]], 1983
13: :'''Division titles won''' (8): 1969, 1970, 1971, [[1973 in sports|1973]], [[1974 in sports|1974]]...
16: == From the Browns to the Orioles == - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
1: {{MLB Cubs franchise}}
5: ...me ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with youn...
15: == Franchise history ==
26: ...f powerhouse pitchers in [[Larry Corcoran]] and [[Fred Goldsmith]]. Those two were fading by mid-deca...
28: ... and controversial Series action. That St. Louis franchise, which went on to join the National League... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
1: {{MLB Reds franchise}}
6: ... Stockings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried conno...
17: == Franchise history ==
21: ...[[National League]] in [[1876]], but was expelled from the league later, in part for violating league ...
23: ...eague, began play in [[1882]], it included a team from Cincinnati, which was also called the Red Stock... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
1: {{MLB Dodgers franchise}}
7: ..., the ''Robins'' (after Wilbert Robinson, manager from [[1914]] through [[1931]]) and the ''[[Trolley ...
18: :'''Owner''': [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]]
21: == Franchise history ==
23: ...ching to the [[National League]] in [[1890]], the franchise became the only one in MLB history to win ... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
1: {{MLB Athletics franchise}}
5: ...ed:''' [[1893]], as the [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] franchise in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to...
11: :'''Division titles won''' (13): [[1971]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[1974]], [[1975]], [[1981...
15: == Franchise history ==
18: The Athletic franchise was formed in [[1901 in sports|1901]], one... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
1: {{MLB Pirates franchise}}
6: ...apered off after the [[National Football League]] franchise called the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] came a...
12: :'''Division titles won''' (9): [[1970]], [[1971]], [[1972]], [[1974]], [[1975]], [[1979]], [[1990...
13: ...1903]], [[1909]], [[1925]], [[1927]], [[1960]], [[1971]], [[1979]]
14: ...ships won''' (5): [[1909]], [[1925]], [[1960]], [[1971]], [[1979]] - Texas Rangers (baseball) (14993 bytes)
2: {{MLB Rangers franchise}}
7: ... Twins]], or the Washington Senators that existed from 1891-1899 and were contracted.)
16: == Franchise history ==
20: ...Washington, D.C.]], giving it the name of the old franchise.
22: ...]] to [[1971 in sports|1971]], and moved with the franchise to Arlington, [[Texas]] in [[1972 in sport... - High jump (8613 bytes)
16: Period = from:1920 till:2004
26: from:1922 till:end color:Basis
38: at:1971 text:[[Ilona_Gusenbauer]]_1,92_m
59: ...niversity of Maryland, flocked to Russia to learn from Brumel and his coaches. However it would be a ...
61: ...ricans Dwight Stones and his rival, 5'8" (1.73 m) Franklin Jacobs, who cleared 2.32 m (7'7-1/2"), an a... - Earth Day (8264 bytes)
1: ...re awareness of and appreciation for the planet's fragile environment.
3: ...spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.''"
4: ... Secretary-General [[U Thant]]<BR>[[March 21]], [[1971]].
10: ...quinox]] (around March 21). On [[February 26]], [[1971]], UN Secretary-General [[U Thant]] signed a proc...
12: ...spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.” Secretary Gene... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
15: *[[Antoine Baum]], (1728-1804), French chemist
16: *[[Claude Louis Berthollet]], (1748-1822), French chemist
21: *[[Henri Braconnot]] (1780-1855), French chemist and pharmacist
31: ...Skłodowska-Curie]], (1867-1934), Polish-born French radiation physicist
44: *[[Jean Baptiste Dumas]], (1800-1884), French chemist - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
12: ...b|200px|Young Einstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.]]
20: ...e school to let him go with a medical note from a friendly doctor, but this meant he had no secondary-...
22: ...r Maja was to later marry their son Paul, and his friend [[Michele Besso]] married their other daughte...
26: ...ed his scientific interests with a group of close friends, including Mileva. He and Mileva had a daugh...
37: ... that, in each case, Einstein boldly took an idea from theoretical physics to its logical consequences... - Philo Farnsworth (6489 bytes)
1: ...'' ([[August 19]] [[1906]] – [[March 11]] [[1971]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[inventor]]...
7: ...ater moved to the [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] Bay area with his bride, Elma G. "Pem" F...
