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- Slovakia (19892 bytes)
67: After the disintegration of the [[Great Moravia|Grea...
71: After the [[Ottoman Empire]] started its expansion i...
75: ...own as the [[Slovak National Uprising]], in 1944. After [[World War II]], Czechoslovakia was reassembl...
77: ...d the [[Czech Republic]] went their separate ways after January 1, [[1993]], an event sometimes called...
117: ...ly meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. As for territorial divis... - Botswana (22276 bytes)
1: ...[Economic system|economy]], closely tied to South Africa's, is dominated by [[cattle]] raising and [[m...
56: ...th Africa]]), which came into the area from South Africa during the Zulu wars of the early 1800s. Prio...
58: ... [[Setswana]]-speaking people today live in South Africa.
60: ...34 regularized tribal rule and powers. A European-African advisory council was formed in 1951, and the...
62: ... government was moved from [[Mafikeng]], in South Africa, to newly established [[Gaborone]] in [[1965]... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
62: ...]], usually leaving in early summer and returning after a 4 to 5 week stay in New Mexico. The Trail di...
80: ...eparate entity in [[1863]]. Union troops withdrew after the conclusion of the war.
96: Albuquerque expanded rapidly after the war. High-altitude experiments near [[Rosw...
107: ... 33% were registered Republicans, and 17% did not affiliate with either of the two major parties.
111: ...and Republican [[Pete V. Domenici]] until January 2009. Republicans [[Steve Pearce]] and [[Heather Wilso... - Mercury (planet) (22924 bytes)
1: ... has no [[natural satellite]]s. The only [[spacecraft]] to approach Mercury was [[Mariner 10]] ([[1974...
3: The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] named the planet after the [[Roman mythology|Roman god]] [[Mercury (m...
34: ...to be [[retrograde motion|retrograde]]. Four days after perihelion, the Sun's normal apparent motion r...
204: ...n at greatest elongation west, and setting latest after the Sun when at greatest elongation east (its ...
206: ...e former instance and not set until several hours after sundown in the latter in countries located at ... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ... the second [[planet]] from the [[Sun]], is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Venus ...
3: ...be seen a few hours before sunrise or a few hours after sunset. However, when at its brightest, Venus ...
5: ... that it is the third brightest object in the sky after the Sun and [[Moon]]. Its symbol is a stylized...
23: ...esult of [[tidal locking]], with [[tidal force]]s affecting Venus's rotation whenever the planets get ...
25: ...l Montes, all surface features on Venus are named after real or mythological females. Venus's thick a... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ... the [[Sun]] in the [[solar system]]. It is named after [[Mars (god)|Mars]], the god of war in [[Roman...
18: ...]s on Mars by the [[Mars Global Surveyor]] spacecraft have revealed that parts of the planet's [[Crust...
41: ...ork on his notable maps of Mars. After the spacecraft [[Mariner 9]] provided extensive imagery of Mars...
51: ...ered in [[1877]] by [[Asaph Hall]], and are named after the characters [[Phobos (mythology)|Phobos]] a...
85: ..., and geography. Roughly two-thirds of all spacecraft destined for Mars have failed in one manner or a... - Jupiter (24639 bytes)
138: ...]s." The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] named the planet after the [[Roman mythology|Roman god]] [[Jupiter (g...
149: ...s usually the fourth brightest object in the sky (after the [[Sun]], the [[Moon]] and [[Venus (planet)...
164: ...9th, 2008 || September 8th, 2008 || January 24th, 2009
166: ... 15th, 2009 || August 14th, 2009 || October 13th, 2009 || February 28th, 2010
185: ...to Jupiter's atmosphere is the ''[[Galileo spacecraft|Galileo]]'' probe - see below. - Saturn (planet) (23300 bytes)
137: ...mainly out of ice and space debris. It was named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman god]] [[Saturn (go...
149: ...004]], the ''[[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]]'' spacecraft found that the radio rotation period of Saturn h...
165: ...ion of this theory is that the moon disintegrated after being struck by a large [[comet]] or [[asteroi...
170: ...s from the ''[[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]]'' spacecraft taken in [[March]] and [[October]] [[2004]], and...
174: ...nter|200px|''[[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]]'' spacecraft: [[March 27]], [[2004]]; Frontlit rings. Notice ... - Uranus (15207 bytes)
145: ...m]] named after a Greek god: all others are named after [[Roman mythology|Roman deities]]. Its symbol ...
172: ...ill used infrequently (by the British alone) thereafter. The final holdout was [[HM Nautical Almanac O...
176: [[NASA]]'s [[Voyager 2]] is the only spacecraft to have visited the planet. Launched in [[1977]...
196: ...r 17th, 2009 || December 2nd, 2009 || March 13th, 2009
206: ...ared briefly from view five times both before and after it disappeared behind the planet. They conclu... - Neptune (planet) (18545 bytes)
136: ...urthest planet from the [[Sun]]. Neptune is named after the [[Neptune (god)|Roman god of the sea]]. It...
138: Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft, ''[[Voyager 2]]'', which flew by the planet on ...
