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  1. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    8: ...yst]]" and "a [[American football|football]] knee from [[high school]]" [Colford, pp 14 – 20].
    12: ...l years in [[music radio]], Limbaugh took a break from radio and accepted a position as director of pr...
    24: ...ded badly when on one show Limbaugh got into a confrontation with some [[ACT-UP]] hecklers and had to ...
    26: ...e same topics as his radio show, and was taped in front of a live audience, which he facetiously claim...
    34: ...tating that he had received incorrect information from one of his staff members.
  2. Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
    2: ...]] as '''Rosa Louise McCauley''') is a retired [[African-American]] [[seamstress]] and figure in the [...
    10: ...tests against [[segregation]]. In helping in this boycott, Rosa Parks helped make her fellow Americans awar...
    14: ...atic Party of the United States|D]]-[[Michigan]]) from [[1965]] until [[1988]]. She continues to resid...
    25: Parks was not the first African-American to refuse to give up her seat to a w...
    29: ...Jesse Jackson]] and [[Al Sharpton]] to launch a [[boycott]] against the film.
  3. Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
    6: Alanis's Surname "Morissette" is French in origin. Her [[1995]] international debut ...
    12: ...er early idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you o...
    23: ...he would later write about in songs such as "UR" (from the album ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junki...
    38: ...is''. The album attempted to move Morissette away from her debut album's dance-pop sound. However, ''N...
    42: ...to [[Nashville]] a few months later also proved unfruitful.
  4. John Hancock (8787 bytes)
    2: [[Image:JohnHancockSmall.jpeg|right|frame|Portrait of Hancock [[:Image:JohnHancockLarge....
    3: [[Image:John Hancock Signature DOI.jpg|right|frame|Hancock's signature on the [[United States Dec...
    8: ...of his uncle's business. Shortly after his return from England, his uncle died and he inherited the fo...
    15: ..., lead, paper and tea. In [[1768]], upon arriving from England, his [[sloop]] ''Liberty'' was impounde...
    17: ...o newspapers] and John Hancock pays the postage" (Fradin & McCurdy, 2002).
  5. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    1: ...aintained independence during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and continued to do so until [[1936]], when...
    40: ...gdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopi...
    59: ...at powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the co...
    61: ...r]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[Solomon]] and the queen of [[Sheba]].
    67: ... the southern entrance of the Red Sea, was bought from the local sultan in March 1870 by an Italian co...
  6. Jordan (20715 bytes)
    48: | From the [[League of Nations]]<br>
    77: ...ion -- 700,000 in 1966 -- grew by another 300,000 from the West Bank. The period following the 1967 wa...
    79: ...ver the ''fedayeen'' in July 1971, expelling them from the country.
    88: ...er Chamber of Deputies, elected by [[universal suffrage]] to a 4-year term, is subject to dissolution ...
    92: ...s in the election law led [[Islam]]ist parties to boycott the [[1997]] elections.
  7. Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
    37: established_dates = From the [[Soviet Union]]<br> [[31 August]] [[1991]]...
    52: ...led along the [[Yenisey River]], where they lived from the [[6th century|6th]] until the [[8th century...
    56: ...mid-[[1920s]] by the Russians to distinguish them from the Kazakhs, who were also referred to as Kirgh...
    58: ...[Joseph Stalin]], who controlled the Soviet Union from the late 1920's until [[1953]].
    62: ...eks form a majority of the population. Violent confrontations ensued, and a state of emergency and cur...
  8. Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
    36: | From [[United Kingdom|the British]]<br>[[1919]]
    55: ...Afghanistan. The remainder of the name originates from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''st&#257...
    64: ...ans. The Mohammadzay furnished the Saddozay kings frequently with top counsellors, who served occasion...
    72: ...an were able to capture 90% of the country, aside from [[Northern Alliance]] strongholds primarily in ...
    74: ...the group's downfall. In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met i...
  9. Zambia (24496 bytes)
    1: ...ocked country in [[southern Africa|south-central Africa]]. It borders the [[Democratic Republic of th...
    10: ... = [[Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free]] |
    49: ...e joined in the 19th century by [[Ngoni]] peoples from the south. By the latter part of that century, ...
    53: ...tral Africa, obtained a mineral rights concession from local chiefs. In the same year, Northern and So...
    55: ...s. At the core of the controversy were insistent African demands for greater participation in governme...
  10. Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
    42: ...ges, while others are virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
    55: ...en founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for [[Quaker]]s, and named it for the [[Lati...
    59: ...rench]] during the [[French and Indian War]]. The French established numerous fortifications in the ar...
    61: The colony's reputation of religious freedom also attracted significant populations of [[...
    67: ...turning point of the [[American Civil War]]. Dead from this battle rest at [[Gettysburg National Cemet...