19: ... The [[cathode ray tube]] configuration developed from Farnsworth's work was used in all television se...
31: ...Street location of his research laboratory in San Francisco. - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ...s cared for by his parents till their early death from the [[plague]] in [[1483]], and then given the ...
8: ...in England was fruitful in the making of lifelong friendships with the leaders of English thought in t...
10: ...e Press|Aldus Manutius]] at [[Venice]], but apart from this he had a less active association with Ital...
12: ...]], and to him came the multitude of his admirers from all quarters of Europe.
14: ...ull of contradictions. Erasmus held himself aloof from all entangling obligations; yet he was in a sin... - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
19: ... States]] ([[1977]]–[[1981]]), and 83rd ([[1971]]–[[1975]]) [[Governor of Georgia]].
21: ... domestic oil prices in response to rising prices from [[OPEC]]. These problems, many of them outside...
26: ...a [[hospital]]. Young Carter was a gifted student from an early age who always had a fondness for read...
30: ...itute of Technology]], and received a B.S. degree from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[1946]]...
32: ...t which left him with a permanently bent finger. From a young age, Carter showed a deep commitment to... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
22: ...ed [[Public school|public schools]] and graduated from Johnson City High School in [[1924]].
24: ...d the school [[newspaper]], and spent a year away from his studies teaching school, Johnson somehow ma...
27: ...erms in the [[Texas legislature]] and was a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, C...
29: ...ded some of the men who worked around President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], as well as fellow Texans su...
31: ...y known as Lady Bird), a young woman who was also from Texas. After only a short period of dating, the... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
22: ... [[1909]] and he worked at Belle Springs Creamery from [[1909]] to [[1911]].
26: ...ss]]es.{{fn|1}} His mother was active in the sect from 1895, when Dwight was five years old, until she...
30: ...te)|Georgia]]. He then served with the Tank Corps from [[1918]] to [[1922]] at [[Camp Meade]], [[Maryl...
34: ...[George V. Moseley]], Assistant Secretary of War, from [[1929]] to [[1933]]. He then served as chief m...
36: ...] he had never held an active command and was far from being considered as a potential commander of ma... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
18: ...f reform. His family and close friends called him Frank. To the public he was usually known as "[[FDR ...
20: ...nal organization to preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...nd his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ron...
26: ...matter of great pride to his great-great-grandson Franklin. - Catapult (3598 bytes)
1: ...thumb|300px|Replica catapult at Chⴥau des Baux, France]]
5: The name is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] κατ...
12: ...catapults were [[tension]]al catapults, developed from the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[ballista]]. A mem...
16: ...s thrown from a bucket attached to a rope hanging from the top end of the arm, essentially like a [[sl...
23: ...es of diseased animals and those who had perished from the Black Death or other diseases were loaded u... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...cross the [[ Persian Gulf]]. The [[Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge]], currently in planning, will lin...
42: ...ndependence]]'''<br />- From [[Iran|Persia]]<br>- From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />
45: <br>[[1971]]
61: ...e [[Persian Gulf]] has brought rule and influence from the [[Assyrian]]s, [[Babylonian]]s, [[Greeks]],...
65: ...ic position between East and West, fertile lands, fresh water, and pearl diving made Bahrain a centre ... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
5: ...ern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the ...
12: ...o Hernández de Córdoba (discoverer of Yucatán)|Francisco Hernández de Córdoba]] in [[1517]] and [...
15: ...georgiasouthern.edu/international/pages/SECOLAS/CAFryer.htm]
18: ...), and a dialect of Nahautl spoken only to and in front of the Mexica/Aztec emperor.
20: ...ty magistrates he had appointed, all conveniently friends of his. - March 17 (9666 bytes)
7: ...mation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
11: ...oleonic)|Italian Republic]], with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdo...
14: *[[1886]] - [[Carrollton Massacre]]: 20 [[African American]]s are killed in [[Mississippi]].
21: ...y opened by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
22: *[[1948]] - [[Benelux]], [[France]], and the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Trea... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: *[[1229]] - [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] declares himself ...
14: *[[1871]] - President of the [[France|French]] government [[Thiers]] orders evacuation of ...
18: ...ng a failed [[United Kingdom|British]] & [[France|French]] naval attack on the [[Dardanelles]].
19: ...Belarus]]. Government of [[Ukraine]] emigrates to France. Famine kills millions of Russians.
