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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ...tlantic]] transit of ships between Brazil, the [[Africa]]n colonies, and Europe. Fortresses were built...
17: ...lo'' (Castle Hill). Therefore, the city developed from current Downtown (Centro, see below) to southwa...
19: ...y French - pirates and buccaneers, such as [[Jean-Fran篩s Duclerc]], [[Ren頄uguay-Trouin]], and [[Ni...
21: ...ed suddenly, many inhabitants were simply evicted from their homes.
25: ... year, the capital of Brazil was officially moved from Rio to Bras�a. - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
6: ...is time that they spent together sheltered Amelia from her father and his [[alcoholism]]. Because of E...
8: ... lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from some of her family, in 1922 Earhart bought her ...
10: ...gan to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the Atlantic cross...
14: ...Gold Medal of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
16: ...Oakland, California]]. Later that year she soloed from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to ... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...]s. The word has been used to mean various things from "any euphonious and pleasing sound" to only a p...
4: ...of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word for [[muses|muse]]. I...
10: ... refers strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea o...
12: ...cult sciences]] or [[esoteric thought]] - ranging from [[astrology]] to believing certain [[minerals]]...
14: ...t the mathematical or physical relationships in [[frequency]] that give rise to the [[musical interval... - Barbados (21887 bytes)
9: ...m'''. In the [[13th century]], the Caribs arrived from South America in the third wave, displacing bot...
11: The name "Barbados" comes from a [[Portuguese colonization of the Americas|Por...
13: ...the Caribbean coast found the island uninhabited. From the arrival of the first British settlers in [[...
15: ...o work the plantations, slaves were brought from Africa; the [[slave trade]] ceased a few years before...
19: ...dos was made in [[1951]], when universal adult suffrage was introduced. This was followed by steps tow... - Flag of Maryland (3908 bytes)
13: ...r 11]], [[1880]], in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] at a parade marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of ...
34: ...co.uk/world-flags/allflags/us-md.html Information from Flags Of The World]
35: ...anual/01glance/html/symbols/flag.html Information from Maryland State Archives] - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful co...
44: ...north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width ...
52: ...particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique ...
58: ...ing the era Native Americans migrated year-round. From [[1000 BCE]] to [[1600|1600 CE]] was the Woodla...
60: ..., [[1609]], [[French colonization of the Americas|French explorer]] [[Samuel de Champlain]] claimed th... - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
1: ...ition of graded votes) rather than ''universal suffrage'' (abolition of discrimination due to, for ins...
2: ... 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]]'' - World War I (62979 bytes)
2: ...rst time, the first mass bombardment of civilians from the sky was executed, and some of the century's...
6: ...democratic Islamic state, Turkey. Activity by the French and British forces in the eastern part of the...
8: ...nch defeat in the Franco-Prussian that would lead France to exploit a Balkan crisis as a precept for a...
10: ...attlefield, and nearly that many more on the home front due to food shortages, [[genocide]], and groun...
11: ...?E=0&O=03300083 French National Library] (Text in French language).]] - New Year (5703 bytes)
11: ...works|firecrackers]], and in some places with a [[parade]].
16: *The [[Thai New Year]] is celebrated from [[April 13]] to [[April 15]] by throwing water.
31: ...eflected in the names of some months which derive from [[Roman numerals]]: [[September]] (Seventh), [[...
34: ...nd]] until the [[13th century]], and in [[Spain]] from the [[14th century|14th]] to the [[16th century...
36: ... on [[Good Friday]]). This was used in [[France]] from the [[11th century|11th]] to the [[16th century... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
15: ...8]] - [[Bouvet Island]] is discovered by [[France|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de ...
20: *[[1804]] - [[France|French]] rule ends in [[Haiti]].
22: ...] - [[Mary Shelley]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus]]'' is first ...
25: ...m under the [[Homestead Act]] is made by [[Daniel Freeman]] for a farm in [[Nebraska]].
26: *[[1869]] - [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity is officially founded at the [[Virginia M... - Independence Day (United States) (6238 bytes)
17: It is commonly associated with [[parade]]s, [[barbecue]]s, [[picnic]]s and various public...
23: ... even that was kept secret to protect the members from British reprisal.
27: ...ons, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward for evermore.
29: ...delphians heard the official news of independence from the Continental Congress, as opposed to rumors ...
