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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
5: ...as John Cabot) was first to reach the American mainland (which Columbus did not reach until his third ...
9: Unlike the voyage of the Scandinavians, Columbus's vo...
46: ...vered less space on the earth's surface than commonly believed. Finally, Columbus read maps as if the ...
69: ... vast interior of the North and South American mainlands would of course be largely mapped with the le...
85: .... Despite such extreme measures, Columbus did not manage to obtain much gold. One of the primary reasons f... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 2005]] to serve in that position. ...
33: ...even less popular [[Community Charge]], more commonly known as the [[poll tax]]. At the same time the ...
47: ...icy of the Labour Government as being steps "not only towards [[Socialism]], but towards [[Communism]]...
66: ... within the [[Civil Service]] that its job was to manage Britain's decline from the days of [[British Empi...
69: ...al Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] and [[INLA]] prisoners in [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irela... - Ouida (1938 bytes)
5: Although successful, she did not manage her money well and died in poverty on [[January 2... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...k by Pizan which tells aristocratic ladies how to manage their family's estates and military affairs in th... - History of Egypt (1881 bytes)
4: ... the Nile. The need to have a single authority to manage the waters of the Nile led to the creation of the...
6: ...], deposed by the Persians in [[343 BC]], he was only exaggerating slightly. - Geology (12007 bytes)
3: ...s [[plate tectonics]]. Geologists help locate and manage the earth's [[natural resource]]s, such as [[oil]... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
18: ... the West Coast of [[Africa]]. For centuries the only trade routes linking [[West Africa]] with the Me...
26: ... arrival unleashed, managed to conquer them with only a handful of men. Once Spanish suzereignancy was...
33: ...l to provide the funds and manpower sufficient to manage such a massive venture. The forts spread across t...
40: ... expeditions of Cabot, Cartier and others were mainly hoping to find the [[Northwest passage]] and thu... - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
3: ...a, but its semi-[[desert]]s ([[steppe]]) make it only the 57th country in population, with approximate...
139: ...managed. Its principal challenges in 2002 were to manage strong foreign currency inflows without sparking ...
147: ...republic. State Accumulating Pension Fund is the only state fund, which is planned to be privatized in... - Hungary (18459 bytes)
65: ...ghts. The Austrians were finally able to prevail only with Russian help.
67: ...[[1866]]), Hungary would eventually, in [[1867]], manage to become an autonomous part of the [[Austro-Hung...
152: ...ally, however the [[suicide]] rate remains stubbornly high. Economic reform measures such as health ca...
161: ...a]]) and a smaller ones in [[Austria]] (in [[Burgenland]]), [[Croatia]] and [[Slovenia]].
195: *[http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/hungary/ Country Profile Hungary], tons o... - Peru (12264 bytes)
48: ... in the [[Peru-Bolivian Confederacy]], dissolved only after an armed conflict with [[Chile]] and [[Arg...
113: ...s]] working its way through the economy. Lima did manage to complete negotiations for an Extended Fund Fac...
115: ...orld regions. Peru's economy is one of the better-managed in Latin America.
121: Peru is one of only three countries in the [[Americas]] where indige... - Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
2: ...]), better known as '''Babe Ruth''' and also commonly known by the nicknames ''The Bambino'' and ''The...
7: ...ch time she gave birth to a child, eight in all. Only Babe and his sister, Mary, survived infancy.
14: ...Babe to the attention of [[Jack Dunn]], owner and manager of the minor-league [[Baltimore Orioles (minor l...
15: ... League]], a rebel major league which would last only 2 years, placed a team in Baltimore, across the ...
20: ...ders, Ruth did not pitch and grounded out in his only at bat. - Virginia (23198 bytes)
71: The Office of the Governor's Secretaries helps manage the Governor's Cabinet, comprised of the followin...
