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- Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
2: ...lish [[aviatrix]] who was born in [[Kingston upon Hull]].
4: Having graduated with a BA Economics from the [[University of Sheffield]], Johnson went t...
6: From this, she went on to qualify as the first Briti...
8: ...n in [[1930]] when she was the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia. She left [[Croydon]] on [...
10: ... [[July]] [[1931]], she set the record for flying from [[England]] to [[Japan]] in a [[De Havilland]] ... - Mary Read (2833 bytes)
7: ...covered her true sex and the two became immediate friends. Rackham became jealous of how much time Re...
9: ...nce because they were drunk and passed out in the hull.
11: ...h. Bonny was pardoned from her sentence and lost from official records while Read and her unborn chil... - Boat (6417 bytes)
3: ...more [[buoyancy]] structures called [[hull (ship)|hull]]s and some system of propulsion, such as a [[Pro...
50: * [[Rigid-hulled inflatable boat]] (RIB)
72: ... In [[cockney rhyming slang]], "boat" means face, from "boat race".
74: ...e one of the massive cars manufactured in America from the 1950s through the 1970s.
85: ...nd stern, respectively and are used only when the frame of reference is within the vessel. Outside the... - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
3: ...meline of United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1860]] to [[1899]]'''.
15: ...[1861]] - [[Kansas]] admitted to the Union as a [[free state]]
36: *[[1865]] - [[Freedman's Bureau]]
45: *[[1867]] - [[Alaska Purchase]] from Russia
55: ...Wyoming]] becomes first state to grant [[woman suffrage]] - Michigan (29427 bytes)
36: ...ake Michigan]], which in turn is believed to come from the [[Chippewa]] Indian word ''meicigama'', mea...
40: Michigan was explored and settled by French voyageurs in the 17th century. In [[1701]], ...
55: ...Br? and his fellow explorers from [[Grenoble]], [[France]], were probably the first white men to see [...
64: ...] designated as the seat of government. [[William Hull]] appointed as governor. Detroit was destroyed by...
68: ...appointed by the U.S. President who selected them from eighteen persons chosen by the people. The Coun... - Ship (18843 bytes)
14: ... the Plimsoll mark to indicate the safe depth (or freeboard above the surface) to which a specific shi...
19: ... Actium]]. The use of large numbers of [[cannon]] from the [[16th century]] meant that maneuverability...
21: ... [[condenser]], which reduced the requirement for fresh water, and the multiple expansion engine, whic...
41: ... The bows is a term for the head of the vessel or front of the ship. Compare [[prow]], a more poetical...
48: ...ing spaces. They serve to prevent collapse of the hull under stress, to maintain stability, in the event... - Franklin D. Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
18: ...f reform. His family and close friends called him Frank. To the public he was usually known as "[[FDR ...
20: ...nal organization to preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...nd his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ron...
26: ...matter of great pride to his great-great-grandson Franklin. - USS Monitor (7466 bytes)
39: ...to prevent damage from cannon fire. ''Monitor'''s hull was constructed at the Continental Iron Works in ...
43: ...mand of Lt. [[John L. Worden]], arrived under tow from Brooklyn. When ''Virginia'' returned the next ...
53: ...e last U.S. Navy monitor-class warship was struck from the Navy List in [[1937]].
57: ...nitor'' was well-suited for river combat, her low free board and heavy turret made her highly unseawor...
65: ...and Atmospheric Administration]]. Many artifacts from ''Monitor'', including her turret, propeller, a... - Watercraft (2566 bytes)
3: ...ercraft, and makes each one's [[hull (watercraft)|hull]] a dominant aspect of its construction, maintena...
7: ...he number of [[mast]]s) that distinguishes a ship from boats.
12: ...the term serves to unify the category that ranges from small [[boat]]s to the largest [[ship]]s, and a... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
7: ...mation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
11: ...oleonic)|Italian Republic]], with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdo...
14: *[[1886]] - [[Carrollton Massacre]]: 20 [[African American]]s are killed in [[Mississippi]].
21: ...y opened by President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]].
22: *[[1948]] - [[Benelux]], [[France]], and the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Trea... - Raleigh, North Carolina (12457 bytes)
37: ...9.jpg|thumb|left|475px|Downtown Raleigh panorama, from [[1909]]]]
66: ...rom [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.88% from two or more races. 6.99% of the population are...
70: ..., 15.9% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or o...
104: ...rolina]] on an interim basis following their move from [[Hartford, Connecticut]], where they were know...
113: ... city. Visitors and even long-time residents are frequently confused by the terminology "Inner Beltli... - War of 1812 (34444 bytes)
54: ...the '''British-American War''', to distinguish it from the concurrent British involvement in the [[Nap...
84: ... were often strained. When revolutionary France [[French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1793|declare...
86: ...s seen as an effective way of combating desertion from the Royal Navy.
88: This issue came to the forefront with the [[Chesapeake-Leopard Affair]] of [[18...
90: ... lifted all embargoes, but offered that if either France or Great Britain were to cease their interfer... - Iron (23778 bytes)
135: ...of iron in the various layers of the Earth ranges from high at the inner core to about 5% in the outer...
137: ...ed from iron ore, and is hardly ever found in the free (elemental) state. In order to obtain elementa...
144: ...lications like [[automobile]]s, the [[hull (ship)|hull]]s of large [[ship]]s, and structural components ...
146: ...icance is that of an intermediate step on the way from [[iron ore]] to [[cast iron]] and [[steel]].
154: ... northern and western European languages, derives from the [[Etruscan]] ''aisar'' which means "the god... - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt
18: ...f reform. His family and close friends called him Frank. To the public he was usually known as "[[FDR ...
20: ...nal organization to preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...nd his failure to advance [[civil rights]] for [[African Americans]]. Some conservatives such as [[Ron...
26: ...matter of great pride to his great-great-grandson Franklin. - Rowing (20818 bytes)
22: ...t, often with thousands of spectators for events. From the first [[Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race|Univ...
26: ... the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], [[France]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], [[Australia]] and...
30: ...made from [[wood]], shells are almost always made from a [[composite material]] (usually [[graphite-re...
46: ... qualifying for the next round. The losing boats from each heat may be given a second chance to quali...
48: ...nd race against the clock. Distances usually vary from 2,000 m to 7,000 m (although some races are ove... - Truck (8353 bytes)
1: ...ame called a [[chassis]]. They come in all sizes, from the automobile-sized [[pickup truck]] to toweri...
2: ...aveling-over-sand-dunes-animated-clipart-crca.gif|frame|left|Wheels on monster truck gears in motion. ...
8: ... was kept. Vehicles transporting furniture to and from the building, known as ''pantechnicon vans'', s...
9: ...ade of (or converted to) hard panels (ie. chilled freight, removal vans etc).
14: ... steam tractor. Steam-powered trucks were sold in France and the United States until the eve of World ... - Buoyancy (3815 bytes)
5: ... newtons. The force it then exerts on the string from which it hangs will be 10 newtons minus the 3 n...
15: ...gy), energy is lost to [[viscosity]], a form of [[friction]].
23: * [[Hull (ship)]]
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