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  1. West Virginia (24258 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charlesto...
    10: LargestCity = [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] |
    21: DensityRank = 29<sup>th</sup> |
    22: 2000Density = 29.0 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 35<sup>th</sup> |
  2. Horse (38916 bytes)
    15: ...efield "[[cavalry]]" units, sometimes keeping traditional names ([[Lord Strathcona's Horse]], etc.)
    19: ...ay Gould]] cited rare instances of modern horses with true extra toes as evidence that minor genetic m...
    21: ...rgo careful introductions to strange objects and situations.
    23: ...es them out of the herd to form "bachelor bands" with other young stallions. Usually not until a stall...
    25: ...d wants to stop and eat, the whole herd follows suit.
  3. Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
    3: ... are a [[Major League Baseball]] team based in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. They are in the Central...
    6: ...(and eventually ''Pittsburgh'') after the Smokey City annexed Allegheny. Ballclub was sometimes dubbed...
    7: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[PNC Park]], Pittsburgh
    11: :'''Wild Card titles won''' (0): ''none''
    12: :'''Division titles won''' (9): [[1970]], [[1971]], [[1972]], [[19...
  4. Apple Macintosh (24250 bytes)
    4: ...n most computers used [[operating system]]s (OS) with a [[command line interface]].
    6: ==Architecture==
    9: From its inception, the Macintosh has introduced or popul...
    11: Innovations introduced or popularized with the original Macintosh:
    14: ...nd "click-and-drag" behaviors to perform actions with a pointing device.
  5. Henry Ford (16324 bytes)
    2: ...nly revolutionized industrial production in the United States and the rest of the world, but also had ...
    6: ...sperous farm in Springwells Township (now in the city of [[Dearborn, Michigan]]) owned by his parents,...
    8: ...F. Flower & Bros., and later with the Detroit Dry Dock Co. In [[1882]], he returned to Dearborn to work...
    10: ...ngines. These experiments culminated in [[1896]] with the completion of his own self-propelled vehicle...
    12: ... Winton]], a well-known driver and the heavy favorite on October 10, 1901. Ford was forced out of the ...
  6. Ship (18843 bytes)
    2: ...oes: "a boat can fit on a ship, but a ship can't fit on a boat". Often local [[law]] and regulation wi...
    4: ...r vessels, so few ship-rigged vessels were built with more than three masts. The five-masted ''Preusse...
    6: ..., it has come to be more particularly associated with the noun '[[navy]]'.
    10: ... [[tonnage]]. A number of different tonnage definitions exist; most measure [[volume]] rather than we...
    12: ...resulting in a dangerously unstable condition. Additionally, anyone who signed onto such a ship for a ...
  7. Steamboat (11603 bytes)
    1: ...40px|Paddle steamers - [[Lake Lucerne|Lucerne]]-Switzerland]]
    15: ...ception to the threat to their trade, and smashed it up.
    17: ...e his own engine and in [[1763]] attempted to put it in a boat. The boat sank, and while he made an im...
    21: ...ware River]], but then patent disputes dissuaded Fitch from continuing.
    23: ...velopment was taken up both in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and abroad.
  8. Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
    1: ...-state actors, authorized by their national authorities, until this form of [[commerce raiding]] was o...
    3: == Definition ==
    4: ...net/article/piracy-challenges-global-governance |title=Piracy challenges global governance |date=2009-...
    10: ...d as [[slave]]s.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/trade.html Phoenician Econo...
    12: ...f superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When the pirates decided to demand a ransom of ...
  9. Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
    5: ...mpire of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to ...
    7: ...choice between seeking fame and glory in a war in Italy, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of...
    12: ...18]], [[1519]], just as Velázquez arrived at the dock in person to remove him.
    15: ... to say, in his narrative Cortés manipulates reality in order to achieve his overarching purpose of g...
    18: ...slavery, though he proved less and less useful as it became apparent that Marina was trilingual: she s...
  10. James Cook (14770 bytes)
    1: ...portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich]]
    3: ... three voyages to the [[Pacific Ocean]], in which its main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a [[c...
    7: ... day laborer on a farm. As a child, Cook moved with his family to [[Great Ayton]].
    8: ...War]] to start again at the lowest level in the British [[Royal Navy]].
    12: ...ted in the siege of [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]] before the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]]...
  11. Annapolis, Maryland (7226 bytes)
    1: {{Template:US City infobox|
    2: city = Annapolis |
    4: nickname = "America's Sailing Capital" |
    10: mayor = [[Ellen O. Moyer]] ([[United_States_Democratic_Party|Dem]]) |
    15: city pop = 35,838|
  12. Indus Valley Civilization (23571 bytes)
    2: ...s Valley''', in reference to its first excavated city of [[Harappa]].
    7: ...mid [[2nd millennium BC]] and was forgotten until its rediscovery in the [[1920s]].
    9: To date, over 1,052 cities and settlements have been found, mainly in the...
    11: ...cient towns and cities have been discovered along its course.
    13: ...Ganweriwala]], [[Lothal]], and [[Rakhigarhi]]. At its peak, the Indus Civilization may have had a popu...
  13. Australian Cattle Dog (7087 bytes)
    6: ...il|250px|none|Blue coat color; this dog's tail is docked.]]
    48: |[[United Kennel Club|UKC]]: || Herding Dog Breeds
    56: ...or handling [[cattle]]. It is a medium-sized dog with a lot of energy and an independent streak.
    60: ...ore interested in their dogs' performance in activities such as [[herding]] or [[dog sports]], the bre...
    62: ... according to the breed standard, and the only limitation is the owner's preference.
  14. Nettle (5285 bytes)
    15: ...t will be encountered in this genus in the older literature (about 100 species have been described) ar...
    24: ...o [[Bhutan]], [[Mongolia]] and [[Tibet]], high altitudes.
    27: *''Urtica parviflora''. Himalaya (lower altitudes).
    33: ...the [[United States]] east of the [[Rockies]]. As its name implies, the false nettle does not sting.
    50: ... done as a [[folk remedy]] for [[rheumatism]], as it provides temporary relief from pain.
  15. Harbor (2637 bytes)
    9: ...[[road transport]] or [[pipeline transport]] facilities for relaying goods inland.
    13: ...tegic and economic importance. Many of the great cities of the world are located on a natural harbor. ...
    16:
    20: ...st is a matter of controversy: several towns and cities across the world claim to possess the second l...
    24: * [[Falmouth, Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]]
  16. Weed control (16617 bytes)
    5: ...hift in perspective, we can often change our definition to ''a plant whose virtues have not yet been d...
    6: ...er Press, 1969). However, weeds can also compete with our productive crops, and given half a chance wi...
    8: ...ll suffer far less profound effects of weed competition other than during periods of water shortage at...
    10: ...ia''), a low growing plant, can happily co-exist with a tall crop during the summer, but plants that h...
    12: ...nd the resources it requires without interfering with the others. However as the seedlings&#8217; size...
  17. Grouper (3548 bytes)
    2: ...age:Grouper fish with pink red coral.jpg|grouper with pink and red soft coral|400px|thumb|right]]
    4: ...d "grouper". Nonetheless, the word "groupers" on its own is usually taken as meaning the subfamily Ep...
    6: ...]es and [[crab]]s and [[lobster]]s. They lie in wait, rather than chasing in open water.
    10: ... to hide from attack by [[sharks]], and that the situation may change if the current worldwide decimat...
    12: Species of grouper with more information available in Wikipedia include:

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