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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...m]]. Because of Edwin Earhart's inability to provide for his family, Amelia spent the first twelve yea...
8: ...War I]]. In 1919 she enrolled as a pre-medical student at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]...
10: ... her life began to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the At...
14: ... of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...[[Newark, New Jersey]]. In July [[1936]] she took delivery of a [[Lockheed 10E]] "Electra," financed b... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...c actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
4: ... by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|m...
6: ... may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
10: ...s. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a music of the spheres.
12: ..., all things were connected with each other - a mode of thought that finds its traces today in the [[o... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
3: ...re also dotted with large sugarcane estates and wide [[pastures]] with many good views to the sea.
5: ...ntry in the world. The island is a major tourist destination.
9: ...]], and [[Mapp's Cave]]. According to accounts by descendants of the aboriginal Arawak tribes on other...
11: ...lly called the island '''Os Barbados''' ("The Bearded Ones"), upon seeing the appearance of the island...
13: ...]] until independence in [[1966]], Barbados was under uninterrupted British control. Nevertheless, Bar... - Flag of Maryland (3908 bytes)
1: ...pg|200px|thumb|right|Flag of Maryland. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: ==Design==
7: ... George Calvert adopted a coat of arms that included a shield with alternating quadrants featuring bo...
11: ...Virginia]]) were reluctant to use (and to fight under) the banner which was associated with a state wh...
13: ...arch 9]], 1904). In [[1945]], the legislature made a gold cross bottony the official ornament for a ... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 30<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 25.41 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 14<sup>th</sup> |
26: Longitude = 71?28'W to 73?26'W |
27: Latitude = 42?44'N to 45?0'43"N | - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...ation due to, for instance, race), which was considered too radical.
2: ...New York City, 1912.jpeg|thumb|350px|Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912]]
3: ...first modern polity where equal suffrage was extended to women.
4: ..., which some claim to be a [[State|country]] extended suffrage to women in [[1838]]. In [[1893]], [[Ne...
13: ... granted in [[New Jersey]] in [[1776]], but rescinded in [[1807]]. The [[Pitcairn Islands]] granted wo... - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...had roots of power back to the days of the [[Crusade]]s, all fell during or after the war.
4: The causes of World War I were complex developments by themselves (see [[#Diplomatic and po...
6: ...s the last direct major conflict of the war. The defeat of [[Germany]] in the war and failure to reso...
8: ...n diplomatic ineptitude as well as a tremendous tide of nationalism that swept the European continent ...
10: ... on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and ground combat. - New Year (5703 bytes)
4: ==Modern new year celebrations==
5: The most common modern celebrations are:
7: ...orian calendar]] used by most [[developed country|developed countries]]. (For more information, see [[...
11: ...s|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]].
14: ...[[March]] or [[April]]. The people of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] celebrate the advent of [[Hindu Ca... - 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]].... - 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> - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
7: ...ttawa]] in [[1872]]. On the other hand, socialist delegates in [[Paris]] in [[1889]] appointed May 1 a...
11: ...emonstrations are rare. Forms of celebration include [[picnic]]s, [[fireworks display]]s, water activi...
13: ...in the winter to the fact that the rule was intended as a status symbol for new members of the middle...
17: ...untries hold multi-day celebrations including parades, shows and other patriotic and labour-oriented e...
19: ... [[Germany|German]] workers for many [[Decade|decades]] before the official state endorsement, the NSD... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
7: ... racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It is a worldwide [[sport]], involving an annual World Drivers Cham...
9: ...outh Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" image.
11: ...regulated by the FIA, [[F餩ration Internationale de l'Automobile]], and is generally promoted and con...
18: ...g costs and sinking interest, the last of these ended in the early [[1980s]].
22: ...remembered for dominating Formula One's first decade. - Halloween (18290 bytes)
1: ...rt 3.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...[[Scotland|Scots]] and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in th...
4: ... a day of celebration for [[Wicca]]ns and other modern [[pagan]] traditions, though the holiday has lo...
5: ... clipart 2.jpg|thumb|150px|Halloween Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...s the celebration of the harvest and honoring the dead. These traditions were then passed on to the [[... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
12: leader_title = [[Mayor]] |
13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
14: area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
21: population_density = 6958.45 |
26: latitude = 37°46' N | - Pompey (25785 bytes)
3: ...n the ensuing [[civil war]] and ultimately was murdered by [[Ptolemy XIII]] in [[Egypt]].
7: ==Early life and political debut==
8: ...ular teenager, considered a look alike of [[Alexander the Great]].
10: ... affairs and fortune. Despite his youth, Pompey sided with Sulla after his return from the [[Mithridat...
12: ... When Pompey commended on his action, Sulla responded saying that he wanted to leave a few enemies ali... - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
6: ...Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], the son of [[Sweden|Swedish]] immigrants. He grew up in [[Little Fal...
11: ...[NC-4]] in 1919, with the first non-stop flight made by [[Alcock and Brown]] later that same year.
13: ... voice on behalf of aviation activities until his death. He served on a variety of national and intern...
15: ...onsumption. These innovations are the basis of modern intercontinental air travel.
17: {{multi-video start}} - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
7: dead=dead |
8: date_of_death = [[30 April]] [[1945]] |
9: place_of_death = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
11: ...[[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[National Socialist German Workers Party...
13: ...eople, including 6 million [[Jew]]s, in a [[genocide]] now known as [[the Holocaust]]. - Richard E. Byrd (4114 bytes)
5: ...ring his tour with the [[United States Navy]]. He developed a passion for flight, and pioneered many t...
9: ...their claim. Nonetheless, this trip earned Byrd widespread acclaim, enabling him to secure funding for...
12: ... emergency supplies in order to achieve the altitude of the Polar Plateau. However, the flight was suc...
15: ...pedition to date. Byrd also commanded [[Operation Deep Freeze]], which established permanent Antarctic...
17: ==Awards and decoration== - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
9: founded = [[September 17]], [[1630]] |
11: ...Thomas Menino]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
18: density = 4,696.9|
25: ...tened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]]' phrase ''The Hub of the Universe''), ...
27: ...has a population of approximately 5.8 million residents. [[Greater Boston]] is one of the top-ten larg...
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