25: ... [[Alps]] and agree to form an alliance against [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. - March 21 (10586 bytes)
8: ...t between [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[France|French]] forces near the ruins of [[Nicopolis]] in [...
9: ...onic code|Code Napol鯮]] was adopted as [[France|French]] [[civil law]].
16: ... [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] of [[France]]
18: *[[1952]] - [[Alan Freed]] presents the [[Moondog Coronation Ball]], th...
19: ...lice open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180 - March 23 (10340 bytes)
7: ...Again [[Catherine de Medici]] and [[Charles IX of France]] make substantial concessions to the [[Hugue...
8: *[[1708]] - [[James Francis Edward Stuart]] lands at the [[Firth of Fort...
17: *1889 - The free [[Woolwich Ferry]] officially opens in east [[L...
19: ...New York]] for a post-presidency [[safari]] in [[Africa]]. The trip is sponsored by the [[Smithsonian ...
38: ...nflict of [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] - Tallahassee, Florida (7125 bytes)
40: ...as "old fields," or "old town." This likely stems from the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] (later called [[Se...
49: ...ida. </i>University of Miami Press. Coral Gables. 1971
60: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. 4.19% of the population are...
64: ..., 29.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who are 65 years of age or o... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
29: ...ew capital city. Ralston was an apprentice to the French architect [[Pierre L'Enfant]], and he helped ...
31: ...ed in 1836, but Indiana went bankrupt in [[1839]] from the loans taken out under the aforementioned bi...
33: ...ections enlarged the town. The population soared from just over 8,000 in 1850 to more than 169,000 by...
35: ...in the [[1890s]]. The state government offered a free supply of [[natural gas]] to factories that wer...
37: ...social organization in the city during the period from [[1921]] through [[1928]]. The Klan continued ... - Olympia, Washington (7112 bytes)
1: ...1212.jpg|thumb|right|300px|State Capitol and waterfront, Olympia, Washington.]]
38: ...mpaign by settlers to create a separate territory from [[Oregon]] resulted in Congress creating the [[...
42: In 1971, [[The Evergreen State College]] was founded most...
54: ... 1.68% from other cultural backgrounds, and 3.76% from two or more ethnicities. 4.38% of the populati...
58: ..., 11.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or ... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
24: *[[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] (France, [[1717]] - [[1783]])
28: *[[Andr魍arie Amp貥]], (France, [[1775]] - [[1836]])
35: *[[Antoine Arbogast]] (France, [[1759]] - [[1803]])
38: *[[Jean-Robert Argand]] (France, [[1768]] - [[1822]])
46: *[[Michael Francis Atiyah]] (Britain, [[1929]] - ) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
34: *[[Eugene M. Antoniadi]] ([[Greece]], [[France]], [[1870]] – [[1944]])
36: *[[Francois Arago]] ([[France]], [[1786]] – [[1853]])
38: *[[Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander]] ([[Germany]], ...
47: *[[Adrien Auzout]] ([[France]], [[1622]] – [[1691]])
56: *[[Benjamin Baillaud]] ([[France]], [[1848]] – [[1934]]) - Sweden (27111 bytes)
3: ...ttles with its neighbouring countries [[Denmark]] from the 12th century – 1710, and [[Norway]] i...
19: ...[[Swedish language|Swedish]]: "Thou Ancient, Thou Free") |
67: ...]] originated in a so-called "[[back-formation]]" from the plural form [[Swedes]] ([[Old English]] ''S...
69: ...sia down to southern Europe. The [[Kievan Rus']], from which Russia takes its name, traces its heritag...
73: ...untry today known as Finland was a part of Sweden from [[1362]] until [[1809]]. - Vatican City (21873 bytes)
5: The city takes its name from ''Mons Vaticanus'', also known as [[Vatican Hil...
60: ...supposed site of the tomb of [[Saint Peter]], and from then on the area started to become more populat...
75: ...rdinals (one being chosen by lot every three days from each order of cardinals), performs other functi...
77: ...hed to be so, this resolution would not impede it from requesting it."
78: ...umb|right|300px|The main entrance to Vatican City from the top of [[St. Peter's Basilica]], surrounded... - Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
10: ...ter or match. One of the most common favors asked from a stranger is for a light; it is also done as a...
15: ...ury]], tobacco smoking was brought to Europe, and from there spread to the rest of the world.
