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- List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...bacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-199...
9: *[[Abati]] ''aka'' Niccolo Dell'Abbato, (1512-1571), artist
50: *[[Abd-el-Kader]], (circa 1807-1883), Emir of Mascara
52: ...do|Abdo, Hussam]], (born 1989), Palestine suicide bomber
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...b at a prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store.
6: ...fered to help her establish a cosmetics business. Despite her lack of education, Ms. Cochran had a qui...
8: After a friend offered her a ride in an airplane, a thrilled Jacqueline Cochran beg...
10: ... she made up a story about being adopted to avoid dealing with the reality of her estranged and impove...
12: ...g America's entry into the War, in 1942 she was made director of women's flight training for the Unite... - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
4: ...ds, being the first woman to fly the Alps in a glider, and was rather photogenic. Several of her glidi...
6: ...y, and in 1938 she flew the Fa 61 every night inside the arena of the Berlin Motor Show.
8: ...erver Badge with Diamonds. She survived many accidents and was badly injured several times.
10: ... gliding tests, dropped from a [[Heinkel He 111]] bomber. Later it was suggested that similarly equipped V...
12: ...for Nazi commanders to join together in mass suicide when it was obvious that the war was over. She al... - Marina Raskova (5055 bytes)
5: ...938]], while she was still teaching at the Air Academy.
7: ... She was the navigator of the crew that also included [[Polina Osipenko]] and [[Valentina Grizodubova]...
9: ...es ever to receive it and the only ones to be awarded it before World War II.
11: ...aining, the three regiments received their formal designations as follows:
13: ... combat missions (125 air battles and 38 kills) under Tamara Kazarinova and Aleksandr Gridnev. - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
5: ...d a BA in literature, graduating ''[[magna cum laude]]'' in 1985.
7: ...e age of 14, she earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her rol...
9: ...n Globe]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Awards]] as Best Actress for her role as a gang...
11: ...exual orientation]]. Her brother's [[biography]] identifies her as such, but since the book is unautho...
13: ...esident of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] to impress Foster. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...on|privatized]] its economy in the past three decades. Politically, it remains a one-party [[authorit...
4: ...rsial with the ROC considering itself an [[independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political st...
6: ...d China]]" is sometimes used to denote the area under the PRC's rule, usually excluding the two [[Spec...
13: ...[Fujian]]. On [[October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishin...
15: ...s may also doubt statistics or accounts given for death tolls or other damages incurred by Mao's campa... - Washington (20186 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 25<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 34.20 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 42<sup>nd</sup> |
26: Longitude = 116?57' W to 124?48' W |
27: Latitude = 45?32' N to 49? N | - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...rping the planes' wings ([[Wright brothers]]). Modern planes are controlled by [[computer]]s, which c...
15: ... also sketched designs for a helicopter, but this design would not have flown.
17: ... for powered flight until the [[gasoline]] engine designed by the Wright Brothers.
19: ...d understanding of the relationship between altitude and the atmosphere. - Cold War (18329 bytes)
2: ...nancier [[Bernard Baruch]] in April 1947 during a debate on the [[Truman Doctrine]].
7: ...d in good part by arming or funding surrogates, a development that lessened direct impact on the popul...
9: ...ic Missile Treaty]]). U.S.-Soviet relations would deteriorate once again in the late 1970s and early [...
11: ...e:Berlinwall.jpg|thumb|right|A section of the now-defunct [[Berlin Wall]], a symbol of the Cold War-er...
12: ...da wars between the United States and the USSR. Indeed, it was far from certain that a global nuclear ... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
1: {| border="1" width="325" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" ...
10: ...outh Vietnam<br>• Reunification of Vietnam under communist rule<br>
15: ...n="top" style="text-align:center"|[[North Vietnam|Democratic Republic of Vietnam<br>(North Vietnam)]]<...
