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- Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
1: [[Image:MargaretSanger-Underwood.LOC.jpg|thumb|Margaret Sanger.]]
5: ...ew York|Corning]], [[New York]]. Her mother was a devout [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who ...
7: ...he dissemination of contraceptive information and devices.
9: ...first of its kind in the United States. It was raided by the police and Sanger was arrested for violat...
11: ...ulius]] "[[Little Blue Books]]." It not only provided basic information about such topics as [[menstru... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
4: ...the ''[[Roaring Twenties]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of n...
7: ...ed above the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home eac...
9: ...ry recalled how their father would beat Babe in a desperate attempt to bring the boy into line, but to...
12: ... every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started mocking his own pitcher. Brother M...
15: ...ot in such good shape. In 1914 the breakaway [[Federal League]], a rebel major league which would las... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 21<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 23.86 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 32<sup>nd</sup> |
26: Latitude = 43?34'N to 49?23'50.26"N |
27: Longitude = 89?34'W to 97?12'W | - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
1: ...onomic boom|boom]] and accelerated [[consumer]] [[demand]] and aspirations, coupled with significant c...
3: ...the second half of this decade was termed "The Golden Twenties". In France and Canada they were also c...
5: ...s were cultivated in [[jazz]] and [[dancing]], in defiance of the horrors of the First World War, whic...
8: ... [[1920]]s were setting the stage for the [[Great Depression]] that would dominate the [[1930]]s.
10: ===Demobilization=== - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
1: ...ary|dictionaries]] and [[encyclopedia]]s (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the wor...
3: It includes listings or tabular information for quick refere...
7: ...ve come back to this page, paste the javascript code you have copied into your URL window and run it. ...
9: <!-- [[Wikipedia:Page size]] suggests not to divide lists even large.
13: ...llpadding=1 cellspacing=0 style="float: right; border-collapse: collapse"> - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
1: ...0,000 Americans died fighting the Civil War, include these men felled during the bloody Battle of Anti...
9: *[[1860]] - [[Crittenden Compromise]]
10: *[[1860]] - [[South Carolina]] secedes
11: *[[1861]] - [[Abraham Lincoln]] becomes President
12: ...merica]] (the Confederacy) established under President [[Jefferson Davis]] - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ... which the months are displayed, [[January]] to [[December]]. The first day of the medieval Julian yea...
12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
15: ...|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
22: ...[[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first published.
25: ... The first claim under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[AcadéŠe des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
16: *[[1870]] - Construction of the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] begins.
17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]]. - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
1: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right...
2: ...lor="chocolate"><center><font size="+1">'''Independence Day'''</font></center></td></tr>
4: <td bgcolor="#ffde80">[[United States|Americans]]</td></tr>
6: <td bgcolor="#ffde80">Fourth of July</tr></td>
8: <td bgcolor="#ffde80">[[July 4]]</td></tr> - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...ed through a [[best-of-nine playoff]]) and is awarded the [[World Series Trophy]]. The World Series ha...
7: ... it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the World Serie...
9: ...or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded.
11: ...ed sponsorship. (For details, see [http://roadsidephotos.com/baseball/name.htm Mr. Pappas's web page...
13: ... of money spent by the MLB for its current worldwide marketing. - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1869]], [[1882]], or [[1890]], depending on the account. See below.
9: ...ogo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
21: ... took most of his best players to Boston, and founded the Boston Red Stockings, now known as the [[Atl...
23: ...ers. The Red Stockings wandered through the remainder of the [[1890s]] signing local stars & aging vet...
27: ===From opening of Redland Field to the Great Depression=== - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1883]], as a member of the minor Inter-St...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Brooklyn Dodgers, [[1932]] to [[1957]], after which the te...
7: ... -- originally a pejorative term for Brooklyn residents, shortened to ''Dodgers'' and officially adopt...
8: ...odgers played at Washington Park on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn. [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/Dod...
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over a r... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
5: :'''Founded:''' [[1882]], as a charter member of the [[Amer...
6: ...New York). Sometimes erroneously referred to in modern references as "''the'' Alleghenies". Ballclub w...
9: :'''Logo design:''' Pirate caricature superimposed on crossed...
17: ...00]], the Pirates picked up star players from the defunct [[Louisville, Kentucky]] club, including gre...
19: ...t World Series title in [[1909]], defeating the [[Detroit Tigers]] in seven games. - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
5: ...Division of the [[National League]]. They are the defending [[2004 National League Championship Series...
7: :'''Founded:''' [[1882]] in the [[American Association (19th...
11: :'''Logo design:''' One or two [[Northern Cardinal|cardinal]]...
18: ... berth. Many St. Louisians were unhappy with this decision and refer to the 2001 Cardinals as "co-divi...
24: ...of the [[World Series]]. The Series of [[1885]] ended in dispute and with no resolution. St. Louis won... - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
9: ...Gripping must be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable speed too qui...
10: [[Image:Cable_car.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
11: ...sembles a very large pair of [[pliers]], and considerable strength and skill are required to operate t...
16: ... operation was the [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line|West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway]] in [[New York]], whi...
19: ...l for other cable car transit systems, and this model is often known as the ''Hallidie Cable Car''. - USS Monitor (7466 bytes)
1: {| border="1" align="right" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0...
7: |Ordered:|| [[4 October]] [[1861]]
15: |Fate:|| Lost at sea, [[31 December]] [[1862]]
33: ...nclad [[CSS Virginia|''Virginia'']] of the [[Confederate States Navy]].
35: ...y of wood. After the Battle of Hampton Roads, the design of ships and the nature of naval warfare chan... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ... American colonies]]. The war, which eventually widened far beyond [[British North America]], resulted...
3: ...fers solely to the military campaign; for the broader perspective, including the origins and aftermath...
10: ..." army). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Milit...
12: ...st number of men that Washington personally commanded in the field at any one time was fewer than 17,0...
15: ...g the war years. However, according to reliable modern estimates, total British strength in the coloni... - Trenton, New Jersey (12026 bytes)
9: founded = c. [[1719]] |
18: density = 4,304.7|
25: ...ercer County]]. The City of Trenton is governed under the [[Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)]] system of m...
27: ...he [[Trenton Titans]], an affiliate of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. The New Jersey State Prison, which...
28: ...ge:NewJersey_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Amusement park (17293 bytes)
3: ...re generic term for a collection of [[amusement ride]]s and other [[entertainment]] attractions assemb...
5: ...orary (often annual) amusement park with mobile rides etc. is called a '''fun fair''' or '''[[carnival...
7: ...well as the more traditional midway arcades and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States)...
9: ...from [[1843]] and still existing, see [[Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen]].
12: ... have a [[Ferris wheel]] and an [[arcade game|arcade]] midway, as well as various concessions. This co... - Roller coaster (14862 bytes)
3: ...to be a true coaster. (Note that not all thrill rides that run on a track are roller coasters). Most c...
9: ...is motion and usually run the circuit once with riders moving fowards and then backwards through the s...
11: ...st common method of bringing the roller coaster ride to a stop.
15: ...to keep it from entering. This can cause a [[cascade]] effect when multiple trains become stopped at t...
17: ...tside the station, release train #2 (which has loaded while #1 was running), then allow #1 into the st...
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