17: ...rtrayed in advertising as part of a glamorous carefree lifestyle. This image continued to be prevalent...
37: ... he was usually seen to have a cigar clamped, was frequently remarked upon by the press and public.
39: ...ins. However, the practice of ingesting the smoke from a smoldering leaf generates an enormous number ... - Cigarette (11302 bytes)
2: ...oulder for the purpose of inhalation of its smoke from the filtered end, inserted in the mouth. The t...
4: A cigarette is distinguished from a [[cigar]] by its smaller size, use of process...
21: * Hand Rolled Cigarettes from [[Rolling papers]]
46: ...s in the [[United States]] starting on January 2, 1971. However, some tobacco companies attempted to cir...
57: The amount of these ingredients can vary widely from one brand or type of cigarette to the next. Th... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
9: ...r a remarkable example of a European park, dating from [[1843]] and still existing, see [[Tivoli Garde...
16: ...g the peak of the "golden age" of amusement parks from roughly the turn of the 20th century through th...
18: ...nging patterns in how people chose to spend their free time. Many of the older, traditional amusement ...
32: ...]) opened near [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. Also in [[1971]] was the opening of the [[Walt Disney World]] re...
40: ...ting of the Red Sea" in [[1973]], a look at props from the movie ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]'' in [[1975]]... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
9: *[[Jacob Friedrich von Abel]], (1751-1829)
55: *[[Francesco Algarotti]], (1712-1764)
62: *[[Henri-Fr餩ric Amiel]], (1821-1881)
109: *[[Georg Anton Friedrich Ast]], (1778-1841)
122: *[[Alfred Ayer|Alfred Jules Ayer]], (1910-1989){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R... - Tangram (4661 bytes)
19: The English word is built from TANG + GRAM.
21: [[Image:Tangram-man.png|framed|right]]
37: *''Geometry and Fractions with Tangrams'', Barbara Bando Irvin
49: ...math'', Dale Seymour, Creative Publications Inc., 1971
52: ... Chou and C. C. T'ung'', H. Y. Li, Cadleon Press, 1971 - List of male tennis players (14849 bytes)
1: The following lists male [[tennis]] players from over the years who have been ranked in the top ...
6: ...- [[:Category:South African tennis players|South Africa]] - doubles specialist
7: *[[Fred Alexander]] ([[1880]]-[[1969]]) (United States)
24: ...]] ([[1941]]-) ([[:Category:French tennis players|France]]) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
33: *[[Arnaud Boetsch]] ([[1968]]-) - (France) - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...ams implemented between 1933-37 under President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] with the goal of relief, rec...
7: ...nses to the critical situation."<ref>Parker 2002, Friedman, ''Two Lucky People'' (1998) p. 59.</ref>
11: ... Milton. [http://www.rightwingnews.com/interviews/friedman.php ''Interview with John Hawkins''. Right ...
13: ...y, big city machines, labor unions, European and African-American minorities (now called "ethnics"), s...
18: ... 1929–1933, unemployment in the U.S. soared from 4% of the workforce to 25%, while manufacturing... - List of Governors of Wisconsin (3807 bytes)
26: <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>22<td>[[Francis E. McGovern]]<td>Republican<td>1911 - 1915
29: <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>25<td>[[Fred R. Zimmerman]]<td>Republican<td>1927 - 1929
41: ...<td>[[Warren P. Knowles]]<td>Republican<td>1965 - 1971
42: ...EFF><td>38<td>[[Patrick J. Lucey]]<td>Democrat<td>1971 - 1977 - Aztec (38742 bytes)
7: ...to the [[empire]] of the Mexicas as distinguished from the Mexicas alone. This article deals with the ...
9: ...e of the Mexicas, Azteca means "someone who comes from [[Aztlán]]", a place commonly believed to be l...
13: ...ating the moment when '''Aztecs''' found the omen from the god [[Huitzilopochtli]] signaling the locat...
14: ...h century, as a way to distance "modern" Mexicans from pre-conquest Mexicans. This usage has been the...
19: ...s derived from ''mexictli'', "navel of the moon", from Nahuatl ''metztli'' (moon) and ''xictli'' (nave... - Regions of Slovakia (4168 bytes)
36: ...afterwards a partly separate entity; from January 1971 a separate kraj)
38: NOTE: The kraje were abolished from July 1, 1969 to December 28, 1970 and reintrodu... - Pergamon (4084 bytes)
1: [[Image:Pergamum_31.jpg|right|thumb|330px|View from Pergamon looking down on the city of Bergama.Im...
