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- Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ... She then went on to graduate from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]].
7: ...search" in which many popular actresses were considered for the role opposite [[Clark Gable]] includin...
11: ...s year of Blanche DuBois in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.
13: ...ed to keep a framed photograph of him on her bedside table, even while living with her companion, acto...
23: *''[[Gentleman's Agreement]]'' ([[1935]]) - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Chester Alan Arthur
4: | order=21st President
7: | preceded=[[James A. Garfield]]
8: | succeeded=[[Grover Cleveland]]
11: | dead=dead - 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. - Timeline of United States history (1900-1929) (8003 bytes)
11: *[[1901]] - [[Theodore Roosevelt]] becomes [[President]]
12: *[[1901]] - [[US Steel]] founded by [[John Pierpont Morgan]]
25: *[[1903]] - Department of Commerce and Labor created
35: *[[1907]] - [[Gentleman's Agreement]]
38: *[[1908]] - [[Ford Model T]] appears on market - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: ...'Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]] – [[February 2]], [[152...
10: ...f a noble family, soon his duties would have included representative offices for the court; for instan...
13: ...edici]], [[Cardinal Bibbiena]], Ottaviano and [[Federico Fregoso]], [[Cesare Gonzaga]] (a cousin of bo...
15: ...ond the figures of three shepherds, he originally depicts the court of Urbino. The work contains echoe...
19: ...s expedition against [[Venice]] and this made him deserve the title of Novellata, a county near Pesaro... - Jean Lafitte (3700 bytes)
2: ...owing this, Lafitte was engaged in the [[slave trade]] after it was banned.
6: ...t his request, the publication of the journal was delayed for 100 years. In the 1950's the journal was...
8: ...uisiana. His legend was perpetuated in [[Cecil B. DeMille]]’s classic, ''[[The Buccaneer]]'' and...
26: ...rary.com/americana/lafitte/main.htm Jean Lafitte: Gentleman Pirate of New Orleans] - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
8: dead=dead|
9: date_of_death=[[January 30]], [[1948]] |
10: place_of_death=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
13: ...who brought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] t...
15: ... truth" or "pursuit of truth", has inspired other democratic activists, including [[Martin Luther King... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
3: A '''fashion''' is also a design (as in a 'curious fashion') or a method (a 'c...
16: ...tics]] with [[innovation]], coupled with pleasing details and expense.
21: ...are galvanized in theatres of European war, where gentleman officers had opportunities to make notes of forei...
23: ...servative [[peasant]] (James Laver; [[Fernand Braudel]]).
25: ... Modern [[Western society | West]]erners have a wide choice available in the selection of their clothe... - United States House of Representatives (41197 bytes)
4: ... treaties) are granted only to the Senate and are denied to the House. As a result, the responsibiliti...
9: ...tation, whereas the other (the Senate) would provide equal representation. The Constitution was ratifi...
11: ...from the Union. The war culminated in the South's defeat and in the abolition of slavery.
13: ...p political divisions in the electorate. Both the Democratic nor the Republican Party held majorities ...
15: ...epublicans who opposed Cannon's arguably heavy-handed tactics. - Sword (24928 bytes)
2: ...d periods as a result of the differences in blade design and purpose. The names given to many swords i...
10: ...[[Bronze Age sword]]s with typical leaf-shaped blades first appear near the [[Mediterranean]] and the ...
14: ... swords were not comparable to later [[steel]] blades; being brittle, they were even inferior to good ...
16: ... Persia.jpg|left|thumb|150px|A decorative sword made of [[gold]] in [[7th century]] [[Iran|Iran (Persi...
18: ...[[pattern welding]]. Over time, different methods developed all over the world. - Leone Battista Alberti (5967 bytes)
1: ...eral [[Renaissance]] [[polymath]] . His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''. In [[Ita...
8: Alberti made a variety of contributions to several fields:
10: ...leschi]]. He also wrote works on [[sculpture]], ''De Statua''.
11: ...tieth year, entitled ''Philodoxius,'' would later deceive the younger [[Aldus Manutius]], who edited a...