88: ...political chief administrator under the [[council-manager]] form of government. There are exceptions, not... - Human (48024 bytes)
43: ...ace''. Until the [[20th century]], ''human'' was only used adjectivally ("pertaining to mankind"). Nom...
54: ...piens sapiens''. They are usually considered the only surviving species in the genus ''[[Homo (genus)|...
116: ...[[bonobo]], or pygmy chimpanzee. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed...
124: ...in the animal kingdom. Certainly, humans are the only technologically advanced animal. Along with neur...
146: ...an survive for over two months without food, but only up to around 14 days without water. (See also [[... - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
34: ...o produce significant damage and loss of life, mainly due to flooding.
66: The following areas spawn tropical cyclones only very rarely.
69: ...ropical development. However, this region is commonly frequented by tropical cyclones that form in the...
123: ...s leading to the formation of this typhoon occur only once every 400 years.
130: ...use of many storm fatalities, as the dying storm unleashes torrential rainfall, and in mountainous are... - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
7: ...f the federal government. The Congress, however, only possesses those powers enumerated in the Constit...
15: ...wo-year terms from [[Congressional district]]s. Only the non-voting delegate from Puerto Rico (known ...
64: ... a judge or court before being imprisoned —unless necessary in time of rebellion or invasion
65: * Pass laws that condemn persons for crimes or unlawful acts without a trial ([[attainder]])
85: ...or Leaders|floor leaders]] and other officials to manage the flow of proposed legislation. These officials... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
5: ...The nickname ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club wit...
13: :'''Current Manager:''' [[Dusty Baker]]
18: ...professional team, led to a minor explosion of openly professional teams in [[1870]], each with the si...
30: ...art of twenty seasons, the team was captained and managed by first baseman [[Cap Anson|Adrian Anson]]. Cap...
35: ...all teams of all time. After Chance took over as manager for the ailing Frank Selee in [[1905]], the Cubs... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
21: ...[[Cincinnati Red Stockings]], baseball's first openly all-professional team, was founded in [[1869]]. ...
23: ...ccounts, the AA team folded the same year the new NL team started, and the new team simply signed many...
29: ... then new manager [[Pat Moran]] led the Reds to a NL [[pennant]] in [[1919]]. The 1919 team had hittin...
35: ...ees]] in four straight. In 1940, they repeated as NL Champions and for the first time in 21 years, the...
39: ... cut short his career. [[Ted Kluszewski]] was the NL home run leader in 1954. The rest of the offense ... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
13: ...cs (with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]) are second only to the [[New York Yankees]] in the number of Wor...
20: ...hiladelphia Phillies]]. This order, though, was only enforceable in the state of Pennsylvania. Lajoi...
30: ...Park]], blocking the view from nearby buildings, only served to irritate potential paying fans. The A...
32: ...by [[Chicago]] insurance executive [[Charles O. Finley]]), the American League owners were determined ...
34: ...the cap or the uniform. The typical uniform had only a stylized "A" on the left front, and likewise t... - Golf (35905 bytes)
12: ....) For the shortest holes a good player requires only one stroke to hit the ball to the green. On long...
29: ...ometimes accompanied by [[caddie]]s who carry and manage the players' equipment and give them advice. Each...
40: ...eams of two players each, in which each team has only one ball and players alternate playing it. For e...
57: ...sition where it has come to rest after a stroke, unless a rule allows or demands otherwise (Rule 13-1)...
60: *a ball may only be replaced by another if it is destroyed, lost,... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
5: ...iding) spread in the early 20th century to the mainland [[United States|USA]] and [[Australia]], where...
7: ...t to wear wetsuits, booties, hoods, and gloves to manage lower water temperatures.
9: ...t and formidable. Surfers' skills are tested not only in their ability to control the craft in challen...
11: ... differs from the sport in reality. Most people only see the pros riding; most of surfing has to do w...
15: ... occur in heavily populated regions, and usually only a very long way out to sea on outer reefs, few s...
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