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- Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
1: ...at.<BR>From the archives of the [[Smithsonian Institution]].</div>
2: '''Alberto Santos-Dumont''' ([[July 20]], [[1873]] - [[July 23]], [...
3: In addition, He made the first
6: ...is]]'', was the first to take off, fly, and land without the use of catapults, high winds, or other ex...
9: ...operty. So successful were these innovations that Santos-Dumont's father gathered a large fortune and beca...
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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...ut the city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
5: ...aneiro_LE2002059_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...arly [[Brazilian Carnival|Carnival]] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban regio...
9: ...ntry's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ...ra was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January River. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...lom'' in [[Catalan]], ''Cristoforo Colombo'' in [[Italian]], ''Cristóbal Colón'' in [[Spanish]], ''C...
3: ...er it would be possible to get around the planet without running out of food or getting stuck in windl...
5: ... his claims. There are also many theories of expeditions to the Americas by a variety of peoples throu...
7: ...h America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], ...
9: ...ns, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: ...aries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
8: ..., Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
9: ... Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
58: *[[Santos Acosta|Acosta, Santos]] (1828-1901) - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ...ddition, Portugal includes several [[island]] territories in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], such as ...
5: ...th centuries]], Portugal was a major economic, political, and cultural power. The [[Portuguese Empire]...
7: ...and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
12: ===Lusitania===
13: ...tanian|Pre-Roman]]''' and '''[[Lusitania|Roman Lusitania]]''''' - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ...ville]]. A former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony, it has considerable natural resources, among which o...
11: ...to = Virtus Unita Fortior ([[Latin]]: Unity Provides Strength) |
15: capital = [[Luanda]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Angola|Head of Sta...
19: ...Dias dos Santos|Fernando da Piedade <br> Dias dos Santos]]| - Aviation (1454 bytes)
1: ...tion''' or '''Air transport''' refers to the activities surrounding mechanical [[flight]] and the [[ai...
6: * [[Military aviation]]
34: * [[Global Positioning System]]
47: * [[Alberto_Santos-Dumont|Santos-Dumont]] - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...ol planes have advanced significantly as well. Initially planes were controlled by moving your entire...
9: ...er_leonardo1.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter body ]]
11: ...er_leonardo2.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter wings ]]
15: ...iderable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodynamic principles in mi... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
15: *[[Joseph Aspdin]], British inventor of cement in 1824
22: ... - (1938-) U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer.
28: ...Emile Berliner]], (1851-1929) [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[gramophone]]
31: *[[Bi Sheng]] — primitive movable [[printing]] types
40: ...her von Braun]], (1912-1977), [[Germany]] and [[United States|USA]] — [[rocket]] technology - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
5: ...] through the [[1997]] season, after which they switched to the National League.
8: ... The franchise relocated to Milwaukee and changed its name prior to the [[1970]] season.
9: ...iller Park]], Milwaukee ([[2001]] ~ current; capacity 42,500), [[Milwaukee County Stadium]] ([[1970]]~...
10: :'''Uniform colors:''' Midnight Blue, White, and Gold
11: ... over a baseball which itself is inside a circle with the word "MILWAUKEE" above and a pair of crossed... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
3: ...boards ("foamies") are also used. [[Kayak]] & [[Kite]] surfing are also more popular today.
5: ...d to the beach in droves to enjoy the maneuverability and stunts made possible by the new boards. The ...
7: ...orts. In cold water surfers can opt to wear wetsuits, booties, hoods, and gloves to manage lower wate...
9: ... cylindrical portion of the wave. However, such situations do not exist if the waves 'dump', meaning ...
11: ...most of surfing has to do with paddling out and waiting 'outside'. However, one does not see photogra... - Aviator (3951 bytes)
2: ... The term is normally applied to '''pilots''' but it can be applied more broadly, for example to inclu...
4: ...ry and adventure. As [[Steve Fossett]] has shown with his [[2002]] solo flight around the globe in a [...
6: ...egal completion of the flight. The absolute authority given to the ''Pilot in Command'' is derived fro...
8: ...f civilian pilot licenses/certificates in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]].