12: ...se typographic qualities and illustrations have made it legendary as one of the most beautiful books e... - Staffordshire Bull Terrier (6063 bytes)
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21: ...e.com/search?q=cache:81JGv7MFnJkJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/076gb98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%2276/+20.+...
24: ...//www.akc.org/breeds/staffordshire_bull_terrier/index.cfm Stds]
42: ... and tan Staffies are sometimes seen but are considered an unacceptable color.
43: ...n the lighter side and male dogs on the heavier side. - Boxing (29727 bytes)
4: ...s, the fighters wear padded gloves, attacking and defending only with fists. Each bout generally lasts...
8: ... were otherwise naked when competing. There is evidence to suggest that boxing was prevalent in North ...
10: ...|ring]]" and fight an agreed number of "rounds" under recognized rules. Although men have always been ...
14: ... a set period, and the length of the fight was predetermined. Wrestling throws were also barred. None ...
16: ... Benevolent Society in [[1866]], which had superseded the "Pugilistic Association's Revised Rules" of ... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...d in Paris, the grandfather being a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire ...
10: ...unger brother was very fond, married early; the elder brother, Armand, was a strong [[Jansenism|Jansen...
12: ... [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...ther stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lettre de cachet]]'', though he never used it. - First Lady (3279 bytes)
1: ...of an elected male head of state such as a [[President]], [[Prime Minister]], [[Premier]] or [[Governo...
4: ...nged significantly over time, they typically include responsibilities such as:
5: * hosting during receptions at the [[Presidential Palace]]
10: ...anted to the First Lady is derivative of the president's authority.
12: ...authority]] and have, in some cases, been the ''[[de facto]]'' [[head of state]] acting in the name of... - Charles Darwin (47469 bytes)
4: ...38]]. Fully aware of the likely reaction, he confided only in close friends and researched to meet ant...
6: ...nts and animals, now including mankind in ''[[The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex]]'' ...
12: ''For details see [[Charles Darwin's education]].''
17: ... was only eight and the next year he became a boarder at the ''[[Shrewsbury School]]''. After finishin...
19: ...ation'' Charles saw [[John James Audubon]] give a demonstration of his method of using wires to prop u... - Potato (22889 bytes)
16: ...t important non-[[cereal]] crop, and grow world-wide. Growers cultivate thousands of different varieti...
18: ...ato" to distinguish the two, a reference to the widespread cultivation of potatoes in [[Ireland]] in t...
21: ...anguage|French]]-speakers call the potato ''pomme de terre'', meaning literally "apple of earth". ([[D...
24: ...hat the potato plant originally came from the [[Andes]]. [[Pre-Columbian]] societies of this region (p...
28: ...oyee of King [[Louis XV]]. Today, potatoes grow widely in Europe, especially in North European Plain c... - Architecture (13950 bytes)
1: ...from the macrolevel of [[town planning]], [[urban design]], and [[landscape architecture]] to the micr...
2: ...50px|The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy. Photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
6: ...ernacular architecture]] today falls under this mode and still continues to be produced in many parts ...
8: ..._6598GW.jpg|thumb|Great Wall of China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
10: ...]]s were formed by craftsmen to organize their trade. Over time the complexity of buildings and their ... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: ...e]]an expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day [[United States]], was the first European t...
3: ...]] searching for gold and a passage to [[China]]. De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the [[Mississip...
5: ...ce to find military fame after the [[Moors]] were defeated. With discovery of new lands to the west (w...
7: ...rious for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
9: ...at ocean to the [[Orient]], profoundly influenced de Soto's ambitions. - First Lady of the United States (9641 bytes)
3: ...government jargon that often acronymizes the President of the United States as "POTUS" similarly appli...
5: ...zed as "America's First Lady", but did not gain wider recognition until 1877 when newspaper journalist...
7: ...ven a formal job in the Clinton administration to develop reforms to the health care system.
9: ...s formally referred to as, for example, "The President and Mrs. Washington."
11: The term is also used to describe the wife of other government officials, or ...
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