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- November 4 (10686 bytes)
17: *[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is pu...
24: ... II]]: U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders the [[United States C...
29: ... to be retrievable and she dies a few hours later from stress and overheating.
48: *[[1765]] - [[Pierre Girard]], [[France|French]] mathematician (d. [[1836]])
58: *[[1923]] - [[Freddy Heineken]], [[Netherlands|Dutch]] businessman... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 20...
29: ...y]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...and]], and increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic gr...
33: ...d Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was challenged from within and she was forced to resign in [[1990]]...
36: ...hire]] in eastern [[England]]. Her father was [[Alfred Roberts]], who ran a grocers' shop in the town ... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
1: [[Image:MarilynMonroe.jpg|right|frame|Marilyn Monroe]]
12: ...e was declared a ward of the state. Gladys's best friend, Grace McKee, later Goddard, became her guard...
15: [[Image:Pb1253.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]...
23: ...yn and her unique connection with the [[camera]]. From this point on, audiences were spellbound and Mo...
36: [[Image:dmm.jpg|frame|right|Monroe and Joe DiMaggio on their wedding... - George Washington (29551 bytes)
26: ...e was initiated as a [[Freemasonry|Freemason]] in Fredericksburg on [[4 February]] [[1752]]. On Lawren...
28: ==French and Indian War and afterwards==
31: ...nternational incident, and helped to ignite the [[French and Indian War]], which eventually became the...
33: ...ition]], which successfully drove the French away from [[Fort Duquesne]].
37: ...en. In that year, he was chosen as a [[delegate]] from Virginia to the First [[Continental Congress]] ... - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
17: | [[Franklin Pierce]]
50: ...criticized for failing to prevent the [[country]] from [[sliding]] into [[schism]] and the [[American ...
53: ...uri]]. Buchanan served as Minister to [[Russia]] from [[1832]] to [[1834]].
55: ...nan then vowed to never marry. Buchanan was close friends with senator [[William Rufus King]], and for...
57: ...by the resignation of William Wilkins. He served from [[December 6]], [[1834]]; was reelected in [[18... - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...graphic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: '''Africa''' is the [[world]]'s second-largest [[contine...
6: ...onAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
8: ...ontinent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from: - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...cess to these basic necessities by prioritizing infrastructure development, education, housing develop...
4: ...ed much of the underdeveloped country's limited infrastructure and disrupted normal patterns of econom...
6: ... the IMF to US$6.5 billion, after adding proceeds from [[opium]] products.
11: ...as did the disruption to transportation resulting from ongoing conflict.
13: ...rated further due to damage and neglect resulting from war and the absence of an effective central gov... - 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... - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
34: | from [[Pakistan]]<br>[[March 26]] [[1971]]
47: | '''[[National Fruit]]''' || [[Jackfruit]]
65: ...], and there are even claims of social structures from around [[1000 BC]]. Early civilizations had Bud...
67: ...ntrolled the region by the late [[18th century]], from which the [[United Kingdom|British]] extended [...
69: ...ment of Pakistan changed the name of the province from [[East Bengal (province)|East Bengal]] to [[Eas... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
10: ...ng other things, [[healthcare]] and [[education]] freely available were expanded to cover all Cubans.A...
14: ... to the U.S., mostly aboard vessels that departed from the U.S. Eventually the U.S. stopped the flow ...
16: ...eople, our country could not have survived the confrontation with imperialism".
18: ...espite being denied access to [[development aid]] from the [[IMF]] and [[World Bank]] because Cuba is ...
20: ...ed at sea. All Cuban migrants interdicted at sea from this point on were interviewed by INS officials... - 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 ''stā...
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... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
62: ...of the Viceroy of [[Lima]]. Local government came from the Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca ...
71: ... political awareness among the indigenous people. From the end of the Chaco War until the [[1952]] rev...
74: ...tenssoro]], the MNR introduced universal adult suffrage, carried out a sweeping land reform, promoted ...
76: ...sident in [[1971]]. Banzer ruled with MNR support from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. Then, impatient with schi... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
10: ...Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding up bat, in baseball uniform, on field...
12: ...itcher. Brother Matthias promptly switched George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, ...
15: ...rs, placed a team in Baltimore, across the street from minor league Orioles, and the competition hit O...
25: ...9 his physique had changed from the tall athletic frame of 1916 to a rotund shape with which he was us...
29: ...e the [[Black Sox Scandal|1919 World Series]] and Frazee's own failings as a theater promoter meant th... - Alaska (24727 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun |
14: Governor = [[Frank Murkowski]] |
40: ...ackground:#efefef; text-align:center;"|''The Last Frontier''
66: ...|2000]]. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the [[Aleut]] word for "great country" or "main...
71: ...Americas|the first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia]]. [[Vitus Bering]] sailed east and saw ... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
47: ...n]] as part of the settlement at the end of the [[French and Indian War]], given to the [[United State...
60: ... 475 mile long [[Wabash River]] bisects the state from northeast to southwest and has given Indiana tw...
71: A high percentage of Indiana's GDP comes from manufacturing, and much of this activity is hea...
75: ...bably best known for its decorative [[limestone]] fron the southern, hilly portion of the state. One o...
83: *8.4% [[African American|Black]] - Maryland (22654 bytes)
8: Nickname = Old Line State; Free State |
47: ...sm mandatory, a large number of Puritans migrated from Virginia to Maryland, and were given land for a...
53: ... that [[the Star Spangled Banner]] was written by Francis Scott Key.
81: ...summers and cold winters. Growing climate varies from USDA Zone 8 on the Eastern Shore and in the cit...
149: ...ions of the state to Frederick, and I-70 connects Frederick with Baltimore. I-695 is the Baltimore bel... - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
38: ... Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]....
40: .../www.wvbridgeday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as many national and state...
48: ...braham Lincoln]]. Upon the secession of Virginia from the union on [[April 27]], [[1861]], anti-seces...
76: ...n a near shore environment from sediments derived from mountains to the east, in a shallow inland sea ...
90: ...sup2;), most statistics in this section are taken from the 2002 US Census of Agriculture for West Virg... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
6: * 2.4 MYA: [[Oldowan|Stone tools]] in [[Africa]]
8: ...YA: Controlled [[fire]] in [[Cradle of Humankind|Africa]]
26: * [[Cloth]] woven from [[flax]] fiber
112: * [[1589]]: [[Stocking frame]]: [[William Lee]]
134: ...quadrant]]: [[Thomas Godfrey (inventor)|Thomas Godfrey]] - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...ition of graded votes) rather than ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discrimination due to, for ins...
2: ...Parade in New York City, 1912.jpeg|thumb|350px|Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912]]
3: ...s]] became the first modern polity where equal suffrage was extended to women.
4: ... Australia]] in [[1894]], along with universal suffrage in that state.
9: ''Main article: [[Timeline of women's suffrage]]'' - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...rded history aspects of this desire have surfaced from time to time. The most well known is the legen...
15: ...d and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that would have been available to da ...
17: ...est. Yet there are sufficient proofs and examples from nature that such flights can take place without...
19: ...n [[1783]]. [[Francois Pilatre de Rozier]] and [[Francois d'Arlandes]] went 5 miles (8 km) in a [[hot...
21: ...[1852]]. Henri Giffard flew 15 miles (24 km) in [[France]], with a steam engine mounted on a dirigible...
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