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- Timeline of the united states history 1990 to present (16426 bytes)
20: ... Edward Snowden leaks highly classified documents from the National Security Agency.
52: ...orge H. W. Bush dies from complications resulting from Parkinson's disease. He lies in the state at th...
54: ...Washington bans all persons under 21 years of age from purchasing a semi-automatic rifle.
55: ...ernment shutdown in American history, which lasts from December 22, 2018 to *January 25, 2019 (35 days...
87: ...l emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds. - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
1: [[Image:MaryPicford.jpg|right|frame|Mary Pickford]]
9: ...Award for Best Actress]] in [[1929]], but retired from films four years later, after a series of disap...
15: ...f his death, Pickford reportedly began to weep in front of her new husband, Rogers, saying "My darling...
27: ...,000 and complete control over her films, ranging from script to the final cut.
28: ...n, she founded [[United Artists]] together with [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[D. W. Griffith]], [[William S. Hart]... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
22: Already blinded because she suffered from [[diabetes]], she lost her [[leg]]s in [[1993]]...
24: ...1980' s hit "Ella , elle l' a" by French singer [[France Gall]].
33: *1955 ''[[Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues]]''
54: *1960 ''[[Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph]]''
57: *1961 ''[[Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!]]'' - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
7: ...mstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]].
9: ...a musical environment that is radically different from any found on her recordings.
11: ...ing band included such [[Swing Era]] musicians as Frankie Newton and Chu Berry. Even [[Benny Goodman]]...
13: ...oned an ambulance. She was taken to Clarksdale's Afro-Hospital and her arm was amputated, but she neve...
17: ...tention, but we were never able to rally her back from the shock.'' - Statue (1162 bytes)
1: ...reland-Charlie_Chaplin_Statue.jpg|thumbnail|right|Charlie Chaplin Statue]]
3: ... this definition of the [[concept]] Statue is far from exhaustive and can be/needs to be expanded.'' - Alto saxophone (1789 bytes)
2: ...e fourth in size of the sax family which consists from smallest to largest of [[sopranissimo saxophone...
4: ...notes (the altissimo register), however, are less-frequently mastered.
8: Great alto [[saxophonist]]s include [[Charlie Parker]], Phil Woods, Art Pepper, [[Marcel Mule]]...
10: ...iter. New alto saxophones range greatly in price from hundreds of dollars to several thousands. - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br /...
62: ...nions of the divided Greek empire of [[Bactria]] (from the areas of the [[Panjshir province|Panjshir]]...
64: The Kushan kingdom stretched from modern-day [[Uzbekistan]] to northwestern India...
69: ... by the [[Mughals]] from [[1526]] until [[1739]]. From 1739 until the early [[19th century]] the entir...
72: ... the British by the Muslim leader [[Tipu Sultan]] from 1749 to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Em... - 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... - South Carolina (11968 bytes)
42: ... off in 1729. The state declared its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government on ...
44: ... the [[American Civil War | Civil War]]. Students from [[The Citadel]] were among those firing the fir...
67: *29.5% [[African American|Black]]
73: ... largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are [[African American]] (29.5%), [[United States|American]...
97: ... thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans ... - 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... - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
1: ...ng with the return of young [[soldier]]s from the fronts of the [[Great War]] and emergence of a new a...
3: ... this decade was termed "The Golden Twenties". In France and Canada they were also called the "Crazy Y...
5: ...ge parts of the [[population]]. Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality, in [[arch...
8: ...es|economy of the USA]], took sometime to convert from [[War economy|a wartime economy]] to a peacetim...
19: ...f-censorship that is in place today, editors were free to entertain an audience in any and every way. ... - 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... - Bill Buckner (4174 bytes)
1: [[Image:TN_baseball.jpg|frame|125px|Baseball Clipart provided by [http://cla...
12: ...eld, allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run from second base. It capped an astonishing comeback ...
14: ...he still would have been unable to prevent Wilson from reaching first base. Wilson was a very fast run...
18: ...n]] joke, the distraught Buckner threw himself in front of a locomotive in grief after his fielding er...
24: After Buckner retired from professional baseball he moved his family to [[... - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
6: ...g is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]] or...
8: ...ooking, including grilling, as barbecue, which is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device us...
10: ...dispersed to the sides or at significant distance from the grate. Alternately, an apparatus called a ...
23: ...g, and/or flavored in numerous ways after removed from the heat.
26: ... off to the side and almost always under a cover, frequently with added smoke for additional flavor. - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: * [[1562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Ed...
7: ...746]] - [[Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army ...
25: ...Robbery]] - 11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].
28: * [[1966]] - [[Carl Brashear]], the first [[African American]] [[United States Navy]] diver, is i...
44: *[[1463]] - [[Frederick III of Saxony|Friedrich III]], [[Saxony|Saxon]] elector (d. [[1525... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
1: {{MLB Braves franchise}}
5: ...ngs founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took the nick...
6: ...liam Russell (lawyer)|William Russell]] owned the franchise, [[1911 in sports|1911]]). Following the ...
18: == Franchise history ==
20: ...r in the league, and was ready to catch New York. From there came a romp unmatched in baseball history... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
1: {{MLB Cubs franchise}}
5: ...me ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with youn...
15: == Franchise history ==
26: ...f powerhouse pitchers in [[Larry Corcoran]] and [[Fred Goldsmith]]. Those two were fading by mid-deca...
28: ... and controversial Series action. That St. Louis franchise, which went on to join the National League... - Houston Astros (8294 bytes)
1: {{MLB Astros franchise}}
16: == Franchise history ==
18: ...gurate indoor baseball in the [[Astrodome]]. The franchise's first decade displayed some great hitter...
26: ... Central title in 2001, and were again eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by the Braves.
44: *31 [[Image:Us_flag_large.png|20px]] [[John Franco]] - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
1: {{MLB Athletics franchise}}
5: ...ed:''' [[1893]], as the [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] franchise in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to...
15: == Franchise history ==
18: The Athletic franchise was formed in [[1901 in sports|1901]], one...
20: The new league recruited many of its players from the existing National League, persuading them t... - 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 ...
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