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- Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
4: ...ng the [[1924]] program, she skated over to the side of the rink several times to ask her coach for di...
6: By the next Olympiad, she needed no such assistance. She won her first of ten con...
12: ...e basis for the [[Henie-Onstad Art Centre]] at H?dden, near [[Oslo]].
14: ...kemia]], on a flight from [[Paris]] to Oslo. Considered by most as the greatest female figure skater i...
26: *''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' ([[1941]]) - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: Located on the [[Mediterranean Sea]] coast, '''Alexandria''' (in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], '''...
3: ...ntry's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had se...
5: ...|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated ...
7: ...exandria_egypt_6.jpg|thumb|right|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle...
11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods: - Hourglass (3146 bytes)
1: ...our_glass_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Hourglass, image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
3: ...n to the bottom bulb, the device is inverted in order to measure another time period.
5: ... relatively approximate measurement of time is needed (for example in [[cooking]] or [[board game]]s)....
8: ...to construct hourglasses, there is no concrete evidence of their existence in ancient times. Since the...
10: ...is not until the [[14th century]] that we find evidence of their existence, appearing in a painting by... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 29<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 29.0 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 35<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 37°10'N to 40°40'N |
27: Longitude = 77°40'W to 82°40'W | - Alexander of Aphrodisias (2599 bytes)
1: '''Alexander of Aphrodisias''', pupil of [[Aristocles of Mess...
6: Commentaries by Alexander on the following works of Aristotle are still ex...
10: *the ''De Sensu''
15: There are also several original writings by Alexander still extant.
16: ... ''On the Soul'', in which he contends that the undeveloped reason in man is material (''nous ulikos''... - Ammonius Hermiae (1773 bytes)
1: ...as, a fellow-pupil of [[Proclus]]. He taught at [[Alexandria]], and had among his scholars [[Asclepius]]...
6: .... C. Orelli, ''Alex. Aphrod., Ammonii, et aliorum de Fato quae supersunt'' (Zurich, 1824).
9: ...rately, with Latin translation and scholia, at Leiden, 1621, at Helmstadt, 1666, and at Paris, 1850. - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[as...
8: ... a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tych...
12: ...eu descriptio totius orbis and [[Regiomontanus]]' De triangulis omnimodis.
14: ...e astronomers and all of them disagree. What's needed is a long term project with the aim of mapping t...
16: ...ecame the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.) - African Grey Parrot (5256 bytes)
14: ...y, with accents of white and a red or maroon tail depending on the [[subspecies]]. Greys, like all par...
18: ...bjectively, [[Psittaciformes]] are generally regarded as being amongst the most intelligent of [[birds...
20: ...tious claims of [[language]] use have also been made for another African grey called [[N'kisi]], who h...
22: ...ndency to growl. Hand-fed Greys generally make wonderful and very affectionate companions. They are g...
24: ...s will, however, quickly become bored unless provided with stimulating toys and interaction with their... - Arizona Diamondbacks (6463 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1998]] ([[National League]] expansion)
8: :'''Logo design:''' an "A" with one leg of the "A" alternati...
22: ...ed [[Casey Fossum]] to the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Devil Rays]] for [[Jos頃ruz, Jr.]].
40: ...nican_republic_flag_large.png|20px]] [[Jos頖alverde]]
46: *19 [[Image:Us_flag_large.png|20px]] [[Chris Snyder]] - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (7282 bytes)
1: {{MLB Devil Rays franchise}}
3: The '''Tampa Bay Devil Rays''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team b...
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1998]] ([[American League]] expansion)
8: ... words "TAMPA BAY" superimposed on a [[ray (fish)|devil ray (manta ray)]]
14: == Before the Devil Rays == - Texas Rangers (baseball) (14993 bytes)
6: :'''Founded''': [[1961]] ([[American League]] expansion)
10: ...ign''': A "T" superimposed on a baseball, set inside a circle with "TEXAS" on the top half and "RANGER...
20: ...innesota]] in [[1960]], Major League Baseball awarded a team to [[Washington, D.C.]], giving it the na...
30: ...cs]], sought to move his team to Dallas, but the idea was rebuffed by the other AL team owners.
34: ...the form of [[Bob Short]], the Treasurer of the [[Democratic National Committee]]. He sought to move ... - Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
1: ...olitical protest by [[Boston, Massachusetts]] residents against the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British...
2: [[Image:Boston tea party.jpg|thumb|Destruction of tea at the "Boston Tea party".]]
3: ... Harbor and throwing chests of tea overboard on [[December 18]], [[1773]]. Created/published: [[1784]]...
5: ...nd he was charged with [[smuggling]]. He was defended by [[John Adams]] and eventually the charges wer...
7: ...he usual colonial tax, thereby allowing them to undercut the prices of the colonial merchants and smug... - March 18 (10594 bytes)
7: ...elf [[King of Jerusalem]] during the [[Sixth Crusade]].
12: *[[1850]] - [[American Express]] is founded by [[Henry Wells]] & [[William Fargo]].
13: ...[American Civil War]]: The Congress of the [[Confederate States of America]] adjourns for the last tim...
14: ... of the [[France|French]] government [[Thiers]] orders evacuation of [[Paris]], a [[Paris_Commune|soci...
15: ...ith the [[United States]] granting exclusive [[trade|trading]] rights. - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
8: founded = [[1649]] |
9: ...county = [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] |
10: ...llen O. Moyer]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
17: density = 2,056|
25: .... It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's College, U. S.|St. John's Co... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
23: *[[Adelard of Bath]], (12th century){{fn|C}}
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
37: *[[Alain de Lille]], (c. 1128-1202)
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC) - List of male tennis players (14849 bytes)
7: *[[Fred Alexander]] ([[1880]]-[[1969]]) (United States)
8: *[[John Alexander (tennis player)|John Alexander]] ([[1951]]-) - ([[:Category:Australian tennis p...
12: *[[Mal Anderson]] ([[1935]]-) (Australia)
32: ...1972]]-) - ([[:Category:Swedish tennis players|Sweden]]) - doubles specialist
34: *[[Bj?Borg]] ([[1956]]-) - (Sweden) - Cherokee (38956 bytes)
14: <small>(f) = federally recognized <br></small>
25: ...250,000 [[Native Americans in the United States|Federally recognized]] Cherokees, have headquarters in...
29: ...ho'' dialect, since [[Hernando de Soto (explorer)|de Soto]] was [[Extremaduran language|Extremaduran]]...
33: ...selves which means approximately this. However, modern Cherokee call themselves Cherokee, or Tsalagi.
39: ...red his great work for the Cherokee people was handed down through the [[Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni]], an ancient ... - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
6: ... that marriage on April Fools' Day is not a good idea for a man, for he will be permanently ruled by h...
15: ...stime. The advent of the [[Internet]] as a worldwide communications medium has also assisted the prank...
23: ...on of [[odor]] over the airwaves to all viewers. Despite the fact that no such capability existed, ma...
25: ...n is some power of 10 smaller than the next. The idea to metricise time was suggested in [[France]] af...
27: ...t the only way to keep your television from being detected was to wrap it in [[aluminum foil]]. Within...
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