154: ...asked Adams for a clarification; Adams began to draft a reply but never sent it.
158: After much procrastination, Challis began his reluct...
160: ...s possession) until immediately after his death. After reviewing the documents, some historians now s... - 2006 (7939 bytes)
3: ...[2005]] - '''2006 (MMVI)''' - [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]]
59: ... [[October 24]] - [[NASA]]'s [[MESSENGER]] spacecraft to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] makes the first ...
77: * [[Wembley Stadium]] expected to open after renovations. - Formula One (29650 bytes)
9: ...for [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Russia]] and [[South Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" ima...
43: ...r which the [[FIA]] vowed to improve the sport's safety standards; since that weekend, no driver has d...
51: ...ich a fan could purchase an entire F1 season, but after poor viewing figures in [[2002]] the program w...
59: ... ''parc ferm駧 and no refueling is allowed until after the start of the race. Teams have to thus plan...
63: The race begins with a warm-up "parade lap," after which the cars assemble on the starting grid i... - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
4: ...es global governance |date=2009-04-09 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
12: ...irates indeed raised the ransom to fifty talents. After the ransom was paid, Caesar raised a fleet, pu...
14: ...cy in 67 BC (the ''[[Lex Gabinia]]''), and Pompey after three months of naval warfare managed to suppr...
24: ...ed the sea for their [[hit-and-run tactics]] - a safe place to retreat to if the battle turned against...
27: ...rse in 844. Vikings even attacked coasts of North Africa and Italy. They also plundered all the coasts... - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
2: ...ry]] claimed to, April 6, 1909.<ref>Henderson, B. 2009, pp. 58-69</ref>
24: ...cKinley and 3 miles below its top. Barrill's 1909 affidavit included a map correctly locating the [[Fa...
29: ...hat he reached the pole on [[April 22]], [[1908]] after traveling north from [[Axel Heiberg Island]], ... - Honolulu, Hawaii (19495 bytes)
41: ...lulu now stands in the [[12th century]]. However, after [[Kamehameha I of Hawaii|Kamehameha I]] conque...
57: ...lu is [[Mufi Hannemann]] (term ends [[January]] [[2009]]).
80: ...ints along H-1: at [[Aloha Stadium]] and [[Fort Shafter]]. Close to H-1 and Aloha Stadium, H-201 has a...
88: ...he Honolulu metropolitan area experiences heavy traffic congestion during rush hours, especially to an...
129: ...ace (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Nativ... - Republican Party (United States) (31573 bytes)
24: The Republican 2004 [[political platform]] ''A Safer World and a More Hopeful America'' expresses co...
52: ...d by [[Theodore Roosevelt]], McKinley's successor after assassination, who engaged in [[trust-busting]...
54: ...912|the election of 1912]]. He finished ahead of Taft, but the split in the Republican vote resulted i...
58: ...the century. A Republican like U.S. Sen [[Robert Taft]] of Ohio represented the Midwestern wing of the...
68: ...ed the [[U.S. invasion of Afghanistan|invasion of Afghanistan]] and the [[USA Patriot Act]]. - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...is case, the New Year falls on the third new moon after the Solstice. (The next time this occurs is in...
21: ...ly give out two red packets on the first new year after being married. This is because the wife presen...
23: ... days it is not uncommon to receive large sums in affluent families. In some families this tradition h...
51: ...to enjoy a surplus, i.e. financial security, year after year.
74: ... [[Ox (zodiac)|Ox]] || Chou || 1997 February 7 || 2009 January 26 - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...e the [[resurrection]] of [[Jesus]] from the dead after his death by [[crucifixion]] (see [[Good Frida...
33: ! '''[[2009]]''' || [[April 12]] || [[April 19]]
61: ...on the Sunday after the first [[full moon]] on or after the day of the [[vernal equinox]]''. The Churc...
87: ...χα), and the fast is broken immediately after the Divine Liturgy. Easter is immediately foll...
96: ...ame bishop of the Roman Christians. Shortly thereafter, Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, traveled to R... - United States Republican Party (30737 bytes)
23: The Republican 2004 [[political platform]] ''A Safer World and a More Hopeful America'' expresses co...
51: ...d by [[Theodore Roosevelt]], McKinley's successor after assassination, who engaged in [[trust-busting]...
53: ...912|the election of 1912]]. He finished ahead of Taft, but the split in the Republican vote resulted i...
57: ...the century. A Republican like U.S. Sen [[Robert Taft]] of Ohio represented the Midwestern wing of the...
67: ...ed the [[U.S. invasion of Afghanistan|invasion of Afghanistan]] and the [[USA Patriot Act]]. - George W. Bush (64926 bytes)
7: ...esent (Current Term will end on [[January 20]], [[2009]]. He will be ineligible to run for reelection)
27: After graduating from Yale, Bush enlisted in the Tex...
32: ...72 to 1973, and that he was suspended from flying after he failed to take a required physical examinat...
38: ... for good shortly after waking up with a hangover after his 40th birthday celebration: "I quit drinkin...
45: ...ors. The [[1979 energy crisis]] hurt Arbusto and, after a name change to Bush Exploration Co., Bush so...
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