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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
57: | [[1867]] — [[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction)
64: | [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
69: ...[[1873]] (east wing), [[1879]] — [[1881]] (west wing), [[1884]] — [[1906]] (center)
95: | [[Minnesota]]
96: | [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...enormous "museums of madness" that served as the deserving targets for later reformers’ zeal.
6: ...number of insane inmates in disgusting circumstances, which led her to approach the [[Massachusetts]] ...
8: ...n the mentally ill is more complex and more interesting than this legend. Surviving a childhood of [[...
10: ...r. In [[England]], she spent a year living on the estate of the Rathbone family, eminent [[Quaker]] re...
12: ...f daily life. When she returned to the United states she brought an enthusiasm for this idea with her. - Clarinet (18825 bytes)
2: ...ument]] in the [[woodwind]] family. The name derives from adding the suffix ''-et'' meaning ''little''...
4: ...t uses a single [[reed (music)|reed]] which vibrates to generate the instrument's sound. (See ''Charac...
11: ...d the instrument to be very agile; there are few restrictions to what it is able to play.
12: ...rge orchestras and bands rather than small ensembles.
15: ... is an octave above high C. This last range of notes is generally only used rarely, to achieve particu... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=George Washington
3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg|thumb
5: | order=1st President
11: | place of birth=[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]], [[Virginia]]
17: | vicepresident=[[John Adams]] - U.S. state (14432 bytes)
1: ...of the federal entity and of his or her state of residence.
3: ...cture are generally the responsibility of the states.
12: ==List of states==
13: The states, with their [[U.S. postal abbreviations]], [[Trad...
32: ...td>Iowa<td>[[Iowa]]<td>[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]</tr> - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
1: ...g.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ruth batting for the Yankees]]
2: ...as Number One in its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."
4: ...ion of nearly all the ballparks in the major leagues.
9: ...o taught him baseball, working with him for countless hours on hitting, fielding and later, pitching.
12: ...ed George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, instead of getting his comeuppance, Babe... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] |
30: HighestElev = 1,024 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...yland was one of the [[13 colonies|thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[Ame...
41: ...our of [[Henrietta Maria]], Queen Consort of Charles I. - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: Fullname = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
9: Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
30: HighestElev = 247 |
32: LowestElev = 0 | - Pyrrhus of Epirus (7425 bytes)
1: ... and in [[273 BC|273]] - 272 BC, one of the strongest opponents of Rome.
5: ... Ptolemy's I stepdaughter Antigone and in 297 BC restored his kingdom of Epirus. Next, he went to war ...
7: ...yrrhus to intervene and save them from Roman conquest.
9: ..._location.png|thumb|240px|left|Most important places in the [[Pyrrhic War]] ([[280 BC|280]]-[[275 BC]]...
11: ...rom [[Delphi]]. His goals were not, however, selfless. He recognized the possibility of carving out an... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
2: ... and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies.]]
4: ...e establishment of the [[United States|United States of America]].
6: ...Canada]]. The colonies of [[East Florida]] and [[West Florida]] also remained loyal during the America...
8: ==The Thirteen Colonies==
10: ...oraneous documents almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to sout... - Human (48024 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Primates]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''H. sapiens '''''}}
15: ...bdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subspecies}}
21: ...uperfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with all of the [[apes]]: [[chimpanzee]]s, [[gorilla]]s, [[orangutan]]s,...
24: ...mmunity]] is that [[human evolution]] occured in response to a need for long distance [[running]]. Hum... - Colorado (22240 bytes)
6: Seal = Coloradostateseal.jpg |
11: LargestCity = [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] |
30: HighestElev = 4,399 |
32: LowestElev = 1,021 |
38: ... ''Nil sine numine'' ([[Latin]], "Nothing without Providence") | - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ... town where he first took the vows. His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''.
3: ...0px|'''[[Saint Lawrence]] receives<br> the treasures of the Church''', painted [[1447]].]]
7: ...bout [[1418]] with the name of "Fra Giovanni da Fiesole"; "The Angelic" is a laudatory term which was ...
9: ...rnible in his work. He had several important charges in the [[convent]]s he lived in, but this did not...
13: ... ''Coronation of the Virgin'' in the convent of Fiesole, and the ''Deposition of Christ'' executed for... - 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. - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
4: :'''Founded:''' [[1870]], as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association in [...
5: ...mnants'', in [[1901]], after a number of players deserted the team for the [[American League]]. The n...
8: ...A red "C" circumscribed by a blue circle. Sometimes a smaller "ubs" will follow the large "C", or the...
9: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (1): [[1998]]
10: :'''Division titles won''' (3): [[1984]], [[1989]], [[2003]] - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
4: ...ing this cable as required. Cable cars are sometimes confused with [[funicular]]s, where the cars are ...
7: ...le house or power house. The speed at which it moves is relatively constant, although somewhat influen...
9: ...systems. Gripping must be an even and gradual process in order to avoid bringing the car to cable spee...
11: ...havoc along its route until the cable house realizes what is going on and halts the movement of the ca...
13: ...h [[regenerative braking]] offer the same advantages, and in any case they must be offset against the ... - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
2: ...[[1716]] and [[1718]]. His final and best known vessel, [[Queen Anne's Revenge]], is believed to have...
4: ...s notorious for weaving [[hemp]] and lighted matches into his enormous black beard during battle. This...
6: ...lish, [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ships. Teach renamed it ''[[Anne of Great Brit...
8: Hornigold then retired, taking advantage of an amnesty extended to privateers.
10: ...hipping and coastal settlements of the [[West Indies]] and the Atlantic coast of [[North America]]. A ... - Henry Morgan (5671 bytes)
4: ...eld's expedition which seized the island of [[New Providence]] (Santa Catalina), and when Mansfield was captur...
6: ...maica endeavoured to cover the whole under the necessity of allowing the English a free hand to attack...
8: ...is cannon, eluded the enemy's guns altogether and escaped in safety. On his return to Jamaica he was a...
10: ...garrison. Then with 1400 men he ascended the Chagres river, and appearing before the city of Panama on...
12: ...d and conducted to England in [[1672]]. His fortunes turned again, and in [[1674]] Morgan was knighted... - 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. - Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
10: mayor = [[Ellen O. Moyer]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
21: west_coord = 76.4931|
25: ...ngton D.C.]]. It is also home to the [[United States Naval Academy]] and [[St. John's College, U. S.|S...
28: ... became the temporary capital of the [[United States]] after the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (178...
34: ...first met there in 1779. It is topped by the largest wooden dome built without nails in the nation. ...
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