24: ...IA]]:''' ?<br>'''Total dead:''' 287,232<br>'''Wounded:''' 1,496,037
25: ...fficial Vietnamese estimate: 1,100,000 <br>'''Wounded:''' 600,000 - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ... - Instructional design (6896 bytes)
1: ...e]], [[skills]] and [[attitude (psychology)|attitude]] to the recipient or acquirer of the instruction...
4: ...bine to navigating across the ocean to building a bomber.
6: ...treated as a separate learning goal. Training was designed to reward correct performance and remediate...
8: ...s we have). These taxonomies still influence the design of instruction.
10: ...t, or projecting into the future. Older children develop these abilities over time. - Aircraft (13315 bytes)
15: ... use a spinning rotor (a ''rotary wing'') to provide both lift and thrust. The abbreviation [[VTOL]] i...
18: ...n particular, these aircraft use a relatively low density gas such as [[helium]], [[hydrogen]] or heat...
24: Below, we describe classifications by design, propulsion and usage.
29: ====By design====
33: A first division by design among aircraft is between lighter-than-air, '... - March 19 (9902 bytes)
7: ...for the mouth of the [[Mississippi River]], is murdered by his own men.
10: ... By the end of the battle two days later the Confederate forces have retreated from [[Greenville, Nort...
19: ...ld War II]]: Off the coast of [[Japan]], a [[dive bomber]] hits the [[aircraft carrier]] [[USS Franklin (C...
20: ...s and communications facilities in [[Germany]] be destroyed.
21: ... [[Martinique]] and [[R鵮ion]] become overseas [[departement|d鰡rtements]] of [[France]]. - Wildfire (23185 bytes)
8: ...; the word got its present meaning by people misunderstanding the expression "spread like wildfire". [...
14: ...anization of wildlands, these fires often involve destruction of suburban homes located in the wildlan...
16: ...al [[butenolide]]. Most native animals, too, are adept at surviving wildfires.
18: ...ge communities, destroying many homes and causing deaths.
20: ...logging]]) has historically provided the fuel for devastating fires such as the fires in [[Michigan]] ... - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...mountains and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It shares borders with [[Argentina]] to the east, [[Bolivia]] to ...
7: native_name = República de Chile |
17: government_type = [[Republic|Democratic republic]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Chile|President]] |
19: leader_names = [[Ricardo Lagos]] | - Barbara Bush (3252 bytes)
4: ...9 to 1993. She is the mother of current U.S. President George W. Bush and Florida Governor Jeb Bush], ...
7: ... Pauline and Marvin Pierce, who later became president of McCall Corporation. She grew up in the town ...
9: ...ranklin Pierce|Franklin Pierce]], the 14th [[President of the United States]].
14: ...War II]] as a [[United States Navy|Navy]] torpedo bomber pilot.
18: ...rge W. Bush|George]]; Pauline Robinson "Robin" ([[December 20]], [[1949]] - [[October 11]], [[1953]], ... - Jet engine (22370 bytes)
1: ... the front of the engine (left of photo) prevents debris - or people - from being pulled into the engi...
4: ...ally ignited by flame in the eddy of a [[flame holder]], and burned as an atomized mixture. The [[comb...
6: ...(especially [[supersonic]] speeds) and high altitudes. On slower aircraft and those required to fly sh...
10: ...of peripheral fitted is dependent on the aircraft design application.
15: ...''', or simply '''jet''') engine, as subsequently developed, would become almost as revolutionary to a... - Flight simulator (9712 bytes)
1: ...Simulator.jpg|thumb|right|Interior Cockpit of a modern Flight Simulator]]
2: ...ifferent types of flight simulator range from [[video game]]s up to fullsize [[Simpit|cockpit replicas...
4: ... pilot training, disaster simulation and aircraft development.
8: ...t actually being airborne. For instance, the [[Sanders Teacher]] was a complete aircraft mounted on a ...
10: ...echanical motions, but was later enhanced to include instruments and was used by a number of countries...
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