33: ...un [[salute]]s, speeches, [[prayer]]s, [[music]], parades, troop [[review]]s and fireworks. Ships were dec... - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
1: ...|AE]]) is an [[annual]] [[holiday]] that resulted from efforts of the [[labour union]] movement, to ce...
3: ...bourne]], [[Australia]], stopped work and marched from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House...
7: ...[1882]] in [[New York City]]. In [[1884]] another parade was held, and the Knights passed resolutions to m...
13: ...r Day. The explanations for this tradition range from the fact that white clothes are worse protectio...
17: ...l countries hold multi-day celebrations including parades, shows and other patriotic and labour-oriented e... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
9: ...or [[Mexico]], [[India]], [[Russia]] and [[South Africa]] have reinforced the sport's "worldwide" imag...
16: ...e [[List of Formula One Grands Prix]] for results from past seasons and individual races.''
18: Historically, the Formula One series evolved from the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v...
24: ...rity, and it quickly and permanently replaced the front-mounted engine model.
35: ...xpiration and assured them a share of the profits from the sale of television rights, bringing an end ... - Halloween (18290 bytes)
4: ...y, which used to be called "All Hallows," derived from All Hallowed Souls. In Ireland, the name was ''...
8: ...he Dead on Halloween. The spirits supposedly rose from the dead and, in order to attract them, food wa...
12: ...al of the World," celebrates with a large civic [[parade]].
20: ... certain fictional figures like [[Dracula]] and [[Frankenstein]]'s monster. Homes are often decorated ...
29: ... the bell and yelling "trick or treat!" (or, less frequently, "Halloween apples!") The occupants of t... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: ...mage:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
4: official_name = San Francisco, California |
8: image_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
9: ..._caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
11: subdivision_name = [[San Francisco]] | - Pompey (25785 bytes)
5: [[Image:pompeygr.JPG|frame|right|Pompey the Great]]
8: ..., making them the inevitable subject of prejudice from the Roman elite. His family had only achieved a...
10: ... of [[Aemilia Scaura]], his pregnant stepdaughter from her husband to marry his young ally. Pompey was...
12: ...[Gaius Julius Caesar]]. Pompey would meet Crassus from within the army. Crassus, like Pompey, had been...
14: ==Sicily and Africa== - Charles Lindbergh (11557 bytes)
11: ...2002]].) Although Lindbergh was the first to fly from New York to Paris nonstop, he was not the first...
13: ... of $25,000 on offer since 1919. A [[ticker-tape parade]] was held for him down 5th Avenue in [[New York ...
18: ...les Lindbergh flight to Brussels.ogg|title=Flight from Paris to Belgium |description= Lindbergh's flig...
26: ...12]] in [[Hopewell, New Jersey]] just a few miles from the Lindbergh's home, after a nation-wide ten w...
31: ...ed States|President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] openly questioned his loyalt... - Adolf Hitler (51456 bytes)
11: ...hancellor of Germany|chancellor]]) of [[Germany]] from [[1933]] to his death. He was leader of the [[N...
15: He led Germany from the depths of post-[[World War I]] defeat to be...
20: ...z]] in the province of [[Upper Austria]], not far from the [[German Empire|German]] border in what was...
24: ...s was impossible since the Jews had been expelled from Graz in the [[15th century]] and were not allow...
25: ... Hitler's profession his family moved frequently, from [[Braunau]] to [[Passau]], [[Lambach]], [[Leond... - Richard E. Byrd (4114 bytes)
5: ...ircumstances inspired his transfer and graduation from the [[United States Naval Academy]]. He learne...
9: ...ve achieved the pole, however subsequent evidence from their diaries and mechanical analysis of their ...
15: ...ion to date. Byrd also commanded [[Operation Deep Freeze]], which established permanent Antarctic base...
18: ...oss]], the [[Navy Cross]] and three [[ticker-tape parade]]s. However, Byrd was reportedly very modest abou... - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
25: ...icknames include "Beantown", "The Hub" (shortened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Hol...
27: ...cy]] as well as many suburban communities further from the city, has a population of approximately 5.8...
34: ...r [[Boston, England]], a town in [[Lincolnshire]] from which several prominent colonists originated. E...
63: The [[Charles River]] separates Boston from [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], and [[C...
65: ...s increases dramatically as one goes inland away from the city.
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