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  1. Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
    3: ...' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Houston, Texas]]. They are in the Central Division of th...
    5: :'''Founded:''' [[1962]] ([[National League]] expansion)
    6: ...o the Astros when the team began to play in the [[Houston Astrodome]] in [[1965]].
    7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Minute Maid Park]], Houston (formerly known as Astros Field and Enron Field)
    8: :'''Former ballparks:''' [[Colt Stadium]], [[Houston Astrodome]]
  2. Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
    1: ...e:Sam_houston_3.jpg|thumb|Sam Houston, Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    3: '''Samuel Houston''' ([[March 2]], [[1793]] – [[July 26]], [[...
    5: ...ited Kingdom|British]] in the [[War of 1812]]. By December he had risen from [[Private (rank)|private]...
    7: ...ennesseean [[Andrew Jackson]] and was widely considered to be Jackson's political protegé.
    9: ...and his wife to enter [[Mexico|Mexican]] Texas in December [[1832]].

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  1. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    5: dead=dead |
    8: date_of_death=[[31 August]], [[1997]] |
    9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
    11: ...t always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite never having had the right to that title, as...
    13: ... [[charity]] work, the Princess's philanthropic endeavours were overshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued ...
  2. Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
    2: ... a spokeswoman for women's rights. She is the founder and original publisher of ''[[Ms. magazine]]''.
    9: ...riter]] through the publication of her infamous undercover expose in working as a [[Playboy bunny]].
    12: ...e media seemed to appoint Gloria as a feminist leader. In this role, Gloria managed to organize her le...
    14: ... different owners since Steinem and the other founders sold it, she remains on the Masthead as one of ...
    16: ...ated in the [[National Conference of Women]] in [[Houston, Texas]].
  3. Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
    1: ...' blasted into orbit aboard the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the f...
    5: ...ysician]], teacher and [[astronaut]], she has a wide range of experience in technology, engineering, a...
    9: ...ldren, was born on [[October 17]], [[1956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois...
    11: ...B. in African and Afro-American Studies. She attended [[Weill Cornell Medical College|Cornell Medical ...
    13: ... Share, (TM) an international science camp for students ages 12 to 16, that utilizes an experiential c...
  4. Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
    6: ...s was playing publicly in [[Austin, Texas]] and [[Houston, Texas]], concentrating on a folk-rock-country bl...
    8: ...round the country and gained fans among music insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover...
    10: ...s as a songwriter. [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from...
    12: ...ritical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate. [[Emmylou Harris]] said of Williams, "She is...
    16: ...''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'', the album received wide critical notice and soon went gold. It received a...
  5. Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
    1: ...ach, California]], [[United States]], she is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players and f...
    3: ...rence King and since then has been better known under her husband's family name.
    5: ...] 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 before 30,492 spectators in the [[Houston Astrodome]] (reportedly the largest ever live aud...
    7: ...ernational Tennis Hall of Fame]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in [[1987]]. In [[1990]], [[Life magazin...
    9: ...of several [[AIDS]] charities. King currently resides in New York and Seattle. Her brother, [[Randy Mo...
  6. Rebecca Lobo (1887 bytes)
    3: ...ll Championship|National Championship]] with an undefeated 35-0 record. In her senior year, she won t...
    5: ...rated on a book entitled ''The Home Team'', which dealt with RuthAnn's battle with [[breast cancer]].
    7: ...omets]] from the New York Liberty in exchange for Houston's second-round selection (26th overall) in the [[...
    11: ...rts Illustrated]]'' writer [[Steve Rushin]]. On [[December 25]], [[2004]] Rushin and Lobo had their fi...
    20: preceded=[[Lisa Leslie]]|
  7. Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
    3: ...nis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United States]] in [[1975]] and be...
    11: ...utine to get herself into shape that eventually made extreme levels of fitness and conditioning a hall...
    13: ... York City]] and informed them that she wished to defect. Within a month, she received a [[Green Card]...
    15: ...She beat Evert in the final again to successfully defend her Wimbledon title in [[1979]].
    17: ...tilová won her third Grand Slam singles title by defeating Evert in the final of the Australian Open,...
  8. Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
    1: {| border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"
    4: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
    10: | '''Order:''' || 16th President
    15: | '''Predecessor:''' || [[James Buchanan]]
    24: | '''Date of death:''' || [[April 15]], [[1865]]
  9. United States (58223 bytes)
    2: ... level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system.
    12: ...deral level]];<br> [[English language|English]] [[de facto]] |
    14: government_type = [[Democratic]] [[Federal republic]] |
    15: ...r>[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] |
    16: leader_names = [[Joe Biden]]<br>[[Kamala Harris]] |
  10. Florida (24937 bytes)
    8: Nickname = Sunshine State, Everglade State |
    21: DensityRank = 8<sup>th</sup> |
    22: 2000Density = 114.43 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 27<sup>th</sup> |
    26: Latitude = 24?30'N to 31?N |
  11. 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 |
  12. Texas (39610 bytes)
    10: LargestCity = [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] |
    13: ...ge|English]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] are de facto. |
    21: DensityRank = 28th |
    22: 2000Density = 30.75 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 28th |
  13. List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
    7: *[[Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich]] (born 1923)
    8: *[[Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev|Yakovlev, Alexander Sergeyevich]] (1906-1989)
    11: *[[Yakubu Gowon]] (born 1934), military leader of [[Nigeria]]
    12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
    31: ...etball Association|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
  14. Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
    3: ...s, but it tends to be applied specifically to residential buildings.
    5: ...hts of stairs, and water pressure could only provide running water to about 50&nbsp;feet (15&nbsp;m).
    7: ...her development essential to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
    9: ...[[1931]] for the Field's building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright...
    11: ... supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads.
  15. Meditation (26064 bytes)
    3: ...me calm and focused. Several major religions include ritual meditation; however, meditation itself nee...
    5: ...se is the receipt of spiritual insights and new understanding.
    10: ...t-clipart-9029.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    12: ...and some people use repetitive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to help induce a...
    16: Besides the physical factors related to meditation perha...
  16. 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.
  17. National League (4871 bytes)
    3: ...rofessional [[Baseball]] Clubs,''' the older (founded on [[February 2]], [[1876]]) of the two leagues ...
    5: ...nd the [[Cincinnati Reds]] (not the same as the modern Reds, who began play in [[1882]] as the Red Sto...
    7: ...ing with the 1994 season, the league has been divided into three divisions (East, West and Central), w...
    9: ... the presence of the [[pitcher]] in the batting order, although this is not always the case.
    18: *[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
  18. 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.
  19. Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
    5: ...nal team. When the N.A. formed, Red Stockings founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that ...
    10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tomaha...
    11: ...Teams in Division:''' [[Florida Marlins]], [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[New York Mets]], [[Washington ...
    20: ...games. Not only did they finish first, but they ended up 10.5 games up on the second place Giants.
    21: ... league in both pitching, and hitting, and its leader, Evers, won the Chalmers Award, which is equival...
  20. Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
    3: ...' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Houston, Texas]]. They are in the Central Division of th...
    5: :'''Founded:''' [[1962]] ([[National League]] expansion)
    6: ...o the Astros when the team began to play in the [[Houston Astrodome]] in [[1965]].
    7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Minute Maid Park]], Houston (formerly known as Astros Field and Enron Field)
    8: :'''Former ballparks:''' [[Colt Stadium]], [[Houston Astrodome]]

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