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- Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
1: ...lberto Santos-Dumont]]<br>Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat.<BR>From the archives of the [[Smi...
2: ...was a [[Brazil | Brazilian]] aviation pioneer. He designed, built, and flew many [[balloon]]s as well ...
3: In addition, He made the first
5: That aircraft, designated
9: ...operty. So successful were these innovations that Santos-Dumont's father gathered a large fortune and beca...
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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... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary
36: *[[Jacob Fidelis Ackermann|Ackermann, Jacob Fidelis]] (1765-1815)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
56: *[[Mercedes de Acosta|Acosta, Mercedes de]] (1893-1968)
58: *[[Santos Acosta|Acosta, Santos]] (1828-1901) - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ... [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Isla...
5: ...After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...ocial and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...ver among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 9, "A...
17: ...atin Right]] in [[73|73 AD]].{{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 135, ... - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ...a''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Rep?a de Angola'').<!--
7: native_name = Rep?a de Angola |
11: ... = Virtus Unita Fortior ([[Latin]]: Unity Provides Strength) |
17: government_type = [[Multi-party]] [[democracy]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Angola|Head of State]] <br> [[Prime Minister... - Aviation (1454 bytes)
1: ...and the [[aircraft]] industry. [[Aircraft]], include fixed wing ([[airplane]]) and rotary wing ([[heli...
8: Civil aviation includes both [[scheduled air transport]] and [[general a...
21: * [[Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast]]
35: * [[Accidents and incidents in aviation]]
47: * [[Alberto_Santos-Dumont|Santos-Dumont]] - 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. - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer. - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
7: :'''Founded:''' [[1969]] ([[American League]] expansion)
11: ... superimposed over a baseball which itself is inside a circle with the word "MILWAUKEE" above and a pa...
23: ...]] by an ownership group headed by Milwaukee auto dealer [[Bud Selig]]. The team was still in spring t...
25: ...ered throughout the season. Therefore, it was decided to have a 16-team National League and a 14-team ...
27: ...e, and had retained a New York firm to handle the deal. In September of 2004, it was announced that t... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
2: ...ge:Surfing in Hawaii.jpg|thumb|350px|Surfing outside [[Kaneohe Bay]], Hawai‘i.]]
5: ... droves to enjoy the maneuverability and stunts made possible by the new boards. The sport has spread ...
7: ...ads (to keep a surfers feet from slipping off the deck of the board), interchangeable "[[skeg]]s" (als...
9: ...orming a "tube" (or "barrel"), with the rider inside the cylindrical portion of the wave. However, su...
11: ...ing has to do with paddling out and waiting 'outside'. However, one does not see photographs of pros ... - Aviator (3951 bytes)
2: ... can be applied more broadly, for example to include people such as [[Wing-walking|wing-walkers]] who ...
6: ...te authority given to the ''Pilot in Command'' is derived from that of a ship?s captain.
8: ...for information on license requirements). The [[Federal Aviation Administration]] controls the issuanc...
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34: *[[Geoffrey de Havilland]] - Wright brothers (19926 bytes)
1: [[Image:Wrightflyer.jpg|thumb|200px|First flight, December 17, 1903.]]
5: ... 30]], [[1912]]), are generally credited with the design and construction of the first practical [[aer...
10: ...ncreased power) for taking off into the air. They developed three-axis control and established princip...
12: ...o hundred different wing shapes in it, eventually devising their own tables relating air pressure to w...
14: ...ether, and their contributions to the aeroplane's development are inseparable. - Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
1: ...lberto Santos-Dumont]]<br>Santos-Dumont in his trademark Panama hat.<BR>From the archives of the [[Smi...
2: ...was a [[Brazil | Brazilian]] aviation pioneer. He designed, built, and flew many [[balloon]]s as well ...
3: In addition, He made the first
5: That aircraft, designated
9: ...operty. So successful were these innovations that Santos-Dumont's father gathered a large fortune and beca... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
5: ...ita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de Sousa, named after his grandmother, and his siste...
9: ...5]] he was sent to [[India]] to install Francisco de Almeida as a Portuguese [[viceroy]] there and est...
13: ...everal medals, Magellan was accused of illegal trade with the Islamic [[Moors]]. He had also been invo...
15: ...ame from "''Fern㯠de Magalh㥳''" to "''Fernando de Magallanes''."
20: ...he ear of Charles and the powerful Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, bishop of [[Burgos]] and the persistent ... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
11: ... IV Adolf of Sweden|Gustav IV Adolf]] to the [[Sweden|Swedish]] throne.
12: ...871]] - In [[North Carolina]], [[William Woods Holden]] becomes the first governor of a [[U.S. state]]...
16: *[[1933]] - President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] signs into law a bill legalizing ...
19: ...]: In the [[Mediterranean sea]], [[Regia Marina]] defeats [[Royal Navy]] in the [[Second Battle of Sir...
20: *[[1945]] - The [[Arab League]] is founded when a charter is adopted in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
5: ... is now the fifth-largest city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
24: founded = [[May 4]], [[1868]] |
33: density = 1,074|
46: ...aced them; or, they may be the ancestors of the modern Pima Indians who now live on the [[Salt River]]...
49: ...es northwest of a similar farming community at Hayden's Ferry, which would become [[Tempe, Arizona|Tem... - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
2: ...own time. Plato did mention it was somewhere outside the [[Pillars of Hercules]] (i.e. the [[Straits o...
7: ...m his grandfather also named Critias, son of Dropides.
12: ...intended to illustrate Plato's philosophy of the ideal government. Plato's account purports to be base...
14: ... of [[Gades]] (Greek, [[Eumelus]]; Atlantean, [[Gadeirus]]).
17: ... come from the continent beyond the islands, in order to offer sacrifice to the gods of the ocean. - Right Whales (11436 bytes)
25: ...ll shape of northern and southern animals have tended to lend support to the two-species view. No grou...
27: ...ent years, genetic studies have provided clear evidence that the northern and southern populations hav...
29: ...separate beyond a doubt," Seger, the project's leader told BBC News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scienc...
31: * ORDER [[Cetacea|CETACEA]]
32: ** '''Suborder Mysticeti''' - Amazonsaurus (1892 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_superfamilia_entry | taxon = Diplodocoidea}}
17: ...nt of pelvic girdle, that were found on sediments deposited at an estuarine setting.
22: ...anhensis'' gen. et sp. nov. (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) of ... - Flight (3194 bytes)
11: ...[[flying lizard]]s which employ their unusually wide, flattened rib-cages to the same end. Flying snak...
13: ...y evolved this ability to help them escape from underwater predators.
15: ...g [[penguin]]s have adapted their wings for use under water. Most small flightless birds are native to...
18: Among living animals that fly, the [[wandering albatross]] has the greatest wingspan, up to ...
36: * [[Descent (aircraft)|Descent]]
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