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- Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
3: ...'''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' is generally considered one of the greatest [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of al...
7: ...ng as a [[prostitute]] with her mother. This preceded her move to [[New York]] with her mother sometim...
9: ...er as a "[[Frank DeViese]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital...
16: ...ormance, with pianist (and then-lover) [[Bobby Henderson]], did much to solidify her standing as a jaz...
20: ...songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances special. - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
5: ...helped her develop a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at [[Atlanta...
7: ...Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]].
9: ...itle song accompanied by members of [[Fletcher Henderson]]'s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a ...
11: ...her old blues groove, but "Take Me For A Buggy Ride" and "Gimme a Pigfoot", are among her most popula...
13: ...on]]'s uncle) Richard Morgan. They were in an accident and Smith was severely injured. A doctor soon a... - Arkansas (11679 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 34<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 19.82 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 25<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 33?N to 36?30'N |
27: Longitude = 89?41'W to 94?42'W | - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 23rd |
22: 2000Density = 39.28 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 15th |
26: Latitude = 36?30'N to 39?9'N |
27: Longitude = 81?58'W to 89?34'W | - Nevada (17565 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 43<sup>rd</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 7.03 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 36th |
26: Longitude = 114?W to 120?W |
27: Latitude = 35?N to 42?N | - Illinois (27007 bytes)
22: DensityRank = 11<sup>th</sup> |
23: 2000Density = 86.27 |
24: AdmittanceOrder = 21<sup>st</sup> |
25: AdmittanceDate = [[December 3]], [[1818]] |
27: Latitude = 36?58'N to 42?30'N | - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
5: ...in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in [[1900]] when that league...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Philadelphia Athletics ([[1901]]-[[1954]]), Kansas City A...
9: :'''Logo design:''' A stylized "A's". The team also occasio...
17: ===The Philadelphia Years (1901-1954)===
18: ...t Shibe had a ?white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the [[white elephant]] as the team... - Cheerleading (7470 bytes)
1: ...tivity. A cheerleading performer is a '''cheerleader'''.
4: ...[Image:USNA cheerleaders2.jpg|thumb|250px|Cheerleaders in formation.]]
11: ...eerleaders.jpg|thumb|A cheerleader is flipped upside-down during a pep rally routine before a football...
17: ...s in a T motion. This is the most common cheerleader jump.
19: ...ither forward (a front hurdler), or sideways (a side hurdler.) The bent knee points downward. - Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
1: ...an Revolutionary War]] and the [[Articles of Confederation]]. There were two Continental Congresses.
4: .... [[Peyton Randolph]] served as the first [[President of the Continental Congress]].
8: ...d the military who wanted more control. However, despite these problems, with the help of the Contine...
14: *Sept. 5, 1774- Oct. 26, 1774 [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
18: *May 10, 1775- Dec. 12, 1776 - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
3: ..., and his death was a severe setback for the Confederacy.
8: ... Julia was buried in an unmarked grave in a homemade coffin in a small town along the [[James River an...
12: ...nt to live with other relatives on his mother's side of the family, but he died of [[tuberculosis]] in...
14: ...ation of a law in Virginia at that time that forbade teaching a slave to read or write, but neverthele...
16: ...ademy. Thomas Jackson graduated 17th out of 59 students in the Class of [[1846]]. - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
2: ...[Robert Peary]] claimed to, April 6, 1909.<ref>Henderson, B. 2009, pp. 58-69</ref>
6: [[Image:Frederick Cook2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frederick Cook on South Michigan Avenue in [[Chicago]]]...
9: ...in 1890. On his 37th birthday he married Marie Fidele Hunt; they had one daughter, Helene. In 1923 t...
13: ...n missionary)|Thomas Bridges]] shortly before his death. As a result of that meeting, Cook brought bac...
15: ... a second expedition in 1906, and claim to have made the first ascent of that mountain (this claim is ... - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: ...s [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] –...
19: *[[George Biddell Airy]], ([[England]], [[1801]] – [[1892]]...
26: *[[Harold Alden]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1890]] – [[196...
27: *[[Hannes Alfv鮝] ([[Sweden]], [[1908]] – [[1995]]) - Apache (7848 bytes)
3: ...est relatively recently. Noted leaders have included [[Cochise]], [[Mangas Coloradas]], and [[Geronim...
8: ...e ethnic group. Archaeological and historical evidence suggests a recent entry of these people into t...
10: ... other game, and used dogs to pull [[travois]] loaded with their possessions. In April 1541, while tr...
12: ...structed tents, made with tanned and greased cowhides, in which they live and which they take along as...
14: ...wo or three miles an hour (3 to 5 km/h). (See Henderson) - Navajo Nation (14007 bytes)
2: ...opa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]], which includes the city of Phoenix.
6: [[Image:Canyon_de_Chelly.jpg|thumb|300px|Canyon de Chelly]]
7: ...]. Located within the Navajo Nation are [[Canyon De Chelly National Monument]], [[Monument Valley]], ...
11: ...i]] (''Navajo'' '''Ooz魧'' or '''Ayahkinii''' 'underground-house-people') reservation within the Nava...
13: ...en the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] attempted to relocate D... - List of Major League Baseball players (29066 bytes)
1: ...N baseball.jpg||thumb|130px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
29: *[[Dale Alexander]]
30: *[[Doyle Alexander]]
31: *[[Grover Cleveland Alexander]] β
55: *[[Brady Anderson]] - Pigeons (23097 bytes)
2: :''Alternate meaings include [[River Dove]], [[Dove (crater)]], and [[Dove (so...
64: ...s]] of [[near passerine]] [[Aves|bird]]s in the order [[Columbiformes]], hence the adjective ''columbi...
68: ...stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
70: The poorly constructed nests are made of sticks, and the two white [[Egg (biology)|egg]...
74: This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the [[Indomalaya]... - List of countries (20527 bytes)
1: ...raphy|geographical]] area that connotes an independent [[politics|political]] entity, with its own [[g...
3: ... internationally recognized states follow to some degree international standards in terms of the creat...
5: ...emselves a nation), in spite of some of them considering themselves as nation states.
11: * ''[[nation]]'' designates a [[people]], however ''national'' and ''...
15: ...'' independent states as well as (inhabited) dependent territories. For a list of sovereign states onl... - List of major league baseball players (29066 bytes)
1: ...N baseball.jpg||thumb|130px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
29: *[[Dale Alexander]]
30: *[[Doyle Alexander]]
31: *[[Grover Cleveland Alexander]] β
55: *[[Brady Anderson]] - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (19760 bytes)
3: ...umb|right|Coronado Sets Out to the North, by [[Frederic Remington]], 1861-1909]]
5: '''Francisco Vázquez de Coronado y Luján''' (1510 – 22 September 1...
8: ...com/coronado/messages/30.html Origin of Vázquez de
11: ...dden as I can find no reliable source on either side of this question, just lots of blogs and such. --...
14: ...that the city stood on a high hill, that it was made of gold, and that he could see the Pacific Ocean ... - 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.
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