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- List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
53: ...05]] — [[1913]], [[1919]] — [[1920]] (wings added)
72: | [[Frankfort, Kentucky|Frankfort]]
81: ...[[1891]] (wing added), [[1909]] — [[1911]] (wings added)
109: ...96]] — [[1902]], [[1909]] — [[1912]] (wings added)
153: | [[1935]], [[1977]] (wings) - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...ngland]] and [[King of Ireland|Queen of Ireland]] from [[17 November]] [[1558]] until her death. Somet...
9: ...th impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her fa...
11: ...the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
16: ...as addressed as Lady Elizabeth and lived in exile from her father as he married his succession of wive...
18: ...th Elizabeth and remained her confidante and good friend for life. She had been appointed to Elizabeth... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
4: ...nt) and Ira Pittman, a poor mill worker who moved from town to town in search of work. As a child, Bes...
8: ...or her business. Calling her line of cosmetics "''Wings''," she flew her own airplane around the country ...
10: ..., and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made up ...
12: ...he U.S. joined [[World War II]], she was part of "Wings for Britain" that delivered American built aircra...
16: ... is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the [[Federation Aeronautique Internationale]].... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
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.''
19: ...led to death without medical attention, while her friends pled with the hospital authorities to admit ... - Marina Raskova (5055 bytes)
7: ...raight-line distance flight. The plan was to fly from [[Moscow]] to [[Komsmolosk]] (in the Far East)...
11: ...r as long as possible in order to discourage them from seeing combat. Raskova is credited with using ...
22: Information taken primarily from:<br>
23: '''Wings, Women & War: Soviet Airwomen in World War II Com... - Maple (3638 bytes)
14: ...me 'acer' derives from the Latin "acris" (sharp), from the hardness of the wood, used for lances in th...
19: ... The ovary is superior and has two carpels, whose wings elongate the flowers, making it easy to tell whic... - Thyroid (5421 bytes)
3: ... 15-30 grams in adults- and butterfly-shaped: the wings correspond to the lobes and the body to the isthm...
14: ...ne]] (more accurately iodide ions, I<sup>-</sup>) from the bloodstream and concentrate it for producti...
20: ...cil can prevent tadpoles from metamorphosing into frogs; conversely, administering thyroxine will trig...
22: ...this is done by analysis of a small drop of blood from the child (usually, the blood also is tested fo... - Hymenoptera (2532 bytes)
15: ...e), of which most forms have two pairs, the front wings larger than the back. - Symphyta (3111 bytes)
34: ...[thorax]] ''(see image)''. The common name comes from the appearance of the [[ovipositor]], which loo...
36: ...the underside of the forewings that help hold the wings in place when the insect is at rest. These ''cen... - Wasp (3838 bytes)
15: ... [[sawfly|sawflies]] and wood wasps, which differ from the Apocrita by having a broad connection betwe...
19: ...pecies, the first meals are almost always derived from the host in which the larvae grow.
21: ...ps are omnivorous, feeding on a variety of fallen fruit, nectar, and carrion. Some of these social was...
28: ...ger]] (only present in females because it derives from the [[ovipositor]])
49: * [[how to tell bees from wasps]] - Bee (11175 bytes)
27: ...les and twelve in females. They have two pairs of wings, the back pair being the smaller of the two.
29: ... on other species. Some of this pollen is carried from flower to flower, but the bulk of it is carried...
41: ...]]s begins in the spring when the queen bee rises from hibernation. At this time the queen bee is the ...
45: ...le]], and deposits all the [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s from which the other bees are produced. Except for h...
47: ...upa]]e in a frame of honeycomb are referred to as frames of [[brood (honeybee)|brood]] and are often s... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
6: ...ion]]. To distinguish the veneration of [[icon]]s from the worship of [[Idolatry in Christianity|idols...
11: ...st sin by gripping the [[devil]] by his hair. The wings of [[angel]]s (a symbol for messenger), the wheel...
13: ... the heads of holy individuals while it is absent from those who are not [[Christian]]s. This nimbus i...
15: ...nded to show their seriousness, and their freedom from the vicissitudes of emotion. Figures are almost... - Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
32: ...ging that the "S" stood for Simpson. He graduated from West Point in [[1843]], ranking 21st in a class...
34: ...[August 22]], [[1848]]. They had four children: [[Frederick Dent Grant]], Ulysses S. (Buck) Grant, Jr....
39: ...pultepec]]. On [[July 31]], [[1854]], he resigned from the army. Seven years of civilian life followed...
48: ... attack until the enemy surrendered or was driven from the field. Such tactics often resulted in heavy...
50: ...in which the destruction of an enemy's economic infrastructure that supplied its armies was as importa... - South Africa (40100 bytes)
1: ...pendent [[nation]], entirely surrounded by South African territory.
3: ...as well as many white, coloured and Indian South Africans.
5: ...the entire [[Africa]]n continent, with modern [[infrastructure]] common throughout the country.
7: {{South Africa infobox}}
9: South Africa has 11 official languages: [[Afrikaans]], [[English language|English]], [[Zulu lan... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ia]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to south). Israel shares the coastlines o...
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by t...
60: ...ncia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Greek name derived from ''[[Philistine]]'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ...
68: ...], before becoming part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] from 1517 until 1918. Throughout the centuries the s...
73: ...nd. The Jewish population in the region increased from 11% of the population in 1922 to 30% by [[1940]... - Feather (5296 bytes)
2: ...racteristic that distinguishes the Class [[Aves]] from all other living groups. Other [[Theropoda]] al...
5: ...uce [[keratin]] [[protein]]s. They insulate birds from water and cold temperatures and provide colour ...
7: ...ecause they lack barbicels, so the barbules float free of each other. At the base of the feather, the ...
9: ...new feathers are formed through the same follicle from which the old ones were fledged.
11: ...usly, with small particles regularly breaking off from the ends of the barbules. These particles produ... - Odonata (3722 bytes)
20: ... flight, and when at rest most species hold their wings folded back over the abdomen (see photograph belo...
23: ... aquatic insects. However, many species range far from water, seeking open fields and hilltops where t... - Dragonfly (4578 bytes)
23: ...tifaceted eyes]], two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies typically e...
26: ... of the dragonfly, from egg to death of adult, is from six months to as much as six or seven years. Fe...
28: ...s the libellulid dragonfly, ''Nannophya pygmaea'' from east [[Asia]] with a wing span of only 20 ...
34: ...ects are distinct: damselflies at rest hold their wings together above the body, whereas dragonflies at r... - Lepidoptera (3770 bytes)
12: ...mago]]/adult. Adults have two pairs of membranous wings covered with [[Scale (zoology)|scales]], and mout...
14: ...to the Coleoptera (the [[beetle]]s). The name is from [[Greek language|Greek]] "scaly-wing" (''lepido...
21: ...be about 130 families in this order, but opinions frequently change among lepidoperists as to which th...
28: ...ps.it/ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]
30: *[http://home.hccnet.nl/bernard.fransen/0testsite/0testsite/ Photography of European... - Honey (11666 bytes)
4: ... fluid produced by [[bee]]s and other [[insect]]s from the [[nectar]] of [[flower]]s. "The definition ...
8: ...ure content is too low. Natural, raw honey varies from 14% to 18% moisture content. As long as the moi...
17: *[[Fructose]]: 38%
29: ...licacy]] for its unique flavour. [[Manuka]] honey from [[New Zealand]] is said by some to have more sp...
31: ...ece]] is famous for [[wild thyme]] honey, as is [[France]] for [[lavender]] and [[Black locust|acacia]...
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