16: *[[Italo Balbo]] - Wright brothers (19926 bytes)
5: ...lable, powered heavier-than-air [[flight]] along with many other aviation milestones. However, their a...
12: ...ors, and balance (while riding a bicycle), were critical to their success in creating the mechanical a...
17: ... held, and he could pull one or the other to make it turn left or right.
19: ...nd the brothers made over a thousand flights with it. On [[March 23]], [[1903]] they applied for a [[p...
21: ... the ''Flyer I'' (today popularly known as the ''Kitty Hawk''), carved propellers and had an engine bu... - Alberto Santos-Dumont (14938 bytes)
1: ...at.<BR>From the archives of the [[Smithsonian Institution]].</div>
2: '''Alberto Santos-Dumont''' ([[July 20]], [[1873]] - [[July 23]], [...
3: In addition, He made the first
6: ...is]]'', was the first to take off, fly, and land without the use of catapults, high winds, or other ex...
9: ...operty. So successful were these innovations that Santos-Dumont's father gathered a large fortune and beca... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ... [[Pacific Ocean]], and the first to lead an expedition for the purpose of [[circumnavigation|circumna...
5: ...agalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de...
7: ...ere his brother had gone two years before. Here, with his cousin Francisco Serrano, Magellan continued...
9: ...eida's party attacked, conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: ...n]]. However, after secretly sailing a ship east without permission, he lost his command and was force... - March 22 (9294 bytes)
6: ...ymouth Colony]] sign a peace treaty with [[Massasoit]] of the [[Wampanoag]]s.
10: *[[1765]] - The [[British Parliament]] passes the [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp...
17: ...rld War II]]: [[Germany]] takes [[Memel]] from [[Lithuania]].
18: ...[[Grand Coulee Dam]] begins to generate [[electricity]].
19: *[[1942]] - [[World War II]]: In the [[Mediterranean sea]], [[Regia Marina]] defeats [[Royal N... - Phoenix, Arizona (34271 bytes)
4: ...ropolitan area]] in the state of [[Arizona]], [[United States]]. Phoenix ranked:
5: ... city, surpassing [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] with 1.5 million people
6: ... largest metropolitan area of the United States, with a population of 3,251,876 (2000 census)
7: * the largest capital city by area and population in the U.S. (including [[...
8: * the eighth-fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. (2000 census) - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
1: ...e:Atlantis1.jpg|thumb|222px|right|An artistic rendition of an imaginary Atlantis]]
2: ...e in one of the cradles of civilization, the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
7: ...s learned of it from his grandfather also named Critias, son of Dropides.
10: ''Main article: [[Critias %28Plato%29]]''
12: ...(Egypt)|Thebes]], is purported to have translated it into [[Greek language|Greek]] for Solon. - Right Whales (11436 bytes)
10: ... | taxon = '''Balaenidae'''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date = 18...
25: ...ed; their thick layers of insulating blubber make it impossible for them to shed internal heat in trop...
27: ...losely allied with the Southern Right Whale than with the Atlantic Northern Right Whale.
29: ...ah marine biologists revealed that their hosts split into three species 5-6 million years ago, and tha...
42: ...''True Whale'''; the Right Whale." In Portuguese, it is called " Baleia Franca ". - Amazonsaurus (1892 bytes)
11: ...on = '''''Amazonsaurus'''''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = Carvalho et al. | date = 2003}}
17: ... pelvic girdle, that were found on sediments deposited at an estuarine setting.
18: The etymology of the generic name and specific epithet refer both to the location of the fossil find,...
19: ...his find is congruent with the existence of concomitant Northern [[Africa|African]] and [[South Americ...
22: Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Leonardo dos Santos Avilla, Leonardo Salgado. (2003). ''Amazonsaurus ... - Flight (3194 bytes)
3: '''Flight''' is the process of flying: either movement through the [[air]] by [[aerodynamic]...
9: ... group of flying [[vertebrate]]s contemporaneous with the [[dinosaur]]s.
11: ...ing snakes also use a flattened rib-cage to fly, with a back and forth motion much the same as used on...
13: ... waves. It is thought that they evolved this ability to help them escape from underwater predators.
15: ...lands, and lead a lifestyle where flight confers little advantage. <br>
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