3: ...in [[Mysia]], northwestern [[Anatolia]], 16 miles from the [[Aegean Sea]], located on a [[promontory]]...
21: * Hansen, Esther V. (1971). ''The Attalids of Pergamon''. Ithaca, New York:...
28: *[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/istanbul/circuit_turquie_voyage_culturel_asie_min... - Berlin Wall (23423 bytes)
3: ...tion barrier|barrier]] separating [[West Berlin]] from [[East Berlin]] and the surrounding territory o...
7: ...|Mitte]], and the eastern districts of Berlin - [[Friedrichshain]], [[K?ick]], [[Lichtenberg]], , [[Pa...
11: ... Germany in preference to either West Berlin or [[Frankfurt]].
13: ...ially the citizens of Berlin were allowed to move freely among all the sectors. However, as the [[Cold...
17: ... impetus for the creation of the Berlin Wall came from East German leader [[Walter Ulbricht]], who sou... - Celtic mythology (25486 bytes)
6: ...[deity|deities]] discovered in [[Gaul]] (modern [[France]]), [[Roman Britain|Britain]] and other forme...
12: ...he priestly order) in the era of Gaulish autonomy from Rome. Conversely, the want of order is often mo...
66: |align="left"|<small>[[Fragarach]], [[Gae Bulg]]</small>
76: ...n gods they are equated with, and similar figures from later bodies of Celtic mythology.
80: ... myths is found in early medieval [[manuscripts]] from [[Ireland]]. These were written by Christians, ... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
8: ...ld and silver". The Arabic therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and have been ...
11: ...f [[mysticism]] and [[magic (paranormal)|magic]]. From today's perspective, their endeavours and belie...
13: ...son to separate the chemical (material) dimension from the interpretive, symbolic or philosophical one...
17: ...uml;ve interpretations of some alchemists, or the fraudulent hopes fostered by others should not dimin...
19: ...istry, which provided a more precise and reliable framework for matter transmutations and medicine, wi... - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (17212 bytes)
1: [[Image:Rosenbergs.jpg|framed|The Rosenbergs]]
7: ...[May 12]], [[1918]] in [[New York]]. He graduated from the [[City College of New York]] with a degree ...
11: ...cans did not share information or seek assistance from the Soviet Union for the [[Manhattan Project]]....
19: ...er Hiss]], generated a largely polarized response from observers, some of whom believed the Rosenbergs...
27: ...e he died, [[Theodore Hall]], who moved to the UK from the US partly because of an [[FBI]] investigati... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
5: .../wg1/339.htm]]). Much of this uncertainty results from not knowing future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, bu...
16: ...es including [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[India]], [[Italy]], [[Japan...
38: ...ly and historically, making the conclusions drawn from the data subject to disagreement. [http://www.g...
48: ...s in response to variations in "external forcing" from both human and non-human causes, including chan...
54: ...ureate]] [[Svante Arrhenius]] used the measured infrared absorption of carbon dioxide to calculate tha... - Thallium (12570 bytes)
72: ...</sup> ionization potential </td><td>1971 kJ/mol</td></tr>
94: ...liminated in many countries. It is also used in infrared detectors.
101: ...rical conductivity]] changes with exposure to [[infrared light]] therefore making this compound useful...
102: ...ide]]-[[iodide]] [[crystal]]s have been used as infrared optical materials.
103: ...es that have a high [[refractive index|index of refraction]]. - Election (15836 bytes)
1: ...ment]]. Elections are held in many other settings from [[club]]s and societies to [[business]].
6: ...ent into governmental authority is the holding of free and fair elections.
8: ...age:Presidential-election-word-wall-animation.gif|frame|left| Animation provided by [http://classroomc...
10: ...ected by [[citizenship|citizens]] who enjoy broad freedom to criticize government, to publish their cr...
12: ...rom those beneficial biases that naturally result from an [[electorate]] that is equally well informed... - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
23: ...best moment of his career. Aaron drilled a pitch from the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]' [[Billy ...
28: ...st productive day as a hitter. Against the [[San Francisco Giants]], he hit two-run home runs in the ...
30: ...ews]], [[Joe Adcock]] and [[Frank (Joseph) Thomas|Frank Thomas]] became the first four players ever to...
