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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cartier.png|thumb|200px|right|Jacques Cartier]]
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[S...
5: ...arance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: No contemporary portrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar port...
9: ...tained. Considering that Cartier made three voyages of discovery in dangerous and hitherto unknown wa... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
1: ...ge:Nadia Comaneci.jpg|framed|Comaneci at the 1976 Montreal Olympics]]
3: ...s in the 20th century and one of the world's greatest gymnasts of all time.
5: Comaneci was born in [[Onesti]], Romania, the daughter of Gheorghe and Stefan...
7: ...l-Around title. That same year the [[Associated Press]] named her their "Athlete of the Year."
9: ...ition. Nadia had scored 19 perfect scores before Montreal. - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] a record 9 times.
9: ...professional. She won her first professional singles title in [[Orlando, Florida]] in [[1974]].
11: ... shape that eventually made extreme levels of fitness and conditioning a hallmark of her game.
13: ...n]], the 18-year-old Navratilova went to the offices of the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]]...
15: ...st time. She beat Evert in the final again to successfully defend her Wimbledon title in [[1979]]. - Pipe organ (24478 bytes)
1: ...n organ to be purely decorative, with the real pipes behind them.]]
3: ...r]] through [[wood]] or [[metal]] [[organ pipe|pipes]].
5: ...organs having tens of thousands. All but the smallest have more than one [[musical keyboard|keyboard]]...
7: ...ey are also found in town halls, and in arts centres intended for the performance of [[classical music...
9: ==Styles of pipe organ== - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ... the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the edit. Thank you.
3: ...formation instead to one of the many "main" articles about Canada linked from this article, e.g., [[Po...
6: ...ea (after [[Russia]]). Bordering the [[United States]], its territorial claims extend north into the [...
8: ...as a [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy]] and is a [[constitutional mon...
10: ...]]. Its [[Statistics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 millio... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,339 |
32: LowestElev = 29 |
36: ...New Hampshire]] to the east, [[New York]] to the west, and the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebe...
38: ...[[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], while the largest city is [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]]. - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ... The war resulted in France's loss of all its possessions in North America except for some Caribbean i...
5: ...as the ''Guerre de la conqu괥'' (War of the Conquest), since it is the war in which [[New France]] wa...
7: ==Series of North American conflicts, 1600-1700s==
9: ...ore as secondary theatres to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial change.
13: ...raham]] outside of [[Quebec City]], in which [[James Wolfe]] defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis... - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...by Viviano Codazzi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in Christendom and often used by the Pope...
2: ...int Peter]], one of the twelve [[apostle]]s of [[Jesus]] and first [[Bishop of Antioch]] and later fir...
4: ... but which is no longer used. These are the sources of the confusion.
7: ... Saint Peter. The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]]
12: ...derno]] became the chief architect later on, and designed the entrance. - American football (39287 bytes)
3: ... oval shape, and usually has a large set of stitches along one side.]]
5: ...''American football''', known in the [[United States]] simply as '''football''', is a competitive team...
7: ...on football]] (soccer), a sport that it does not resemble. American football evolved as a separate spo...
11: ...[NFL Europe]], with 6 teams based in European cities.
13: ...r Force Academy]] player tries to thwart his progress.]] - Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
1: ... de Gaulle. For the [[Paris]] airport, see [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport]]''
5: |+ <big><big>'''Charles de Gaulle'''</big></big>
10: | [[President of France]]
19: | [[Georges Pompidou]]
31: - National League (4871 bytes)
3: ...eagues have met in the [[World Series]]. (The Series was not played in either 1904 or 1994.)
5: ...ow the [[Atlanta Braves]]) have survived to the present day.
7: ...ry [[National League Division Series|Division Series]].
9: ...[home run]]s and big offensive plays due to the presence of the [[pitcher]] in the batting order, alth...
15: *[[Atlanta Braves]] - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...e New York Yankees have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships.
3: ...,458 days, the last being in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on [[September 11]], [[1918]].
5: ...s given the home field advantage in the World Series.
7: ...half of the leagues' standings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place i...
9: ... champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, not succeeded. - Baltimore Orioles (15758 bytes)
2: {{MLB Orioles franchise}}
3: The '''Baltimore Orioles''' are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in ...
5: ... [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] franchise in the minor Western League. In [[1900 in sports|1900]] that leag...
7: ...rk:''' [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] [[1992]]-present
10: :'''Logo design:''' An [[Baltimore Oriole|oriole]] - Golf (35905 bytes)
2: [[Image:Armedforces_jeffery_tee_shot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Golfer tee...
4: ... pastime, golf is increasingly popular and continues to attract ever more players around the world.
6: ...e hole. The aim of holing the ball in as few strokes as possible may be impeded by various obstruction...
8: ...; when one player's lead exceeds the number of holes remaining in the round, the match ends.
12: ...t with the first stroke, so that one or more strokes are played from the ''fairway'' (where the grass ... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: ...ng high speeds on natural or artificial ice surfaces.
4: ...guard their goal. The referee's raised arm indicates that he intends to call a penalty.]]
5: ...ith any part of their bodies, subject to certain restrictions. One of the six players is typically a '...
8: ... usually stay together as a pair, but may change less frequently than the forwards. A substitution of ...
10: ...estarted with a ''[[faceoff]]''. There are two rules of play in ice hockey that limit the movement of ... - Alexander Graham Bell (18688 bytes)
5: ... what he is born with — a man is what he makes of himself. |
12: ...echnology, he was responsible for important advances in [[aviation]] and [[hydrofoil]] technology.
17: ...od of instructing deaf mutes, by means of their eyesight, how to articulate words, and also how to rea...
19: ... of acoustics, with a view to ameliorate the deafness of his mother.
21: ...ined the post in favor of his son, who became Professor of Vocal Physiology and Elocution at [[Boston ... - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
1: [[Image:AaronBurr-flipped.jpg|thumb|Vice President Aaron Burr]]
3: ...er Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...ersey]], now [[Princeton University]]; his mother Esther Edwards was the daughter of [[Jonathan Edward...
9: ...Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, Connecticut]]. His studies were put on hold for the [[American Revolutionary...
13: ...[[Montreal]] through [[Great Britain|British]] lines to notify General [[Richard Montgomery]] of Arnol... - Benedict Arnold (11750 bytes)
3: ...quial synonym for [[traitor]] in the [[United States]], much like [[Vidkun Quisling|Quisling]] in [[No...
6: ...n ships, as his father had done. Some of his business dealings drifted into smuggling - in contempt of...
9: ...ff to [[Massachusetts]] eager for action, and requested permission from the Massachusetts [[Committee ...
10: ... it and who were not aware that a war was in progress.
12: ...nouncing the victory to Massachusetts, doing his best to diminish Arnold's participation and enhance t... - American Revolutionary War (40738 bytes)
1: ...e establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
5: ...ted or parodied, it is one of the most famous images relating to the American Revolutionary War.]]
10: ...). Each colony instead provided for its own defenses through the use of local [[militia]]. Militiamen ...
12: ...arms for the colonies in any given year. The greatest number of men that Washington personally command...
15: ...rn estimates, total British strength in the colonies did not exceed 20,000 men at any one time.
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