  11. American Revolution (17069 bytes)
    1: ...ink area was claimed by Great Britain after the [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was c...
    2: ...ion of [[thirteen colonies]] in [[North America]] from the [[British Empire]] and the creation of the ...
    4: ...he revolution originated around the time of the [[French and Indian War]] ([[1754]]&ndash;[[1763]]), a...
    10: ..., if not conquered, at least pacified the western frontier. Most white colonists in America considered...
    19: ...vent that swept through all the British colonies, from New England to the Carolinas, as a common exper...
  12. World War II (58065 bytes)
    1: ...e:nagasakibomb.jpg|thumb|295px|[[Mushroom cloud]] from the [[nuclear explosion]] over [[Nagasaki]] ris...
    6: ...ranean Sea]], [[African Theatres of World War II|Africa]], the [[Middle East Theatre of World War II|M...
    8: ... a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front]]" and [[Strategic bombing|bombing of civilian...
    18: ...7. Spain's fascist government lead by [[Francisco Franco]] was a great asset in trade to the Axis powe...
    22: ...of the British Empire, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Gr...
  13. Timeline of United States history (1950-1969) (7885 bytes)
    1: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1950]] to [[1969]]'''.
    23: *[[1954]] - Fall of [[Dien Bien Phu]]; French lose control of [[Vietnam]]
    26: ...[1955]] - [[Rosa Parks]] incites [[Montgomery bus boycott]]
    48: *[[1960]] - [[National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam]] formed
    89: *[[1968]] - The [[National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam]] launches the [...
  14. History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
    5: ...een." Further along their line of march, they confronted a much larger group of militia at a bridge i...
    7: ...nd [[Continental Congress]], with representatives from 13 of the [[United_Kingdom|British]] [[colonies...
    9: ...rson]]. However, Jefferson's work was reviewed by Franklin at length and then submitted to the Congres...
    11: ... States with a great wilderness empire stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, and incl...
    21: ...Seven Years' War]] and in North America, as the [[French and Indian War]], in 1763, Britain had emerge...
  15. Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
    19: ...t the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and below when swimming. The elongated up...
    21: ... length from 2 to 4m (6 to 13 feet) and in weight from 150 to 650kg (330 to 1430 pounds) with males be...
    23: ...y)|homologous]] to the forelimbs of land mammals (from which dolphins and all other [[cetacea]]ns evol...
    33: ...nded them for forty minutes, preventing an attack from the shark, as they returned to shore. (See [6]...
    43: ... sounds are emitted in a focused beam towards the front of the animal. They have two small ear opening...
  16. World Series (40101 bytes)
    3: The [[2004 World Series]] was played from [[October 23]] until [[October 27]], between th...
    7: ...y preceding it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the ...
    11: ...es that claim, demonstrating a linear progression from the phrase "World's Championship Series" (used ...
    13: ...ening the Olympic tournament if the MLB agrees to freeing its players. According to the IBAF chairman,...
    15: ... teams. The winter scheduling would allow players from the North American and Japanese professional le...
  17. St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
    3: {{MLB Cardinals franchise}}
    9: ... Village]] -(Also to be known as "Busch Stadium") from [[2006]] on
    12: :'''Mascot:''' [[Fredbird]], an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]...
    21: == Franchise history ==
    26: ...a St. Louis entry, the Maroons, which had come in from the [[Union Association]]. The Maroons had the ...
  18. Tampa Bay Devil Rays (7282 bytes)
    1: {{MLB Devil Rays franchise}}
    17: ...ng two Florida teams, and faced with a strong bid from [[Denver]], the league bypassed the Bay Area an...
    19: ..., this time admitting Naimoli's group and a group from [[Arizona Diamondbacks|Arizona]].
    21: ... stay current, it needed more than $70 million US from the city in renovations. The Dome that had bui...
    23: == Franchise history ==
  19. Boston Tea Party (4518 bytes)
    7: ...pounds. American women played a large part in the boycott and it was one of the first times women collectiv...
    9: The ships carrying tea were prevented from landing as most American ports turned the tea a...
    11: ...ts, possibly organized by [[Samuel Adams]], burst from the [[Old South Meeting House|South Meeting Hou...
    13: ...al and British figures. For instance, [[Benjamin Franklin]] stated that the destroyed tea must be rep...
  20. Continental Congress (4041 bytes)
    1: ...een Colonies]] and later of the [[United States]] from [[1774]] to [[1789]], a period that included th...
    4: ...ommon opposition to Britain grew. It lasted only from [[September 5]], 1774, to [[October 26]], 1774,...
    6: ...if the "Intolerable Acts" were not repealed. The boycott was successfully implemented, but its potential a...
    8: ...sed to receive it). [[Silas Deane]] was sent to [[France]] as an [[ambassador]] of the United States. ...

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