34: ...ron's home run output increased due to the hitter friendly park – later nicknamed "The Launching...
36: ... in sports|1966]] off [[Bob Priddy]] of the [[San Francisco Giants]]. On [[August 23]] he homered to ... - Kooikerhondje (3618 bytes)
69: ...officially recognised by the Dutch Kennel Club in 1971 and has since been imported into other countries ... - Billy Martin (4203 bytes)
1: [[Image:TN_baseball.jpg|frame|125px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://cla...
2: '''Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin,''' a.k.a. Alfred Manuel Pesano, "The Brat," "Billy the Kid," ([[...
6: ...n was raised by his mother, who doted on her son, frequently calling him "bella," or "beautiful" in It...
10: ...e second inning after receiving a brushback pitch from [[Chicago Cubs]] pitcher Jim Brewer. Martin thr...
12: ... to the [[Texas Rangers]], where he took the club from last place to second place in [[1974]], but was... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
18: ...]] (leaping out of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Hump...
24: ...n each side of the mouth. [[Ventral]] grooves run from the lower jaw to the [[umbilicus]] about halfwa...
52: ... (music)|note]]s that vary in [[amplitude]] and [[frequency]] in consistent patterns over a period of ...
55: ... all the major [[ocean]]s, in a wide band running from about 60° S to 65° N [[latitude]]. It i...
57: ... the other large whales. The population has grown from a low point of 20,000 at the [[1966]] moratoriu... - Pacific Ocean (14615 bytes)
3: ...approximately [[1 E7 m|19,800 km]] (12,300 miles) from [[Indonesia]] to the coast of [[Colombia]]. The...
9: ...agellan]] named the ocean. For most of his voyage from the [[Straits of Magellan]] to the [[Philippine...
18: ...]] and [[phillipsite]]. Pelagic sediments derived from seawater include pelagic red clays and the skel...
26:
36: ...iderable cloudiness, light fluctuating winds, and frequent calms. - William Howard Taft (15237 bytes)
18: ...n]] with the backing of his predecessor and close friend [[Theodore Roosevelt]].
25: ...the [[Psi Upsilon]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternal organization]]. After college, he attended...
27: ... [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|1898 Treaty of Paris]]. From [[1901]] to [[1903]], Taft served as the first ...
29: ...act, it was said that an aide blacked out "pudgy" from his morning newspaper.
33: [[Image:Taft.png|left|frame|Official [[White House]] portrait of Taft.]] - Hannibal Hamlin (5219 bytes)
2: ...uly 4]], [[1891]]) was an [[American politician]] from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Maine]]. Hamlin served ...
6: ...n the [[United States House of Representatives]], from [[1843]]-[[1847]]. He was elected to fill a Sen...
8: ...incinnati Convention two years later, he withdrew from the Democrats and joined the newly organized Re...
10: ...)|Democrat]], Hamlin supported the candidacy of [[Franklin Pierce]] in [[1852]]. However, he broke wit...
12: ...overnorship, and was again a member of the Senate from 1857 to January 1861. - Dan Quayle (12089 bytes)
40: ... joined the Indiana [[National Guard]] and served from [[1969]]-[[1975]]. While serving in the Guard, ...
42: ...trative assistant to Governor [[Edgar Whitcomb]]. From [[1973]]-[[1974]], he was the Director of the I...
46: ...e youngest person ever elected to the U.S. Senate from the State of [[Indiana]], defeating three-term ...
50: In 1986, Quayle received much criticism from his fellow Senators for championing the cause o...
54: ... was the 44th Vice President of the United States from [[January 20]], [[1989]], to [[January 20]], [[... - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
36: ... the 45th [[Vice President of the United States]] from [[1993]] to [[2001]]. He [[U.S. presidential el...
38: ...also considered by many political pundits to be a front runner for the [[2008]] Democratic nomination ...
42: ...e his [[father]] was a veteran Democratic senator from Tennessee, Al Gore Jr. divided his childhood be...
48: ...]]) was actor [[Tommy Lee Jones]]. Gore graduated from Harvard in [[June]] of [[1969]] with a Bachelor...
57: ...ournalist, Gore shipped to [[Vietnam]] in early [[1971]]. He served as an Army war correspondent until ... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - List of U.S. states by elevation (16995 bytes)
4: |valign="top"| [[Image:Death Valley from space.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Death Valley]] — ...
