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- Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
1: ...arrested.jpeg|thumb|right|330px|Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to make room ...
2: ...ey''') is a retired [[African-American]] [[seamstress]] and figure in the [[American Civil Rights Move...
4: ...er; most of her adult life she worked as a seamstress.
8: ...second-class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for [[disorderly conduct...
10: ...as lifted. This event helped spark many other protests against [[segregation]]. In helping in this boy... - Matthew Henson (1087 bytes)
2: ... [[Robert Peary]] in [[1909]]. However, some have estimated that Peary's party missed the pole by up t...
4: ... a book himself about his arctic exploration (''A Negro Explorer at the North Pole'') in [[1912]] and lat...
6: ...enland]] expedition when they were in their eighties. - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Thomas Jefferson
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
4: | order=Third President
8: | succeeded=[[James Madison]]
13: | place of death=[[Charlottesville, Virginia]] - Brazil (12581 bytes)
1: ...ormer [[colony]] of Portugal, Brazil has [[Portuguese]] as its [[official language]].
8: ...ed and a [[federation|federal]] [[republic]] was established on [[15 November]] [[1889]].
9: ...ury|19th]] and early [[20th century|20th]] centuries,
10: ...Vargas]], and [[1964]]–[[1985]] under a succession of generals appointed by the military. Today ...
15: ...ticket by popular vote for four-year terms. The president has extensive [[executive]] powers and is bo... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
10: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|
11: capital = [[Buenos Aires]] |
13: largest_city = [[Buenos Aires]] |
15: leader_titles = [[President of Argentina|President]]|
16: leader_names = [[Néstor Kirchner]] | - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
8: Seal = Louisianastateseal.jpg |
13: Languages = [[English language|English]] 91.2%, [[Fre...
14: LargestCity = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]]...
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35: LowestElev = -2.5 | - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
7: ...ewer farmers were needed to produce a greater harvest of food.
9: ...oo join the new [[League of Nations]] without success, as the mood of the nation rejected Wilson's bra...
11: ==The Roaring Twenties==
12: {{Main|Roaring Twenties}}
14: ...S. presidential election, 1920]] the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] returned to t... - 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. - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
3: ... in [[Los Angeles, California]]. They are in the Western Division of the [[National League]].
6: ... [[1957]], after which the team moved to Los Angeles for the [[1958]] season.
7: ...rt Robinson years, the newspapers used the nicknames ''Robins'' and ''Dodgers'' interchangeably, often...
8: ...ooklyn. [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/Dodgers/dodgers.html Part of the wall of the stad...
10: :'''Logo design:''' a cursive "Dodgers" superimposed over a re... - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
2: ...a]], with the aid of [[abolitionists]]. Other routes led to [[Mexico]] or overseas.
4: ...c imagination as a symbol of [[freedom]] and figures prominently in [[African American history]].
6: ...|400px|thumb|Map of some Underground Railroad routes]]
10: ...], [[Congregationalist]]s, and [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyans]], as well as breakaway sects of mainstream...
15: *people who helped slaves find the railroad were "agents" - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4: | order=32th President
15: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
16: | vicepresident=[[John N. Garner]]<br>[[Henry A. Wallace]]<b...
18: ...g illness to place himself at the head of the forces of reform. His family and close friends called hi... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Warren Gamaliel Harding
4: | order=29th President
16: | vicepresident=[[Calvin Coolidge]]
18: ... sixth president to die in office. A [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] from the [[U.S. sta...
20: ...d by [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]]. - African American (19830 bytes)
1: ...o have [[Europe]]an and/or [[Native American]] ancestors.
6: ...ot include [[whites]], [[Asian|Asians]] or [[Semites]] of African origin.
10: ...[[Indiana]], had the highest percentage of black residents of any U.S. city in 2000, with 85 percent, ...
15: ...reason for the secession of the [[Confederate States of America]] which lead to the [[American Civil W...
17: ...in 1865, freed all slaves, including those in states that had not seceded. During [[Reconstruction]], ... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
22: ...ulation growth, and commercial development. As a result, Atlanta is a common case study for college st...
24: ...lroad hub. It was largely destroyed by Union forces during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], but ...
26: ...of the city's nicknames, "The Phoenix City", relates to its rise after the Civil War. The [[phoenix]]...
28: ...rounding suburbs. This has given rise to calling residents inside the "Perimeter" (local parlance for ...
31: ...ive American|Indian]] territory. After these tribes were deported along the [[Trail of Tears]] to [[O... - New Deal (82408 bytes)
2: ...s and Exchange Commission]], as well as the [[Tennessee Valley Authority|TVA]].
7: ...ton Friedman who called them "appropriate responses to the critical situation."<ref>Parker 2002, Frie...
9: ...[[gold standard]], efforts to re-inflate farm prices that were too low, and efforts to increase foreig...
11: ... pulled us out of the depression was the natural resilience of the economy and WW2." <ref>Friedman, Mi...
13: ...bor unions, European and African-American minorities (now called "ethnics"), some farm groups, and mos... - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
1: ...League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] appearances.
3: ==Pre-professional Career==
4: ...hough he batted cross-handed. His team won the [[Negro High School Championship]] two years running. In ...
6: ...gers|Dodgers]] but did not get to show his abilities to the scouts there. He then started playing with...
8: ... [[1952 in sports|1952]] [[Negro League World Series]]. - List of Major League Baseball players (29066 bytes)
1: ...s not yet exist, see: [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/sports]].
5: *[[List of Negro League baseball players]]
45: *[[Jesús Alou]]
53: *[[Red Ames]]
90: *[[Harold Baines]] - Elijah McCoy (4371 bytes)
5: ...] from age 16 and on his return to the United States settled in [[Ypsilanti, Michigan]].
7: ...ng trains to run faster and more profitably with less need to stop for lubrication and maintenance.
9: ...ntial lubricator manufacturers in multiple countries.
11: ...er that killed his second wife. McCoy had been a resident of the [[Eloise Hospital]], also known as th...
13: ...his home. The city also named a street for him. These posthumous honors demonstrated his enduring lega... - Ellen Louise Wilson (3272 bytes)
1: ...drow Wilson]], was [[First Lady of the United States]] from [[1913]] until her death.
5: ...ther. He thought, "what splendid laughing eyes!" Despite their instant attraction they did not marry u...
7: ... [[Connecticut]], while Wilson was teaching at [[Wesleyan University]].
9: ...daughters within six months and the duties of hostess for the nation.
10: ...ut her unaffected cordiality made her parties successful. In their first year she convinced her scrupu... - Baseball (36464 bytes)
3: ...r [[List of sports similar to baseball|similar games]].
5: ... great that the word "ballgame" in the United States almost always refers to a game of baseball, and "...
10: ...ides of the diamond form the start of the foul lines, which extend straight, and form the boundary in ...
12: ..., additional innings are played until one team comes out ahead. At the start of the game, all nine pl...
15: ...ng on how the game is going, and how the pitcher responds to a given situation. Each pitch begins a ne...
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