55: | 725 m ([[Mount Frissel]])
164: | 70 m ([[St. Francis River]])
253: | 1,085 m ([[Sassafras Mountain]])
357: | Tennessee ||2025 m || 54 m || 275 m ||1971 m - Sea Lamprey (9084 bytes)
19: ...gy)|scale]]s, an adult lamprey can range anywhere from 5 to 40 inches (13 to 100 centimetres) long. La...
23: ...al organs, development of eyes and transformation from a mud-dwelling filter feeder into an efficient ...
25: ...e sea. Some lampreys are landlocked and remain in fresh water, and some of these stop feeding altogeth...
27: To reproduce, lampreys return to fresh water (if they left it), build a nest, then sp...
72: ***''[[Lampetra lethophaga]]'' (Hubbs, 1971) - Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey - History of science in the Middle Ages (30877 bytes)
14: ... of [[Rome]] in the [[5th century]], and isolated from the rest of the world by the spread of [[Islam]...
16: ...rpretation. Given the limited scientific advances from about [[476]] to about [[1000]], this period ca...
18: ...ic]], [[geometry]], [[astronomy]] and [[music]]). From the year [[787]] on, [[decree]]s began to circu...
20: ...e rebirth of the interest in speculative inquiry; from this interest would follow the rise of the [[Sc...
27: ...the texts of the ''ancients'' and started a new infrastructure which was needed for scientific communi... - History of ecology (10158 bytes)
14: ...= The notion of biocoenosis: Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace ===
15: ...n]] on [[The Origin of Species]]: Ecology passed from a repetitive, mechanical model to a biological,...
17: [[Alfred Russel Wallace]], contemporary and competitor t...
23: ...nadsky]], a Russian geologist who had defected to France, detailed the idea of the biosphere in his wo...
37: ...interested organizational researchers. Hannan and Freeman (''Population Ecology of Organizations (1977... - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
29: ...ificantly expanding it and transforming it from a fresh-water landlocked lake into a salt water sea.
51: ...on of [[Sahara]]. The shift by the Sahara Desert from a habitable region to a barren desert.
76: ... Major migration of Central Saharans into [[West Africa]] possibly due to [[climate change]] starting ...
102: * The [[Cushites]] drive the original inhabitants from [[Ethiopia]], and establish trade relations wit...
136: ...f the Caliphate under [[Al-Walid I]], who reigned from [[705]] - [[715]] ]] - Economic history of the United States (14450 bytes)
2: ...the course of those years, the United States grew from an alliance of thirteen British colonies with d...
8: ...et (the federal debt was reduced by about a third from 1920 to 1930). Harding fought for tariff reform...
13: ... as the stock market climbed almost uninterrupted from [[1949]] to [[1957]]. The U.S. government invo...
17: ...as part of Lancemurdoch's original history. Aside from being obscenely biased, it breaks continuity.
19: ...uld see much slower GDP growth than had been seen from the 1940s to the 1960s. Economic inequality in... - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
18: ...f reform. His family and close friends called him Frank. To the public he was usually known as "[[FDR ...
20: ...nal organization to preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...nd his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ron...
26: ...matter of great pride to his great-great-grandson Franklin. - Anchisaurus (5714 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_infraordo_entry | taxon = [[Prosauropoda]]}}
26: ... in one super-continent ([[Pangaea]]). A recovery from [[Nova Scotia]] may also be Anchisaurus but thi...
32: ...However, Marsh's species ''A. major'' was larger, from 2.5 m up to 4 m, and some estimates g...
34: ... huge [[gut]]. Since this had to be positioned in front of the [[pelvis]], balancing on two legs becam...
38: ... crossover, Anchisaurus had to have multi-purpose front legs. As hands, they could be turned inwards a... - Protoceratops (825 bytes)
1: ...bivorous [[Ceratopsia|ceratopsian]] [[dinosaur]] from the Upper [[Cretaceous]] of [[Mongolia]]. There...
3: ... or to impress other members of the species. In [[1971]], A ''[[Velociraptor]]'' was found clutched arou...
5: ...protoceratopsian]] ''[[Leptoceratops]]'' is known from [[North America]]. - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
2: ...ia|India]]''', ruled by the '''Mauryan dynasty''' from 321 to 185 BC.
4: Originating from the kingdom of [[Magadha]] in the [[Indo-Ganget...
10: ...[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus I]], a Greek general from Alexander's army. Under Chandragupta and his su...
20: ...[Babylon]], soon after in [[323 BCE]], his empire fragmented, and local kings declared their independe...
26: ...s in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India, 1971, p 33, Dr D. C. Sircar.</ref> <ref> For Harahunas... - Cricket (27178 bytes)
2: ...Wales]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]] and the [[English language|Eng...
48: ...hind the [[#The playing field|wicket]] at the end from which the ball is bowled, and adjudicate on mos...
59: ...200px|A perspective view of the [[cricket pitch]] from the [[bowler (cricket)|bowler's]] end. The bow...
76: ... semicircle of 30 yards (27.4 m) radius from the centre of each wicket with respect to the b...
112: ...n that in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe the game is usually played in the... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
19: * [[January 7]] - [[Alferd Pecker]] is released from prison after serving 18 years for [[Cannibalism...
38: ...]] after serving three years for [[embezzlement]] from the First National Bank in [[Austin, Texas]].
72: * [[January 16]] - [[Frank Zamboni]], American inventor (d. [[1988]])
74: * [[January 27]] - [[Willy Fritsch]], actor (d. [[1973]])
89: ...h 24]] - [[Ub Iwerks]], American cartoonist (d. [[1971]]) - February 22 (10772 bytes)
9: * [[1495]] - King [[Charles VIII of France]] enters [[Naples]] to claim the city's thron...
18: * [[1879]] - In [[Utica, New York]], [[Frank Woolworth]] opens the first of many of 5 and 1...
24: ... United States]] to deliver a [[radio]] broadcast from the [[White House]].
25: ...]: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders General [[Douglas Mac...
32: * [[1979]] - Independence of [[Saint Lucia]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
1: ... classical forms. His oeuvre included everything from symphonies to [[piano]] miniatures.
12: ...]]). The ballets trace his stylistic development: from the ''L'oiseau de feu'', whose style draws larg...
16: [[Image:Stravinsky_picasso.png|frame|Stravinsky and [[Pablo Picasso]] collaborated ...
19: ...arried in [[New York]] where they had gone from [[France]] to escape the war in [[1940]].
21: ...lso able to attract commissions: most of his work from ''The Firebird'' onwards was written for specif... - Timeline of aviation (3479 bytes)
16: ...'' [[1970 in aviation|1970]] - [[1971 in aviation|1971]] - [[1972 in aviation|1972]] - [[1973 in aviatio... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
12: ...P. B. S. Pinchback]] becomes the first serving [[African American]] governor of a U.S. state
14: ...nded the [[feminist]] daily [[newspaper]], ''[[La Fronde]]''.
15: ...arity|Law separating church and state]] passed in France
18: ...my]] attacks [[Italy|Italian]] forces in [[North Africa]]
23: ...at all [[Communist]] employees will be discharged from the company - Arthur Bremer (1850 bytes)
9: ...stant in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. In November [[1971]], only seven months before he would shoot Wallac...
11: ... This was inaccurate, as Bremer did have several friends in Milwaukee, including [[Dennis Cassini]]. ... - Aspirin (9960 bytes)
1: [[Image:Aspirin.png|frame|A very old bottle of Aspirin]]
34: ...nd chills. The Reverend [[Edmund Stone]], a vicar from Chipping Norton in [[Oxfordshire]] [[England]],...
36: ... form in [[1828]] by [[Henri Leroux]], a [[France|French]] pharmacist, and [[Raffaele Piria]], an [[It...
38: ...ses. In 1897 one of the researches in the [[Bayer|Friedrich Bayer & Co.]] in [[Germany]], derivatized ...
46: ...is composed of a- (from the acetyl group) -spir- (from the ''spiraea'' flower) and -in (a common endin... - Social justice (17329 bytes)
3: ...edded in systems of [[morality]] and which differ from culture to culture and therefore lack [[univer...
6: Social Justice derives its authority from the codes of morality prevailing in each cultur...
9: ...s of community members to sacrifice some personal freedom for the greater good.
11: ...the rewards compensate adequately for any loss of freedom. Hence, true social justice is attained only...
13: ...nd must treat each other with respect. Hence, the framework of the argument shifts to require obedienc...
View (previous 250) (next 250) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).